The SHOW NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 1996
A Publication of the sHOw MODULAR MODEL RAILROAD CLUB

1700 Visit NMRA
Regional Fall Meet

The sHOw Modular Model
Railroad was featured at the
Fall Meet of the National Model
Railroad Association sponsored
by the Cumberland Division in
Nashville, Tennessee on
November 17th, 1995 at the
Tennessee State Fairgrounds.
1700 people visited the
Exhibition Hall that day.
President John Welther won
first place awards in two cate-
gories: Model train and model
engine.
The sHOw Model Train EXPO
received many favorable com- <>ments from those attending
the exhibition.

Club Brochure
to be Distributed

A tri-fold brochure describing
the club and containing mem-
bership information and an
application has been printed
and will be designed
and distributed at the January
meeting.
Next Meeting of the
sHOw 10 AM Jan. 6
at HOBBY CROSSING

sHOw
Club plans
for 1996

The sHOw Modular Model
Railroad Club met at Park
Mammoth Lodge on December
2, 1995. The meeting was called
to order by vice-president David
Boyd. Charles Hogan reported
that John Oakes, Paul Schnoes
and he met with Dr. Steve
House at the Center for
Economic Development on 31W
in Bowling Green. A video of
the Bowling Green depot Train
EXPO was presented and plans
were made for the Center for
Economic Development to host
a train EXPO next spring.
Hogan and Schnoes and a rep-
resentative from the Center
met with the Bowling Green
city and Warren County school
superintendents. They were
receptive to our proposal and
fourth grade and gifted and tal-
ented students will be bussed to
the EXPO. Dates for the EXPO
are Friday, April 26th,
Saaturday, April 27th and
Monday, April 29th, 1996.
Hogan has contacted William
White and CSX Transportation
will present Operation
Lifesaver about railroad cross-
ing safety. In addition,
Operation Pride will show
"Beauty of the Southland" a
video made this past summer
focusing on the L & N presence
in Bowling Green. Joe Bailey
suggested that all superinten-
dents from the BRADD area be
invited to the EXPO. Hogan
added that invitations should
be sent to the private schools in
Warren County as well. An arti-
cle for a model railroad maga-
zine is under way and all mem-
bers should be present at 11:00
A.M. on Saturday April 27th for
a group portrait. We need much
help on this big EXPO. Mark your calendars now!
The club will meet informally
each Thursday from 6:00 to
8:00 P.M. to run trains, see
videos, slide shows, do work-
shops. Call a member to find
out the location which will
change from week to week. The
first week members met at the
home layout of John Oakes and
ran trains and learned how to
model limestone outcropping
using ceiling tile and
sculptamold. video is sched-
uled for the second week. The
club is expanding its activities
and meetings in an attempt to
broaden our offerings and
attract additional members.
Railfan photo trips are being
planned for this spring.


"Model railroading comes very close to being an all-embracing hobby. it can be tackled in so many different ways
that every person can find pleasure in it. And every person can find use for his particular skills."-LIONEL

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