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THE
WHISTLESTOP NEWS - June 2007 Edition
The
Official Newsletter of the Central Operating Lines Model Railroading Club
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.
Request for your E-Mail Addresses
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 $4.92 a year on postage.
The COL Summer Party will be held on Saturday, July 28th from 6pm until 10pm. We will be cooking hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill, along with many other summer dishes. The following weekend, on Saturday, August 4th is the LILS (Long Island Live Steamers) Picnic, at Southhaven Park, from 10am until 3pm. We will be bringing any leftover food from our Summer Party to the LILS Picnic, otherwise it is bring your own food and beverages to the LILS Picnic.
RMT
Club Cars – 4 Car Sets
Pete Palma spoke to Walt from RMT (Ready-Made Toys, the company who makes the Beeps and Buddys) about making us Hopper Cars. This was discussed at the last Business Meeting, where they were presented as a 2-pack for $38, with a min. order of 100 2-packs (200 cars = $3800). Questions were asked regarding the trucks (metal or plastic), which have been determined to be metal. It was also asked if we could do 4-packs of cars, there would be an additional $80 to print 4 different car numbers and would cost us $75 per 4-pack, with a min. order of 75 4-packs (300 cars = $5625). This topic ‘’will be discussed further at the June Business Meeting.
The
Twin-Forks division of the NRHS (National Railway Historical Society) is running
a Catskill Mountains Railroad and Delaware and Ulster Railroad trip on June 23rd.
They will also be stopping at the Empire State Railroad Museum (Phoenicia, NY)
and the Roxbury Railroad Station Museum. Tickets are $65 per person. Further
info: twinforksnrhs@aol.com
or NRHS, P.O. Box 188, Port Jeff. Station, NY 11776.
Change in Raffle Train Set
As
most of you are aware, a few months ago we purchased the Lionel Thomas and
Friends train set for our holiday raffle. However, the Board of Directors has
decided to purchase the Lionel Hogwarts Express (from the Harry Potter movies)
as the latest movie will be out soon and we can capitalize on the movie sales
to sell more raffle tickets. We will save the Lionel Thomas and Friends train
set for next year’s raffle.
Open Houses and Swap Meets
June
15th –Business Meeting, 8 pm to 9 pm
July
13th – Business Meeting, 8 pm to 9 pm
July
28th – Summer Party, 6 pm to 10 pm
August
4th – LILS Party, 10 am to 3 pm
Topics
for June Business Meeting
New Member to be Voted in
Plans
for Scenery Work
Plans for Electrical Work
Committee Reports
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