CMT CHINOOK SIDING NEWSLETTER, SEPTEMBER 2019
/Here we go starting another modelling season. Most of you took the summer months off from modelling, activity at the club was slow, but for me it just took a back seat to mowing the lawn, holidays and other personal activities. I attended the joint 6th Division-7th Division Meet in Cranbrook along with about 6 from Calgary, no other CMT members. Too bad! A full report appears in the current issue of the 6th Division HIGHBALL”. The 16th Annual Big Valley Free-mo weekend occurred Aug 15-18, 2019 where THE Big Valley hockey rink was filled with a modular layout! Event was open to all Free-mo module owners across North America. I assume the 17th Annual event will occur next year.
IMPORTANT DATES TO MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR
Sept 14 -15, 2019 (Saturday-Sunday), Sherwood Park, AB 2019 Greater Edmonton Model Train Show, 10 AM - 5 PM, Millennium Place, 2000 Premier Way in Sherwood Park. Admission $10, $5 for youth 16 and under - children 4 and under FREE Layouts, displays, clinics, dealers and LEGO! Info:-www.mmrf.ab.ca. email: trainshow@mmrf.ab.ca
October 19, 2019 (Saturday), Calgary, AB 40th Annual Boomer Auction, Sponsored by South Bank Short Lines, (www.sbsltrains.ca) St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 703 Heritage Dr. SW. Setup and viewing 08:30am, dining car opens 09:30 am, auction starts at 10:00am. Info: - John Wrinch, (403) 281-5745, jawrinch@shaw.ca
October 20, 2019 (Sunday), Calgary, CMRS Fall Mini Meet and Annual General Meeting, Glenmore Inn. www.calgarymodelrailway.ca/mini-meets.html CMRS has had their mini meet, CMRS is promoting their 95 cm square diorama build, read below for details.
November 8, 2019 (Friday), Calgary, AB CMRS Slide Night 2019, Friday Nov. 8 at River Park Church, 3818 – 14A St. SW. Doors open at 7:00 pm and the show starts at 7:30 Non-members welcome - $5.
NOVEMBER 9, 2019 (SATURDAY), CMT OPEN HOUSE
March 14, 2020 (Saturday), (Hopefully) Annual Prototype Meet
March 15, 2020 (Sunday), CMT Flea Market ad CMRS Spring Mini Meet
April 18-19, 2020 (Saturday-Sunday), Calgary, AB SUPERTRAIN 2020, Canada’s Largest Model Train Show. 9 AM to 5 PM both days. Genesis Centre,7555 Falconridge Blvd. NE, Calgary. FREE PARKING at McKnight-Westwinds C-Train Station with free shuttle. Adult - $15, under 16 - free. Over 70,000 sq. ft. of operating layouts, exhibits and displays, railroad artists, hobby shops, model manufacturers, demonstrations, clinics, museums and railroad historical associations, Lego and Thomas Play Area, garden railways, ride-on trains, and much more. Info:- www.supertrain.ca or email to info@supertrain.ca
May 2020: RRMBC May 1-3, Simon Fraser University. Railway Modellers See event photos at: http://www.railwaymodellersmeetofbc.ca/
September 18-23, 2020: Joint Canadian Pacific Historical Association/Great Northern Historical Association meet Nelson, B.C. Details are in this newsletter.
AT THE CLUB
The summer months are always slow but behind the scenes. More new members have recently been accepted. Garth with help from others have launched into a massive bridge building program and many kits are being built accordingly. Garth assures me and President Boudreau that the loop around the wall will be operational for our November Open House.
CMRS MODELING EVENT
25th Anniversary Diorama Challenge In honour of the CMRS 25th anniversary, we are going to have a diorama challenge for the Fall mini-meet. The challenge is to build something, anything, within a square that is 25 cm by 25 cm (9 7/8 inches square but I am sure we won't notice if it is 10” square!). Any scale, any subject matter, the only restriction is that it has to fit into that 25 cm square, it can go up as high as you want. There will be a popular vote and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate at a hobby shop of their choice. Start thinking of what you might build, if you build in Z scale you could build a whole layout, in G scale maybe only one figure would fit!
And now for some other misc. news:
1. Good news for us scratchbuilders....NWSL (NORTHWEST SHORT LINES) under new management apparently purchased by an employee. The company will now operate near ????
2. I’ve taken recently to wasting a lot of time on the computer, particularily looking at different webcam sites. A good one (close to Calgary) is Revelstoke. Type in (REVELSTOKE RAILCAM). There is a sidebar with comments and further down is a link to other Railcams. I choose the left of 3 windows with photos titled “Revelstoke, BC Canada – Virtual Railfan LIVE” then when the display comes up make sure you are in press (if needed) the symbol to the right of the speaker symbol to be in the LIVE mode otherwise a 40 second delay occurs. There are also 2 cameras to choose from.
3. A Railroad type movie called UNSTOPPABLE is a movie about a runaway train. I found behind the scenes available at: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXePDmd-LUo)
Nelson, British Columbia — September 18-23, 2020
This is a unique opportunity to attend the first-ever joint CPHA-GNRHS convention, and the first-ever national CPHA convention. Nelson, B.C., was chosen as the location based on its rich history for both railroads, worldclass tourism opportunities and the beautiful natural surroundings it affords us all. Nelson is located in southern British Columbia along the CPR "southern main line", and was home to CPR divisional offices and a major yard for many years. At milepost 0.0 of the Boundary Subdivision, situated on the west arm of Kootenay Lake and on highway #3, Nelson is centrally located in the Boundary/Kootenay area of B.C. While it is a year away, the convention program is already taking shape and promises to keep you very busy for the duration of the event. We are extremely pleased to report that noted author and historian Robert D. Turner will be joining us as the banquet keynote speaker and guide for the K&S circle prototype tour. The program will also include:
Historic and community tours
Clinics and presentations
Meet-and-greet patio BBQ
CPR models and photo displays
Model railroad layouts
Opportunities to socialize with like-minded people
Events for non-rail partners
With so much to enjoy, we are confident this convention will provide a great time for our members. Watch for more information in future issues of CP TRACKS and on the CPHA website. A Facebook page will also be launched later this fall. Please remember that you must be a member of either CPHA or GNRHS to attend this event. See you there!
For more information, contact Scott Calvert, Co-Chair, Nelson 2020.