CLUB MEETINGS 2008
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| CHRISTMAS 2008 |
DECEMBER MEETING DARLENE AND EMIL JASTRAM HOSTED OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY. EVERYONE ENJOYED THEMSELVES ESPECIALLY EMIL, WHO WON THE BUMBLEBEE |
| LB and C RR |
NOVEMBER MEETING CHRIS AND SPARKY DISPLAYED THEIR NEWLY BUILT RR FEATURING STAINLESS STEEL TRACK AND SMOOTH RUNNING TRAINS. |
| HC and CC RR |
OCTOBER MEETING BRIAN AND VICKY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A LARGE LAYOUT USING LOCOLINK AND BATTERY POWER |
| TERRASAS RR |
SEPTEMBER MEETING CAL AND JUANITA TERRASAS HAVE AN ATTRACTIVE LAYOUT WITH GREAT DETAIL. 46 ATTENDEES AT THE ANNUAL BBQ |
| M&M RAILWAY |
AUGUST MEETING GERRY AND LINDA McGILL's NEW RAILROAD IS ALMOST COMPLETE AND THE MEETING FEATURED GREAT ENTERTAINMENT. |
| PACIFIC
STEAM
IRON HORSE |
JULY MEETING OUR HOSTS ANNE AND HARVEY HOOVER RUN 3 SEPARATE TRACKS THROUGH EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING. |
| JOHN BELL |
JUNE MEETING JOHN BELL WITH HELP FROM LARRY SHOWED IMPROVEMENTS TO HIS RR AS WELL AS HIS NEW 'BIG BOY'. ALSO A FINE TRAIN WRECK! |
| SANTA FE WAY |
MAY MEETING CAROL AND VERN JOHNSON HOSTED OUR MAY MEETING. MANY CREATIVE SCENES WITH FINE ATTENTION TO DETAIL. |
| THUMPER JUNCTION |
APRIL MEETING AT SUSAN AND TERRY HAVEN'S. GREAT NIGHT LIGHTING MAKE FOR 24 HOUR PLEASURE. |
| HILLCREST |
MARCH MEETING A DAY RIDING THE RAILS AND OPERATING THE TRAIN AT HILLCREST CHRISTMAS TREE FARM NEAR REEDLEY |
We spent the day riding the rails at Hillcrest. We arrived early enough to see the engine fired up and waited while a good head of steam was built up. Took two hours during which the hot coffee and donuts really fit the bill.
While the steam was building, our host KELL SCHMIDT explained the operation of a steam locomotive to prepare us for a test run. Many of us got to play engineer for a day and take the controls. This apprentice engineer came to the conclusion that flying an airplane is EASIER!
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