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Welcome to the North Shore & Western Division! The National Model Railroad Association offers many
tangible and intangible benefits. The most significant intangible benefit is
the opportunity to form life-long friendships with people who have similar
interests. Tangible benefits include:
Division meetings include clinics, model contests and
layout tours. These meetings provide opportunities to get to know other
members and to share knowledge about prototypes, modeling techniques, etc.
The 400, a newsletter/meeting notice, is published from September to
May. The September issue is sent by electronic or regular mail to all
members. The other issues are sent to all members who provide e-mail
addresses and to other members who subscribe to a printed/mailed copy. For
subscription information, please contact the Newsletter Coordinator. Lake Michigan on the east, Roosevelt Road on the
south, the Tri-State Tollway on the west and the Illinois-Wisconsin state
line on the north roughly bound the Division's service area. Non-members and
visitors from outside the area are welcome at Division activities. The
Division is organized under Bylaws
adopted by its members. Meetings
The Division meets regularly from September to May,
frequently on the fourth Sunday of the month. Meetings are held from 1:30 pm
to 4:00 pm in the Maynard Room of the Glenview Public Library at 1930
Glenview Road, Glenview, Illinois. From time-to-time, meetings are followed
by layout tours from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Meeting dates for the 2008-2009 season are:
* Joint meet with the Fox Valley Division at the Fox Valley Division. Click here for the Fox Valley Division website and here for a map to the meet location. ** Joint meet with the Fox Valley Division at the North Shore & Western Division.
The Timetable, Clinic and Contest sections provide information
about meeting activities for the current season. The meeting in December is a
modular layout meeting. Refer to the Modules section below for details. A schedule, which shows all activities
for the 2008-2009 season on one page, can be viewed or downloaded by clicking
the link. The schedule is current
as of September 3, 2008. It is in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and
requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Timetable
Clinics
Contests
Contest Rules
While models entered in contests must be complete, you
can display “Show & Tell” models at any meeting. “Show & Tell” gives
you an opportunity to display work-in-progress, which can be an inspiration
to others. Achievement Program
Anyone who wants to have a model judged under the Achievement Program
during a meet must contact the Achievement Program Coordinator at least two
weeks prior to the meet. This notice is required to ensure that qualified
judges are available on the meet date to assess the model. If you want to
have your layout or module evaluated for the Golden Spike
Award, complete the Application Form and then contact the Achievement Program
Coordinator. Modules
The Division's HO scale modular layout conforms to the
Modular Standards and Recommended Practices of the NMRA. The specifications,
etc. for the Division’s modules are summarized in a five-page pdf document. For more
information, contact the Modular Layout Coordinator. The layout will be set up:
Midwest
Region 2009 Spring Convention
Rockford Route Ride the Line - 2009 will be held on April 17, 18 & 19,
2009 at the Clock Tower Resort and Conference Center in Rockford, Illinois. Click here for a convention flyer. NMRA 75th Anniversary ConventionThe NMRA will cellebrate its 75th anniversary July 10-18, 2010 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Click here for the convention website. |
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