Items of interest happening in the division and NMRA. Click on an item of interest for additional details.
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If you are interested in running for either of these positions, contact the Chief Clerk or the Assistant Superintendent to be nominated.
Click here to e-mail the Chief Clerk
The meeting will be held at the Glenview Public Library at 2:00 PM on April 19, 2026.
The NMRA and the FVD welcomes:
March 2026 Display Category: Billboard Reefers
CLICK HERE to view all the models on display.
HO Scale Bangor and Aroostook RR Reefer, submitted by Michael Hirvela.
Midwest Region Waybill author and past FVD member, David Leider, has released a new book that traces the history of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad from before its inception until its sale to the Missouri Pacific in 1981. See: https://foxvalleydivision.org/fvd2016/imagesfvd2016/clinicdata/cwiflyer1.pdf for more information on the book.
The High Wheeler Train Show is suspended indefinitely due to facility issues. We hope to run the show at a future date yet to be determined.
The Ft. Wayne RR Historical Society Steam Excursion Ran on Sunday June 12th.
No. 765 departed from the Glen in Gleview, IL
to The Fox Lake, IL Metra Station
and headed to Janesville, WI
Here are a few photos by some of our members:
Photo by Jim Osborn
Photo by Walt Herrick
Photo by Walt Herrick
Photo by Mike Hirvela
Photo by Walt Herrick
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Click here for a video of NKP 765 by Mike Hirvela
Click Here for more info on NKP 765.
No recent Achievement Awards Presented.
The NS & W Modular Group is 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 see photos, learn more about the club and how to join.
The Golden Spike Award is the easiest and generally the first award of the Achievement Program - and applying for is easy. All you need is to have a small area (size is dependent on scale) of your model RR judged by our AP Chairman meeting simple criteria of scenery, structures, track-work, rolling stock and motive power.
Click Here to see Jeff Jarr's clinic on how to apply for the Golden Spike. (5.2 MB PDF file.)
Click here to go to the NMRA web-page featuring the Golden Spike Award discussion.