NUTC Sandhouse Rail Group - Brown Bag Luncheon @ Metra Headquarters (Free - but Registration Required)
Trains Magazine Journalists, David Lassen and Jim Wrinn, willl present a talk on Chicago Rail Operations and Importance
EVENT OVERVIEW:
Chicago's importance as a railroading center has long been a topic of interest for Trains Magazine, the world's largest-circulation railroading publication. For the first time since 2003, Trains has devoted an entire magazine to the topic, and this time, the special issue is accompanied by a DVD look at operations in the city. Trains editors will discuss the project and the ongoing importance of documenting events in Chicago.
Speakers: David Lassen, an associate editor at Trains, directed production of the magazine's Chicago special issue and accompanying DVD. He joined Trains in 2014 after almost 30 years as a sportswriter in Southern California. He is a native Californian and a graduate of the University of Denver. Jim Wrinn has been editor of Trains since 2004. A lifelong steam fan, he is a qualified locomotive engineer at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, N.C. Before joining the magazine, the North Carolina native and University of North Carolina graduate worked at several newspapers in his home state.
IMPORTANT: Pre-registration REQUIRED. Visit the link below for more details.*Attendees will need to present a GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID for access to Metra's Headquarters.
Contact Info: Diana Marek
Location: Metra Headquarters - 547 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago IL 60661
Event URL: http:// tiny.cc/SandhouseFEB2017
Well ! There it is! Should be intresting, for sure.
Further information in TRAINS NEWSWire of this date.
Is there still a phone number for listening in? The Newswire information didn't mention it.I can't make it into the city in time, due to my radiation treatments, but I could listen from home.
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
CShaveRR Is there still a phone number for listening in? The Newswire information didn't mention it.I can't make it into the city in time, due to my radiation treatments, but I could listen from home.
Hope this will help, and also hope your 'treatments' bring you great results.
CShaveRRI can't make it into the city in time, due to my radiation treatments, but I could listen from home.
I hope your treatment is successful, Carl.
C&NW, CA&E, MILW, CGW and IC fan
Thanks, both of you, for the kind words! The oncologists seem to think I'm tolerating the radiation well. Responding to it, though, not sure--we'll have to wait until the post-treatment tests.I called the number you gave me, Sam, and put my name in. If Metra does a good job, and the snow's not too deep, I should be able to catch the 10:57 scoot in, arrive at 11:43, and make the dash to west of Union Station by noon. If I'm very lucky, I might be able to catch the 10:04 scoot in, and I'll have time for lunch!I think this one is not to be missed!
CShaveRRThanks, both of you, for the kind words! The oncologists seem to think I'm tolerating the radiation well. Responding to it, though, not sure--we'll have to wait until the post-treatment tests.I called the number you gave me, Sam, and put my name in. If Metra does a good job, and the snow's not too deep, I should be able to catch the 10:57 scoot in, arrive at 11:43, and make the dash to west of Union Station by noon. If I'm very lucky, I might be able to catch the 10:04 scoot in, and I'll have time for lunch!I think this one is not to be missed!
Had Radiation for my Colon Cancer 20 years ago - 6 weeks of weekday sessions while I was still undergoing Chemo. The first 3 weeks I was wondering why everyone had complaints about the effects of radiation. The second 3 weeks I found out. Thanks to my 3rd World medical team (Armenian surgeon, Egyptian urologist, Sudanese oncologist and Russian radiaologist) I am approaching by 21st year after surgery - C Free!
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
CShaveRRThanks, both of you, for the kind words! The oncologists seem to think I'm tolerating the radiation well.
Just tell them you worked for the railroad for 46 years. A little radiation is child's play.
The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer, any other railroad, company, or person.
BaltACDHad Radiation for my Colon Cancer 20 years ago - 6 weeks of weekday sessions while I was still undergoing Chemo. The first 3 weeks I was wondering why everyone had complaints about the effects of radiation. The second 3 weeks I found out. Thanks to my 3rd World medical team (Armenian surgeon, Egyptian urologist, Sudanese oncologist and Russian radiaologist) I am approaching by 21st year after surgery - C Free!
Glad to hear that Balt. I have a good friend who is a nine year survivor of breast cancer. Through her treatement, surgery, chemo and radiation, the only thing she complained about was the chemo making her tired. She, too, is cancer free and working her buns off.
Norm
CShaveRR Thanks, both of you, for the kind words! The oncologists seem to think I'm tolerating the radiation well. Responding to it, though, not sure--we'll have to wait until the post-treatment tests.I called the number you gave me, Sam, and put my name in. If Metra does a good job, and the snow's not too deep, I should be able to catch the 10:57 scoot in, arrive at 11:43, and make the dash to west of Union Station by noon. If I'm very lucky, I might be able to catch the 10:04 scoot in, and I'll have time for lunch!I think this one is not to be missed!
Terrific, Carl ! I agree with you on the Sandhouse Rail Group! I am looking forward to it, as well. And To Balt's remission, that is quite a story... It sure is good news for him, I am sure it makes his racing all the more fun...
I see a lot more stories of success/remission while at the VA here. The good news is that they seem to have many more of those, these days...Early diagnosis is the key!
Carl, there are a lot of folks around here that are 'pulling' for you and praying as well... Hang tough!
BaltACDThanks to my 3rd World medical team (Armenian surgeon, Egyptian urologist, Sudanese oncologist and Russian radiaologist) I am approaching by 21st year after surgery - C Free!
BaltACD, I happy for your cure. After five years, it can be called a cure.
Sorry for the political take. Thank your lucky stars that DJT wasn't president when they immigrated to the USA.
BaltACD Thanks to my 3rd World medical team (Armenian surgeon, Egyptian urologist, Sudanese oncologist and Russian radiaologist) I am approaching by 21st year after surgery - C Free!
That is a great testimony!! But now, folks like your Sudanese oncologist would be banned from entering the US.
schlimm BaltACD That is a great testimony!! But now, folks like your Sudanese oncologist would be banned from entering the US.
BaltACD
That I am aware of and is one of the reasons I feel the ban is ludicrious. Put a Trump hotel there and there won't be a ban. When it comes to governmental policies such as immigration and helthcare - don't suspend one system unless there is another system in place. We don't need half baked 'policies' that are no more than runny, unfinished cookie batter.
BaltACD schlimm BaltACD That is a great testimony!! But now, folks like your Sudanese oncologist would be banned from entering the US. That I am aware of and is one of the reasons I feel the ban is ludicrious. Put a Trump hotel there and there won't be a ban. When it comes to governmental policies such as immigration and helthcare - don't suspend one system unless there is another system in place. We don't need half baked 'policies' that are no more than runny, unfinished cookie batter.
+1
Stick to the topic at hand, folks. A little digression is allowed, but politics are not.
Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine
zugmann CShaveRR Thanks, both of you, for the kind words! The oncologists seem to think I'm tolerating the radiation well.
CShaveRR Thanks, both of you, for the kind words! The oncologists seem to think I'm tolerating the radiation well.
Just a quick note to say that I went to this discussion, and it was interesting and fun. They showed a preview of the Chicago DVD (which prompted me to buy one on the spot!), and I got an autographed copy of the special Chicago issue.
We also got some insight into Metra's budgetary woes, and to the serious issue of railroad-assisted suicides (did you know that suicide by train is the third leading method used, behind guns and drugs?).I was hoping to meet other forum correspondents, but had to settle for David Lassen, Jim Wrinn, and Mike Blaszak (all of whom I'm already familiar with). The trips in and out of the city were good, too, made notable by the short wait times I had. Pat dropped me off at Metra about four minutes before my train got into Lombard (and it's a good thing it was on the opposite track there!). And after the meeting a mad dash from Metra HQ to Ogilvie got me on the outbound scoot with only about 90 seconds to spare!On both trips, we were playing leapfrog with coal trains in the same direction, between Elmhurst and Lombard. In both cases, we (the scoots) were the eventual victor, but it was fun to pick up speed after a stop, eventually matching and outpacing the coal gons that never stopped.
Carl:I was there yesterday also. The presentation was interesting regarding how the issue was conceived, planned, and put together.
Being in the graphics business, there are many similarities of pre-production and planning.
I also purchased a book, not the dvd and you were probably in front of me as they were enscribing the magazine as I waited.
Hopefully they will have more downtown rather than Evanston. Much easier to reach for many.
Good luck with the treatment.
ed
I thought that looked like you, Ed! One of us should have said something. How are things going with you?(Actually, I was glad to get out of there when I could...I jumped on my train and it was on the move before I found a seat.)
I think I'm with you on the venue. I could probably get to Evanston, but it would involve a trip over two routes. I think, though, that even if this one had been in Evanston I would have wanted to go. Of course, that extra trip would have made it impossible for me this time. By the time they have the next meeting, though, I'll be done with radiation.
Which issue will it be (was it) ? It's not in any of the ones I have, and I don't see anything about it being in an upcoming issue.
Paul, it's their "special collectors' edition issue" on Chicago. It should be on sale for ten bucks at a local hobby shop or able to be ordered. The DVD is complementary (notice I didn't say "complimentary"!). Definitely worth it!
Issue: https://kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/special-issue/vt-tr3170101
DVD: https://kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/dvd/15119
OK, thanks, Carl and Brian. I wasn't aware it was a special order (no hobby shops around here carry Trains) & extra-cost item for subscribers like me.
For others' information: $9.99 for the magazine, eligible for free shipping.
$29.99 for the DVD, est. $5.50 for standard shipping.
Together, that's more than my last 1-year renewal for the print version of the magazine . . .
- Paul North.
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