February 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm Lakeview Village Eastside Terrace, 9100 Park Street Lenexa

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1 Lightning Slinger VOL 33 NO. 2 MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE TURKEY CREEK DIVISION OF THE MID-CONTINENT REGION, NMRA For all gauges and all ages Turkey Creek Division Meeting February 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm Lakeview Village Eastside Terrace, 9100 Park Street Lenexa February 2019 Clinic on the Delicate Stomach of the Iron Horse: Water Softening, Purification, and Engineering Practice on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, By: Gerard Fitzgerald. EtflhC Lightning Slinger February Page

2 From THE SUPER S DESK Hello to all Turkey Creek Division members. Fellow Model Railroaders. The January meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather. I discussed the weather issue with Division officers and the speaker, and we decided to cancel and send out a blast . I was glad I cancelled, because at 5:30 PM when I would have left Lawrence for Lenexa, the conditions were very icy. I apologize to anyone who made the effort to get to Lakeview Village and found that the meeting was cancelled. In general, I feel that safety is our priority. If you are concerned that weather conditions are going to impede your travels, please stay home, and joins us at the next meeting. I have asked last month s speaker, Kent Hurley, if he would be interested in rescheduling his clinic. More on this later. The Turkey Creek Train Show and Swap Meet is set for July 27, We are in the process of securing the location. Our most urgent need is for a show coordinator to oversee the various aspects of the show. This is not a standalone job. Larry Diehl and I will assist the coordinator and some of the ground work has begun. We also need volunteers for clinic, layout tour, door prize, registration and other coordinators. This month, I am continuing working on Achievement Program (AP) certificates. I just turned in the paperwork for rolling stock. With my help at the National Convention, my work on the data sheet (mentioned last month) and my serving as Superintendent, the volunteer certificate is well under way. I m currently working on a scenery bare spot and a backdrop that should get me the scenery certificate. I know that being a Master Model Railroader (MMR) is not the goal of most NMRA members, but I like the sense of accomplishment the certificates bring. The February issue of NMRA Magazine had biographies on MMRs #617 and #621. In an organization with thousands of members, these low numbers surprised me. I don t know if I ll get my MMR, but I plan to continue working on AP certificates. The February meeting of Turkey Creek Division will feature a clinic by Mr. Gerard Fitzgerald. Mr. Fitzgerald is a visiting fellow at Linda Hall Library. He presented two wonderful clinics at the October 2018 meeting. One on railroad expansion at the beginning of World War II and the second his model railroad based on the Chesapeake and Ohio in Virginia. Now, he has offered to come back one more time and talk about steam engines and water issues. Please plan on attending. The meeting will be in the meeting room at Lakeview Village Eastside Terrace, 9100 Park Street, Lenexa. I hope to see you there. Gregory Ohlmacher Superintendent, Turkey Creek Division, NMRA 2 Page February 2019 Lightning Slinger opbd

3 OFFICERS Superintendent Gregory Ohlmacher Paymaster Bill Humenczuk HP: Clerk Steve McKee HP: Division Director John Fales HP: Membership Chair Louis O Seibel HP: C: L-seibel@comcast.net AP Merit Awards & Achievement Joe B. Robertson, MMR HP: piperva@aol.com Lightning Slinger Editor Ted Tschirhart HP: tedtschi@gmail.com Lightning Slinger lightings@gmail.com Past Superintendent John Fales HP lcatlalfred@gmail.com Web Master Richard Kennedy HP: Richiekennedy56@gmail.c om Web Turkey Creek Division Is a 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION EtflhC Lightning Slinger February Page

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5 The SIXTEENTH Annual GREAT NWA MODEL TRAIN SHOW Benton County Fair Grounds Bentonville, Arkansas I-49 exit 85 Hwy12 west SATURDAY March 2, 2019 From 9:00am to 4:00 pm Admission $8.00 $1.00 off with non-perishable food item Proceeds donated to local charities Children 12 and under FREE GRAND PRIZE DRAWING 2 free round trip tickets on A&M Railroad For information about the show, please Contact: Keith train072@cox.net EtflhC Lightning Slinger February Page

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15 First Annual Herington Kansas Railroad Days Memorabilia and Model Train Show Sat. April 27, am-6pm and Sun. Apr 28, am-4pm Herington Kansas Community Building 810 S Broadway Herington KS Model Railroad, Railroad Memorabilia, Swap Meet, Toy Train / Collectible Show, Train Show and Sale, Workshops and Clinics. Admission: Adults $7.00; 12 and under FREE Tables $20 if reserved before March 1, then $30 thereafter. Contact:HeringtonRailroaddays@gmail.com Facebook: Herington Railroad Days. Visit the Herington Historical Society and Museum s Railroad Annex right next door. Bring the kids for a ride on the adjacent Rock Island Golden State Mini-Train. Concessions on site. Additional Information Wheelchair accessible, Directions US56/US77 to Herington Kansas, into downtown to Broadway, then four blocks south. Link to Map Contact Information heringtonrailroaddays@gmail.com Sponsored by Herington Historical Society and Museum, Inc. EtflhC Lightning Slinger February Page

16 SWITCH LIST February 2019 *new since last issue The Switch List contains all known Mid-Continent Region, NMRA, train shows and Division meetings. It also lists all known club shows and swap meets in the Mid-Continent Region (IA, IL, MO, AR, NE, KS, and OK). To list your event information please l- or Mail Information: Louis Seibel, 1069 N Logan, Olathe, KS To subscribe, or unsubscribe, to The Switch List send an to the above link. Look for us on the MCoR web site: Please put me in your newsletter. DIVISION MEETINGS Chisholm Trail Division First Tuesday of the month Evening Meeting at the Olivet Baptist Church 3440 West 13th St. No. Wichita, KS (13th Street North & High Street) Begin gathering-6:45pm NMRA meeting 7:00pm - 9:00pm Information Alan A. Aagaard alan.a.aagaard@gmail.com COWBOY LINE DIVISION (NORFOLK, NE) meets 3 rd Thursday each month, 7:00 P.M. at HyVee East upstairs meeting room. Corner of 1 st Street and Norfolk, Ave. Info: Dennis M. Brandt Phone dennisbrandt44@gmail.com EASTERN IOWA DIVISION EASTERN IOWA DIVISION Mike Barkhurst is the Superintendent cmbarkhurst@gmail.com for other division activities check out our website monthly at: For other division activities check out our website monthly at: or the division s Facebook Page at: Eastern Iowa Division GATEWAY DIVISION (ST. LOUIS, MO) meets 3rd Monday each month, 7:00 P.M. Odd numbered months: Trinity Lutheran Church, Clayton Road at Woods Mill Rd (Hwy 141), Ballwin, MO; Even numbered months: VFW Hall, O Fallon, IL INDIAN NATIONS DIVISION Unless otherwise specified, all Indian Nations NMRA meets are held at the new Hardesty Library, 8316 E. 93rd. St., just east of Memorial Rd. in Tulsa, OK. The library opens at 9:00 am and the meetings start at 9:30 am. Web page: Superintendent - Dave Salamon (918) or drs_rr@yahoo.com KANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION The first Saturday of even numbered months. Meeting start at 1PM. For the next meeting's location and program please kd0r@fhrd.net. KATE SHELLEY DIVISION meets the 4th Thursday of every month except Nov. which we meet the 3rd. Dec. we have no meetings. Business meeting starts at 6 PM and at 7 PM we have a get together, anything railroad goes. The Library is at 515 Douglas Ave. Contact KSD thru the NMRA web site. OK HEARTLAND DIVISION, NMRA meets in the even months in the Oklahoma City area. All who are interested in Model railroading are welcome. Info: PLATTE VALLEY DIV. (HASTINGS, GRAND ISLAND, and KEARNEY, NE) Meets quarterly in members homes on a rotating basis or at sites of interest. New members are always welcome. Info: Todd L. Petersen, Div. Dir or todd@gtmc.net TURKEY CREEK DIVISION, NMRA, Turkey Creek Division Meeting Lakeview Village, 9000 Park Pl., Eastside Terrace Bldg., Lenexa, Meeting starts 7:00 pm on the Fourth Tuesday of every month except and December 18 th 2018 meeting date annual Holliday Party. For current information: Louis Seibel, L- seibel@comcast.net, or or the Division Timetable WESTERN HERITAGE DIVISION (OMAHA, NE / COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA) meets second Saturday (except June and December) at noon in the Sump Library at 2nd & Washington Streets in Papillion (across from Runza). Visit for more info and a map. The new web site is found at WESTERN KANSAS DIVISION (GARDEN CITY, KS) Meets every Tuesday evening from 6:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at 4091/2 N. Main St. (second floor above "Stage" department store, rear entrance from parking lot) 6 layouts on display (1-O27, 2-HO, 3-N) Operating sessions available Info: Robert Simmons, Division Director cell or Home e- mail:trainman55@hotmail.com : Facebook page "Western Kansas Division" also Western Kansas Division website: Monthly News in a Glance NAVRE Tuesday, January 1 Arkansas City, Senior Citizen Center, 320 S. A St., 11:30 Tuesday, January 8 Wellington, Senior Center, 308 S. Washington, 12:00. Information: abdb@sutv.com Tuesday, January 8 Topeka, Coyote Canyon, 1251 SW Ashworth Pl., 9:30-11:00. Information: Larry Broadbent, lbroadbent@cox.net Wednesday, January 9 Marysville, Ricky s Café, Hanover, 11:30. Information: rstein@diodecom.net Monday, January 14 Parsons, The Chinese Chef, 900 N. 16 th St., 11:30. Information: Jimmy W. Dodds, jim- 16 Page February 2019 Lightning Slinger opbd

17 Monday, January 28 Wichita, Ourr s Family Dining, 1606 S. Georgetown St., 11:20. Information: Tony Schmitt, asch9438@cox.net DIVISIONS Saturday, February 2 Kansas Central, at member s home, 1:00. Information: Kd0r@fhrd.net Monday, February 4 Chisholm Trail, Olivet Baptist Church, 3440 W. 13 th St., Wichita, 7:00-9:00. Information: Alan A. Aagaard, alan.a.aagaard@gmail.com Tuesday, February 26 Turkey Creek, Lakeview Village, Eastside Terrace Bldg, 9000 Park Place, Lenexa, 7:00. Information: Louis Siebel, l-seibel@comcast.net or Every Tuesday Western Kansas, 409½ N. Main, 6:39-9:00. Information: Robert Simmons, trainman55@hotmail.com MODEL RAILROAD CLUBS Friday, February 1 Topeka N-Track Associates, at member s home, 7:00. Information: Bob Wright, Sunday, February 3 Cherry Valley Model Railroad, Leatherock Hotel, 420 N. Depot St., Cherryvale, 1:00. Information: John R. Dhooghe, john@cvmrc.com or Thursday, February 7 Augusta Model Railroad Club, 6 th & School Sts., 7:30. Information: info@augustahorrclub.org Saturday, February 9 Kansas Pacific Model Railroad, Ellis Museum, 911 Washington, 10:00 lunch at a restaurant afterward. Information: Tom Robinson, rrailway@gbta.net Saturday, February 9 Frankfort Division, 416 W. 1 st St., 10:00-3:00. Information: Joe McAtee, joem@bluevalley.net Saturday, February 9 Wichita Toy Train Club, 130 S. Laura, 10:00-5:00. Admission charged Sunday, February 10 Heartland N-Trak of Greater Kansas City, 131 S. Water St., Liberty, MO. Information: Bob Osborn, Monday, February 11 Lawrence Model Railroad, Bridge Pointe Community Church, 601 W. 29 th Terrace. Information: Sunday, February 17 Cherry Valley Model Railroad Monday, February 18 Topeka Model Railroaders, 1515 SW 10 th, 7:00. Information: Tony Fox, tfox57@gmail.com Thursday, February 21 Kansas City Narrow Gaugers, at member s home, 7:00. Information: Dean Windsor, On3@worldnet.att.net Saturday, February 23 Frankfort Division Saturday, February 23 Wichita Toy Train Club Every Saturday-Sunday North East Kansas Model Railroaders, 12 scale, 1440 N. 6 th St., Atchison, Sat. 10:00-4:00, Sun. 12:00-4:00. Information: Otto Wick, , or Steve Schaefer, Every Sunday Weekend N-gineers, W. 126 th St., Olathe, 1:00. Information: Ken Clark, hapheart@swbell.net Every Sunday Mid Kansas Model Railroaders, 1130 E. Kansas, McPherson, 2:00-5:00. Information: John Snell, jsnell@cox.net Every Monday Garden City Model Trains, 408 N. Main, back entrance, 6:30. Information: Robert Simmons, trainman55@hotmail.com Every Tuesday Ozarks Model Railroad Association, 429 W. Commercial St., Springfield, MO. Information: Ron Williams, rwilliams3129@gmail.com Every Wednesday Greater Kansas City Model Railroad Club, 6060 NW Waukomis Dr., Kansas City, MO, 7:00. Information: J. D. Spicher, jdspicher@aol.com or W. L. Ohrnell, wohrnell@sbcglobal.net SPECIAL EVENTS Saturday, March 23 Topeka Chapter NRHS Driving Tour, will follow former MoP from N. Lyndon to Osawatomie. Lunch tentatively at Ottawa. More information later. Information: Robbie Chitwood, robchit@yahoo.com MEETINGS GARDEN RAILROADS Sunday, February 17 Wichita Area Garden Railway Society, at member s layout or Botanica, 1:30. Information: Nancy Marin, nanmarin@att.net Thursday, February 28 Tulsa Garden Railroad Club, Freewill Baptist Church, 1190 N. Mingo Road, 7:00. Information: info@tulsarailroadclub.org HISTORICAL CLUBS Thursday, February 7 Round Table, Paul & Jack s Tavern, 1808 Clay St., N. Kansas City, MO, 6:00. Program: Work Trains,Sunrise, BNSF in Montana, C&TS in Snow, Tennessee Pass Charlie Dischinger. Information: Robert Walz, rmwalz@sprintmail.com Friday, February 8 Topeka Chapter, Ward-Meade Historic Site, Preston-Hale Room, 124 NW Fillmore St., 7:00. Program: Railway Mail Service: Kansas City Union Station Ramon Gonzales Wednesday, February 13 Heart of the Heartlands, Webb Center, Carona, 7:00 Friday, February 15 Great Plains Transportation Museum Annual Meeting, Wichita Toy Train Club, 130 S. Laura. Election of officers Friday, February 22 Kansas City Chapter, Union Station, KC Terminal Board Room, 3 rd floor, 7:00. Information: Ed Conrad@Heartlandsrails@aol.com SHOWS and CONVENTIONS Saturday-Sunday, February 2-3 Wichita Train Show, sponsored by Chisholm Train Division, Cessna Activity Center, 2744 George Washington Blvd. Sat. 9:00-5:00, Sun. 11:00-4:00. Information: Phil Aylward, aylward1@cox.net Thursday-Saturday, March NRHS 2019 Spring Conference, Birmingham, AL March 23, 2019 Saturday (Springfield, MO.) The sounds of steam and diesel locomotives will fill the air EtflhC Lightning Slinger February Page

18 along with hundreds of excited children when the Ozarks Model Railroad Association hosts its 41st Annual Spring Train Show time 9am to 3pm, Springfield Expo Center, 635 St. Louis Street, Springfield, MO. Nearly 200 tables will display railroad equipment of all scales as well as memorabilia. Ten, or more O, HO and N scale model railroads will be operating including the OMRA s switching layout for kids of all ages. Kids can receive an Official Switchman certificate upon completion of their assignment. In addition, there will be displays by the Railroad Historical Museum, Greene County Museum. They can also earn an Official Whistle Blowers certificate by blowing the whistle on one of the operating layouts or become Official Locomotive Engineers by operating the Simulator program. Michael Landis, former TV journalist and author of the book Show-Me Katy and The Main Track will share vintage videos about the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (Katy). Connie and Willie Misemer, Mt. Vernon, MO will be operating the Kiddy Train providing rides for children of all ages during the show, weather permitting. Food will be available and there will be many door prizes given away, including a train set several times during the show for kids. Admission is $7 for adults. Children under 12 and under are free with a paying adult. For other show details visit the OMRA website at omraspringfield.org or contact Ron Williams MMR. Phone: rwilliams3129@gmail.com Saturday-Sunday, April Ark City Train Show, Agri Business Bldg., 712 W. Washington Ave., Sat. 9:00-4:00, Sun. 10:00-3:00. Admission $5.00, child under 12 free. Sponsored by Wichita Toy Train Club and Ark City Convention & Visitors Bureau. Information: Jeral Peterson, cpsi.jpeterson@gmail.com Saturday-Sunday, April Herington Railroad Days, Herington Community Bldg., 810 Broadway, admission $7:00, child 12 & under free. Ride the Rock Island State Mini-Train, concessions on site. Vendors needed. Event next door to the Herington Historical Society & Museum. Information: HeringtonRailroadDays@gmail.com Saturday-Sunday, June MCoR Convention Double Tree by Hilton, 2098 Airport Road, Wichita, Sat. 9:00-5:00, Sun. 10:00-4:00. $8:00/both days, 12 & under free. Information: Phil Aylward, aylward1@cox.net Saturday 10 to 4-Sunday noon to 4 June 29 th & 30 th, 2019 Train Garden Tour, Visit our unique outdoor train Gardens in the Kansas City area. See model trains surrounded by plants, running in a miniature work of tree, bridges, tunnels and buildings. Admission to this self-guided tour is $10 a car. Fifty Percent of the proceeds will be donated to Harvesters. For more details and tickets, go to your website: August 2-3 Toy Train Operating Society Train Show, Drury Plaza, Broadview Hotel Convention Center, 400 W. Douglas, Wichita. Fri. 10:00-3:00, Sat. 9:00-2:00. Admission: $5:00, child 12 & under free. Information: TRAIN RIDES The Switch List is a service of Mid-Continent Region, NMRA. 18 Page February 2019 Lightning Slinger opbd