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What's New ?
NEWS
07/2007: Something BIG is coming to Grand Rapids, stay tuned for more details as they become available.
11/2007: Update: NMRA has awarded the bid for the 2012 National Convention to Grand Rapids.
02/2008: 'Core' meetings are continuing for the 2012 National Convention.
11/2007: The Holland Show held on 11/11/2007 at the Holland Civic Center was a great success, a big THANK YOU to everyone who attended, over 500 paid admissions.
A special THANK YOU to the Groups and Clubs who displayed their layouts they were a great hit for both the young and old.
12/15/2007: The 2nd annual Marquette Rail Santa Express rolled into Comstock Park promptly at 10:00 am as scheduled, see the Special Events Page for photos. Thanks to everyone that came out to the Open House and to meet Santa. Thanks to Marquette Rail for supplying the real locomotive and caboose, we only have HO scale.
12/19/2007: The GRMRHS was featured in a news story on our local Fox network channel (WXMI).
05/10/2008: Thank you to everyone who came to the Open House, we enjoyed explaining and operating our layout. Watch for more Open Houses in the future.
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07/2007: Official release: In order to provide better operation of the trains containing our customers freight and our passenger customers. 'Yard Master' Hank and crew are reworking both yards. Main line traffic still operational, yard restrictions apply in the yard limits during construction.
10/2007: Update: 'Yard Master' Hank and crew are hard at work: track and turnouts are being laid, switch machines are being prepared for installation. Progress is moving at a good rate. Good job crew, I will recommend all of you for a rai$e.
10/2007: 'Signal Maintainer' Bill is hard at work wiring the CTC panel; face plates are in and switches and LEDs are being installed and wired. Lots and Lots of wires.
02/2008: Update: Work is continuing on Wyoming Yard at a snow's pace (in mean slow pace) we have seen our share of snow and ice this winter and crew members have had a difficult time getting to our Tuesday night meetings.
We are making progress in the Wyoming Yard and Grand Rapids area including Union Station.
06/2008: Spring is here and even though the building construction business is down in Michigan we have our own building 'boom' going here at the club, we are starting many building projects including the Roundhouse in Wyoming Yard, and many other areas of the layout.
We will keep you updated as we progress.
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