July 2025 Jointly-Owned D&RGW and BN Short Line Serves Coors in Colorado in HO

Jointly-Owned D&RGW and BN Short Line Serves the Coors Facility in Colorado in HO
Tour a freelanced HO scale layout by Chuck Lee that’s based in Colorado. Chuck models the Colorado Front Range Railroad (CFRR), which is jointly-owned by the Burlington Northern and the Denver & Rio Grande Western. The railroad serves the Coors bottling facility in Golden. This feature includes many photos of the layout and an article about its design and construction. Chuck also built a custom CTC-style dispatch panel for the layout and he shares about it in an onsite interview.

Multi-Scale Tree Making and Planting Examples
This feature shows examples of different ways to make and plant trees on your layout. The examples include examples in multiple scales: HO, N, On30, and Sn3.

Static Grass Application
This month’s project shows you how to apply static grass to your layout with color variation and added texture to make it look natural.

Colorado Front Range Railroad in HO Scale

Colorado Front Range Railroad in HO Scale