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National Model Railroad Association Fox Valley Division
"To promote, the art and craft of model
railroading and |
~~~ Company News & Activities ~~~ Special FVD Excursion Sunday September 2 ~~~ The FVD membership elects Jeff Jarr as the incoming Superintendent and re-elects Leif Hansen as Chief Clerk at its annual business meeting. Congratulations Jeff and Leif. Jeff takes the throttle effective May 1st 2012. Many thanks to Walter Radtke, for his leadership and contributions as Division Superintendent.
Jeff Jarr, Superintendent Leif Hansen, Chief Clerk ~~~ See photos of the Midwest Region Spring Convention contest models on the Midwest Region Web Site ~~~ See Jeff Jarr's clinic on the GOLDEN SPIKE APPLICATION ~~~ Check out the latest on-line issue of the Semaphore in its new format with more pages and also in color. ~~~ Check out the new North Shore & Western Modular Group web page! Click to follow the link. ~~~ FVD 2010 Membership Survey Results Click on the link above to view a PDF files copy Thanks to all who participated! ~~~ Bring a Friend Bring a friend to a meet and your friend will have a chance to win a free 6 month Rail Pass membership. One free Rail Pass membership will be offered to a randomly chosen non-member guest at future regular membership meets. This drive will run until further notice. ~~~ The FVD supports youth activities and the division will reimburse members for the limited donation of materials and tools to teach the art and craft of model railroading to young modelers. Recently, the Board of Directors enacted a new Youth Fund Reimbursement Policy. Please click here to read the full policy before initiating a program requiring financial assistance. ~~~ 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. |
| ~~~ Meeting & Activity Timetable ~~~ |
| 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 and dates are subject to change, so please check meeting listings regularly for 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. |
May 20, 2012 |
September 2, 2012 - Special Event! Travel in a deluxe motor coach to Hesston to see:
The coach will leave from the Regency Square Shopping Center at Euclid and Quentin Roads at 7:30 AM. There will be a second pickup at the northwest corner of the Old Orchard Shopping center at Lavergne Avenue and Old Orchard Drive, by the Regal Cinema at 8:00 AM. The Division will pay for admittance to the park plus a 4-ride ticket. The bus will depart for home at 3:30 after a full day of fun. This event is open to all Fox Valley Division members plus up to 3 guests per member. The event is open to the first 52 people to sign-up on a first come, first served basis. Contact David Leider, sooauthor@netzero.net or 847-253-7484 to reserve your spot on the bus. A standby list will be kept in case there is a last minute cancellation. |
September 23, 2012 |
October 21, 2012 |
November 18, 2012 |
December 16, 2012 - Note a 1:00 PM start time! |
January 20, 2013 |
February 17, 2013 |
March 9 & 10, 2013 - High Wheeler Train Show |
April 21, 2013 - Note this is a 1:00 PM Start |
May 19, 2013 |
| April 2012
Model Contest Winners
Category: Vehicles
Thanks to all
participants. Click on a photo for a larger picture or |
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1st Place Jim Allen's O scale Old Stuff
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2nd Place Mike Hirvela's HO Scale Maintenance Truck |
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3rd Place Frank Cole's HO Scale Jordan Car |
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Click on a photo for a
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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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FVD members Bill Boyd & Art Jones Hosted "The Festival of Passenger Trains" on February 6th, 2011 on Art's Connellsville Division of the B & O RR. 11 engineer/owners honored 13 great passenger trains. Thanks to Bill and Art for organizing the event. Photos courtesy of Jim Osborn. |
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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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