Regular meetings are held from 1:30 PM until 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. Click on a meeting date below for additional details of that event.
Clinic Presentation: Electronics and Model Railroading. A discussion of computerized sensors and signalling by George K.
Contest: Switching Layout Track Plan - any Scale
Show and Tell Table: Any Category or train related item
Contest awards & refreshments and pizza lunch at the meeting.
Clinic Presentation: $220 Laser Cutter by Gary Saxton
Contest: Open Loads with a Car - 4 cars maximum
Show and Tell Table: Any Category or train related item
Contest awards & refreshments at the meeting.
Clinic Presentation: Taking Advantage of Your Layout Design Software by Steve Miazga
Contest: 12 inch x 12 inch Diorama - any scale
Show and Tell Table: Any Category or train related item
Contest awards & refreshments at the meeting.
Clinic Presentation: NMRA Layout Command Control (LCC) by Paul Wussow
Contest: TBA
Show and Tell Table: Any Category or train related item
Contest awards & refreshments at the meeting.
Clinic Presentation: Changing Scales by Jeremy Drummler
Contest: Open Load - without a car
Show and Tell Table: Any Category or train related item
Contest awards & refreshments and lunch at the meeting.
The 2020 Midwest Region convention - The Peoria Rocket will be jointly hosted by the Illinois Valley and Illinois Terminal Divisions of the MWR.
The convention facility will be Holiday Inn and Suites, 101 Holiday Street, East Peoria, Illinois 61611 Tel: 1-309-698-3333
Please see: http://www.peoriarocket2020.org/
for more information about this event.
Clinic Presentation: The Crystal Lake Historical Station Diorama - by Walt Herrick
Contest: Unfinished Project
Show and Tell Table: Any Category or train related item
Contest awards & refreshments at the meeting.