2023 St. Louis RPM (STLRPM)

Our friends with the St. Louis RPM (STLRPM) asked our society to share information regarding the upcoming 16th annual meet in Collinsville, Illinois. With only couple weeks to go, the STLRPM hosts wanted encourage you to plan your trip, get your hotel rooms and bring your models to this years

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RGM&HS Prospector Editor Announces Retirement

With Prospector, Volume 21, Number 4, I have wrapped up my sixth year as your Prospector editor. On September 2nd, my wife retired from 44 years of nursing. With this event, I am obligated to fulfill a promise I made to her that I would find a buyer for my

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Rod von Bernuth Has Passed

Many folks associated with the preservation of the Rio Grande and the model railroading community in Colorado were saddened to learn about the sudden and unexpected passing of Rod von Bernuth on July 23rd. Rod’s impact to those of us who loved and modeled the Grande was immeasurable. Rod was

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November 2021 Green Light

In this issue of the Green Light we've got the following line-up for you: D&SNG Diesel 101 as Helper on Cascade Train Interesting Read: Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train service will return Bill Colley Set to Retire from D&SNG RGM&HS Society News From the President’s Office: by Jeff Pierce,

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CZ Dome-Buffet-Lounge “Silver Shop”

The Board of the American Passenger Train History Museum in Charles City, Iowa, recently reached out to the RGM&HS with the news the Phil Sheridan Trust recently donated CZ Dome-Buffet-"Cable Car" Lounge "Silver Shop" to our museum and we are working diligently to get the car moved in short  order.

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September 2021 Green Light

In this issue of the Green Light we've got the following line-up for you: D&RGW Caboose 01503 Restoration & New Forever Home Interesting Read: Tribe Backs Uinta Basin Railroad Construction RGM&HS Society News From the President’s Office: by Jeff Pierce, RGM&HS President Pre-Orders of the 2022 Rio Grande Calendar by

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2022 Rio Grande Calendar Is In Stock

The RGM&HS is now taking pre-orders for the 2022 Rio Grande Calendar by McMillan Publications which will be available in late August 2021.  The calendar features 13 large views of Rio Grande standard gauge trains; one scene to a month: January 2022 through January 2023. The calendar opens to an eye-catching 14

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August 2021 Green Light

In this issue of the Green Light we've got the following line-up for you: Cumbres & Toltec 50th Anniversary Brings Rare Steam Engines Together Interesting Read: Inside the Hanging Lake Tunnels CDOT command center RGM&HS Society News From the President’s Office: by Jeff Pierce, RGM&HS President 2021 RGM&HS Convention Update

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RGM&HS Members benefits with Western Pacific Railroad Museum

The Society is proud to announce a new benefit to existing members of the RGM&HS.  Recently the RGM&HS as a 501(c)3 became an institutional member of The Feather River Rail Society.  Your RGMHS membership now gets you free admission and a gift shop discount at the WPRM museum. In Portola,

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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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