Texas Western Model RR Club April 3, 2014

THE STAR!

The Benchwork Begins!We’ve started with the South helix and we are building East. Benchwork has been steady even as other members continue to unpack and sort thru all the club track, turnouts & structures. We have a goal in mind to have trains up and running by October, albeit, that’s a lot to do, but with the enormous amount of energy amongst the membership and everyone pitching in things are coming together very quickly.!

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In This ISSUE:!!Benchwork Begins.….1!Business Car…….……2!CAO’s Baggage Car….3!The CFO Flyer……….. 4!The Train Schedule…..5!April Raffle…………….6!Clark Gardens Trip…..7!Birthdays………………8!!!stareditor@twmrc.org

Above: Club MMR Joe Batson is working on refining the track plans. Below: New members the Wood brothers are putting sheetrock on the outer side of the helix.

Texas Western Model RR Club April 3, 2014

From the Business Car ! !!! W ell, if you haven’t been at the club lately you are missing a lot of things that are happening from one end of the building to the other. As we get settled into the building we are starting to better organize (and yes, the TWMRC CAN be organized) and get shelving and storage set up permanently. Prior to this the place looked very similar to my visit to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2005. Our move and Katrina have similar looking results: take something beautiful and reduce it down to a pile of wood and junk. !The first helix has been secured to the floor in its correct location and we have been making minor adjustments to the backdrop wall as we start to fill in where the actual tracks will go and what industries will be represented. We have moved the steel mill to the front lower level and in its place we are going to have a representation of Dallas Union Station just before trains to into the helix. The GM assembly plant in Arlington is going to give us quite a bit of operations and be a recognizable site for visitors. Jim will be getting the Flex-C track and steel studs needed for the first section of backdrop wall up to Tower 55. We hope to start putting scenery on this section within a couple of months and have it near completion by the Train Show. !Crews are also installing the new Resource room desk so computers can be set up and the programming track also. Stub walls are being added to the dais by Jim & Co. so that we can route !

electricity to the work tables. Jonas has had his electrician belt on for several days and has sorted out several of the lighting issues and added some convenience outlets to the electrical room. Newcomers Mark and David Wood have been removing track from the remaining sections that will not be used and several people have been cleaning track and switches to save us hundreds of $$. Great work guys! !By the time you read this the Spaghetti dinner will be digested, but I hope you enjoyed the meal and the get together!

!See you at the business meeting, Darrell Cowles CEO 2

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CAO’s Baggage Car !I hope you all had a

good Spring Break – oh yeah, you’re all retired and long forgot what that means!! Ha. !Well, my son had a Spring Break so we took a family trip to Memphis and Nashville to see Graceland and the Grand Ole Opry. As a result, I didn’t

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!!get an article written this month. I know you’re all upset – not!! I’ll have something for next month. !Jay H2O’s Below: Jim Wallace, Gary Cox, Jerry Fussell, Joe Batson & John Callesen are working hard on the New Texas Western Model Railroad.

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The CFO Flyer ! Howdy folks, Dues, donations, kitchen, raffles.Thanks for keeping your dues and donation payments current.  We are solvent as a result.  The snacks and drinks continue to

provide a good source for your donations, and the monthly business meeting raffles are doing very well.  Very soon we’ll be selling cars and memorabilia to boost our funds. 

If you don’t remember where you are with dues and donation payments, send me a note I’ll send you the status. Happy Rails,Mike Corley !4

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The Train Schedule !Upcoming Meetings,Events, Shows & Clinics!!April 2014!3rd - Texas Western MRC Regular Club Business Meeting:!Thursday, 6808 Forest Hill Dr. Forest Hill. 7 - 9 PM.!!5th - Youth Model Railroading (YMR) Monthly Meeting, !Saturday, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM!!Work Night Only 7 PM - 9 PM!!10th - Work Night Only, Thursday, 7 PM - 9 PM!!12th - Work Night Only, Saturday, 7 PM - 9 PM!!17th - Work Night Only, Thursday, 7 PM - 9 PM!!19th - Work Night Only, Saturday, 7 PM - 9 PM!!20th - EASTER SUNDAY, ALL DAY!!24th - Work Night Only, Thursday, 7 PM - 9 PM!!24th - HAPPY BIRTHDAY LORRIE PALITTI !24th - HAPPY BIRTHDAY DICK MUCKER !26th - Work Night Only, Saturday, 7 PM - 9 PM!!!!!!!!

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!!!Raffle, Raffle, Raffle

Bring your cash and try for raffle items at the April Business Meeting!

!If you have an item you would like to donate for this or

future Raffles, Please contact Jim Wallace

Or Just Bring It to Him

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Spring Time Garden Railroading ! I visited a Garden Railroad at Clark Gardens, Mineral Wells, TX over last weekend. The gardens are beautiful in there own right, but hey with model trains its even Better! !!

I’d recommend this spot for anyone looking to see some flowers, waterfalls, sculpture, & to view the great layout on the grounds. The train shed has lots of historical photo’s too. Chris Galvin 7

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! LORRIE PALITTI 4/24 DICK MUCKER 4/24

APRIL BIRTHDAYS 2014 ___________________________________________________________________ 10 Texas Western Railroad Association6800 Forest Hill Drive!Forest Hill, TX 76140!!

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