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National Model Railroad Association Fox Valley Division
"To promote, the art and craft of model
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~~~ Company News & Activities ~~~ Don't forget about the joint meet with the North Shore and Western Division in February. Details below. ~~~
High Wheeler 2010 is just around the bend!
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touch with fellow modelers? Need help on ~~~ The NMRA has adopted a new popular vote "People's Choice Award" contest category. The FVD has also adopted new division model and photo contest rules. Click here to learn more on both. ~~~ Check out the latest on-line issue of the Semaphore. ~~~ Did you know that both the Fox Valley Division and the Midwest Region have budgeted funds for "Make & Take" model building programs?? If you know of, or are involved with, an organized group of children in the age range of about 7 through 16, who are located in McHenry, Cook, Lake, and or Kane counties in northeastern Illinois give this activity consideration. We'll send some experienced modelers, as well as tools and a carton of easy-to-build kits to your meeting. The program takes about an hour or so of hands-on creative activity. We'll provide a short introduction to model trains and then take your group through the steps of making their own model train cars to take home. The division donates the cars, a short piece of display track and brings tools to make the event a success. We have found that children thoroughly enjoy this easy introduction to model railroading. "Where can I get more track?" is the most frequently asked question. We can support one or two of these programs a year depending on the group size. Contact us if you are interested. |
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| Regular meetings are held from 1:30 pm thru 4:30 pm, at the Gary Morava Recreation Center, 110 W. Camp McDonald Road, Prospect Heights, IL 60070. All activities are subject to change, so please check meeting listings regularly for an any change in activity, location or time. Click here to display a map to the Gary Morava Recreation Center. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are free and guests are always welcome. |
| February 28, 2010 - FVD &
NSW Joint Meet Plan to travel to Glenview for a joint meet with the North Shore and Western Division. We have a top-notch program arranged for the day. Rich Mahaney of Canton, MI, will present two clinics. The first looking at iron ore operations and car ferries on the western great lakes and states (MN, MI, WI) and how various model railroaders and club layouts are re-creating those scenes and operations, followed by, a discussion on intermodal operations, intermodal box and tank containers, truck trailers, intermodal facilities, intermodal and truck trailer equipment and transferring the prototype to the model railroad. David Crement (MMR) will pick up on the theme of the day's contest by presenting a discussion on various aspects of passenger car construction. The contest will be Passenger Cars. Refreshments available. For more details and a location map for the jam packed day see the NS&W division website. |
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March 6 & 7, 2010 -- High Wheeler #32 |
| April 18, 2010 - Note: a 1:00 start time. This is our annual business meeting and election of officers for Superintendent and Chief Clerk. If you are interested in running, contact Harry Sorenson, Asst. Superintendent. Mike Polsgrove will speak to us about Digital Command Control (DCC) systems. He is the DCC editor for Model Railroader Magazine and works for Eagle Test Equipment as an engineer. The contest is wide open to any and all structures. Bring your best model to compete for a prize. Lunch, refreshments & contest prizes. |
| May 16, 2010 This is the final meeting of the 2009/2010 modeling year before the summer break. Bring a unit train consisting of 5 to 8 of one type of rolling stock to compete in this month's contest. No locomotive or caboose may be included. Refreshments, contest prizes and a clinic TBA. |
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| December 2009
Model Contest Winners Category: Caboose Trains
Thanks to all
participants. Click on a photo for a larger picture |
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1st Place David Crement's EBT O Scale Caboose Train
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2nd Place Dave Leider's HO scale Soo Line Caboose Train |
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3rd Place
Don Robinson's |
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Click on a photo for a
large
picture Click here to see all the entries Photos courtesy of Jim Osborn |
Have train or layout photos you would like to share? Send them to FVDwebsite@comcast.net |
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Photos from the FVD Membership Click on a photo to see more in the series |
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Missing the snow? Check out these beautiful East Broad Top RR winter train photos courtesy of David Crement. |
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Walter Radtke hosted a railroad open house in August. Click here to see a few pictures of his garden railroad if you missed the event. |
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Click on the photograph to the left to get a tour of David Crement's On3 recreation of the East Broad Top Railroad. David's On3 pike is featured in the December 2008 issue of the Semaphore. |
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David Leider's "Waupaca 1947" layout is featured in the October Semaphore's "Track Treks" series. Click on the picture for an tour of David's pike filled with highly detailed structures. |
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The May issue of the Semaphore will feature another "Track Treks" local area layout tour. Click the thumbnail for an advanced picture tour of Don Cook's scenic Great Northern, Cascade Division pike. |
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Follow the thumbnail link to see several pictures of Tom Schweiss' Milwaukee Road -- Superior Division Layout. Learn details about Tom's pike in this month's Semaphore. |
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Click on this photo of Liberty, NY to visit a few scenes of Harry Schildkraut's NY, O&W model railroad. Photos courtesy of Jim Osborn. |
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The Caernafon, Wales, UK narrow gauge railroad. Courtesy of Kurt Youngmann. |
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The Porthmadog, Wales, UK narrow gauge railroad. Courtesy of Kurt Youngmann. |
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The Snowdon, Wales, UK narrow gauge cog railroad. Courtesy of Kurt Youngmann. |
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A Welsh narrow gauge railroad serving a slate mine. Courtesy of Kurt Youngmann. |
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Have train or layout photos you would like to share? Send them to FVDwebsite@comcast.net |
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