[Date Prev][Date Next] [Chronological] [Thread] [Top]

RE: (erielack) Northeast Fallen Flags RPM Meet

Jim,

As luck would have it, our yearly fall event is the FOLLOWING weekend this year, so I'll be able to attend this event! Woo-hoo!

	 - Paul


________________________
Paul R. Tupaczewski
Alcatel-Lucent
Solutions Integration and Delivery
67 Whippany Road, Room 15D-116
Whippany, NJ 07981
Phone: 973-386-4966
Fax:  973-386-4966
Cell:  973-650-5871

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Harr [mailto:bnchmark_@_embarqmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:07 PM
> To: ErieLack Digest
> Subject: (erielack) Northeast Fallen Flags RPM Meet
> 
> Greetings all;
> 
> Please pardon the intrusion;
> 
> We are pleased to officially announce the second annual 
> Northeast Fallen Flags Railroad Prototype Modeling meet will 
> take place on Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the LH Taylor 
> Firehouse, 7 Maryland Avenue, High Bridge, NJ 08829. Hours 
> are 9 AM until 6 PM. Admission is $20.00 at the door the day 
> of the meet; an Italian food luncheon is included with 
> admission, and door prizes will be raffled during the meet.
> 
> High Bridge is easily accessible from Interstate 78, NJ Route 
> 22 and 31 and County Road 513, and is not far from routes 
> 206, 46, I-287 and I-80.
> While there is not any Saturday service on New Jersey 
> Transit's Raritan Valley Line to High Bridge, there is 
> service to Somerville and Raritan so if you would like to 
> take the train, please let us know so that we can arrange 
> volunteers to provide transfer service between Somerville or 
> Raritan and High Bridge.
> 
> As with all RPM meets, the main focus of this gathering is 
> for modelers to get together and bring any models they are 
> working on or have finished, for display, discussion and of 
> course, learning. In addition to the model display, clinics 
> by well known modelers are planned on modeling topics as well 
> as prototype information. Select vendors will be in 
> attendance to offer their wares as well.
> 
> Scheduled Presentations Include:
> 
> Dave Goessling: Dave will present an update on his 
> self-guided tour of the High Bridge area from last year, 
> identifying local railroad and industrial landmarks; the 
> station, wye, Taylor Wharton plant and railroad, etc. and is 
> also working on the Pittstown and Musconetcong branches of the LV.
> 
> John Koenig: Modeling NY Harbor tugs in HO using the Walther's kit.
> 
> David Ramos: An update on his New York Harbor layout, and how 
> he operates his busy HO scale layout.
> 
> Jay Held: Erie Railroad NY Harbor operations
> 
> Jerry Dziedzic: Jerry will share with us how he is rebuilding 
> his HO scale NY&W/L&HR layout, and tell us about why he chose 
> to build a new layout, and what he's learned in the process.
> 
> Sam Reynolds: NJ Zinc Co. operations in northeasten PA and 
> northwestern NJ.
> 
> Ralph Heiss: Ralph will be setting up a display where he will 
> be doing "live weathering". This proved very popular last 
> year, so it will be brought back again.
> 
> Scheduled Prototype Model Vendors Include -
> 
> Stella Scale Models (prototype-based structure kits in HO) 
> 
> Shortline Products (Northeastern prototype RR models and parts in all
> scales) 
> 
> Amesville Shops (Pre-1900 prototype HO scale car kits)
> 
> Speedwitch Media (Proto-specific plastic and resin HO car kits)
> 
> BEST Trains (prototype-based structure kits in HO)
> 
> Bethlehem Car Works (proto-specific car kits, parts, vehicles, etc.)
> 
> 
> We have created a Yahoo! Group for this meet; please visit 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/neffrpm/ to sign up for the latest news.
> We can also be contacted at neffrpm_@_yahoo.com for more info. 
> 
> Directions to the Firehouse will be posted on the Yahoo! site as well.
> 
> We hope to see you in October!
> 
> Jim Harr
> Ralph Heiss
> 
> 
> 	The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List
> 	http://EL-List.railfan.net/
> 	To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html
> 
	The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List
	http://EL-List.railfan.net/
	To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html

------------------------------