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HUB HeadlightHUB Division Inc., Northeastern Region, National Model Railroad Association - Volume 31 Number 3, January - February 2015
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RAILFUN TIMETABLEHands-On Clinic: Railroad Car Repair & Reconditioning
By Rudy Slovacek8 PM Friday, January 16, 2015, Cambridge School of Weston
Now that winter is upon us and the yard work season has ended, you canfocus on your model railroad. Regardless of what scale you model,equipment should always be checked and maintained to make sure it
conforms to standards for trouble-free operation. Fix that dragging coupler pin;re-gauge those boxcar wheels; replace stirrups, running boards or ladders, and addcut levers and air hoses. Whatever needs fixing and cleaning should be done.Bring along your equipment, your toolkit and your standards gauge. Themaintenance crew will review the check-up procedures and provide tips for keepingyour equipment in tip-top shape. There will be multiple work stations so you canfocus on what needs the most help.
The map to Cambridge School of Weston appears on page 10.
Presentation: OperationsBy Stan Ames, Keith Shoneman and John Lutz
8 PM Friday, March 20, 2015, Cambridge School of Weston
We are trying something new with this Railfun. Attendees will learn aboutOperations in general, and those specific to Stan’s and Keith’s layouts.Attendees will then have the chance to practice what they learned at this
presentation by attending an operating session on either Keith’s HO-scale layoutor Stan and Debbie’s Garden layout. John Lutz will be coordinating the Op-sessions at both layouts. Anyone attending this Railfun presentation will beguaranteed a spot at one of the Op-sessions. Others signing up to participate willbe accommodated if there is any remaining space. Stan and Debbie Ames will bethe hosts on Saturday, April 4th with a rain date of April 18th. Keith Shonemanwill be the host on Saturday, April 25th. Sign-up sheets for these two Op-sessionswill be available at this meeting.
South Shore LumberCompany - Part 2
by Michael Tylick, MMR
Last issue we constructed the floorsand walls for our shed, but we willneed a roof to keep our lumber dry
– come to think of it, we will need somebuilding supplies as well. The floors andwalls may have taken some time to build,but the roof should go rather quickly. Isuppose we will also have to figure outsome way to attach our shed to the railroad– our site is either flimsy hardshell or openspace. To paraphrase Winston Churchill,completing the shed may not be thebeginning of the end, but rather the end ofthe beginning. But what's the hurry?Whatever would I do if I ever completedmy model railroad?
12. The underside of the roof will bevisible, so it is built in much the same wayas the floor. Having started this articleafter construction had begun, I hadneglected to photograph the template forthe floor, which uses the time-honoredmodel airplane "waxed paper overtemplate with pins" technique.
13. The remaining rafters are glued to theroof. The ridge ends do not go all the wayto the end; a styrene strip fence keepsthem even.
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Presentation: The BEDT - A Vest-Pocket Railroad You Can ModelBy Sam Berliner III
8 PM Friday, February 20, 2015, Cambridge School of Weston
The Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal (BEDT) was the last carrier in NewYork City to operate a fleet of steam locomotives in revenue service,switching over to diesels only on October 25, 1963! Although it had several
smaller yards around NY harbor – all waterfront pocket yards with no landconnections to major carriers, its main yard was on Brooklyn's East River shore justnorth of the Williamsburg Bridge. All traffic in and out of these pocket yards cameand went on car floats (barges with tracks on their decks) handled by a vast fleet oftugboats. Although the focus of the presentation is on the big main yard at KentAvenue, Sam will touch briefly on the other BEDT properties and tease you withlooks at some of the many other tiny RR yards dotting the harbor. There was theCNJ Harlem Terminal where Boxcab #1000, about which you heard so much onSeptember 16, 2011, labored for so long; and the Reading equivalent, also servedby a Boxcab. Modeling in HO, N, and Z (1:220) will be covered as well.
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by Manny Escobar
THEPRESIDENT’S
CAR
Happy New Year! As you readthis Headlight, you shouldrealize that we are halfway
through this modeling season. Myfamily and I hope everyone had safe andwonderful holidays. We still have moreevents coming up for our members andthe public.
Please check our calendar on the websitewww.hubdiv.org and watch for HUBGuesswork emails for the followingparticulars…
● Our Holiday party will be onSaturday, January 10, 2015 at OldColony Café, Norwood, MA. Lastday for reservations is January 7,2015. Social hour will be at 6 PMand Dinner at 7 PM with "YankeeSwap" afterward.
● The Modular Group will be in theWenham Museum, Wenham, MA;January 17-18-19, 2015 (Sat. -Mon.), and at the Amherst RailwaySociety's Railroad Hobby Show,Big-E Fairgrounds, WestSpringfield, January 24-25, 2015(Sat. - Sun.).
● A new venue for the Modular Groupis coming up in March 2015 (Sat. -Sun.) at the VA Hospital in Bedford,MA. Rick Murray is working outthe details; more information tocome. So please check the websiteemails and watch for Guessworkemails for updated information.
● Our HUB "Spring TRAINing" IsBack!!! April 12, 2015, at HolidayInn Taunton & Conference Center,Taunton, MA. Our featuredclinician is Lance Mindheim(lmindheim @shelflayout.com), andmany more clinics are on thehorizon. As I mentioned before,please support your show andevents. We will be needingvolunteers, so contact Bill Barry [email protected]. Please keepchecking our websitewww.hubdiv.org for updatedinformation.
● The HUB Division will hold its nextBoard of Directors election at theAnnual Meeting, which willimmediately follow the "SpringTRAINing Show." The candidatebios. can be found on Page 6 of thisHeadlight. Please participate andvote for the best interest of thedivision.
Finally, The New England Train Expo2014 was a successful event again thisyear. Approximately 3500 patronsvisited. I would like to thank the Expocommittee, vendors and especially thevolunteers. Those who volunteered thisyear where exceptional. We were a littleshorthanded this year, but those whovolunteered stepped-up and made thingsrun smoothly. On behalf of the Expocommittee and myself, I would like tothank you all sincerely for sparing yourvaluable time and helping us with ourshow. It is only with the help ofvolunteers like you that we have beenable to take on such a project. I hopethat you will continue to give yourvaluable support to our future programsand shows.
There are a lot of activities happeningwithin our Division because we are veryactive. So come and join us. It's likethey say "Keep on Chugging!"
Happy New Year!
HUB Division Calendar of Events (Subject to Change)2015
Jan 10 (Sat): HUB Holiday Party, Old Colonial Cafe, 171 Nahatan Street, Norwood, MA. See Nov-Dec Headlight.
Jan 16 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MAJan 17-19 (Sat-Mon) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Wenham Museum, Wenham, MAJan 24-25 (Sat-Sun) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Amherst Railway Society's Railroad Hobby Show,
Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds, West Springfield, MAFeb 1 (Sun) Submissions deadline for the HUB Headlight Mar-Apr issueFeb 20 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MAMar TBD (Sat-Sun) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Bedford V.A. Hospital, Bedford, MAMar 20 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MAMar 21-22 (Sat-Sun) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Greenberg's Toy & Train Show, Shriner's
Auditorium, Wilmington, MAApr 1 (Wed) Submissions deadline for the HUB Headlight May-Jun issueApr 12 (Sun) The HUB-sponsored Spring TRAINing show at the Holiday Inn, Taunton, MAApr 12 (Sun) HUB Division Annual Meeting and Election after Spring TRAINing show
Manny’s Railroad Quotes"A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has auniversity education, he may steal the whole railroad." - Theodore Roosevelt
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Although you may be reading thisin January, I'm writing thiscolumn on a crisp fall morning
in early November. Eveningtemperatures have fallen into the mid-30s and there is truly frost on thepumpkin. It's the kind of morning whererailroad men draw their jackets a littletighter and the coal tender sets out to topoff all the coal bins at every switch andcrossing shanty along the line. Winter iscoming and there's much work to dobefore the snow flies. I spent theweekend cutting my lawn short andremoving quite a few leaves.
Then, Dick Wenzel dropped by todeliver a donation of items for our HUBsale table. Thanks Dick, Louis Krue andall of you who've donated this year.Dick was also interested in seeing howmy caboose was coming along.Evidently some people do read mycolumns.
On Sunday, I fired up the Honda snowblower and put a new battery in the oldGravely tractor. It's an old model L builtover 55 years ago with a cast ironchassis and a 5 Hp gasoline engine. Mydad got it with a number of attachmentsto mow the lawn, plow and till thegarden along with a cultivator, too. Iinherited it when he decided to sell thehouse, and brought it to the Boston areawhere I paid to have an electric starteradded and purchased a plow attachment.It was without a doubt the best money Iever spent. Between those two pieces ofequipment I can handle the heavy wetsnow or the deep powder.
I wanted to get these fall chores out ofthe way so I can stay inside and do somemodeling when that arctic blast hits.However, I digress and you can see howone thing just leads to another aroundhere.
In my last few columns, I noted how mymodeling efforts had decidedly taken adetour. Well, this fall was generally nodifferent, except that after installing aLok Sound unit in one of my AlcoRS36s at a Palmer Diamonds clinic, Inaturally had to do a little detail upgradeto the Atlas Trainman unit. As a rule, Ilike to have my locomotives look as well
as they sound. Cal-Scale produces adetail kit (190-527) containing thegrabs, lift rings, coupler levers, MUhoses, etc. for the RS32s and 36s. Ibought a few in anticipation of just sucha need. Interestingly, the cast brass MUsets sport four hoses per set while thefew D&H Alco pictures, I found, displaysets of three on each side of the coupler.As the model itself contains the cast ondetail for the appropriate three hose sets,I used that and simply drilled out theholes where I wanted to separatelyinstall the mu hoses. The fuel tanks aresimilar to the RS3 units and will alsorequire reworking as I noted in myearlier column.
Then the next detour arose. I noticedthat several new books had come out onthe D&H, particularly on the south endbetween Schenectady and Binghamton,and which might contain additionalphotos of the RS -3s, 11s and 36s in thepost-WWII to mid-sixties period I like
Shanty Talk:The Detour Continued
by Rudy Slovacek
to model. Thus, I've spent some timetracking down the authors andinformation needed to update my D&Hlibrary. I don't believe any seriousmodeler can have too many referencebooks on their favorite road especiallywhen it comes to placement of thoselittle characteristic details. I'm lookingforward to perusing those resourcesduring the winter months and before mynext locomotive project. That caboose Italked about earlier is still on my workbench, but I did manage to spend anhour on it! Good thing, because most ofmy weekends are now spent collectingdonations for our sales tables.
My friends like to tease me that myfondness for all things D&H ismisplaced, since it is a railroad thatcomes from, and goes to, nowhere.While it is true the anthracite coalbusiness has diminished in the Scrantonarea, the many paper mills inTiconderoga are gone and there are nomore steel mills or ore operations alongthe shores of Lake Champlain, it all didexist to varying degrees during theperiod that I model.
In that spirit, I started to explore internetsites dealing with the history of ironmining and steel making in theAdirondacks. The History of theChateaugay Ore and Iron Company ascompiled by J.R. Linney may be foundonline at: http://bigelowsociety.com/history/mine/hisore1.htm. It is takenfrom an inspection report to the D&HBoard of Directors in the mid-30s.During the 1880s nearly 23% of the Iron
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South Shore LumberCompany - Part 2(Continued from Page 1)
14. Roofing paper. Followingsuggestions from Art Fahie of Bar MillsModels, I over-sprayed green constructionpaper (shown underneath) with mists ofgrey, black, white, and red primer. Thespray cans from Wal*Mart areinexpensive and work well for this,especially when the cans are used and lesspaint comes out. Holding the spray canvertically and far away helps give thesplatter effect that gives the paper atextured look. The paper will be cut intostrips. Mine are a scale 27" wide butprototype roofing paper seems to come inseveral different widths.
15. The roofing paper strips are appliedrandomly to the roof.
16. The front roof is glued to the wall.Again departing from prototypeconstruction, the roof was attached to theouter wall and ridgepole. The horizontaltruss member is then added to bring theunsupported end of the roof into correctalignment.
17. Subsequent truss horizontals are thenglued in place. I am uncertain how manywould be necessary, but a truss at everyother rafter seemed sufficient.
18. The rear roof is glued in place thesame as the front.
19. The first rear diagonal aligns the roof.The rest are then added. Wood shims fillthe open space at the ridge pole. A strip ofroofing paper will be scored, folded, andglued across the ridge.
20. and 21. A side view and overall viewof the completed trusses.
22. The completed shed from the inside(viewer's side).
23. The completed shed from the trackside. This will not be seen from the layoutedge but may show up in photographs.
24. There are faster ways to build lumberpiles, but since these are quite short (about1" long), board-by-board seemed theeasiest. We are looking at the visible(interior) side. The new lumber has onlya very, very thin umber wash applied so itwill appear much lighter than the shed.Paint is often applied to the lumber ends toretard moisture; I used felt tip pens toreplicate this. The pipes are short bits ofEvergreen tube and rod.
The Headlight is always accepting photos andarticles relating to model and prototyperailroading. Please email [email protected].
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25. The lumber piles are in place; noticeone bay has only a few boards left.Chocks are placed on the ends of the pipepiles to prevent rolling.
26. I was not planning to include a secondfloor railing at first, but I later decided thewalkway was too dangerous even forpre-OSHA days. Since I did not plan toadd the railing, the posts were attached tothe end of the joists. This would notprovide a very strong joint in real life, butit is on the side away from the viewer. Tohelp alignment, the two furthest posts areattached and aligned by eye. The upperrail will align the remainder of the postsand the other rail. Rather than attemptingto cut the rail to the correct length, it iseasier to make it oversize and trim it laterwith a sprue cutting tool or a nail clipper.
27. The ladder is made over a paper and
waxed paper template. The rungs are cutoversized and trimmed when dry. Gluingalternate rungs helps keep my clumsyfingers out of the way. Then theremainder will be added.
28. The ladder and railing are complete.Although these were an afterthought, itwas probably best to add them last sincethe delicate assemblies would have beendamaged during construction.
29. Careful observers will notice that thelighting was added much earlier, but thephotographs of this step were fuzzy.Miniatronics HO scale 12-volt lamps andshades were used. Miniature LEDlighting was considered, but seemed likemore work than necessary. The wires areeasily hidden in the hollow beams.Provision could have been made forhollow posts, but this being the backside,surface mounting was simple andstraightforward. I run the 12-volt lampsfrom a six-volt power supply. The dimglow is more realistic and the life of thelamp is extended as much as four hundredtimes. Simple and low-tech is best for me.
30. Since the structure is at the layoutedge, I had to install the front fascia boardand finish the grading before "planting"the lumber shed. I was forced to do a jobI had been putting off.
31. Cast stones (used for walls) wereplaced under the sill to act as footings.Dark cinders show this is just a dirty crawlspace below the structure.
32. The completed shed is installed on thelayout. It is held in place at the track edgeand on the stone footings. Not a verystrong assembly for a foreground modelwhich will take some abuse, but the mainstructure should stabilize it. Chances arethe shed will have to be realigned to fit thesecond phase anyway.
It's time to dig out Eric Sloane's “An Ageof Barns” and design a larger structure toattach the shed to. See you again when Iget more of the South Shore LumberCompany completed.
This photo above shows a portion of the SouthShore Lumber Company that Mike will explorethe construction of in future Headlight issues.Stay tuned.
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Peter Higgins
First, allow me to thank you for electingme to represent all of you from acrossthe Division on the BOD three yearsago. As a teacher for 35 years, I stillbelieve in creating life long learners.
I have been a member of the HUB for 29years, Membership Chairman for thepast four years and served as the N.E.Diamonds Volunteer Chairman.Recently, when asked by our Presidentif I could organize a raffle on shortnotice for the N.E. Diamondsconvention, I accepted it as a challenge,not as a problem. The raffle was asuccess.
It is with this level of commitment that Ipledge to keep the HUB Division amongthe best divisions in the NMRA. Ourmembership is by far our greatest asset.
I'm a Narrow-Gauge Garden Railroadbeginner and, although I do thingsdifferently, I have drawn on the manyskills of our talented members. It is whatwe have in common that unites us andour differences that strengthen us. Ienjoy and actively participate in all ofthe HUB's activities: Rail Fun, TheExpo, Spring Training, Rail FanExcursions, Modular Displays, and myfavorite, the modular setup at Children'sHospital.
Please vote for me so I can continue towork for you.
David “Shack” Haralambou
I am David "Shack" Haralambou and Iwould love to represent you on the HUBDivision Board of Directors.
For the past three years, I have served asthe Module Superintendent for theorganization. My tenure is complete andI am now ready to serve on the Board asa member. I'm a very active HUBmember, attending most, if not all,Railfun, module and other group events.
I first became involved with the hobbyin the 1970's, with a train around the
Andy Reynolds
Like many HUB members, I started thehobby with a Lionel set. My cousin,Gerry Covino, renewed my train fetish,where I was transformed from playingwith kid's toys to playing with grown-uptoys! With a strong artistic background,I became intrigued with craftsmanmodeling and scenery. I have done aclinic on Geodesic Foam Scenery andrecently created a YouTube video of myconstruction techniques. I received anNMRA award for my Wolcott MeatCompany. I also have scratch-builtmodel buildings for the HarwichHistorical Society at the BrooksAcademy Museum. I am an activemember of both the HUB Division andthe Nauset Model Railroad Club.
I serve at the Admissions table at theMarlboro show, and recently I enjoyedfund-raising at the regional convention.I retired from CSW (where I secured thesite for our RAILFUN meetings) andlive on Cape Cod with my lovely wifeMary, also an NMRA member andmodule builder.
My goal is to one day be a Master ModelRailroader. I'd like to continue on thisvoyage and share, as well as learn, fromour HUB Group. I believe I can bringvalued ideas to the board and would lovethe opportunity to once again be part ofa non-profit board of directors.
BOD CandidatesJames VanBokkelen
I grew up in Boston and Newburyport,Massachusetts, and took an earlyinterest in trains, trolleys and history. Istarted with O-gauge tinplate, butswitched to HO in 1968 because Iwanted more accurate models of what Isaw and rode. I'm still playing withtrains, working on my home layout andwith the HUB Modular Group.
I attended MIT and just retired from theensuing 34-year career in the computerindustry as a programmer, manager,salesman, executive and entrepreneur.I've served one term on the HUB Boardand as Vice President since March 2014.I've also been on other commercial andnon-profit boards. I served as Selectmanfor nine years, and as a School Boardmember for six. Presently I'm PlanningBoard chairman and a member of theRockingham Planning Commission.
I've been a life member of the HubDivision for more than 20 years, andhave many friends among our members.If re-elected, I'll continue to look fornew and more effective ways to serveour members and promote our activitiesand the hobby in general.
tree. With the help of my father, the treelayout grew to a 12’x16’ basementlayout. Like most kids, I moved awayfrom the hobby after college and gotinvolved again once my career hadstabilized, and I had more time to devoteto trains.
As most of you know, I favor modelingthe LIRR ( and thus, PRR ) andespecially enjoy the scenery portion ofthe hobby. I am also an avidphotographer and enjoy takingphotographs of both prototype andmodel scenes.
Bill Roach
Thank you for considering me for theHUB Board of Directors. With yoursupport, I have been a director forthree terms. During those terms, Iwas the Vice President for threeyears. I have been a member of theHUB for about 17 years. My love fortrains began when I was seven oreight years old, when I received myfirst train set. My railroad interestsare in Model Operations andrailfaning. I am involved with BoyScouts and I am a Merit badgecounselor for the railroad meritbadge. I am also a member of theSouth Shore Model Railroad Club.
If the HUB membership chooses tore-elect me, I will continue to workhard on their behalf.
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2015 HUB DIVISION BALLOT(see instructions above)
Board of Directors (3-year terms). Vote for up to three candidates:___ James VanBokkelen___ Andy Reynolds___ David “Shack” Haralambou___ Bill Roach___ Peter Higgins___ write in: __________________________ write in: __________________________ write in: _______________________
Eligible voters are not alwaysable to make it to the AnnualMeeting. In lieu of voting in
person at the Annual Meeting, a HUBmember may cast one ballot usingone of the three (3) followingmethods:
1. MAIL:
Ballots found in the Jan.-Feb. 2015issue of the Headlight (below) maybe copied or cut out and mailed tothe Clerk. The HUB membermust write his Name andMembership Number on the outsideof the envelope to certify theballot enclosed. The ballot mustbe mailed to:
Peter Watson, ClerkThe HUB Division, Inc.65 Branch RoadEast Bridgewater, MA 02333-1601
Mail ballots must be received by theClerk no later than April 8, 2015. TheClerk will verify the ballot and recordthe member as having voted.
2. E-MAIL:
A ballot may be cast by sending ane-mail to the Clerk. The e-mail mustbe sent from the HUB member'sOfficial e-mail address that is on filewith the HUB Office Manager. It isthe responsibility of each HUBmember to ensure the HUB OfficeManager has his/her correct e-mailaddress. Only one Official e-mailaddress is allowed per member.Confirm your Official e-mail addressby sending an e-mail to the HubOffice Manager at:[email protected]
A valid e-mail Ballot must contain theHUB member's Name andMembership Number in the E-mailSubject Line. All votes must beplaced in the body of the E-mail.Place ONLY the names of theCandidates for whom the member iscasting votes. The three names can bethe candidate names included on theballot or write-in candidates. Write-incandidates must be members in GoodStanding of the NMRA HUB Division.
2. E-MAIL (continued):
E-mail the ballot to:[email protected]
E-mail ballots must be received by theClerk no later than April 8, 2015. TheClerk will verify the ballot and recordthe member as having voted.
3. PROXY:
Any HUB member eligible to vote inthe election may designate in writingthat another eligible HUB membermay cast his/her vote at the Election.
A. The Letter of Proxy MUSTcontain the HUB member's Name,Membership Number, and handwritten Signature. The Letter ofProxy must also declare the name ofthe HUB member acting as proxy.
B. The HUB member acting as proxywill present the Letter of Proxy at theAnnual Meeting to obtain the eligiblemember's ballot for voting purposes.
See Page 6 for candidate statements.
METHODS OF VOTING
The HUB Division elections will be held on April 12, 2015 at the Holiday Inn in Taunton, MA, immediatelyfollowing Spring TRAINing, and before the banquet.
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ore output of the U.S. came fromClinton and Essex counties. Ore washauled to forges located on the SaranacRiver west of what is now known asPlattsburg.
A second major area for mining iron orewas to the south in the Mineville /Moriah regions located up in thehillsides, due west of Port Henry.Several blast furnaces were constructedat Cedar Point on the shores of LakeChamplain to process the ore from theWitherbee - Sherman and Companymining operations. This industryflourished from 1829 to 1971. In fact,Port Henry was the largest pre-warproducer of iron ore in the country.High-grade ore was mined from deeptunnels in the villages of Mineville andWitherbee. The furnaces are now goneand a museum now resides in thecarriage house of the Witherbee-Sherman Headquarters at Port Henry.(see: http://www.lakechamplainregion.com/recreation/heritage/iron-center-museum.)
My favorite is, of course, the McIntyreMine located in the upper reaches of theHudson near Newcomb. (see:http://www.adirondack-park.net/history/mcintyre.mine.html). There, along theUpper works road, stands a 60-ft. tallstone blast furnace built in the middle of
the 19th century after David Hendersonlocated the site. Henderson diedprematurely in a hunting accident whilescouting out the local rivers and streamsfor water power. An impurity in the orecaused the mines to close in 1857 andthe closure lasted nearly three quartersof a century until National Lead tookover. The US government then spent$50 million to resurrect the operationsduring WWII, including the building ofa railroad when the impurity wasdiscovered to be the even more preciousTitanium ore. For more than a decadeafter the war, several thousand tons weremined every day, until all the minesclosed and operations ended in 1982.Today, there is an earnest effort toresume harvesting of those mine tailingsfor improving aggregate strength inroads and for other manufacturingprocesses. The line between NorthCreek and Tahawus is undergoing arestoration by the "Saratoga and NorthCreek," a railroad owned by Ed Ellis'sIowa Pacific Holding. Wow, that was amouthfull even for me.
Hope you got that cord of firewood laidin. Farmer's Almanac predicts a cold,snowy winter. By the time you read thisthe NEMTE will be over and Springfieldwill be right around the corner. Hope tohear and see some of your modelingefforts soon.
Shanty Talk(Continued from Page 3)
Donation Table Successby Rudy Slovacek, Donation
Chairman
The HUB Division did especiallywell this year in raising moneyfrom the sale of individuals’
donations. We would like to thank someof our donors such as the family of GlenOwens for his large book collection;Dick Wenzel for the Lionel, HO andbook items; and Louis Krue for hisentire large collection of brand new cars,engines, buildings, and track materials,etc. We'd also like to thank all thoseothers who made a donation over theyear and at the show itself. You helpedus raise more than $4200, which, is thelargest total since we've begun thisactivity. I would also like to thank allthose volunteers who assisted me withthe set-up and sales from our tables. Icouldn't have done it alone.
The Worcester ModelRailroaders Show and Open
House
The Worcester Model Railroaders, Inc.,one of the oldest Model Railroad Clubs onthe East Coast, is holding its annual showand sale at the Auburn Elks, 754Southbridge St, (Route 12), Auburn, MAon February 22, 2015 from 10AM to 3:30PM. The Amherst Modular Club will haveone of their layouts on display. Admission$5, children under 12 (with adult), free.
An open house at its new club quarters willbe held on the same day from 10 AM to 3PM. at the Stevens Linen Complex, 137Schofield Ave. (Route 12), Dudley, MA.The 43' x 51' HO-scale operating layoutdepicts the Boston & Albany line fromBoston to Springfield with a branch lineinto Rhode Island and Connecticut.Visitors will be able to observe clubmembers operating steam and diesel trainsand operate a train themselves.Handicapped accessible. Admission/donation $2, children under 12 (withadult), free. Also free with show stamp.For further information and directions:[email protected], www.wmrr.org
A Prototype for Everything?HUB PR Director Tim Garner took thispicture at the Toronto Railway Museum onOctober 1, 2014. It shows a crossingbetween the museum’s miniature railroadand a standard gauge display track. Fourremovable pieces fill the standard gaugeflangeways to prevent the miniature trainsfrom derailing. “I’ve seen pictures of 3’-gauge and 2’-gauge crossings with standardgauge track, but this is a new one on me,”said Tim. The museum is in downtownToronto across the street from the RogersCenter where the Toronto Blue Jays play.
Wild, huh?
Tim.
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From the ModularSuperintendent's Desk -Wheels and Wheel Sets
by Rick Murray
Over the past year, culminatingwith the HUB Division'sModular Railway participation
in the NMRA National Train Show inCleveland, the HUB Division hasinstalled signals on our modular layout.In order to make the signals workprototypically, detection was installedon a number of modules. To make thedetection work, cars need at least oneresistor axle per car. Locomotivesalready act like big resistors.
Gerry Covino has found a supplier whosells axles with the resistor installed.We had done some of these in-house.While the price of $2.00 per wheelset isreally low, the price of the pen with thespecial magnetic ink had risen quitesharply over the last two years. To makeit economically feasible we would needto make up 50+ at one time.
Help WantedThe HUB Division is looking for reliefdrivers to bring the HUB Trailers toevents and return them to storage.
Drivers must have vehicle capable oftowing HUB's 14' trailers. Mileagecompensation will be available.
Contact: Modular Coordinator
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Mail to:Gerald Covino, TreasurerThe HUB Division, Inc.P.O. Box 1154Burlington, MA 01803-6154
Orders must be received by Oct.1, Jan. 1 or Apr. 1. You willbe contacted if there are anyquestions with your order andyou will be notified when yourorder arrives. People may pickup their orders at RAILFUNmeetings or shows to avoid theadditional mailing costs. If yourequest mailing, please provideyour mailing address.
To purchase using your creditcard, email your order [email protected] and aninvoice will be sent to you.
The best recommendation is to do a fewcars at a time. As with the steel wheelsissue, both are Recommended Practicesand, therefore, not mandatory.However, both will enhanceperformance of the HUB ModularRailway.
We have both common types - Proto2000 (right) and Atlas (left) as there is aslight difference. Both types will be atRailfun nights for your inspection.
The HUB Division welcomesthe following new members● Kyle LeBlanc - Fiskdale
● Kenneth Fields - Waltham
● Mark Hauser - Newton
● Konrad Malkowski - Grafton
● Vincent Mattera - Somerville
● John Titus - South Dennis
● Christopher Yens - Newton
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HUB HeadlightVolume 31, Number 3, January - February, 2015
HUB Headlight, published by The HUB Division Inc., Northeastern Region, National Model Railroad Association, is issued in January,March, May, September and November. Contributions may be sent by email to the Editor or by mail to the Office Manager.
Headlight PrintersVersatile Printing Services, LLC
Burlington, MA
HUB Division Board of Directors
Membership: National Model Railroad Association members residing within theboundaries of The HUB Division: zip codes 01400 through 02699. (Barnstable,Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, andWorcester counties of Massachusetts.)
Other HUB Division Leadership
PresidentManny Escobar
Vice PresidentJames VanBokkelen
Debbie [email protected]
John [email protected]
WebmasterDan Fretz
Membership ChairmanPeter Higgins
Dave [email protected]
Model Train Expo Show DirectorDick Johannes
Bill [email protected]
TreasurerGerry Covino
SecretaryBarbara Hoblit
Headlight EditorBill Barry
Office ManagerPete Watson
[email protected] Branch Road
East Bridgewater, MA 02333-1601
Railfun CoordinatorRay Barry
Module CoordinatorRick Murray
NMRA NER RepresentativeGerald Abegg
LibrarianKen Belovarac
Donations ChairmanRudy Slovacek
Model Train Expo Business ManagerMark Harlow
Public Relations DirectorTim Garner
NMRA AP ChairmanDon Howd
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Seacoast DivisionModel Railroading Night
� January 9th� February 13thMeetings are Friday night at 7 PM in theMarion Gerrish Community Center, 39West Broadway, Derry, NH. Seehttp://www.seacoastnmra.org for info.
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HEADLIGHT Subscription Form - HUB Division, Inc. - NER/NMRA
Name
Address
City State Zip
I enclose $7 for a subscription to the HUB Headlight for 2014-15.Make checks payable to:The HUB Division, Inc.Mail to: Gerry Covino, Treasurer
The HUB Division, Inc.P.O. Box 1154Burlington, MA 01803-6154
To order or renew subscriptions by credit card, send an email to [email protected] and anelectronic invoice will be sent to you.
JOHN DOEMODULE GROUP
NAME TAGSWith magnetic holders
Badge and first line of printing is $11.30, plus $3.00 S&H.Each additional line is another $2.00. You may have up to threelines on your name tag.COST: __$14.30 (1 line) __$16.30 (2 lines) __$18.30 (3 lines)
First Line2nd Line3rd LineMake check payable to:The HUB Division, Inc.
Mail order to: The HUB Division Inc. P.O. Box 1154 Burlington, MA 01803-6154
Send completed tag to:NAME ____________________________________STREET __________________________________CITY _____________________ST ___ ZIP ______
HUB Module Kits Available
The HUB Division offers to its members a complete packaged module kit for $155. The kit has everythingyou need, including all pre-cut lumber, hardware, a complete wiring harness for the DCC and inter-moduleconnections, a panel-jack and wire, and even roadbed and the track! A module is the perfect solution if youdo not have the space for a full-size layout or just want to experiment or learn new techniques withoutcommitting the time and money to a larger setup. Please contact Mark Harlow at [email protected] additional questions and to order the module kits.
The HUB Division, Inc.P.O. Box 1154
Burlington, MA 01803-6154It Takes All of Us Working Together!
( ) $25.00 ( ) $50.00 ( ) $100.00 ( ) Other $_________ YES, I am happy to support The HUB Division, Inc. to fosterrailroading through displays, modeling and educational opportunities tomembers and the public at large. I show support with the enclosed gift.NAME ____________________________________________________ADDRESS_________________________________________________CITY______________________STATE_______ZIP______________
To make a donation using your credit card, email [email protected] make your check payable to "The HUB Division, Inc."Send your payment to the address above.
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