Welcome to Platte Valley & Western Railway

Get Involved In Model Railroading

Design and Construct the Layout

Lay Track and Turnouts

Install Wiring and Electronics..

Start Scenery Production

Learn Railroad Operations

Join Our Team of Experienced Modelers - Contact info@pvwrr.org

History of PVWRR - We invite you to participate in designing, building, and operating a new HO scale layout that is set in the historic transition period of train travel in Denver between 1950 and 1960. Our original location was in the basement of Union Station where we operated for over 30 years until the renovation of the station in 2012. The club found a home at the White Fence Farm where we built and operated a new HO scale layout for 3 years before the owners decided to sell the property to developers. Now the Platte Valley & Western Railway has found a permanent home at Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys at 830 Kipling Street.

Denver Museum of Miniatures Dolls and Toys - is home to the Platte Valley and Western Railway which began in 1982 and is conveniently located at 830 Kipling Street in Lakewood, CO.

Photo Gallery

Workshops and Events

Events Upcoming

How to get into model railroading inexpensively - TBD

How to bring rolling stock to NMRA standards - TBD

DCC train control - TBD

Tools needed for miniature modeling - TBD

Workshops Upcoming

Track laying techniques, turnouts, wiring - TBD

Basic landscaping techniques - TBD

2025 Fall Miniature Show - 09.06 - 07. 2025, 10-4 at Sheridan Denver West, 360 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, CO

Rocky Mountain Train Show - 11.29 -11.30, 2025 9-5 at The Ranch Events Complex, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO

Rocky Mountain Train Show - 04.11 - 04.12, 2026, 9-4 at National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver, CO

Club News

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CONTACT - John@pvwrr.org

Upcoming Swap Meets - Sept. 20 and Nov. 15, 2025 9-11 AM at Lakewood Green Mtn. Presbyterian Church, 12900 West Alameda Ave., Lakewood, CO

Membership/Contacts

Benefits of Membership
  • · Meet new like-minded people

  • · Create new friendships and relationships

  • · Operate trains of different types

  • · Run your own trains

  • · Discover differences between manufacturers

  • · Develop model railway designs

  • · Learn how to lay track and turnouts

  • · Learn how to wire layouts

  • · Learn how to install switch machines

  • · Use latest model train technology

  • · Enhance and develop new skills

  • · Find out about the latest news

  • · Join Club Activities

Join us in building and operating a historic HO scale layout representing Denver's train travel from 1950 to 1960. Be a member and share your passion with us in model railroading!
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CONTACT - info@pvwrr.org

Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, Toys

The Platte Valley & Western Railway is located at the Denver Museum of Miniatures in Lakewood, Colorado, where we design and operate our HO scale layout reflecting Denver's historic train travel from the 1950's with both Steam and Diesel locomotives.

About the Denver Museum of Miniatures Dolls & Toys- The mission of the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys is to provide educational and cultural services through the preservation, exhibition, collection and interpretation of the visual arts using miniatures, dolls and toys. The DMMDT is so much more than toys. It is an opportunity to share and make memories with family and friends. It is a venue for collectors to share and explore their passion. It is a sanctuary where the unique is celebrated. And finally, it is a place of learning where history and art meet humanity. The Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys has been entrusted with preserving Colorado's childhood and we intend to do just that for generations to come.

Donations and Support

Since PVWRR Club is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization we rely on donations to operate

The Platte Valley & Western Railway operates on the hard work and the financial input from our members. Yes, we pay ourselves to work on the railroad. Our planned new railroad is expected to cost $10,000 to build. More than what the members can afford. We are always seeking financial assistance from the public willing to support our efforts. To find out how you can support us, please contact info@pvwrr.org for those details.

Please note: We gladly accept donations in the form of older model railroad items that your father, grandfather or other relative may have had in their collection.

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Platte Valley & Western Railway

Contact us at info@pvwrr.org