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Mid-Atlantic Narrow Gauge Guild Welcome |
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Last update - October 8, 2009 |
Who are we, you ask? We are a loose knit group of narrow gauge enthusiasts who reside mostly in the mid-Atlantic states from Connecticut in the north to the Carolinas in the south. Our interests are varied. Many of us are modelers who build in Nn3, HOn3, Sn3, On3, On30, G scale and other scales. Others of us are just interested in preserving the narrow gauge railroads that still exist in the United States. We may collect photographs, movies or videos that were taken of narrow gauge railroads when they were still active or are now tourist railroads. Our favorites are roads like the East Broad Top, the Colorado & Southern, the Rio Grande Southern, the Durango & Silverton, and the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes. We trace the history of logging railroads like the West Side Lumber Company or the McKelvey Brothers on the E.B.T. If it's narrow gauge, someone in our group has information about it. |
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Bob Beebe – 1928-2009 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MANGG:
Some of you may already know that Bob Beebe passed away in his sleep on Friday August 7, 2009. Bob was very active in the NMRA, FEBT and was instrumental in keeping all the records and doing all the computer work including this website. He never wanted any help from me. Many times I asked to do some of the work but he wanted to do it himself. He did it well. He was at my house on Wednesday evening, August 5th with the rest of the Wednesday night bunch that has met here since 1972 and you would never know there might have been a problem. His wife Mary said Thursday he was about as normal as ever. Bob was 81 but looked 71. He will be surely missed by many people and this small narrow gauge group. I now have my work cut out for me. Bob never gave me the information to get to the website. His wife allowed me to bring his computer home and a friend and member of this group, Allen Underkofler, with website knowledge has offered to help me get the site back up and running. Allen contacted the host and since my name is on the contract, my permission had to be given to Allen to continue the site. Allen will be working on it in the future. Once we get running I will send out an email to all those on the list with current email addresses. Please contact any other members you know that may not have this information. In the future please direct all correspondence, phone calls, and email to me at the address below. Please make all checks out to my name, not MANGG. The show will go on! Hope to see you all in the spring. Thank you, |
Attention all you EBT fans and modelers: At the annual FEBT Fall Reunion this year, an auction will be held that is OPEN to the public. The auction will be held in the Orbisonia Lions Hall, Orbisonia, PA, starting at 8:30pm, on Saturday, October 10. Proceeds from the sale of the items will be used to support the FEBT restoration program. The main items to be auctioned are many On3 EBT models generously donated to the FEBT by Douglas C. Taylor. An abbreviated list of the models to be sold includes the following items. Most are either factory painted, or painted and lettered, and weathered by Doug. Scratchbuilt models: One M-3 motor car and one caboose no. 27. Imported brass models: one Hallmark 2-8-2 no.14, one Hallmark 2-8-2 no. 15, one Sunset painted and lettered no. 16, two unpainted Sunset 2-8-2s, one Hallmark M-1 gas-electric, one Flying Zoo M-3 motor car, two Overland cabooses nos. 27-28, two Precision Scale two-bay steel hopper cars and one Carworks side dump car. Models assembled from kits: one BTS brass 2-8-2 no. 12, a prize winning Marion steam shovel (in display case), three Laconia coaches nos. 8, 10, and 11, one passenger-baggage combine no. 14, six steel two-bay hopper cars, 22 steel three-bay hopper cars, one steel box car no. 165, one wood box car no. 170, and three steel flat cars (one with load). Unassembled kits: 33 three-bay steel hopper cars, six two-bay steel hopper cars, six steel box cars, four Whiteground shop buildings, one BTS Orbisonia station, and one BTS Saltillo station. Additional information about these models, other items to be sold and the auction will be posted on the FEBT web site www.febt.org. The 2009 FEBT Fall Reunion will be held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 9-11. An announcement for this event will be mailed to all FEBT members in the August FEBT Newsletter. Click on buttons under EBT logo to see some pix. |
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Tragedy in Canton, OH In early June, Jim Eakin’s wife, Margaret, was found murdered. Her ex-son-in-law, James Mammone, has been charged with her murder. He is also charged with the murder of his two children, Mace, 5, and James, 3. Mrs. Eakin watched the children while Marcie Mammone, the children's mother, worked. The couple divorced in April. Our condolences go to Jim and his daughter. |
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Meetings are held about every two months at various locations around the area. A schedule is produced each year and lists the meetings and their locations. Some meetings are held in members homes where there may be a narrow gauge layout on display. Other meetings, like the annual Module Meet, are held in a rented hall. Modules are set up for a week-end of operations. The schedule also lists the annual Narrow Gauge Convention and the annual Fall Spectacular held at the East Broad Top R.R. in south central Pennsylvania. Train shows, as far west as Ohio, are also listed. Membership is open to all those interested in narrow gauge railroading. You need not be a modeler, a photographer or a collector of railroadiana. There are NO dues. There are no officers. Wives and significant others are also welcome. If you feel we might have something to offer you, and you reside within the mid-Atlantic region previously described, fill in the membership form or access the schedule and attend the next meet in your area. |
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