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Mount Vernon Clinic is Monday, Oct 17, 7pm

Written by Alan Carter
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October 17th is the next Mount Vernon Clinic, starting at 7:00pm at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Street. Entry is through up the ramp through the rear door, off the parking lot, south side of the building.

The program this month will be to spend a few minutes finishing up last month’s focus on “what I did during Covid”, with short presentations by Don Jones and Dale Bearden, MMR. Then we will finish the evening with several “Mini Clinics”, including Rich Blake on a simple weathering method, Tom Buckingham on how to keep rails in gauge between power blocks, Dave Sherwood on passenger car wheels for Rivarossi and similar cars, and Dale Bearden, MMR on the new Blunami decoders which use cell phones as throttles.

Note: a no-host pre clinic get together for a bite to eat will be at Round Table Pizza, 115 East College Way at 5:00pm. Round Table pizza serves personal sized pizzas, appetizers, and salads.

Al Carter, Clinic Chair (temp!), contact: tabooma@msn.com

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This Saturday (Oct 8) morning’s Layout Tour Zoom is an outdoor railroad!

Written by Burr Stewart
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A well known modeler from the Olympic Peninsula, Mark Howe will take us on a grand tour of his large scale outdoor railroad, with some indoor branches, as well as some interesting animations that he’s constructed using inexpensive parts and methods, applicable to any scale model railroading. Don’t miss it!

As usual, the Zoom meeting will open at 9:30 and the presentation will start at 10:00am, PDT. To join, use this Zoom info:

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Cab Chatter Redux – North End Clinic is Thursday, October 6 at 7pm

Written by Lisa Murray
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Ever wonder what it would feel like if you had a party and no one showed up?

If you were at the September clinic you know what I mean. Apparently there was this thing called the Narrow Gauge Convention in Tacoma???

In all seriousness, for those of you who didn’t attend the convention you missed a good time. I am sure that many of you who did attend have lots to share about what you saw and what you learned at the various clinics that were held.

Since we didn’t have many attendees in September (I believe there were a total of five?), we are going try this again. We will have an open forum where members can share any model railroading projects done or rail-fanning trips taken in the months we haven’t seen each other.

The name of the clinic will be Cab Chatter Redux: What I Did This Summer/Early Fall: Model Railroading and Rail-fanning Fun.

(and, don’t worry, if people don’t show up this time, we’ll have another kind of clinic in November….maybe 😉)

If you have something you want to share (like photos) and need any technical help, feel free to contact me. See contact information below.

Here is the zoom meeting info:

Topic: October 4D North End Clinic
Time: Oct 6, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Passcode: 844298

See you soon!

Lisa Murray, clinic chair
206-310-6778 (voice or text)
northseattle_organizer@4dpnr.com

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New Eastside Clinic

Written by Russ Segner
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Here is the link for Thursday evening, September 22 at 7PM. We will discuss a New Start of an Eastside Clinic and follow with a presentation on rebuilding a 1906 flatcar at DuPont.

Russ Segner is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: New Eastside Clinic
Time: Sep 22, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Eastside Clinic Restarting

Written by Russ Segner
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Aritcle & Photos By Russ Segner

I am convening the Eastside Clinic this Thursday, September 22 at 7PM. 

We will begin with a brief discussion on the logistics for future Eastside Clinics. A regular site for face-to-face meetings is not set, so we will ask for ideas. The location should be from Bellevue south to Kent reasonably close to I-405.

We will also discuss possible topics and presenters for upcoming sessions.

Please join me for this discussion. I envision that there will be two Zoom meetings a quarter and one face-to-face meeting each quarter.

For out main presentation I will share photos of the rebuild of a 1906 flat car at DuPont. This will include photos not shared before of how we measured, sourced materials and then reconstructed a replica of the 1906 car.

The link for the meeting will be published on Monday in the Grab Iron.

Russ Segner
russseg@gmail.com
206 200 2211

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Railroads, Art and American Life presentation at the Northwest Railway Museum

Written by Anton Faulk
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You’re invited to explore the unique relationship between Railroads, Art and American Life on September 17th at 3 pm. Railroads provide us with more than just transportation and art shows. This illustrated presentation begins with historical railroad advertising art to remind us of what we once had and gave up. Contemporary rail art then opens a window on what we have now and/or could have. Presented in partnership with the Pacific Northwest Railway Archives and the Northwest Railway Museum, passengers will begin the round trip experience at the Snoqualmie Depot by climbing aboard historic passenger cars to journey west to the top of Snoqualmie Falls, pausing at the crest for a view of the lower river valley. Returning east to the Railway History Center (RHC) for a visit the Train Shed Exhibit Hall, artist J. Craig Thorpe will present a fascinating look at how Railroads, Art, and American Life impact each other in the past, present and future. After the program passengers will hop back aboard to return to the Snoqualmie Depot. Tickets are available at: TrainMuseum.org.

J. Craig Thorpe is a Seattle-area artist who, over the course of 30 years, has produced paintings and drawings for noted clients such as Amtrak, General Electric, White Pass & Yukon Route, Grand Canyon Railway and other public and private clients. His realist style invites the viewer to ponder the relationship of the railroad to our national landscapes and the common good.

For more information on train schedules, special events and operating hours, visit: TrainMuseum.org or call 425.888.3030.

Peggy Barchi

Northwest Railway Museum

Zoom Layout tour this Saturday – NP in Montana in 1956 in HO!

Written by Burr Stewart
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We resume our “Second Saturday” Zoom layout tours with a visit to Steve Rodie’s Northern Pacific HO layout. Steve’s large layout, located in Omaha, Nebraska, includes a 3% helper district for those articulated steam helper locos. As usual, the meeting will open at 9:30am PDT, with Steve’s presentation at 10:00am, followed by Q&A. Steve has built several great layouts, so his presentation will include insights and lessons learned from all of them, as well as a tour of the current layout. Here is the Zoom info to join the meeting:


Time: 10:00am PDT, Saturday, September 10

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Meeting ID: 872 1065 7142
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