Pacific Coast Region - NMRA

Welcome to the Daylight Division Website!

We are one of five divisions in the Pacific Coast Region of NMRA.

The Daylight Division serves NMRA members residing in the California counties of Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, Kern, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara. Quarterly meets are held in various locations throughout the Division to give everyone equal opportunity to attend meetings nearby and share the long-distance drives. Carpooling is encouraged! The Daylight Division is a BIG division.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The national organization has a new name and a new logo! The official name is now "NMRA" and the new logo is in the masthead above.
• Jay Smith was named Daylight Division's "Member of the Year" by Director John Houlihan at the May 22^nd Fresno meet for his work as Industry Liaison. Jay is responsible for obtaining the wonderful donations from vendors and donors that are given as door prizes at Daylight meets. Congratulations to Jay and thank you for your efforts!
• Ballots for Superintendent and Chief Clerk/Paymaster were submitted by mail or in person and counted at the May 22^nd Daylight meet. Nineteen ballots were received unanimously electing Dave Grenier as Superintendent and Suzie Paff as Chief Clerk/Paymaster. Both terms are for two years. Congratulations to both of you.
• John Houlihan's re-election, with 28 votes, as Daylight Division Director was announced at the PCR Board of Directors meeting held May 28^th at the Silver Rails 2010 PCR Convention in Sparks, Nevada. Congratulations to John.
• New issue of Daylight Observation now available
• The Daylight Division Name Badges and Shirt projects have been cancelled for the foreseeable future due to a lack of interest.

NEXT MEET - August 28th in Tehachapi

The Daylight Division's Summer Meet will be August 28^th, 2010, at the Village Grill Restaurant, 410 East Tehachapi Blvd, Tehachapi. (MAP) Note: The meet was originally scheduled for the 21^st, but we later learned that was the day of the 47^th Annual Tehachapi Mountain Festival and all the Tehachapi modelers would be involved in festival activities, along with 30,000 to 50,000 visitors.

The Village Grill is just across the street from Tehachapi's Railroad Park. There will be a no-host breakfast from 8:30 to 10:00 AM. During breakfast, Doug Wagner will present photos of railroading action in Cajon Pass from over the last 13 years. Registration will start at 9:30, followed by the meet starting at 10:00 AM.

Brewster Bird will present a clinic on making background buildings using foamcore.

A local resident, Jim Jury, will be presenting part of his collection of railroad slides he has taken all over the country during the mid 1950s.

Don't forget to bring items wrapped in newspaper for the White Elephant Auction. After the contests have been judged, and the presentation/clinics, we will have the Daylight Division's Quarterly Business meeting. At the close of the business meeting, the $25 door prize will be handed out, and the White Elephant Auction will be held. At the close of the activities, layout tour maps will be distributed.

Three outdoor garden layouts are scheduled to be on tour, including Dennis Keck's narrow gauge steam layout, Rick Passalaqua's “Rick's Rock Back-Breaking Railroad,” and John Bell’s layout overlooking UP’s Cable Siding.

There are 2 model railroad shops in Tehachapi, As an extra added bonus, the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum will be open for your viewing pleasure.

About 4:30 PM, we will have a BBQ dinner at John Bell’s. This is a great location for photo opportunities. To take part in the BBQ at John's house, RSVP to Doug Wagner at carldw@aol.com or phone (661) 589-0391, no later than August 26th. (Please leave message if you get the answering machine.) The cost for the BBQ dinner is $10, which includes ribs, corn-on-the-cob, hot macaroni and cheese, dinner rolls, green salad, pie a la mode dessert and drinks. (Chicken is also available, but must be special ordered. Please mention this when you RSVP to Doug or you will get ribs!!!)

Hope to see you at the meet!

QUARTERLY MEET SCHEDULE

• November 20, 2010 - Hilding Larson's home, San Luis Obispo, CA
• February 2011 - TBD
• May 2011 - TBD
• August 2011 - TBD

UPCOMING EVENTS in DAYLIGHT DIVISION

• August 28, 2010 - 9:30 am, Daylight Division Meet, Village Grill Restaurant, 410 E. Tehachapi Blvd, Tehachapi, CA. Map
  
  Come early at 8:30 am for a hearty breakfast, socializing and a slide program from Doug Wagner's railfanning at Cajon Pass. Registration starts at 9:30; meet starts at 10:00 with clinics, contests, business meeting, White Elephant Auction, and door prizes, followed by layout tours.
  
  About 5:00 pm we'll have a BBQ dinner with all the trimmings, plus dessert, for $10, at John Bell's hillside home, overlooking Cable Siding. RSVP by August 15th to Doug Wagner, carldw@aol.com or (661) 589-0391.
• September 25, 2010 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, CANNONBALL III Train Show, Central California Division Toy Train Operating Society, Commerce Building, Kings Fairgrounds, 810 South 10th Ave, Hanford, CA,
  
  Admission: $5.00; Child under 12 FREE with paid adult admission. Multiple operating layouts and gauges. Buy-Sell-Trade. Tables $20.00 each. SBE info required.
  
  Info: Richard Plummer (559) 924-9227, ccdttos@yahoo.com
• October 7 to 11, 2010 - 2nd Annual Central Coast Railroad Festival. "ALL ABOARD!" for a variety of FREE events and activities held at numerous railroad, historical and educational locations throughout  San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties, organized and presented by numerous area historical and community organizations. A full schedule of events and list of participating organizations can be found at www.ccrrf.com or by calling the festival office at (805) 773-4173.
• October 22 - 24, 2010 - Friday 1:00 pm to 7:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, The Golden Empire Train Show in conjunction with the Fall Home Show, Kern County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield, CA. Flyer
  
  Admission: $7.00; Children 12 and under: Free; Friday is Senior Day: $4.00 (Friday only)
  
  For more info: Attendee / Exhibitor
• November 20, 2010 - 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Daylight Division Meet, Hilding Larson's home, San Luis Obispo, CA.

See the PCR Master Calendar of Events for more events all over the PCR and beyond.