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Detour to
APN
A stretch of Magnolia
Dr.
could be closed for road
paving. For
alternate
directions to APN
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Op Sessions
ProRail 2008
April 24-26, 2008
Next Business
Meeting
10:30 am Saturday
May 17, 2008
Super Tour of APN layout
LSR/NMRA Convention
~10:30 -12noon, Saturday
June 21, 2008
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April 19,
2008
Meeting minutes
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| Latest Additions |
04/27/2008
Photo of the Month
Prorail 2008
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03/16/2008
Bell & Whistles 101
Signals 101
Two new sections added
to our Operations Primer
page, one on using bells
and horns and another
on following signals
Click here for Sounds
Click here for Signals
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03/14/2008
Members' layouts
Have a photo spread of
Roger's layout newly
added to our galleries
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08/11/2007
Link for free download of
MP3 railroad melodrama
for your iPod / MP3 Player
Click here
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| Railroading |
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Upcoming Events
May 25
Lone Star Railfair
Train Show & Sale
Ft Worth
June 10-13
Junior Model RR Camp
Ages 4-7
Rosenberg RR Museum
June 18-22
57th Annual Convention
Lone Star Region/NMRA
Houston
June 16-22
NRHS Nat'l Convention
Lone Star Rails 2008
Deep in the Heart of TX
Fort Worth
June 28-29
Texas Hill Country
Railfair and Festival
Burnet, TX
July 8-11
Junior Model RR Camp
Ages 8-16
Rosenberg RR Museum
July 13-19
NMRA Nat'l Convention
& National Train Show
Anaheim, CA
July 19-20
SAMRA's Balcones Heights
Family Train Show
San Antonio
August 16
14th Annual New Braunfels
Summer Model Train Show
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for links to
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| Texas State Railroad |
Good News!
Although still owned and funded by the State of Texas, on September 1, 2007, control of the Texas
State Railroad moved from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department to
American Heritage Railways, a private tourist rail company.
With the new operator, look for new special events,
including:
-Day out with Thomas
-The Polar Express
-Country Christmas
-The Little Engine that Could
-Dinner Train Events
Click here to go to
the new website for the TSRR |
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Welcome to the official website of the All
Points North Model Railroad Club
Founded in 1981 as a social
club, APN currently has over 2 dozen members. In 2001 APN
completed construction of a new 2,500 square foot clubhouse
located on two acres of land in Conroe, Texas (just north of
Houston).
In early 2003 we began construction of our
permanent layout. We feature an operating HO scale
point-to-point railroad with
over 530' of mainline run. We also have a narrow gauge
HOn3 line. Construction of the layout continues to progress.
We are one of only a handful of model railroad clubs in the
United States that owns both the land and a building solely
dedicated to model railroading. Members have access to the club
anytime, day or night, allowing them to run trains or access the
club's library, or use the work bench or paint booth to work on
their models.
Saturdays will almost always find someone at the
club house sometime during the day. Running trains has priority
on the third and fourth Saturdays of the month, with a business
meeting also held the third Saturday and called to order at
10:30 AM. On the first and second Saturdays of the month trains
take a back seat to construction work on the layout.
About once a month we hold an Operating Session (running trains
on our layout to simulate the movement of freight and
passengers). Email notices are sent out to the membership
with a timetable for this event.
APN has
a limited number of memberships available to individuals with an interest in
any phase of the model railroading/rail fanning hobby. Membership is
restricted to individuals 21 years of age or older.
Click here for an Application for Membership.
Potential members are welcome to visit our clubhouse.
For more
information contact:
John Christiansen, APN President:
(713) 851-1641
Duane Darling:
(281) 257-8555
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The membership of All Points North Model Railroad Club
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picture for more info on that member
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Train meet on Ralphred siding, just outside the town of Big Bend
Click on the picture to view a movie clip of the meet (0.7 MBytes)
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Comic strip courtesy of
www.fborfw.com
(refresh page for random comic
strip)
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 Want
to know more about Model Railroading?
The
National Model Railroad Association
is the largest organization devoted to the development, promotion, and enjoyment
of the hobby of model railroading.
The NMRA has a web page devoted to beginners in the hobby.
Click here
to go to that page. |
Other sources to consider:
-Visit the World's
Greatest Hobby Website
-Visit the nearest local Hobby Shop that carries Model Trains
-Call and arrange a visit with the nearest
Model Railroad Club |
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Boy Scouts
of America
Railroading
Merit Badge
Click here for
requirements |
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If you are an adult leader of a Houston Area Boy
Scout Troop and would like to arrange for a workshop on the Railroading Merit
Badge, please contact one of the following:
Houston Railroad Museum
Galveston Railroad Museum |
Created on 01/25/2007
Updated
05/02/2008 |
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