The North Shore & Western Modular Club

A 100% NMRA Club.

The club's modular layout is HO scale and consists of two main lines, and a branch line. All three lines are electrically isolated from each other. We run DC on the outer main line, and DCC on the rest of the layout. We also have a large staging yard with a turn table that the crew uses to setup or remove trains. Our typical modular setup consists of 28 modules occupying an area about 45 feet long by 21 feet wide.

Click here to view a PDF document of our module specifications.

New members are welcome to join. See our NS&W HO Module Handbook for specific track, wiring and construction standards we use in constructing our modules. For more information please feel free to contact Jeff Jarr.

We generally display our layout four times a modeling season. This season, we will be displaying our HO scale modular layout on the following dates:

Dec. 8th & 9th - Glenview Public Library, Glenview IL

Pictures of recent showings:

NSW at WGH show Jan 2012

NSW module group merges with 3 other module groups for form a
100 x 40 foot layout at the WGH show. Read more in the February 2012 Semaphore

NSW Group

Best Layout & Module Awards High Wheeler 2010

Layout

Typical layout set-up

Ball Park

Farm

Barn

Barn Scene

Stock Pens

Grain Tower

Freigh House

Freight House

Theme Park

Grain Truck

Grain Truck on the Main Line

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