Bachmann,
Great! Now, who do we contact to send you down south?
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Try a different speaker, as I heard those in the 'black box' were prone to give up the ghost easily.
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Bob,
Glad you posted here. Mr. Bachmann NEEDS to come down south where it is warm in the Spring! We have a banquet, layout tours, clinics, a free ride on train for the kids (and the real Thomas is at Chattanooga that weekend). Several clubs and live steam will have operating layouts. I'll bet there will be a Bachmann train or two running somewhere at the show. Bachmann, we need you down south again, as it has been awhile since Perry!
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

The Georgia Garden Railway Society proudly presents the 2009 Layout Tour. This will be the Sunday after the show, so come to the show and stay over one day to take the tour. We have 7 wonderful layouts for you to enjoy. Two indoor and five outdoor. Everything from Colorado narrow gauge to modern diesel trains will be showcased in this event. One indoor layout has a snow scene while the other has many highly detailed dioramas. There are a couple of water features on some layouts and some tunnels and bridges, especially one huge steel bridge across a real stream Directions will be at the Georgia Garden Railroad Society's booth at the show, or by e-mail from alanmole@bellsouth.net Be sure to include the driver's name on the e-mail so they can be added to the visitor list at the Mole Valley Railroad.

Here is the clinic information as of 4-19-09. There are clinics in 2 different rooms and they will alternate between the two. For instance, 10:00 clinic will be in room 1 and the 11:00 clinic will be in room 2, 1:00 Clinic in room 1, etc

Southeast Garden Railroad Show Clinic Schedule

Friday, May 1


AirWire Train Operations
10:00
More and More garden railroaders are converting from track power to some form of radio control. Georgia Garden Railway Society member Norman Lundin will demonstrate how to remotely control your layout using the popular AirWire system. This clinic is for everyone using the system already or those that are just thinking about converting from track power.


Building Large Custom Steam Locos
11:00
Buddy Richard is well known for his help in developing some of the Aristo large steam locos. He will be presenting some samples of his work while telling how he does some of his masterpieces. A must see clinic!

Using Aluminum, Wood, and Styrene to Build a Loco
1:00
Dave Cummins-know to many from articles in Outdoor Railroader as Do It Yourself Dave! He will be showing how to scratch build locos and rolling stock with aluminum, wood, and styrene. Dave has years of experience in many scales, so come see what bits of wisdom he has to offer. Dave will share some of his new 7/8 scale equipment during this clinic.

Building Goldfish Transport Tank Cars
2:00
Need a custom car to transport those prize goldfish in? Mark Fuhrman, from the Knoxville Model Railroad Club and DIY-TV fame, will show you how. Mark has many years experience in building scratch-built cars and buildings to entire garden railroads. He will share not only the tank car, but a few other hints as well.


Powering Up the Garden Railroad
3:00
Ed Dice, with the Emerald Coast Garden Railway Club, will give a quick paced discussion on the various means for powering up your Garden Railroad. Covering the traditional analog power packs and progressing thru some radio control and digital command control. This is not an all-inclusive and everything you could want to know. But for the beginner garden railroader, this will provide an immense amount of get started quick info. For the more experienced garden railroader, you certainly will find something new and interesting.

Matching Aristo & USA Streamline Passenger Cars
4:00
Ever notice there is a height difference in USA and Aristo streamliners? Well, Norman Lundin did and he has worked with Charlie Ro to find a way to make them match. Come out and see how this is done. If you have any of these cars around your railroad, you will be glad you did!

Saturday, May 2
Operating Sessions for Garden Railroads
9:30
It's fun to watch the trains go round and round, but sometime you want to do more. Donald Nute and his wife Jane have been running regular operating sessions on their Lake Town & Shire Railroad (http://laketownandshire.net) for the past four years. They have experimented with several systems. The system that has become their standard uses magnets, colored washers, and a few laminated crew cards. It's simple enough for seven year old operators, but keeps adults interested. A Digital Command Control system makes operating the trains simple. Don retired from the University of Georgia where he was Director of the Artificial Intelligence Center. He and Jane have been building their garden railroad for the past ten years.

How To Bonsai Trees
10:30
Ever wonder how to keep those trees small? Master Gardener Jeff Barton will show you how to Bonsai those special trees. Jeff has much experience as he works full time at a local landscaping service.

Modeling Heavy Timber Structures for Large Scale Railroads
11:30
This informative clinic will be presented by Garden-Texture's Bob Kelley; and will include a discussion and demonstration of how to build better structures for your railway, scale, materials, adhesives, preservatives, and other tips for scratch-builders or kit builders.


Custom Building G-Scale Rolling Stock
1:00
Do-It-Yourself Dave Cummins will show you how to make G-Scale rolling stock. He has had many articles published in Outdoor Railroader and knows his topic well!


Building Large Custom Steam Locos
2:00
Buddy Richard is well known for his help in developing some of the Aristo large steam locos. He will be presenting some samples of his work while telling how he does some of his masterpieces. A must see clinic!

Powering Up the Garden Railroad
3:00
Ed Dice, with the Emerald Coast Garden Railway Club, will give a quick paced discussion on the various means for powering up your Garden Railroad. Covering the traditional analog power packs and progressing thru some radio control and digital command control. This is not an all-inclusive and everything you could want to know. But for the beginner garden railroader, this will provide an immense amount of get started quick info. For the more experienced garden railroader, you certainly will find something new and interesting.
Subject To Change

Friends,
The convention center gave us a few more days, so order tickets this week! Don't forget the layout tours on Sunday. See www.segrs.com for complete details of clinics, vendors, tours, things to do, etc. By the way, Thomas is at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum the same weekend, so bring the kids and amke it a family vacation!!!!!
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Ron (and others coming to the show),
Please stop by the Georgia Garden Railway Society booth and say 'hello'. I'll be around most of the time (or at least around the show somewhere). Don't forget the banquet and layout tours!
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

The buffet-style banquet will be held at 7:00 pm on Friday, May 1 in the two rooms used during the day for workshops. These will be combined into a single room for the banquet. The menu is herb-roasted chicken, roast
beef with au jus, salad, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls and butter, peach cobbler, and tea and coffee. Donald Nute will give the banquet talk on "Surviving Steam in the United States." This will be a survey of steam
locomotives in museums, at tourist railroads, and in front of country stores or beside old depots across the U.S. We also plan on giving away a nice
selection of door prizes at the banquet. Tickets are $25 and can be ordered from Frances Tidd/SEGRS Tickets, 3540 Cove Creek Court, Cumming, GA, 30040. Be sure to include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your order. TICKET ORDERS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY APRIL 6 IN ORDER TO NOTIFY CATERER OF BANQUET NUMBERS.

Hello guys,
Hope everyone, including Mr. Bachmann, will come to the Southeast Garden Railroad Show May 1-2 in Dalton, Georgia. It is a perfect vacation location with Chattanooga, Atlanta, Nashville, and Great Smokey Mountains all within a three hour drive of the show site! Civil War history abounds in the area. Railroad museums are in Chattanooga and Kennesaw, as well as Duluth and train ride in Blue Ridge. The Georgia Garden Railway Society is hosting a banquet (with door-prizes) on Friday night and a self guided layout tour on Sunday, May 3. Clinics are planned by Buddy Rickhard, Mark Fuhrman, Bob Keely, Do-it-yourself Dave Cummins, and others. 22 vendors have signed up to attend. This is basically a mini-convention without all the cost and IT IS THE ONLY LARGE SCALE TRAIN SHOW IN THE SOUTHEAST USA! Check out www.segrs.com for complete details.
Happy Rails To You,
Ted