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THE NEW YORK RAILROAD ENTHUSIASTS
BULLETIN
VOLUME 38, NUMBER 8 -- SEPTEMBER 2016

The September 2016 Membership Meeting will be held on the fourth Friday, September 23,2016, at 7:30 PM at the Frederick Ely Williamson Library, Room 1646, Grand Central Terminal, New York, New York. Meet at the entrance to Track 23 at 7:00 PM or 7:15 PM. Late arrivals please phone the library at (516) 660-1972. The program, Super-8 movies presented by Mr. Gary Grahl and Mr. Rick Carbone will include:

  1. Kingston NY – The tourist railroads that operate on the former NYC Ulster & Delaware RR – The Trolley Museum of New York the newly-restored Catskill Mountain Railroad (Kingston and Phoenicia segments) and the Delaware & Ulster Railroad (Arkville).

  2. Connecticut – The Hartford Line, a new CTDOT commuter line being built on Amtrak's Springfield line – a work in progress!

  3. Westchester County – Metro-North's ex-NYC Harlem Line north of the Bronx Border.

  4. Colorado rail – Piles Peak, Denver's Ski Train (Moffat Tunnel), Royal Gorge, Leadville RR, trolleys in Fort Collins, Platte Valley and Colorado Springs, Golden RR Museum & Amtrak.

  5. (If time permits) Long Island Rail Road Line from Ronkonkoma to Greenport, including the Shelter Island Ferry.



PRESIDENT'S NOTES

Hello again, the autumn season is upon us and after the hot summer we had it is a welcome change. We start our 2nd half of the year's membership after a nice summer break with a good program. Our very own Cinematographers the accomplished duos of Mr. Gary Grahl and Mr. Rick Carbone will be treating us to a variety of Super-8 film presentations for our pleasure in September, The Williamson Library's backdrop is still the best, for those who show the best, capturing Railfanning on film. Looking forward to seeing all of you and sharing the latest news in our hobby.

Respectfully,

Your President:

Michael A. Vitiello



2016 NYRREE MEMBERSHIP MEETING SCHEDULE

Month Date Event Location

September 2016 Fourth Friday, September 23, 2016 Williamson Library

October 2016 Fourth Friday, October 28, 2016 Williamson Library

November 2016 Fourth Friday, November 25, 2016 Williamson Library

December 2016 Fourth Friday, December 23, 2016 Williamson Library




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