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International Car Exchange SIG
The International Car Exchange (ICE) is an NMRA registered special interest group catering to model railroaders who enjoy running cars of other model railroaders on their own pike while one of their cars travels, via the postal service, across North America and Europe to another member's model railroad.
ICE functions in a round-robin fashion of ten member "trains" exchanging cars each month. Each member prepares his exchange car to visit another member for a month at a time with the car returning home at the end of the train's one year run.
Your only obligation is to forward the car on hand to the next member at the end of the month and to report arrival and departure data to the train conductor.
Besides receiving a car-of-the-month you will gain new friendships with the other ICE members and share a monthly newsletter, the "ICE Report".
Dues for 2009 are three dollars for e-mail members, six for non-email members. At this time the initiation fee is suspended. The postal cost for each month of shipping cars is minimal. A one month free dues extension is offered for Sunrise Trail Division members and new NMRA members.
For additional information and material contact Ed at: vermontrailroad@optonline.net
Remember that "Model Railroading is Fun!"
The current train, the Covered Hopper Train, will soon be underway (not too late to join) and due to arrive by Christmas 2010. (09/09)
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TRAINS Magazine
Scale Rails Magazine
Vermont Rail System
Send E-Mail to: vermontrailroad@optonline.net
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