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8-13, 2008 Riverside, CA
Brochure
Registration Form
ATSF Model Contest Entry
BNSF Model Contest Entry
ATSF Photo Contest Entry
BNSF Photo Contest Entry
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Vendor
Information
Layout Tours
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You
don't have to be a member to attend! The
GFX:
its trains and industries served
Updated
6-23-08
Place: Riverside Convention
Center Hotel: Riverside Marriott,
951-784-8000. We are under Santa Fe Railroad Historical and Modeling Society,
rate $110, single or double. Major
emphasis: The citrus industry of southern California.
This convention is dedicated to
Chard Walker and Lloyd Stagner.
Clinics
include:
- Keith
Jordan - SFRD Survey: A look at HO scale Santa Fe Refrigerator Models
- Loren Joplin - The San Diegan
- Bill
Messecar - LA Third District Freight Operations
- Charlie
Schultz - Santa Fe Ice Plants
- John Thompson - Santa Fe
F-Units and HO models
- Andy
Sperandeo - Santa 2-10-2's
- Gary Cane - Santa Fe's Tank
car Fleet
- Jay Miller - Carbon Black-Its uses, manufacture and transportation.
Evening Speakers: - Thursday night:
- Ted
York - Modeling Cajon Pass
- Kenny Rhoads - Santa Fe's Heavy Weight Business
Cars - An update
- Friday night :
- Lawrence Stern -
Sunkist's Transportation System (Mr. Stern was Director of Transportation
for Sunkist for 30 years.)
- Dr.
Jim Lancaster - Southern California Packing Houses (Dr. Lancaster is
a noted expert on California Citrus Packing Houses.
Saturday: The annual banquet will honor our contest winners with a presentation honoring Chard Walker and Lloyd Stagner.
Sunday: buffet breakfast and Annual Business Meeting. Several great layouts will be open in the afternoon for tours.
Outside
Trips:
- Tuesday, July 8, 2008
- Bus trip to Cajon to view new third rail project
- Lunch
- GATX (tank Cars) Repair
Facility - Colton California
- $60 per person, limited to 150 registrants.REGISTRATION CLOSED
- Wednesday July 9, 2008
- Bus trip to BNSF Engine Servicing Facility, City of Commerce
- Lunch
- Athearn
- Visit plant in Carson, California
- $60 per person, limited to 150 registrants. Hard toe shoes required. REGISTRATION CLOSED
- Thursday
July 10, 2008
The Ladies program will start on Wednesday with a $25 charge for the four day event. Lenny Zebrowski is the coordinator for the ladies events.
The closest airport is Ontario, CA, 35 miles away. The hotel does not have an airport shuttle.
Chairman:
Gene Rutledge, 559-732-2560
Charlie Schultz is vendor chairman, 909-596-5870
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