Ribbon Cutting “Ultimate Throttle Simulator”

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****Due to the current situation with COVID-19, we are postponing this event until summer. We apologize for any inconvenience!****   Come see first hand this amazing Western Pacific F7 cab simulator. Not only is it beautiful but it is also functional as a model train throttle! Learn how it was built by Bruce Kingsly of … Read more

Inside the OC&E – 2018 Fall Newsletter

Littler Youth Fund Awards Grant to CMRM Youth Program The Community Foundation of Greeley and Weld County awarded a Grant to the CMRM the first week of October to provide after-school and summer activities in a cross-curricular, hands-on learning environment using the LEGO Education STEAM Programs. The curriculum will engage students to become more independent … Read more

Inside the OC&E – 2018 Summer Newsletter

Inside the OC&E Museum Speeder Cart Gets Rebuilt Longtime museum supporters may remember that in October 2010, we placed a “Speeder Cart” out at the street corner next to the parking lot and Great Western track. The newsletter containing that article is on the website. It’s interesting to see how much the little tree has … Read more

Inside the OC&E – 2018 Spring Newsletter

Inside the OC&E OC&E Tests Mystery Locomotive Photos by Kirk Orndorff, story by Bill Kepner Several photos were recently uncovered from Gus Dobyns’ estate that were in a folder labeled “GP10 Trial – 1977”. You might remember from the “revised history” of the OC&E documented in the November 2010 through the March 2011 issues of … Read more

Inside the OC&E – 2018 Winter Newsletter

Inside the OC&E CMRM in the Classroom By Norm Wolstein Thanks to our caring volunteers and supporters, the Youth Program had a busy year in 2017. We conducted several “Kids Clinics“ teaching them how to paint, landscape, and develop miniature layouts. We also conducted several tours of the Colorado Model Railroad Museum for the Boy, … Read more