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Midwest Region of the NMRA

Welcome to the Central Indiana Division - Midwest Region

From the pages of the Rusty Spike...

Here is information on the Midwest Region Spring Meet.

June 9-11, 1995

The NMRA Midwest Region Spring Convention "Indy '95", hosted by the Central Indiana Division, will be held at the Best Western Sterling House at 5901 Scatterfield Rd. in Anderson, Indiana. (exit I-69 at Exit 26, follow arrows for 9N. North under overpass to first light, turn left to Sterling House)

Some of the features will be:

Clinics

Layout Tours

Amtrak Beech Grove shop tours

Live and Silent Auctions.

Dealer's Tables

    Advanced registration fees: 
 
            Full (conv. & banquet)..............$35 
            Convention only.....................$15 
            Banquet only........................$20 
            One day.............................$12 
            Extra fare Beech Grove tour.........$10 - (Sat. only) 

NOTE: After May 26th, or at the door, add $5.00 to everything but the Beech Grove tour. Fares are the same for members and non-members.

Make checks or money order payable to:

Central Indiana Division - NMRA

Scheduled at this time are:

Clinics by Palmer Kloster, M.M.R., Jim Hediger from Model Railroader Magazine, Montford Switzer, Gary Children, Dick Cecil (Region Auctioneer), Kathleen Newell, Duncan Lawrence, Keith McMillen (Waybill Editor), Al Potts, M.M.R., Albert Nelson, Ted Luce, Marvin Crim, Dick Butters and Dean Freytag.

Layout Tours will be held in Anderson on Friday night, in Indianapolis on Saturday and in Kokomo and Anderson on Sunday. These layouts cover O, HO and N scales with many being quite large and detailed. Each tour will feature 6 to 10 layouts.

Amtrak's Beech Grove ShopsTour! This will be available Saturday morning. See this while you can!!!

There will also be:

• ...an on-going slide show featuring slides from earlier days through the present for many roads (2,000 slides).
• Live and Silent Auctions
  
• Model and Photo Contests
  
• A ballroom full of layouts and displays
  
• Dealer's Row (dealer's tables)
  
• Trainwatching maps of the Indianapolis area.
  

Within walking distance of the hotel (or a very short drive) are:

Numerous retail stores

a Putt Putt Golf Course

a Go-Kart Track

a Nine Cinema Theatre

assorted restaurants and

Hoosier Park is just a half mile away if you enjoy horse racing

For information or to register contact:

Don Newby, Registrar

467 Dream Ct.

Carmel, IN 46032

There is no additional registration for the Layout Tours. They will be 'Unguided Tours'. You can pick the Layouts you wish to see and follow the map. The ECI will be open from 6 to 10 PM on Friday night and from 12 Noon to 4 PM Sunday afternoon for your viewing pleasure.

Also, at the ECI location will be a modular display of the 1946 Ringling Bros and Banum & Bailey Circus train as Section one and part of Section two arrives in own for a performance.