Maine Vets return to MGRS

   A large group of Maine Garden Railway Society members were at Carl's this morning to welcome back the Maine Veterans Home of Scarborough to their first outing this year at MGRS.   It was great to see them again and we enjoyed sharing the beautiful day together.  Carl and Pat were great hosts to both the Vets and to MGRS.  Special thanks to Sue Norton who was especially helpful to Pat as they grilled hot dogs and took care of the lunch for all the members. There are lots of new things to see as Carl has relocated the train store and made changes to the layout as well as lots of growth to his expanding network of trails.
Please click here to see slide show.   

North Conway Scenic Railway

This is not a video of our train trip but it does show many of the different engines and cars that the NCSR operates.

1-Short video Sept 2009
2- July 2010 video clip

Commerative Patch

Good News !   The patches have arrived!    Thanks to Andy Hendrickson who was the contact person who arranged for the patches to commemorate the 2010 Maine Mall Train Display.   Carl called me today and said he had talked to Andy who has the patches and said that they look great!  He is going to bring them to Carls in time for the Annual Meeting on Saturday July 9th.  

 

Different Scales

We have see this before but I always liked the picture.  I know someone who has a display case of BAR potato cars in the same scales as shown.  Pretty cool.

The Patriot Flag comes to Maine

I heard this famous flag was coming to Portland, but I did not know it would be within a mile of our house.  Today in Cumberland Center the flag was on display at a ceremony in the town park. Nice way to start the summer. 

Animals

I enjoy always keeping my eye out for a G scale item when I am walking around a store.  Last week at the Christmas Tree shop I came across a moose that was perfect for my wildlife area on the layout.  If you have a sharp eye you can find another dozen animals in the picture. 

To all mgrs members,
My g-gauge power pack is no good. I'm looking for another powerpack, possibly someone has a spare with dc and ac ports selling cheaply.
Jim Magner, mgrs member, mrsmags56@yahoo.com
Thank You

MGRS Train Trip - Sept 24, 2011

Mark down that Date!   Be sure to save that day, Saturday Sept 24th on your calendar to enjoy with other MGRS members and friends the beauty and excitement of the  Crawford Notch train ride.  This is a terrific day trip and highly recommended if you can possibly plan to go.  There will be a sign up sheet at the annual meeting and more information coming out soon with all the details. 

The Flying Fortress

An icon has been lost.  Read story here:
From Denneth Lee.

more photos

Happy Flag Day

Ralph and Sue ~ THANK YOU!!

Ralph and Sue Luby hosted a great Open House today at their home in York, Maine.  A large group of MGRS members and friends stopped by to enjoy their hospitality and see Ralph's layout.   I have uploaded some pictures of Ralphs indoor layout and some shots taken at lunch time.  Thanks to Walter who arrived early and was able to take some pictures of the outdoor layout before the rain came.  It did not matter as everyone had a great time and as always it was very good to catch up with members we have not seen in a while and to also meet new people.
Thank You, Ralph and Sue for all your effort.  We all had a great time.

Please click here for photos and short video.
Also, please click here for Walters pictures, (ty)   

Reminder

Ralph Luby will be holding an 'Open House" tomorrow Saturday June 11th in York, Maine.   Hope to see you there.  

More pictures

I apologize for posting so many of the same type pictures but I did just get a new camera and had to try it out.  It seems to have everything I want and was very inexpensive on sale ($87).  usually $300.  So I had to try it.   Its an Olympus.  I took pics from inside my dark basement , shooting both in and out of the windows and other shots all outside. Then I load them to Picasa Web Album which is a very easy way to share pictures.   I was happy with the results and I am headed for Ralph's open house on Saturday to use it for real!   Hope to see you there.
To view slideshow, click here:

Repeats tonight Thursday June 9th. 3 hr show

Celebrating North American Steam Trains   Maine Public Broadcasting Network.  
17 Railroads featured.   8:30pm to 11:30pm

Maine Mall RR

  Dick Rubin sent me this picture which was taken today.  It is kind of interesting.  Like Dick said, we (MGRS) must have influenced the Mall very positively in regard to trains!  I did find a website from the manufacture that shows some videos of the train in action in another Mall.   Pretty good!  Thanks Dick.
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A day's work on the W&Q

With the good weather I had a chance to play trains. My new scratch built engine works the passenger service then switches over to freight

Here is a video of the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFwJiq5Qbp0

Update on New England Regional Meet

This weekend, June 3-5, the Rusty Rails and Rotten Ties along with the New Hampshire Garden Railroad Society and the Hub division of the NMRA will host Large Scale New England 2011

The intent is for a stress free enjoyable weekend for Large Scale in New England.  We hope all that attend will enjoy the event.

Friday afternoon/evening we will host an operating session on the SJR&P.

Saturday is a bring your trains and run day.  We will subdivide as necessary the layout for DC, DCC, RC, and Live Steam.  A no fee white elephant table for Large Scale items will also be available.

We now have 6 layouts open on Sunday for you to visit.  Visitors are welcome on all 6 layouts during both the morning and afternoon sessions.

Bachmann Trains will attend on Saturday along with Remote Control Systems of New England and Train-LI-USA 

For more information or to register for the event please visit the event www page.

              www.tttrains.com/NELS2011

Don Sweet

President

NHGRS

603-321-1347

Billy and Robin's Train Garden

Here is our train garden in Middleboro Massachusetts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zCWGvAhdkI

-Billy and Robin

Happy Memorial Day from MGRS to all

Maine Garden Railway Society wishes all it's members and friends a safe and a happy Memorial Day.  We hope you can enjoy it with your family and friends as we take time to remember the precious gifts that many have given for our Country and the people they love.

Hey Paul, this one is for you!

Paul Corbett should get a kick out of this picture, at least I hope so!   First of all I believe Paul has the same engine shown above on his own line. I can remember it running impressively across the ridge line of his layout,  coming across the long line of bridges and pulling into the station on his back deck.  But, the special thing about the train above is that it made up entirely of cabooses!  It has been a long standing story which Paul likes to tell of his insisting to see a train engine matched to its proper caboose.  I wonder what caboose is at the end of this train?  We may never know.  Thanks Paul, this picture is for you!