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Dear All: November 6, 2014 For those of you who were able to join us at our WB&A Members Only Semi‐Annual General Membership/Swap Meet it was good to see you and we are glad you were able to join us. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating the winners of the 2015‐16 election: David Eadie (BoD & Membership); Bob Goodrich (BoD); Bill Moss (BoD) and Dan Danielson (Eastern Rep). I extend the entire BoD thanks and welcoming to them for the 2015‐16 Term. At our meeting we took a few minutes to say “thank you” to a couple who have done so much for the train hobby, the TCA and the WB&A, namely, Mary and Pete Jackson. Your BoD presented them with a plaque in honor of their work on the BoD over the years and for their years of work running Kids Korner at York and for the countless other ways they have assisted. Mary and Pete moved to Delaware about 2 years ago and have continued to be active in all that they had committed themselves to, but it’s time for them to take time to play trains and let others step up to take on the roles they had. So to Mary and Pete we say thank you for your years of service. As a reminder, the eblasts and attachments will be placed on the WB&A website under the “About” tab for your viewing/sharing pleasure http://www.wbachapter.org/2014%20E‐ Blast%20Page.htm The attachments are contained in the one PDF attached to this email in an effort to streamline the sending of this email and to ensure the attachments are able to be received. 2015 TCA CONVENTION See http://tcaconvention.org/ UPCOMING WB&A EVENTS November 22, 2014 ‐ All WB&A Chapter Members ~ Hope & Dan at Toy Trains & Collectibles invite you to Open House Saturday, November 22, 2014, 1:00 pm ‐ 4:00 p.m. Shop for the Holidays! Special Discounts. Door Prizes. Light Refreshments. Guests Welcome! 7216 New Market Court ‐ Manassas, VA 20109 571 379‐5497 March 14, 2015 – WB&A Annapolis Armory Train Show, details to follow, but mark your calendars. Flyers for tables and general information will be forthcoming in the next week. 2 May 9, 2015 – Joint VTC & WB&A (aka NORTH MEETS SOUTH) Great Train Show and Sale at the Eagles Lodge at 21 Cool Spring Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22405 contact Colleen Hall [email protected] for more information, it’s never too early to start planning. We are pleased to announce that Allen Crotts will be the Train Doctor at the show. Know of a layout that would like to set‐up at the Show? If so, please contact Russell for more information at [email protected]. 2014 WB&A DRAWING– TIME IS RUNNING OUT! 4‐6‐2 P47 Blue Comet Steam Passenger set with Proto‐ sound 3.0; Jersey Central 4‐6‐2 P47 Steam Engine (Cab #833), Tender, (1)Baggage Car, (2) 70' Heavyweight Madison Coach Cars, (1) '70 Heavyweight Observation Car Product #20‐3460‐1 MSRP $999.95 If interested in purchasing a ticket, please contact Glenn MacKinnon at [email protected] the cost is $5 a ticket or 6 for $25, the drawing will be held the end of December 2014. Just 500 tickets for sale and not many left! WEBSITES/LINKS OF INTEREST/THINGS TO DO/BOOKS 3 Courtesy of the VTC: Newsletter for Harrisburg Rail Review; Laurel Lines; Interchange; NFCNRHS; and Cape Rail Dispatch. Santa Breakfast Buffet & Train Ride, see: http://www.borail.org/holiday/santa‐breakfast.aspx and for Holiday Storytime with Mrs. Claus and Train Ride with Santa see: http://www.borail.org/holiday/story‐time.aspx Model RR Tour on Saturday, November 15 at Noon see: http://www.borail.org/Calendar‐bo.aspx State Rail Authority Takes over Cass Trains see: http://pocahontastimes.com/state‐rail‐authority‐to‐ take‐over‐cass‐trains/ https://www.facebook.com/wba.chaptertca?f ref=ts&ref=br_tf UPCOMING CALENDAR EVENTS (please send me items to include on the calendar) – if you like to see some other dates from around the country, check out: 4 1. Check out trains.com calendar of events at: http://trc.trains.com/events.aspx?page=list&type =1&cat= 2. Schedule for Trackers can be found at: www.nattrackers.org 3. 2014/2015 Schedule for Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show can be found at: http://www.greenbergshows.com/schedule.html 4. November 4‐8, 2014 – ATRRM in Tyler, Texas visit www.atrrm.org 5. November 6, 2014 – The Norfolk and Western Historical Society Open House 2‐6 at 2101 Salem Avenue SW in Roanoke, VA http://www.nwhs.org/index.php 6. November 8, 2014 (Rescheduled from October 25, 2014) ‐ Jon Lillard will be giving a RR talk at Jenny’s Church (Jenny's Church on S. Morris Street, Oxford) in Oxford, MD at 11:00 a.m. – The title is ALL RAILS END IN OXFORD, a history of railroading on the Eastern Shore. If you attend, please let Jon know that you are in the audience. 7. November 8‐9, 2014 (10‐4 and 12‐4) – The 24th Annual Modular Train Display Show 1150 Carnation Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 240‐314‐ 8800 (see attached and coupon) 8. November 8 & 9, 2014 ‐ First Frost™ Show – Show Hours: 9‐4 Saturday, 9‐3 Sunday Allentown Train 5 Meet Associates, http://www.allentowntrainmeet.com/ at the Allentown Fairgrounds, Agricultural Hall (Agri‐ Plex), 302 North 17th St. Allentown, PA 18104 9. November 14, 2014 – Link100: The 1st Century of O. Winston Link at 7 p.m. contact 540‐982‐5465 www.linkmuseum.org 10. November 15, 2014 ‐ 10 a.m. Bruce and Clem Study Group contact them at 703‐461‐6991 for more information 11. November 15, 2014 ‐ Toy Train Swap Meet/Sale – Keystone Div. TCA 9A‐1P St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church 2111 Millersville Pike Lancaster PA (Corner of PA 741 and PA999) $4.00pp Admission, Children 12 and under free 12. November 15, 2014 – RR Historian of the Lehigh Valley & Lehigh Valley Chapter, NRHS First Annual RR Symposium (see 10.10.14 eblast for registration form) 13. November 15, 2014 ‐ Hartly Train And Toy Show, from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at the Hartly Volunteer Fire Company, at the intersection of state Route 11 (Arthursville Road) and state Route 44 (Hartly Road), 2898 Arthursville Road, P.O. Box 28, Hartly, DE 19953, ( 302 ) 492‐3677, http://www.hartlyfire51.com/ 6 14. November 15, 2014 ‐ Model RR Tour on Saturday at Noon see: http://www.borail.org/Calendar‐ bo.aspx 15. November 16, 2014 ‐ 9A‐12:30P Plumber’s Union Hall 2791 Southampton Road Philadelphia, PA 19154 Family Admission (2 Adults and All Children Under 12 y.o.) $5.00 Future Show –Jan 11, 2015 see www.ADTCA.com 16. November 20, 2014 (starting) ‐ *Seaford Museum Train Display, The Seaford Museum, 203 High St., Seaford, DE 19973, (302) 628‐9828, http://www.seafordhistoricalsociety.com/ 1:00‐ 4:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, except holidays starting November 20, 2014, using the original O gauge layout with winter dioramas 17. November 22‐23, 2014 – Trains at Christmas at the Fredericksburg National Guard Armory 10‐5 on Saturday and 10‐4 on Sunday. For more information contact 540‐903‐0631 or www.rcnrhs.com 18. November 28‐30, 2014 – 37th Annual Model RR Show from 9:30‐5 at the Science Museum of Virgina, see http://www.smv.org/visit/events 19. November 28, 2014 – January 12, 2015 – Dominion GardenFest of Lights in Richmond, VA http://www.lewisginter.org/news/media‐ room/DominionGardenFestofLights2012.php 7 20. November 28‐30, 2014 ‐ Calvert Hospice in Calvert County, Maryland is hosting their Annual 26th Contact Linzy Laughhunn @ Calvert Hospice: [email protected] 410‐535‐0892, Ext. 4008 21. November 29, 2014 – Hagerstown Model RR Museum, Inc. Trainfest Fall 2014 Model Train sale re: railroading and model railroading at Washington County AG Center 7313 Sharpesburg Pike 9‐2 p.m. contact info: Email: [email protected]; Phone: 301‐800‐9829; Web Site: www.antietamstation.com 22. November 29‐30, 2014 ‐ Greenberg Show at Edison, NJ, see www.greenbergshows.com for more info and additional dates in other areas 23. November 29‐30, 2014 – Rocky Mountain Train Show see http://rockymountaintrainshow.com/Registratio n.htm and http://rockymountaintrainshow.com/ 24. November 29 and on December 2, 6, 11, 13, and 20, 2014 ‐ *Georgetown Public Library Train Display from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., using the G, HO, N, Thomas the Train, S, and O gauge modular layouts at 123 West Pine Street, Georgetown, DE 19947, Phone: (302) 856‐7958, http://www.georgetownpubliclibrary.org/ , on 8 25. November 30, 2014 ‐ 2nd Annual Christmas 2014 Holiday Train Show 9A‐3P Oblates of St. Joseph Auditorium 1880 Route 315 Highway Pittston PA (Centrally located between Scranton and Wilkes‐ Barre PA) $5.00pp Admission, Children under 12 free w/Paying Adult Santa Arrives at 12 Noon (NOTE – This location is near the Historic Steamtown Site) 26. December 2014 – Old Dominion Charter, James River Rambler in Dillwyn, VA contact www.odcnrhs.org for exact dates and to order tickets 27. December 5 – January 3, 2015 – River City 3 Railers Holiday Display at The Great Big Greenhouse, see: http://www.rivercity3railers.org/events.html 28. December 6/7‐2014 – Fairfax Station Model train show and old cars http://www.fairfax‐station.org, more information contact Clem Clement [email protected] 29. December 6, 2014 ‐ Main Street Hatboro 9th Annual Train Show 9A‐3P Keith Valley Middle School 227 Meetinghouse Road Horsham PA see www.hatborotrainshow.org 30.