I’m an “S” gauge operator who went the other compass direction. I grew up in Greeley, and as a toddler lived 3 blocks SW of the museum site, in the 600 block of 13th Street (the house was demolished in the early 1960s). After stints in Wyoming, California, Washington State, Greeley again, and New Mexico, we ultimately ending up migrating to Oregon in 1984. Oregon IS our adopted home…. Imagine visiting the Greeley museum, finding myself back in Oregon! I’m sure railroad modelers would agree the museum and staff are a true treasure and the museum deserves more than just one visit! We seldom miss a Colorado Model Railroad Museum stop when we visit Greeley. Thank you for being so awesome!
@cheersgxp24663 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@bobleece41523 жыл бұрын
To build a solid model rail road you need electricians, artists, and even computer programmers. Hats off to you guys.
@SJM67913 жыл бұрын
I agree, but you forgot to mention a very large bank account!
@albertwinton87172 жыл бұрын
Outstanding !!!
@ivanboesky15202 жыл бұрын
Just because they do it right and you don’t, don’t be jealous Porky. 😆😆
@bobleece41522 жыл бұрын
@@ivanboesky1520 jealous. I'm not.
@rgs455atw3 жыл бұрын
I have family near Greeley CO, so I stop by the museum every time I visit family.
@jamescraft6723 жыл бұрын
If you haven't seen this model railroad, it needs to be on your bucket list. It is fabulous!
@samflatt52523 жыл бұрын
Where is this located
@jamescraft6723 жыл бұрын
@@samflatt5252 Greeley, CO.
@prussia15573 жыл бұрын
I volunteer here on the regular. Running trains on that layout is dream worthy.
@B1ENTERTAINMENT30 Жыл бұрын
the amount of detail on the Fitz is absolutely stunning. what I'd give to see her before she sank is immeasurable
@edmontongord81202 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the tour …. You made a old man become a kid again .
@shanehargrave35983 жыл бұрын
My wife Jenny and I visited the museum in the first week of July 2021 as part of our honeymoon. Jenny was so amazed with the amount of detail. The staff, or volunteers were so friendly and knowledgeable. Thank you guys and gals for keeping the hobby alive. We will be back from Gravette Arkansas.
@johnkennedy51112 жыл бұрын
Wow it's beautiful.
@hephaestus1982 жыл бұрын
I could spend hours there, just looking..and enjoying. Thanks for sharing
@sailormann12 жыл бұрын
Great layout and tour. Thank you all!
@jimkammerer80283 жыл бұрын
VERY GOOD NEWS AND AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE THIS LAYOUT IS DEFINITELY WORTH EVERY PENNY SPENT ON IT. THANK YOU AGAIN JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA
@statelyelms Жыл бұрын
I think that massive replay spike at 7:14 really says something about us as people. Good things.
@wolfen2163 жыл бұрын
visited on a great Rocky Mountains train-cation last year. Absolutely glad I decided to make the stop and chat with everybody who was there. Even being late because we just had to catch a train through Fort Collins.
@mgmua3 жыл бұрын
One word awesome!
@williamfry60873 жыл бұрын
On my list. Thanks
@riogrande57613 жыл бұрын
My wife and I visited in August and really enjoyed seeing it in person, a well as meeting the host, who I also ran into at the Timonium train Show a couple months later. Small world!
@nicksGLI2 жыл бұрын
That wildfire effect was amazing
@steveberkley1023 жыл бұрын
I been there 2 times injoyed
@derekalexander40303 жыл бұрын
Great visit, thanks for taking us along.
@anthonydecarvalho6522 жыл бұрын
Wonderful.
@loydenochs85723 жыл бұрын
A "must see" layout - I spent half a day there and took a gazillion pictures - absolutely fabulous!
@charlievink19773 жыл бұрын
We’re is it?
@michellekempema42013 жыл бұрын
Thank you for liking the museum! We are located in Greeley, CO
@stevenswett22683 жыл бұрын
Well Done thank!
@stanleydomalewski849719 сағат бұрын
Magnificent Layout 😊! Thanks for Sharing ! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All !😊
@krystalstarrett6760 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful labor of love for Model Railroading. My brothers and I have built model railroads in HO. We built our first RXR in HO in Tokyo Japan, 1953, while our Dad served in US ARMY in South Korea. Stories are to much to relate to you all here. Thank you for fantastic video!
@kenrickbaughman9922 жыл бұрын
Right on, I switched my diorama to custom MOCd builds trains only! Its awesome the HO scale dioramas are still going!
@johnf62672 жыл бұрын
Amazing .
@dedwin89302 жыл бұрын
Wow,very impressive!!
@CrazyBob1357Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. ❤
@MarkJackson-v3g10 ай бұрын
I've never commented on a layout before but this is truly impressive and immersive.....the amount of scenery and landscape compared to the amount of rail adds to the realism...well done, work of art. Everyone involved should be proud, Thanks
@jjharson73442 жыл бұрын
one of the prettiest layouts I have ever seen, top marks for this model railway....
@ThaRealRizzo3 жыл бұрын
It’s unbelievable the amount of detail they’ve achieved and how much time people dedicated to making something that would leave everyone in awe, from kids to professionals. Remarkable layout
@jalbhagwagar33532 ай бұрын
So far my No.1 model railroad in the world.
@gerrydave75863 жыл бұрын
An then I thought I really had a cool layout…fantastic!
@oshtoolman3 жыл бұрын
One of the best tours Ive seen online!
@netdoctor12 жыл бұрын
Doubt that I'll ever get to see this first-hand, but happy to contribute to your project. Thank you for sharing here!
@tsgmultimedia2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@gregoryrunningelk8653 жыл бұрын
I in joy this video!
@tomschmidt31653 жыл бұрын
Bob Pilk is an excellent speaker and did a wonderful job of describing the scenes. Enjoyed Michelle’s explanation of the museum. Fabulous model railroad.
@gunny89783 жыл бұрын
My compliments sir and thank for you for sharing
@danielfarmer95332 жыл бұрын
Unreal the amount of work and care that goes into this. Very impressive
@2666loco3 жыл бұрын
very nice, great modeling and photography. Thank you for sharing.
@marksmithdiecast0012 жыл бұрын
An Awesome layout. A lot of train cars and engines. Nice!
@nicklorusso10243 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite layouts, that I have to go visit.
@tsgmultimedia3 жыл бұрын
You should!
@arlendavis2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. I have got to come and see it in real life.
@madvente3 жыл бұрын
Just to reiterate what everyone is saying: would love to visit this museum one day.
@mikebrown29482 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this awesome large train set project & it really imspire my little dreams to start my own little train set project one day......
@ModelRailroadTechniques3 жыл бұрын
Michelle Kempema is such a awesome ambassador for our hobby. I hope to get there soon day soon. Dax from Australia.
@michellekempema42013 жыл бұрын
I’m looking forward to your visit!!!
@generalbellic88882 жыл бұрын
The Le Mesa club that does the Tehachapi loop, at the San Diego Model railroad museum has a real Santa Fe switchboard that was donated to the club in the museum.
@godbluffvdgg Жыл бұрын
What an amazing and well engineered train layout!...Amazing scenery... Love the many trestles and tunnels, the trains are beautiful too! I've never owned a train set in 62 years, but; I've always admired those that devote a lifetime to them... I'm a philly native, in the 60's the local school would take us to Stroudsburg PA for Roadside America...It was so interesting to see the expansive layout... People's hobbies always amaze me...They show the diversity of human thought... I Went back to Roadside America, about 10 years ago...It was still the same but; it hadn't aged well...People just don't go places these days...: (...
@davidvincent10933 жыл бұрын
49 seconds in and I love it. His use of weathering is so accurate. So many people want to keep their stock looking like it just came out of the box and while 2 or 3 cars on a layout could look like they were just shopped that is not how real life units look. And I have worked some really dirty equipment (before AMTRAK I worked a live coal fired steam tourist line that was hand shoveled. I know dirt)
@Joe-td4pq3 жыл бұрын
Every city needs one of these. Its amazing.
@alconk71293 жыл бұрын
Wow I’m blown away!
@usnusmcret2 жыл бұрын
One of my greatest tours was the old John Allen’s Gorre & Daphetid Railroad in California. Your model railroad, with its mirrors, reminded of the old days. Thank you
@jamesfleenor41612 жыл бұрын
I remember that Rail Road when I saw it in RMC years ago. I was a young just starting out model railroader then. I understand not long after John passed the railroad was destroyed in a fire. So many fine model railroads get destroyed one way or another when we should be preserving them for future generations.
@kevinwallis2194 Жыл бұрын
It was nice to see the forest fire scene, because being in southern oregon, i can relate to how they look.
@whitedovetail2 жыл бұрын
WOW!! This is great!
@ryeistoasted85773 жыл бұрын
One of the best layout tours uploaded
@brianog52672 жыл бұрын
I continually am blown away by watching YT videos on model railroading. This one though….. WOW! Cannot even fathom the work and cost that goes into this incredible layout. Boggles the mind….Amtrak should take a lesson from these guys!
@gotoguy693 жыл бұрын
If i Lived close I would be there every day
@EnabledShooter2 жыл бұрын
What an incredible layout. It would be neat to put a small GoPro on a flatbed car in front of the engine and film an entire loop. Or, all of the loops. Thank you for sharing.
@tsgmultimedia2 жыл бұрын
You mean similar to this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJy4dp2NZt6SkMk
@EnabledShooter2 жыл бұрын
@@tsgmultimedia that's definitely a very cool way to tour the layout. I watched a video that was about an hour long of a layout in Germany. I didn't see what they were using but I'm guessing it might've been something similar to what I suggested. What you guys have done there is next level.
@Patrick-xp8bb2 жыл бұрын
Now that is a layout!
@frankwright8721 Жыл бұрын
So well done! You've inspired me to take a trip to Klamath Falls this summer! Thank you
@kenrickbaughman9922 жыл бұрын
Badass DIORAMA!!!
@williamruss88302 жыл бұрын
beautiful layout thanks for posting and sharing
@hansroos94332 жыл бұрын
WoW says all!
@lrosas80883 жыл бұрын
What an amazing place to visit....Train layout and team are too good
@donaldmisgen57432 жыл бұрын
I love this
@YODAMAN52 жыл бұрын
AWESOME MIND BLOWING....!
@raymathews70352 жыл бұрын
This has to be the best layout I have ever seen. Simply beautiful...👍👍👍👍🙂
@lp-fluzaotf3 жыл бұрын
Excellent job. Congratulation. I am from Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
@TheSupradude263 жыл бұрын
This has always been pretty much my favorite layout I’ve seen on line or in person.
@Evilminiature3 жыл бұрын
This place looks so awesome, run by great people. Man how i wish i can go to the states soon and visit this place.
@Shelvington_Railway9 ай бұрын
Incredible layout. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Andy
@JMACCSArmiesOfMiddleEarth3 жыл бұрын
Just incredible
@xhrrdg2 жыл бұрын
Nice place, must visit.
@tsgmultimedia2 жыл бұрын
It really is!
@jimkammerer80283 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT LAYOUT AND GOOD DESIGN AND GOOD DESIGN I THINK THAT THIS LAYOUT VERY NICELY DONE AWESOME NICE LAYOUT I enjoy this layout looks very nice and DETAILED I ENJOY THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC AS WELL THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT ALSO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT STAY POSITIVE BE SAFE AND POSITIVE LIVE THE GOLDEN RULE TREAT OTHERS LIKE THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE TREATED.
@ModitRC3 жыл бұрын
One of the best model railroads I've ever seen! When I go to Co to visit my son, we have to come see it in person!
@michellekempema42013 жыл бұрын
Yes, you do!
@tracynation28202 жыл бұрын
Super. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.
@tsgmultimedia2 жыл бұрын
Hello there!
@FrankTedesco3 жыл бұрын
outstanding!!! and prototypical speeds!!
@christopherorourke65433 жыл бұрын
Great informative video on HO scale operations, I enjoyed it very much.
@billlauretti79633 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This is an amazing museum. I'm a railfan and model railroader and I've been to many rail museums and model layouts across the country. This is by far the best I've ever seen. My sister-in-law lives in Loveland, and whenever I'm in town I make it a point to visit the museum--there's always something else to see!
@tsgmultimedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill!
@michellekempema42012 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill! I hope to see you there again soon!
@l.rod28273 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful
@michaelfraser43963 жыл бұрын
You really have to know what you are doing to operate in ctc mode. Having all those trains running, keeping their length, location, and destination in mind with no collisions. It makes you appreciate what the operators of a real railroad had to do before computers. Beautiful detailed layout. Thank you for the explanation of the operation. Nicely done video.
@ActiveJoe Жыл бұрын
Impressive display - thanks for posting. All the best and God Bless. 🙏❤🇺🇸
@pearsooo69722 жыл бұрын
Nice
@bennettdickmann16023 жыл бұрын
Absolutely impressive! Wow!!
@jernejfunkl83003 жыл бұрын
This is awesome...Really nice build landscape .
@modelrailroader56193 жыл бұрын
That is an amazing experience! I would like to recognize the volunteers and cleaning staff who keep the plexiglass clean. 👍 Hope to visit one day, thanks for sharing.
@Christiane0693 жыл бұрын
Real cool. Tank you. Now, I need to go visit.
@jimkammerer80283 жыл бұрын
AWESOME GOOD JOB VERY WELL DONE EXCELLENT LAYOUT GREAT EXPERIENCE AND VERY GOOD LOOKING LAYOUT THANKS FOR SHARING THIS WITH YOUR SUBSCRIBERS VERY GOOD LOOKING LAYOUT AND I APPRECIATE IT AND YOU ALL JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA NORFOLK SOUTHERN RULES THE RAILS
@toddbehrends13733 жыл бұрын
I put your layout on my bucket list to visit someday!
@siegfriedbarfuss93792 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this amazing video and chapeaux to all involved maintaining and creating such a treasure!
@sd90mac83 жыл бұрын
Goodness gracious, that's jus amazn, thanks for sharing this with me, I'm gonna have to check out this great lookn facility, love ho model railroads that's the scale I've got at my home, hope to see soon. ✌️👌👍👍 More please.
@n-scaleunionpacificevansto65693 жыл бұрын
John, thanks for bringing us this video. It's always delightful to see the Colorado Model Railroad Museum's layout. As Michelle says, it's a work of art. There are very few layouts that come anywhere close to matching it. It's breathtaking! ...Roy
@michellekempema42013 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words Roy!
@lifeinlimbo21862 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely amazing! Such incredible production and detail.
@nostology2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!
@kevinyoung95572 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the greatest layouts I've ever laid my eyes on .Splendid !
@jimmythatguy3 жыл бұрын
Heeeyyy we live near there.we willbe running on their layout in a couple months
@doctorstrangelove94873 жыл бұрын
This is cool.
@AustinApologue2 жыл бұрын
This is a spectacular layout; absolutely mind-blowing. I have visited before, and will visit again. Greetings from Austin, TX by the way :-)