The Montrose Division of the Denver and Rio Grande Western is a 25'x40' HO/HOn3 layout depicting the Montrose Branch located in southwestern Colorado in 1954. The branch mainline is point to point, starting in Grand Junction staging and ending in Montrose. Three real towns, Montrose, Olathe and Chipeta are modeled in name only. There are two fictional branches originating out of Olathe. The standard gauge Park branch serves a large coal mine. The narrow gauge Empire branch consists of a main yard at Empire and a hard rock mining district on the Silver City branch.

The railroad is controlled by EasyDCC with all engines equipped with sound. Primarily steam with a few 1st generation diesels. Operation uses time-table and train order with a phone system and a 5 to 1 scale clock and car cards to control train movements. Operating positions are dispatcher, two yardmasters and an asst. yardmaster with 6 to 8 road engineers. There are two optional positions available as either a engine hostler or asst. dispatcher.