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9th Hutchinson Model Railroad Show 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, October 11, 2003 One of the best in Minnesota!
Located at the Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, MN. - Two Blocks west of Hwy. 15 S. on Century Ave. W. On south end of town, just southwest of Hutchinson Mall and behind Wal-Mart $3 admission, 12 years old and younger free
Co-hosted by the MN River Valley Division of the TLR & Luce Line RR Club, Inc. See pictures of past shows in the Photo Gallery |
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LLRC Picnic 2003 We had our summer picnic on August 9th at Municipal Park in Sauk Rapids. The BNSF main line runs right through the park, so we got to enjoy a few trains with our meal!
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Trip To Spirit Lake Several members went on an excursion in Spirit Lake, Iowa recently. More photos and information will be added in the future. |
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Jr. Engineer
One of our regular visitors, 1 1/2 year old Reubin, receives a Jr. Engineer badge from Stan. |
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Thank You!
Stay tuned for photos! |
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Trains At The Mall
Layouts in many scales and a small flea market of model railroad supplies, books and videos. Also view Luce Line Railroad Club Inc.'s model railroads in their home at the Hutchinson Mall. Layouts wanted for exhibit: contact Bruce Crosby, (320) 587-8073, or e-mail him at abcrosby@hutchtel.net. |
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| Updates The Members page has been updated. If you would like to have your photo and bio added to the page, please send me your info. If you don't have a photo to send, Bruce and Terry and Dick have digital cameras. |
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| Terry Gets A New Toy Terry
tried out his new
Please view the rest of Terry's photos in the Gallery. |
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Busy Day! March 1st was a busy day for the club. Due to warmer temperatures and a craft sale at the mall, there was a huge number of visitors to the LLRC headquarters. In addition, we had some special visitors:
Troop 537, Medina, MN. checks out the HO layout while I give a painfully boring description of the DCC control system. Photo by Terry Davis.
After we closed up for the day, we headed out to the depot to install the sign Bruce and I have been working on since, uh, September?
Left to right: Gerald Karstens, Chuck Olesen, Stan Koci, David Zachmeyer, and Bruce Crosby. Photo by Terry Davis. We created the sign as the first step of a publicity effort to educate the community about the history of the depot and Hutchinson's railroading history. It also informs the public that there is an effort being started to preserve the building. Surprisingly, many people were not aware that a depot still existed in Hutchinson! |
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| 2002 Train Show Photos
Thanks to our sponsors for donating door prizes: Accurail
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| Hi Folks; Just a note from Historic Hutchinson to let you all know what a great job your are doing. The gift you are giving the town by your support and leadership on this project will last for generations. Again, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jim Fahey -------------------- Jim sent us this note to thank everyone in the LLRC who has generously donated their time and money toward stabilizing the depot. Of course, this project would not be possible without the support of Historic Hutchinson, as they have donated funds for the materials needed. So we in turn thank them for making this possible, and we look forward to working with them in the future, as we pursue a restoration effort.
Other organizations have also helped, please thank them for their efforts as well: McLeod Regional Rail Authority - for allowing us access to the building! McLeod County Historical Society - research United Building Centers, Hutchinson - materials Paragon Builders - use of their dump truck
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Falls, November 2002
Terry and Patrice Davis, members of Luce Line Railroad Club Inc., took their N scale Cleveland, Mankato & Eastern to the Trains at Christmas show in Sioux Falls, Nov. 9-10, 2002. They represented the club and the Thousand Lakes Region of the National Model Railroad Association. Terry is vice-president of the TLR for 2002-2003. His one-year term expires in May.
The detail on Terry Davis' N scale Cleveland, Mankato & Eastern was studied by this father/son combo at the Sioux Valley Model Engineers Society show in Sioux Falls on Nov. 9-10, 2002. Davis is a founding member of Luce Line Railroad Club Inc. in Hutchinson, Minn. The CM&E is on display from time to time at the club's home in Hutchinson Mall. The club has three other layouts — HO, American Flyer and three-rail O — regularly operating for the public 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first and third Saturday of each month. Watch for the club's new spring show at the mall May 3-4, 2003. Several layouts in various scales from throughout the area will be on display.
Luce Line Railroad Club Inc.'s three-rail O scale layout traveled to Willmar, Minn., for the Minnesota River Valley Division's third annual library open house. The crew includes: Bob Holien, Gerald Karstens, Charles Olsen, Tom Wiprud, John Larsen and Dick Desens. The trip was the layout's first outside of its Hutchinson home. The MRVD is a NMRA division and the LLRC is a 100-percent NMRA club.
Luce Line Railroad Club Inc. member Tom Wiprud, left, of Hutchinson looks over the HO display put together by Minnesota River Valley Division member Gerald Baker of Granite Falls for the MRVD's open house Feb. 8 at the Willmar Public Library. There were six layouts in several scales on display at the third annual event — Z, N, HO, O and G. The two groups collaborate each fall to put on the Hutchinson Model Railroad Show, scheduled this year for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Minn. Admission is $3.
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Special Events LLRC is hosting several special events over the next couple of months. The most important is our Train Show on October 12th. See the story below for more details. But we also have a number of other activities planned, all of which are taking place at our home in the Hutchinson Mall: Novemeber 16th - "November is National Model Railroad Month" open house. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. December 7th - "Christmas Trains" open house. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. December 14th - a bonus operating session. Normally we are open the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, this will be an extra opportunity to see our layouts while you're doing your Christmas shopping.
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The subject of club-logo apparel (hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts, etc.) has been floating around for a few months. This is my rendition of a four-color club logo. It could also be done in three colors or black & white.
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We're Moving!!! May 17th (Hutchinson) - No, this website is not moving, but the club is! After many years in our current location in the Hutchinson Leader building, the Luce Line Railroad Club will be moving to its new headquarters in the Hutchinson Mall. The club will occupy the former Godfather's Pizza storefront on the south end of the mall. The events surrounding the move happened rather quickly. Shortly after Godfather's moved to their new location, club member Bruce Crosby contacted the mall management to discuss the possibilities of the club occupying the vacant space. The inquiry was met with a very positive response. Knowing that we had to move quickly in order to secure the space, an impromptu meeting was held during a May 8th operating session, with a quorom of voting members (per club by-laws), to vote on pursuing the matter. A unanimous vote sealed the deal. The move will happen over the next couple of weeks, as both the club and the mall will benefit from the move. We are very grateful to the Hutchinson Leader for allowing us to use their facilities for a number of years, but it is time to move to a location that will allow the public to view our layouts on a regular basis. Plus, no more carrying modules up and down the stairs! Refer back to this site for regular updates on the progress of the move, and a schedule of events and open house days at the mall.
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| Congratulations
to Mr. & Mrs. James Kalenburg,
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| Bruce went to Silverton, Colorado and all we got was this photograph:
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Thank You! For making the 7th Hutchinson Model Railroad Show a complete success!
Thanks to the great turnout by the exhibitors, vendors, and model railroad fans, this year's show was the best ever! We will be adding photos and additional information in the near future, so please check back.
See pictures of past shows in the Photo Gallery |
Members: please send your feedback on the proposed update to the club logo, shown below.
The original logo was only available in bitmap form, which is difficult to use for anything other than the newsletter. I completely redrew it in a scaleable format (postscript) which will make it more useable for signs, decals, etc. While working on it I decided to add a locomotive instead of the giant word "Club" that was used in the original. The rest stayed pretty close to the original, except for cleaning up a few minor details. Let me know what you think!
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| 6th Annual Hutchinson Train Show |
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One of the biggest and best model railroad shows in Minnesota
Featuring:
more than 60 flea market tables, a dozen operating model railroads in
all scales, clinics, and a popular vote contest in the following categories:
See
pictures of the 1999 show! Deadline for flea market tables at $15 each is October 1, 2000. Call Dan Sargent at (320) 587-7813. |
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Early photos of the club's three-rail layout
Dick Desens has completed the benchwork for the new three-rail layout. The photos show the tables unfolded for use, and in the roll-away racks used for transporting the layout |
Web Site Report: May 17th, 2001
Yes, we are still here! Your conductor (me) for this web site has spent the winter months curled up next to the nice, warm stove in the caboose, instead of in front of the computer. The web site has thus been a bit neglected, but rest assured that the LLRC is alive and very much active. We have recently voted to become a 100% NMRA club - stay tuned for more details. The new three-rail layout is underway and should see rail going down in the next few weeks. And best of all, preparations have begun for our annual show, to be held October 13th, 2001!
Just added! LLRC now has a message board:
Click here to go to the message board
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Early photos of the club's three-rail layout
Dick Desens has completed the benchwork for the new three-rail layout. The photos show the tables unfolded for use, and in the roll-away racks used for transporting the layout. We will be laying track during the summer months and expect to have trains running for the 2001 show in Hutchinson. See photo gallery for new photos added October 5th! |
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May 17th 2001 Photos, biographies, and favorite web sites will be added as they are submitted. |