For Chapter meetings, the Chapter store opens at 7pm, a brief business meeting takes place at 7:30pm, and the program begins around 8:15pm. Visitors are always welcome and encouraged!
January Meeting
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
40&8 Club, 933 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Movies of the 1950's with Ted Jackson
Ted Jackson, a member of the Rochester Chapter for fifty years, was employed 37 years by Eastman Kodak as a statistician, retiring in 1985. Currently Ted is writing a book for the Chapter entitled "Erie Railroad - Rochester Division." His show will be presented on DVD, from 16mm movies shot in the 1950's. One of them will feature branch line Canadian railroading in steam. Another will feature first-generation diesels from the Rochester area.
February Meeting
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
40&8 Club, 933 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
A History of Dining Car Operations on the Erie, Lackawanna, and Erie Lackawanna
The show is a look at the origins and growth of dining car operations as well as how hundreds of meals were served every day through the end of service as well as the effort to recreate the dining car experience today.
Tim Stuy is currently the President of the Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society. He worked briefly for the Communications & Signals Department of Conrail. He was membership chairman of the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society 1985-1988. Tim founded the NYS&W Technical & Historical Society in 1988 and served as president for 5 years. Tim founded the New Jersey Midland Railroad Historical Society in 1994 and served as its president from 1994 to 2008.
March Meeting
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
40&8 Club, 933 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Photos of the CNJ
April Meeting
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
40&8 Club, 933 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Buffalo Creek Railroad with Stephen M. Koenig
Steve Koenig will be presenting a program on the Buffalo Creek Railroad. It will cover some of the highlight of one of Western New York's most successful shortlines and unique facts that were not well known by most people. He will also cover some interesting facts on their massive boxcar fleet. Steve will also have Z scale Buffalo Creek Boxcars available to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the club.
May Meeting
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
40&8 Club, 933 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Members' Slide Night & Elections
June Meeting
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum, Route 251, Rush, NY
Train rides at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
July Meeting
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum, Route 251, Rush, NY
Train rides at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
August Meeting
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum, Route 251, Rush, NY
Train rides at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
*The Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum and the New York Museum of Transportation reserve the right to substitute equipment, modify, or cancel any special event without prior notification.
