RIO GRANDE
The Rio Grande Model Railroad Club (Youth Club - for kids 8-18) continues to work on their Spokane Valley layout, making loads for flat cars and gondolas, and they also have time to operate trains on the layout. In February the kids were invited to operate trains on the large HO club (Albuquerque Society of HO Modular Engineers) railroad. The Club meets the second Saturday every month, from 9:00 am - 11:30 am.
Division 6 member Lynn Garrison was featured in the March 2016 issue of the NMRA Magazine. Al Hovey wrote the article, titled "It's All Joshua's Fault", with photos taken by Roger Baker.
Photo courtesy NMRA Magazine/Roger Baker
The program at the March Division 6 meeting was a video of "California Snow Removal" featuring Jordan spreaders and rotary snow plow in Feather River Canyon.
The 21st Albuquerque Railroad Fair will take place May 21st, at Expo New Mexico - the NM State Fairgrounds. A number of local clubs will have layouts (including the Youth Club), along with many vendors.
Rails Along the Rio Grande 2016 Train Show will be in a new venue at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Park, Nov. 19-20.
Division 6 Meetings are held the second Saturday of the odd-numbered months, at the North Domingo Baca Multicultural Center, 7521 Carmel N.E., 1:00 pm. The next meeting will be May 14th.
Buzz Lenander
Superintendent, Rio Grande Division