Company founded
1994
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Description
Frenchman River Model Works is truly a mom and pop operation. It was begun back in 1994 by Jim Cleveland and was produced under the name of JD Innovations. In 1997 Jim's wife was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on her spine which led to multiple surgeries over the next 7 years and necessitated dropping out of the model railroad industry during this time. Jim's wife passed away in 2003 leaving him with a grown son and 4 daughters at home to raise.