Due to unforeseen circumstances, there will not be a North End virtual clinic this Thursday, May 5. We will resume next month on Thursday, June 2.
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Cab Chatter at the Seattle North End Clinic Tonight, April 7 at 7pm
Please join us for the first Cab Chatter event for North End virtual clinic tonight, April 7, at 7pm via Zoom. We are going to give everyone a chance to share their thoughts on a model railroading topic. So many of our members have knowledge to share but aren’t quite sure they want to do a formal presentation at a clinic. This will give everyone a chance to “present” without so much pressure. Who knows, you may end up liking it!
Tonight’s topic is one to which everyone in the hobby can relate: What advice or tips would I give my younger self if I was just starting out in the hobby?
Everyone has a few woulda coulda shoulda things they wish they would have done differently in the hobby — whether it has to do with building a layout, purchasing of rolling stock, or using a specific code of track. The list goes on…..
So grab a beverage of your choice and log in for a relaxing Thursday night of Cab Chatter. See you there!
Topic: April North End Virtual NMRA Clinic
Time: Apr 7, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89866729483?pwd=UzZWRVZzbmh0cjJhMnFXS2dkWVVsdz09
Meeting ID: 898 6672 9483
Passcode: 856410
Lisa Murray
North End Clinic Chair
Presenting “Post COVID-19 Model Railroading” at the North End Clinic on March 3, 2022 (virtual)
Please join us for the monthly north end clinic tomorrow night, Thursday, March 3, at 7pm to hear visiting clinician, James Knabb, present Post COVID-19 Model Railroading, a timely presentation about how the pandemic has changed our hobby. James joins us from the great state of Texas so we will be sure to start promptly at 7pm PST. The lobby will open by 6:45pm so folks can join and chat beforehand. Login information for the meeting is below.
About the clinic: The model train industry has changed significantly since the height of the pandemic and there has been a huge amount of people joining the hobby. We will chat about what types of new modelers are out there and how to get them to join the NMRA. We will also discuss what other clubs have been doing to stay active.
About the clinician: James is a junior at the University of Texas at Dallas as a Supply Chain Management major. He has been in the model railroading hobby since he could walk and is currently an NMRA member. He is the social media chairman for his local NMRA division and organized multi-division NMRA Zoom meetings for divisions across the world during the height of the pandemic. He is active in recruiting members at shows for his local division and regularly encourages new modelers to take a more active role in model railroading. James is active in the organization Youth in Model Railroading (YMR) and presented at their national virtual meet in March of 2021. He created a blog called NextGen Railroaders and sometimes hosts Zoom meetings for college students to talk about trains. James also was the recipient of the 2019 LSR NMRA Youth Award for presenting at the 2019 LSR Convention for CAD design and recently received the NMRA AP Volunteer Certificate at age 19.
Zoom meeting information:
Topic: North Seattle March Virtual Meeting
Time: Mar 3, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87300328199?pwd=SVBzNzR5KzBKN0V5Szg2VlhwU0Qwdz09
Meeting ID: 873 0032 8199
Passcode: 392468
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow night!
North End Virtual Clinic on Thursday, February 3, at 7:00pm
This is a friendly reminder that the North End February meeting is tomorrow, Thursday, February 3, at 7:00pm. Until further notice our clinic is going to remain virtual. The link to the Zoom meeting is included in this announcement. The lobby will open a bit early for socializing.
This month Greg Wright, who chairs the 4D’s Olympia clinic, will be our clinician. He will be sharing a presentation about his trip riding the Rocky Mountaineer in Utah and Colorado this past November.
Here’s the link info:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89663417933?pwd=cGc0RkxSZUFVbUVsUWc0Sjc4bW5ZZz09
Meeting ID: 896 6341 7933
Passcode: 459060
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night!
Lisa Murray
North End Virtual Clinic Thursday, January 6, at 7pm: Taking Better Photographs of Your Layout
Happy New Year!! With the winter weather wreaking havoc on the Seattle area recently, it’s good to know that we still have the virtual option for our North End clinic, regardless of the new COVID variant.
The January meeting is coming up this week and we are fortunate to have Lee Bishop presenting a clinic entitled: Taking Better Photographs of Your Layout, With Any Camera or Cellphone. Lee’s clinic will describe how he is taking pictures of his layout and share some of his recently published pics!
A little bit about our presenter:
Lee got into the hobby at the age of 5, with a Lionel O27 train set. He modelled in HO and G through his youth, into the 1990s. He left the hobby for several few years and came back when Bachmann decided to release his favorite prototype (an ET&WNC Baldwin ten-wheeler) in On30. He’s been in On30 ever since.
He is also a part-time military historian, having worked on various magazine articles, books and TV shows over the years in a consultant role. He is considered to be an expert on various topics of military history and also served in the US Army as an officer for several years.
Lee’s modeling reflects his love and interest for the WW2 era. He decided to model a fictional branch line of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina (ET&WNC) railroad in On30, in an 11 X 10 foot bedroom in his home. The layout takes place in 1943. His layout has been featured in several model railroad magazines over the last couple of years
Lee presented this clinic in November at the Olympia clinic, but, unfortunately the presentation was not recorded. Lee has been gracious enough to present again on Thursday so folks who missed it in November can get a chance to see it live (and we can also get a recording!). Thanks to Byron Osborn for the suggestion!
Here’s a link to the clinic. The meeting will start at 7pm. “Doors” will open shortly beforehand:
Topic: January 2022 Virtual North End Clinic
Time: Jan 6, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83279895298?pwd=UDM2bkFwb1RKalV6TnNOYm83WnVoUT09
Meeting ID: 832 7989 5298
Passcode: 930465
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday!
Lisa Murray, chair, North End Clinic
North End Virtual Clinic this Thursday, December 2nd at 7:00pm
The next North End clinic is this coming Thursday, December 2, at 7:00pm. This month our fearless 4th division leader, Russ Segner, will be the presenter.
Here is the link for the meeting:
Topic: NMRA North End Clinic December Meeting
Time: Dec 2, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86772559643?pwd=c2lMUHFaVjF3Um5OTXUvZko3WmFCZz09
Meeting ID: 867 7255 9643
Passcode: 992364
See you Thursday!
North End Clinic this Thursday, September 2
One of the cool things about chairing this clinic is that it’s the first Thursday of the month, which means we sometimes get to do the “new” things FIRST, like having the first ever virtual clinic during COVID for the 4th Division.
But one of worst thing about chairing this clinic is that it is the FIRST Thursday of the month, especially when that Thursday falls on the 1st or 2nd. I swear it ALWAYS creeps up on me.
Please join me this Thursday, September 2, for the next Virtual North End Clinic at 7pm. As Russ Segner’s recent Grab Iron post said, it looks like we will continue to have virtual clinics for some time, so we will be meeting over Zoom.
This month’s topic is one we typically have every September: What I Did (Train Related) This Summer.
Some of us were fortunate enough to get a bit of traveling in before the Delta surge hit, while others continued to sequester themselves at home and work on their layouts. Regardless of where you spent July and August, if you did something train-related, bring your photos and/or projects to share with the group virtually.
We will also chat about the upcoming train show season and share the latest news we know about them.
Here’s the link to the Zoom meeting:
Topic: North Seattle Virtual Clinic – September ’21
Time: Sep 2, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86374912966?pwd=TzRuVkNXWnE5VlNQOHNJcmN3TXozZz09
Meeting ID: 863 7491 2966
Passcode: 468089
Even though we won’t be able to see each other in person, I am looking forward to seeing everyone after a few months off. See you Thursday!
Lisa Murray
Chair, North End Clinic
North End Clinic Tonight — June 3 at 7pm
Come join a virtual chat about all things trains tonight at the North End Clinic tonight. Here’s the link to the Zoom meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/92509457931?pwd=czViSWdvUisvK25YUlFIcUNmeDd4UT09
Meeting ID: 925 0945 7931
Passcode: 595559
As always, the meeting starts at 7pm and we typically start letting people in around 6:45pm
See you then!
Lisa Murray, Clinic Chair
Join the 4D PNR Private Facebook Group
For those of you who were not able to attend the 2021 Virtual Spring Meet today, were we fortunate to have new NMRA member, Jacob Wright, unveil the 4th Division’s new private Facebook group. He gave a short presentation on how to join and went over the many features that members can use to keep connected and to continue to build community among the 4th Division .
A 4th Division social media team has been formed to focus on enhancing the 4D’s social media presence. Facebook was the team’s first step thanks, in part, to Jacob reaching out to Russ Segner to volunteer.
Jacob led the Facebook effort and will be the main point of contact for ongoing questions. He can be reached at facebook_admin@4dpnr.com.
You can follow this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/4dpnr and request to join the Facebook group. You can also search in Facebook for “4D PNR” and select the private group.
Before you submit your request to be added to the group, you will be required to answer some basic questions and agree to the group rules. The goal is to keep all conversations and posts NMRA and train centric.
The current administrators for the Facebook group are Jacob Wright, Larry Sloan, and Lisa Murray.
Going forward, the team will be announcing other social media updates, like creating/maintaining an Instagram account and re-igniting the 4D’s Twitter account (which has been dormant since 2015).
If you would be interested in volunteering and helping with the social media effort, please contact Lisa Murray, Communications Chair, at communications@4dpnr.com.
Thanks!
Lisa Murray, Communications Chair
Link to Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4dpnr
Contact for Facebook questions: facebook_admin@4dpnr.com
Bridge No. 4, Where are You? Come Find Out this Thursday, May 6, at 7pm
UPDATE (5/2/21 5:00pm): This post was updated to include a biography of our guest presenter.
The North Seattle NMRA Clinic (also known as the North End Clinic) will be holding its May meeting this coming Thursday, May 6, at 7:00pm.
This month Mike Intlekofer will be presenting on A Few Things You Didn’t Know About the Railroad Bridge at the Locks. His presentation on the history of the single-leaf bascule bridge at the Ballard Locks includes rare photos and maps of the area.
Mike Intlekofer was born in St. Paul, and his family followed the GN westward, spending some time in Minot, N.D., before finally settling in Seattle in the Magnolia neighborhood. He attended the UW and received degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering before embarking on a career in marine electronics and medical devices. Mike now spends his time volunteering for the Newcastle Historical Society, hobby farming, restoring antique equipment, and dabbling in ham radio.
A huge thank you to Russ Segner for organizing this talk for our group.
Of course, the clinic will be virtual. The Zoom meeting will start at 7:00pm, and the lobby will open no later than 6:45 pm. Here is the information for the meeting:
Topic: North Seattle NMRA May Clinic
Time: May 6, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
https://zoom.us/j/92275515173?pwd=YWhnaU92ZmoyY1lZbG5URUhDQTUxdz09
Meeting ID: 922 7551 5173
Passcode: 157588
Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday!
Lisa Murray
Chair, North Seattle Clinic
northseattle_organizer@4dpnr.com
(P.S. Before you get too impressed I had to google the type of bridge….ha ha!)