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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - IT'S TIME TO WATCH SOME TRAINS! (Pass this on to your rail friends please) 8th Annual “24 Hours @ Saginaw” 2013 DATE: Friday, May 24th & Saturday, May 25th, 2013 TIME: 7:00 pm to 7:00 pm, for 24 hours! LOCATION: Saginaw Heritage Center (the depot) 301 S. Saginaw Blvd. in Saginaw, TX. We did it AGAIN - Recently the Saginaw Depot was awarded the Cowcatcher Magazine "2012 Gold Rail Award" as the number ONE "Best Railfanning Spot" in the 6 state region AND the "24 Hours @ Saginaw" event was awarded the number TWO "Best Rail Special Event" (844 150th Anniversary
trip was #1)! 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, 59 in 2010, 49 in 2011
and How many will we record this year? Come find out! Activities Include: Operation Lifesaver presentation on “How to watch trains safely”. A safe area to watch trains. 24 hours of slide programs, clinics, railroad videos. Railroad theme games and trivia to help pass the time. Official Train Counter to record the running total of trains. Door prizes, Food, Fun and More... Features include: Silent Auction for good railroad stuff you want to take home. A first ever Slide Auction to be held at the end of 24 Hours on Saturday. New Trivia questions (with the help of railspot friends) A live Train Horn display and demonstration. Live Radio broadcast on "Let's Talk Trains" Saturday at the event with Gerald Hook of Arkansas (check out last years show). Presenters already included: Bryan Flint Marc Montray Bradley Linda Patrick Phelan Mike Moore and the North Texas T Trak display Chad Chadderson "Railfan
Extraordinaire" Mr. TZ and and another one of his DVD debuts That's not all, there more...stay tuned! Admission is FREE, although 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 https://picasaweb.google.com/115572072871767784504/24HoursSaginaw0525To05262012 See 2010's Photo Night shoot 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 still 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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