ROUNDHOUSE REVIEW
The Monthly Newsletter of the
BOEING EMPLOYEES’ RAILROAD CLUB – ST. LOUIS
VOL. XXXV No. 5__
MAY
2012
_Editor:_Ron_Hardy_
External Website - [www.berrc-stl.com]
Next Meeting
June 12, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Bridgeton Trails Branch of the
St. Louis County Library,
3455 McKelvey Rd.
COMING EVENTS
May 30 – June 3 - 2012 MCor
Convention
–
Holiday
Inn
Southwest
Convention
Center;
Sunset Hills, MO * Train Show
June 2 and 3 *
June 23 and 24 – Galesburg
Railroad Days – Carl Sandburg
College, Galesburg, IL Train Show
and Toy Show
August 17 – 19 – National Toy
Truck ‘n Construction Show –
Indianapolis Marriott East
September 8 – Boeing Fall Swap
Meet, Queeny Park
September 15 and 16 – Decatur
Train Fair, Decatur Civic Center,
Decatur, IL
September 22 – The Route 66
Model Railroad Club the Annual
Pacific Railroad Days Train Show –
Pacific Eagles Hall
October 13 – 14 - The 22nd Annual
Greater St. Louis Metro Area
Train Show – Kirkwood Community
Center
October 13 – 14 - Tenth Annual
2012 Southland Model Railroad
Show – Harold L Richards High
School, Oak Lawn, IL
October 20 – 21 - Cisco Junction
Model Railroad Group Train Show –
The Cisco Center, Cisco, IL
November 3 - Gateway Division,
MCoR Model Train Meet – Trinity
Lutheran Church; Ballwin, MO
November 3 – 4 –NMRA presents
the 37th Annual Dayton Train Show
– Hara Arena, Dayton, OH
November 24 - Indy South Train
Show – Southside K of C,
Indianapolis, IN
January 19, 2013 – St Charles
Model Railroad Club Train Fair
2013 – Heart of St Charles
Banquet Center
January 26, 2013, 2013 - Indy
South Train Show – Southside K of
C, Indianapolis, IN
February 9, 2013 – Fox High
School Student Council and Dirk’s
Trains – The Warrior Express –
Fox High School, Arnold, MO
March 30, 2013 - Indy South Train
Show – Southside K of C,
Indianapolis, IN
The St Louis Live Steamers Public
Run Days for 2012 are May 12th,
June 16th, July 16th, Aug 11th, Sep 8th
and Oct 6th. The rides are at Kircher
Park in Eureka from about 11am to
4pm
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
held
May 8, 2012
President Kevin Brown called the
monthly meeting of the Boeing
Employees’ Railroad Club – St. Louis
to order on May 8, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Thirty members were present at
Bridgeton Trails Branch of the St.
Louis County Library.
OFFICERS’ REPORTS
Secretary – Ron Hardy – The
minutes of the April meeting were
approved as published in the
Roundhouse Review.
Motion to
accept by Bob Keeler, Second by
George Shindel.
Treasurer – Mike Chizmar – Mike is
currently on military leave of absence
and the usual Treasurer’s report was
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not prepared.
Temporarily all
income will be handled by Ron
Hardy, while Kevin Brown will be
issuing all checks.
CONDUCTORS’ REPORTS
Swap Meet – Wayne Schimmel – No
table changes from last time.
I got the contract from Queeny
Park and the check to send it in.
I will be taking the flyers to the
printer this week.
Roundhouse Review – Ron Hardy –
Any items you wish to have included
in the May newsletter are due no
later than May 22nd. Items for the
June newsletter will be due June
27th.
Library – George Rees – Our copy of
Classic Trains DVD has been
returned.
Club Contest – Bob Keeler – The
next contest to be held in June is for
a rail service item such as a water
tank, car washing facility, sand
facility or diesel fuel or coal facility.
The item should be mounted on a
base that has a section of track as
appropriate.
Rules a 3 entries max per
member, one award per member.
No entries in previous contest are
eligible. No purchased assembled
items are eligible.
Kitbashed or
enhanced purchased structures are
eligible.
Prizes are $25 for first place; $15
for second; and $10 for third.
There will be a photography
contest at the October meeting with
the above rules applying.
The
subject is for any full size railroad
subject. Next year we may hold a
photo contest for railroad modeling
subjects.
Tools – Bob Keeler – No report.
Freight Agent – Vic Dunajcik – No
report.
Programs – No report.
Magazines – Dale Schuk – The
following magazines are still missing
Mainline Modeler- Nov ’04, Feb ’06.
The following magazines are
overdue from routing: Railway Age –
May ’11, Jun ‘11; Trains – Jun’11,
Mar ‘12; Passenger Train Journal –
2011.1, 2011.2; Classic Trains –
Spring ’11, Summer ’11; Garden
Railroad – Jun ’11; The Railroad
Press – Apr-Jun ’11.
Videos – Dale Schuk – Dale is still in
need of a list of videos to convert to
DVD.
HO Modules – Jim McClain/Kevin
Brown – We are setting up at the
NMRA Model Train Meet on June 2nd
and 3rd.
This is at the Viking
Conference Center (Holiday Inn) on
Watson and Lindbergh.
Those
working will get admission to the
Train Show. The convention and
modeling clinics are not included. If
you care to participate in the
convention, you will have to register.
Set up is Friday, June 1st. A sign up
sheet with all the information for the
Train Show will be included in the
next newsletter.
N Modules – Tom Mallien/Bob Keeler
– We set up in Decatur on Friday,
April 20 through Sunday, April22.
We had a few problems with
switches and power to a section
leading out of the yard along with
the usual problems with controllers.
I’ve replaced the failed switch in the
passenger
control
panel
and
modified 3 new controllers using the
boxes from broken controllers. I’ve
also purchased a sign for using to
denote our club layouts that replaces
the makeshift ‘zoo’ sign.
I also
purchased a banner to hang on our
layout to identify it at shows.
Trailer – Bob Leight – We will need
to purchase new tire covers this
year.
Web Site – Mark Rudy – Mark has
updated the book and video libraries
listings and the list of train shows
Museum Volunteers – Trolleys are
running.
OLD BUSINESS
Dues for 2012-2013 are now being
received.
So far, we have 52
members who have renewed. Those
members having not renewed their
membership by June 1st will receive a
The date for the trip to the Columbia
Dinner Train is June 10th. Cost is
$68/person, payment is due now.
We will leave the Bass Pro Shop on
5th Street in St. Charles at 8 am to
car pool.
Kevin called into “Let’s Talk Trains”
on Saturday, April 21st and talked to
Ted Picraux about the club. He feels
he represented the club fairly well
and had fun doing it.
NEW BUSINESS
Christmas party on Dec 1st, we have
two choices to be voted on are The
Department at Joliet or Maladaner's
in Springfield. Here is the rough cost
that you asked for and times. For
Maladaner's: Cost is about $50 and
we would leave about 4:00 p.m. and
return about 8:00 p.m. For the
Department in Joliet, we would leave
about 8:00 and return about 3:00
p.m. The cost is about $55 for this
option. With a show of hands, the
clear choice was The Department in
Joliet. Bill will work to confirm the
arrangements.
During the audit, we found that the
receipts
submitted
for
reimbursement need to be signed by
the individual and noted for what
account it is for, so we can correctly
debit the account. Also only people
pulling the club trailers will be
allowed reimbursement for gas.
Kevin asked if the club should
establish a policy/procedure for
Boeing employees who inherit
railroad equipment. It was decided
the club should only provide
“direction”.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bob Keeler’s house got hit by the
recent hail storm, his outdoor G scale
layout did not fair well.
John Kuhne has suffered a stroke
and is in Barns Hospital.
Carl Horn was the door prize winner.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00
p.m.
Respectfully submitted
Ron Hardy, Secretary
Boeing Employees’ Railroad Club –
St. Louis
Marty Paten, who will speak to us
during our trip on the Columbia
Dinner Train, has written a book, ”
The Columbia Branch Railroad” and
is currently taking preorders and is
hoping for a May release. The
book is a 14 year project and is a
high quality hardback. It is 384
pages and contains over 960
images with nearly every page in
color. To learn more about the
Columbia Branch Railroad and the
book, visit http://columbiabranch
railroad.com or just Google The
Columbia Branch Railroad.
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