Chicago, Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad
"The Harvest Belt Route"
January 14th, 2023
April 15, 2023
October 2023 - date to be determined
Doors open to the public at 9:00 am and close at 2:00 pm. General Admission: $5.00 while 12 and under are freeTables are $25.00 each, (6 ft tables), 1 helper free. Payment must be received by January 6th, 2023 to guarantee tables. 48 hour notice of cancellation is required to receive refund. Space is limited. Payments may be sent to:
Greater East Area Model Railroad Club
PO Box 0061
St. Paul Park, MN 55071-0061
See vendor page for additional important details
Our model railroad is loosely based upon a real or prototypical railroad. We base it upon the real cities, towns and structures in Minnesota.
Dates for 2023 are here!
Click here to jump the the upcoming fleamarket page. There is also a map.
New!! Vendor Page
Click here to jump the vendor page. Important Vendor announcements will be placed here.
New!! Newport Club pictures!
Click here to view the Chicago, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in action.
The Newport Railroad club welcomes all. If you are in the neighborhood, please stop by. If you wish to drop us a line:
Greater East Area Model Railroad Club P.O. Box 0061 St. Paul Park, MN 55071-0061
Club History
The Greater East Area Model Railroad Club of Newport or more simply known as the "Newport Club" is a non-profit educational corporation. It was formed to build and operate a model railroad based on a midwest prototype railroad, for historical, educational, public and member enjoyment. The club was founded in 1981 through the efforts of Joe Maiden, Ray Daylida and Jim Bernier. Presently the club is composed of approximately 20 members who volunteer their time, to build, operate and display their authentic railroad models.
The time period modeled is 1950-1969. Steam and diesel motive power will be used. Modern day operations will also be possible.
DCC - Take a peek!!
We have had many questions regarding DCC. Take a look at what it takes to run our railroad. Hover the mouse over the component for a quick explantion (right now works well with Internet Explorer)
The following railroads are represented on the layout. In the near future, I will be making links to other web sites such as their respective historical societies, etc. They currently are blank. If you do choose to click a link, use your back button to return to this page.
The city of Newport, Newport Businessmen and the Greater East Area Model Railroad Club were instrumental in saving this historic 1906 Dispatchers Tower. Built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad (The Milwaukee Road). The tower was used a Dispatchers Office for the Milwaukee, Rock Island and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroads. The Newport Tower was moved December 11, 1984 from the Milwaukee Railroad property to a site east of the model railroad club. It stands on the west side of the old Rock Island, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and CP Rail right-of-ways from the Twin Cities to Chicago. It is an excellent place to view present day prototype railroading from a piece of past railroad history.
Exterior restoration was 90% completed in 1992. The second floor will be restored to its original state. All 48 levers have been installed. The ground floor will become a "mini-museum" of railroad history in the Newport and Twin Cities area. The tower will be open periodically, until the interior has been restored, at which time a regular schedule will be published. Recently, the tower has been a stop for the Newport Historical Society tour.
Click here for Newport Tower pictures.
WHERE ARE WE LOCATED?
Old Town Hall, 600 7th avenue & 6th street, Newport, Minnesota 55055. Monday evenings (7:00 - Close) as work nights. Friday evenings (7:00- Close) as open running for members and sponsored guests. Coming soon will be prototype operations on the 4th Friday of each month.Click here for a map.
Need More Information?
Upcoming Railroad Fleamarkets
Club membership information
How to contact us (comments, questions, and anything else that occurs to you
please call Don Philipps at (763) 257-5443 or Dave Stelck at (612) 743-5936.)
600 7th AVE AND 6th STREET NEWPORT, MN. 55055
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