EtflhC Lightning Slinger April 2017 1 Page MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE TURKEY CREEK DIVISION OF THE MID-CONTINENT REGION, NMRA VOL 31 NO. 4 “For all gauges and all ages” Arpil 2017 Lightning Slinger Turkey Creek Division Meeng May 23, 2017 at 7:00 pm Lakeview Village 9000 Park St. Lenexa, KS 66215 The meeng room locaon is in the Eastside Terrace Building First Clinic on NMRA’s Achievement Program. Paul Richardson MMR (NMRA AP General Manager), Brad Morneau MMR (MCoR AP Chair), and Joe Robertson MMR (TC Division AP Chair) will explain how to negotiate this program with a minimum of frus- tration. Second clinic, Larry Diehl will present information on the North Mis- souri Railroad. Larry’s research on many of the early regional rail- roads is always interesting. I believe that the NMRR eventually be- came part of the Wabash.
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MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE TURKEY CREEK DIVISION OF THE MID-CONTINENT REGION, NMRA VOL 31 NO. 4
“For all gauges and all ages”
Arpil 2017
Lightning Slinger
Turkey Creek Division Meeting May 23, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Lakeview Village 9000 Park St. Lenexa, KS 66215
The meeting room location is in the
Eastside Terrace Building
First Clinic on NMRA’s Achievement Program. Paul Richardson MMR (NMRA AP General Manager), Brad Morneau MMR (MCoR AP Chair), and Joe Robertson MMR (TC Division AP Chair) will explain how to negotiate this program with a minimum of frus-tration.
Second clinic, Larry Diehl will present information on the North Mis-souri Railroad. Larry’s research on many of the early regional rail-roads is always interesting. I believe that the NMRR eventually be-came part of the Wabash.
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OFFICERS Superintendent Larry Alfred MMR HP: 913-782-6584 [email protected] Paymaster Bill Humenczuk HP: 913-338-4478 [email protected] Clerk Steve McKee HP: 913-780-9009 [email protected] Division Director John Fales HP: 913-579-9541l [email protected] Membership Chair Louis O Seibel HP: 913-393-3495 C: 913-927-6850 [email protected] AP Merit Awards & Achievement Joe B. Robertson, MMR HP: 816-331-2773 [email protected] Lightning Slinger Editor Ted Tschirhart HP: 816-861-3449 [email protected] Lightning Slinger [email protected] Past Superintendent Raymond Brown HP: 913-787-7053 [email protected] Web Master Richard Kennedy HP: 913-796-6830 [email protected] Web http://www.tc-nmra.org Turkey Creek Division Is a 501(C)(3)ORGANIZATION
From THE SUPER’S DESK…. From THE SUPER’S DESK….
Hello to all Turkey Creek Division members… The April 25 meeting featured our new addition to Division membership from Australia, Kelly Loyd MMR. Kelly presented a clinic on “Plastic Modeling”. It was very interesting and informative...Kelly is a great modeler. Thanks, Kelly.
This month, we have two clinics. In the first, three of our TC members will present a clinic on the NMRA’s Achievement Program. Paul Richardson MMR (NMRA AP General Manager), Brad Morneau MMR (MCoR AP Chair), and Joe Robertson MMR (TC Division AP Chair) will explain how to negotiate this program with a minimum of frustration. This is obviously the only instance of a Division that touts all three of these positions. We are very lucky to have these guys available to us.
For the second clinic, Larry Diehl will present information on the North Missouri Railroad. Larry’s research on many of the early regional railroads is always interesting. I believe that the NMRR eventually became part of the Wabash.
As a look, ahead to the June meeting, we have the annual TC Modeling Challenge coming up. There is still time to put together an entry so that you can participate in the challenge. The Challenge theme this year continues to be “No Limitation”. So, you can bring and display anything, so long as it will fit through the door. Your entry does not even have to be finished…bring it anyway and explain to the group what you are doing and how you are doing it. The inclusion of a Make-and-Take model in some way with your entry makes the entry eligible for an additional special award. With the summer months approaching, there will be numerous distractions to most of our model railroading activities. I try hard to keep active with projects by spending a little time on them every day. This does result in steady progress. So, just try to keep after it. I loved to see Modeling Challenge entries, Turkey Creek Meet contest entries, and more layouts on the layout tours. I hope you all will continue to try to attend the monthly Turkey Creek Division meetings (4th Tuesday of each month. These are great opportunities to meet and interact with other local modelers. It’s a chance for all of us to learn new things and to pass on to others some of our new or different ideas and techniques. I know all will benefit. Best to all… Larry
4/25/17 April Clerk Report We had about 26 members at our meeting this month. Larry Diehl is looking for volunteers to help out at the July 29 Turkey Creek show. So, if you have not volunteered please do. The more people that can help the less everybody has to do and the work is spread out among a lot people so everybody is only helping out for an about an hour. So far, we have about 29 tables sold and 14 people registered so get your registrations in. That will make it easier on our volunteers if you do it early rather than at the show. Don’t forget about the Ames show coming up. Larry Alfred MMR says since this is a combined show it should be a good one with plenty to do. Check their web page for details. Kelly Loyd put on a great clinic on Plastic modeling. After the clinic was over Larry Alfred passed out door prizes that Louis was kind enough to pick up for us. Steve Priest is looking for volunteers and layouts for the 2018 NMRA convention. If you can help with ei-ther contact Steve. A few said the web site was not working and couldn’t contact them. You can contact Steve at 816-746-6733 in case the web site is still not working. The meeting was over just about at 8:10 pm.
Kelly Loyd was asking about replacement paints for Floquil. You might take a look at this Floquil cross ref chart I found at http://www.microscale.com/Floquil%20Color%20Chart.pdf. Here’s a place you can find more at https://
www.modelersdp.com/collections/airbrush-paint you can also look at this site http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/en_US/model-air/family/17 if you’re interested in Military colors that also work for our hobby. There is also a guy on this site that has a way to restore you Polly scale paint at http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/207600.aspx Scalecoat paints has a new owner now and is marketed under Minuteman Models at http://www.minutemanscalemodels.com/Default.asp and you can find more Vallejo colors at http://www.thewarstore.com/vallejomodelcolors.html . I hope this helps Kelly find the colors he is looking for and some of you also.
Express, Mail & Merchandise Service by Jeff Wilson. 2016, Kalmbach Books. Soft cover, 95 pp. In these days of the ubiquitous FedEx and UPS delivery trucks chasing each other up and down our streets, it's easy to forget the role that railroads played in the delivery of mail and packages in the United States. With the expansion of rail ser-vice throughout the country, it soon became apparent that it was faster and more economical to transport mail by rail. The first Railway Post Office (RPO), with clerks handling and sorting mail en route, was introduced in 1862 on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad. Package delivery necessitated the formation of express com-panies, the first of which, the First Express Co., started in 1839. William Hernden's one-man carpetbag operation quickly ex-panded to carrying express packages on railroad cars from New York to Boston. As the railroads expanded and merged, so did the express companies. By 1890 there were over 30 express companies in the US, but 93% of the total mileage covered was by only 6 of them, including Wells Fargo and American Ex-press. The express business became very competitive between companies, fixing rates and providing "exclusive" services with railroads and towns. Parcel Post, as offered by the U.S. Post Office in 1913, cut heavily into the express business by offering delivery of smaller packages at a cheaper, albeit slower, rate. As part of the federal government's efforts to standardize and regulate the railroads with the formation of the United States Railway Administration (USRA), the Railway Express Agency was organized in 1929 to consolidate all express and package deliveries under one monopoly, with tight Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) regulations. A side-business of railroads emerged early as less-than-carload (LCL) parcel deliveries from station-to-station or be-tween on-line freight houses. This necessitated the use of trucks for the first and last legs of the delivery. However, LCL was expensive for the railroads because of multiple handlings of merchandise by many employees at many facilities. Also, trucks proved to be cheaper and more flexible, especially for deliveries under 100 miles. The New York Central experiment-ed with shipping containers for LCL in 1921, carried by gondo-las, and off-loaded to trucks for delivery to the final destination, the first intermodal operation. Some roads carried it one step further with the Trailer-On-Flat-Car (TOFC) service. The ulti-mate effort to become more efficient and cost-effective was the formation of dedicated trains such as the Cotton Belt's "Blue Streak", New York Central's "Pacemaker", Pennsylvania's "Keystone" and Southern Pacific's "Overnight" trains. By 1970, LCL shipments virtually ceased and the last RPO rode on an Amtrak train from New York to Washington, D.C. in 1977. The author nicely details the history of mail and package delivery in the US. Railroads, trucks and airplanes were in-volved and often had intertwined roles. Although the volume of business was great, it was a constant struggle for the railroads and express companies to remain profitable. Cross-country deliveries were handled on freight and passenger trains, depend-ing on the speed required. Live animals and perishables were handled, e.g. race horses (Seabiscuit), chicks, silkworms, fresh plants and flowers, etc. Freight houses and REA terminals be-came state-of-the-art in package handling. For anyone interested in including mail and express han-dling/delivery on a model railroad or in the history of a rather complex operation, this is a good resource book. There are many vintage pictures, mostly black-and-white, of trains, termi-nals, rolling stock and the people who made their living in the express and mail delivery business. Robert Spurgat, March 2017
NMRA AP Group Rules and Regulations The NMRA Achievement Program Yahoo Group is for those who are members of the NMRA and are working on their Achievement Program Certifications. Here you can get ques-tions answered, find a mentor/coach, or get a kick in the pants to get you started. The group is about helping people. We REQUIRE that you be an NMRA member and if you are signing up, please provide us your NMRA membership num-ber. Not a member? Please join! www.nmra.org. While you are there, read the rules and regulations for the Achievement Program. http://www.nmra.org/education/achievement/ 90% of the questions that are being answered on the forum are in the regs. Naturally things turn to the dark side from time to time, so here are some guidelines. BEFORE YOU HIT SEND, ASK YOURSELF…
Did I ask for help? Did I help someone?
If your message can’t pass the test then you are probably talk-ing about NMRA politics, whining, complaining or way off topic. Please be on your best behavior. This is a fun site and we would like to keep profanity and rudeness off the list. The moderator has an itchy trigger finger! Topics that are allowed:
AP Topics on any of the 11 possible AP Certificates
MMR questions
National/Regional/Divisional/International AP Chairman questions
Questions about contest rules
Questions about model research, assembly, et al. Questions about merit judging
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This is a PRIVATE group for friends that are working on their NMRA and Moderators are not required to warn members of being put on moderate status or suspension or removal of mem-bership. While we are not an NMRA sanctioned group, we do follow NMRA rules and will act to promote the organization. If you are moderated/banned from the group and you think it was done unfairly, you are welcomed to contact the list owner Scott Perry at [email protected].
Please address questions to Scott Perry at [email protected]. We’re glad to have you aboard!
Gauge Meet An invitation to all Narrow Gaugers (and all other model railroaders, too!),
The Kansas City Area Narrow Gaugers (KCNG) will host their 14
th Annual Narrow Gauge Meet on Satur-
day, June 24, 2017. The meet will be held at a different location this year…not far from the previous location. This year we will be at the Lackman Branch of the Johnson County Library at 15345 W 87
th Street Pkwy, Lenexa, Kansas. To get
there, take the 87th Street exit west from I-35 to Antioch
(about 2 ½ miles), go west past Lackman Road and then turn left at Allman Road. This will take you into the library parking lot.
The fun will begin at 9:00am with registration and socializing. We will have clinics in the morning. A lunch will be provided near noon. A Show-and-Tell session will be held after lunch. Please bring something to display and share with the group. We will then have model rail-road layouts available to visit during the afternoon. Meet activities will wind down at about 5:00 pm.
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Planned layouts will include: Ray Brown: HOn3 Turn of the Century D&RG- Lots of
new scenery and structures. Ron Morse (MMR): HO/HOn30 Forks Creek & Central
RR- Plus many excellent dioramas. Other TBD
Planned clinics will include:
Lind Wickersham: Building & Finishing Structures. Others ? Possibly a round of Mini-Clinics
Cost: $10.00 (includes morning donuts/coffee and lunch).
Advance registrations are required by June 20, 2017, so that we can plan for lunch. Mail registration with your check to: Larry Alfred 14633 S. Chalet Drive Olathe, KS 66062 Make checks payable to Larry Alfred
For any of you coming in from out of town on Friday night, please consider joining us for barbeque at Jack Stack restaurant. Contact me for details.
It should be a great day to share narrow gauge modeling and conversation. You are all invited to participate!! Email me off line ([email protected]) if you have questions. Hope to see you on June 24.
always welcome. Info: Todd L. Petersen, Div. Dir. 308-832-2200 or [email protected]
TURKEY CREEK DIVISION, NMRA, Turkey Creek Division Meeting Lakeview Village, 9000 Park Pl., Eastside Terrace Bldg., Lenexa, Meeting starts 7:00 pm on the Fourth Tuesday of every month except No Meeting in July (Train Show) and December meeting date 12th annual Holliday Party. For current information: Louis Seibel, [email protected], 913-393-3495 or 913-927-6850 or the Division Timetable http://www.tc-nmra.org/TC-Calendar.html WESTERN HERITAGE DIVISION (OMAHA, NE / COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA) meets second Saturday (except June and December) at noon in the Sump Library at 2nd & Washington Streets in Papillion (across from Runza). Visit www.whdnmra.info for more info and a map. The new web site is found at http://www.whd.mcor-nmra.org WESTERN KANSAS DIVISION (GARDEN CITY, KS) Meets every Tuesday evening from 6:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at 4091/2 N. Main St. (second floor above "Stage" department store, rear entrance from parking lot) 6 layouts on display (1-O27, 2-HO, 3-N) Operating sessions available Info: Robert Simmons, Division Director 620-521-3591 cell or 620-272-0444 Home e-mail:[email protected] : Facebook page "Western Kansas Division" also Western Kansas Division website: http://www.wkd-nmra.org Monthly News in a Glance NRHS Friday, May 12 – Topeka Chapter, Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave., 7:00. Program: BNSF Business Car Fleet – Craig Eastman Friday, May 19 – Wichita Chapter, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1101 N. River Blvd, 7:00. Program: Frisco Night, bring your Frisco objects to share. Pre-meeting gathering at Riverside Café, 739 W. 13th, 5:30. Information: J. Harvey Koehn, [email protected] Friday, May 26 – Kansas City Chapter, Union Station, KC Terminal Board Room, 2nd floor, 7:00. Information: Ed Conrad, Ed Conrad, [email protected] DIVISIONS Monday, May 1 – Chisholm Trail, Olivet Baptist Church, 3440 W 13th St., Wichita, 7:00-9:00. Information: Alan A. Aagaard, [email protected] Sunday, May 21 – Indian Nations, Hardesty Library, 8316 E. 93rd St., Tulsa, 9:30-12:30. Layout tour at a members’ home. Information: Dave Salamon, [email protected] Tuesday, May 23 – Turkey Creek, Lakeview Village, 9000 Park Pl., Lenexa, Eastside Terrace Bldg, 7:00. Information: Louis Seibel, [email protected] or www.nmra.org/TC-Calendar Every Tuesday – Western Kansas, 409½ N. Main, Garden City, 6:30-9:00. Information: Robert Simmons,
SWITCH LIST May 2017 *new since last issue
The Switch List contains all known Mid-Continent Region, NMRA, train shows and Division meetings. It also lists all known club shows and swap meets in the Mid-Continent Region (IA, IL, MO, AR, NE, KS, and OK). To list your event information please Email: [email protected], or Mail Information: Louis Seibel, 1069 N Logan, Olathe, KS 66061. To subscribe, or unsubscribe, to The Switch List send an email to the above link. Look for us on the MCoR web site: www.mcor-nmra.org Please put me in your newsletter. DIVISION MEETINGS Chisholm Trail Division First Tuesday of the month Evening Meeting at the Olivet Baptist Church 3440 West 13th St. No. • Wichita, KS 67203-4560 (13th Street North & High Street) Begin gathering-6:45pm NMRA meeting 7:00pm - 9:00pm Information Alan A. Aagaard email: [email protected] COWBOY LINE DIVISION (NORFOLK, NE) meets 3rd Thursday each month, 7:00 P.M. at HyVee East upstairs meeting room. Corner of 1st Street and Norfolk, Ave. Info: Dennis M. Brandt Phone 402-992-2415 email [email protected] EASTERN IOWA DIVISION Tom Persoon is the Superintendent e-mail: [email protected] For other division activities check out our website monthly at: https://sites.google.com/site/easterniowadivision/ or the division’s Facebook Page at: Eastern Iowa Division GATEWAY DIVISION (ST. LOUIS, MO) meets 3rd Monday each month, 7:00 P.M. Odd numbered months: Trinity Lutheran Church, 14088 Clayton Road at Woods Mill Rd (Hwy 141), Ballwin, MO; Even numbered months: VFW Hall, O’Fallon, IL http://www.gatewaynmra.org/division.htm INDIAN NATIONS DIVISION Unless otherwise specified, all Indian Nations NMRA meets are held at the new Hardesty Library, 8316 E. 93rd. St., just east of Memorial Rd. in Tulsa, OK. The library opens at 9:00 am and the meetings start at 9:30 am. Web page: www.tulsanmra.org Superintendent - Dave Salamon (918)272-5512 or [email protected]
KANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION The first Saturday of even numbered months. Meeting start at 1PM. For the next meeting's location and program please email [email protected]. KATE SHELLEY DIVISION meets the 4th Thursday of every month except Nov. which we meet the 3rd. Dec. we have no meetings. Business meeting starts at 6 PM and at 7 PM we have a get together, anything railroad goes. The Library is at 515 Douglas Ave. Contact KSD thru the NMRA web site. OK HEARTLAND DIVISION, NMRA meets in the even months in the Oklahoma City area. All who are interested in Model railroading are welcome. Info: www.okcnmra.org PLATTE VALLEY DIV. (HASTINGS, GRAND ISLAND, and KEARNEY, NE) Meets quarterly in members’ homes on a rotating basis or at sites of interest. New members are
Thursday, May 18 – Kansas City Narrow Gaugers, at member’s layout, 7:00. Information: Dean Windsor, [email protected] Sunday, May 21 – Cherry Valley Model Railroad Saturday, May 27 – Frankfort Division Saturday-Sunday, May 27-28 – Wichita Toy Train Club Wednesday, May 31 – Society of Model Engineers Every Sunday – Weekend N’gineers, 16624 w. 126th St., Olathe, 1:00. Information: Ken Clark, [email protected] Every Sunday – Mid-Kansas Model Railroaders, 1130 E. Kansas, McPherson, 2:00-5:00. Information: John Snell, [email protected] Every Monday – Garden City Model Trains, 408 N. Main, back entrance, 6:30. Information: Robert Simmons, [email protected] Every Tuesday – Ozarks Model Railroad Association, 429 W. Commercial St., Springfield, MO. Information: Ron Williams, [email protected] Every Wednesday – Greater Kansas City Model Railroad Club, 6060 NW Waukomis Dr., Kansas City, MO, 7:00. Information: J. D. Spicher, [email protected] or W. L. Ohrnell, [email protected] Every Saturday-Sunday – North East Kansas Model Railroaders, 12” scale, 1440 N. 6th St., Atchison, Sat. 10:00-4:00, Sun. 12:00-4:00. Information: Otto Wick, 913-367-7536 Every Sunday – Weekend N’gineers, 16624 W. 126th St., Olathe, 1:00. Information: Ken Clark, [email protected] Every Sunday – Mid Kansas Model Railroaders, 1130 E. Kansas, McPherson, 2:00-5:00. Information: John Snell, [email protected] Second Sunday of each month Heartland N-TRAK meets at 3:00 PM at 131 S Water St. Liberty, MO. The clubhouse opens at 1:00 PM to run trains and socialize. For information contact Bob Osborn [email protected] Mid Kansas Model Railroaders, 1130 E. Kansas, McPherson, 2:00-5:00. Information: John Snell, [email protected] MEETINGS GARDEN RAILROADS Saturday, May 6 – Wichita Area Garden Railway Society, at member’s layout. Information: Nancy Martin, [email protected] Thursday, May 25 – Tulsa Garden Railroad Club, Freewill Baptist Church, 1190 N. Mingo Rd, Tulsa, OK, 7:00. Information: [email protected] HISTORICAL CLUBS Thursday, May 4 – Round Table, Paul & Jack’s Tavern, 1808 Clay St., N. Kansas City, MO, 6:00. Program: Otto Perry’s Santa Fe by Bob Walz. Information: Bob Walz, [email protected] Monday, May 8 – Amtrak Task Force, Emporia Main Street Office, 12 E. 5th. Information: Rev. Andrew McHenry, [email protected] Wednesday, May 10 – Heart of the Heartlands, Webb Center, Carona, 7:00 Every Tuesday – join with a group who meets at Spangles, K-15 & Pawnee, 10:00, to watch trains SHOWS and CONVENTIONS 2017 Saturday, May 13, 2017 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Activities and Entertainment 10 a.m.-6 p.m.: Free Train Rides 2-4 p.m. KansasCityNorthernMiniatureRailroad Frank Vaydik Park, 5940 N.W. Waukomis Drive. Train rides, entertainment by Rockin Rob, face painting, inflatables, Imagination Playground, crafts and more! Watch a video from past celebrations! Have your child’s birthday party at Train Day! KC Parks is offering reserved spaces so you and your guests
[email protected] NARVRE Tuesday, May 2 – Arkansas City, Senior Citizens Center, 320 S. A St., 11:30 Monday, May 8 – Abilene/Salina, Hitching Post, 100 SE 5th St., Abilene. Information: Tony Schmitt, [email protected] Monday, May 8 - Parsons, The Chinese Chef, 900 N. 16th St., 11:30. Information: Jimmy W. Dodds, [email protected] Tuesday, May 9 – Wellington, Senior Citizen, 308 S. Washington, 12:00. Information: [email protected] Tuesday, May 9 – Topeka, Coyote Canyon, 1251 SW Ashworth Pl., 9:30-11:00. Information: Larry Broadbent, [email protected] Wednesday, May 10 – Marysville, Ricky’s Café, Hanover, 11:30. Information: Dolores Krug, [email protected] Monday, May 22 – Wichita, Ourr’s Family Dining, 1606 S. Georgetown St., 11:20. Information: Tony Schmitt, [email protected] SPECIAL EVENTS Friday-Saturday, June 2-4 – Day Out with Thomas, Midland Railway, Baldwin City. Both Thomas and Percy will be present. Information: www.midlandrailway.org Friday-Saturday, June 9-11 – Day Out with Thomas Baldwin Midland Railway, Baldwin City. Both Thomas and Percy will be present. Information: www.midlandrailway.org TRAIN RIDES Saturday, May 6 – Bartlesville, OK, 10:00 – 1:00 – 3:00. Tickets available at Bartlesville Visitors Information Center, 210 SW Keller, $10.00 per person MODEL RAILROAD CLUBS Wednesday, May 3 – Society of Model Engineers, meet in various places for various activities. Information: Steven Boeck, 816-651-3225 Thursday, May 4 – Augusta Model Railroad Club, 6th & School Streets, 7:30. Information: www.augustahorrclub.org Thursday, May 4 – Manhattan Area Rail Joiners, Hy-Vee Supermarket, dining room, 601 3rd Pl., 7:00. Information: Robert Stewart, 785-537-8730 Friday, May 5 – Topeka N-Track Associates, at members’ home, 7:00. Information: Bob Wright, 785-273-7835 Sunday, May 7 – Cherry Valley Model Railroad, Leatherock Hotel, 420 N. Depot St., 2nd floor, Cherryvale, 1:00. Information: John R. Dhooghe, [email protected] or www.cvmrv.com Monday, May 8 – Lawrence Model Railroad, Bridge Pointe Community Church, 601 W. 29th Terrace. Information: www.lawrencemodelrailroadclub.org Saturday, May 13 – Kansas Pacific Model Railroad, Ellis Museum, 911 Washington, 10:00. Lunch at a restaurant afterward. Information: Tom Robinson, [email protected] Saturday, May 13 – Frankfort Division, 416 W. 1st St., 10:00-3:00. Information: Joe McAtee, [email protected] Saturday-Sunday, May 13-14 – Wichita Toy Train Club, 130 S. Laura, 10:00-5:00. Admission Sunday, May 14 – Heartland N-TRAK of Greater Kansas City, 131 S. Water St., Liberty, MO, socialize 1:00, run trains 3:00. Information: Bob Osborn, 816-452-9227 Monday, May 15 – Topeka Model Railroaders, Topeka/Shawnee Co. Public Library, 1515 SW 10th, 7:00. Information: Tony Fox, [email protected] Wednesday, May 17 – Society of Model Engineers
Drive, Overland Park, Kansas 66202. The show is open to all NMRA members and the public. The hours will be open 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Vendors will have access to set up Friday afternoon/evening. We anticipate having six (6) clinics, a model and photo contest with NMRA judging available, a special contest youth award, door prizes, “food & drink” being coffee, donuts, soda and sandwiches (with profits going to Johnson County Feed the Need), 80 to 90 swap tables for vendors and individuals and operating model railroad displays. Contest results with awards at 2:00 p.m. The event will close with home layout tours from 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. You must keep and wear your registration badge to enter private homes. We hope to have a fun day for all! Sincerely, Larry Alfred, MMR, Chairman [email protected] Home phone 913-782-6584 Wednesday-Saturday, August 30-September 2 – National Narrow Gauge Convention, Marriott Denver Tech Center Hotel, Denver, CO. Information: www.37nngc.com/index e-mail [email protected] phone 308-386-2489 Saturday-Sunday, September 23-24 – Wichita Toy Train Club Model Train Show (more information later) Saturday, November 4, 2017 Gateway Division, NMRA, Fall event: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (home layout tours start at 4 p.m.) Trinity Lutheran Church, West St. Louis County More information: http://www.gatewaynmra.org/st-louis-train-show/
October 21st 2017 ALL ABOARD!!! The Silver Rails Model Train show is ready to “Highball” into its 8th year. This year will bring the same good food for Breakfast, Lunch, and the return of our great vendors and friends. The show is located at the Silver Rails Event Center (204 East Moore Street) in downtown La Plata, MO. Tables are $15.00 each with discounted per table rates available for larger booths. Show hours are from 9 am to 3 pm, Saturday, October 21st. The Depot Inn is our local hotel. The room rate is $89.00. If you make reservations with them just let them know you want the "Train Show" rate. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again. tart saving now so you can buy more trains. Admission will be $3.00. Children 8 and under will be free with adult. For more information please contact Bob Cox 660-287-1714. The American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation (APRHF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and promote the role that passenger rail played in the building of this nation via local exhibits and educational programs on the internet and select passenger trains. Saturday-Sunday, November 4-5 – Arkansas City Model Train Show (more information later) Saturday-Sunday, February 3-4, 2018 – Wichita Train Show (more information later)
can enjoy all the free Train Day activities. $125 includes reserved 10’x10’ tent with table and chairs. Limited spaces available, contact Carol at 816-513-7701 or [email protected] Thursday-Sunday, May 18-21 – Mid-Continent MCoR Thousand Lakes Regional Convention, Quality Inn, Ames, IA Saturday-Sunday, June 3-4 – Center of the Nation Model Railroad Expo, Sunflower N. Bldg, Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, Sat. 9:00-4:00, Sun. 9:00-3:00. Information: Don Phillips, [email protected] Saturday-Sunday, June 10-11 – Trainfest 2017, Oakwood Mall, 4125 W. Owen K. Garriott (Hwy 412), Enid, OK, Sat. 9:00-3:00, Sun. 10:00-3:00. Adult $5.00, child 3-12 $3.00, under 3 free. Information: Randy L. Lutz, [email protected] Wednesday-Sunday, June 21-25 – Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society Convention, Hyatt Regency, Tulsa, OK. 3 excursion trips, vendors. For vendor table: Matt Martin, [email protected]. Information: www.sfrhms.org June 23 &24, 2017 St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet (Note this event will be Earlier than previous years Gateway Convention Center, One Gateway Drive, Collinsville, IL 62234 Contact information: http://icg.home.mindspring.com/rpm/stlrpm.htm June 24 KANSAS CITY AREA NARROW GAUGERS MEET They will host their 14th Annual Narrow Gauge Meet on Saturday, June 24. The meet will be held at a different location this year not far from the previous locations. This year they will be at the Lackman Branch of the Johnson County Library at 15345 W. 87th St. Parkway, Lenexa. To get there, take the 87th Street exit west from I-35 to Antioch (about 2½ miles), go west past Lackman Road and then turn left at Allman Road. This will take you into the library parking lot. The fun will begin at 9:00 a.m. with registration and socializing. We will have clinics in the morning. A lunch will be provided near noon. A Show-and-Tell session will be held after lunch. Please bring something to display and share with the group. We will then have model train layouts available to visit during the afternoon. Meet activities will wind down at about 5:00 a.m. Cost $10.00 (includes morning donuts and coffee and lunch). Advance registrations are required by June 20, so that we can plan for lunch. Mail registration with your check to: Larry Alfred, 14633 S. Chalet Drive, Olathe, KS 66062. Make checks payable to Larry. For any of you coming in from out of town on Friday night, please consider joining us for barbeque at Jack Stack restaurant. Contact Larry at [email protected] for details. July 1 & 2 Train Show & Open House, 2017 Stop in and say WOW! Spring Creek Model Trains, 304 E Bryson Ave, Deshler, Nebraska one of the largest model train inventories in the country, is hosting their 2nd Train Show & Open House. Show location 4th & Race St. Hours 9-5 Sat, 10-4 Sun. Admission $6.00, 12 and under FREE. Special guest clinics: Pelle Soeberg, Denmark, Doug Geiger, CO., Chris Brimley, UT. Manufacturers: Scale Trains, Athearn, Intermountain, and Rapido. Check out all the details on our website www.springcreekmodeltrains.com 402-365-7628 Monday-Saturday, July 10-15 – National Garden Railway Convention, Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center, Tulsa, OK. Information: www.thinktulsa17.com Saturday, July 29, 2017 Turkey Creek Division is going to host a NMRA, train show and swap meet. Located at the Shawnee Mission North High School, Cafeteria, 7401 Johnson
