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Each week draws us closer to June. Last week we finalized the Super Tour. This week, we shift our focus to early tours. These will be the layouts open on Wednesday, June 3rd that our guests can visit on their way to the convention. We are featuring layouts inn outlying areas of the Metroplex. One of the biggest railroads is Brady McGuire’s O scale Pennsylvania Railroad Laurel Valley Subdivision.

We are very excited to have the bus tour layouts finalized. They should be posted soon on the website. We have a large number of layouts committed and more coming. We are especially pleased to have James Peterson’s new layout on tour. Many of you know James as the proprietor of Discount Model Trains.

January 2009
Hi everyone.

I hope you are making plans to join all the fun this June at the Trinity River Interchange.  I know Divisions 1 & 3 are planning lots of fun activities for you!  You can expect 5 GREAT days of trains, socializing, and even a chance to learning a thing or two to improve your modeling.

How could you ask for more then that?

Whatever you want to learn in a clinic, the 2009 Trinity River Interchange will have it!
 
Here is just a few examples:
 
Brett Gallant, owner of  Sierra West Scale Models will be on hand to give his excellent
clinic on "Building Craftsman Kits."
 

We are proud to announce the unveiling of this year’s great apparel to commemorate your visit to the 2009 LSR Convention. We'll have both polo and dress versions of the convention shirt and they look FANTASTIC!  And to complete your ensemble we have a matching 2009 Trinity River Interchange ball cap that will make you the envy of the crowd.

Since everyone will be wanting these, we chose a second color for the convention staff shirt. That way you’ll be able to pick them out of the crowd easily when you need some assistance.

You can check these great items out as well as many others on the stuff tab above . To make sure you get yours in time for the convention, you may place your order with  your registration today.
Russ

January 2009
 
If Layout Tours is what you like at your convention, we have over 70 layouts within easy driving distance from this year’s convention.  Almost 1/3 of these have already confirmed for the 2009 Trinity River Interchange with more to come!
 
As a result, we are excited to be bringing you our best layout tour yet. We have something for  just about everyone, representing nearly every scale. There will be awesome large layouts, examples of  what can be done with limited space, and everything in between. Each one is loaded with ideas to get you excited about building or adding on to your own layout or modeling project.
 
You’ll get to see layouts that are just underway all the way up those that are nearly complete. Below are some of the layouts that are going to be on tour. Even better, there will be more (lots more) to come, including a few surprises. If this hasn’t gotten you  

• Jim Aust HOGreat Northern
• Don Murphey HO St. Louis, Atlantic, and Pacific
• Stan Pirzchalski HO MDAK
• Jim Packer HO Nevadun Railroad
• Tim Blackwell N  Whitehurst and Pine Ridge
• Olaf Melhouse N  Dakota Northern
• Jim Norwood HO Kansas City Southern
• David Davis MMR HO  DTS
• Steve Willis HO Colorado Southwestern.
• Mike Haas HO Westbrooke Parkway
• Chip Romig S and Sn3  Colorado and Silver River
• Jerry Hoverson MMR HO Rocky Mountain Central/ Hon3 Colorado Pacific
• Richard Cook N Sand Springs Railway
• Brady McGuire O Southwestern Pennsylvania
• Jack Orr HO Raton and Overland
• Marc Lachey Sn3 Cripple Creek and Tin Cup
• Elbert Smith HO Graham Branch of the Rock Island
• Bennie Shields G 12 Oaks Railroad
• Darrel Smith HO Texas and Pacific
• Texas Western Model Railroad Club HO /HOn3Texas Western 
• South Side Railroad Modelers HO South Side and Rio Mesa
• Rolf Brugger HO Bear Creek Branch of the Southern Pacific

For more information on these layouts including the newest additions, click on list tab above.
 
Also, for 2009 we will be featuring a "SUPER, Super Tour".   More on that to come!
 
Steve Willis