OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! (Pass this on to your rail friends please)
6th Annual “24 Hours @ Saginaw” 2011
DATE: Friday, May 27th & Saturday, May 28th, 2011
TIME: 7:00 pm to 7:00 pm, for 24 hours!
LOCATION: Saginaw Heritage Center (the depot) 301 S. Saginaw Blvd. in
Saginaw, TX.
For the past 5 years the North Texas Chapter, NRHS has had the privilege of
hosting a 24 hour railwatching event at the Saginaw Depot over Memorial Day
weekend starting Friday evening and ending Saturday evening for a full 24
hours. In past years, we have had approximately 100 or more Railfans attend
this event to watch trains day and night. In addition, we schedule programs to
include slide shows, speakers, clinics, videos and railroad trivia to keep
guests entertained between trains.
We did it AGAIN - Recently the Saginaw Depot was awarded the Cowcatcher Round
Up
Magazine "2011 Gold Rail Award" as the number ONE "Best Railfanning Spot" in
the
4 state region and the "24 Hours @ Saginaw" event was awarded the number ONE
"Best Rail Special Event"! Thank you Railfans!
http://www.cowcatchermagazine.com/Cowcatcher%20-%20Gold%20Rail.html
Saginaw also was featured in the Star Telegram last summer.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08/28/2431078/saginaw-is-becoming-a-destination.html
Come plan to 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!
In previous years, we recorded 75 trains in 2006, 58 in 2007, 48 in 2008, 58 in
2009 and 59 in 2010. How many will we record this year? Come find out!
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...
Features include:
Photo night shoot at a local rail yard
New Trivia questions (with the help of railspot friends)
More railroad word games by Mama Tindle
Live Radio broadcast on "Let's Talk Trains" Saturday at the event (check out
last years show).
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/letstalktrains/2010/05/29/5th-annual-24-hours-saginaw-2010
Presenters already included:
Jerry Nunn
Brian Tindle (trivia contest)
Patrick Phelan
Mike Moore and the North Texas T Trak display
Mr. TZ and and another one of his DVD debuts... stay tuned!
Admission is FREE, but 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.
Join "24 Hours @ Saginaw" on FACEBOOK
http://www.facebook.com/24hoursatSaginaw
Sponsors:
The North Texas Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
http://www.ntxnrhs.org
Saginaw Chamber of Commerce
http://www.saginawtxchamber.org
Choo Choo Express Trackless Trains
http://www.choochooexpress.com
See Wes Carr's "Railfan Primer" about Saginaw
http://www.trainweb.org/southwestshorts/saginaw.html
See last year Photo Night shoot
http://thundertrain.org/NightPhotos-Saginaw-052810.html
Check out the links to previous year's...
http://picasaweb.google.com/rwhitenight2004/24HoursSaginaw052805292010#
http://txrailfan.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=44894
http://centexrails.blogspot.com/2009/05/saginaw-trains.html
http://centexrails.blogspot.com/2009/05/saginaw-race.html
http://www.kingswayrc.com/saginaw/
http://picasaweb.google.com/MaroonedInAggieland/24HoursInSaginaw
http://txrailfan.rrpicturearchives.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 presenters 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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