The Allegheny Western Board of Directors plan to meet on Saturday, March 10th at 10:00 AM at the Cambridge Springs Trolley Station. The agenda will include reports from the officers and planning for upcoming membership meetings and Division 12 activities.
Erie Train Show
Division 12 had a table at the March 4th, Erie Train show displaying our new signs and banner. Several visitors with interest in the NMRA, or our local division, stopped by and took hand-outs such as brochures and applications. The regular NMRA application and the RailPass (9 month discount application) are always available online at the NMRA website.
As several members gaining an interest in T-Trak were gathered together, we started discussion on “guidelines” for our modules. Members of the I-80 group visited our table to share their insights into building and operating T-Trak. Having some trains running on T-Trak modules could add another layer of interest for visitors at future events.
NMRA Social Media Modeling Contest
Mike Hauk, mentioned that he has ordered and received the Dannen Feeds kit from http://www.railroadkits.com after seeing the contest. The contest is on the NMRA Facebook page. Basically, build the kit documenting the build on as many social media social media sites as possible, mentioning NMRA in the posts, tweets, etc. The contest closes April 1st.
First Membership Meeting
Division 12 held its first membership meeting on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the Quality Inn and Suites at Route 97 and I-90 in Erie, PA. The minutes of the meeting are available on the Documents page.
One of the features of our membership meetings will be the Bring and Brag segment. The initial participation demonstrated some excellent modeling in our division as members brought examples of what they have been working on.
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- Brad W. demonstrated his two T-Trak double modules
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- Dick B. showed how a Bachman Bobber caboose could be detailed into the Maryland and Pennsylvania “2005”
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- Doug S. and Roger S. demonstrated their kit-bashing and scratch-building skills
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- Mike H. shared his historical recreation of Wheelerville structures
Start-up Grant
David Neff, the superintendent of Division 5, (on the right) presenting a check to Brad White, the superintendent of Division 12 (on the left)
Dave Neff, on behalf of the Board of Directors and General Membership of Division 5, presented a grant of $2,500 to Alleghany Western, Division 12 at the Division 5 membership meeting on February 2nd. The grant is for start-up expenses to get our new division up and running. The generous grant is much appreciated as we meet the expenses associated with starting a non-profit organization.
Organizational Board of Directors Meeting
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Back row, left to right, are Brad White, Dave Ellis, Dick Bradley, and Doug Sandmeyer. Front row, left to right, are Mike Hauk, Chris Mincemoyer, and Dave Neff (Superintendent of Division 5).
On Saturday, December 9, 2017 the Alleghany Western Division Board of Directors met in an organizational meeting. So, we are official! The Regulations were tentatively approved pending further approval of the general membership. A copy of the Regulations can be found on the Documents page. Besides making sure that we had our t’s crossed and our i’s dotted in forming a new division, we discussed what kind of events Division 12 might participate in, what membership meetings might look like, and what membership meeting schedules might be.