2016
Rocky Mountain
Train Show
The Largest Train Show West of the Mississippi
Official Show Program
March 5-6, 2016 at the Denver Mart
Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Train Show
From the Show Director
2016 marks our 6th year of sharing
our love of model railroading with the
public at the Denver Mart. The show has
truly become a national event, bringing
in almost 11,000 attendees last year
and an expanded presence of national
manufacturers. From an attendees’
perspective, the biggest change this show
is probably our agreement with the Mart
to once again provide free parking.
The future of the hobby requires us to
work tirelessly to create new hobbyists,
most of whom are youngsters and families
that have had little exposure to the
hobby previously. Our show is a fantastic
opportunity to show all aspects of the
hobby and encourage their participation.
We try to accomplish this by offering a
slate of kids activities, from hands-on play
to building a layout over the course of the
show. Additionally, we give away a train set
every hour.
Please check out our how-to clinics to
learn new modeling skills; the Company
Store to bring home a reminder of the
show; the fabulous operating layouts
for inspiration and the chance to join
one of these great organizations; the
manufacturer booths to see the latest in
modeling, and, of course, our vendors to
take some treasures home.
If you’re here with children, make sure
to visit the kid’s corner, the folks from
Youth in Model Railroading and the Boy
Scouts. If you’re a scout, you can earn the
Railroading Merit Badge on site. Maybe,
you’ll even win a train set to get started!
The show is presented through the
work of a large number of volunteers.
I thank these folks for their herculean
efforts. If you have an interest in helping
us, talk with one of our volunteers at the
Information Desk.
Have fun!
Jim Marski, Show Director
Need information? Visit the Information Desk, and a volunteer will be happy to point you
in the right direction. Also, a floor plan of the show is listed in the middle of this program
to help guide the way. Photo courtesy Cowcatcher Magazine
ADVERTISER
INDEX
Azatrax
Bachmann Trains
Brad’s Trains
ChooChooRUs
Colorado Model
Railroad Museum
Cowcatcher Magazine
Evan Designs
Forney Transportation
Museum
Kadee Quality Products
Lights 4 Models
Marklin, Inc.
Marski, Jim
Sgt. Shultz Train Repair
Trainz
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This program is published in cooperation with the Rocky Mountain Train Show
by Ballpark Impressions, LLC, Keller, TX, publishers of Cowcatcher Magazine.
No part of this publication may be copied without written consent.
© Ballpark Impressions, LLC
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Rocky Mountain Train Show
Mission Statement
The mission of the Rocky Mountain
Train Show is to promote and educate
the public about the hobby of model
railroading by providing information
and inspiration to new and current hobbyists.
The Rocky Mountain Train Show is
sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Division of the Train Collectors Association.
The TCA was formed in Pennsylvania
in 1954 and now serves over 25,000
members across the country.
The Rocky Mountain Division covers the states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska. The division offers special first-time deals for
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Featured Attractions
Tickets available at www.RockyMountainTrainShow.com or at:
Aurora Colpar’s Hobbytown, 1915 S Havana St Aurora, CO 303-341-0414
Centennial Hobbytown USA, 5810 S University Blvd Centennial, CO 303-996-7560
Cheyenne Hobbytown USA, 5220 Rue Terre Cheyenne, WY
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Denver Caboose Hobbies, 500 S Broadway Denver, CO 303-777-6766
Fort Collins Hobbytown USA, 3500 College Ave Fort Collins, CO
970-226-3900
Lakewood Colpar’s Hobbytown-W, 3355 S Wadsworth Blvd Lakewood, CO 303-988-5157
Longmont Hobbytown USA, 1935 Main St Longmont, CO
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Westminster Hobbytown USA, 9120 Wadsworth Pkwy Westminster, CO
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Build-A-Layout Program
Expo 1 Aisle J
The show’s Build-A-Layout program
teaches young hobbyists the skills
necessary to build their own train layout.
Over the course of the show, anyone under
18 can help with the construction of an
O-gauge train layout, learning track laying,
wiring and scenery making.
Anyone participating in the program
has their name put into a drawing to win
the completed layout and a brand new
train set provided by Bachmann Trains.
Find the Build-A-Layout project in Expo
1 Aisle J. Build-A-Layout is sponsored by
Bachmann Trains and Woodland Scenics.
New Product Announcement
The folks at North American Railcar
will be announcing the newest item in
their line of quality rolling stock at the
show!
Visit them at Booth E27 or attend their
clinic on Saturday or Sunday to get even
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Our friends at Bachmann Trains have
partnered with the Rocky Mountain Train
Show to help us bring new families into
the hobby.
We are giving away a new train set every
hour of the show. Stop by Booths D25/26
– D31/32 to thank them for supporting the
hobby.
Hourly Door Prizes
Every hour on the hour we give away a
pile of door prizes in addition to our train
sets. These prizes range from Thomas toys
to quality scale trains.
While you’re on the show floor,
say thanks to the following folks for
supporting the show: Accurail, Amtrak,
Bachmann Trains, Cog Railway, Colorado
Model Railroad Museum, Cumbres
& Toltec Scenic Railroad, Durango &
Silverton, ExactRail, Forney Museum of
Transportation, InterMountain Railway,
Kadee, Kalmbach Publishing, Leadville,
Colorado & Southern, LGB/Marklin,
MicroTrains, Model Rectifier, Rapido
Trains, Rons Books, San Juan Car Co.,
ScaleTrains.com, Scenic Express, Walthers,
Weathering Solutions and Woodland
Scenics.
Photo courtesy Amtrak
Amtrak Grand Prize
Our Grand Prize to be given away Sunday afternoon is a train trip to Glenwood
Springs courtesy of Amtrak.
Included is an overnight stay at the Courtyard by Marriott, a gift certificate to the
Hotel Denver, ski tickets to Sunlight Ski Area, hot springs pool passes from Glenwood
Hot Springs & Lodge and soak tickets from Iron Mountain Hot Springs.
Train Station Challenge
The show’s Train Station Challenge
is a model railroad treasure hunt! Each
family receives a map of the show upon
entry designating eight locations as Train
Stations. Your goal is to visit all eight
stations and have your map stamped at
each one. Turn your completed map in at
the info desk for a chance to win a fabulous
outdoor train set donated by our friends at
Marklin/LGB.
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New Layouts
We have a couple of great new displays at the show!
First, celebrating the real thing's
60th anniversary, is an absolutely
fabulous 8 x 20 animated layout of
DISNEYLAND. This one is worth coming to show just to see it! As it's a onetime visitor, don't miss seeing it in the
northwest corner of Expo 2. It is also
a great companion to our Disneyland
Shuco Monorail layout.
The next visiting layout is an
award-winning 10 x 40 HOn3 layout
brought to the show by the New Mexico Narrow Gauge Modular Club. You'll
find this one in the southwest corner
of Expo 3.
The last new layout for the show
is the 12 x 40 Slick-X modular layout.
Make sure you visit their layout in our
new layout space on track L, an expansion to the east of our previous layout
space.
Rocky Mountain Train Show History
The Rocky Mountain Train Show is
held twice a year in Denver, Colorado- the
first week in March and the second week
in December. At 120,000 square feet and
March attendance in the 11,000 range, it
is the largest show west of the Mississippi.
The roots of the show began 39 years
ago when the Rocky Mountain Division
of the Train Collectors Association
announced their first “Holiday Meet” to
be held Thanksgiving weekend, 1976. The
Rocky Mountain Division was the first
TCA Division to welcome the public to our
shows in the early 1980s.
The show grew to attendance of
approximately 2,500, and then, as with
many shows, began a decline that saw
attendance shrink to approximately 1,200.
In 2009, the club formed a committee
to look at solutions to revitalize the
show. The decision was to “bet the farm”
on moving the show to a world class
exhibition facility, The Denver Mart.
To back up this new show, it was
determined that we would need to invest
in an extensive advertising program. As
the show started to grow, we reinvested
all profits in additional advertising, which
brought additional attendance gains.
With stellar manufacturer attendance
including Bachmann, Bar Mills, Blackstone
Models, Broadway Limited, Daylight Sales,
Manufacturer
Photo courtesy Cowcatcher Magazine
Evan Designs, Evergreen Hill Designs,
ExactRail, Fun & Games, Intermountain
Railway, Kadee, Kato, LGB, Lunde Studios,
Marklin, Missouri Locomotive, Motrak
Models, NCE, North American Railcar,
Scenic Express, SoundTraxx, Sundance
Marketing, Trainz, Trix, Tutweiler Studios
and Weathering Solutions we have met our
Clinics and presentations highlight this year’s show
We are proud to have our good
friend, Ed Dickens, Union Pacific’s Senior
Manager- Heritage Operations, at the show
on Saturday morning to give a presentation
2016
Rocky Mountain Train
Show Manufacturers
on the status of UP steam power. Ed’s
presentations always generate a full house
and he graciously answers questions from
our attendees. The presentation will be
held in Expo 1, Aisle K at 11
a.m.
The show also features
numerous clinics covering
modeling skills and railroad
history over the course
of the show. The up-todate clinic schedule is
available on the video
screen at the information
booth or online at www.
RockyMountainTrainShow.
com
goal of creating the must-attend railroad
show for the western half of the United
States.
Location
Products
Azatrax
Expo 3 G3-G5
N, HO, S,O
Bachmann Trains
Expo 2 D25-D26
D31-D32
HO, O
Bar Mills Models
Expo 2 D19 Model Buildings
Broadway Limited Imports
Expo 2 D11-D12
N, HO
Cowcatcher Magazine
Expo 2 E29
Magazine
Daylight Sales, LLC
Expo 2 D13-D16
Clothing
Evan Designs
Expo 2 E30-E31 LED Lights
ExactRail
Expo 2 D38
N
Fun & Games / Missouri
Locomotive Co
Expo 2 C34-C35
Figures
Intermountain Railway Co
Expo 2 C26-C27
N, HO
Kadee Quality Products
Expo 2 C28-C29
N, HO, O
KATO USA, INC.
Expo 2 D10, E28
N, HO
Lunde Studios
Expo 2 C5-C7
N, HO
N, HO Bldgs
Marklin/LGB
Expo 2 E25-E26
HO
Motrak Models
Expo 2 D20-D21
Freight cars loads,
structures and details
NCE Corporation
Expo 2 D35-D36
DCC
North American Railcar Corp Expo 2 E27
N, HO
Pre-Size Model Specialties
Expo 2 G16 Z, N, HO, S, O
Castings, Trees,
Accessories
Scenic Express
Expo 3 C8-C10
Scenery
Sound Traxx
Expo 2 D37 Sound Systems
Sundance Marketing
Expo 2 D2
Pins, Badges,
Patches
Trainz.com
Expo 2 C25
N, HO,
O, Std
Tutwiler Fine Art
Expo 2 G17-G18
Art
Weathering Solutions
Expo 2 D22
Weathering
Products
Gold Creek & Pine Cliff
Layouts on display
Club/Layout
Photo courtesy Cowcatcher Magazine
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Scale(s) Location
American Flyer
American Flyer Pikemaster
Boulder Model Railroad Club
Boulder Model Railroad Club
Colorado & Great Western
Colorado O Scale Modelers
Colorado Rail Link
Denver Garden Railway Soc.
Denver Lego Users Group
Denver N Track
DisneyLand
Gold Creek & Pine Cliff
Live Steam
Mile High Garden RR Club
Near Sighted Narrow Gaugers
New Mexico Narrow Gauge
Private N Scale
Rocky Mountain TCA
Slick-X Sunrise Division NMRA
Youth In Model Railroading
Youth In Model Railroading
Youth In Model Railroading
Youth In Model Railroading
Youth In Model Railroading
Youth In Model Railroading
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S
S
N
HOn3
HO O
HO
G
Lego
N
N
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G
G
HOn3
HOn3
N
O
O
HO
O
O
Lego
G
HO
N
Expo 2 South
Expo 2 North
Expo 3 South
Expo 3 South
Expo 3 South
Expo 1 G52
Expo 3 North
Expo 3 South
Expo 1 F47
Expo 3 South
Expo 2 North
Expo 3 North
Expo 3 South
Expo 3 North
Expo 3 North
Expo 3 South
Expo 2 North
Expo 3 Track L
Expo 3 Track L
Expo 2 G48
Expo 2 G31-G35
Expo 2 G31-G35
Expo 2 G31-G35
Expo 2 G31-G35
Expo 2 G31-G35
Expo 2 G31-G35
Featured Layout
2016 Rocky Mountain Train Show
Dealers & Exhibitors
Dealer/Exhibitor
Location
Adams County Sheriffs Dept.
Greg Anastopoulos
Stephen Anderson
John Biel
Dave Boltz
Boone Hobbies /
Michael Buchanan Tony Bowens
Boy Scouts of America/
Centennial District
Expo 1 J48A - J52C
Expo 3 B1 - C5
Expo 2 F4-F9
Expo 2 F34, E34,
E35, F35
Expo 2 C21
Type
Op ID
O
HO
N,HO
O
Expo 1 F30A - F40B
Z, N,
HO, S, O, Std, G
Expo 2 F15 - F17
S, O
Expo 1 G42A, G42B, G42C,
G42D, G44A, G44B,
G44C, G44D
Expo 1 G30A - G36C
Railroad Merit Badge
Boy Scout Merit Badge
Buffie's Best Photos/
Derek Brown
Expo 2 C4
Train Photos
Gary Burnham
Expo 2 F33
N, HO
John Busch
Expo 2 A1 O
Cabose Hobbies / Duane Miller Expo 2 E32, E33 Z, N, HO,
S, O, Std, G
Jerry Calkins
Expo 2 B12 - B14 O
Choo Choo Are US /
Edward Hozian
Expo 2 G4 - G8
N,HO
Colorado & Southern
Railway Society
Expo 2 F31, F32
Society
Colorado Model Railroad
Museum
Expo 2 D6, D7
Museum
Colorado Rail Passenger
Association Expo 3 B6
Colpar Hobbies
Expo 2 D23, D34 N, HO, O, G
Tom Costigan
Expo 2 B26, B27 HO, S, O
Custom Trains / Justin Keeler Expo 1 F42A - F46C N, HO,
O, G
Denver Museum of Miniatures,
Dolls and Toys
Expo 2 E8
Museum
Depot G Hobbies / Jim Marski Expo 2 E1 -E4
S, O, G
Division Point, Inc /
Jack Vansworth
Expo 2 F21, F22
HO
Jerry Dobbs
Expo 2 E18, E19 HO, S,O
Randy Dunson
Expo 3 C14
Railroadiana
David Dym
Expo 2 C11 - C15
HO, O
Friends of Cumbres & Toltec
Expo 2 F28
Society
Far West Maps / Myron West Expo 2 G13-G14 Maps/Books
Forney Museum
of Transportation
Expo 2 D8, D9
Museum
Ron Gagnon
Expo 2 F10-F13
O, Std, G
Ed Gano
Expo 2 A5, A6
O, Std
Tony Gojanovic
Expo 2 G15
Books
Hiller Enterprises /Robert Hiller Expo 2 B1-B2
HO, S, O,
Car Loads
John Himyak
Expo 2 B20 - B23
O, Std
Jack Hoover
Expo 2 A2
O
Information Booth
Expo 2 D1, D17, D18
Mark Jervis
Expo 2 C8-C10 HO, S, O, Std
Bill Jones
Expo 3 D1 - D4
S, O, Std
Dealer/Exhibitor
Location
Type
Doug Jordan
Expo 2 E20, E21
O
Jean Kitayama
Expo 2 B15
O
Steve Klett
Expo 2 C1 - C3
O
Greg LePak
Expo 2 G9, G19
HO, O
Lebsack Books /
Linda Lesback
Expo 2 A4
Books
Lights4Models /
John Gafney
Expo 3 A6-A9
Lights and Signs
Gene Loftus
Expo 2 F19, F20
HO, S, O
Longmont Kiwanis ClubExpo 1 J42C-J46C
Wooden Toys
Lots-A-Trains /
Richard Conlon Expo 3 C11-C13
N, HO
Hector Macias
Expo 2 D4 Wooden Trains/Thomas
Philip Maimone
Expo 2 C17-C19
HO,O
Matthew McDole
Expo 2 C16
S, O
Tricia Meyer
Expo 1 J30A - J34C
Books &
Story Time
Warren Mizell
Expo 2 F25, F26
O, Std
Moe-Marx / Moe BelisleExpo 2 F14
O
The Moffat Road
Railroad Museum /
Dave Naples
Expo 2 B30 - B33
O
Dennis Orth
Expo 2 D3
S, O, G
Bob Oursler
Expo 2 B25
O
Howard Palmer
Expo 2 B4, B5
N, HO, S, O, G
Platte Valley Trolley
Expo 2 A8
Platte Valley Trolley
Robert W. Pope
Expo 2 B28, B29 N, HO, S, O, Std, G
Steven Purcell
Expo 3 E1 - E7 Z, N, HO, S, O, Std
RM Hobbies / Ray Markel Expo 2 F29, F30
HO
John Rea
Expo 2 E13-E15
O
Jerry Robinson
Expo 2 F1-F3
N, HO, S, O, Std
Carl Rygiewicz
Expo 2 E6-E7
O
Walter Schuster
Expo 2 B10-B11
O
Kent Schwarz
Expo 2 E5
O, Transformers
Bill Shepard
Expo 3 G1-G2
Paintings w/Trains
Lale Shultz
Expo 3 A1 - A5
Train Repair/Parts
Craig Smith
Expo 2 C20
O
Robert Staveland
Expo 2 E10-E12
O
Rocky Mountain Hobbies /
Larry Knapp
Expo 2 G10-G12 Z, N, HO, S, O, Std, G
Rocky Mountain Railroad
Heritage Society
Expo 2
Star Hobby / Daniel Viega Expo 2 C30-C33
Ron Stowell
Expo 2 B6-B9 N, HO, S, O, Std, G
Robert Stulac
Expo 2 E9
HO, O
RTD - Fast Tracks
Expo 2 D28-D29
Transit
Schuco Disneyland
Monorails /
Doug Burwell
Expo 3 F1- 7 Disneyland Monorails
Stuart Sutton
Expo 2 F18
HO
Sunrise Division NMRA Expo 1 H43A-H46C
HO
Tom Tassia
Expo 2 C22
O
Larry Thomas
Expo 2 G1-G2
Z, N, HO
Roy Thompson
Expo 2 A10-A12
HO
Richard Wielgus
Expo 2 B16
N, HO, S, O, Std, G
Joe Wilkinson
Expo 2 B17-B19
N, O, G
Greg Yoder
Expo 2 F27
N, HO,G
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Colorado & Great Western
The HO-scale Colorado & Great
Western, located at Expo 3 South, is a
Rocky Mountain Train Show staple.
Featured in the July/August 2015 issue
of Cowcatcher Magazine, the layout has
great continuity from one module to the
next.
Members of the Denver-area layout
strive to model the amalgamation of
“anywhere” Colorado through finely
weathered towns and scenery.
Photos courtesy Cowcatcher Magazine
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2016 Rocky Mountain Train Show Floor Plan
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