Tom, For sometime now the MER has beenusing a laptop at the registration desk and making name tags for the walk-ins. Chuck Hladik

Andy Harman wrote: Nothing wrong with identifying "end of service" beyond 1960, but this was entering into a detailed description of service after 1960. You're right that neither list is

I guess I'm out of luck then. The MFCL isn't interested in anything built before 1960. So the thousands of freight cars built before, but in service after, apparently have no place. Sorry to have

Don Valentine wrote: I recall reading that the interior contained bins into which the dry ice packages were loaded. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

Andy Harman wrote: Stop it. This list has a 1960 horizon. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

You also have HS Archives Work Sessions to deal with scheduling-wise.   They depend on the same knowledgeable folks who are active presenters to mentor and describe "stuff" correctly in their

Andy's point is well taken. Still, isn't it worth a try. I started the protomeets group on yahoo with the hope of having proto meet organizers exchange ideas and talk about scheduling. There's

Denis, The next Greensburg meet will be on March 29 and 30, 2013. We always have our meet on the last weekend in March. We make the hotel reservation two years in advance, i.e. right after each meet.

On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:20:50 -0500, Rick Dietrichson wrote Yep, lists all of last year's meets :-) I tried to do this once. Any sort of clearing house for prototype modelers is a fail. Everybody

Oh, I've seen that! <pounds forehead> But where? Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

True, but the original question was regarding RPM meets. Since I am a board member of the NKPHTS I have had to miss the ELHS and PRRT&HS meeting a few times due to conflicts. Bian Carlson.

There are at least 2 sites that are trying to list all of the meets. However this only works if meeting organizers send information about their meets to the web sites. Neither of the sites below is

On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:23:53 -0500, mike brock wrote Perhaps the lesson can be returned in kind. Surely there's a local web site for reviewing restaurants. If everyone who was there last week made a

It's not just prototype modeler meets it's also various Society and NMRA meets that conflict. There just don't seem to be enough weekends to go around! Rick Dietrichson Wilmington, NC Sent:

On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:23:53 -0500, mike brock wrote I got the feeling from the moment we arrived that they didn't really want us there in the first place. The menu had no prices on it, which is

On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:03:47 -0800 (PST), Ray Breyer wrote Sure, not likely I'm going to get there any time soon. Thanks. One other question... the DPH car in the "Nickel Plate Road" lettering, the

Oops! I just noticed/realized that the number series noted in the RPC article aren't all filled. For example, there were only two of the subject cars originally placed in the GARX 1300-1349. Not

Um you mean like this one...http://www.railroadprototypemodelers.org/ click on other meets. If not all it has most. Brian J Carlson

Does anyone know of a source for the average age by year of freight cars in interchange? Gene Green

I think there should be a clearing house (website) that would show every RPM meet in the country. Randy Williamson www.prrfreight.com Quoting Denis Blake : Larry Being that I am somewhat