Spring Meet March 12 in Columbia!!

Our Spring Meet will be March 12 at the National Guard Armory. We had over a 100 tables at the Fall Meet so be sure to get your table registration in early!

Early registration fee is $12!! The deadline for this reduced rate is Feb 15.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS. We need someone to build a scene(show and tell), help set up and take down tables, help our members unload/load their vehicles. When we were at the VFW with a max of 65 tables, we could get by w/o extra volunteers but now we are at 120 tables minimum and three people are hard pressed to get everything ready in time. it would be nice if we could set up the night before but usually there is another event going on and we can't get in. Call or e-mail if you can help.

Joe Haenn will be there again with his Lionel/American Flyer Parts and Todd Pletcher will have Lionel Parts.

The Meet Flyer can be found HERE.

Be sure to check out Southeastern Trains for a list of upcoming meets.

The election for officers will be held at this meet. If you would like to run for President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer send your name in.

Upcoming Shows

From Ken Mitchell, SE Division President:

Wow, the time is flying by! I hope everyone enjoyed the Holidays and is ready for a couple of train shows. In the next month we have three shows in our area.

The first is hosted by the VTC on Sunday January 23^rd in Suffolk VA. Please visit their web site for more information: http://www.vatraincollectors.com/who-are-we .

The Tidewater Chapter is having a show on the 5^th of Feb in Norfolk VA. You won’t even have to unpack your car, just come on down the next day for our SUPER meet at the Raleigh Fairgrounds on Feb 6^th. Please open the adobe attachments for more information regarding those meets. If you have trouble opening the attached files please download adobe reader from: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/ .

Please note: Table rates for the Raleigh show increased from $15 to $17 due to an increase in the hall rental.

Hope to see you out and about, drive safe and “Happy Railroading”

Ken Mitchell, 91-33444

President, Southeastern Division, TCA

"There's no Graduating from the Big Iron"

http://www.se-tca.org/

Stourbridge Lion Winner is........

Palmetto Chapter member Ed Gianelli from Bluffton, SC is the winner of our Stourbridge Lion Raffle! Congratulations Ed!

DIRECTORIES

NATIONAL NO LONGER PUBLISHES A PALMETTO CHAPTER DIRECTORY AND NO LONGER PUBLISHES A BREAKDOWN BY CITY. I NOW HAVE COMPLETED THESE DIRECTORIES MYSELF. IF YOU WOULD LIKE THESE DIRECTORIES TO BE E-MAILED TO YOU CANTACT ME AT RRLOCO@SC.RR.COM(NO CHARGE). IF YOU NEED A HARD COPY REQUEST ONE AT SAME E-MAIL AND SEND $5.00 FOR POSTAGE & PAPER TO MITCH AYER, 1114 PEPPER RIDGE DR, LUGOFF, SC, 29078.

COLUMBIA TRAIN SHOW FEB. 6.

OUR FEBRUARY TRAIN SHOW WILL FEATURE DANIEL BRIGGS TCA NO. 62-683 AS OUR LONGEST MEMBER(NOT OUR OLDEST) IN OUR PALMETTO CHAPTER. DANIEL WILL BE HONORED DURING OUR BUSINESS MEETING. HE WILL HAVE A TABLE TO VISIT WITH OLD FRIENDS AND MAKE NEW ONES.

WE WILL ALSO RUN TRAINS OF DIFFERENT GAUGES FOR THE PUBLIC. THIS WAS A HIT AT LAST SHOW AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE A CROWD PLEASER.

ANYONE WANTING A TABLE NEEDS TO SEND MONEY QUICKLY. POSTCARDS WENT OUT TODAY FOR RENTING TABLES. LAST SHOW WAS A SELLOUT.

IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING SEND YOUR NAME TO RRLOCO@SC.RR.COM. YOUR BADGE WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU WHICH WILL ALSO HASTEN YOUR REGISTRATION. TABLE RENTERS REGISTRATION IS AUTOMATIC

SET UP 7-9AM, BUSINESS MEETING 9-9:20AM, MEMBER SALES 9:20-10:00AM, PUBLIC 10:00-2:00PM. WE ENCOURAGE ALL SELLERS TO STAY OPEN UNTIL CLOSING WHISTLE AT 2:00PM

Best Friend Model Train Show in Charleston Show THIS Weekend!

The Best Friend Model Train Show is this weekend in North Charleston at the Danny Jones Armory Park. A vendor directory can be found on their site. This is a two day show so be sure to come by and check it out!

Columbia Meet THIS Saturday!

The show is this Saturday at the Scottish Rite Center in Columbia. Fifty one tables have been sold, there will be a test track and there may be a couple operating layouts on site.

There are still four 8' tables available. Contact Mitch Ayer at rrloco@sc.rr.com if you'd like to reserve one.

See you at the meet!