The Colorado Midland Route will be closed until 2014

Isn't there some museum status or historical designation that would help you?

You really need to maintain climate control.  May some way to provide temporary power and heat.  24 months can do a lot of damage. IMO.

Mike

Where are the tree huggers when you really need them? tt

Those were great photos of a classic layout. Lets hope history continues to favor it's existance.

MikeCT makes a good point regarding climate control...will that be possible Erik?

Bob

Now here is a "theme" model RR I would have visited, if I had heard of it to any extent.  (I had heard of it but it wasn't on my radar, like with a tourist flyer at the

visitor centers, when racing around the area, before racing off to explore prototypical RR history in the state) Fantastic that this club and layout  has been around that long, beginning while RR history was still being made, that a lot of people, including me,  now try to recapture in miniature.  Years, decades, ago I visited the Denver

Museum of Natural History...haven't even heard of that lately, either,  but this layout looks like it should be part of Denver's history, in a museum, as a living, operating part.

Figures, I'm going to be in Denver early next month and was hoping to take a look.

Marker, and everyone else,

We will be removing stuff from the layout over the next 4 months.  Send an email, my address is in my profile.  We may be able to either arrange a private visit or let you know when we will be there.

ChipR 

Any plans to store everything long term or will scenery items be disposed of prior to reopening?

As a side note, I thing the Denver Commerce or other form of local Government can archive the Club and protect it due to being existence for decades.

I have run many times out of Denver and nothing but good food and people in the area. Despite challenges of a Ethnic change in the south at the time, we were able to do our work without worry.

Erik--

Thanx for news.   In Y2k (already 12 years ago now) I visited Denver for the first tine to see my nephew & his family.  In the course of that visit I was given a guided tour of the club pike (no operation) by one of the members,  I regret I don't recall his name.  I was able to take some photos and was very impressed by the layout.

I'd heard about the redevelopment but didn't realize the whole station was going to be out of service.  Does that mean that "Zephyr" passengers will be served by an "Amshack" a mile or so north of the station and that having to wye the train will be eliminated for that time period?

Lee,

The basic scenery will remain, we plan to store all locos, cars, structures, electronics and anything else we can remove safely.

Woody,

Amtrak is using a small shelter just north of the station.  Not sure about wyeing.

March 21, 2014 is the date given to us by the developer.  We'll see what shape it is in then.

ChipR

Great layout photos.  I wish you all the best.

Good Luck!. IF you have not leaned from the past already, I hope that All members take ALL valuables- trains/ Buildings/ Etc. from the layout. You DON'T want to have the ISSUES that THE NLOE [Nassau Lionel Operating Enginners] had with their place being constructed on back in the 1990's!

Is this still open to the public? What is the cut off date to come see it?

Tim,

Closed to the public 27 April.  However, we should be cleaning up on most Tuesday nights, drop by if you are in town.

ChipR

 All right, listen here. You guys need to come here and run some trains. Now first we may have to lay some tracks. Then some kind of scenery. Then........... well if you get bored........... I've got DC too!

 All the best. I'm hoping this goes very smoothly for you guys. Always love the photos. Very inspiring. The East Coast boys will have to fill the gap with more pictures for a while. Maybe I can finally start building.......... Joe