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  The MGRS Annual Meeting, Election of Officers and Auction were held on September 20th at Carl & Pat Churchill's home in Buxton. Photos by Sue Norton.                                                                                                 Bidders Checking out the auction rolling stock Here are the election results  President               Carl Churchill Vice President     Dave Blue Treasurer               Dennis Farrell Secretary               Terry Norton Directors(5)          Hunk Erskine, Peter Richards, Norm Waycott, Frank Howard & Scot  ...

 The MGRS Auction and Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, September 20th at Noon.   The auction preview begins at 10am. This is an outdoor event, so please bring your own chair. If you have any questions, please contact Terry Norton at  BL2GSCALE@gmail.com  or  207-748-3009  

  During the Annual Meeting we will be auctioning off items from 3 estates. There are buildings, rolling stock and a lot of track. The auction will be held on Sept 20th at 12 noon. The address is 82 Carll Rd, Buxton ME. We did not take any pictures yet. Preview the items starting at 10 AM, All items will have 2 tags: a buy it now and a minimum opening bid for the auction. If you have questions, please contact Terry Norton.

The MGRS Annual Meeting will be held starting at Noon on Sunday, September 20th at the home of Carl & Pat Churchill, 82 Carll Rd, Buxton, ME   Bring your own lunch and drinks  Annual meeting is to elect the Officers and Board of Directors only  Auction is for track, structures, rolling stock, automobiles from various sources --Auction items will be available before the meeting and can be purchased at the sticker price. --Other clubs may be invited to come and buy things --Please contact Terry Norton to let him know if you will be attending or not and will come early to           purchase items before the auction starts

Jim Jenkins is looking for a Bangor & Aroostook Caboose, If you have one to sell, please contact Jim at 207-657-9218

Ray Parent is selling his one-of-a-kind Flying Yankee. He has over $3500 invested. Do we have anyone interested?

Neville Lewis has G scale engines, track and accessories for sale. You can contact him at (207) 354-8055 about the G Scale items and arrange a visit to see them in Cushing, ME.

There is a sale table available at the Mt. Ararat Show in Topsham on November 3rd. The MGRS member who rented it will not be able to attend the show. Any MGRS member can have this pre-paid table at no cost - first come, first served If you want to sell trains at the show, please contact Sam Carr to use this table

Doug Johnson has an MTH Railking One Gauge Offset Caboose for sale. This is model #70-7704 and is new in the box with the original plastic bag. The price is $50. If interested, please contact Doug at   drj1me@yahoo.com  or (207) 839-2946

This Aristocraft M415 RDC-3 is available for $300. Please contact Jim Jenkins at 207-657-9218   It has been running well on Jim's garden railway this summer.

Jim Jenkins’s G and On30 for Sale You can contact Jim at 207-657-9218 if you are interested in the items he has for sale. G Scale Items ·        Bachman Passenger Train with 4-4-0 black steam locomotive #9670 with sound, tender and four dark red wood side passenger cars (two #15, two #21) including one observation car, all steel wheels, $300 ·        Two Aristocraft aluminum rib side passenger cars with lights, New York Central “Edwin O. Morgan” and “Seneca Falls” $100 each ·        Two battery powered locomotives with one remote control, black 2-4-2 “Harbor Station’ 99-6001-4 saddle tank with red trim, $200 ·        Lionel 5103 ATSF 4-4-4 black steam locomotive and tender with box, $150 ·        Three European passenger cars tan/red “HSB” 978-407, $50 each ·        Three European passenger cars, dark green “D...

This complete set includes the engine, cars, track, transformer and a number of original boxes. Run only at Christmas for about 10 years. List and description available. Price $350. Cash. Call 929-6335 evenings

Neville Lewis has engines and rolling stock for Sale. He also has track for $2 per foot and electric switches with controllers for $25. There are vehicles and accessories. LGB and USA Trains boxes are available for free. Bachmann Black Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company Shay Locomotive #11, battery power, $150 LGB 2017 Green “LGB” 0-4-0 Green team locomotive and powered tender $200 2018-D Green & red 2-6-0 D.S.P.&P.R.R. Steam Locomotive & Tender $200 2085-D Green 0-6-6-0 Hanomar Steam Locomotive & powered tender $500 4011 Orange OEG work car with six opening hatches $25 (goes with 4042) 4024 Brown low sides gondola with scrap barrel load $35 4042 Yellow work car with crane $30 (goes with 4011 &41210) 4059 Gray Express flatcar with yellow rails & two Mercedes sedans $35 4060 Red Southern Pacific stake car with log load $35 4051 Gray depressed center flatcar with green Trafo Union Generator $70 4061 Red Southern Pacific flatcar with sides and steel load $35 4071 G...

Charles Ro Supply has a G Scale Price Guide on their web site. You can view it at  http://www.charlesro.com/pdf/gscale.pdf In addition to product information, the last several pages list Bachmann brass track and switches Split Jaw rail clamps LGB Track and switches USA Track, Switches, and Wheel sets Kadee Couplers You can sign up to have it sent to you by email or U.S. Mail. Just call Customer Service  at 800-225-4424 or 4425 and ask

This collection is for sale. To order please contact Sam via email at secarr1@comcast.net or by phone at 207-865-4467.   Everything is new in the box unless noted as “used” or “no box”. Items ordered by March 6 can be delivered at the MGRS Spring Meeting on March 19. Payment can be cash or check.

Neville Lewis will have a table at the Topsham Show on  Saturday April 29th. He will have engines, rolling stock, automobiles, trucks, figures and lots of accessories for sale. The location is the Mt. Ararat High School Gym at 73 Eagles Way, Topsham, ME 04086, and the hours are 10am to 3pm This is the largest regular train show in Maine with operating layouts, lots of vendors, food and free parking. It is sponsored by the Great Falls Model Railroad Club, and there is all a fall show in early November at the same location

Jim has the following items for sale. Please contact him at  jmuthig3@gmail.com or call 2072066102 USA 17024 St. Johnsbury Trailer on a Flat Car, NIB $85.00 LGB 45590 Truck Transport and Trucks, NIB, $100 USA Trains R1765 USMC Flat Car with 2 Dodge Power Wagons, NIB, $85.00 

Terence Roder has some G-scale items for sale. If  you are interested, please contact him at 207 844 8083 or 520 940 1163. His email is 1911govt@gmail.com All are NIB (New in box) condition and have never ran. The road names are uniform, Chicago and North Western (Route of the Streamliners) and in mustard yellow, dark brown livery. USA Trains 1:29 F3 A and B Units 48 ft steel boxcar 50 ft baywindow caboose (lighted) An assortment of other 1:29 by Aristocraft and and 1:22.3 Bachman rolling stock for narrow gauge operations, also an highly detailed Accucraft 1:22.3 flatcar, flat red, no road name but all stats silkscreened on unit.  A great standoff to any siding display.

The correct phone number to reach them is 207-654-2771.

The August 2016 Steel Caboose has been sent via email and U.S Mail to all members. The topics include --MGRS Display at the North Berwick Mill Field Festival on August 20 --Barry and Buckie Sanford's Moving Sale --Neville Lewis Indoor Layout Trains and Track for Sale --Upcoming Railroad Events in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont See the full edition at August 2016 Steel Caboose