Annual Fall Meet
The fall meet has come and gone. Once again, many members of the SCRR put a lot of work, heart and soul into making the meet a success. Friday had to be the best operating day with perfect weather. Trains ran well into the early morning hours of Saturday. It would be impossible to write even a short article about the meet without mentioning how good the food was. A big thanks goes to Jack Anderson. The results of the hard work of cooking and grilling were excellent. One last big job that I know many people do not look forward to is cleanup. I am sure we all appreciate the effort of the crew who tore things down.
The SCRR was blessed with visitors from many parts of the US, Canada, and even the U.K. It was very nice to see so many friendly faces and interesting equipment.
A short business meeting was conducted and elections for the board were completed. Three seats needed to be filled and the following were elected. Rich Krueger, Bob Pappa and Jack Anderson. A lot of work is required to serve on the board which is appreciated by all the members. In addition, those members who volunteered to run for the board who didn’t win should still receive our thanks and appreciation.
What follows are a few pictures. As we are already late going to press, please don’t expect too many captions. However, I am sure you will agree from seeing these pictures that a good time was had by all.
Bob’s 0-4-0 is nearly ready!
Looks good, Bob!
By Michael Dorin
This was the first meeting I have ever attended in my life. It was very heartwarming to see so many people come from so far to participate. Everybody was very friendly and I was able to talk to live steamers from all over the country. I was also able to meet some brand new members. I now know for sure there are those of you who have projects going. Send some pictures; everybody is interesting in seeing what you are doing.
A note from Bob Bump –
Robert and Randall Bump need help with a Little Engines 0-4-0 switcher, all the help we can get to finish the boiler and get it running hopefully for the spring meet. Thanks, R & R B northernpacificsteam@yahoo.com 612-801-2489
My shop!!
Fred Wright’s shop is open to all SCRR club members on Mondays, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. You can bring your project and use my tools. We can provide help and teach you how to use a lathe and vertical mill, along with other tools, such as, drill press, band saw, brake, roll and shear. I prefer that participants do the work. Call Fred for directions if you don’t know where his house is. Come in the garage entrance and go down to the basement.
A Note From Dave –
With the spotting of a bear near the track, It is always important to realize that we are in the woods and that it is a shared place. The bear was seen only once and was probably just traveling through the area. A possum was spotted about a mile from the track. There are many opportunities to see wildlife and yet enjoy the beautiful site that the SCRR has.
When you look at the tremendous amount of work that we have done in this last few years, obviously we have made this track a work of love. When you next come to the track, look at the wonderful work that has been done on both major track scales and look at the beautiful setting. We are very fortunate to have people working as hard as they are and the club has quality facilities for our great hobby. I am glad that I can be a part of it all.
The Connecting Rod
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