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Ben Braithwaite Open House

 

 

 

Ben held his open house on Saturday, July 27 with the help of his family, friends, and the management of the Princeton Pines Apartment Community on Forest Avenue in Portland.

MGRS visitors included Terry & Sue Norton, Dennis & Agnes Farrell, Ben & Sophia Braithwaite along with Ben's grandson Josi, Pat & Carl Churchill, Paul & Rachel Corbett, Peter Richards Mark Christopher and Sam Carr.

Setup started at 8am with a G Scale layout and a special visit from the Richards Family Parade Trailer. The layout had loops running diesel, steam, Eggliners and trolley reversing line. Trains started running around 9:30.

There was food for everyone include cold drinks for a hot day, and muffins for early arrivals. Lunch started around noon with hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken from the grill. Sophia was cooking special dishes during and after lunch. Princeton Pines management  provided cold sandwiches, drinks and dessert for all along with toys and games for the kids.

More residents came out for lunch and stayed during the afternoon.
Terry trained a series of young engineers how to operate the trains while others made a game of putting wood chips into a gondola during stops until we shut down at 4pm.

Trolley and Freight Lines on the Layout

Steam, Eggliners and Thomas/Percy Lashup

 

 



The parade trailer has three tracks with two tunnels and an elevated line. It ran on a small generator but uses battery power during a parade



Elevated Lined with Working Fountain



 

Mainline Passenger Train and Freight Line

Farmhouse by Amish Carpenter

Ben's neighbor Bill Chabot shot an aerial video of the event using his camera drone. Click on the link below to view the video.

Aerial Video of Ben's Open House


Thanks to the Churchills and Nortons for bringing tables, and to Norman Waycott for his tent top for shade on a warm day.

The next MGRS layout and parade trailer appearance will be at the Mill Field Festival in North Berwick on Saturday, August 16th

 

 

 





 

 

More pics from Annual Meeting

Received some more pictures from meeting

G Scale Operating Display in the Moxie Festival 2019 Parade

The 2019 Moxie Festival took place in Lisbon Falls, Maine on July 12, 13, nd 14. The parade on Saturday morning is one of the most popular events.

This year Peter, Diane, and Paul Richards brought their family's G Scale Train Display to the parade. Battery operated locomotives run on several tracks, and there are both a farm and a working fountain.

Here are some pictures from the parade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MGRS 2019 Annual Meeting

The July annual meeting was one of the best. The venue was moved to the shaded area near the treeline and it was cooled by a mild breeze.
Dave Blue cooked hamburgers and hotdogs and the table next to him was covered with salads, beans, desserts and other foods.
The auction moved swiftly and the meeting at the end closed the event.
The entire Board of Directors was re-elected.

Setup for MGRS Annual Outing/Meeting Changed from Friday to Thursday at 9am

Setup for the Annual Outing has been changed to Thursday 7/11 at 9am due to the weather forecast for  Friday.  Any help  would be appreciated.

MGRS Trains at The Mill Field Festival on Saturday, August 17

MGRS will make its 4^th appearance at the Mill Field Festival in North Berwick on Saturday August 17. The 34’ long x 16’ wide layout will be on a platform under a tent top.

Setup starts at 8am on Friday, August 16. On Saturday trains will run from 10am-4pm with buttons to press and chances for kids to be a train engineer. The festival takes place at 14 Market St, North Berwick, ME 03906. Please stop by for all day trains, fun and food. The Richards Family Trailer with its operating G-Scale Display will again be in the morning parade.

 

Open House by Ben Braithwaite in Portland on July 27th from 10am-6pm

Ben Braithwaite is holding an Open House at the Princeton Pines, 1375 Forest Avenue in Portland on Saturday July 27th. MGRS Members, families and Princeton Pines residents are invited. The management of Princeton Pines is helping to sponsor this event.

Garden trains will be running on a small G-Scale layout and on the Richard's Family Parade Trailer. The hours are 10am-6 pm.  Please bring a potluck dish to share. If you can help set up the layout, please come at 8am.





Princeton Pines Outing Poster

 

 




Richards Family Parade Trailer



 

Volunteers Wanted

Gorham House will be at Carl's layout on Tuesday 7/2 at 11:00.
Looking for some volunteers to help.

Reminder for MGRS Annual Outing and Meeting on Saturday, July 13th

MGRS members and families are cordially invited to  attend Annual Outing and Meeting on Saturday, July 13th. We will meet as usual at the Overlook Garden Railway at 82 Carll Road in Buxton. The event will run from 10am until about 4pm when the charity auction ends.

Please stop by to find old and new friends, help run garden trains, have lunch, vote for club officers, and bid on items in our charity auction.

Please bring dishes to share for lunch, and items to donate for the Charity Auction.

Catching Up

Maybe a driving lesson??

Cooking Lunch Outdoors

Trains on Carl's new raised layout

Settling Up After the Charity Auction

Out of Bonton

All MGRS material removed from Maine Mall and placed in trailer. Thanks to all that helped.
We will find out our new location later.

MGRS Track Move out from Bonton at 10am on Tuesday, April 30th

MGRS will be moving track from the Mall onto our trailer starting at 10am on Tuesday, April 30th. Please come in and help if you are available.

The Bon Ton space has been rented, so MGRS will be in another location at the Mall this year. Please contact Terry Norton if you have questions.

New Hampshire and Vermont Excursion Trains by Mass Bay Railway Enthusiasts

MBRE has announced two new excursion trains.

May 11 -  Pemigawasset Rocket Excursion on the Winnepesaukee Scenic Railroad sponsored by the Mass. Bay Railway Enthusiasts, departing at 9:30am from 154 Main St, Meredith, NH 03253. Options include bus transportation from Boston to Meredith and the B&M Railroad Historical Society at 1pm at the Plymouth Depot. For details please visit http://massbayrre.org/Trips/PemiRocket.htm, call  978-470-2066,or send e-mail to  trips@massbayrre.org.

June 15 - Green Knight Train on Vermont's Washington County Railroad sponsored by the Mass Bay Railway Enthusiasts. Departs at 10:30am from the Amtrak Station at 102 Railroad Row, White River Junction, VT 05001. There is an option to connect via bus from Boston. For details please visit http://massbayrre.org/Trips/GreenKnightTrain.htm,  call 978-470-2066,or send e-mail to trips@massbayrre.org.

SMMRC 1st Annual Train Show in Westbrook

 

 

 

The Southern Maine Model Railroad Club first annual show was held at the Congin School in Westbrook on April 6th. A short video clip from Portland's Channel 8 can be seen at

Video of SMMRC Show

 
MGRS  members attending include Norman Waycott, Ernie Tarbox, Doug Johnson, Jim Jenkins, David Blue, Grace Miller, Mike Tarbox, Peter Richards, Preston Chadwick, and Ben Braithwaite. The younger members who helped at STRIVE Rocks also attended, including Hunter, Deven, and Lucas Weeks along with Brendan Long.



It takes a lot of power to cook at Howard Johnson's
 (SMMRC HO layout in the Congin School Cafeteria)


Fire Department and Street Scene
(SMMRC HO layout in the Congin School Cafeteria0

N-Scale from Maine N-Track
in the  Congin School Cafeteria


Vendors and Model Trains in the Congin School Gym
 

 

One Track Mind

 

Today's Jumble Puzzle is about model trains

 

Thanks to Art Handman

MGRS Annual Outing and Meeting to be help on Saturday, July 13th

MGRS members and families are cordially invited to  attend the MGRS Annual Outing and Meeting on Saturday, July 13th. We will meet as usual at the Overlook Garden Railway at 82 Carll Road in Buxton. The event will run from 10am until about 4pm when the charity auction ends.

Please plan to visit with friends old & new, run some trains, have lunch, elect club officers, and have fun bidding on items in the charity auction.

Please bring food dishes and desserts to share. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be prepareb  by our well known "member chefs"

We also need volunteers who will
==Call the members to invite them in person
==Bring soda and water for the group (Norman Waycott)
==Bring paper plates, cups and plastic utensils for the group

 

 

 

MGRS at Strive Rocks 2019

 

 

We had fun at the Civic Center on Saturday with the folks who came to Strive, and helped lots of kids run trains.

We had four young members helping at Strive. Brennan Long came with his grandmother and worked on both setup and showing others how to run the trains. Hunter, Deven, and Lucas Weeks helped with setup, running trains and the move out. Their Dad Scott brought them in and stayed with us at Strive.

Brennan and Terry helping a young Engineer

 

Fun the Civic Center Arena

 

Mike Tarbox with Lucas, Deven & Hunter Weeks

 

And we had some celebrity engineers stop by during the day.

 

Just in from filming the latest Star Wars movie

 

"Slugger" from the Portland Sea Dogs

 

"Oakie" from Oakhurst Dairy with Ben from MGRS 

 

 

 

 The train crew included Scott Gould, Dennis Farrell, Brennan Long, Hunter Weeks, Deven Weeks, Lucas Weeks, Peter Richards, Mike Tarbox, Ben Braithwaite, Terry Norton, and Sam Carr