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GRVS is the Twin Cities, Minnesota premier N-scale club utilizing both the N-Trak and T-Trak standards. We exhibit in about 15 shows a year all over the Midwest.

Join us at one of our meetings, meet the gang. The only requirement is a desire for railroading, small and large.

The Committee:
    Jay Blomquist
    Mark Smith
    Ron Brown
    Walt Pattinson

To contact us by email:
    For basic club information, contact
    For info about shows, contact

This Month's Meeting
We are on summer hiatus. But that doesn't mean we can't get together! Lots is happening the rest of June across the Midwest, from the N-Scale Convention and Milwaukee Road Historical Association to Walking Tours and festivals with Layouts. Not only that but the Union Pacific Big Boy is coming to town! Regular meetings will start again in the fall on Sep 11

Website Changes

Apr 30	-	All links in the LINKS page have been verified active.
May 24	-	On the SIGNUP page, when DISPLAYing the signups for a show the current plan is now displayed if available. Click on the plan for a larger version in a new browser tab.

Shows

date	name	venue	city
Jul 18	UP Big Boy	Union Depot	St Paul, MN	plan	map
Sep 14	State Fair Show	State Fair	St Paul		map
Oct 12-13	Indianhead Train Show	Sports Arena	Eau Claire, WI		map
Nov 16	Granite City	Rivers Edge Conv.Center	Saint Cloud		map

Flea Markets

date	name	venue	city	time
Dec 07	North Metro	VFW	Coon Rapids	9:00 - 2:00	map
Mar 07	North Metro	VFW	Coon Rapids	9:00 - 2:00	map
Dec 05	North Metro	VFW	Coon Rapids	9:00 - 2:00	map

Events

date	name	venue	city
Aug 04	Railroad History Walking Tour	Mill City Museum	Minneapolis, MN	map
Sep 29	Railroad History Walking Tour	Mill City Museum	Minneapolis, MN	map

Conventions

date	name	venue	city
Jul 12-14	NMRA National Train Show	Mountain America Expo Cntr	Sandy, UT		map

04-29-2019