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THE ABTO GAZETTE June, 2021 Volume 28 Number 6 Mailing address:
P.O. Box 50428, Mesa, AZ. 85208 Visit at: www.azbigtrains.org
IN THIS ISSUE
President’s Message
Treasurer’s Report
Calendar of Events
May Membership Mee!ng Photos
June Membership Mee!ng
ABTO Merchandise, Wheels, Ties
Ed Larsen & Kathy Pate’s Dry Creek Railroad Photo taken by
Don Sorenson
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President’s Message June Gaze�e
THE ABTO GAZETTE
Memorial Day is a weekend for us to give thanks for our soldiers
and unsung heroes who gave
their lives for our freedoms. We all have family and friends to
remember who we can no longer
invite to dinner or a birthday party. I have several uncles who
never made it back to our family
dinners. They gave the ul�mate price of “ALL” to preserve our
great freedoms.
Last month we had a very good mee�ng at Ed Larsen’s house. He
opened up and dedicated his
new live steam layout of which he plans to get into live steam
himself. Ginny brought and operat-
ed her engine which is equipped with a radio control setup to
aid in precise controls for an enjoya-
ble experience. Ed has put an extreme amount of work into his
re�rement project. His layout is
quickly becoming our largest layout with an extreme amount of
linear footage. All of Ed’s work
has been documented on his Facebook site and has solely been
built by himself.
We ran out of steel wheels so we reordered more. The price has
gone up slightly to $85 per
case or $15 per card. Also, new T-shirts have been ordered and
hopefully will arrive soon.
June’s membership mee�ng will be held in Apache Junc�on at a
closed school. It is a loca�on
which we can hold an indoor mee�ng. Normally we would meet at
Cardon Children’s Hospital, but
they have not reopened as of yet.
We are keeping our eyes and ears open for any module or train
events that we can par�cipate in. Most ci�es are s�ll prac�cing
self preserva�on in regards to COVID-19 and large gatherings.
The August membership mee�ng was voted to be bypassed in favor
of our members going to
the “Beat the Heat” in Presco9, AZ. Open Houses around Presco9
area will be able to be seen on
the tour. A swap meet can be a9ended as well. This is a great
way to see other layouts other than
our own.
If everything keeps going to further aid to ensure our safety
from COVID-19, we will have a BBQ
along with an Auc�on in September. Details will follow at a
later date. Most likely it will consist of
store bought sides and easily prepared hamburgers and hot dogs.
Everyone’s health and safety is
s�ll a priority.
Darrell Woolfolk
ABTO President
480-818-1715
TENTATIVE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sunday, June 13 Noon ABTO Board Mee!ng at Ginny Morris
Residence
Saturday, June 19 9:30am ABTO Membership Mee!ng at Apache
Junc!on School
Sunday, July 11 Noon ABTO Board Mee!ng at Ginny Morris
Residence
Saturday, July 17 TBA Membership Mee!ng at Val Vista Pro Shop,
Gilbert, AZ
Sunday, August 15 6:00pm ABTO Board Mee!ng at Ginny Morris
Residents
Saturday. August 21 9am-1pm Beat the Heat Swap Meet-No August
Mee!ng
Sunday, Sept. 12 Noon ABTO Board Mee!ng at Ginny Morris
Residence
Saturday, Sept. 18 TBA ABTO Auc!on & BBQ at Center Stage
Church, AJ, AZ
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THE ABTO GAZETTE
CONTENTS
President’s Message………………………………..2
Calendar of Events…………………………………….2
Treasurer’s Report…………………………………….3
Metal Wheels, Ties & Mdse. For Sale…..……3
NEEDED by Vince Simpson...……………………..3
May Membership Mtg, Minutes……………….4
June Mee�ng Informa�on……………….………. 5
Swap Meets……………………………………………...5
Mee�ng Photos……………….…………………..…..6
METAL WHEELS &
REPLACEMENT TIES
NOW AVAILABLE
ABTO now has Bachmann #92421 31mm
Price-$15.00 per card includes 4 axles or 8
wheels which is enough to equip a standard
US car with metal wheels.
Price—$85.00 case includes 6 cards.
American & Euro !es-Ties come in packages
(PKG) of 12.
$42.00/Box—4 Packages
$21.00/1/2 Box—2 Packages
$11.00/1/4 Box—1 Package
Cash, check and credit cards will be accepted
with no extra charges using credit cards
Contact Steve Lewis at [email protected] for
wheels and !es.
Ginny Morris at [email protected] for wheels
and ABTO merchandise.
“NEEDED…. Replacement motor for
DELTON LOCOMOTIVE WORKS 2-8-0
CONSOLIDATION...Model is circa 1988 prior
to acquisi!on by ARISTOCRAFT...any help in
loca!ng would be appreciated”.
Vince [email protected]
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THE ABTO GAZETTE
ABTO Membership Mee!ng Minutes, May 15, 2021 held at Ed and
Kathy Larsen’s Residence
1/ Welcome-Darrell W. opened the mee�ng at 9:40am and welcomed
everyone.
2/ Any New Members or Guests-New members John and Diane Snider
and Richard Webster. Welcome.
3/ Ed Larsen’s layout-Ed spoke about his new live steam track
that had not been started un�l March this year and
completed a couple of days prior to the mee�ng today and Ed
worked alone.
4/ Treasurer’s Report-Treasurer’s Report in Gaze9e and 1/ Brian
S. 2/ Vince S. made mo�ons for approval and All
Approved. Steve Lewis, Treasurer reported the Spring Open House
dona�ons were $727.00 and had 453 guests.
Terry and Carolyn Fields had the most guests.
5/ Minutes-Minutes in the Gaze9e 1/ Wesley S. 2/ John G. made
the mo�ons to approve and All Approved.
6/ Steel Wheels
a/ Prices-$15/card or $85/case.
b/ Limited Sales-Darrell W., President asked members not to sell
to outside people due to the cost that the club
received and if the Company finds out other than club members
are purchasing wheels, our cost could go up since
we receive a lower cost or stop selling to ABTO. There is also a
wheel shortage coming out of China. Steve L.
bought 24 cases.
7/ Ties-Steve L. men�oned he has plenty of �es. Ties come in
packages of 12. $42.00 for box (4 pkgs.), $21.00 for ½
box (2 pkgs.) and $11.00 for ¼ box (1 pkg.) These prices are for
both USA and EURO (LGB).
8/ John Larsen’s closure-Darrell W. men�oned that John is a
member of ABTO and John has a lot of LGB items for
sale. The contact informa�on was in the May Gaze9e. A few
members have been in contact with John and are going
to go and see his items. Someone men�oned that ex-member Glenn
Saber has his Eaglewings layout for sale
approximately for $10,000.00 and being sold as one unit.
9/ Membership Mee!ng Schedule:
· June-AJ School-will be held inside. More informa�on in the
June Gaze9e.
· July-Val Vista Lakes Pro Shop-will be held inside.
· August-Beat the Heat Swap Meet-Steve L. made mo�on to go to
Beat the Heat Swap Meet. All Approved.
· September-AJ School-Auc!on and BBQ.
10/ Door Prizes-1/ Pete Lassen 2/ Kelly Snow 3/ Steve Lewis
11/ Raffle Drawing-Gary Schriver
From the Floor
Pete Lassen saw online that Rail Clamps will go online May
28th
. railclamp.com.
Ed Larsen-donated 2 John Deere items and a tractor scraper for
anyone that could use the items. HO and N scale.
Kelly Snow-borrowed the Eaglewings 3-cd package from the ABTO
Library. For more informa�on on items in the
Library, contact Darrell Woolfolk.
Steve Lewis-men�oned is looking into purchasing more T-shirts
and asked if any members would be interested in
purchasing tall size shirts and the answer was yes. Brian S.
suggested buying tall shirts in sizes XL, XXL and XXXL
since he had been in the clothing business. The members voted
for Dark Grey shirts.
Kelly Snow-had gone to Ernie B.’s house and had his engine
converted to operate on ba9ery. The only thing Kelly
doesn’t like is the high pitch sound.
Mee!ng adjourned at 10:41am. 1/ Wesley S. 2/ Brian S. All
Approved
Mee!ng Minutes submiJed by Ginny Morris, Secretary
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THE ABTO GAZETTE
ABTO Membership Mee!ng
August Mee!ng has been cancelled due to
members wan!ng to aJend the
Beat the Heat Swap Meet.
See you at the September Mee!ng
SWAP MEETS & SHOWS
Saturday, July 24, 2021
9:00am-1:00pm
Cactus Summer Swap Meet
North Phoenix Bap!st Church
5757 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Saturday, August 21, 2021
9:00am-1:00pm
Beat the Heat Swap Meet
Liberty Tradi!onal School
3300 North Lake Valley Road
PrescoJ, AZ 86314
Admission: $5.00 Age 12 and under-
Free
Due to the Covid-19, please check
ArizonaModelTrains.com for updates
ABTO Membership Mee!ng June 19, 2021
Center Stage Church
550 South Ironwood Drive
Apache Junc!on, AZ 8512 Near the corner of Ironwood Drive and W.
Broadway Avenue in Apache Junc0on. Access is off Ironwood Drive
SCHEDULE: 9:30am—11:00am—Mee!ng Begins
SPEAKER: Steve Lewis
Discuss Wooden Tunnel Portals
Wearing MASKS and Social Distancing Required
Water will be furnished
ABTO Merchandise, Metal Wheels and USA/Euro Ties
will be available for purchase. New shipment of Grey
T-shirts have been received, Tall sizes are available.
For Sale by John Larsen Case of 12 New AristocraQ ARC 11000
5 Foot Brass tracks for $300.00
Please contact John or Barbara at:
[email protected] or
602-369-8920
John is also selling his complete
layout including trains, buildings,
rolling stock, etc.
John’s website to view his for sale
items is:
www.larsentrains.com.
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THE ABTO GAZETTE
Mee!ng Photos taken by Don Sorenson
Door Prize Winner
Kelly Snow Raffle Winner
Gary Schriver
Door Prize Winner
Pete Lassen Door Prize Winner
Steve Lewis
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ABTO MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
The renewal fee is $30.00 per year. This en�tles you to
a9end all mee�ngs and events and to receive the
monthly newsle9er. Each name badge will be an
addi�onal $8.
Members are encouraged to contribute ar�cles, le9ers,
illustra�ons and/or photographs related to garden rail-
roading for inclusion in the news-le9er and/or pos�ng
on the club web site.
Members who have hobby-related items for sale or
trade may submit an adver�sement for publica�on
and/or pos�ng at no charge. Please limit each ad to a
maximum of four lines. Accompanying photos will be
considered for publica�on as space allows.
OBJECTIVES
Membership in Arizona Big Train
Operators (ABTO) is open to anyone
with an interest in gardening and the
crea�on & opera�on of large scale
model railways. At our mee�ngs, items of mutual
interest associated with the hobby are discussed and
demonstrated. Mee�ngs are typically held at mem-
ber’s homes, where they have the opportunity to
showcase their railway crea�ons. General mee�ngs
are usually held on the third Saturday of the month.
ABTO BOARD MEETINGS
Board mee�ngs will be held on Sunday prior to the
general mee�ng of each month. Board mee�ngs are
open to members who are current on their dues and
have an item for the agenda. If you plan to a9end, call
a Board Member to confirm loca�on, �me and date.
ARIZONA BIG TRAIN OPERATORS
Arizona Big Train Operators 1633 E. Lakeside Drive Unit 1
Gilbert, AZ 85234
