Club. Intracoastal Model Railroad. Brunswick County, North Carolina. Meetings every 3 rd Thursday. Special Events as requested

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1 Meetings every 3 rd Thursday. Special Events as requested Intracoastal Model Railroad Club Model RR all scales & gauges, Community Events, Train Education, Traveling Exhibits, Books, Train Talk, & Club Affiliations. Brunswick County, North Carolina Contact: Don Woodwell, or drwoodwell@gmail.com 1/31/2012 1

2 What We Do In order to educate the public and meet our stated purpose, we conduct train shows at key venues. Setting up the shows requires that we bring many model train layouts to each show representing multiple train scales & track gauges. Current Portable, Modular Layouts: * Kid s layout #1 4 ft x 6 ft, tinplate track w/five operating accessories. One train. * Kid s layout #2 4 ft x 5 ft, tinplate track w/six operating accessories. One train. * Kid s layout #3 4 ft x 8 ft, two loops tinplate track w/two sidings & six operating accessories. Can run two trains. * Hi-Rail: 20 ft x 12 ft, 14 member decorated modules with O-80 & O-88 curves. * Large scale layout, 14 ft x 8 ft for Standard and #1 gauge trains with G scale structures. * HO Layout: 22 ft x 12 ft, 10 modules representing 1950 s era in Brunswick County * Member provided S & Z scale layouts. 1/31/2012 3

3 Where We Run Trains Brunswick County is in the southeastern corner of North Carolina and is bordered on the north by Wilmington, NC, on the south by Myrtle Beach, SC, & the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Both towns have model RR Clubs with which we cooperate on various events. The Intracoastal Model RR Club is a traveling unit as compared to the fixed locations of the other clubs. As such, the IMRRC is able to participate in a number of local events wherever there is a need within ours or surrounding counties. Since there are no train hobby shops within 100 miles, The IMRRC is a major source of model RR know-how for local residents. 1/31/2012 4

4 2007 April Media Mention 1/31/2012 9

5 December Third annual fire station Christmas show with About 900 persons attended. Media Mention below. 1/31/

6 July Media Mention 1/31/

7 2010 March Farm heritage event. This year we talked to 375 layout visitors. April Southport Spring Festival, 14,000 attended the event & 900 visited the layouts. Operation Lifesaver Exhibit 1/31/

8 May Conducted our first after school event with about 55 participating children. Using our kid s layouts, they all get to operate accessories such as coal & log loaders, magnetic crane, and whistle stations. April & June Club members took field trips to ACL museum in Wilmington & CSX yards nearby. 1/31/

9 October Set up and ran a train show in a local airport hanger. This first time event attended by 200 persons Media Mention 1/31/

10 December 1. 5 th Annual Christmas show at the first station. Over 1,100 persons attended. 2. Oak Island, NC, Rec center Christmas Show 150 total attendees including 100 children. Kid s Layout #2 Kid s Layout #1 Media Mention 1/31/

11 2011 March, April, July, September, & October Events continued, & the estimated numbers of attendees = 1, % were children. May Set up a Garden Railway at local church In support of a community function. 100 attendees. IMRRC Trailer in background used to transport layouts where needed for public MRR education. 1/31/

12 November 2 nd exhibition at local elementary school. Sixty-five children in 3 rd & 4 th grades attended. This will be twice annual event. December 6 th Annual Christmas Train Show. 900 attendees. Kid s Hands-on 1/31/2012 Operating Layout #3 1/31/

13 2012 IMRRC Train Shows/Exhibits Year Month Dates Event Venue KEY CONTACT IMRRC MANAGER 2012 March 17/18 Southern Farm Days Lake Waccamaw Luke Elkins / (cell) Eric 2012 April 6/7 Southport Spring Festival Southport Peggy McDonald Tyler & Eddie 2012 April 30 School Supply Elementary 2012 May 19 Toy Fair at Brunswick Airport Cty. Airport 2012 July 7/8 Summer Brunswick Train Dayz Plantation 2012 September 22 BEMC-annual mtg BCC - Under a tent Eddie Clark, CIS, Mark Koval Bob McLaughlin Earl Andrews Eddie Ed O. Bob & Fred Don 2012 October 12/13 MB Train Show support Lakewood Resort, MB Ed Skerritt Ed O November? School Supply Elementary 2012 Nov/Dec 30/1-2 Christmas G-L Firehouse Show NC 904 Eddie Clark, Tal Grisset Eddie John 1/31/

14 Summary The IMRRC has run tinplate and scale model trains for thousands of area residents over the past seven years, and our influence grows every year. We continue to educate the public -- and especially children -- on the joys of the hobby so as to persuade them to actively participate and play with all kinds of trains. We have bridged effectively the gap between the older clubs in both Wilmington and Myrtle Beach which allows for participation by more of the Baby Boomers retiring in Brunswick County, and to keep the hobby s spirit alive for children & youth. Contact: Don Woodwell, or drwoodwell@gmail.com 24 1/31/2012