THE WHISTLESTOP NEWS - April 2007 Edition

The Official Newsletter of the Central Operating Lines Model Railroading Club

**90F Raynor Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 * (631)-737-4634 * www.trainweb.org/centoplines**

Your dues are due monthly at the Business Meeting. If you cannot attend the Business Meeting you should mail your dues to the club Treasurer Al Schick (3 Greenway Drive, Middle Island, NY 11953). Please do not mail or leave your dues checks at the club.

Newsletters are also available on the club website (www.trainweb.org/centoplines) by clicking on the “View-Newsletters” button on the homepage. If you would rather view your newsletter online, please send mjheindl@yahoo.com your e-mail address and I will remove you from the printed list and add you to the e-mail list. You will get an e-mail when the newsletter goes online each month. This will save the club $4.68 a year on postage.

Going to York? – We Are Running Carpools

Friday, April 20^th we will be running carpools again to the TCA Train Show in York, PA. Please contact Phil Gravenhorst if you would like to go or are going and have room in your car for other members.

Bill Albert Recovering at Home

As most of you know, Bill Albert was taken to the hospital a few weeks ago. He was told he would need heart valve replacement surgery, but after extensive testing they decided to put a stint in the blood vessel leading to his heart. He is now recovering nicely at home. Get well soon, we miss you at the club, Bill.

Passenger Yard Protection Project

We will be starting a new project to add Plexiglas in the back of the layout around the Passenger Yard, to keep little hands out during Open Houses. This Plexiglas will be lower than the Plexiglas on the rest of the layout.

We will be having work nights every Friday night from 7 pm to 10 pm, except for Business Meeting Fridays. Work will take priority over running trains on Non-Business-Meeting Friday evenings. Trains may be run after the Business Meeting as well.

We will be painting the walls in the layout room on Sunday, April 29^th and Monday, April 30^th. Please contact Fred Gillam to volunteer to help. Work is slated to begin at 9am on both days. Wear your old clothes.

Open Houses and Swap Meets

Our last Swap Meet for this season is April 22^nd at the Bohemia Bingo Hall, 7:30 am to 11:30 am. Please come to help setup, run and teardown the Swap Meet and to help raise money for our club. The new Swap Meet season starts on October 7^th. Have a great summer!

Our next Open House will be October 27^th and 28^th. Please setup your trains the day before or that morning before 11am. Open House hours are 12 noon to 5 pm.

Upcoming Dates to Remember

April 13^th –Business Meeting, 8 pm to 9 pm

April 19^th to 21^st – TCA Train Show, York, PA

April 22^nd - Swap Meet, 7:30am to 11:30am

April 29^th to 30^th – Layout Room Wall Painting, 9 am

May 4^th – Board Meeting, 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

May 11^th – Business Meeting, 8 pm to 9 pm

90F Raynor Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 * (631)-737-4634 * www.trainweb.org/centoplines