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News for Members

The club donated brick at the Black Mountain 
  Railroad Depot and placed there in memory of one of our past members, John Rigg, donated 
  by John's wife, Maureen.
Here is a picture from the Black Mountain Railroad Depot where the renovations to connect the depot to the caboose are complete. We have a brick with club name (the club donated) and also a brick that was placed there in memory of one of our past members, John Rigg, donated by John's wife, Maureen.

Books for Sale

The Apple Valley Model Railroad Club has several books for sale. They include: 150 Years of North American Railroads – Fitzsimons, Age of Steam – Beebe, All Color World of Trains – Westwood, America’s Colorful Railroads – Ball, American Heritage History of Railroads in America – Jensen, Great Book of Trains – Hollingsworth, Highball – Beebe, History of the New York Central System – Klein , Locomotives That Baldwin Built – Westing, Model Railroader Cyclopedia – Vol. 1 Steam, Pictorial Encyclopedia of Railways – Ellis, Portrait of the Rails – Ball, Railroads – The Great American Adventure – Ogburn, Road to Paradise – Moedinger, Steam Trains of the World – Garratt, Ultimate Encyclopedia of Steam & Rail – Garratt Wonderful World of Steam Locomotives – Whitehouse. If interested, contact John Ryan at 828-859-5488 or 704-544-9009.
We still need hoppers for our coal and rock facilities, and now tank cars for running to and from a new refinery complex. Any donations will be appreciated, including kits.

Our August program will be by Tom Sinks on Southern Rwy. steam engines used in the Asheville area. The End of the Line: Dr. Bill Alverson, of Greer, SC, lost his bout with cancer this past week. His & Her Hobby shop Business Card & Bertch's Roundhouse Trains Business Card