Welcome to the Prairie Lakes Division homepage. The PLD is a division within the Thousand Lakes Region of the National Model Railroad Association. We hope to promote Model Railroading as an entertaining and educational hobby for the whole family. Through this website, our semi-annual meets, and train shows hosted in NW Iowa and SW Minnesota, we hope to further your enjoyment of this and other modeling hobbies. Please join us at one of our upcoming meets, email us, or call one of our officers to find out how you can join in the fun by becoming a member today.
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Spring Meet 2012
Join the Prairie Lakes Division in Mason City, Iowa on April 28th and 29th, 2012 The PLD Spring Meet will be held in Mason City, Iowa at the
Southbridge Mall located in the Old downtown area. The
meet will begin at 8:30am with various clinics, swap and dealer tables, and contests.
There will be modular layouts running all day and the business meeting will be
held at 3pm. Following the business meeting on Saturday will be tours.
The Mall is home to the Northern Iowa Modular Group which is
helping to coordinate this meet. One of the clinics will be given by Stanley
Gentry. He will present a powerpoint on the construction of a
working steam locomotive V & T “Lyon”. The engine is a 2-6-0 being put
together at the Iowa Trolley Park which we will be visiting after the business
meeting. There will also be several great layout tours.
The dealers and modules will remain up for the day on Sunday
from 10am-4pm.
Bring the whole family to Mason City! There are excellent
shopping and sightseeing opportunities for everyone. The Southbridge Mall
features many shops and stores. Across the street from the mall is Music Man
Square, commemorating Meredith Wilson and his musical The music Man. Mason City
also features several Frank Lloyd Wright works which are a short distance from
the mall.
For the Railfan, Mason City contains Union Pacific, Canadian
Pacific, and Iowa Traction action. The steam lover can find a restored M &
St. L 2-8-0 residing at East Park. For more information check out Friends of
457 on the internet.
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Schedule of Events for the Spring Meet
Welcome to the 2012 PLD Spring Meet Mason City, Iowa Schedule of Events
8:30 Show Opens 9:00 Contest Registration Opens 10:00 Clinic: Building a Real Steam Engine
The Virginia & Truckee 2-6-0
Presented by Stanley Gentry 11:00 Clinic: CGW Freight Cars
Presented by Mike Moore 11:30 Contest Voting Closes 12:00 Lunch 1:30 Clinic: What is Prototype Modeling?
Presented by Clark Propst 2:30 Business Meeting 3:00 Home Layout Tours Clark Propst HO scale M.&St.L RR 533 7th Street SE Bob Gretillat HO scale Rock Island RR 1514 8th Street SW 4:00 Tour of Iowa Trolley Park (Clear Lake)
Submitted by Jay Davis
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