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THE DISPATCHER Official Publication of the Philadelphia Division Mid-Eastern Region National Model Railroad Association THE DISPATCHER Official Publication of the Philadelphia Division Mid-Eastern Region National Model Railroad Association March 2018 Volume 25, No. 1 April Meet in Southampton and/or animate it. He has also contributed an article which can be found on page 4 of this issue. n Saturday April 7, we return to the Southampton As usual we’ll have coffee, donuts, and Philly soft Community Center, 913 Willow Street, South- pretzels, the white elephant table, door prizes, 50/50 raf- O ampton, PA 18966. The time is 9:00am with fle, and a model display table. Members are encouraged doors opening at 8:30. Directions and maps can be found to bring projects in any stage of completion to display on page 7. and discuss if desired. A 2019 MER Convention meeting To start out, member Joe Walters will offer a clinic ti- follows immediately after the conclusion of the meet. tled, “Scratch Building a 50’ Boxcar in Styrene.” The The afternoon fare consists of open house layout 50' boxcar was a staple of all railroads for decades, some tours. Hope to see you there! outliving their home roads. Joe will discuss the ins and outs of scratch building a 50' box- Call for Nominations car in styrene and two-part casting, very spring, the Philadelphia Division holds its an- including painting and decaling. E nual election for Board of Directors. There are seven He’ll describe the techniques and total Board positions, three tools needed to perform the task, as of which are open for elec- well as the difficulties he encoun- tion or re-election this year. tered along the way. The term is for two (2) years. Joe is an accomplished model railroader who has The Board then elects offic- zipped through the Achievement Program earning no less ers from among the Direc- than five certificates in a very short period of time. He is tors. One of the board mem- well on his way to becoming a Master Model Railroader bers will be stepping down, so this is your chance to be- and is happy to help others on their AP journeys, as well. come active. If interested, please contact a member of the Our second clinic will be given by member Mike nominating committee: Charles Butsch, Rob Hinkle, John Dettinger, who has titled it,“BlueRail: The Cure for the Seibert, or Howard Kaplan. If elected office is too big a Rail Blues?” Blue Rail is an entry-level train control sys- step, consider volunteering to chair or work on a commit- tem that offers a number of operational possibilities. This tee. Any participation counts as credit toward your AP clinic explores the BlueRail system by examining the Volunteer certificate. technology, the entry costs, and its expansion potential. Topics will include: MER 2019 Convention Meeting What is BlueRail? he next meeting of the MER 2019 Convention Who is target market for BlueRail? T Committee will be held at approximately 12:00pm, Who are the players in the immediately following the morning session of the meet at BlueRail space? the Southampton Community. Anyone may participate Where does BlueRail fit in the even if you were unable to attend any of the past meet- context of DC and DCC control ings. Note that participation in the MER convention systems? counts twice as much toward your AP Volunteer certifi- What can BlueRail do for me? cate. Some chairmanships still need filling. See page 6 o BlueRail Sound System. for the full convention report. o BlueRail + Battery = DeadRail. Layouts Wanted o Micro Layout operation with BlueRail th BlueRail uses your smartphone to control trains. You ur June 9 meet will be held at a new location, the may want to download the free BlueRail app for your O Philadelphia First Church of the Brethren in Wynd- smart phone in advance of the clinic. moor, PA. This is at the northwest end of Cheltenham Mike is what you might call a “fringe” modeler. If it’s Avenue near Paper Mill Road. If anyone with a layout in any phase of construction, living within perhaps 10 to 15 odd or obscure, he’ll model it and put a decoder in it (Continued on page 2) Form 19 THE DISPATCHER Editor From the Super… Earl Paine 610-831-9466 Well, the mystery of the Carbon County & Northern hopper cars 4325 Wendy Way Schwenksville, PA 19473 has been solved. Two railroad detectives named Ken McCorry (Philly [email protected] Division member) and Dennis Blank (frequent Susquehanna Division Co-Editor/Publisher attendee and presenter at our meets) emailed me the answer. Appar- Howard Kaplan [email protected] ently the cars were part of the Schuylkill Valley Model Railroad Proofreader: Gail Kaplan Club’s fleet in Phoenixville, PA. Submissions: THE DISPATCHER wel- comes any model railroad- or railroad- The SV sold cars at one of their open houses some time ago. I guess I purchased related material. Members are encour- the two of them when my grandson and I toured their layout one cold winter. I re- aged to send in articles, letters to the member waiting outside in line while my grandson played with some other kids editor, reviews, etc. The editors reserve the right to, when necessary, para- who were waiting also. I had forgotten the purchase, but not the impressive layout. phrase portions of the text in order to It was fun investigating the cars’ origin. It all started by looking online for pos- fit the space available. sible locations of Carbon Counties across the country of which there were several. Next Issue: May 2018. Due out approx. May 9th. Deadline: April 24th. Then I contacted the manufacturer, Accurail. There I found some information that Online Subscription: Free. Make sure eliminated the western railroads and narrowed it to Pennsylvania. The final piece of the Clerk has your current e-mail ad- the mystery was provided by two local MER members who had read my previous dress and that you keep your info up- columns in The Dispatcher. dated at nmra.org/members. Print/Mail Subscription (b&w, first 8 That is what is great about this hobby–no, not that anybody reads Form 19. But pages): $10.00 per yr. or $2.00 per sin- rather the sharing of information, skills, and experiences of the hobby that we have gle issue. Send all print subscription applications, renewals, address chang- with each other. I can show you how I did something and you show how you could es, and payment to the Treasurer. answer one of my questions. This sharing of knowledge, talents, and experiences Make checks payable to “Philadelphia enriches our hobby. Division, NMRA.” It is this sharing that has made our Division what it is today. Our clinics and fel- Division Personnel: lowship have increased our meet attendance and participation in recent years–and Superintendent / Member Outreach Charles Butsch 610-446-2375 not only with our own members, but also those from visiting neighbor divisions. 227 Mill Road Hope to see you all on April 7th. Havertown, PA 19083 Charles [email protected] Assistant Superintendent / Ops / Rob Hinkle Social Media AP Report by Dave Messer, MMR 1755 Slayton Dr. Blue Bell, PA 19422 610-279-2394 I am very pleased to report that Adam Eyring has earned his Asso- [email protected] ciation Volunteer Certificate. This award is somewhat unique because Clerk / Membership this is for work for NMRA National, not the Philadelphia Divi- Mark Wallace 610-454-9510 665 Bonny Brook Ave. sion. Adam, who lives in Philadelphia, has worked for several years Trappe, PA 19426 as a proofreader for the NMRA Magazine. [email protected] Also, because of health issues on the part of the National staff person handling Treasurer / Webmaster AP paperwork, there has been an unduly long time processing material, but hope- Howard Kaplan 610-626-4506 620 Edmonds Ave. fully the situation will improve shortly with a new person taking over, and mem- Drexel Hill, PA 19026 bers will receive their certificates in a timely manner in the future. [email protected] Directors at Large Layouts Wanted – from page 1 Layouts / Video – Bill Fagan [email protected] 215-675-4098 minutes of that area would be willing to hold an open house for that meet, we Clinics – John Seibert 267-319-5391 would appreciate it if you could please contact Director Bill Fagan. Contact infor- [email protected] mation can be found on page 2. Scouting – Joe Bergmaier [email protected] 484-431-7005 MER Halts Subsidies We Welcome Our New Achievement Program Coordinator Due to tight finances, the MER has an- Philly Division Members Dave Messer, MMR 610-948-2191 nounced that it will be suspending the subsi- 263 Mingo Road Royersford, PA 19468-3112 dy of the RailPass trial NMRA membership Alan Schultz, Settersville, PA James Thompson, Wyoming, DE [email protected] as well as the matching funds it was offering Tom Carr, Newark, DE Achievement Prog. Committee Chair divisions to help defray the costs of their Cindy Fields, Newark, DE Earl Paine 610-831-9466 4325 Wendy Way programs. The RailPass is still available Alexa Kvande, Philadelphia, PA directly from the NMRA as a 9-month trial Schwenksville, PA 19473 Walter Miles, New Castle, DE [email protected] membership for $19.95. March 2018 THE DISPATCHER Page 2 January Meet Report by Mark Wallace, Clerk As a new twist to our Division’s traditional joint meet with the New Photos by Rob Hinkle Jersey Division on January 13th, we met in a new venue, the Grace Epis- copal Church’s auditorium in Merchantville, NJ.
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