PGRS Minutes 

PGRS Minutes for January 26, 2019

Carnegie Methodist Church

President, Keith Baggus opened the planning meeting for this year by introducing two new members, John and Marjie Stark.

Proposed 2019-2020 Calendar

February 16, 2019…Saturday A Meeting starting at 1:00 will be held at Saint Matthias Lutheran Church, 100 Chapel View Drive, Greensburg, Pa. 15601. The meeting will be to merge the three existing Facebook PGRS sites and reconstruct a more user friendly tool to expose our club to the Web. Jan Vogt and Bert Mangold have agreed to head up the project. Your input will be most helpful in determining the direction we should go to promote our Club. All ideas from members will be appreciated. Your pictures, videos and stories will be needed in the near future to expose the PGRS to internet Web Browsers. Coffee and tea will be provided.

March 16, 2019…Saturday A Work Session at 10:00 will be at the Monongahela River, Rail & Transportation Museum, 412 Church Street, Brownsville, Pa. 15417 to rebuild and freshen up the existing layout for the upcoming events. Dan Cinowalt will head up the mountain construction.

 April 27, 2019…Saturday A Meeting at 1:00 will be at Bruce & Reggie Watkins home @ 1522 Buena Vista St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15212. They have an inside and outside layout at their home in the Mexican War District on the North Side. RSVP to them @ 914-806-5953

May 11, 2019..Saturday. An Operating Session from 10AM to 4PM during the Fayette Co. Train Days at the Monongahela River, Rail & Transportation Museum, Brownsville, Pa. will need manning. Call John Weimer @ 724-331-7400 to volunteer.

May 18-19…Sat .& Sun. An Operating Session from 10:00 to 4:00 during the National Pike Gas & Steam event in Brownsville, Pa. will need manning. Times may change on the museum hours and dates of participation. Call John Weimer @ 724-331-7400 to volunteer.

June 22 & 23…Sat. & Sun. Set up day Fri. @___:00, Show & take down __:00 to __:00, Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (Anything on Wheels) We will be setting up in the Event Room. Call Keith Baggus @ 412-276-1236 to volunteer. Help will be needed both days.

July 20, 2019…Saturday A Car Trip will meet at Laurel Highlands Model R.R. Club, 216 W. Main Street, Somerset, Pa. @ 2:00 You will see 4,000 sq. foot area of train layouts including 4 G-gauge. A $40 cost for the Club’s tour will be divided by the attendees. Call Alycefaye Stewart @ 724-837-5449 to let her know you will attend. See their information and pictures on their web page.

August__, 2019… Sunday @ __:00 Club Picnic at Ken & Judith Maglietta’s home @ 378 Brush Run Road, Claysville, Pa. 15323 . Please RSVP to Ken @ 724-747-4747. Details will follow as what to bring.

August 9-11..Fri.-Sun. An Operating Session from 10:00 to 4:00 daily during the National Pike Steam, Gas & Horse @ Monongahela River, Rail & Transportation Museum, Brownsville, Pa. Call John Weimer @ 724-331-7400 to volunteer.  Club help is always needed !!!

September 21…Saturday, 1:00…A Meeting at Alice & Clark Kemmerer’s home, 28 N Joselyn Dr. Pittsburgh, 15235. Call Clark to confirm @ 412-795-0524

September 27-28…Fri.-Sat. A Bus Trip to Sugarcreek, Ohio that will include…Dennison Depot, Age Of Steam Roundhouse, Warther‘s  Museum with wood carvings of steam engines carver from ivory, ebony and walnut and dinner, lodging, Amish Flea Market, Amish Country Theater presentation… and so much more. Contact Keith Baggus @ 412-276-1236.  Look for details and cost on PGRS’s web page later this year…

October 25-26…Fri.-Sat. Set up 12:00…Castle Shannon Fire Department Train Show. Set up the 25^th at noon and show on Sat. from 9:00- 3:00

November_?__          Bob and Carol Gettemy’s home @ 726 Mace Street, Greensburg, 15601RSVP ….724-837-2933

Keith Baggus mentioned that on our July 20^th trip to Laurel Highlands Model R.R. Club we might be interested in seeing the “Q” Creek Mine and The Flight 93 Memorial, both are in the area. Keith said,  we have not hear back from Wilkinsburg about returning to their Fair.

***Keith also updated us on the Carnegie Science Center planned for next January…A “YES” vote by members that we should do it on Jan. 12 &13 of 2020. Keith will keep in contact with Patty at the Center. We should start putting together plans in the fall. Will need help in planning this important event !!!

Dave Bodnar showed sound devices with memory cards that can be made from inexpensive items, how to make his smoke machine, some interesting new tools…digital soldering iron, solder flux in a pen like a magic marker, a Dremel ( cord free) from Amazon and some of the things a Laser cutter can make in G-gauge scale.

John Weimer explained the different rugs the club owns and the configurations they can make depending on the layout and size of an area.