{"id":1229,"date":"2015-06-09T18:57:14","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T22:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/?p=1229"},"modified":"2017-06-18T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T16:07:36","slug":"layout-spotlight-will-county-model-railroad-association-wcmrra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/layout-spotlight-will-county-model-railroad-association-wcmrra\/","title":{"rendered":"Layout Spotlight – Will County Model Railroad Association (WCMRRA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a recent trip to Chicago for business, I managed to get time to visit the Will County Model Railroad Association (WCMRRA)<\/a>. I knew of the club from meeting Chris Herzog at the 2012 National Train Show in Grand Rapids Michigan.<\/p>\n

The WCMRRA has recently acquired new space in downtown Joliet. The new address is:<\/p>\n

9 West Cass Street
\nJoliet, Illinois<\/p>\n

The move to a new location was easier for the WCMRRA than most clubs because the entire layout is built from modules based on Free-mo<\/a> and a few from the NMRA Module standard<\/a>. The layout is currently on the main floor but plans are to move the layout to the lower level which will be even larger.<\/p>\n

The club is open most Thursday evenings to walk-ins. Since they are right on the main street with large windows, they are hard to miss. Everyone I met at the club was very nice and willing to discuss what they were working on and future plans for the club. I am sure I will return for either a visit or one of their future events.<\/p>\n

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I want to thank everyone at\u00a0WCMRRA for making me comfortable and feeling like one of the group during my visit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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