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Milam County Model Railroad Club is in Action!
The Milam County Model Railroad Club held its organizational meeting on February 15, 2020 with 9 men and women showing up and enthusiastically kicking off the club. In addition there are 8 others who have joined but were not able to attend the first meeting. The club is open to anyone 14 years old or older. The only qualification is that you should be interested in modeling railroads and railroad activities. Everyone with such an interest is highly encouraged to participate. Go to our contact page and leave us a message if you would like to join or just want more information!
Model Railroad Club Work Day Announced...
Club Coordinator, Dan Fischer sent the following information to club members. It is posted here for those who do not have email capabilities...
The purpose of this message is to coordinate our work day this Saturday Feb 22, 2020, at the Rockdale I&GN Depot.
We will start work at 10:00 am. Those who have volunteered to help are: Mike & Shelly Doyal, Wade McGaha, Chuck Stong, Jon Moerbe, and Jamie Larson. If any of the rest off our club members decide you can help, you are welcome to show up!
We will be doing two things Saturday…demolition of the existing O Gauge layout and salvaging what we can for use in the new layout.
I will have basic tools there:
Putty knives
Pry Bar (1 ft variety)
Crow bar
Hammer
Screw gun and bits
Wire cutters
Tape measure
Assorted Phillips head screw drivers
Pliers and crescent wrenches
If you have any similar tools or ones you thing would be helpful in demo, then please bring them. Shelly has graciously volunteered to bring breakfast treats!
We will try to salvage as much of the existing track as possible and probably will be able to keep a fair amount of the plywood. We will not salvage any of the wiring.
I don’t think this will take us very long, but we will not try to begin any new construction on Saturday because I need to assess what we can repurpose and then create a material list for the next work day. I also do not plan on having drinks there for this day, so bring your coffee and water as you desire! My guess is that 2 or 3 hours is all it will take to demo the layout.
Thanks to all of the above folks for volunteering! I cannot tell you how great it is to see an actual model railroad club doing its thing!!!!!
Club Coordinator, Dan Fischer sent the following information to club members. It is posted here for those who do not have email capabilities...
The purpose of this message is to coordinate our work day this Saturday Feb 22, 2020, at the Rockdale I&GN Depot.
We will start work at 10:00 am. Those who have volunteered to help are: Mike & Shelly Doyal, Wade McGaha, Chuck Stong, Jon Moerbe, and Jamie Larson. If any of the rest off our club members decide you can help, you are welcome to show up!
We will be doing two things Saturday…demolition of the existing O Gauge layout and salvaging what we can for use in the new layout.
I will have basic tools there:
Putty knives
Pry Bar (1 ft variety)
Crow bar
Hammer
Screw gun and bits
Wire cutters
Tape measure
Assorted Phillips head screw drivers
Pliers and crescent wrenches
If you have any similar tools or ones you thing would be helpful in demo, then please bring them. Shelly has graciously volunteered to bring breakfast treats!
We will try to salvage as much of the existing track as possible and probably will be able to keep a fair amount of the plywood. We will not salvage any of the wiring.
I don’t think this will take us very long, but we will not try to begin any new construction on Saturday because I need to assess what we can repurpose and then create a material list for the next work day. I also do not plan on having drinks there for this day, so bring your coffee and water as you desire! My guess is that 2 or 3 hours is all it will take to demo the layout.
Thanks to all of the above folks for volunteering! I cannot tell you how great it is to see an actual model railroad club doing its thing!!!!!
Creator of Old Town Cameron Honored
John Johnson was honored on January 27, 2020 by County Judge Steve Young and the Milam County Commissioners Court. He was presented with Milam County's first ever Heritage Award for all his work and efforts creating the Old Town Cameron Display that is the center point of the Milam County Railroad Museum in Cameron.
Judge Young presented the award saying that the citizens of Milam County are forever indebted to John for his efforts to memorialize downtown Cameron as it was in the 1940's. Judge Young had also made a 3 minute video of John, the museum, and various county officials welcoming people to visit Milam County and the Milam County Railroad Museum in particular.
Then as an encore, John was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Cameron Chamber of Commerce at their annual banquet on February 18, 2020.
John Johnson was honored on January 27, 2020 by County Judge Steve Young and the Milam County Commissioners Court. He was presented with Milam County's first ever Heritage Award for all his work and efforts creating the Old Town Cameron Display that is the center point of the Milam County Railroad Museum in Cameron.
Judge Young presented the award saying that the citizens of Milam County are forever indebted to John for his efforts to memorialize downtown Cameron as it was in the 1940's. Judge Young had also made a 3 minute video of John, the museum, and various county officials welcoming people to visit Milam County and the Milam County Railroad Museum in particular.
Then as an encore, John was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Cameron Chamber of Commerce at their annual banquet on February 18, 2020.
Above photos courtesy of Steve Young.
Winter Ski Resort N Scale Layout to be Raffled!!!!
This is a Milam County Railroad Museum Fund Raiser. We are giving away a fantastic winter ski resort N scale operating layout complete with a passenger train. You can help us keep the doors open by purchasing raffle tickets. They are $5 each or 5 for $20. Come by the museum to purchase the tickets or call Jamie Larson at 979 436-5487.
You need not be present to win. Drawing to be held at 1:00 pm on May 9, 2020.
This is a Milam County Railroad Museum Fund Raiser. We are giving away a fantastic winter ski resort N scale operating layout complete with a passenger train. You can help us keep the doors open by purchasing raffle tickets. They are $5 each or 5 for $20. Come by the museum to purchase the tickets or call Jamie Larson at 979 436-5487.
You need not be present to win. Drawing to be held at 1:00 pm on May 9, 2020.
Hours of Operation: The Milam County Railroad Museum and Old Town Cameron will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.