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ROUNDHOUSE REVIEW

The Monthly Newsletter of the

BOEING EMPLOYEES’ RAILROAD CLUB – ST. LOUIS

VOL. XXXII No. 5____ MAY 2009 _Editor:_Ron_Hardy_

External Website - [www.berrc-stl.com]

Vice President Wayne Schimmel Councilor – Mike Chizmar – No Next Meeting – work 233-6407 - home 636- report. 668-6451; CONDUCTORS’ REPORTS June 9, 2009 7:00 p.m. Secretary Ron Hardy - work 232-5744, home 314-739-7285; Swap Meet – Wayne Schimmel – Bridgeton Trails Branch of No report. the St. Louis County Library, Treasurer Bruce Ketts - work 3455 McKelvey Rd. 233-0737, home 314-741-0711; Roundhouse Review – Ron Hardy – Roundhouse Review - Any items Councilor Mike Chizmar work you wish to have included in the 777-7574, home 636-240-1788 May newsletter no later than May 28th. Items for the June newsletter are needed June 30th. COMING EVENTS It is the responsibility of the members to report any change in September 12th - Boeing Library – George Rees – No report. Employees’ Railroad Club – St. their address, either home or Louis Fall Swap Meet; Queeny Park work, to the Secretary. Club Contest – No report.

October 10 and 11 - The 19th Tools – Bob Keeler – No report. Minutes of the May Meeting Annual Greater St. Louis Metro Area Train Show, Kirkwood Freight Agent – Vic Dunajcik – I The regular monthly meeting of Community Center. have a white sweatshirt for Berna the Boeing Employees’ Railroad Bach, and a tote bag for Dale Club – St. Louis was called to order November 7th – Gateway Division, Schuk. by President Bob Keeler on May Mid Continent Region NMRA Model 12, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Twenty- Train Meet, Trinity Lutheran Programs – We will view a DVD. eight members were present at the Church, 14088 Clayton Rd., Ballwin Bridgeton Trails Branch of the St. Magazines – Dale Schuk – Please Louis County Library. December 5th – Great St. Louis continue to look for them as some Christmas Train Show; Life previous lost issues have been OFFICERS’ REPORTS Christian School, 13001 Gravois found. Mainline Modeler – Nov Rd, Sunset Hills ’04, Feb ’06; N-Scale – Nov/Dec Secretary – Ron Hardy – The ’05; Trains – Dec ’04, Sep ’05. minutes of the April meeting were January 30, 2010 – Great St. Louis Overdue magazines – NMRA – approved as published in the Christmas After Train Show; Feb – Apr ’09; Passenger Train Roundhouse Review. Motion to Immanuel Lutheran School, 9733 Journal – 2007:1, 2007:2, 2007:4, accept by Don Landschoot, Second Olive, Olivette 2008:1, 2008:2, and 2008:3; by George Shindel. Railway Age – Dec ’08, Jan ’09, Feb ’09;; Trains – Nov ’08, Feb Club Officers Treasurer – Bruce Ketts – The ’09, Mar ’09. Treasurer’s reports for April was President Bob Keeler - work 233- received as presented. Videos – Dale Schuk – No report. 1013, home - 314-434-8640;

1 HO Modules – Jim McClain/Kevin Trip Conductor and Contest Louis County Library. He had an Brown – No report. Conductor. audience of about 100, and had Thomas the Train with him. N Modules – Tom Mallien/Bob December 5th is the date for the Afterwards the kids got their Keeler – Everything went well at 2009 Christmas party which will be picture taken with Thomas and the Decatur train show, April 18th a rail trip to Lincoln, IL and dinner Engineer Bob. and 19th. We were invited to the in the Lincoln Depot. Bill Dowdy Galesburg Railroad Days as part of was unable to have a meeting with At the Decatur show, Bill Dowdy a multi-club set up, but will the owners the restaurant. was feeling poorly and came home decline. If anyone wants to take a to have stint put in. module or two and join the Bruce is nearly finished, but still display, contact Bob Keeler. We has to complete an IRS form 990. BRING AND BRAG (?) may take a small display back to We have received an extension. Decatur in September. Bob Keeler showed a picture of a The annual audit will be conducted train derailment on his garden Trailer – Bob Leight – Rims are in this month. railroad. need of being repainted. NEW BUSINESS Bob also showed the first of 18 log Web Site – Mark Rudy – The web buggies his building in G scale. site contains a list of upcoming There was no New Business. train shows and is updated as we The meeting was adjourned at find out about them. ANNOUNCEMENTS 7:40 p.m.

Museum Volunteers – Bob Leight – “How the railroads made the west” Respectfully submitted No report. is on display at UMSL’s Barringer Library from now thru September. Ron Hardy, Secretary OLD BUSINESS Boeing Employees’ Railroad Club – Bob reported on his talk to the kids St. Louis We still have openings for the at the Thornhill Branch of the St. positions of Program Conductor,

2 David Graham is offering two trips on the Private Sleeper Cimarron River. The first trip is a roundtrip from St. Louis to Kansas City June 18-21, 2009. Cost is $375/person. The second trip is July 10-12, 2009, a roundtrip from St. Louis to Chicago being offered at $292/person. You may contact David for more information and reservations at [email protected] or (314)477-6772.

Triangle Train Trip – St. Louis – Kansas City – Chicago – St. Louis runs June 12-14, 2009 aboard the Cimarron River, 1948 Pullman sleeping car. Fare $425. Information and reservations, contact Tony Marchiando, Meteor Rails, Inc; 314-894- 1369, 314-623-2096 or [email protected]

US Open Tennis Tournament – St. Louis – New York, via Chicago runs August 28, 2009 to September 4, 2009 aboard the Cimarron River, 1948 Pullman sleeping car. Rail Fare only $850. Hotel – LaGuardia Marriott $650 per person, double occupancy. US Open tickets - $208 for a 2 ½ day pass. Information and reservations, contact Tony Marchiando, Meteor Rails, Inc; 314-894-1369, 314-623-2096 or [email protected]

Other trips aboard the Cimarron River

Transcontinental Steam trip behind ex-SP 4-8-4 #4449. Our friends at High Iron Travel are taking the open platform business car "Caritas" on this trip. If there is sufficient interest, Cimarron River will accompany them. The Caritas will be on the rear of this trip eastbound.

Eastbound: Train will be daylight running only. July 03: Portland, OR to Spokane, WA July 04: 2009: Spokane to Whitefish, MT July 05: Whitefish to Havre, MT July 06: SP 4449 on display at Havre, MT (free day) July 07: Havre to Minot, ND July 08: Minot to Fargo, ND July 09: Fargo to Minneapolis, MN (park at Mpls. Jet.) Westbound: Train will be daylight running only. Oct. 06: Minneapolis to Fargo (BNSF) Oct. 07: Fargo to Minot Oct. 08: layover day in Minot Oct. 09: Minot to Havre Oct. 10: Havre to Whitefish Oct. 11: Layover day Whitefish Oct. 12: Whitefish to Spokane Oct. 13: Spokane to Portland. Trip ends. Fare: $5,450 (each way) per person double occupancy and includes all meals except lunch and dinner on the layover days.

Private Car Owners Convention—Savannah, GA This year the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners convention will be in Savannah, GA. The trip there will be in several segments: Late October—Cimarron River moves St. Louis to Chicago to Washington DC Monday Nov. 2—Special train from Washington to Jacksonville, FL Tuesday Nov 3—Florida East Coast Railroad from Jax to Titusville, where we turn onto the NASA railroad and into the Kennedy Space Center. Lunch and tour the Center. Spend night on the train in New Smyrna Beach Wednesday Nov 4—FEC to St Augustine, FL. Lunch and tour. Then on to Savannah. Thursday Nov 5 to Saturday Nov 7—train parks in Savannah for convention activities. Sunday Nov 8—Savannah to Washington DC. Nov ? -return to St Louis, through Chicago. Exact dates of the moves to/from DC and costs have not been determined. This information is for your information and advance planning. Contact us if you are interested. Information and reservations, contact Tony Marchiando, Meteor Rails, Inc; 314- 894-1369, 314-623-2096 or [email protected]