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From the Dome Car: Train Nine, Track Six (March-April, 2000)

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  What is the most unique model railroad club you’ve ever heard of? How about in a war zone? That’s what Morgan wrote about in this Dome Car, when he shared about Canadian peacekeepers in Kosovo who created a club to help them pass the time.   We recently learned about a new Canadian model railway club that's different than most. It has no constitution or politics, no membership dues, no newsletter, no club hats or vests, no annual meeting and will cease to exist by June. Oh, and one other thing: It meets almost every night in an army tent in the backwoods of war-torn Kosovo. It's probably the most heavily armed model railway club around!   The club calls itself the KFOR RR Club and is made up of three Canadian soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, deployed to Kosovo in December, 1999 for a six-month tour with NATO.   Corporal Andrew Baird of Grand Falls, Newfoundland is a Radio Operator with 23 Engineer Squadron (com'bat en...