Volume 63 – Issue 9                            1 September 2023 From the Brass Hat Greetings to everyone and I hope you enjoyed the “slow” week at the end of August and survived the Tropical Storm. August was a good month for us, with a lot of things getting done...

Volume 63 - Issue 8             1 August 2023 From the Brass Hat July was a busy month and I’m glad that I got to see a lot of y’all out at the yard. It seems that we should have been equipped with life jackets and swim fins for the Brew & Choo. We had a pretty...

    Volume 63 - Issue 7               1 July 2023 From the Brass Hat What constitutes a “successful” train ride on our line? That could be many things to many people, but here are a few suggestions. First and foremost, it was safe – nobody got injured and...

    Volume 63 - Issue 6               1 June 2023 From the Brass Hat Hi all and thanks to everyone who had a hand in preparing and executing the Nuclear Fuel Train Veterans’ rides. This began with the Save the 10 project when Duke Energy donated the two...

    Volume 63                1 May 2023 From the Brass Hat Hi all and thanks to everyone who had a hand in preparing and executing the Hop Into Spring rides. We had the third best April in our history with 1584 riders. From all reports, the trains ran safely...

    Volume 63 - Issue 4                       4 April 2023 From the Brass Hat Greetings from the sunny Florida Keys! As you read this, opening day is now in the books. Thanks to everyone who had a hand in preparing and executing. While preparations for Hop...

    Volume 63 - Issue 3                       21 March 2023 From the Brass Hat  Hi everyone and welcome to summer (or so it seems). We had a streak of hot weather that broke a lot of records for February. It came at a good time because we were able to do a...

      Volume 63 - Issue 2               1 February 2023 From the Brass Hat  Wow! What a month January was. I am pleased to announce up front that Rob Grau, Tom Hutchinson and Jimmy Sumerell were inducted into the Order of the Rusty Spike for long-term...

      Volume 63 - Issue 1             1 January 2023 From the Brass Hat Hello everyone and welcome to 2023. Happy New Year! I sincerely hope that everyone enjoyed the time off over the holidays, you were able to stay at least half-way warm, and nobody...

    Volume 62 – Issue 12                                                                                                 1 December 2022 From the Brass Hat Hello everyone. NOTICE: This is official reminder announcement of a Special Membership Meeting at...