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Whitewater Valley Railroad (IN) - April 6 (Sat)

Connersville to Metamora, IN multiple times, approximately 60 RT miles.  Trip fee is $55.00 per car.  Contact EC Andy Sargent andysargent4010@hotmail.com for details, or call 812-525-4856.  Registration deadline is March 31

Indiana Transportation Museum (IN) - April 7 (Sun)

Noblesville to Tipton, IN.  Approximately 45 miles, trip fee is $35.00.  Contact EC Andy Sargent andysargent4010@hotmail.com for details, or call 812-525-4856.  Registration deadline is March 31.


GREAT LAKES CENTRAL RAILROAD (MI) - June 6 - 9, 2013 (Thurs-Sun)

Great Lakes Rail Cars, Inc. is pleased to sponsor a 3-day motor car excursion over a portion of the Great Lakes Central Railroad (ex- Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway), beginning with set-on Thursday evening, June 6, 2013, followed by the excursion on Friday/Saturday/Sunday, June 7-9, 2013.  All NARCOA members are welcome to participate.    Participants will travel a total of 238 miles in the beautiful northwestern portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The trip will start in Cadillac, MI.  We will run north to Petoskey, Michigan on Friday; Petoskey to Traverse City on Saturday; and Traverse City to Cadillac on Sunday. 

The excursion fee of $475.00 (USD) includes all railroad fees, very nice overnight hotel accommodations in both Traverse City and Petoskey, MI; deluxe continental breakfast on Saturday & Sunday morning, transportation to/from the hotel in both Traverse City & Petoskey, and other related excursion costs. Complete details will be sent upon receipt of the excursion fee.   There is a 30 car limit.    This is a NARCOA-insured excursion and all NARCOA rules will apply.   To register, send a check for $475.00 (payable to Great Lakes Rail Cars) to: Michael P. Ford, 7712 Carpenter Court, Plainfield, Indiana 46168-8035.  For questions or further information contact Mike at (317) 839-9320 or by email (mford@indy.rr.com).

INDIANA NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD (IN/MI) - August 23 - 25, 2013  (Fri/Sat/Sun)

Great Lakes Rail Cars, Inc., is pleased to announce a 2-day motor car excursion on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad in northeast Indiana and southeast Michigan on Saturday & Sunday, August 24 & 25, 2013.  The trip will start in Ashley, IN (set-on Friday evening – Aug 23) and run east or west, then north to Coldwater, MI for an overnight stay, with return to Ashley early afternoon on Sunday.  The entire trip will cover approximately 150 miles.    The excursion fee of $275.00 includes the railroad fee, overnight accommodations in Coldwater, MI (Sat., August 24, 2013), gratuities, and other miscellaneous excursion costs. 

Registration materials, complete details, itinerary, and maps will be sent upon receipt of the excursion fee.  This is a NARCOA insured excursion and NARCOA rules apply. There is a 35 car limit.  Registration closes July 15, 2013 or when the trip is full. To register, send a check for $275.00  (Payable to Great Lakes Rail Cars) to Michael P. Ford, 7712 Carpenter Court, Plainfield, IN  46168-8035.  For questions or further information, contact Mike at (317) 839-9320 or via e-mail (mford@indy.rr.com).
 

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JMW, 02/02/2013