5/10/2008 Running Session.
A Super Fine Day for a Running Session,
Saturday we Hosted the Chattanooga Area Model RR Club to a Running Session.
We had 9 attendees from the Chattanooga Group, Christopher B Dotye, Bob Clark, Kerry Douglas, Keith Douglas, Ben Bedford, Hal Crossland, Ed Juaire, Jude Foxall and Bob Swanner.
As our Club Member were doing the jobs of Conductors the Chattanooga Group was the Engineers,
Terry was Dispatching, Club Members doing the Conductor jobs were Edward, Larry, Jason, Mitch and Matt.
As we ended the Day we were having so much fun we hated to see it end.
We would like to Thank all the members from the Chattanooga Group, It was nice meeting you and we had a blast. Until next time.
4/20/2008 New Letter.
Had a little Running Session Saturday,
Just Terry, Edward, Larry & Jason there running.
Mike Myers dropped by to run with us, We all had a great day just Running.
4/12/2008 News Letter.
Busy, Short Work Day at the Club,
Started out the Day with our April Meeting.
Terry, Larry, Mitch, Mike, Jason & Matt all Hard Work on Sheetrock painting and Entryway paneling.
4/5/2008 News Letter.
Good hard day's work at the club.
Mike, Mitch, and Larry worked on starting the paneling project along the walls.
3/29/2008 Running Session.
Great Day for a Running Session.
Edward N/B Train BN #1776, BN #1876 with 21 Grain Cars.
John S. S/B Train NW #541, NS #3975, NS #7000 with 19 Mix Fright.
Matt N/B Train L&N #1515, L&N #1514 with 35 Mix Fright.
Jason N/B Train #57, #726 with 34 Coal Cars.
Larry S/B Train Southern #4137 with 12 Mix Fright.
Dispatcher was Terry
Would like to thank all our Guests that came down.
3/22/2008 News Letter.
Great work day for the Dixie Club.
Mike with his Paint Sprayer had at work.
Matt, Larry and Terry doing odd jobs and Cleaning Windows/Track Cleaning and helping Mike.
3/15/2008 News Letter.
Wonderful day at the Club.
Matt, Mitch, Jason, John S, Mike, and Larry all working hard on the remodeling work going on, Wall building, sheet rocking, Muddling.
To bring everyone up to speed the remodeling work is to make the place look nicer and helps us get one step closer to building Phase 3 of the layout.
Phase 3 of the layout will be, Build from Bridgeport to Stevenson and up to Anderson Siding and will Start the first section of the Southern Rathole at Harriman Jct.
And will build Kayne Ave and Union Station in Nashville.
Phase 3 will add about 150 FT more of main line Running.
3/9/2008 News letter.
Fine work day at the Club.
Mike, Larry and Mitch worked hard on building new wall and cleaning off old wall.
3/1/2008 News Letter.
Just Larry & Mitch this weekend working hard on putting up Sheet-rock for the remodeling going on.
2/23/2008 News Letter.
Fine, fine day at the facility.
Dave worked with Mitch on getting the rest of the yard wired up.
Jason and John S. made trees and hung them out to dry.
Mike and Larry worked on the stairway wall.
PS: I have got the New Photo's of the Layout posted. A lot has changed, Enjoy.
2/16/2008 News Letter.
Good Day Saturday,
Started the day off with our February Meeting.
After the Meeting,
Mike worked on Computer and helped run some wire.
Dave & Mitch worked on Installing switch Machines at West End Yard Lead.
Larry worked on Wall and moved things out of the way for the BIG wall Cleaning & Painting.
Keith worked on Buildings.
Jason worked on background Scenery on the Mountain close to James.
Terry got the New Signals put in at Bridgeport and Shall Mound.
2/9/2008 Running Session.
Super Day Saturday,
New for this year we are making a DVD of the Trains Running on the Layout.
Here is a list of trains that was running for the video Camera, We got some good photo's and video of the Trains.
[1] Mike N/B CSX 8-40CW #7812, #7839, #7818 pulling a 21 car mixed freight.
[2] Terry S/B Santa Fe #157, #502, #518, #563 with a 22 car Stack Train.
[3] Edward N/B BN #5114, #8090, #6318 With a 24 car Mix Fright.
[4] Jason N/B BR&P #726 and a 31 car coal train.
[5] Matt S/B L&N #1514 & 1515 pulling a mixed freight.
[6] Dave, S/B DM&IR #172, #180, #310 with a 30 car limestone train.
[7] Mitch, S/B L&N 2502 with a 16 car mixed freight.
[8] John S, N/B NS #9793, N&W #541, NS #3975 with a 23 car Mix Fright.
[9] Terry Redeker N/B BNSF #9547, KCS #2000, KCS #4501 with a 24 car Coal Train.
[10] Larry N/B Rio Grande A-B-A #601 with a 7 car Passenger Train.
