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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
As I start to serve my term as NETCA president I reflected on my 35
years as a member of NETCA and the changes that have
occurred. When I join-ed in 1974, there were many
buyers and few sellers, few train auctions, one major
manufacturer, and few rarities showed up at the meets.
Major ways of getting toy trains were at TCA meets, the TCA
interchange, ads in the newspaper and flea markets. Now
in 2010, things have changed. In my opinion, there are many
more sellers than buyers, lots of toy train auc-tions, several
manufacturers, and rarities are now available at major meets, auctions
and eBay. Also, eBay has diminished the
traditional ways of getting trains. Over the last
thirty-five years I have seen train prices rise, only to fall over the
last five years, except for in-demand mint in the box items. Some
things have not changed, however. I enjoy the many friends
I have met at TCA, still have a fever for finding
trains for my collection and learning more about toy trains.Hope to see you on March 14th, Fred DIVISION ELECTION
The division election has to be held again because the December ballot
was drawn up incorrectly. Please accept our apologies for
that sloppiness.The correct ballot for the NETCA election is enclosed. Please take the time to vote. The ballot may be mailed or may be brought to the March 14th meet to be counted. Instructions are included on the ballot. While there is only one contested position, your vote is important nonetheless. Thank you for your consideration and for your patience. NETCA COMMEMORATIVE CAR The 2009 division car is a reefer decorated for Bay State Beer. Both the O and S gauge cars feature diecast trucks and metal brakewheels. There are 343 O gauge cars made by Lionel and painted by Weaver. The 200 S gauge cars are made and decorated by Lionel. Cost of each car is $50, plus $5 shipping, for a total of $55. To view a photo of the car, visit www.netca.org While the S gauge cars are sold out, there are some O gauge cars avail- able. A few O cars will be available for purchase at the March 14th meet In addition, you can order cars by sending a check payable to NETCA for $55 per car to: William Halley 102 Atlantic Avenue North Hampton, NH 03862 Ted Brahm will have a few of the 2008 division cars, the two-car Oilzum tanker set, for sale at the March 14th meet. The set cost is $105. Thank you very much for your support for the division car program. Ted Al Bill MARCH RAFFLE
The March 14th raffle will continue the feature of having two grand
prizes! One of them will be Lionel set #1050E from 1933,
featuring a #1651E loco labeled Lionel-Ives Lines, two #1690
coaches and a #1691 observa-tion labeled Ives R.R.
Lines. The set is a handsome maroon and brown with yellow
window stripes; the set is in excellent condition. In
addition, the set captures a significant moment in toy train
history. The other grand prize will K-Line’s Circus Steam
set #6-22121 which has the largest cir-cus engine K-Line has produced,
a 4-6-2 Pacific. Also, the set has the only circus caboose
the company has made in its current circus line, two cars not available
for separate sale, FasTrack and a CW80 transformer. If the first grand prize winner is at the meet, he can pick which set he wants. If not, the circus set will be awarded first, then the 1933 Lionel set. Other prizes will include Lionel and MTH freights. To enter the raffle, fill out the tickets on the enclosed sheet, cut them into separate tickets and either mail them to Ben Merry or give them to him at the meet. All entr-ants are eligible to win the grand prize, but only those present at the meet can win the other prizes. Thank you for your participation and good luck! BOSTON METRO HI-RAILERS
On April 10th , the Boston Metro Hi-Railers will hold an open house
from 10:00 to 4:00 at their club, located at 99 Essex Street,
Melrose. The open house is part of the club’s effort
to put the model railroad hobby in front of the public. The club
has two operating layouts totaling more than
2000 feet of O gauge track. Up to 12 sets of trains can be
run at once. A vol-untary donation of $2 is suggested, with
children under ten years of age admitted free of charge.
For information, call Bob Freeman at 978-927-5717; e-mail
bostonmetro@aol.com To see photos of the
club’s out-standing three-rail layout: www.bmhrc.com NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING
Advertising for auctions, offers to buy or sell train collections and
so on can appear in NETCA News. The only rules are that the
advertiser has to be a TCA member and that the ad is related to
trains. Rates: full 8 _ x 11 page $100; half page $50; quarter
page $25. The newsletter reaches 1800 train enthusiasts in
New England and beyond: a targeted audience for just $100.
Past advertisers have told us that they have found their ads in the
newsletter to have been very effective. Send all ads to the
editor, whose address is on page one.COMING ATTRACATIONS March 7 Mystic Valley Railway Show. Christina’s, Route 1 North, Foxborough, MA. 10:00 – 4:00. Dealer tables, operating layouts, kids layout. Info: www.mysticvalleyrs.org Phone: 617-361-4445 March 13 Hub Division Spring Meet. Holiday Inn, Peabody, MA. Route 1 southbound. 10:00 – 4:00 Dealers, clinics, operating layouts. Info: springtraining@hubdiv.org ; www.hubdiv.org March 20 + 21 South Shore Model Railway Club show. South Shore Country Club, Hingham, MA. 9:00 – 4:00. Layouts and dealer tables. Club layout also open as part of show. Info: www.ssmrc.org March 27 + 28 Greenberg Train Show, Shriners Hall, Concord Street, Wilmington, MA. 10:00 – 4:00. Rt 93, Concord St exit; turn right at end of ramp. Info: www.greenbergshows.com ; phone 630-279-4087 April 10 Sanford Lions Club Show. Memorial Gym, route 109, San- ford, Maine. 10:00 – 3:00. Operating train layouts, dealer tables, food Info: 207-636-3842 April 11 Railfair 2010. Shirley Middle School, Hospital Road, Shirley, MA. 10:00 – 4:00. Dealer tables, displays, clinics, club open house. Info: www.nvrra.com April 11 Model railroad show. Mark Sheehan High School, Wallingford, CT. 10:00 – 3:00. Dealer tables, operating layout. Information call 203-265-0223. April 18 Hooksett Lions Club Show. David Cawley Middle School, route 27, Hooksett, NH. 10:00 – 3:00. Dealers and operating layouts. Info: hooksettlionsclub@yahoo.com ; 603-627-4662 April 22, 23, 24 YORK Go to http://www.EasternTCA.org MARKET PLACE
Wanted: K-Line shadow rail, super snap track and remote switches.Jim Hornbeck 603-868-5419 or jhornbeck@ comcast.net Wanted: MTH #20-6735 KCS passenger car (2001); MTH #20-67039 KCS passenger car (2004). Bruce Vincelette. brucev@verizon.net Wanted: NETCA S gauge division cars: years 2000 – 2005. Thanks. Pete Hennigsen amerflyerwanted@optonline.net or (203) 874-0585 Wanted: Pre-WWI Ives O gauge sets and pre-WWII American Flyer, Ives, Lionel Standard gauge sets and individual items. Thank you. Bob Obara, 401-683-3833 Wanted: Atlas 3 rail GP39 tall nose dummy: Guilford (Springfield) Catalog #1175. Robert Shaw res528@zoomtown.com ; 839-384-8646 For Sale: Lionel Super-O track; all items and all quantities available. Also interested in buying Super-O track. E-mail me for free Super O information at Hspanier@aol.com Rudley’s Track Layouts for Super O; 30 layouts with scenery ideas. By Joe Rudley, a Lionel dealer. $15 H. Mike Spanier, 1101 West 185th St, Homewood, IL 60430. Phone 708-957-3396. Thanks very much. MYSTIC VALLEY RAILWAY SOCIETY
The organization serves the railroad hobby in several ways. It
sponsors a large number of rail trips, both within New England and
beyond. As well, Mystic Valley hosts an outstanding model
railroad show that pro- motes the hobby to the public. To
learn about the group and what it has to offer, visit
www.mysticvalleyrs.org MEET TABLE PROGRAM
If you rent dealer tables at two of the three earlier 2010 division
meets, you will be entitled to an equal number of tables free of
charge at the December meet, with a maximum of two free
tables. If you would like tables in addition to the free
ones that you are entitled to, you may rent them at the normal $25
rate. Example: you want four tables in
December. You rented three dealer tables in March and three
more in September. You are entitled to two free tables due
to the maximum rule and you can rent the additional two that you would
like.SEPTEMBER RAFFLE WINNERS
More than two months after winning one of the grand prizes at the
De-cember 13th meet, Henry Dumas is still happy about it, for he took
home the Lionel 253E passenger set, a handsome set in outstanding
condition.Don Smith feels like Henry, for he won the other grand prize, the Con-ventional Classics Thunderbird freight set, headed by a Lackawanna Trainmaster. Henry Kandzerski can finish off a freight string with the caboose he won, while Bob Frink has to decide which locomotive he will put his new boxcar behind. Carl Wiley has the same decision to make with his prize, a tank car. Tom Galindo, Ron Coyne and Kevin Zene- wicz all won books on model railroading; the three were seen standing next to the bleachers, discussing the merits of one of the sections. Thank you to everyone who participated in the raffle, which provides a lot of fun. Fill out the enclosed tickets for the chance to get into the winners’ circle at the March 14th meet. TAKE A BOW
As you read the newsletter, take a moment to give a tip of the cap to
the following members who fold, staple, label and stamp the
newsletters. In the process, they manage to lob a few
insults at each other and take turns clearing jammed staplers.
Believe me, it is not as much fun as it sounds. The crew
returns, quarter after quarter, to perform this vital but thankless
task:Bob Frongillo Jack Hibbard Bill Easton Wayne Orpin Steve Modica Andy Corbett Joe Lino Peter Der Sarkisian KIDS CLUB COORDINATOR
The heading was easier to write than it is to say. NETCA
needs some- one with patience and a sense of humor to run the Kids
Club, which is designed to introduce children to the model train
hobby. In the past, we have had a layout at our meets for
the kids to operate. It might be a good idea to organize an
activity for the children at other times as well. One
example would be to invite children to the home layout of the
coordinator or anyone who would be willing to host the
get-together. If you feel that you would like to help with
the Kids Club, contact Fred Cancilliere at cancillierefm@cox.net NEW ENGLAND DIVISION of TCA
2010 OFFICER ELECTION BALLOT To vote for the candidates of your choice, check the appropriate boxes. You may vote by mail or bring the completed ballot to the March 14th meet. If you mail the ballot, it must be postmarked no later than March 5th for it to be counted. Also, you must fill in your TCA membership number in the space provided on the back of this ballot. If you bring the ballot to the March 14th meet, it must be handed to Ted Brahm by 11:00. President-elect [ ] Joe Fanara [ ] Ron Coyne Vice-president [ ] Bill Halley [ ] write-in ____________________________ Treasurer [ ] Carl Wiley [ ] write-in ____________________________ Secretary [ ] Peter Der Sarkisian [ ] write-in ____________________________ To mail the ballot, fold in thirds, tape shut and put a 44 cent stamp on it. Remember to write your TCA membership number in the space provided MEMBERS GENEROSITY
I have enjoyed my association with TCA since 1983 and
decided this was a good time to give something back. At the
December meet, I put out a collection box for members to contribute to
the TCA's Third Annual Appeal. As an incentive, I offered to
match all $5 contributions up to $250. I am pleased to report that 66 people contributed $409. 57 members contributed $5 each, 5 members contributed $10 each, and 3 members contributed $20 each. One guest contributed $2. The $409 total slightly exceeds the $395 listed on the contribution sign up sheets, so I conclude that there were also some anonymous donors. On behalf of the TCA, I thank you all. While my original offer was to match up to $250, in the spirit of the large number of contributors, and perhaps the holiday season, and perhaps because I didn't spend any money on trains on Sunday, I am going to raise my contribution to $291 to bring the total to $700. By the time you read this, a check for $700 will have been sent to TCA. Below is a list of the contributors at the December meet, but it is important to remember that other members not listed here have also contributed directly to TCA, and they too should be acknowledged for their generosity. Thanks to all of you, Bill Pike Joe Amara Michael Beauchamp Jim Barker Peter Bifano Joe Barca Ed Barulli Ron Coyne Scott Coyne Walter Check George Contrada Ray Cyr Michael Cann Fred Cancilliere Chuck Conley Ed Danielson Mike DaVita Paul Douglass Ed England Bob Fata Marty Fitzhenry Richard Fernandez Brad Fuller Ed Goldman Philip Gosselin Chuck Glueck Pete Glueck Denis Helm David Hawthorne James Kennedy Jim Kosior John Lee Richard Legault Joe La Scola Ben Merry Larry Moore (Pacific NW Division) Alex McClintock Steve McCabe Bill McQueen Arthur Noel DMN Ron Noret (guest) Dale Officer Dotty Perry Barbara Petroske John Royal Walfred Rossol Rich Roselli David Schwartz Carl Scire George Selados Richard Sheppard Marie Smith Donald E Smith Walter Smith Jay Smith Ed Sterling II Mel Stoltenberg Frank Silva Manny Silveira Paul Swindells Rich Swindells Tom Swindells Wayne Sydow Tad Witowski Gary Woodward Kevin Zenewicz MEET REGISTRATION & ADDRESS CHANGE FORM MAIL TO: Peter Der Sarkisian 529 Pearl Street Reading, MA 01867 Mail registrations must be postmarked by March 6th , 2010 line total ADMISSION: Regular and Guest @ Free!! (number of people) = Free!!_ Spouse and children are free at all times Senior free at all times* TABLES: Regular and Senior @ $25 times ____ (number wanted) = _______ Grand Total _______ Enclosed is a check payable to NETCA in the amount of $__________ for the March 14th , 2010 meet. Dealer Table Rental Carries The Responsibility To Keep The Tables Open Until 2:00 I agree to comply with all of the rules and regulations of TCA and its divisions and chapters in effect from time to time, specifically including all rules and regulations of all TCA committees and any actions and rulings of TCA committees. I also agree that all items sold by me to any TCA member at any TCA sponsored meet shall be sold on the basis that I represent that all such items are authentic and in the manufacturers original condition unless I have caused any such item to be appropriately marked as a restoration or reproduction. Name______________________________________________________ TCA #________________ Street _____________________________ City ________________________ State ________ zip ________ [ ] PLEASE CHECK HERE IF THIS IS A NEW ADDRESS Names of others attending: Spouse ____________________________________________________________ Children (names & ages) ____________________________________________________________________ Guest & Address___________________________________________________________________________ *To qualify as a Senior, one must be at least 65 years old and been a TCA member for at least 10 years MEET AGENDA MARCH 14TH, 2010 7:45 Table holders will be admitted into the hall 12:00 Drawing for raffle prizes No trading will take place until 9:00 and door prizes 9:00 Meet opens 12:30 Election results announced 10:00 Public admitted 2:00 Meet ends |