Michael Byle

Rendering of Moffat Railroad Museum in Granby Colorado While vacationing in Granby Colorado to visit Rocky Mountain National Park, I was surprised to find a railroad museum. It was closed for the season, but I sent an email, asking if anyone could give me a brief look while I was in town. Almost immediately, Dave Naples, the Executive Director of the museum responded saying he was there all week and would be happy to give me a tour. So, my wife and I went down on a Tuesday morning, just...

During my vacation in Colorado, I had the opportunity to visit and ride on the Georgetown Loop Railroad. This is an excursion railroad that runs between Georgetown, CO and Silver Plume, CO. The distance between the two towns is just 2 miles, but the route by rail is 4.5 miles, due to the 640 foot elevation difference between the Devils Gate Depot and Silver Plume Depot. The line was originally built for transporting silver ore by the Colorado Southern Railroad in the 1870’s. The loop was...

It has been a while since I last posted, as I have been pre-occupied by many things. The shop has been growing with new inventory and our volume of repair work is increasing, keeping me busy. We have installed some new shelving and racks to better organize the additional items. I have also been working on an installation of an elevated G-scale railway in a local restaurant (more about that in future posts). All of this plus a little home remodeling project has kept my attention away from...