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May 16th 2009
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NMRA Rocky Mountain Regional 2009 Convention
May 22-24, 2009
Greeley, Colorado
 
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Club Headlines - May 2009

2009 Rocky Mountain Region NMRA Convention On Memorial Day Weekend 2009, Greeley, Colorado will host three very special events all happening simultaneously; first is the 2009 NMRA Rocky Mountain Regional Convention hosted by the Northern Colorado Division of the RMR, featuring Jim Hediger, Senior Editor, Model Railroader MagazineThe second the Grand Opening of the fabulous Greeley Freight Station Museum. The museum houses one of the largest and most spectacular HO scale model railroads found anywhere, the Oregon California & Eastern Railway!

In particular interest for our club is the third event which will be the 2009 Trains on the Plains Train Show hosted by the Northern Colorado Model Railroad Club at the Island Grove Park.  The show will featuring 25 vendors and 10 some of the finest G, O, HO & N scale modular layouts exhibitors from the region will be on display.

For the club members attending the show here is the schedule of events for us:

Friday May 22, 2009
  • Our layout setup starts at the Island Grove Park grounds at 9:00am
  • Train Show (convention attendees only) - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
  • Private Tour GFS Museum (convention attendees only) - 8:00pm to 11:00pm
Saturday, May 23, 2009
  • Public Train Show at Island Grove Park - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday, May 24, 2009
  • Public Train Show at Island Grove Park, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Full Details on the Greeley Events check out the northern Colorado Model Railroad Club website  click here

 


 

FEATURED
CLUB MEMBER
PROFILE


Brian Bates
Club Member

Brian is one of the original members of the CGWRR joining  in 1997.  He works for BECO a US Postal Service Contract Mail Courier.  When Brian is not working or modeling he works part-time at Caboose Hobbies in the Repair Department.

Brian's artistic abilities are amazing,  Brian is solely responsible for all the painting of backdrops on the layout which are a source of repeated compliments from visitors to our layout. He is an excellent model responsible for the design and construction of the Trailer Park, Farm modules.

Member Since: 1997
Modeling Specialty:
Scenery, Weathering, Backdrop paintings
Favorite Railroads:

Union Pacific, Utah Belt
Favorite Era To Model:
1978- Present

 

 

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