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PROGRAMS and EVENTS

For our GSoF Club

This page contains announcements and a link to the Ferroequinologist, a G.R.I.T.S. (Great Railroading In The South) publication of the GSoF. Our Vice Presidents of Programs, Bob Lacheen and Dan Berman search for and arrange events and speakers.

Below are announcements of GSoF meetings, programs, and sponsored outings. Note that meetings are ALWAYS held on the 2nd Friday of EVERY month. Doors open at 7PM, and the meeting begins at 7:30PM. Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2881 Old Canton Road (Georgia Highway 5), in the Scout Room (except December.)



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>>> Someday?

An outing was discussed to Chattanooga. This would mosy likely be a day trip. Up in the morning and spend the day in East Chattanooga (TVRRM or NMRA Museum) and at the Choo-Choo in downtown. Possibly a friend would escort us around the interior of this old L&N depot? Maybe add an S-Scale layout visit? We're exploring this now.

>>> September, 2013 happenings:

Friday September 13th [Triscidecaphobia day!] After hearing of Ovidiu Trifanescu's presentation on 'photographing model trains' to the Piedmont NMRA group in early March, Bob Lacheen approched him about doing similar for full-sized trains. So, this month's meeting will feature Ovidiu doing the presentation "How to take great railroad pictures with your family camera." Should be insightful!

Saturday September 28th. Ninth annual Museum Day, sponsered by the Smithsonian. Free admission to participating museums throughout the USA. Visit the site Smithsonian.com/museumdaylive for more info.

>>> October, 2013 happenings:

Friday October 11th. Mr. Andrew Halter of Progress Rail Services [hopefully] has agreed to come and be our featured speaker for this night. The title of his talk will be "An Overview of Progress Rail." I don't know anything about the company, but we will after his talk!

>>> November, 2013 happenings:

Friday November 8th. Bob Ciminel will return to talk about the The West Side Belt Railroad. The WSB was a standard gage railroad incorporated July 25, 1895. It ran from Temperancville (West End, Pittsburgh, PA), to Clairton, PA, with a branch to Banksville, PA. It acquired the Little Saw Mill Run Railroad by merger in 1897, and the Bruce and Clairton Railroad in 1901. The WSB declared bankruptcy in 1908. The line was purchased by the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway in 1920. Portions of the WSB are currently leased by Norfolk Southern and operated by the Wheeling & Lake Erie RR.

>>> December, 2013 happenings:

Friday December 13th. Our annual Chrostmas/holiday party. Barbara and Dan Berman have again volunteered to host this event. Come! Bring a plate of finger-food to share. As always, your Club will spring for the sodas, etc.

>>> 2013 & 2014, we need activities and programs:

Any Friday ?th. "???" by ??? WE NEED VOLUNTEERS ! Call Bob Lacheen or Dan Berman and tell him you would like to do a program. It could be fun for you, and you will learn that it is really not difficult to do one! Or, if you know of or hear of someone who may have an interesting rail job, or interest, call Bob and tell him a few details, and he can do the leg work for the invite !!!!

>>> January, 2014 happenings:

Friday January 10th. Robert West will return and be our speaker for this evening, doing the presentation on "Pullman Porters" that he had planned for us last year. I believe we are all looking forward to this one!

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>>> Ongoing/yearly Atlanta area events:

Weekends: The NRHS and Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia is open and offers caboose rides. (In December Santa is on many of the trains!)

Every November is National Model Railroading month. About 70 Piedmont Division NMRA member layouts host open houses at various times every November Saturday and Sunday. Please visit the "Piedmont Pilgrimage" (see web page for link.)

GSoF Schedules, Outing Announcements & Maps

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Map to GSoF Meetings at the Covenant Presbyterian Church (MS Word 97)
Map to the Cole Home (for Christmas Party) (MS Word 97)
"The [last] Ferroequinologist April 2008"
Map to Misty Mountain RR in Blairsville

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