PIKES PEAK "N" GINEERS MODEL RAILROAD CLUB
THE RAILHEAD
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February 2006
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SEEKING SERIOUS N-SCALE MODEL
RAILROADING SINCE OCTOBER 13, 1989
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Calendar of events for the Pikes Peak "N"Gineers 2006
February
February 13: Board Meeting – Howard's Pit Barbeque – dinner at 6:30 p.m. – meeting at 7:30 p.m.
February 11: Run trains at Mike & Mary's home, 1 pm to 4 pm.
February 17: Business Meeting – 7:30 p.m. in the dining room on the fifth floor of St Francis Hospital
February 25 & 26 GATS - The organization will pay $10 to anyone who wishes to do a workshop.
March
March 3rd - 6th: Garden City, KS show. Load and leave Friday Morning return Monday afternoon.
March 13: Board Meeting – Howard's Pit Barbeque – dinner at 6:30 p.m. – meeting at 7:30 p.m.
March 17: Business Meeting – 7:30 p.m. in the dining room on the fifth floor of St Francis Hospital
March 18: Run Trains at Chris & Connie’s house from 1 to 4 pm.
April
April 10: Board Meeting – Howard's Pit Barbeque – dinner at 6:30 p.m. – meeting at 7:30 p.m.
April 21: Business Meeting – 7:30 p.m. in the dining room on the fifth floor of St Francis Hospital
Other events waiting for dates or conformation
June 5th – 11th: Cheyenne, WY show
July 22nd or 29th: Club rides Pikes Peak Cog
August 9th – 13th: National “N” scale convention in Denver
August 19th & 20th: Rock Island Festival
Home operations: Will be reported when scheduled
Home Operations
Superintendent Coburn has asked those of us who have home layouts to host other club members who do not have layouts to come over one day a month to run trains. Joe Morgan volunteered for the month of January and stated to bring “G” scale as well as he has both an “N” scale & a “G” scale layout. Mike & Mary Peck will be hosting the next running on February 11th from 1 to 4 pm. Chris & Connie Dueker will host the club on March 18th from 1 – 4 pm.
As I receive commitments I will add them to the calendar. We will try to continue this program until we find a home.
9 January 2006 Board Meeting
Board members present where: Lester Coburn, Chris Dueker, Rick Shumpert, and Paul Schemm
Guests: Mike and Mary Peck
7:43pm Meeting called to order by Lester.
7:43pm Board meeting minutes: The December Board meeting minutes where accepted on a motion from Rick and seconded by Paul.
7:44pm Pay Masters Report: Chris reported that the Club had $***** income for the month of December, and $***** in expenses. The paymasters report was approved on a motion from Paul and seconded by Rick. There are two members behind from 2005. Last year the Club had $***** more in expenses than it brought in due to the purchase of the trailer.
7:59pm Insurance: Chris reported we do have coverage on the policy to display the MTL, but our policy has gone up to over $***** from $*****. Lester and Chris will get together to go over the policy.
8:04pm Layout Visit: We have the opportunity to operate on Joe’s layout from 1:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturday January 14th He says if you have any G gauge bring it to. If you need directions call Joe
8:09pm Great Train Expo: We are scheduled for the Great Train Expo February 25th and 26th. We will meet at storage the Friday before to load the MTL then head to Denver to set up.
8:11pm Cheyenne: Still no information.
8:12pm N Scale Convention: Mike has volunteered to be the liaison and get more information.
8:12pm Calendars: Lester reported Ron sold 2 calendars, we will leave them at the stores till the end of January to see if we can sell more.
8:13pm Web Site: There has been no contact with Don, we will need to see if we can get a new Webmaster.
New Business:
8:14pm Layout Visit: We will have the opportunity to operate trains at Mike’s February 11th.
8:16pm Meeting adjourned on a Motion from Rick and seconded by Paul.
20 January 2006 Business meeting
In attendance: Lester Coburn, Chris and Connie Dueker, Charley Bay, Mike and Mary Peck, Rick Shumpert, Joe Morgan, and Paul Schemm
7:30pm Meeting called to order by Lester.
7:30pm Corporate meeting minutes: The minutes where accepted on a motion from Mike and seconded by Charley.
7:31pm Paymasters report: Chris reported that the Club brought in $***** (revised from the Board meeting report) and had $***** in expenses for December 2005. The Paymasters report was accepted on a motion from Mike and seconded by Rick. Chris reported that we have 2 members behind from 2005.
7:33pm 2005 Annual Summary: Chris reported that the Club brought in $***** (raised $*****, revised from Board Meeting) and spent $***** for the year of 2005.
7:36pm Insurance: Lester and Chris went over the current insurance policy due to our insurance rates going up from $***** to $***** per year. Unfortunately the policy is a packaged deal so we can’t trim any of the options of that we don’t need. A motion was presented by Charley and seconded by Rick to keep the current policy. Chris will run off some copies of the pages that show our current coverage’s to see if we can find a better deal before 2007.
7:46pm Checking Account: Chris has changed our account from Chase Bank To Wells Fargo Bank due to Chase Bank raising our minimum balance to $*****. Wells Fargo has a Minimum balance of $100 and allows 20 transactions before being charged.
7:50pm Joe’ Layout Visit: Everyone had a good time and where impressed with Joe’s G gauge layout in his back yard. Joe said he tore out the mountains on his N scale layout to add a 3rd mainline.
7:54pm Great Train Expo: We will meet at storage on the Friday before at 12:00pm, load the MTL then head to Denver.
7:55pm Cheyenne Trip: No information.
7:56pm N scale Convention: Mike sent Emails to DANS but has not heard back. Mike also called Steve Pells of the Rock Island group to see if they are having their show this year. They said they are scheduled for August 9th.
New Business:
7:57pm Garden City: Charley reported that Henry Turner of the Boot Hill Club contacted him and invited us to there show March 4th and 5th. Mike presented a motion that was seconded by Rick, for Charley to tell them we will attend as long as we have enough members who can attend.
8:02pm Business Cards: We will print up some new Business cards, Paul will check his records to see if he has the masters for them.
8:07pm 2006 Club Events: We will Have the Club Picnic this year, it is DANS turn to buy the meat, we will also try to go back to View Point during the summer Chris will make arrangements,
8:15pm Club Swap Meet: We will try to have a show this year either the weekend after Thanksgiving or in September, Joe will look into a location.
8:22pm Camping trip: Mike will put together a camping trip in late June or July.
8:23pm Anniversary Party: We will have our anniversary party at Mike’s on October 14th.
8:24pm Train Trips: Rick will Contact the Union Pacific Railroad about a tour of there yards in Cheyenne. We might also want to try a trip on the Cripple Creek and Victor, Pike’s Peak Cog Railroad Charley will contact, or the Royal Gorge Route coach seats are $25.45 and they have discounts during certain months for local residents Mike will contact.
8:32pm Home Layout Visits: We will visit Mike’s Layout February 11th, Chris’s March 18th and Charley’s in April.
8:37pm The meeting was adjourned on a motion from Mike and seconded by Paul.
Clinics
We have not received any requests for clinics. If there is some skill or technology that you would like to learn or brush up on let a board member know or give me a call so we can get it scheduled.
Club Train Trip
The club is planning on two train trips this year. One will be on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway and the other will be the Royal Gorge Route. I’ll post dates and times when they are set.
Articles
If you would like to contribute an article to the Railhead, please do so. Write it up and send it to me by E-mail, letter or note at a meeting. I would be glad to put it in the railhead. Could be just a short story pertaining to railroading. I could use photo’s as well.