August
RAILMAIL
President, Donnie
Shirey
918-361-1760 donniewshirey@mbcsi.com
Vice.
Pres. Vernon Guess
918-361-6084 vg3616084@aol.com
Treasurer, Kathy
Klawitter
918-382-9924 mjkjn6789@sbcglobal.net
Secretary, Nadine
Hodge
918-742-1743 nh2640@sbcglobal.net
Editor, Jim Martin
918-756-3324 nitram1933@sbcglobal.net
C/o
www.tulsagardenrailroadclub.org
info@tulsagarderailroadclub.org
Greetings from the
President’s Roundhouse
Finally, at last…moved into the new house. Most of the work is done
inside the house, but now comes some of the hardest work yet, landscaping. We
think we have a spot picked out for the railroad, and will start the cleanup
and design phase hopefully this fall.
Don’t
forget that the August meeting will have a workshop for converting loco’s over to battery power and r/c operation. For those of you interested in converting a
loco into battery power, or to build up a battery car, bring your items to the
August meeting and plan on cutting, stripping, and soldering wire to put it
together. Some of the items that are needed to convert a loco to run off of
either battery power or track power are:
DPDT switch. (double pole, double
throw toggle switch, center off) Can get these from radio
shack.
Connector
to put between the loco and tender or trailing battery car.
Small two prong connector.
BATTERIES…
Need the heart of this conversion, the battery pack. There are many types of
batteries that can be used. The packs that are used in R/C cars work well.
These are available in 7.2 volt and 9.6 volt packs. A good idea is to take two
of these packs and wire them in series to double the voltage available to the
loco. This will help in both speed and pulling power. Also need the charger to
go along with the type of battery chosen.
For the battery power section, will need to also install some
type of radio control to actually control the loco when running on battery. Many different ones are
available, and it is your preference as to which one you purchase. (Locolinc, Airwire, RCS)
Now
is also a good time to install that sound system if you have one….
Also,
we are still trying to find all of our Garden Railroad Tour signs. If you have
any, please let me know how many so that the club can keep tabs on them.
Remember,
we still need items for show and tell for the club meetings. Bring your items
to the next meeting for a little “show and brag”.
Until
the meeting….Donnie
Banner
Photo
This
month’s banner photo is from the railroad of Bob & Jonna
Gardine featuring Bobs’ new five stall roundhouse. Got
a favorite photo of your railroad? Send it to me at nitram1933@sbcglobal.net
Shows
& Events
UP
844, the Northern locomotive, will be on public display for 4 days
during the Democratic National Convention in
Bixby
Train Show will take place on, Saturday, October 4, at 9am.
Vendor setup takes place on Friday the 3rd
at 5pm or 7am Saturday. Thanks to Bill Thiets, our
newest member, for the info.
UP
3985, the Challenger locomotive, will be on
display for 4 days at the Republican National Convention in
UP
3985 will also be on display in
detailed
schedules and routes the trains will take to the three events.
Special
Note: There will be not be a major train show in Tulsa
this winter as the Great Train Expo forTulsa has been
scheduled for March 7& 8, 2009!
Did
You Know?
That the UP
has a miniature train, No. 956, that has been in a
variety of parades and special events since 1956. It was built in the
Length Weight
Locomotive 16’ 11” 5700
lbs.
Box Car 13’ 4” 1050
lbs.
Coal Car 13’ 0” 1370 lbs.
Gondola 14’ 6” 1300 lbs.
Tank car 11’ 10” 1110 lbs.
Caboose 12’ 2” 1350 lbs.
Totals 86’ 0” 11880
lbs.
No.
956 is also scheduled to appear at the Democratic and
Republican conventions and Railfest 2008, and will
also be in Firestone CO, October 11 for their Centennial Celebration and then
in El Paso TX, November 27-29 for the Sun Bowl Parade. Yes, they do have
special trucks and trailers to transport the train!
Minutes: July 2008
The
meeting was called to order by President Donnie Shirey. The Minutes were approved. The Treasurer’s Report was given. We welcomed Bill Thiets,
who joined the club at tonight’s meeting.
Old Business
Club
members were reminded that TGRRC caps and tote bags are available for
purchase. The caps are $10; the tote
bags are $7.
We
need to locate our TGRRC tour signs.
Please let Donnie Shirey know how many tour signs you have.
We
have not yet found a small trailer for the ground track. Bill Reeder volunteered to check out a couple
possible leads and report back.
We
donated $50 to the
Gas
reimbursement – A lively discussion was held concerning possible mileage
reimbursement for the club member who hauls the trailer to events. Suggestions were made to place a limit on
either the distance traveled or the total reimbursement. Doug Boone suggested the club pre-approve
each event. The motion was made and
seconded that the club allocate, on a per-event basis, appropriate funds,
including mileage reimbursement, to attend that event. The club members voted and approved the
motion.
New Business
Vernon
Guess is planning an Open House for either Saturday, November 8 or Saturday,
November 15. He plans to grill
hamburgers and hot dogs. Club members
are invited to bring trains to run and to bring side dishes to help complete
the meal.
Donnie
suggested purchasing artificial turf to place under the ground track at
events. Mike Klawitter
volunteered to obtain prices and to report back. Jim Martin volunteered to be TGRRC’s new webmaster. Bob Gardine
encouraged fund raisers to avoid drawing down the club’s funds. He suggested fund raisers such as the annual
tour, raffles at every meeting, and a donation box at community events. Harry indicated his motorcycle group holds a
50/50 raffle where the club keeps 50% of the donations and the winner takes the
other 50%. Vernon Guess encouraged using a donation box at community events for
possible contributions from the community.
He suggested building a wooden box with plexiglass
front or using something as simple as a pickle jar. He encouraged the club to put a sign on the
donation box indicating what the funds would be used for.
Program:
(1) Auction – Jim auctioned the remainder of Skip’s G-scale collection. Proceeds totaled over $400.
(2)
Bob Gardine gave a demonstration on building and
lighting techniques.
Submitted
by Nadine Hodge, Club Secretary
Parting
Glance
This is a larger than life size black & white painting
on the side of a building in downtown
Our
Next Stop… 6:45pm, Thursday, August 28th at the Freewill Baptist Church, 1190 N.
Mingo, Tulsa OK “All Aboard”!