SHMRRC Minutes for the Monthly Meeting
Date: September 30, 2025 
                                The meeting was held at Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church, President Jeff Graybill presiding. 

 
Attendees:
           Jeff Graybill, President
           Warren Ashbrook, Vice President
           Rich Aubel, Secretary
           Dave Murphy
           Dave Maynard
           David Damp
           Bud Brock
           Charlie Beaumariage
           Nick Yackovich
           George Frola 

 
Presidents Report:
Our next scheduled show is the Mt. Lebanon Uptown Holiday Market on Saturday, December 7th from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm.  Setup will be on Friday, December 6th starting at 12:00 noon and continuing until trains are running. 

We have been invited to display at the Kamin Science Center for Locomotion Weekend in January 2026. We don’t have an official date yet but in past years it has been held on the second weekend of January. 

Official dates for the Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall have been established.  Setup will be on Thursday, April 9, 2026 starting at 4:00 pm.  Show dates are Friday, April 10th and Saturday, April 11th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm each day.  We have a starter train set to raffle off and need to decide if we want to use tickets or a scavenger hunt. 


 
Treasurers Report:
Dave Bodnar was unable to attend this meeting so we have no treasurer's report. 

 
Program:
Nick Yackovich and George Frola were guest attendees at the meeting.  Nick presented his idea to start an Adult/Youth model railroad club for the Carnegie and surrounding areas. At this time he is gathering information about interest in the club and has contacted the Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) to help advise. 

The club will be for youth starting at 10 years old accompanied by parents.  The purpose will be to further interest in model railroading and to provide information and hands on learning for new and experienced railroaders.  The club will be O-gauge in scale and feature modular construction.  Nick requested that the SHMRRC be involved in providing knowledge regarding starting and operating a model railroad club and also to possibly support it with demonstrations on specific skills used in the hobby. 

Club members agreed that they would be willing to help and offered suggestions regarding layout arrangement, module size, and tips on ways to avoid problems before they happen. 

Since the club will involve minors a suggestion was made to research the need for background checks and authorization to work with youth.  Since it will be a parent/child club we have no information about whether it would be required or not. 

Rich Aubel agreed to be the contact between Nick and the SHMRRC. 

Jeff Graybill reported on an interesting N-scale modular concept that used hexagonal modules that have the flexibility of being assembled in any configuration. 

Dave Damp presented a collection of Conrail engines that he has recently acquired. 


 
Next Meeting:
The next SHMRRC meeting will be at the Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church at 7:00 pm on October 28, 2025