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  July 30-31 , Live Steam Returns to Union Station.   Noon-4pm both days Unique opportunity to view NH Garden Railway Society’s traveling outdoor display of live-steam G-scale locomotive and freight cars   12 Noon to 4:00 PM   at the Heritage Park Railroad Museum, 1 Chapel St., Union, NH. Free admission.    www.historicwakefieldnh.com

For the past seven summers I have been working for a nonprofit educational organization (Project Lead the Way- PLTW) training teachers across the country in high school engineering curriculum.  Basically PLTW sends me to a participating university to teach teachers their curriculum.  This year I was sent to the University of Minnesota at Mankato.  The training lasts two full weeks so I always have the weekend in between to venture out. This year I found the Minnesota Garden Railroad Society which just so happens to share our initials :)  So I drove up to Wayzata Minnesota and was treated to a weekend of Garden Railroading AND railfanning.  In speaking with the club members on hand Wayzata is the only public garden railroad display of its kind in the midwest.  Every Sat and Sun from June to Oct Club members sit alongside the layout and assist.  Inside the railroad, museum adjacent to the layout, are shelves of  rolling stock and engines donated by ...

We had  another sunny day for the Outing with a nice breeze so it was cool in the shade. It all starts with getting here, and here is one of our antique auctioneers arriving in his antique vehicle. Then its time to check in with Terry, vote for officers, buy raffle tickets, and talk to old and new friends over coffee Lunch comes out but everyone saves rooms for all those desserts. That gets everyone a little sleepy for the Annual meeting..... Election results were announced President Carl Churchill VP Art Handman Treasurre Dennis Farrell Secretary: Terry Norton Directors: Hunk Erskine, Mac McLaughlin, Norm Waycott, Frank Howard, & Paul Corbett The discussion on purchasing a club trailer will be continued Carl proposed a donation of $1,000 to Angel Flight, which takes WWII Veterans to visit the veterans memorials in Washington, DC. The club approved the donation Raffles were drawn 50/50 Raffle for $100 Members Only G-Scale Freight Car Child's Railroad Quilt Adult Railroad Q...

The July edition is on its way to members via email and U.S. Mail. Topics include --Open House and Annual Meeting this Saturday, July 16 --North Berwick Historical Society Train Display on August 20 --Scarborough Veterans Home --Holiday Train Display --Passing of Dick Soderberg --Upcoming Railroad Events in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont --Toy Train News See the full edition at Steel Caboose July 2016