Active garden railway clubs in the north central Indiana area?
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How far North of Cental Indiana ?
There is an active group calling themselves the IGRS located near Valparaiso Indiana.
The have an outdoor RR setup @ Samuelson's Nursery and have both Live Steam and Electric participants.
www.ILLIANAROAD.com (Upper case for legibility)
There is an active group calling themselves the IGRS located near Valparaiso Indiana.
The have an outdoor RR setup @ Samuelson's Nursery and have both Live Steam and Electric participants.
www.ILLIANAROAD.com (Upper case for legibility)
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There is a Club in Fort Wayne. I do not belong. They used to have a nice indoor layout in an empty store in the Southtown Mall. Fort Wayne torn the mall down and I think I heard they sold their layout to either someone from Muncie or the town itself. I believe they are now building a new layout in the Factory Outlet Mall near the Michigan border on I-69. Head on over to Watts and ask around. I'm sure Indy would have something.
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If you go to Ridge Road Station, under their links they list clubs. They have a few web pages, none in Indiana. However, they do list snail mail addresses and there are 4 for Indiana.
I know of three active clubs in Indiana. In no particular order:
Indiana Big Train Operators (or something like that). Out of Indianapolis. Occasionally meet at Watt's so you could ask for contact information there.
The Fort Wayne group. I think you could ask at Phil's Hobby Shop in Fort Wayne about them.
The previous 2 occasionally get together with the club in Cincinnati to view each others railroads.
The Illiana Garden Railway/Railroad Society centered in Valparaiso which Al mentioned. One member lives fairly close to you.
Hope this helps
I know of three active clubs in Indiana. In no particular order:
Indiana Big Train Operators (or something like that). Out of Indianapolis. Occasionally meet at Watt's so you could ask for contact information there.
The Fort Wayne group. I think you could ask at Phil's Hobby Shop in Fort Wayne about them.
The previous 2 occasionally get together with the club in Cincinnati to view each others railroads.
The Illiana Garden Railway/Railroad Society centered in Valparaiso which Al mentioned. One member lives fairly close to you.
Hope this helps
If any of you are interested in a little larger size trains, I have 12" gauge and 14 1/8" gauge trains and track in La Porte, and I am always looking for others interested in trains this size, ... and a little help with maintenance, modifications, and operation, (or a place to run your equipment, or take your grandkids for a ride). merle, [email protected]
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