The Monthly Newsletter of The s1

ROUNDHOUSE REVIEW

The Monthly Newsletter of the

BOEING EMPLOYEES’ RAILROAD CLUB – ST. LOUIS

VOL. XXXII No. 1____ JANUARY 2009 _Editor:_Ron_Hardy_

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Next Meeting November 7th – Gateway Division, Secretary – Ron Hardy – The February 10, 2009 Mid Continent Region NMRA Model minutes of the November 2008 Train Meet, Trinity Lutheran Church, meeting were approved as published 14088 Clayton Rd., Ballwin in the Roundhouse Review. Motion 7:00 p.m. ______to accept by Bill Dowdy, Second by George Shindel. Bridgeton Trails Branch of the Club Officers St. Louis County Library, Treasurer – Bruce Ketts – The Treasurer’s reports for November President Bob Keeler - work 233- and December were received as 3455 McKelvey Rd. 1013, home - 314-434-8640; presented. Vice President Wayne Schimmel – Councilor – Mark Rudy – Chances of work 233-6407 - home 636-668- clubs receiving any funds from 6451; Recreation are slim at best. COMING EVENTS Secretary Ron Hardy - work 232- CONDUCTORS’ REPORTS February 14th – The Dupo Train 5744, home 314-739-7285; Show, Dupo, IL High School Gym Treasurer Bruce Ketts - work 233- Swap Meet – Wayne Schimmel – I mailed the flyers to our usual sellers th 0737, home 314-741-0711; February 15 – Peoria Trainfair, on December 6th to get a jump on Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Councilor Mark Rudy - work 777- things. I got the first on back on IL 7175, home 636-447-7566 December 10th. So far, I have 35 people signed up for 84 tables. st February 21 – Alton Train Show; All magazine ads have been Franklin Masonic Lodge It is the responsibility of the members to report any change in their address, placed. The contract was sent to the th either home or work, to the March 14 – Boeing Employees’ nd Secretary. county on November 22 . Railroad Club – St. Louis Spring I was going to call Weinhardt on Swap Meet, Queeny Park #### Monday since I was tied up at work all week, but they called me on th April 5 – Springfield Train Show; Orr Saturday, mid morning. We are set Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds Minutes of the January up with 288 tables. Meeting April 18 and 19, – Decatur Train Fair Roundhouse Review – Ron Hardy – President Bob Keeler called the 2009, Decatur Civic Center Any items you wish to have included monthly meeting of the Boeing in the January newsletter no later th Employees’ Railroad Club – St. Louis April 25 – Train O Rama, American than January 28th. Items for the to order on January 13, 2009 at 7:00 Legion Post 103, 3212 Sutton Blvd, February newsletter no later than p.m. Twenty- three members were Maplewood February 25th present at Bridgeton Trails Branch of th the St. Louis County Library. October 10 and 11 - The 19 Annual Library – George Rees – Several Greater St. Louis Metro Area Train people are on the overdue list. Show, Kirkwood Community Center. OFFICERS’ REPORTS 1 Club Contest – The contest to be at 7 AM and we have to be ready to 2008 President’s Award was judged tonight has only one entry, operate when the doors open at 9 presented to Mark Rudy. Don Landschoot. AM. Tear down will begin at 3 PM. NEW BUSINESS Tools – Bob Keeler – No report. N Modules – Tom Mallien/Bob Keeler – The display at the zoo went well Mrs. Luchtenfeld contacted Bob Freight Agent – Vic Dunajcik – I although the weather for set up and Keeler asking if anyone might be managed to sell 4 sweatshirts and 2 tear down was lousy. Special thanks interested in European train tours jackets at the November meeting. to Terry Vogel, from the Gateway this year. But I still have a large green Ntrak Club, who helped throughout sweatshirt, 2 large white sweatshirts the week. Bob asked George Rees to go and 7 jackets (1 ladies medium, 1 We are planning to travel again through the early club records ladies large, 2 men’s medium and 3 to Decatur for their train show, April looking for a federal ID number. It men’s large) left, in the case anyone 18th and 19th. is needed to fill out paperwork for is still interested. Recreation. Trailer – Bob Leight – We have to Programs – We’ll view another DVD. buy licenses for all three trailers in ANNOUNCEMENTS January. Magazines – Dale Schuk – The Rosters are available tonight. following magazines have been Trips – Bill Dowdy – Bill is still missing for quite some time. Please waiting on one possible rebate Don Landschoot has two newspaper continue to look for them as some before he closes the books but will articles on the front table. previous lost issues have been do so at the end of the year. found. Mainline Modeler – Nov ’04, Dave Rider is doing well after heart Feb ’06; N-Scale – Nov/Dec ’05; Web Site – Mark Rudy – Web site surgery. Trains – Dec ’04, Sep ’05. was down for a few days. Mark is Overdue magazines – Passenger looking for any photo’s you have George Shindel has flyers for the St. Train Journal – 2007:4, 2008:1-4 (all from any club event. Charles Train Show this week end. the new issues); Railroad and Railfan – Nov ’08; Railway Age – Oct ’08; Museum Volunteers – Bob Leight – A door prize was awarded to Mark The Railroad Press – Oct-Dec ’08 (1 Plans are to refurbish a PSC car and Rudy. issue) are beginning track work. The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 Videos – Dale Schuk – The video I OLD BUSINESS p.m. ordered at the end of the year has arrived. (Union Pacific Streamliners) We still have openings for the Respectfully submitted positions of Program Conductor, Trip HO Modules – Jim McClain/Kevin Conductor and Contest Conductor. Ron Hardy, Secretary Brown – HO modules will set up Boeing Employees’ Railroad Club – Saturday, January 17, 2009 for the Bill Dowdy will start planning the St. Louis St. Charles Model Railroad Club’s 2009 Christmas party. annual swap meet. Set up will begin