NMRA GSD Fall Meet on THIS Sat. Sept 23

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All are Invited to the GSD Fall Event on This Saturday,  September 23 at 9:00am   in  Franklin, NJ Bring a friend we will give  him or her a  FREE 6 month NMRA trial membership. Greetings! We are headed to Sussex County, NJ, for the next GSD meet. The meet will be on THIS Saturday, September 23, in Franklin, NJ.  It is a great location for Garden State and Hudson Valley Division members to meet. And, a great meet is planned with two wonderful clinics featured in the morning, as well as Bring 'n Brag, model evaluations for Achivement Program, door prizes, sales tables, and, coffee and doughnuts.  The afternoon will feature four layouts for everyone to tour, two of which have never been open for a GSD meet.  More information on these layouts is provided, below. The first clinic will be presented by Doc Bayne, on the Sterling Mountain Railway which was created in 1865. This line served the iron mines on Sterling Mountain, producing iron ore as well as billets that would then be shipped via the Erie Railroad to steel mills in Pennsylvania. This operation shut down, along with other New Jersey iron ore mining operations, when the Mesabi Range opened as an inexpensive source of ore that smaller mines could not compete with. Doc will discuss the creation of the iron industry in New York and what it took to run this industry. The second presentation will be by Bruce De Young, entitled "Scenery Tips for the Last 6 Inches of Your Layout". Bruce will provide specific tips and utilize many photos to analyze the "Background Thoughts from the AP Scenery Requirements". This clinic will help you achieve the desired goal of blending your scenery into the backdrop. After the morning session is complete, a map to local eateries for lunch and the layouts will be provided to all who attend. So, please join us at 9 AM at the Franklin Fire Department's hall at 137 Buckwheat Road in Franklin, NJ! To closely view the location on Google Maps and get directions, click on the map or the button. Ted Pamperin's HO C&O and HOn3 Mann's Creek Ted's large HO scale C&O and HOn3 Mann's Creek layout is fully sceniced and operational. The era is 1943 so wartime traffic is heavy, and all power is steam, most of it very large!  The setting features the division point of Hinton, WV, with the main line to the east and west of there.  Ted installed a CTC system on a section of the layout a few years ago, and recently added an ABS signaling system on the rest of the main line. NCE DCC is used, with operations closely following prototype practices. Mark Lutz's HO Erie Railroad Opening for the first time for the GSD is Mark's Jefferson Division of the Erie Railroad. The layout is a fictitious HO scale single-track branch line in the steam to diesel transition era.  Right now, it features about 25 sceniced feet while work continues on a new peninsula and associated second level.  Control is DCC using NCE radio throttles. Anthony Piccirillo's HO P&LE Anthony's layout is two levels, approximately 16'x20', set in the 1948-1950 period. Power is mostly steam and small diesel. "The Little Giant", as the P&LE was nicknamed, serviced the coal and steel industry in Western Pennsylvania. The lower level includes Youngstown, Ohio with a turntable, New Castle Yard, the St. Joseph Coal Company and car float. The upper level includes a Walthers blast furnace, cement companies, iron and steel distributors, a coke refinery, an electric furnace, and the McKees Rock PL&E repair shop. The centerpiece of the upper level is the Pittsburgh Steel Company. Kai Ebinger's HO layout This is the first opportunity for GSD members to see the HO layout that Kai Ebinger has assembled. Measuring 12'x27', the DCC layout is freelanced with several American railroads represented as well as some equipment from Europe. The roster represents Kai's interests and includes steam, diesel and electric locomotives, pulling both freight and passenger trains. All of the trackwork is complete and the scenery is 30% completed.  Kai's structures are a combination of plastic kits, craftsman structure kits and scratch built. Did you forget to read the latest issue of the Whistle Post?  The issue contains more information about the upcoming GSD event in Franklin.  And, it also contains articles on the last GSD event in Staten Island, the Auto Train, the Achievement Program, and more.  To get your copy, just click on the  newsletter image! Feel free to pass this information on to others by clicking on the image to the left OR you can just click your forward key and send it on. Please do so.  This e-mail is our Number One tool for spreading the word. STAY CONNECTED

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[NSInvest] Norfolk Southern Foundation supports Hurricane Irma recovery efforts

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Norfolk Southern Foundation supports Hurricane Irma recovery efforts

NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 21, 2017 – The Norfolk Southern Foundation is donating $100,000 and will match certain Norfolk Southern employee gifts as part of efforts to help people recover from Hurricane Irma.

The Foundation, Norfolk Southern’s charitable giving arm, will give $50,000 to the American Red Cross and $25,000 each to the Feeding Tampa Bay and Feeding South Florida food banks. The Foundation will match employee donations for relief efforts made to the American Red Cross and Feeding America food banks, including members Feeding Tampa Bay and Feeding South Florida.

About 200 Norfolk Southern employees live and work in Florida. Norfolk Southern is making interest-free loans of up to $10,000 to employees in Florida and elsewhere who sustained damage to their primary residences or loss of household property caused by severe storms and flooding associated with Irma.

The Norfolk Southern Foundation earlier this month donated $50,000 each to the American Red Cross and Houston Food Bank to assist in Hurricane Harvey relief and recovery efforts.

About Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,500 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a major transporter of coal, automotive, and industrial products.

Media Inquiries:

Jon Glass, 757-629-2789 (jonathan.glass@nscorp.com)

Investor Inquiries:

Clay Moore, 757-629-2861 (clay.moore@nscorp.com)

http://www.norfolksouthern.com

 

At Hershey's Derry Street grade crossing...

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is the location of this stopped westbound freight on Friday afternoon near MP 99. The train's symbol was NS 19G, a Oak Island to Bellevue, OH general merchandise train. As to why it stopped there was unknown. There were no trains coming east that might have accounted for this temporary stop or perhaps track work might have been the cause. Once it started to head west there was also some interesting rolling stock mixed in the consist. One of those was a Reading & Northern covered hopper. Its simple paint scheme made it a very good looking car!

NMRA GSD Fall Meet - Next Sat. Sept 23

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Next Saturday, September 23  in Franklin, NJ All are Invited to the GSD Fall Meet Where's Franklin?    See the map below Greetings! We are headed to Sussex County, NJ, for the next GSD meet. The meet will be on Saturday, September 23, in Franklin, NJ.  It is a great location for Garden State and Hudson Valley Division members to meet. And, a great meet is planned with two wonderful clinics featured in the morning, as well as Bring 'n Brag, model evaluations for Achivement Program, door prizes, sales tables, and, coffee and doughnuts.  The afternoon will feature four layouts for everyone to tour, two of which have never been open for a GSD meet.  More information on these layouts is provided, below. The first clinic will be presented by Doc Bayne, on the Sterling Mountain Railway which was created in 1865. This line served the iron mines on Sterling Mountain, producing iron ore as well as billets that would then be shipped via the Erie Railroad to steel mills in Pennsylvania. This operation shut down, along with other New Jersey iron ore mining operations, when the Mesabi Range opened as an inexpensive source of ore that smaller mines could not compete with. Doc will discuss the creation of the iron industry in New York and what it took to run this industry. The second presentation will be by Bruce De Young, entitled "Scenery Tips for the Last 6 Inches of Your Layout". Bruce will provide specific tips and utilize many photos to analyze the "Background Thoughts from the AP Scenery Requirements". This clinic will help you achieve the desired goal of blending your scenery into the backdrop. After the morning session is complete, a map to local eateries for lunch and the layouts will be provided to all who attend. So, please join us at 9 AM at the Franklin Fire Department's hall  at 137 Buckwheat Road in Franklin, NJ! To closely view the location on Google Maps and get directions, click on the map or the button. Ted Pamperin's HO C&O and HOn3 Mann's Creek Ted's large HO scale C&O and HOn3 Mann's Creek layout is fully sceniced and operational. The era is 1943 so wartime traffic is heavy, and all power is steam, most of it very large!  The setting features the division point of Hinton, WV, with the main line to the east and west of there.  Ted installed a CTC system on a section of the layout a few years ago, and recently added an ABS signaling system on the rest of the main line. NCE DCC is used, with operations closely following prototype practices. Mark Lutz's HO Erie Railroad Opening for the first time for the GSD is Mark's Jefferson Division of the Erie Railroad. The layout is a fictitious HO scale single-track branch line in the steam to diesel transition era.  Right now, it features about 25 sceniced feet while work continues on a new peninsula and associated second level.  Control is DCC using NCE radio throttles. Anthony Piccirillo's HO P&LE Anthony's layout is two levels, approximately 16'x20', set in the 1948-1950 period. Power is mostly steam and small diesel. "The Little Giant", as the P&LE was nicknamed, serviced the coal and steel industry in Western Pennsylvania. The lower level includes Youngstown, Ohio with a turntable, New Castle Yard, the St. Joseph Coal Company and car float. The upper level includes a Walthers blast furnace, cement companies, iron and steel distributors, a coke refinery, an electric furnace, and the McKees Rock PL&E repair shop. The centerpiece of the upper level is the Pittsburgh Steel Company. Kai Ebinger's HO layout This is the first opportunity for GSD members to see the HO layout that Kai Ebinger has assembled. Measuring 12'x27', the DCC layout is freelanced with several American railroads represented as well as some equipment from Europe. The roster represents Kai's interests and includes steam, diesel and electric locomotives, pulling both freight and passenger trains. All of the trackwork is complete and the scenery is 30% completed.  Kai's structures are a combination of plastic kits, craftsman structure kits and scratch built. Did you forget to read the latest issue of the Whistle Post?  The issue contains more information about the upcoming GSD event in Franklin.  And, it also contains articles on the last GSD event in Staten Island, the Auto Train, the Achievement Program, and more.  To get your copy, just click on the  newsletter image! Feel free to pass this information on to others by clicking on the image to the left OR you can just click your forward key and send it on. Please do so.  This e-mail is our Number One tool for spreading the word. STAY CONNECTED

NMRA Garden State Division, 537 Malcolm Road, Union, NJ 07083