Rock River Valley Train Meet
Sun Feb 4 1:00 pm, Paulson's Agriculture Museum 6950 Belvidere Rd. Argyle IL, 61101
1 - 3 p.m.
Monthly meet of the Rock River Valley Division model train group.
Clinic: Ken Honacki of the SCWD will present The Transition Era--The last steam railroads in China. 2-8-2s and 2-10-2s along with narrow gauge 0-8-0s running out their last days with diesels encroaching. Double headed steam, welded rail, concrete ties, lower quadrant semaphores and manual block operation.
Clinic: Ken Honacki of the SCWD will present Chasing the Big Boy to the Golden Spike--a TRAINS Magazine photo chase as Big Boy 4014 leaves Cheyenne for Ogden in conjunction with the 150th Anniversary of the Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory. Includes the festivities at Promontory on May 10, 2019.
Contest: Offline Structures Not all structures on our layouts are directly related to the railroad's business. An offline structure could be a residence, retail business, hotel, manufacturer without a siding or even a highway bridge.
Layout Tour: Duncan Geddes's N scale Stone Lake Line
All railroad and model train enthusiast are invited.
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