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Denver's RailRoads — Layout Progress
Track Plan as
of May 15, 2024
Overview:
Layout progress
Denver's RailRoads — Prototype Statistical Reference Data
D&RGW Timetable for Colorado Division #2
— Effective July 1, 1962
D&RGW Summary of Equipment
as at January 1, 1962
D&RGW Freight Sources
from 1947 Annual Report
CB&Q Commodities
carried by the carload in 1954
DUT Passenger Timetable
in 1947
Denver Freight Trains
in 1934 & 1980
Rio Grande Customers
in 1951
Yampa Coal Fields
in 1951
Colorado Stockyards
in 1951
Railroad Timelines
— 1940 to 1972
Check out our
BLOG
for up-to-date info on the Layout Progress
Mandurah Model Railroaders
Maps of Denver
Denver's RRs in 1918 from South of Burnham Shops to the future North Yard
Denver's RRs in 1918 – C&S Yard and Denver Union Terminal
Denver's RRs in 1918 – C&S Yard to CB&Q Yard
Denver East in 1911 – East Denver Belt Line and Stockyards Branch
Denver's RailRoads Map
Denver Google Map
East Denver Belt Line & Stockyards Branch 1950/60s Industries
Denver West Map
Denver's Rail Lines North Map
Denver's Rail Yards in 1936 Map
C&S 7th Street Shops Map
UP Denver Area Map
Maps Beyond Denver
Denver West - Front Range
D&RGW Aspen Branch Map
Clear Creek C&S Narrow Gauge Lines
Clear Creek RR - Detailed Town Maps
Colorado River Basin Map
BNSF Colorado Division Map
Argentine Central Railroad
Denver Track Diagrams
Rio Grande's North Yard
UP Denver North Yard Track Diagram
UP Denver North Yard Track Diagram
- #1 Cargill end
UP Denver North Yard Track Diagram
- #2 Auto Ramp Area
UP Denver North Yard Track Diagram
- #3 Loco Servicing Area
UP Denver North Yard Track Diagram
- #4 Klamath St.
UP Denver North Yard Track Diagram
- #5 Freeway end
1916 DUT Tracks & Facilities
1962 DUT Signal Location Plan
1936 Cherry Creek Bridge Connections to DUT
BNSF Denver Yards
Pueblo Yard Track Diagram
Photo & Video Galleries
Photo Gallery 1 — Denver Union Terminal
1963 Aerial Photographs
Photographs
- 1991 & 1995
Photographs
- 2010 & 2023
Photographs
- 1930s-1970s
Photo Gallery 2 — Denver D&RGW North Yard
Photographs
- 1991 & 1995
Photographs
- 2009, 2012 & 2014
Photographs
- 2016, 2017 & 2023
Photographs
- Track work
Photographs
- RailPictures.Net
Photo Gallery 3 - Denver Yards & Industries
Denver Union Pacific Yard
- 2016
Cherokee Power Station
- 1995, 2012 & 2016
Commerce City Industries
- 2023
Coors Brewery & Yards
- 2009 to 2023
Golden, CO Tracks
- 2010 to 2023
Colorado Railroad Museum
- 2016 & 2023
Denver Industries
- 2016
Denver BNSF
- 2017
Photo Gallery 4 - Tracks Around Denver
Argentine Central RR Trail Scenery
- 2016
Clear Creek RR Past Scenes
Clear Creek Scenery
- 2012 & 2016
Flatirons and Surrounds
- 2023
Cresent Siding
- 2023
Georgetown Loop
- 2012
Mines Around Clear Creek & Idaho Springs
- 2009, 2012 & 2016
Silver Plume Scenery
- 2012
Photo Gallery 5 - Tracks Beyond Denver
Byers Canyon & Kremmling
- 2017
Cargill Installations
& other Elevators
Craig, CO on the D&RGW
- 2013
Glenwood Springs on the D&RGW
- 2009, 2013 & 2016
Gore Canyon & Bond, CO on the D&RGW
- 2009 & 2013
Kremmling, Byers Canyon & Gore Canyon, CO on the D&RGW
-2017
Winter Park & Granby
- 2017
Steam Locomotives around Denver
& Beyond
Photo Gallery 6 - Model Layouts visited in 2016 & 2017
Mike Danneman's Rio Grande Moffat Road N Scale layout
— Denver, CO 2016
Jeff Cahill's Denver, South Park & Pacific Gunnison N Scale layout
— NMRA 2016 Colorado Springs Convention
Duncan Cabassi's UP/BNSF Home Layout
— NMRA 2018 Gold Coast Convention
Operational HO Layouts during
NMRA 2016 Colorado Springs Convention
Doug Geiger's Layout during
FOBN 2017 Denver Convention & Revisited during the NGC in 2023
John Parker's Layout during
FOBN 2017 Denver Convention
Gore Canyon:
Modelling progress on Denver's RailRoads layout
Photo Gallery 7 - Model Layouts visited in 2023
Trevor James's N Scale layout
— Sydney, NSW 2023
Sydney N Scale Club layout
— Sydney, NSW 2023
Dean Ferris's Layout during
NMRA National 2023 Denver Convention
Black Bear & Bayou RR Layout during
NMRA National 2023 Denver Convention
Colorado Model Railroad Museum Layout during
Narrow Gauge 2023 Denver Convention
Various Home Layouts during
Narrow Gauge 2023 Denver Convention
More Home Layouts during
Narrow Gauge 2023 Denver Convention
Video Gallery 1 — Denver's RailRoads YouTube Channel
Whats New & Neat in N Scale Video Podcast Series
A ride behind a Shay locomotive on the Cass Scenic Railroad — 2014
Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad — 2013
Union Pacific Coal Train on the Keddie Wye — 2015
Union Pacific Yard at North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. July 3, 2014
Video Gallery 2 — Denver Videos: Drone Footage
D&RGW (now Union Pacific) North Yard in 2018
Coors Brewery Trackage in Golden, CO in 2018
D&RGW Big Ten Curve on the Moffat Route in 2018
Joint Line BNSF Signal Bridge in Littleton, CO in 2017
BNSF Big Lift Autorack Facility in Littleton, CO in 2018
Scrap Metal Recycling Facility in Sheridan, CO in 2018
Video Gallery 3 — Denver & Moffat Sub Videos #1
Day on the Moffat Sub: P-berg local, Coal Trains, Amtrak, and More July 13, 2017
Loaded BNSF Sand Train on the Moffat Sub. September 9, 2017
Moffat Subdivision: Fraser to Kremmling August 8, 2017
UP Passenger Special, EMD tier 4, and 2 coal trains: Moffat and Glenwood Springs Subs. July 6, 2017
Video Gallery 4 — Denver & Moffat Sub Videos #2
BNSF & Union Pacific in Denver Colorado (Part 3) — 2014
Traveling west through Gore Canyon in Colorado aboard Amtrak
Railfanning the Moffat Sub March 25, 2017 Part 3, Gore Canyon to Byres Canyon
Train across USA: #7 California Zephyr sleeper--Glenwood & whitewater Gore Canyon May 11, 2016
Models for Sale
Steam Locomotives
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Covered Hoppers
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Hi Sided Gondolas
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3 Bay Coal Hoppers
5 Bay Ortner Hoppers
4 Bay Hoppers
Intermodal Cars
Reefers
Stockcars
Tank Cars
Peco Turnouts
Atlas Track
JV Models Wood Kit
Muir Wood Kits
RailRoads
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Colorado & Southern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Union Pacific Railroad
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Denver & Interurban
Southern Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Western Pacific
Colorado Midland Railway
Golden & Ralston Railroad
Colorado Central
Argentine Central
Chicago & North Western
Milwaukee Road
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Amtrak
Reference
Model Reference Material
1:160 N-Scale Conversion Calculator (mm, inches & feet)
How to make a Pulley/Winch System that Raises a Table to the Ceiling!!
CB&Q Commodities carried by the carload in 1954
Metal Wheel Options for Micro-Trains N Scale Trucks
Price Comparisons of Heavy Products shipped to Australia
Prototype Modelling in the USA (NSCA Clinic)
Index to Modelling Sources (Magazines, Video & Books)
Modelling Books & Drop-down Book Menu
Prototype Books
Information Web Sites
Action Road - D&RGW Info
UtahRails.net - Utah RR History
American Rails - General RR History
California Zephyr Virtual Museum - CZ History
railpictures.net - RR Photos
ColoradoRailfan.com - Colorado RR Photos
iD&RGW Online - DRGW Tech Stuff
Denver Rails - Denver RR Photos
Railcar Photos - Locos, Trains & Railcar Photos
Railroad Activity Timeline Since 1850
Modelling & Prototype News
Model : 160 N Scale News
N Scale Supply - New Products
RailNews.net - General Prototype News
DRGW.Net - DRGW History & News
Colorado Railroads - Colorado RR News
Locomotive & Rolling Stock Rosters
Rio Grande Steam Locomotives
Rio Grande Diesel Locomotives
Rio Grande Rolling Stock
D&RGW Summary of Equipment as at January 1, 1952
D&RGW Summary of Equipment as at January 1, 1962
Burlington Route Steam Locomotives
Burlington Route Diesel Locomotives
Burlington Route Stainless Passenger Equipment
Name Trains
CBQ - California Zephyr
CBQ - Denver Zephyr
C&S - Texas Zephyr
D&RGW - The Mountaineer (Trains 19 & 20) (Link missing)
D&RGW - The Panoramic Special (Link missing)
D&RGW - The Prospector
D&RGW - The Royal George
D&RGW - The Yampa Valley Mail (Trains 9 & 10)
CRI&P - The Rocky Mountain Rocket
MP - The Colorado Eagle
AT&SF - The Chief
AT&SF - Super Chief
UP - The City of Denver
UP - The City of Los Angeles
UP - The Portland Rose
UP - The Columbine: Denver to Omaha
SP - The Daylight
D&RGW Freight - The CSDU Train
Streamliners
Streamliner History
Streamliner Memorabilia
Streamliner Schedules
Railroad Timetables - Rio Grande
D&RGW
Employee Timetable Summary
D&SL #36
— Effective June 6, 1937
D&SL #52
— Effective June 2, 1946
D&RGW Pueblo (Moffat) Div #4
— Effective March 20, 1949
D&RGW Pueblo (Moffat) Div #5
— Effective March 26, 1950
D&RGW Pueblo (Moffat) Div #13
— Effective December 30, 1956
D&RGW Pueblo (Moffat) Div #15
— Effective August 3, 1958
D&RGW Denver Joint Line Div #72
— Effective January 14, 1940
D&RGW Denver Joint Line Div #97
— Effective May 31, 1953
D&RGW Denver Joint Line Div #111
— Effective December 6, 1959
D&RGW Denver Joint Line Div #114
— Effective April 23, 1961
D&RGW Denver Joint Line Div #1
— Effective May 5, 1963
Railroad Timetables - Rio Grande (Cont.)
D&RGW Colorado Division #1
— Effective April 16, 1961
D&RGW Colorado Division #2
— Effective July 1, 1962
D&RGW Colorado Division #5
— Effective October 1, 1965
D&RGW Grand Junction Division #111
— Effective July 5, 1936
D&RGW Grand Junction Division #134
— Effective March 26, 1950
D&RGW Grand Junction Division #146
— Effective April 24, 1960
D&RGW Grand Junction Division #146
— Effective April 24, 1960
D&RGW System Timetable #1
— Effective January 1, 1972
D&RGW Freight Schedule #45
as at March 13, 1958
Railroad Timetables - Other Roads
Burlington Route
– Effective December 1947—February 1948
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
– Effective May 1957
Union Pacific
– Effective January 1951
Colorado Central (Union Pacific)
— Effective 1881, 1882 & 1887
CB&Q Chicago-Lincoln-Denver Passenger
– Effective January 8, 1950
BN (CB&Q) Alliance Division #1
— Effective May 10, 1968
UP Denver
2009
UP Salt Lake City
2008
UP North Platte
2007
BNSF Colorado
2009
Industries
Adolph Coors Brewery
Tivoli Brewing Company
Cargill
Borden Co
Denver Flour Mills
Truckers Terminal Elevator
Public Service Co
Swift & Co
Armour Refrigerator Line
Colorado Museums
Colorado Railway Museum
Glenwood Museum
Moffat Road Museum
Gunnison Museum
Historical Societies
Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society
Burlington Route Historical Society
Union Pacific Historical Society
Rock Island Technical Society
Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society
Missouri Pacific Historical Society
Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society
Friends of the Burlington Northern Railroad
Modelling
DCC Info
DCC Circuit Board Options
Clinic 101:
Getting Started in DCC
Clinic 102:
DCC Power Districts and Short Circuits
Clinic 103:
Getting started in DCC, Power Districts & Finding Short Circuits
DCC Web Sources
DCC Starter Systems
Wiring a PSX-ARSC for a Peco Electrofrog Turnout
NCE Info
NCE Mini Panel Overview
NCE Mini Panel Manual and Examples
NCE BD20 Manual and Examples
NCE Mini Panel used for signalling control
NCE Mini Panel - Example of BD20 HookUp to automate a loco going forward/reverse
NCE Mini Panel - BD20 Enter-leave Circuit
Video: Push buttons and the mini panel
Video: Using Toggles to Control Turnout Commands From Mini Panel
NCE USB Interface Manual for the PowerCab
NCE USB Interface Driver Instructions
Modelling Groups
Peel Region Model Railroaders
NTRAK
N Scale Enthusiast
N Scale Modellers Australia
NMRA Australasian Division
NMRA.org
Australian Model Railway Association
Modelling Conventions
N Scale Conventions Australia Convention in Canberra, October 2019
N Scale Enthusiast USA Convention in Salt Lake City, June 2019
NMRA Australia Conventions
NMRA USA Conventions
Magazine Articles
Model Railroader:
Freight Yard Design
Model Railroader:
Illustrated layout projects
Podcasts & Video Channels
Lionel Strang's
A Modelers Life
Roy Smith's
N-Scale Union Pacific Evanston Subdivision
Ron Marsh's
Ron's Trains N Things
Joe Desmond's
Central Jersey Conrail in N Scale
Mike Fifer's
N Scale ACTRR
Simons Shed:
N Gauge British Model Railway Layout
Manufacturers
Micro-Trains
Atlas
Kato
Athearn
InterMountain
BLMA Models
Fox Valley Models
Walthers
Life Like
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Woodland Scenics
Faller
Vollmer
Hobby Shops
N Scale Supply
MB Klein
Trainworld - Trainland
Holt Model Railways
Gaugemaster
Wig Wag Trains
Tourist Lines
Colorado
Georgetown Loop
Leadville CS
Royal Gorge
Durango & Silverton
Cumbres & Toltec
RG Scenic
Pike's Peak
Cripple Creek
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New Mexico
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Grand Canyon
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