This month’s program
Our program for April is about Operation Lifesaver
and other activities of Norfolk Southern in WNC.
A report on our Train Show
The Train Show went well, and the officers wish to thank all who worked so hard and well to make it
successful. Nearly 800 people attended and while the volume of traffic was off a bit, the profit
for the club increased.
Chuck Heynen from Clinton, SC was the big winner of the raffle on the bridge.
The best part of this winner is that he was the one that offered $100.00 to any winner that did not
have use for it. He plans on building another layout around the bridge. The second prize winner
(a gift certificate to Carrabbas Italian Grill, donated by
Andrew Huska) was Patty O’Sullivan of
Asheville. Hopefully this will be a regular addition for the show. Thanks to
John Cox for suggesting
the raffle. If anyone has a good idea for a raffle for our next show, please drop let Fred Coleman
know by
e-mail
or phone call.
Needed: Good used cars!
Penn Bullock is looking for a few good cars to add to the module layout put. Flat cars, gondolas and
box cars (both 40 and 50 foot for all of these) and hoppers are desired. If you have a couple of cars
in good condition, please donate them to Penn. Penn could also use some help in maintaining the module
layout. These sessions are usually on Tuesday afternoons. Get in touch with Penn if interested at
253-9643.
Operating sessions
And speaking of the Club’s layout and having fun, don’t forget the regular operating sessions of the club’s
layout. We have settled on the 2nd Saturday (1pm - 3pm) and the 4th Sunday (2pm - 4pm) for our operating
sessions. So that means that this month, we will operate on Saturday, April 14 and Sunday April 22. For
questions or comments concerning these sessions, please contact
Wally Brown or call 683-1976
Good and welfare
Tim Wagner’s mother passed away peacefully recently at the age of 97. Please remember Tim and his
family in your thoughts and prayers.
From the Greenville Chapter, NHRS
The Greenville chapter of the NRHS is hosting the April NRHS Board of Directors meeting from Thursday, April 19th
to Sunday, April 22nd. Friday and Saturday will be devoted to railfan activities, and are open to everyone. Friday's
activities include a bus trip to the Greenwood Train Museum, which is said to have some interesting stuff but is
seldom open at convenient times. From there the tour will go to the South Carolina Railroad Museum, with lunch at
the museum. Cost is $70, with the bus leaving from the Greenville Hyatt. An alternative activity on Friday, unlikely
to appeal to anyone in Asheville or Hendersonville, is a bus from Greenville to ride the Great Smoky Mountain Railway.
Saturday's activity includes open house at Republic Locomotive Works in Greenville. Republic produces small, 70 ton,
2 axle switching locomotives. They are remote controlled and variable frequency AC driven, using commercial components.
There is also mention of the local NRMA group having a train show at the Hyatt, and clinics and layout visits, but
no details, or even verification of anything except the train show. Saturday night is a banquet at the Hyatt, $36 to
$40, with Roger Grant, RR author as a guest speaker.
For more information, check Greenville Chapter web site and
click on the "NRHS spring directors meeting" heading at the top of the page.
