The Gandy Dancer The Official Publication of the Alameda County Central Railroad Society

June, 2005

Next Public Operation Session:

The ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIR!

Upcoming Events:

June

The Monthly Business Meeting will occur on June 3rd, 2005.
The weather should be good to throw something on the Bar-b-que. What will you bring?

July

The Monthly Business Meeting will not occur due to Fairtime.
Why not take the time we're closed during the 4th to go see some of the other exhibits?

August

The Monthly Business Meeting for August 5th will be replaced with the usual potluck 'We survived the Fair' celebration.
Remember, the Potluck is open to your family, too!
Sign up sheets are posted on the snack fridge.

Fair warning:

2005 Alameda County Fair
June 24th to July 10th, 2005

As is usual, the small animal changeovers will require us to latch one door,
and the fire code will not allow us to recieve the public with only one operational door.

Thanks go to Bob Johnson for the small animal information.

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HO Scale News:

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From the HO Trainmaster:

Hi,
It is with great pride that I tell you that at 3:30 on the 29th of May, the first powered train traversed the new interurban. Wayne reports that all the electrical including the modifications to the interurban panel are complete. I know they have a little more to do on the scenery but please join me in thanking Paul, Carl, Bob J. and Wayne for a job well done.

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O Scale News:

From the O Scale Trainmaster:

Hey gang-

On June 11th, I'd like to spruce-up the layout for the Fair, with particular attention to spiderwebs and dusting. I also hope to flush out any last gremlins and hold a brief refresher class on the operation of our layout for interested HO members. That way if we cannot man all shifts for the fair, there will still be some motion on the O-scale side.

I still hope to get some sort of lockable storage built, and we will need to invest some time in the swamp cooler situation. We'll have a better feel for what will be needed after the business meeting, but it's likely to involve some carpentry and some heavy lifting, so we'll need bodies.

I should have sign-up sheets out this week for all fair shifts. If you cannot make it in to sign up, please call or e-mail me with your availibility and I'll update the sheets.

Here we go again-

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