European Train Enthusiasts - Eastern New England Chapter Information
The Eastern New England Chapter of European Train Enthusiasts ETE) was chartered in June of 2000. However, the origins of the chapter and ETE in New England actually go back three years earlier, to the founding of the now-defunct New England Chapter in early 1997. Those members of the New England Chapter who were actively interested in European model railroading founded a Module Special Interest Group, or Mod SIG, within the New England Chapter. During the three years from mid-1997 to mid-2000, the Mod SIG became increasingly autonomous, eventually having its own officers, by-laws, treasury, and programs.
In June of 2000, after three years of intensive growth and independent activity, the twelve members of the Mod SIG, led by the late Barry Kriegsman, petitioned the ETE national board of directors to charter the group as a wholly autonomous Eastern New England Chapter. Seven members of the group traveled to San Francisco to attend EuroWest and accept our new chapter’s charter, which was presented on June 10th, 2000 at the national board of director’s annual meeting. Since that time, the Eastern New England Chapter has grown to more than fifty members.