Colorado Model Railroad Museum HO Scale Layout Tour CMRM

[@Tool-Meister]

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!

[@bobleece4152]

To build a solid model rail road you need electricians, artists, and even computer programmers. Hats off to you guys.

[@SJM6791]

I agree, but you forgot to mention a very large bank account!

[@albertwinton8717]

Outstanding !!!

[@ivanboesky1520]

Just because they do it right and you don’t, don’t be jealous Porky. 😆😆

[@bobleece4152]

@@ivanboesky1520 jealous. I'm not.

[@rgs455atw]

I have family near Greeley CO, so I stop by the museum every time I visit family.

[@jamescraft672]

If you haven't seen this model railroad, it needs to be on your bucket list. It is fabulous!

[@samflatt5252]

Where is this located

[@jamescraft672]

@@samflatt5252 Greeley, CO.

[@shanehargrave3598]

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.

[@johnkennedy5111]

Wow it's beautiful.

[@loydenochs8572]

A "must see" layout - I spent half a day there and took a gazillion pictures - absolutely fabulous!

[@charlievink1977]

We’re is it?

[@michellekempema4201]

Thank you for liking the museum! We are located in Greeley, CO

[@prussia1557]

I volunteer here on the regular. Running trains on that layout is dream worthy.

[@ThaRealRizzo]

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

[@cheersgxp2466]

Thanks!

[@williamfry6087]

On my list. Thanks

[@B1ENTERTAINMENT30]

the amount of detail on the Fitz is absolutely stunning. what I'd give to see her before she sank is immeasurable

[@anthonydecarvalho652]

Wonderful.

[@CrazyBob1357]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. ❤

[@mgmua]

One word awesome!

[@jimmythatguy]

Heeeyyy we live near there.we willbe running on their layout in a couple months

[@stevenswett2268]

Well Done thank!

[@hephaestus198]

I could spend hours there, just looking..and enjoying. Thanks for sharing

[@jimkammerer8028]

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

[@steveberkley102]

I been there 2 times injoyed

[@sailormann1]

Great layout and tour. Thank you all!

[@statelyelms]

I think that massive replay spike at 7:14 really says something about us as people. Good things.

[@johnf6267]

Amazing .

[@edmontongord8120]

Thanks so much for the tour …. You made a old man become a kid again .

[@tomschmidt3165]

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.

[@gotoguy69]

If i Lived close I would be there every day

[@riogrande5761]

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!

[@generalbellic8888]

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.

[@madvente]

Just to reiterate what everyone is saying: would love to visit this museum one day.

[@wolfen216]

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.

[@ModelRailroadTechniques]

Michelle Kempema is such a awesome ambassador for our hobby. I hope to get there soon day soon. Dax from Australia.

[@michellekempema4201]

I’m looking forward to your visit!!!

[@dedwin8930]

Wow,very impressive!!

[@jalbhagwagar3353]

So far my No.1 model railroad in the world.

[@gregoryrunningelk865]

I in joy this video!

[@nicksGLI]

That wildfire effect was amazing

[@marksmithdiecast001]

An Awesome layout. A lot of train cars and engines. Nice!

[@jjharson7344]

one of the prettiest layouts I have ever seen, top marks for this model railway....

[@kenrickbaughman992]

Right on, I switched my diorama to custom MOCd builds trains only! Its awesome the HO scale dioramas are still going!

[@arlendavis]

This is awesome. I have got to come and see it in real life.

[@derekalexander4030]

Great visit, thanks for taking us along.

[@mikebrown2948]

I LOVE this awesome large train set project & it really imspire my little dreams to start my own little train set project one day......

[@Joe-td4pq]

Every city needs one of these. Its amazing.

[@krystalstarrett6760]

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!

[@pearsooo6972]

Nice

[@brianog5267]

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!

[@MarkJackson-v3g]

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

[@danielfarmer9533]

Unreal the amount of work and care that goes into this. Very impressive

[@davidvincent1093]

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)

[@2666loco]

very nice, great modeling and photography. Thank you for sharing.

[@JMACCSArmiesOfMiddleEarth]

Just incredible

[@jwrailve3615]

I was so bummed when I went to colarado and the layout musuem was closed the day I drove into town to see it so I went to the transportation musuem to see one of the big boys and then the railroad musuem outside golden and had a blast

[@donaldmisgen5743]

I love this

[@oshtoolman]

One of the best tours Ive seen online!

[@usnusmcret]

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

[@jamesfleenor4161]

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.

[@gunny8978]

My compliments sir and thank for you for sharing

[@kevinwallis2194]

It was nice to see the forest fire scene, because being in southern oregon, i can relate to how they look.

[@raymathews7035]

This has to be the best layout I have ever seen. Simply beautiful...👍👍👍👍🙂

[@gerrydave7586]

An then I thought I really had a cool layout…fantastic!

[@Evilminiature]

This place looks so awesome, run by great people. Man how i wish i can go to the states soon and visit this place.

[@alconk7129]

Wow I’m blown away!

[@TheSupradude26]

This has always been pretty much my favorite layout I’ve seen on line or in person.

[@ryeistoasted8577]

One of the best layout tours uploaded

[@EnabledShooter]

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.

[@tsgmultimedia]

You mean similar to this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJy4dp2NZt6SkMk

[@EnabledShooter]

@@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.

[@Shelvington_Railway]

Incredible layout. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Andy

[@HumancityJunction]

Thanks for creating this video, I really hope to get to the museum in person one day.

[@jimkammerer8028]

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

[@nicklorusso1024]

One of my favorite layouts, that I have to go visit.

[@tsgmultimedia]

You should!

[@godbluffvdgg]

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...: (...

[@netdoctor1]

Doubt that I'll ever get to see this first-hand, but happy to contribute to your project. Thank you for sharing here!

[@tsgmultimedia]

Thank you!

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

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

[@michellekempema4201]

Thanks for the kind words Roy!

[@michaelfraser4396]

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.

[@christopherorourke6543]

Great informative video on HO scale operations, I enjoyed it very much.

[@l.rod2827]

Absolutely beautiful

[@FrankTedesco]

outstanding!!! and prototypical speeds!!

[@lrosas8088]

What an amazing place to visit....Train layout and team are too good

[@billlauretti7963]

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!

[@tsgmultimedia]

Thanks Bill!

[@michellekempema4201]

Thanks Bill! I hope to see you there again soon!

[@whitedovetail]

WOW!! This is great!

[@jimkammerer8028]

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.

[@raymondrion6712]

Thanks for the tour ,I enjoyed it,hoping to visit the Greelyt Museum next year,fantastic layout,thanks to all those people that contributed to making it realistic,a big thank you to the person that had the vision .

[@theamericanviewsermonserie773]

Very nice

[@toddbehrends1373]

I put your layout on my bucket list to visit someday!

[@ModitRC]

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!

[@michellekempema4201]

Yes, you do!

[@xhrrdg]

Nice place, must visit.

[@tsgmultimedia]

It really is!

[@ActiveJoe]

Impressive display - thanks for posting. All the best and God Bless. 🙏❤🇺🇸

[@YODAMAN5]

AWESOME MIND BLOWING....!

[@frankwright8721]

So well done! You've inspired me to take a trip to Klamath Falls this summer! Thank you

[@Patrick-xp8bb]

Now that is a layout!

[@modelrailroader5619]

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.

[@doctorstrangelove9487]

This is cool.

[@tracynation2820]

Super. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.

[@tsgmultimedia]

Hello there!

[@lp-fluzaotf]

Excellent job. Congratulation. I am from Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

[@RonStanek]

Good Job! Real nice layout and museum. Hope to visit, one day.

[@sd90mac8]

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.

[@bennettdickmann1602]

Absolutely impressive! Wow!!

[@joelvale3887]

Some day we'll have robot chickens and other animals in small scales.

[@jernejfunkl8300]

This is awesome...Really nice build landscape .

[@williamruss8830]

beautiful layout thanks for posting and sharing

[@kevinyoung9557]

This has to be one of the greatest layouts I've ever laid my eyes on .Splendid !

[@mikem4633]

Amazing setup and attention to detail ! I will hopefully get to see this museum someday.. Thanks .

[@DimensionMachine]

Impressive production and very impressive layout!