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Schedule of Events (Please pass this on to your rail friends) 7th Annual “24 Hours @ Saginaw” 2012 Saginaw Heritage Center (the depot) 301 S. Saginaw Blvd. Saginaw, Texas 76179 www.saginawtxchamber.org Sponsored by, North Texas Chapter, NRHS Saginaw Chamber of Commerce and Choo Choo Express Trackless Trains Friday, May 25th and Saturday, May 26th, 2012 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm (24 Hours) Schedule of Events: Friday, May 25th 7:00 pm - Event Begins Activities - Train watching begins - Sign in and log your time - Railroad videos - Safety rules displayed - Door Prizes - Pass the hat for Pizza - Give aways Official Train counter for this year's event is again Richard Whitenight - watch for video posts Appearance by Robert J Casares and his ex-Rock Island M9 speeder project. It will be on display. Programs: 7:05 pm - “Operation Lifesaver” presentation 8:00 pm - Steve Allen Goen - "UP 844 - The 2012 El Reno Burger Festival Special" 9:00 pm - Leonard Ruback - "The ABC's of ATCS Monitor" - Learn a new way to watch trains 10:00 pm - Jim Choiniere - Preview of "Railfans Chasing Trains 2 at LaPlata, Mo" 11:00 pm - DVD - "Amtrak: The First 40 Years 1971-2011" 12:00 am - The Midnight Special with Mr. David Bartee, Chief Mechanical Officer for FWWR - He will speak about his steam days with SP745 and more. Q&A to follow, don't miss this! Saturday, May 28th - Train watching continues - More Railroad videos 1:00 am - DVD - Silent film "1924 Iron Horse" original film about the transcontinental railroad 2:00 am - "Great Locomotive Race" Trivia Game - Skip Waters 3:00 am - Video - "Our Gang and The Sundown Limited" 4:00 am - DVD - Union Pacific's "Little Rock Express" 5:00 - 9:00 am - Mike Moore with the North Texas T-Trak Model Railroad Club display 6:00 am - DVD - Buster Keaton's "The General" 7:30 am - DVD - Wilford Brimley's "End of the LIne" 9:30 am - DVD - Movie "The Station Agent" 11:00 am - Jerry Nunn - "Railroading the last Frontier" 12:00 pm - "Lets Talk Trains" Radio Show - Live broadcast with host Skip Waters 1:00 pm - Bryan Flint - "UP 844 NM & AZ Centennial, plus Raton, NM and a Hurricane exit to Italy " 2:00 pm - DVD - "The Crash at Crush" Live Play filmed in Dallas in 2008. 3:00 pm - "Great Locomotive Race" Trivia Game - Brian Tindle 4:00 pm - Patrick Phelan - "The Grand Show II" 5:00 pm - Bradley Linda - "Waco Wonder Fan" 6:00 pm - "24 Hours @ Saginaw" sings the "Great Big Rolling Railroad" for UP150.com 7:00 pm - Event Ends Programs subject to change without notice. More programs will be announced at the event. We welcome anyone who would like to show off their stuff. Just bring it! Post Saginaw - Gather at the T&P Tavern in downtown Fort Worth at the T&P station for some spirits and grub, take in the rail sounds of UP and TRE while you're there. See how nice the remade the lunch room. Internet Radio Show to catch this year... "Lets Talk Trains" Show will broadcast LIVE at the depot on Saturday 12:00 noon - 2:00pm central with your host Skip Waters and guests from the event. Check it out, call in or just listen at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/letstalktrains/2012/05/26/7th-annual-24-hours-saginaw-2012-w-skip-waters FOLLOW "24 Hours @ Saginaw" on FACEBOOK. Log in or sign up and go to: http://www.facebook.com/24HoursatSaginaw Everyone is welcome to attend, even if it's just for a few hours. We look forward to having you drop by and share some train watching fellowship with some Rail-Fun, Rail-Friendly, Rail-Fans. FREE admission, but we would like a $5 donation to help offset our insurance costs. This year we have bags, buttons and BNSF calendars for your donation. First come, first serve. Now don't just sit there... Y'all come have FUN, Ya-Hear! Skip Waters Vice President, Trips and Events North Texas Chapter, NRHS __._,_.___
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