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9 September 2025

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6 September 2025    Crew: GaryM, TomG, & KentS

Staging Deck
Much discussion on staging deck modifications needed to increase track spacing for L-131s. TomG to work up a CADRAIL design.


3 September 2025    Crew: GaryM, TomG, EvanR, DanielS, ZekeJ, GaryM2 & KentS


30 August 2025    Crew: GaryM, TomG, EvanR, DanielS, ZekeJ, KentS, GrantC, GlennG, GerryG, StuJ, GaryM2, DevinJ

NMRA 90th Anniversary Open House & Potluck Picnic
Sunrise, South Suburban, Front Range, Pikes Peak and Northern Colorado Divisions in attendance. Presentation of the Division Challenge Cup awarded to Mark Fuerstenberger, Pikes Peak Superintendent.


16 August 2025    Crew: GaryM, TomG, EvanR, LiamW, ZekeJ & DevinJ

Howard
GaryM planted more grass tufts along the tributary under the bridge.
  

Parkdale
TomG worked on plot for the Section House plot and scenicked it. He also made a stone foundation for the building.
              

Salida
DevinJ reset the ground for the Bottling Co to sit level. He added the boards thru the first crossover on First Street.
  


13 August 2025    Crew: GaryM, TomG, KentS, DustyT, ZekeJ & DanielS

Howard
GaryM planted grass tufts along the tributary under the bridge, and finally the "big" tree.
     

Salida
DustyT added the resin complete the Arkansas River the fascia.
  

Gunnison
TomG added more tufts and trees in the grounds.
     


9 August 2025    Crew: GaryM, TomG, KentS, GlennG, DevinJ & DanielS

Parkdale
TomG prepared a plot for the Section House StuJ built.
  

Texas Creek
GaryM planted new Western Golden Weed and dried brush in the dry washes.
        

Howard
GaryM planted cattails and tufts along the tributary under the bridge, and Western Golden Weed.
     

Salida
DanielS continues working on the Conoco tank farm. DevinJ has made a lot of progress on the streets of West Salida, gravel and ramps to the RR crossings. DustyT put down river bottom on the beam to the Arkansas River at the fascia.
                 


6 August 2025    Crew: GaryM, TomG, KentS, DustyT & DanielS

Marshall Pass
KentS and TomG working on replacing Hankscraft motor on the turntable with a Tortoise.


2 August 2025    Crew: GaryM, EvanR, ZekeJ, LiamW, GlennG & StuJ

Parkdale
StuJ brought out the Pump House and Tank supported on a base.
  

Howard
GaryM painted cotton tufts on cotton to make fictitious "Western Golden Weed".
        

Salida
GlennG continues the layout of the Female Boarding (F.B.) housing, with footprints of more buildings. StuJ added the W.S. Edwards name to the Salida Bottling plant, and Coca-Cola sign.
                 


30 July 2025    Crew: GaryM, EvanR, ZekeJ, KentS, DanielS & TomG


26 July 2025    Crew: GaryM, KentS, ZekeJ, DevinJ, LiamW, & StuJ

Salida
DevinJ added ground cover and gravel to the expanded section in the fascia, to make "more town".
     


23 July 2025    

Salida
KentS repainted the repaired fascia at the Arkansas River Bridge.
        


12 July 2025    Crew: GaryM, KentS, ZekeJ, DevinJ, LiamW, & StuJ


9 July 2025    Crew: GaryM, KentS, TomG, ZekeJ, & DanielS


25 June 2025    Crew: GaryM, GaryM2, KentS, ZekeJ, DanielS, TomG


21 June 2025    Crew: GaryM, KentS, DevinJ, LiamW, ZekeJ, EvanR, TomG

Salida
DevinJ put gravel on the yard road. DevinJ started adding sculpting to the ground next to the Arkansas River.

Gunnison
TomG sceniced the plug net to the wye and added trees near the cutout to Crested Butte.


18 June 2025    Crew: GaryM, KentS, LiamW, ZekeJ, EvanR, TomG

Salida


14 June 2025    Crew: GaryM, KentS, DevinJ, ZekeJ, EvanR, DanielS, GlennG

Red Hill Tunnel
New look at Red Hill.
                 
                 

Salida
KentS & DevinJ found Switch 25 on NG Dep/Arr out of action. GlennG committed to building the remaining two brothels on Front Street.

Extras

  • GaryM worked on SG train operations.
  • DanielS worked on tank structures for the Gunnison Tank plant.


11 June 2025    Crew: GaryM, KentS, TomG, ZekeJ, EvanR, DanielS

Salida
KentS worked on the lighting bus and connecting the Salida depot.

Red Hill Tunnel
GaryM finished painting the rock south side of track and added ground vegetation to the scenery on south side of tunnel.

Extras

  • TomG worked on helix repair for M64 #1704.
  • DanielS worked on tank structures for the Gunnison Tank plant.


7 June 2025    

Red Hill Tunnel
GaryM adding talus, dirt, debris at the tunnel.
           

Gunnison
TomG working on scenery in the wye, placement of the La Veta Hotel.
  


31 May 2025    

Gunnison
TomG working on scenery.
        


19 April 2025    

Gunnison
              


22 March 2025    

Gunnison

Backdrop installed for the cutout "hole" to Baldwin branch.
           


19 March 2025    

Gunnison

Backdrop for the cutout "hole" to Baldwin branch.
                    


8 March 2025    

Salida
DanielS built the new narrow gauge yard Scale House.
  


1 March 2025    

Parkdale
StuJ trying out the mockup of the Section House for fit.
        


26 February 2025    

Gorge
           

Parkdale
              

Howard
  

Red Hill Tunnel
  

Gray's Siding
     

Parlin
        

Gunnison
                             


22 February 2025    Crew: GaryM, KentS, TomG, GrantC, LiamW, ZekeJ, EvanR, StuJ

Salida
KentS finished the huge DCC cabinet cleanup project, adding separate busses and breaker switches.


19 February 2025    Crew: GaryM, KentS, TomG, DustyT, ZekeJ, EvanR, DanielS

Extras:

  • TomG tested out DanileS' L-132 and Jeff's C-17.



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