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Dennis Farrell and Scott Gould are stepping out of their shared role of editing and producing the Club’s Iron Horse Newsletter. So we are looking for a new editor to get news about MGRS and G-Scale to all our members . Any interested members or spouses should contact either Dennis at 839-4887 or Scott at 799-9799 to discuss it. Dennis and Scott are willing to give guidance and support. The Iron Horse is published four times a year and sent to members via U.S. Mail. The editor finds topics for each newsletter, and helps members prepare their own articles. Information about club activities and other topics of interest is also included. Each issue is made up of eight pages. This includes articles, pictures, and space for the return address and label. The editor prepares the final version of each issue. Issues are  printed and assembled by a copy store. The MGRS Secretary provides a set of mailing labels. The editor puts the mailing labels on the copies and sends them out. T...

All MGRS members and spouses are invited to attend our Annual Spring Meeting on Sunday, March 20th at noon. It will be held in the Meeting Room of the Old Country Buffet at the Maine Mall. This is the same location as last year.

Mall volunteers are invited to discuss the pros and cons of this years layout.  We want to ensure we discuss any issues while they are still fresh. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday, January 24th, at 1 pm. It will be held in the meeting room of the Old Country Buffet at the Maine Mall.  Please confirm your attendance with Terry Norton via email at BL2GSCALE@GMAIL.COM or by phone to  (207) 748-3009.

After Christmas the Jackson family visited the Holiday Train Display. John Jackson Jr. and his wife Barbara came from Michigan. Philip Jackson and his sister Kim Alling live here in Maine, Kim brought her three children, Alex, John and Jamie, who are John and Gigi's grandchildren.   They saw the drawbridge that John built and noticed their Dad's military badge at the center. It came from his service in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Other visitors were surprised when we opened the drawbridge to enter or leave the control area.  Some of the kids got to raise it to see to see the trains stop, and to feel how easy it was with the balancing counterweights on the cables. The two counterweights are bottles of BBs that hang in tubes below the bridge. Wire rope runs from the counterweights through pulleys in the towers to the moving part of the bridge. Micro-switches under the bridge will stop a train that is near the bridge when it opens. There were a bunch of questions about the bridge...

Ernie's Really Used Cars A shave, a haircut and a few games of pool And he has a gas station on Route 1 in Bath People and gifts thanks to Paul Corbett Where are the ATVs? Police car at the cafe...just a coincidence Hunk's Garage and Junkyard Just a cabin by the tracks Herbal Healer Academy Feed and Grain Store Tourist cabins and lodge Ernie's Diner And Hunk's Junkyard Dog

Here are some pictures from December 20th PRR Passenger at North Conway Station Just a hand on the Circus Button Handcar and Snowplow on the Bridge Rio Grande passing the Paradise Diner

Terry brought these pictures when he was working at the Mall. They were a great way to show people what can be done outdoors, and got a lot of interest. Hunk's Service Station and Golf Course Granite Crossing Cash Corner Moxie Downtown Less Ballroom Farm and Layout Farm Looking North Start one....

A crew of 15 members came in on Saturday to disassemble track and pack rolling stock. Most buildings and the Circus were taken out the previous day. With a few folks starting at 8, the move out was completed at noon. MGRS had another excellent holiday season at the Mall. Here are some numbers to think about Dates: November 13 through January 1 48 days of fun for all ages 86 shifts 40 members worked at the Mall 1,005 hours of member time 11 Trains running Freight Passing North Conway New York Central Coal Train, Amtrak and Circus Trains PRR A-A Diesel Passenger Train And a couple of videos NYC Coal Train and Dual Engine Amtrak Thomas Percy and PRR Passenger Train Happy New Year to All!