Sept - Oct issue of the Iron Horse is now available on-line.

Great Issue!  Hat's off to Scott Gould our Newsletter Editor.

Automated Billboard

Joe and Eddie our back to show you the scale on the automated Billboard I hope to bring in to the Mall display.  The idea is to give us a little publicity and provide some information about us.  With out us having to say anything except hand out an application form if anyone asks for one.   It plays a little slideshow that lasts about a minute.  You can also see it on the Home Page of our Web Site along with a new Form I added to collect a list of E-Mail addresses of people interested in following what we do.

For a video clip of the Billboard : click here  select Slideshow:

Photo of the Week

Courtesy of  Rail Pictures.Net  Photo by Jeff Robertson

The Milky Way and a million stars shine bright over the signal bridge at Henry House, Alberta, Canada on the Canadian National Railway.

Worlds longest G scale train

As claimed by the author of this video clip.  Someone has to do it, why not this man?  When I watched it, I actually did count the cars and yes he was correct.  To view, please click here:

Happy Birthday to Passenger Trains!

Here is a good reason to Celebrate Today. ON this Date in History the first public passenger train ran in 1825 in England. Please Click here:
Here is a link to more Information. More Info. 

Bridge Hunters.com

Take a look, Please click here:
Denneth Lee found this web site and it does have bridges in it from the state of Maine which the last site I posted did not.  Thank you Tiny!

My Favorite scene

 We all have our favorite little scenes on our railroad.  This is my favorite wildlife scene on my layout.  It shows the mother eagle and a pair of eaglets in their nest with the male about to deliver a fresh trout!  I like the moose in the background to sort of add to the idea of being in Maine.  In fact he looks right in the windows of passenger cars as they go by!

How one railroad delt with this years flooding.

 

Here is an interesting video that Eric found.  We take for granted the railroads and all the effort it takes to maintain them and prepare for and recover from disastrous weather conditions.  Click here to see the efforts of BNSF.

Once upon a time

This is a vintage art print and I do not know if Frankenstein Trestle actually looked like this a long time ago.  (I assume it did).

 The trees have certainly grown up but it may have 'really' been a scary thing to go across!  


Yesterday it was nothing but fun.

MGRS train ride was a lot of fun!

Thank you Tiny for making the Reservations, Thank you Carl for handling the money, Thank you Barry for the Idea!  And most of all we need to thank each other for supporting the MGRS Day Outing on the Conway Scenic trip to Crawford Notch.  It turned out GREAT!  I do not know the exact count but between 30 and 40 of us enjoyed the trip together.  I just took pictures like everyone else did and it was not an attempt to document the event.  To see pictures I took please click here: Select "Slideshow"
   It was fun, I haven't been on a train ride picnic for a long, long time and it was a beautiful area to enjoy with friends.

Getting Excited ! We are headed for Crawford Notch tomorrow..

 I love getting ready for a train ride.  Pack your lunch or buy a sandwich at Subway Shop before the train leaves.  Weather should be good and partly sunny.  As Tiny says "It's always good weather aboard a train".  Plan to be at North Conway no later then 10:30am. If you pre-paid Carl get your ticket from him, he should have them available by 10:am  You can still buy a ticket at the station and there is a snack counter on the train.  If you travel "Coach" like most people will be, you cannot use the Dinning Car. It is a 5 and half hour trip, their best and longest ride. The train pulls out at 11:00am sharp.  No alcohol aboard please.  Everyone that boards together can sit together.  The train returns to North Conway Station at 4:30 pm.  Free parking.  It should be a lot of fun and a great scenic trip. Hope to see you there!

Hey, can you hear me?

No, I am inside a bubble. . . Where are you? . . I am in one too! . .  Hey, Me too! . . Wow, there's three of us!
OK, Here is the word on the street.  Nov 1st we are getting out!  . . .  We are going to this big huge store where lots of people will see us!  Santa Claus will be there,  Thomas and James and Percy will be there too! And lots of Big Trains and Smoke and Sound!  Buildings, Lights, Trees, Bridges, Tunnels!
A Circus too, Wow!  I wonder what I should wear?
 
Note:  Don't worry. It's a come as you party. Nov 1st and 2nd at the Maine Mall. Help setup the display for this year.

Speaking of Monsters

Don't forget the Frankenstein Trestle trip This Saturday.  You can still go and buy your own tickets at the station.  Be there at 10am, $48 per person for the 5.5hr trip.  Tell them you are with MGRS.  Hurry!  And if you have one please wear your Name tag.

Metal Monster

 

What a Beauty!  This is  Title:      SAR Class GMAM 4122 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:      Class GMAM Garratt No 4122 entered service in 1954. She now resides at the Transnet Heritage yard at Voorbaai, near Mossel Bay.     Eric who we all know loves steam more than anything else sent me this video.  Please click here to view:   It shows two of these magnificent machines in action.  Thanks, I loved it.

More Videos from Eric

  Here are some video clips which Eric found.  There are two from the July 2011 WWFRR July picnic and two others which are about Edaville RR.  Please enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93tQg1oiV_Q&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOzUHA5Y8Y0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLcHoJNedvw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0yPaJ9ZgrU&feature=related

We keep growing!

WE are pleased to see that MGRS is continuing to grow in what is a time when almost everything else is declining.  I think our Maine Mall train display has a  lot to do with that.  But, we are thankful to add a long list of names to our roster of ID-Name Tags as we are getting ready to place a new order.  If you see a spelling change or an error in the list below PLEASE let us know before we finalize the order.  We are sorry if you have waited a long time but we can only order once a year and we do that just before the Mall Show.

NAME TAG LIST  (Note: This is preliminary and NOT the final list.  It may contain errors and we will correct them if you help us. You can do that by contacting MGRS at mgrsadmin@gmail.com). Or use the Form at the bottom of the Blog.  Thank you!

2nd Note: If you want to order a replacement Name Tag you can for a charge of $5 dollars.  We can add your request to this order and pass along the quantity discount to you.     

• Ernie Bay
• Henry Beeuwkes
• Gerald Boarts
• Keith Bodine
• Preston Chadwick
• David Chnupa
• Michael Clark
• Peter Cremonese
• Bill Eycheshymer
• John Farmer
• Dennis Farrell
• David Fayan
• Robert Gagnon
• Paul Gleason
• Robin Goodrich
• Dennis Homa
• Frank Howard
• Andrew Jarvais
• Benjamin Jewett
• Thomas Klak
• Colby Leavitt
• Carol Noonan
• Denis Noonan
• Nancy Norris
• Lincoln Nye
• John Phillips
• Ben Schade
• Allan Speight
• Philip Sypek
• Ernie Tarbox Jr.
• Doug Timms
• Howard Wildes
• Wayne Yee
• Don Hoffses
• James Boynton Jr.      
• Santa Claus            

Conway Scenic Railfan Weekend 2011

 We will be there next weekend.  MGRS has a day trip planned for the Crawford Notch and Frankenstein Trestle adventure that is a 5 and a half hour tour through some pristine areas.  Yesterday all the trains were running.  Take a look at some of the action.  Click here to watch:
(I was hoping they would show the RDC car that Tiny was on, but it is not in this clip).

Cass Rail Fan Weekend 2011

Here is a video from Cass Rail fan Weekend 2011.  To view please click here:

Way to Go -North Conway RR

 

I clipped the above comments from a Facebook page for North Conway Senic RR that Tiny sent me.  Excellent news! That means we will be all ready to go on our trip Sept 24th.   Yahoo!

To see the actual page of Facebook click here:   http://www.facebook.com/conwayscenicrailroad

By the way this weekend is Rail Fan Weekend!!   Also NHGRS has a Train show in Concord.

See their Flyer

Modelers Wonderland -

 My wife's friend Alice from California sent this because she knew I would be impressed!  It is not trains, but PLANES.  Take a look and be sure to watch the video.   Please click here: