Dakota Southeastern Division (DSED)National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) |
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Model Railroad Open House - Saturday, October 11, 2008 |
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 WHO: Dakota Southeastern Division of the National Model Railroad Association WHAT: The third annual model train open house WHERE: Garretson, Harrisburg and Sioux Falls, South Dakota WHEN: Saturday, October 11, 2008 - noon till 5:00 p.m ADMISSION: Individual passes are $5.00. A family pass is $10.00 PURCHASE TICKETS: Hobby Town USA, located at 1007 West 41st Street in Sioux Falls, beginning when the store opens at 10:00 that Saturday morning. . Passes are good for all six sites. This year’s lineup includes a new addition for your enjoyment—an S gauge vintage American Flyer layout. You’ll see a mix of four favorites from the previous years’ tours also, as well as the opportunity to again enjoy the Sioux Valley Model Engineers Society club layout located at the Lyons Fairgrounds. Rail passes (admission tickets) along with directions and maps for the self-directed tours will be available at Hobbytown USA. Todd Marks’ S gauge American Flyer layout. One of three Harrisburg layouts this year, this collection includes over 100 locomotives and freight cars, mostly from the 1950s. The theme is rural America freight trains, and the Chicago and North Western, Great Northern, and Illinois Central are prominently represented. Enjoy a dozen operating accessories—they’re guaranteed to bring back memories of 1950s American Flyer. Alan Saatkamp’s Wisconsin Dakota HO scale layout. This revamped layout returns to the tour with a modified combination theme—no longer just the DM & E but also the ICE as well as the Wisconsin and Southern at Janesville, Wisconsin. A couple sound unit equipped SD 40-2s provide a new dimension for your enjoyment in Harrisburg. Terry Anderson’s DM & E (Darla, Mark, and Emma) HO scale layout. The second of two DM & E layouts in Harrisburg also returns to the tour, modeling a Midwestern theme heavy on grain hauling. Additional industries and track have been added since 2006, allowing BNSF and Illinois Central road power more room to roam on this highly detailed combination theme layout. Mike Kaufman’s HO scale Burlington Northern Sante Fe Marshall Subdivision. Mike’s work crew remain busy every weekend, upgrading and adding more features to this full basement sized layout in Garretson. It features modern day freight car operations based on the prototype which operates in that city to Willmar, Minnesota. There’s lots of detail and realistic modeling of industries along the way, including rock loading at Granite Falls, the corn syrup plant and other industries at Marshall, industries at Pipestone and the yard and other trackage at Garretson. Gary Johnson has not one but two layouts running for our show. His Libertyville and Harrisburg (L & H) N gauge layout (shown above) features hand-made trestles and outstanding scenery. Milwaukee Road, CB & Q, and BNSF rolling stock are featured in a 14 x 25’ area. The other half of the train room includes an HO layout under construction. Youngsters will be sure to recognize Thomas the Train here. Sioux Valley Model Engineers Society club layout at W.H. Lyons Fairgrounds. This HO scale layout fills nearly the entire building and operates multiple trains in both directions on two levels. There’s lots of detail to delight and entertain the viewer--a regional favorite for years. Contact Superintendent Alan Saatkamp at 605-767-9743 for more information on this event. |
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Dakota Southeastern Division, NMRA(C) 2007 |
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