Please Share With A Friend THE Mystic Valley Railway Society Newsletter A WAYBILLNon-Profit Educational Corporation 1970-2016 • Over 46 Years of Service credit R. Goelet VOL. 48 NO. 2 ISSN 0897-7577 Got a question? Call us at 617-361-4445, 24 Hours • E-Mail at [email protected] JUNE - AUGUST 2017 www.mysticvalleyrs.org Majestic Cape Ann Clark’s Trading Post SATURDAY JUNE 10, 2017 SATURDAY JUNE 24, 2017 Details on page 5 Details on page 5 Maine Escape SUNDAY JULY 2 - WEDNESDAY JULY 5 , 2017 Details on page 3 CALLING ALL MEMBERS – WE NEED YOU! PLEASE SHARE YOUR TALENTS WITH US AS A VOLUNTEER Details on page 6 NOTICE! 2017 N. E. MEMBERSHIP Boston, MA U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 58868 RENEWAL NON-PROFIT ORG. NON-PROFIT RAILROADING April 1, 2017 – CALENDAR March 31, 2018 today! Mail your Mail your renewal in renewal Deadline for Next Issue: August 1, 2017 Next Issue: Deadline for Include your previous address with address Include your previous corrections all address STILL AVAILABLE, Keep the Good see Boutique Times Rolling on page 6 Mystic Valley Railway Society, Inc. Railway Society, Valley Mystic O. Box 365486 P. 02136-0009 Hyde Park, MA Details on Page 2 The WAYBILL • June - August 2017 2 www.facebook.com/MysticValleyRailwaySociety From the President - Theresa E. Rylko Happy New Year as we start our 47th the Waybill editor to include in an upcom- Remember this is your Waybill and it’s TRAIN SHOWS year. There have been a lot of changes, but ing edition. Many of you have asked about the best way to communicate with other one thing stays steady. That is your love the column we used to have called Ask the members. & EXCURSIONS for traveling with the club. Thank you for Bee concerning questions about the history Thank you for your comments and By popular demand! To publi- your help in passing the Waybills out in of different railroads. Currently we do not concerns concerning your membership. cize an event please mail details to your area. Please let us know if you have a have anyone to write the column. If you Our membership year runs from April 1 Mystic Valley Railway Society – place that you would like the club to visit. have a great knowledge of trains and would to March 31. We use the first year of the Attn: Train Show Column, P.O. Box If you have a note you wish to put under like to share it with our fellow members membership for coding the Waybill. So this 365486, Hyde Park MA 02136 or else Member-o-Gram, please send it in Atten- let us know, and I will pass the informa- year will be coded M17. email [email protected]. tion: Member-o-Gram and I will forward to tion to our Waybill editor for consideration. Publication deadline: see page 4. From the Vice President - Jeff Costello • Sat. 6-17 and Sun. 6-18-17, Happy Spring! We at Mystic Valley appreciates your ideas and input about restoration of a private car. The Grand Railway Society are looking forward to adventures and restaurants to visit. We are Isle was built in 1899 for Dr. Seward 10am-3pm: Pioneer Valley Live Steam- summer with its many fun and educational always in need of volunteers willing share Webb, president of the Wagner Palace Car ers – Spring Meet, 108 Hillside Road, trips. We’re looking forward to a four-day their talents with us. At our Annual Meet- Company. Tasks to be done include earth- Southwick MA. Donation for parking: $5 trip to Maine revisiting Camden, Thomas- ing on May 6, the Russell Rylko Memorial work, re-ballasting around the track to level per person; $15 per car. Free train rides. ton, Rockland, and Freeport. If you would Grant was presented to David Huntington the car, and refurbishing and painting the like to join us, check the Waybill. The Trip representing the Shelburne Museum of curved ceiling panels of the car. We are Info: www.pvls.org/new-events/ Team works hard on the trips and always Shelburne, Vermont. Their project involves continuing this award in Russell`s memory. • Sat. 6-17 (9am-5pm) and Sun 6-18- From the Membership Chairperson - Ellie Manning 17 (10am-4pm): The Great Scale Model Train Show, Cow Palace, MD State Fair- It’s time to renew your membership. On member for year April 1, 2017 to March ly be assigned to the coming membership the front of the Waybill – on the address 31, 2018. year. grounds, 2200 York Rd, Timonium MD. label – to the right of your name there is a MAIL means that you have not paid The membership fees for the year April Info: gsmts.com code. To receive your 2018 New England your current membership dues. It is time to 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 are $10 for RR calendar, the code next to your name renew. You will be taken off the rolls unless Regular Membership, $4 per additional • Thu. 6-22 thru Sun. 6-25-17: 49th must read either LIFE or M17. you join again. person to make a Family Membership, LIFE means that you are a member for THE MEMBERSHIP YEAR RUNS while Life Membership is $125. We look O Scale National Convention, Southern life. FROM APRIL 1 TO MARCH 31. Anyone forward to your continued support. New England Model Railroad Club, Holi- M17 means that you are already a who joins after January 1 will automatical- day Inn Springfield South – Enfield CT. Info: snemrr.org Board of Directors, Positions Held • Sat. 8-5-17, 9am-4pm: Model Rail- road Open House, South Shore Model April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Railway Club & Museum, Bare Cove President - Theresa E. Rylko (Tracey) Dan Ouellette - Web Master/Computer Park, Bldg. 51, 19 Fort Hill Street, Hing- Vice President - Jeffrey Costello (Jeff) Joe McDonough & Jeff Costello – ham MA. Admission: $2 adult; free 4 and Treasurer - Judy Berson-Hoyt Trade Show Coordinators under. All children must be accompanied Recording Secretary - Nancy Roney Jeff Costello – Directors: Communications Radios/ by an adult. Info: www.ssmrc.org Lillian Garvey Defibrillators Eleanor Manning Marcia Pennington & Jeff Costello • Sat. 9-9-17, 10am-3pm: Train William Manning – Boutique Show, New Haven Railroad Historical & Nancy Martin Mary & Jay Verner – Joseph McDonough Waybill Mailing Coordinators Technical Association, Valley Railroad, Marcia Pennington Albert W. Avjian - Treasurer, Emeritus Essex CT. Admission: $5 suggested dona- Mary Verner Sally M. Avjian - Recording Secretary, tion. Info: nhrhta.org Positions They Fill Emeritus Roma Hertel - Waybill Editor, Button Maker You will see many of these volunteers Seated: Nancy Roney, Judy Berson- • Sun 9-17-17, 9am-1pm: NETCA Dirk Hertel - Photography/Calendar as tour leaders on your trips. Hoyt, Theresa Rylko and Jeff Costello Southern Chapter Meet, Army Navy Billy Manning - Mailing Chairperson It takes a team effort to have a Standing: Bill Manning, Lillian Garvey, Hall, 1090 Main Street, Manchester CT. Ellie Manning - successful volunteer organization. Mary Verner, Nancy Martin, Sally Avjian, Admission: $5 adult; free under 12 (with Membership Chairperson Please share your talents as a volunteer Ellie Manning, Marcia Pennington and Joe Sally Avjian & Ellie Manning- with MVRS and be rewarded by seeing McDonough. adult). Info: Dennis Ingalls 508-285-3963, Trip Team (Planning Trips and Social your work in action. Call 617-361-4445 www.netca.org Event Co-Chairs) and a volunteer form will be sent to you. • Sun. 10-8-17, 9.30am-3.30pm: 25th Anniversary Model Train Show, New Haven & Derby Model Railroad Club, High Plains Community Center, 525 Orange Center Rd (Rte.152), Orange CT. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Donation: $5 adult; $1 teen (12-18 with The Mystic Valley year runs from April 1 - March 31 adult); free under 12 (with adult). Info: www.newhaven-derbymodelrailroadclub. Here’s what’s included: Membership Fees & Classes • Our quarterly paper, The Waybill, filled with 1. Regular Membership (one person) $10 org pictures and schedules of RR events. 2. Family Membership • Exclusive members-only tours to unique ac- Price of regular membership for one mem- tivities and locations. ber plus $4 per additional person living in the • Sat. 10-21 and Sun. 10-22-17, • Color Railroad calendar with 12 frameable same house with regular member. All are full 10am-3pm: Open House (both days) prints (while supplies last). members with only one copy of every mailing & Train Show • Annual Calendar Color Slide Contest for mailed to the family address. (Sat. only), North Shore members. 3. Life Membership Model RR Club, Wakefield MA. Dona- • Railroad Socials. (one person, U.S.A. only) $125 tion: $5 adult; $2 senior or child; free • Membership card, The Mystic Valley Pass. 4. For membership outside the U.S.A., please Discover • Railroad films and guest speakers available double the above fees (remit in U.S. currency under 5; $10 family maximum. Info: upon request. only). 781-245-4742 [email protected], www. Calendars will be mailed to all current members New England as stated above and not necessarily presented nsmrc.org at time of joining (while supplies last). By Train! • Sun. 11-5-17, 9am-2pm: Classic Shows, LLC – Train and Toy Show, PLEASE INCLUDE A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE Zandri’s Stillwood Inn, 1074 South Colo- Mail to: MYSTIC VALLEY RAILWAY SOCIETY, INC. ny Rd, Wallingford CT. Admission: $6 c/o Membership Committee adult; free under 15 (with adult). Info: P.O. Box 365486, Hyde Park, MA 02136-0009 203-926-1327, www.ClassicShowsLLC. Got a Question: q Check here if this is an address change call us at 617-361-4445 (24 hours) or online at: com www.mysticvalleyrs.org _____ NEW _____ RENEWAL Name:____________________________________________________________________________ • Thu.