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Our next Run will be on July 13th at Fremont Public Library, in Mundelein, IL.
Hope you can join us.

Don't forget to check out the information box at the bottom of the page for the latest news and changes,
and especially about the information on Fall Harvest Days coming in September.

Here are a few of the engines that ran at a recent Fremont Public Library Train Run.

Norfolk Southern Milwaukee Road Milwaukee Road Burlington Sante Fe

Milwaukee Road Lionel Lines Pennsylvania Lionel Lines

Below are some videos from our recent train runs.
Hope you enjoy them, including the latest videos from our May and April Runs.

There are more videos at Train Videos.



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Welcome, NCOG Members and visitors to our club Website!

To find information use the side menu or the search box.

North Central O Gaugers Model Railroad Train Club Inc. has a train run on the second Saturday of every month (except November).

Check out the Schedule of Coming events. Please note that the time for viewing trains at the Fremont Public Library is 10 AM to 4 PM.

Fremont Public Library is located at 1170 N Midlothian Road in Mundelein Illinois.

Jennie is in the picture to the left. She helped club members run trains at Highland Park Public Library in October, 2012.

Time to get excited
 

One of the nicer ABA train sets still in operation today on the Norfolk Southern. Here is what it looks like in O Gauge.

In a recent video, at Indian Trails, we have a number of "young engineers" who helped keep Thomas busy on the small special layout. Included were Ryan, Alejandra, Matthew, and Greta. Watch for them in the video.

One of the visitors to our train run on January 12 was a photograper who calls himself "Milwaukeefan". A link to his Flickr website can be found on our Internet Links page, under Links, and then under From A-Z Trains to Tracks, Magazines and Parts, under Railroads, and under Photos by Milwaukeefan.
Here is a shortcut to his Flickr web site: Milwaukeefan

Mark Fisher helped the NCOG club members run trains at Crystal Lake Public Library on Saturday, September 22, 2012. His picture can be found on our Train Video page.

NCOG's special train run in April 2012 at the Wauconda Public Library was reported by Heather Holm in the the May 3, 2012 edition of the Lake County Journal. You can read the article Model railroad chugs into town here, and check out the video in our Train Video section.

The North Central O Gaugers Model Railroad Club is honored to be recognized by MTH in their 2012 Blue Comet Competition. You can find out more information about the award at the 2012 Blue Comet Winners site. The club is also recognized, along with other award winners, in Volume 2 of the 2012 MTH Catalog. Use the Search bar column to the left to find other information about the club.

Hope you are enjoying the changes. We try to update the site every other week or so, with at least new photos on our front page. But somtimes we take some time off to take pictures of more trains.

If you like our website and model trains tell your friends about NCOG trains. Ask about running one of your trains on our layout.

Remember to save this website to your favorites! Click on the 'Santa Fe in Winter' just to the left!

 

Latest Website Changes Noted Here

Updated 6-12-2013

Over the past ten years or so, several members of the NCOG Train Club have set up and operated trains at Fall Harvest Days. This event is held at the Racine County Fairgrounds in Union Grove, Wisconsin. This year, organizers have expanded the train show part of Fall Harvest Days, and you are invited to make plans to stop by and visit the trains and all the other activities at the show. Dates of the show are September 13, 14, and 15. A detailed listing of activites is available at the Schedule of Coming Events.

Some changes have been made to our A - Z Links page. Check out the changes here.

Photos from the special setup and run made by several members of the NCOG at the Racine Masonic Center on
News & Events.

Lionel LLC has been doing some work to make understanding how to wire your layout a little easier. You might want to check out their website for more information or click here.

Have you ever been to the Chicago Botanic Gardens, The DuPage County Historical Museum, or the Illinois Railway Museum? Go to our News & Events Section for more information about these local train sites, including directions on how to find them.

More photos of the club members repairing the traveling layout in the News and Events Section of the website.

More photos from the Circus World Museum are also in the News & Events Section.

If you like trains, check out your local PBS station for "Tracks Ahead" or RFD TV on Monday's at 5:00 PM (Trains & Locomotives) and Thursdays at 3:00 PM (I Love Toy Trains).

The NCOG, North Central O Gaugers Model Railroad Train Club, Inc. Model railroad club promoting O gauge trains. The club features an operating train layout located at the Fremont Public Library in Mundelein, Illinois.

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