Steve Hollenbach is part of our Arizona group and is a very active member who has created several modules from scenes along the Rio Grande Southern and the Denver & Rio Grande Western RR.
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Durango
Steve is building a large 18' long, 3-table module of Durango, Colorado. When complete, Durango will feature some familiar buildings plus the turntable and roundhouse and other engine facilities. Durango's debut was at the 2023 Denver NNGC.
Durango is the former major terminus of the D&RGW's San Juan Extension, connecting point to the Silverton and Farmington branches, and the southern terminus of the Rio Grande Southern. Today it is the departure point for tourist trains on the Durango and Silverton RR.
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Rio de las Animas Perdidas
The Rio de las Animas Perdidas, or River of Lost Souls, is commonly known as the Animas River, which flows through Silverton and Durango CO on its way to the Colorado River. This scene is a recreation of the deck-truss bridge at m.p.471 above Rockwood and the High Line on the present-day Durango and Silverton RR. - except for the somewhat ominous face in the rock cliff behind the bridge.
Retired Modules
Rico Module
By: Steve Hollenbach
Started Construction: 2014, Retired: 2020
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Steve built this module of Rico, Colorado on the Rio Grande Southern. Rico was a division point and important mining town midway between Durango and Ridgway.
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This module shows the way to NOT apply a snow effect. If you don't use the right material for your snow, regrettable circumstances may transpire. While baking soda may LOOK great, it is corrosive, reacts negatively with nickel silver, so definitely not recommended! The track could not be salvaged . A better option for snow is finely ground marble dust.
Photo by Steve Hollenbach
Vance Junction, Colorado
By: Steve Hollenbach
Started Construction: 2010, Retired: 2016
Photo by Chuck Graham, 2010
Steve Hollenbach built this 12’, two-table module of Vance Junction on the Rio Grande Southern using the new 2008 Standards and new experimental construction techniques. The tables were retired in 2016.
