I am hoping to have the Newport club as one of the layouts included
in the layout tour. I still need to touch bases with our local
coordinator to start helping in getting things moving for the
convention though......
Tom
--- In BRHSlist@y..., Mike Spoor <CBQRR@j...> wrote:
> 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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