The Albany Mini Has Been Cancelled
Due to the current coronavirus conditions, the New York Central System Historical Society Modeler’s Mini-Meet set for Albany on Saturday April 18th is cancelled.
- All payments made through our on-line “Collinwood Shop” will be refunded, in full, to your credit card.
- All mailed in checks have already been destroyed either by myself or Noel Widdifield our Treasurer.
Thank you for your understanding.
Dave Mackay Ralph Schiring
President Registrar
NYCSHS Announces April 2020 Mini in Albany, NY
April 18, 2020
Holiday Inn Express Wolf Road
16 Wolf Road
Albany, NY 12205
We are very excited about this event as it represents a chance for us to get to know you better and allows us to hear from you in person how we can continue to improve the support we provide to NYCSHS members who model the NYCS. A table will be available for displaying your NYC models so please bring some for display and discussion. The Collinwood Shop will be open at the end of the Mini for your buying pleasure.
We need for you to make a reservation for this event in the Collinwood Shop and pay the $20.00 fee to partially cover the cost of the Mini. Click here to make the reservation.
You can pre-order your lunch for the meeting in the Collinwood Shop by clicking here.
You can also download the reservation form and mail it in with a check for the $20.00 by clicking here. Non-members are $30.00. You may order your lunch using that form as well.
Lunches must be ordered prior to Monday, April 13 in order for them to be available for you at the Mini. There are no other good options for lunch at this event.
Schedule
7:30 am – 8:25 am “Registration”
8:25 am – 8:30 am “Welcome” – Dave Staplin, NYCSHS, Chair Modelers’ Committee
8:30 am – 9:30 am “19000 Series Cabooses” – Jeff English
9:30 am – 10:25 am – “Modeling the Syracuse Division, Wayneport and Lyons” – Charlie Newton
10:25 am – 10:35 am – Break
10:35 am – 11:30 am – “NYC Track Pans” – Vic Roman
11:30 am – 12:00 pm – “Rutland RR/ NYC Heavyweight Coaches – Common Lots” – Dave Staplin
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Lunch – Box lunches can be ordered with registration.
1:00 am – 2:00 pm – “Lettering NYC Rolling Stock for Subsidiaries” – Jeff English
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – “3D Printing of Lines East Signal Bridge” – Mark Sklar
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Roundtable NYCSHS Modeling Discussion
We are very excited about this event as it represents a chance for us to get to know you better and allows us to hear from you in person how we can continue to improve the support we provide to NYCSHS members who model the NYCS. A table will be available for displaying your NYC models so please bring some for display and discussion. The Collinwood Shop will be open at the end of the Mini for your buying pleasure.
We need for you to register for this event in the Collinwood Shop and pay the $20.00 fee to partially the cost of the Mini. Click here to register.
You can also download the registration form and mail it in with a check for the $20.00 by clicking here. Click Here
Non-members are $30.00.
Hotel rooms will be available at the Holiday Inn Express Wolf Road on April 17, 18 at NYCSHS discount rate of $109.00 plus 8.375% NY Sales tax and this includes a hot breakfast. Cutoff date for discount rate is March 17, 2020. Phone 518-459-3600 and make your hotel reservation today. Mention the New York Central Railroad to get our rates.
Don’t miss out – go to Registration Form and print out and mail a registration form. Mail form and check for registration and lunch to address on form.
Layout Tours
Tours will be open on Friday evening at various locations to be announced later when they are confirmed.
Watch for updates here on specific tours and pick up an info sheet at the hotel for directions.
Local Area Train Shops
Milepost Hobbies – 4207 State Highway 30, Amsterdam, NY 12010 https://mileposthobbies.com/
Mohawk Valley Railroad – 2037 Hamburg Street, Schenectady, NY 12304 https://mohawkvalleyrailroad.com/about
JP’s Trains & Hobbies – 277 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham, NY
http://www.jptrainsandhobbies.com/index.html
The NYCSHS 50th Anniversary Year!!!
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