SHMRRC Minutes for the Monthly Meeting
Date: September 2, 2025
The meeting was held at Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church, President Jeff Graybill presiding. 
Attendees:
           Jeff Graybill, President
           Warren Ashbrook, Vice President
           Dave Bodnar, Treasurer
           Rich Aubel, Secretary
           Dave Murphy
           Dave Maynard
           David Damp
           Charlie Beaumariage 

 
Presidents Report:
The Monroeville Greenberg show was good in spite of low attendance.  Trains ran fine for the most part and a few minor problems were identified and fixed.  A starter HO train set was purchased for a raffle at the Carnegie Library show.

We have received information about the Mt. Lebanon Winter Market & Holiday Celebration.  The event will be held on Saturday, December 6th from Noon to 5:00 pm.  Based on previous events our setup will be on Friday, December 5th starting at 1:00 and continuing until the layout is complete. 

The Carnegie Science Center Locomotion Weekend will be in early January.  We are assuming that it will be on January 10th and 11th but we will verify the dates at a future meeting. 

We need to contact the Carnegie Library in September to set the dates for our show next year.  The dates suggested are April 10th and 11th with setup on Thursday, April 9th.  Members who have modules should check their calendars to make sure there is no conflict with these dates.  We will notify the library of these dates if no one emails a conflict by mid-September. 


 
Treasurers Report:
The total amount in the treasure remains at $5,902.24 with $500.00 cash on hand and $5,402.24 in checking.  

 
Program:
A discussion was held to identify items that each module should have installed to meet the FreeMo standards.  All modules should have a track connector on the inside and outside of the module.  In addition, an accessory bus needs to be installed to carry a 16 volt ac power supply for any modules that need to run lights or animation.  Some modules with an abundance of need for power will continue to use their own devices to run the module but will still need to have an accessory bus. 

 
Next Meeting:
The next SHMRRC meeting will be at the Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church at 7:00 pm on September 30, 2025.