Montrose was incorporated on May 2, 1882 and named after Sir Walter Scott's Legend of Montrose. The Denver & Rio Grande railroad building west toward Grand Junction reached Montrose later in 1882 and Montrose became an important regional shipping center with a branch railroad line serving the mineral rich San Juan Mountains to the south.

I've chosen to model Montrose as a hidden reverse loop. This will allow me to simulate prototype operations on the D&RG's Ouray branch.There are 2 tracks on the reverse loop so that tains can be staged to represent traffic coming and going from the D&RG 3rd Division.

2D Layout Plan - Montrose