If anyone on this list finds themselves in the Detroit, MI or Toledo, OH areas this weekend or next, you can see the European Train Enthusiasts’ (ETE) Great Lakes Chapter modular layout in action. The layout is based on Märklin’s c-track and features a wide range of rolling stock, including trains running off of the catenary.
The first venue is in Saline, MI this weekend, Saturday & Sunday, February 16-17, at the The Ann Arbor Model Railroad Club’s 38th Annual Train Show and Sale. More info at http://a2trainshow.com/.
The next is at the Great Train Expo in Novi, MI next weekend, Saturday & Sunday, February 23-24. More info at http://www.trainexpoinc.com/shows/2008nov.html.
For More information on the Great Lakes Chapter of European Train Enthusiasts see their webpage at http://www.greateventtours.com/ETEGL.htm.
If you have questions on how to get to the two venues, please email me
at cramcke@greateventtours.com.