Reminder | May 2024

Hello Manhattan Modeler,

The May Manhattan Modelers meeting will be a visit to the former sites of the Rail Marine terminals in Manhattan meeting on Thursday May 30. We will gather at 6:00 PM by the Rolex store at the Hudson Yards mall. 

We will walk over look around 

-the Erie Yard site on 28th

- the Terminal Warehouse on 27th

- the Lehigh Starett building on 26h

-the B&O building also on 26th. 

I will have images of how these sites used to look. 

Then we will stop in for food, drinks and conversation at the Frying Pan a former Erie rail barge now attached to the B&O float bridge. There is even an Erie Caboose to visit. 

I have invited members of several other area model railroading groups to join us on this outing so I hope you can join us. 

Please contact me so I will know to look for you.

[email protected]

 Happy modeling!

Andy Estep

May Manhattan Modelers are scheduled to visit to the former Rail Marine sites

I had scheduled this event to be on Thursday the 30^th of May at 6:00PM. The plan is that we will meet at the Rolex store at the Hudson Yards Mall and go visit the sight of the former Rail marine sites along the Hudson in the 28^th to 25^th Street section of Manhattan. These sites include the former Erie Yard at 28^th Street, the Terminal Warehouse formerly served by NY Central and the Erie, the Lehigh Starrett building of the Lehigh Valley RR and the B&O building on 25th Street. I plan to have some images pulled up on my iPad to share, we will discuss the history of the sights, share some pictures and then we will go to the Frying Pan Restaurant for some food, drinks and discussion. The Frying Pan Restaurant is on a former Erie RR Barge attached to the former B&O float barge. There is also an Erie Caboose on board. Some of us did this last year and it was a fun visit. This is a short walk from Penn Station and there is a Hudson Yards stop on the 7 train.

I have been warned that this may be a conflict with people who want to visit the NERPM in Springfield MA. The New England (or North East depending who you ask) Railroad Prototype Modelers meet is being held starting the next day Friday the 30th. I am sure that will be a great event and I hope to attend someday.

I have extended the invitation to a few other model train groups in the area including NYSME as a way of thanking them for letting us meet in their building for our April Meeting. Please contact me if you plan to come along so I know to expect you. I can be reached at [email protected]

Manhattan Modelers Postcards

Heath Hurwitz has printed Manhattan Modelers Postcards and we want to get them out to local modelers toy see if we can raise interest in our group. We plan to get them into local hobby shops and clubs.

 If you know modelers in the city and surrounds who would be interested in joining our group please ask for some to distribute.

May 30th 2024 5:30 PM

Manhattan Modelers May Meeting

We will meet at the Rolex store at the Hudson Yards Mall and go visit the sight of the former Rail marine sites along the Hudson in the 28th to 25th Street section of Manhattan. These sites include the former Erie Yard at 28th Street, the Terminal Warehouse formerly served by NY Central and the Erie, the Lehigh Starrett building of the Lehigh Valley RR and the B&O building on 25th Street. I will discuss the history of the sights, share some pictures and then we will go to the Frying Pan Restaurant for some food, drinks and discussion. The Frying Pan Restaurant is on a former Erie RR Barge attached to the former B&O float barge. There is also an Erie Caboose on board. Some of us did this last year and it was a fun visit.

I have extended the invitation to a few other model train groups in the area including NYSME as a way of thanking them for letting us meet in their layout for the April Meeting. Please contact me ([email protected]) if you plan to come along so I know to expect you.

May 31st -June 2nd 2024

New England/Northeast Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet

Springfield MA

www.nerpm.org

August 10-11, 2024

Greenberg’s Great Train and Toy Show

Edison, NJ

New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center

November 23-24, 2024

Greenberg’s Great Train and Toy Show

Edison, NJ

New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center

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