Alan B said:Present day, if the D&RGW had been the surviving railroad instead of UP. My present location is the East Denver Belt. Although, the minister of the interior has allocated sufficient space for a larger layout that will model the La Veta Pass route of the old D&RGW. I am undecided about the operator. The SLVRR has a collection of cast offs from other railroads and some interesting passenger operations. I have decals for their passenger locomotives. So, I tend to lean toward the SLVRR. But, it will be hard for me to give up my black and KC orange. In any case, the Le Veta Pass will be a modern day railroad.
I ran an engine there last year. A friend of mine is an engineer for the SL&RG. Really beautiful area. The steam engine turn aound track is still there but the ends are not connected to the main line anymore, They are actually curled up and stickin in the air! We saw 2 large herds of elk up there. Really nice area to model.