May Program
Note Location Change!
This month we welcome Frank Fieler, who will present his program on Logging in West Virginia. Frank was interested in logging in West Virginia and took pictures when the logging railroads were still in operation in the early 1960's. He took slides of the following famous logging Railroads when they were still in operation, the Elk River Coal & Lumber, Meadow River Lumber Company, Ely-Thomas Lumber Company, and the Buffalo Creek and Gauley R.R.
Frank will give us a slide presentation of the pictures he took and preserved of these great logging railroads of the past. He also will talk about and describe the equipment shown in the slides.
Meeting will be on Sunday,May 20, 2012 at 2 PM. Contest will be "Diesel Locomotives". This month only the meeting will be at Good Shepherd UMC, 1520 Styer Dr., New Carlisle, OH. Click HERE.
Dave Holl's layout will be the featured layout open after the meeting.
Dave announced in the April meeting that he is moving and this may be the last time his layout would be open before he tears it down.
FaceBook Update
Craig This has been doing a terrific job with the Division Face Book Page, and it has undergone a recent redesign. Looks great! It continues to be a hotbed of current information about Division and modeling related issues around the area. If you haven't yet, check out the page. You'll probably learn something. Thanks, Craig!
AP Award
Long-time member Gordon Carlson filed for his Golden Spike Award and was presented with his certificate at the March meeting. That's Gordon on the left being congratulated by Jim Montgomery. Many of you qualify for this award through your accumulated experience, and are encouraged to file. See Bob Fink or Wil Davis for more information.
Doing an Open Load?
Here's a reference manual to modern standards for securing all types of open-top loads. The 2012 edition of the Alaska Railroad Load Manual describes and illustrates almost every type of load carried by rail and also gives detailed descriptions of different tie-down and securing methods. This 99 page manual is in PDF form and may be downloaded from http://www.alaskarailroad.com/Portals/6/pdf/freight/Load%20Manual.pdf.
Division Shirts Available
What can $20 get you these days? Well, it can get you a Division 3 short sleeve polo shirt or long sleeve sweatshirt or long sleeve hooded sweatshirt! (Each comes in Division 3 green with the Division 3 logo). See Rick Lach at the next Division 3 meeting to purchase yours. (From Division Facebook Page).
Division Mugs Are Here!
Rick Lach has the Division Mugs available at the meetings. The mugs are green with the yellow Division logo and are $5.50 each. Get yours while they last. Your support of the Division should make the4 coffee taste just a little better!
New V&O Is Here!
A new V&O Outside Braced Box Car
is here and first sales were at the March meeting.. The car is in HO from Accurail. This car type was common from the 30's into the 60's and should be appropriate on most pikes. Sale price for the kits will be: $14 for 1 kit, $27 for 2 kits, and $40 for 3 kits. Assembled car sale price will be: $20 for 1 car, $39 for 2 cars, and $58 for 3 cars. They're being made in three car numbers. A V&O reefer will be developed in conjunction with the 2013 Regional Convention as well.
Show and Tell
We had a new segment at the April meeting. In addition to the contest and raffle tables there will be a Show and Tell table to display items you would like to share with the membership. It works this way, bring an item (with
any supporting material you wish) and place it on the table for members to view (admire, ask questions, etc.). At the appropriate time you will be asked to give a brief explanation of what you brought. The category is wide open, but it must be related to railroading, model or prototype. The idea is to encourage a sharing of ideas, techniques, or unique discoveries. (An example of the latter would be the locomotive wall plaque that George Ardwin brought in December.) It could be a model in any scale that you don’t want to enter, or doesn’t fit a contest category. It can be a project in progress, something completed or something purchased, such as a useful tool. It can be a project where you have reached the point that you are stumped and would
like some input or ideas. We have a lot of expertise in the division and there is a good chance someone has a suggestion that can you get restarted.
For a look at this month's items, plus some really neat stuff from the past, visit our Show and Tell page.
Contest Information
The contests at out monthly meetings have been becoming more popular. We are getting several terrific entries in the various categories. Some folks like to enter, some just to look and judge. In any case, if you go to the contest page and click on the monthly category for a past contest, it will take you to a table of the winners, complete with links to the photos when available.
For a look at April's items visit our Contest page.
Video Library Update!
The Video Library contains over 200 titles of how-to programs, tours of
great model railroads, and a wide range of prototype videos. Many new titles have been added recently. These VHS
Tapes and DVD's are available for checkout by members. See Jim Montgomery at
any meeting. To view a list of titles, click
HERE.
Members are reminded to please return videos and books promptly so other members may enjoy them.
Note: The site has undergone a major redesign. The changes should make it easier to find what you want, as well as making it easier to maintain. Please contact me with your suggestions and comments. - Webmaster
