Like To Try A Project Using PVC Sheets?

I've had good luck using PVC plastic sheets for outdoor garden railroad projects.  Pieces can be glued easily with PVC cement to form permanent bonds that are weatherproof outside. The material cuts as easily as wood and sands easily.  Paint sticks to PVC much better than to wood, because no moisture can penetrate behind it to cause peeling or blisters.  The material is waterproof and will last through any number of Maine winters.  Home Depot sells 4' x 8' sheets of 1/2" thickness PVC for about $100, but they do not sell 1/4" thick sheets.  I have found a plastic supply business in Portland that has a 1/4" 4' x 8' sheet available for $77.00.  Is there an MGRS member who would like to split a sheet of this with me (either cross-cut or ripped)?  I can't justify a whole sheet, but half a sheet would make several outdoor models with walls approximately 6" wide in several garden railway scales.  Let me know if you're interested.

Scott Gould, 799-9799 or email at sgould@maine.rr.com

MGRS VISITS NORTH BERWICK MILL FIELD FESTIVAL

           

          This Saturday, August 20, the Maine Garden Railway Society participated for the first time in the North Berwick Mill Field Festival.  The festival is a colorful annual event that celebrates the town’s heritage as a rail junction for the Boston & Maine R.R. and the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth R.R.  Operations began in 1842, when the PS & P first came to town.  Travelers from Boston would take the B&M to North Berwick and transfer to the PS & P for the remainder of the trip to Portland.  The lines were initially competitors, but the B&M eventually acquired the PS & P.

The MGRS display was designed by Terry Norton and historian Lynn Day to resemble the town of North Berwick as it existed when both the B&M and the PS & P ran through the town.  Terry even lettered a train for the PS & P.  Buildings on the MGRS layout were placed in the same relative locations as in the actual town.  The B&M and PS & P lines also were designed by Lynn and Terry to run side by side, just as they did originally.  In addition to this 16’ x 16’ display, Terry also designed a similarly-sized display for the Society’s ever-popular Thomas trains.  A great number of happy children visited this display.

The MGRS display was in the planning stages for nearly a year, spearheaded by Terry and Carl Churchill, with help and encouragement from Mike Macdonald, who coordinates the annual Mill Field Festival.  A number of MGRS members helped run the trains today, among them Ben Braithwaite, Sue Norton, Hunk Erskine, Carl Churchill, and Brian Saunders.  Special thanks go to Terry and Sue Norton and Carl Churchill for the major investment of time and energy they put into making this a very successful event.

Correction to phone number for the Sanford's G-Scale Moving Sale

The correct phone number to reach them is 207-654-2771.

Steel Caboose August 2016 - North Berwick Display on Aug 20, G-Scale Sales, Future Events

The August 2016 Steel Caboose has been sent via email and U.S Mail to all members. The topics include

--MGRS Display at the North Berwick Mill Field Festival on August 20
--Barry and Buckie Sanford's Moving Sale
--Neville Lewis Indoor Layout Trains and Track for Sale
--Upcoming Railroad Events in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont

See the full edition at August 2016 Steel Caboose

G-Scale Moving Sale at the Sanfords

Barry and Buckie Sandford are moving from Athens to Skowhegan. The are selling trains, locomotives, track, buildings, and controls too numerous to list.

You can visit them on Sunday, August 14 from 9am to 4pm, or call Barry at 207-651-2771.

Their address is 193 Fox Hill Road, Athens, Maine 04912.

Please Help with Upcoming Events at the Overlook Garden Railway

Please help Carol & Pat with upcoming events, starting at 10am on these dates

August 16, Monarch Nursing Home

August 29, Monarch Nursing Home

September 16, Gorham House