Captive D&RGW Cabooses Catalog Update

The Catalog of Captive D&RGW Cabooses has been updated on the resource page of the RGM&HS website.  Thanks to Earle Kittleman (Member #1048) for letting us know that Caboose No. 0576 in Salida had been moved as of March 29, 2014 from the Salida Museum on Highway50 to the end

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HO Scale SB-6 Wreck Dozer modeled by Tom Holley featured in May 2018 RGM&HS Green Light

In the May 2018 RGM&HS Green Light's Modeling Showcase we feature Tom Holley's modeling of SB-6 Wreck Dozer and its supporting flatcar which is part of the Grand Junction 028 Derrick Wreck Train.   Tom details in his article how he built this unique DRGW model in HO Scale for his

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Special UP Excursion on July 22, 2018 from ​DENVER, CO to CHEYENNE, WY via special de-training stop in Greeley, CO

RGM&HS received an the invitation from our sister UP society to share in an excursion on July 22, 2018, From Denver's Union Station to Cheyenne, Wyoming on UP's heritage passenger fleet pulled by Union Pacific’s "Living Legend," the No. 844. This is a rare opportunity to travel on Union Pacific

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Richard Eaton steps down from RGM&HS board over health concerns

Richard Eaton one of our past Presidents and recently serving as Vice President has had to resigned from the Society's Board of Trustees due to heath concerns.  Richard’s guidance and dedication to the success of the RGM&HS helped keep the Society alive and well since it’s inception. Words are simply

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RGM&HS Green Light Newsletter Issue 05-2018

Current RGM&HS society members started receiving the May 2018 Green Light via e-mail starting Thursday morning. The May edition of the newsletter including society news, including an update on the 2018 RGM&HS Convention, "Rio Grande" modeling news, photos and member's showcase. We welcome comments and feedback from the members who

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RGMHS Booth will be at Sherman Hill Model Railroad Show

The RGM&HS booth will be set up at the 2018 Sherman Hill Model Railroad Show in Cheyenne, Wyoming the weekend of May 19th & 20th, 2018.  If you in Cheyenne for the weekend show of Cheyenne's Depot Day celebration be come by and visit members of the RGM&HS and learn

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The DRGW Yahoo Group has moved to Groups.io

The DRGW Yahoo Group has moved the group to Groups.io, a new Groups service. The DRGW@groups.io. Group on Groups.io is similar to Yahoo Groups, but we have several new features and we encourage everyone to explore the Groups.io website. The title of the group is still Denver & Rio Grande

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RGM&HS Website Update – May 2018

May 2018 Website update. Work on the website continues to progress on the complete redesign of our website with a new look and a new location RGMHS.ORG. There have been many changes in the May 2018 update and more planned for the website on how the society will be providing

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We Welcome Our Newest RGM&HS Members!

Each month we welcome new members to the RGM&HS.  Please welcome the following new members who have joined the RGM&HS since the publication of The Prospector Volume 17, Issue 1 William Schlotthauser Kim DeSpain Joesph Lloyd Welcome Aboard!

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The Prospector Volume 17, Number 2 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 17 Number 2 started being mailed out this week from our printer. This issue contains three articles of interest to standard gauge, narrow gauge and modeling members. The first is an article on Rio Grande's "committee design" 70-ton hoppers in

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