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This page was updated on: January 31, 2010

Model Railroading

Alaska

Would you like to have an Operation Lifesaver presentation in the Palmer Wasilla area? Please contact Marty or Agnes Quaas at cswrrceo@mtaonline.net or phone (907) 746-6414

This Web Page is to provide an Index of Model Railroad Hobby sites in Alaska , and to the Model Railroading in Alaska Newsletter. This is all about Model Railroading in Alaska, from Z scale to the big, outside scales, even 1 to 1 scale (preservation). It is not limited to modeling the Alaska Railroad, but includes any Alaska modeler's subject or road, whether it be Alaska, BN, ATSF or UP. While most of the information supplied is from clubs, I would also encourage groups and individuals to participate. This is intended to be a free exchange of information about Model Railroading in Alaska. The companion, Model Railroading in Alaska Newsletter is up-loaded on or around the middle of each month. The material presented in this Web site and Newsletter may be freely reprinted, but all original rights are maintained by the Web Master/Editor, Marty Quaas.

I would like to invite any and all the Model Railroad Clubs, Groups and Individuals in Alaska to participate in this Web Page and Newsletter.

If you have an event which you would like to have included in the What's Happening in Alaska section, please submit the information to the Web Master ready to upload.

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Special Events

What's Happening in Alaska

Military Society of Model Railroad Engineers (MSMRRE) Business Meeting: First Tuesday evening of month, at 7PM. Open every Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon. Phone (907) 552-5234 to leave message. This club is primarily directed at military (Active duty and retired), DoD employees and other persons having Elmendorf Air Force Base access.

The Tanana Valley Model Railroad Club meets in the New Alaska Railroad Depot in Fairbanks (1745 Johansen Expressway) on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm, with Business Meetings on the 1st Tuesday of the month and work sessions most Saturdays at 2:00pm. The Mailing Address for the club is P.O. Box 81576, Fairbanks, AK 99708.

Curt Fortenberry, Alaska Railroad Decals.

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The Model Railroading in Alaska Newsletter

This Newsletter is published around the middle of each month and is intended to be a free exchange of information about Model Railroading in Alaska. E-mail notification is sent to anyone wishing to receive such notification. If you are not on the notification list, I would invite you to send me an e-mail requesting to be added to the list. Club Secretaries are urged to make copies of the Newsletter for distribution to club members who do not have e-mail access. I would like to invite any and all Alaska Model Railroad Clubs, Groups and Individuals to participate in this Newsletter, by sending me their input by the 10th of each month. I would also invite editorials or letters to be published with the authors name. Any e-mails which are returned two months in a row will be dropped from the list.

December 2009

January 2010

February 2010

What's Happening in Alaska:

This year, the annual Winter Festival in Anchorage, the Fur Rendezvous or as the locals call it “The Rondy” will have Model Railroad Displays at the Alaska Railroad Depot and in Russian Jack Springs Park, 5200 Debarr Rd.

This year, the 2010 Fur Rondy will start on Friday February 26 and run through Sunday March 7. At the Alaska Railroad Depot the Military Society of Model Engineers will have a display open to the public on the following schedule:

Friday

Feb 26th

9 AM to 8 PM

Saturday

Feb 27th

9 AM to 6 PM

Sunday

Feb 28th

11 AM to 6 PM

Monday

Mar 1st

9 AM to 6 PM

Tuesday

Mar 2nd

9 AM to 6 PM

Wednesday Mar 3rd

9 AM to 6 PM

Thursday

Mar 4th

9 AM to 6 PM

Friday

Mar 5th

9 AM to 6 PM

Saturday

Mar 6th

9 AM to 8 PM

In Russian Jack Springs Park, 5200 Debarr Road, the Northern Lights Model Railroad Club will have their Alaska Northern Railroad open to the public on the following schedule:

Friday

Feb 26th

4 PM to 8 PM

Saturday

Feb 27th

11 AM to 5 PM

Sunday

Feb 28th

11 AM to 5 PM

Friday

Mar 5th

4 PM to 8 PM

Saturday

Mar 6th

11 AM to 5 PM

Sunday

Mar 7th

11 AM to 5 PM

These Rondy events are a great opportunity to get out and see what others are doing as well as showing your friends what the hobby of Model Railroading is all about. If you have any questions, please e-mail Marty Quaas at cswrrceo@mtaonline.net or call Marty Quaas (907) 355-7414.

In Anchorage, the Northern Lights Model Railroad Club will be continuing to hold its monthly Public Open House on the fourth Sunday afternoon of the month. These Open Houses have been well attended and have brought several new members into the club. The next Open House will be on Sunday, January 24 from 1 to 4 PM, followed on February 28, 2010

The Mat-Su Model Railroad Club meets at members houses. For more information please click on the link or call 746-6414.

The HO Scale Consolidated South Western Railroad Web Page and Operation Sessions: On the Second and Fourth Saturday Afternoon of the month at 1 PM

Contact: Marty Quaas, 746-6414 e-mail me.

The HO Scale Northern Lights Model Railroad Club meets in Russian Jack Springs Park, 5200 Debarr Rd., Anchorage, on Friday evenings, at 8:00 PM, with the Business meeting on the first Friday evening of the Month.

You may visit other Alaska Sites by clicking the links on this page

The Washington Belt Railroad (WBRR) Operation Sessions are held on the first Saturday afternoon of the month at 1 PM. The N Scale WBRR is located in South Anchorage. If you are interested in attending an operating Session or visiting the WBRR please visit the WBRR Web Page for more information.