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North Raleigh Model Railroad ClubNews & Information |
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Highlights of the Club's November 2009 Meeting Eleven members and two guests attended the Club's November meeting hosted by Don Cariss. Thanks Don.
Members were reminded that Elections for Club Officers and one Director will be held at the Annual Meeting in January. Nominations were requested and will be requested at each meeting including the Annual Meeting prior to the vote. Nominated so far are:
If David Derway becomes Vice-President then the remainder (2 years) of his term as Director will become open. Bill Royse volunteered to fill that term. The Club also needs a volunteer to replace Pete Slugg as Chairman of the Education Committee.
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Highlights of the Club's October 2009 Meeting Eleven members attended the Club's October meeting hosted by David McDowell. Thanks David.
Members were reminded that Elections for Club Officers and one Director will be held at the Annual Meeting in January. Nominations were requested and will be requested at each meeting including the Annual Meeting prior to the vote. Nominated so far are:
John Wallis indicated that as both President of NRMRC in 2010 and Chairman of Danville 2010 he will not have time to be Show Superintendent for any shows prior to Danville. Thus the Club is looking for volunteers to be Show Superintendent for shows such as New Bern, Spencer, South Hills, Great Train Expo, etc.
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Highlights of the Club's September 2009 Meeting Fifteen members and three guests attended the Club's September meeting hosted by David McDowell. Thanks David. Tim Brown joined the club; welcome Tim.
The proposed Piedmont Railroad Museum & Library was discussed, and preliminary views of the proposed building were shown. The Museum is now incorporated and in the process of filing the necessary forms with the IRS for recognition as a tax-exempt organization. The building floor plans were discussed with a view to an HO and an N scale layout.
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Highlights of the Club's August 2009 Meeting Thirteen members and one guest attended the Club's August meeting hosted by Brian Sadler. Thanks Brian.
Several members constructed the bases for 5 new modules per the Dave Thompson methods at a work session on Saturday, August 1; Powerpole connectors and 12 gauge zip wire were provided to the owners at the meeting.
The business meeting ended at 8:10pm.
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Highlights of the Club's July 2009 Meeting Sixteen members attended the Club's July meeting hosted by David McDowell. Thanks David.
A little more tweaking of Raleigh Yard is required following the extensive testing it received in the New Bern layout; this will occur at South Hills Mall. Although the scenery is not complete the Mountain Turnaround Corner module is operational and may be used in the South Hills Mall show..
The business meeting ended at 8:10pm.
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Highlights of the Club's June 2009 Meeting Sixteen members and two guests attended the Club's June meeting Hosted by Joel McCurry. Thanks Joel.
A little more tweaking of Raleigh Yard is required following the extensive testing it received in the New Bern layout. The first opportunity may be the show at South Hills Mall. The refurbishment of Anderson Crossovers is now complete with the module planned for inclusion in the Spencer layout. Thanks jim.
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Older Meeting Notes To access Monthly Meeting Notes older than 6 months Click Here to access the Meeting Notes Archives page. |
The following are future Train Shows in which the NRMRC is planning to participate:
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David Derway is taking orders for Club shirts. Estimated price is $20 + shipping for shirts without an embroidered name and $25 + shipping for shirts with name embroidered. Different shirts available are:
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The Standards Committee has a number of projects underway, as follows:
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Wednesday, December 2, 2008 at 7:30pm Host: Joel McCurry If you are visiting this area or you are a non-Member and would like an invitation and directions to this meeting, send us an E-mail.
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2009
| Month | Host | Month | Host |
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January 7 |
Annual Meeting |
July 1 |
David McDowell |
February 4 |
Dave Koss |
August 5 |
Brian Sadler |
March 4 |
David McDowell |
September 2 |
David McDowell |
April 1 |
Mark Blaustein |
October 7 |
David McDowell |
May 6 |
Jim Reske |
November 4 |
Don Cariss |
June 3 |
Joel McCurry |
December 2 |
Joel McCurry |
| Month | Topic | Presenter |
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January |
Annual Meeting |
Annual Meeting |
February |
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March |
Locomotive Tune-Ups |
Kim Parker |
April |
Using Bullfrog Snot |
David Derway |
May |
Applying Bullfrog Snot |
All |
June |
Enhanced Decoder Tester |
John Wallis |
July |
Modifying Peco Turnouts for DCC |
Jim Kalenowski |
August |
How to Build Your Own Electric Static Grass Applicator |
Paul Ohegyi |
September |
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October |
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November |
Getting the New Kato SD70 to Run |
David Condon |
December |
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| Month | Topic | Presenter |
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January |
Annual Meeting & Gift Exchange |
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February |
ACL Spartanburg Division: Operations |
David Koss |
March |
Locomotive Tune-Ups |
Kim Parker |
April |
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May |
Painting a Module Backdrop |
John Janosko |
June |
Modeling Steel Structures |
Dan Fisher |
July |
Operating Raleigh Yard |
David Thompson |
August |
Train Show Setup & Tear Down Procedures |
David Derway |
September |
ACTS Monitor |
Rob Rousseau & John Wallis |
October |
Industry Discussion & RR Videos |
John Wallis |
November |
Track Planning with 3rd PlanIt |
Bill Royse |
December |
Annual Railroad Questionnaire |
John Wallis |
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Sunday, November 28, 2009The Train Collectors Association |
Sale & Display Items: Lionel, MTH, K-Line, Weaver, Atlas, Williams, American Flyer, Marklin, Ives, Marx, LGB, Aristocraft, Bachmann, Varney — Track, Switches, Accessories, Replacement Parts & other toy train related items.
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This is a listing of prototype excursions scheduled in the near future and departing from locations within a few hours drive of the Research Triangle Park area. There are no excursions currently scheduled for this area |
To read articles from TRAKing Ahead, the former Newsletter of the North Raleigh Model Railroad Club, click in the appropriate box below for prototype or model railroad oriented articles, or for stories of actual train trips taken by our Members. |
Articles from TRAKing Ahead |
Articles from TRAKing Ahead |
Articles from TRAKing Ahead — Travel by Train A Commuter Train Named "The Canadian"
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