Chapter Events & Meetings
Chapter Events & Meetings
Stay up to date on upcoming events at the NRHS Intermountain Chapter. Here we post our chapter member meetings, group excursions and local railroad events that could be of interest to members and the general public. Scroll down for additional details of any event on the calendar.
Upcoming Chapter Events
Upcoming Chapter Events
Trolley Excursion
EXCURSION NEWS! The Chapter will sponsor another rail history summer excursion - a repeat visit to the Fort Collins Trolley for a morning of rides, run-bys, and photo opportunities with the 2 beautifully restored Birney-type trolleys that originally plied the streets of Fort Collins until 1951. We will enjoy lunch in Fort Collins after our trolley experience, by individual settlement. Our chartered ARROW motor coach will depart our usual pick-up locations as follows:
7:00 AM RTD Mineral Park and Ride, Mineral Ave & Santa Fe Dr, bus loading area
7:30 AM Denver Union Station, Wynkoop St. in front of station near fountain plaza
7:45 AM RTD Thornton Park and Ride, Northbound slip ramp on I-25 by 88th Ave. Access: 8700 Grant St. Drop off at Southbound slip ramp on return trip. Pedestrian tunnel connects the slip ramp stops under I-25
9:00 AM Arrive Fort Collins Trolley
11:30 AM Lunch in Fort Collins, individual settlement.
1:00 PM Depart Fort Collins
2:15 PM Arrive Thornton PnR
2:30 PM Arrive Denver Union Station
3:00 PM Arrive Mineral PnR
And there may be a bonus stop on the return trip!
FARES: Chartered Bus + trolley excursion: $29 Chapter Members, $39 Non-members
SORRY, BUT WE CANNOT OFFER REFUNDS DUE TO PRE-PAYMENT OF BUS AND TROLLEY CHARGES. YOU MAY OFFER YOUR PAID FARE TO OTHERS IF YOU CANNOT JOIN US. JUST LET US KNOW IN ADVANCE. PLEASE EMAIL US IF YOU MAIL YOUR CHECK SO WE CAN CONFIRM YOUR RESERVATION. OR JUST HAND IT IN WHEN YOU ATTEND THE JUNE MEETING. EMAIL TO: conductor@nrhsintermountain.org SUBJECT: Trolley Excursion
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Photonby Keith Kirby
THIS TIME ONLY THE MEETING STARTS AT 11:00 AM. Alex Funderburg, of CDOT Transit and Rail Division, will talk on potential Mountain Rail and Front Range Passenger Rail.
Colorado Crossings at CRRM
Colorado Crossings event at CRRM, DOCENTS NEEDED FOR CAR 96.
Colorado Crossings at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden. Your Chapter membership card will gain admission to the CRRM for a very full day of activities. Parade of the Galloping Geese, operating steam, and a tribute to rail history organizations like ours and the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, which has recently voted to merge with our favorite museum - the CRRM. The Chapter’s former Car 96 will be open to the public - and we still need a few docents to staff the car - so please contact us if you can volunteer a few hours in our beautiful car! We hope all Chapter members can attend this event. Let’s shoot for a Chapter member group photo by Car 96 at 3:00 PM on Saturday! This will be a very fun weekend!!
Colorado Crossings at CRRM
Colorado Crossings event at CRRM. DOCENTS NEEDED FOR CAR 96.
Colorado Crossings at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden. Your Chapter membership card will gain admission to the CRRM for a very full day of activities. Parade of the Galloping Geese, operating steam, and a tribute to rail history organizations like ours and the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, which has recently voted to merge with our favorite museum - the CRRM. The Chapter’s former Car 96 will be open to the public - and we still need a few docents to staff the car - so please contact us if you can volunteer a few hours in our beautiful car! We hope all Chapter members can attend this event. Let’s shoot for a Chapter member group photo by Car 96 at 3:00 PM on Saturday! This will be a very fun weekend!!
Chapter Lunch Meeting
At our last board meeting on Saturday we decided to not combine our May meeting with the CRRM’s Colorado Crossings event for a number of reasons. So we will have our usual Malones meeting on May 10 and Paul Hammond has indicated he will be able to present his annual update on CRRM projects. We will, however, participate at the Crossings event the following weekend. We will need a few docents with the Car 96 since it will be open to the public.
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Join us for Chip Sherman’s presentation on the FAST test loop east of Pueblo.
Winter Park Express excursion
Chapter excursion on the Winter Park Express. Make your reservation and join us.
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Chapter member Keith Kirby shares his research and experiences of the Yampa Valley line. An ongoing study into restoring passenger trains to Steamboat Springs and Craig prompted Keith to explore the former service on that line. This photo essay includes some that show the last run in 1968. Photo by Keith Kirby. Used with permission.
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Member Dave Pitts will present on reconditioning a 1950’s rail car for operation in the modern world. The Colorado Pine went through years of work to end up like it is seen in the photograph. Dave’s presentation covers the highlights of the process. Photo by Dave Pitts. Used with permission.
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Chapter member Chip Sherman will show us the latest doings at the famous Spencer Shops, in North Carolina.
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Richard Luckin presents his new Ski Train video! This newly updated version includes scenes of the Ski Train’s successor, the Amtrak Winter Park Express. It should be interesting to see how this influences the story! This is a reschedule from October and November.
Meeting rescheduled
This meeting was rescheduled to November 23, 2024 due to inclement weather.
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Christof Kheim, Executive Director, will present a video and answer questions about the history of the Forney Museum of Transportation. Most railroad enthusiasts in the area know about the Union Pacific 'Big Boy' Steam Locomotive #4005 that is at the museum. What other pieces of railroadiana, as well as transportation in general, does it house? Attend and find out.
NO CHAPTER MEETING
September’s meeting will be our Leadville trip (no Malones). PLEASE EMAIL US TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE ON THE BUS AND TRAIN. This will be a Wednesday trip (as of now) to avoid crowds and traffic on a Saturday. More details follow below. Lunch in Leadville. Chapter members receive trip discount! Please be sure you have renewed for 2024….or JOIN! Visit website: nrhsintermountain.org
Leadville Train
September’s meeting will be our Leadville trip (no Malones). PLEASE EMAIL US TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE ON THE BUS AND TRAIN.
This will be a Wednesday trip (as of now) to avoid crowds and traffic on a Saturday. Lunch in Leadville
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Como Depot/Boreas Pass Day at Como.
The Como Depot/Boreas Pass Day will be on this date in Como. We hope that you will attend if you are in the area.
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Chip Sherman highlights the NRHS Spring Conference in CedarRapids, IA, the special train to Silvis, IL, and the tour of the Silvis Shop Complex where the UP Challenger, UP 2-10-2 5511, and Centennial 6936 are being restored.
Big Boy Days concludes
Forney Museum continues its celebration of rail transportation into a second and final day.
CRRM Rails and Cocktails
Join local rail history buffs for an interesting program: The History of Railroads in Palisade, Colorado by Matt Darling. Refreshments served starting at 6:30 P.M.
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Christof Kheim, Director of the Forney Museum of Transportation, will present a video describing the history of the Museum and will answer questions.
A riding tour of RTD’s rail system.
Cheap Chapter Excursion! Instead of lunch at Malones, our Chapter
will ride RTD’s 4 commuter rail lines out of Denver Union Station
with lunch sandwiched in-between trips. Scroll down for details.
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Featured Program: Chapter member Wally Weart will present a program on the restoration of the famed Denver trolley, the .04, and its future public display proposals.
Rails & Cocktails featuring Rich Luckin’s “Railroad Stations In American Life”
Join us at the Colorado Railroad Museum for the premiere of Chapter Vice President Richard Luckin’s Railroad Stations in American Life.
We’re offering special access for Chapter Member’s so reserve your spot today!
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Updated Featured Program: Our March 9th program will feature Chapter member Chip Sherman and his 2023 visit to the Alaska Railroad.
Chapter Lunch Meeting
Featured Program: Paul Hammond, Executive Director of the Colorado Railroad Museum, with the annual update from the museum. You won't want to miss this one! The CRRM just keeps getting better!