Upcoming Events
2011-2012 RRVD Schedule
Unless otherwise stated, RRVD meets are held in the Lakeview Room at the Midway Village Museum Center. Midway Village is located at 6799 Guilford Road, just west of Perryville road in Rockford, IL. The doors open at about 12:30 PM and the meets start at 1:00 PM.
Train Events in the MWR, as prepared by Don Brindle [1/12-9/12] UPDATED!
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September 11, 2011
Meet: Show and Tell, at MWV. Projector and Powerpoint available, please contact Jim McQueeny if you would like to be a presenter.
October 2, 2011
Presentation: CTC operations, towers, and signals of the Milwaukee, C&NW and various railroads. The presentation will be by a former relief agent/operator prior to Amtrak, at MWV.
Contest: Off Line Structures – Off line structures are not served by a railroad siding to the building. A small bakery, furniture store, and a large truck LTL distribution warehouse are just a few examples of off line structures.
November 6, 2011
Clinic: We will not have a train show this year. The clinics will be “Boy is my thumb greeeeen” and Transfer cabooses Pt.2 – Grand Trunk, Nickle Plate and EJ&E, at MWV
Contest: Maintenance of Way Cars – Plows, Water cars, Ballast Spreaders, Rail and Tie cars, and other cars used for maintenance of way service.
December 4, 2011
Event: Garage Sale, at MWV
Bring your model railroad rolling stock, locomotives, structures, etc. to sell. Clean out that closet! Look for that perfect piece to expand your layout!
$2 Entry donation, 10% commission fee on all sales. For more information, call John Mann (number on home page).
January 8, 2012
Clinic: "Overview of the Western Fruit Express Co" and "Modeling the FGE/WFE/BRE Car Fleet". An overview of the company from the 1920s to the 1950s, including its formation, relationships to refrigerated car companies, ice houses, related facilities, and examples of car models and their modifications, at MWV.
Contest: Rescue the Rolling Stock – As the railroads retired their rolling stock from revenue service they often put it to use for other purposes or sold it to private companies.
Box cars, Maintenance of Way cars and Cabooses were taken off of the rails and used as storage buildings and offices. Flat cars were used as loading ramps at team tracks and industry sidings. Passenger cars were re-used as temporary and even permanent depots or whistle stop locations. Tank car tanks were removed from their frames and used for permanent liquid storage.
Model a car off of the rails for another purpose – use your imagination!
February 5, 2012
Clinic: Presentation by the President of the Milwaukee Road Historical Society,
Bob Storozuk, at MWV
Contest: On Line Structures – On line structures are served by a railroad siding to it. A creamery, brewery, stock pen, packing house and LTL distribution warehouse are just a few examples of on line structures.
March 4, 2012
Event: Hosted by NIHRAI, tour S gauge layout and facility.
6910 Belvidere Road, Argyle, IL
(MAP)
March 24-25, 2012
Event: Show and Sale
2012
April 1, 2012
Clinic: Presentation on "basic operations" an overview of operating your model railroad, and "scratch building shingles", at MWV.
Contest: Scratch Building
May 6, 2012
Event: SCWD Meet
June 3, 2012
Event: June Junket?
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