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Volume 9 Issue 8 ALL ABOARD August 2016 Well Summer s heat is here with a vengeance and most of us who aren t involved in outdoor railroading are enjoying the air conditioning.

1 Volume 9 Issue 8 ALL ABOARD August 2016 Well Summer s heat is here with a vengeance and most of us who aren t involved in outdoor railroading are enjoying the air conditioning. Not much to report this month besides the purchase of the large radius curve modules that will allow us to run full sized passenger cars on TTrak modules. These modules, which Pam brought to our attention, are 19 radius curves. Pam had gotten some for her home layout and when we heard about them we decided to get some for the club. These are made by Masterpiece Modules and are now a stock item on the store website. We will be participating at the AMRE Show October 1&2. We will have a TTrak layout of approximately 26 X 36. Final layout design is in the works. Later this month we will have a wiring workshop and module tune-up session Aug 27. This is to ensure we are ready for the upcoming shows. We now return you to our regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Which by the way is this Saturday the 13th at Hobbytown USA, where all SANTRAK members receive a 10% discount on purchases. Ya ll come now ya hear. Bob Williams Stationmaster San Antonio N-Trak Association A 501(c)3 Tax Exempt Organization SANTRAK Board Ray Bennett Superintendent Bill Carpenter Paymaster Robert Williams Stationmaster Pam Deibert South Side Yardmaster Eric Amundsen North Side Yardmaster You can contact them via the website.

2 Volume 9 Issue 8 Page 2 July 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Independence Day Monthly Membership meeting 10: National Ice Cream Day National Hot Dog Day National Lasagna Day 30 National Cheesecake Day International Friendship Day 31

3 Volume 9 Issue 8 Page 3 August 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Monthly Membership meeting 10:

4 Volume 4 9 Issue 8 Page 4 CHANGES IN CONTACT INFORMATION If you change an address, , phone #, etc., please let us know. If you don t tell us, we don t know! This space available for general ads for members in good standing or whatever. Please note this is to see if you really read the newsletter. We have not approved any of this, its just an idea.

5 Volume 9 Issue 8 Page 5 5 SANTRAK Business Meeting Agenda August 13, :30 Hobbytown USA Agenda for Next Meeting Standing Business 1. Minutes of July Meeting 2. Financial Report 3. Membership Report 4. Train Show Participation Sep 17-18, th Annual Temple Model Train Show We will not be participating as a club. Oct 1 2, AMRE 2016 Train Show Bob W show coordinator Oct 29 30, 2016 NBRRM 8th Annual Fall Train Show Ray B show coordinator 5. Clinics and such Aug 27, 2016 Wiring workshop and module tune-up Sep 24, 2016 Week prior show? Oct 22, 2016 Week prior show? Nov 26, 2016 Thanksgiving Weekend Dec 24, 2016 Christmas Eve 6. Raffle Layout The raffle layout will be available in the plywood plains format for the NB Train show. Old Business 1. Clubhouse Search Frank Ongoing 2. Module Inventory Database Eric A needs current info from members 3. Module Racks new/improved Completed 4. Discussion of one-day mini setups. Possible library location. This is possible alternative to clubhouse runs.

6 Volume 6 9 Issue 8 Page 6 SANTRAK General Membership Meeting Minutes July 9, Meeting called to order at 10:34 am by Superintendent Ray B. 2. Members present: Bob W, Eric, Pam, Ray, Mark, Gary, Susan, Tom, Bob A., and Dick, 3. Minutes were read and accepted as written. 4. Financial report was read by Bill. 5. Membership report shows 22 members, 18 Full, 4 student/associate. 11 for quorum 6. Train Shows 6.1 AMRE Fall Show Oct 1st and 2nd, New Braunfels 6th Annual Fall Train Show Oct 29th and 30th. 7. Clinics 7.1 Aug 27: Wiring Clinic and module tune-up. 8. Raffle layout Raffle layout workdays/sales days at Hobbytown 9. OLD BUSINESS 9.1 Eric updated us on Module database. Need current information on module owner ship and pictures 9.2 Module racks - Completed 9.3 Clubhouse search. On going. 9.4 Venues for layout setups, One day setups at libraries. 10. NEW BUSINESS 10.1 Discussion of setting up NTrak layout in Franks train room Large radius corners. Pam had mentioned that she had gotten some large radius corners(19 ) which would allow running of larger length passenger cars on the layout at a previous meeting. After discussion we decided to purchase some as club modules. Eric made the motion To buy supplies to construct 4 large radius corners with all necessary trackage. Dick seconded the motion, and membership voted to approve. Meeting adjourned at 11:12 am B Williams Stationmaster

7 Volume 7 9 Issue 8 Page 7 Superintendent s Page From the Superintendent s Desk: Well the hot days are summer are upon us so I took advantage of the old saying - "When the summer gets hot, the hot go to Michigan". My wife and I drove to Ann Arbor to see our daughter and we have made some interesting stops along the way. There is a great model railroad hobby shop in Jacksonville, Arkansas. The shop's name is Rail and Sprue Hobbies. Jacksonville is just north of Little Rock. The shop was very well stocked, had an operating Z scale layout and an HO - HOn3 modular layout under construction. We also spent a day at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. It was cool to sit in a cab of an Allegheny ( for any of you non steam or non C&O fans). Now back to club business - We will be at the AMRE show and the New Braunfels' show. We will also set up at Hobby Town after the meeting so bring your TTrak modules down. We will need to schedule a couple of work sessions to check out and make repairs to the modules we want to use at the shows. The schedule will depend somewhat on how well Frank is recovering from his knee surgery. At the last meeting the club elected to build 4 large radius corners that will be the club's only club owned TTrak modules. All the supplies are in so we can either start building these as a demo at Hobby Town on Saturday afternoon, or club members can take a corner module kit and the track home to build one. Stay safe and stay cool. If you have any questions please feel free to me or call me in the evenings (

8 Volume 8 9 Issue 8 Page 8 REGIONAL TRAIN SHOW SCHEDULE 2016 AMRE Fall Train Show Oct 1st and 2nd 2016 Freeman Coliseum Exhibit Hall A San Antonio, TX NBRRM 8th Annual Fall Train Show October 29th & 30th, 2016 New Braunfels Civic Center New Braunfels, Tx Oklahoma City Train Show Dec 3rd and 4th, 2016 Oklahoma City, OK

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

The 4th Division of the Pacific Northwest Region of the National Model Railroad Association Presents The Skagit Valley & Whidbey NMRA Clinic Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Location: Summer Hill in Oak Harbor