ANNOUNCEMENT!! It's that time again!!
Plan on attending... ?24 Hours @ Saginaw? 2007
Come watch trains and have a good time with members of the North Texas
Chapter, NRHS. Last year, we had up to 100 railfans attend. At least
5 stayed the full 24 hours. We recorded 75 trains.
Let's break the record!
Our Objective:
Watch and record trains for a 24 hour period.
Our Goal:
Spend 24 hours at the Saginaw Heritage Center (the depot)
at 301 S. Saginaw Blvd. in Saginaw, TX.
Date and Time:
Friday, May 25th & Saturday, May 26th, 2006
7:00pm to 7:00pm, for 24 hours!
Come watch, talk, listen and photograph trains safely while sharing
fellowship and education with like minded railfans and families. Also,
help us promote the City of Saginaw as a nationally known hot spot to
watch and record trains safely. It is reported up to 60 trains pass
the Saginaw depot per day! Plenty to fill your train watching
appetite!
Activities Include:
Operation Lifesaver Rules on ?How to watch trains safely?.
A safe area to watch trains.
24 hours of Railroad videos and slide programs.
Railroad theme games and trivia to help pass the time.
Railroad Scanner broadcast of approaching trains.
Masterboard to record the running total of trains.
Door prizes and merit awards for hours logged watching.
Food, Fun and More...
Admission is FREE, Donations are accepted.
Sponsors:
The North Texas Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
and Saginaw Chamber of Commerce
www.saginawtxchamber.org
Check out Wes Carr's "Railfan Primer" about Saginaw
http://www.trainweb.org/southwestshorts/saginaw.html
And on Sunday, May 27th...
Don?t forget the 27th Annual Lone Star Railfair - Railroad Collectible
and Train Show in the Amon G. Carter Exhibit Hall - Will Rogers
Memorial Center - Ft. Worth, TX
It?s the premier railroad collectible / artifact show in Texas!
So, if you are not already committed to another event Memorial Day
Weekend or planned on attending the Lone Star Railfair train show,
please plan to join us Friday night for a pick up slide show or a few
hours on Saturday and have fun watching Trains, Trains, Trains...
Bring your friends, make a full railfan weekend out of it!
More info to follow as we get closer to the event...
Lastly, we are still accepting anyone who would like to put on a
program or clinic during the "24 hours @ Saginaw" event. Whether it's
a slide show, a video, or film or a clinic on photography, recording
sound or video or documenting trains via train logs, we welcome your
program. Any length or subject will be considered. Please contact me
via email or call at the number below if you are available. Thanks for
your interest!
Skip Waters
Vice President, Trips & Events
North Texas Chapter, NRHS
214-987-2888 office (call anytime)
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