How about during the 2003 BRHS Annual Meet in St. Paul? Can we add a
visit to the tentative list of events? Mr. Gortowski would be most
appreciative.
Mike
On Sun, 29 Sep 2002 06:04:59 -0000 "Thomas Johnson" <t.j@a...>
writes:
>Hi Mike,
>
> I am also a member of the Newport club with cy. We have MANY Q fans
>
>up in this neck of the woods. Hope to have you visit our club
>sometime.
>
>Tom Johnson
>
>--- In BRHSlist@y..., "Scott Stearns" <scott_b_stearns@h...> wrote:
>> Cy;
>>
>> Earlier this afternoon I sent a note to Wally off list. Didn't
>think there
>> would be an audience interested in a fellow Minnesotan making "Q"
>> connections. Looks like I was wrong.
>>
>> I live just north of Rochester (Zumbrota), in a part of the state
>where
>> there isn't much for model railroading. I have recently moved and
>haven't
>> had the time or space to start a layout of my own - yet. I'm
>always looking
>> for new model railroad folks and clubs in the area. Maybe you
>could let me
>> know, off list, more about the Newport club. Am I correct in
>assuming that
>> this is in the Newport (southeast metro) area?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Scott Stearns
>>
>>
>> >From: cy svobodny <ctsvobodny@y...>
>> >Reply-To: BRHSlist@y...
>> >To: BRHSlist@y...
>> >Subject: [BRHSlist] "Q" in minnesota
>> >Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:50:13 -0700 (PDT)
>> >
>> >wally: have it on good source that 2002 BRHS conv.
>> >will be in st. paul(twin cities). plan to come, i
>> >have lived here all my life and have been a modelerand
>> >railfan since birth(i'll be 60 this year). got my
>> >first loco(lionel #1688) at the ripe old age of 20
>> >days, grandpa was a railroader and i was first
>> >grandson.
>> > the Q in minnesota did not have branch lines as they
>> >did elsewhere. Q entered state at only ywo locations,
>> >Winona and Hastings. Line to Winona crossed Miss.
>> >River from Winona Jct. on a swing bridge with only a
>> >couple miles of track total. and entered on another
>> >bridge over St. Croix River at Prescott, WI to
>> >Hastings, MN and shared a joint trackage agreement
>> >with the Milwaukee Road into St. Paul for about 18
>> >miles. from Daytons Bluff yard they took cars to and
>> >from GN, NP, etc. with transfer runs. many photos of
>> >these operations are in mike spoor and al holck books
>> >of recent years.
>> > look forward to meeting you next year here
>> >in St. Paul. I'm a member of the Newport Model RR
>> >club and we do operate w/dcc. will be glad to show
>> >you around . cy
>> >
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