What you have been waiting for... It's SAGINAW TIME!!
(Please pass this on to your rail friends)
ANNOUNCING the 4th Annual “24 Hours @ Saginaw” 2009
Come watch trains and have a good time with local railfans and members
of the North Texas Chapter, NRHS.
Last year, we had 12 railfans stay the full 24 hours with over 100 railfans
attending.
We recorded 75 trains in 2006, 58 in 2007 and 48 in 2008.
How many will we record this year? Come find out!
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 22nd & Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
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, Food, Fun and More...
REPEAT EVENT - "Texas Slide Show Shoot-Out"
Bring 10 of your favorite slides to show during this fast pace slide
show presentation. Anyone can participate, we will go until everyone
has had a chance or the last set is shown!
Admission is still FREE, but this year we are asking for a $5 donation
to help cover Insurance expenses. This is a must have or we cannot hold the
event.
General donations are also accepted and appreciated.
SPECIAL FEATURE: Debut of SGV Productions new DVD -“844 and the Sooner Rocket”.
If you missed seeing UP 844 in Oklahoma in 2007, you will not want to miss the
first public showing of this DVD "on the BIG SCREEN" at Saginaw. Steve Goen's
new DVD makes 844 come back to life right before your eyes.
Sponsors:
The North Texas Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
http://www.ntxnrhs.org
Saginaw Chamber of Commerce
http://www.saginawtxchamber.org
and Choo Choo Express Trackless Train
http://www.choochooexpress.com
Check out Wes Carr's "Railfan Primer" about Saginaw
http://www.trainweb.org/southwestshorts/saginaw.html
Check out the links to last year's event.
http://www.kingswayrc.com/saginaw/
http://picasaweb.google.com/MaroonedInAggieland/24HoursInSaginaw
http://txrailfan.rrpicturearchive s.net/archivethumbs.aspx? id=33075
So, if you are not already committed to another event Memorial Day
Weekend please plan to join us Friday night for a quality slide show or a
few hours on Saturday and have fun watching Trains, Trains, Trains...
Bring your friends, make a full railfan experience out of it!
More info to follow as we get closer to the event...
We are now 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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