"24 Hours @ Saginaw" Schedule of Events
(Please pass this on to your rail friends)

5th Annual “24 Hours @ Saginaw” 2010

Saginaw Heritage Center (the depot)
301 S. Saginaw Blvd.
Saginaw, Texas 76179
[www.saginawtxchamber.org]

Sponsored by:
North Texas Chapter, NRHS
Saginaw Chamber of Commerce
and Choo Choo Express Trackless Trains

Friday, May 28th and Saturday, May 29th, 2010
7:00 pm - 7:00 pm (24 Hours)

Schedule of Events:

Friday, May 28th

7:00 pm - Event Begins

Activities
- Train watching begins
- Sign in and log your time
- Railroad videos
- Safety rules displayed
- Door Prizes
- Pass the hat for Pizza

Programs:

7:05 pm - Sonja Grigsby - “Operation Lifesaver” presentation

8:00 pm - Charles Biel - "All Those Stupid Fools of the 60's 70's" - ATSF film scans

8:30 pm - "Night Shoot Primer" with Leonard Ruback - meet by caboose - open to everyone

9:00 pm - Patrick Phelan - "FWWR Photo Night Shoot" - meet out front - limited attendance

9:05 pm - Randy Nelson - "2009 in Review" and " Nomo's Moldy Oldys" (multimedia show)

10:00 pm - Will Hemb - "Black Diamonds on the Rails"

11:00 pm - "Texas Slide Show Shoot-Out" show your 10 favorite slides

11:59 pm - Moment of silence for Railspotter "Mike Gitlin"

12:00 am - Steve Goen - World Premier DVD "844 Valley Eagle, Vol 1"

Saturday, May 29th

- Train watching continues
- More Railroad videos

1:00 am - Bryan Flint - "From Texas and the rest of the World"

2:00 am - "Great Locomotive Race" Trivia Game - Skip Waters

3:00 am - Video - Johnny Cash - "RIDIN' the RAILS" a Documusical!

4:00 am - Video - "Ross Rowland: Giant of Steam" - America's Greatest Railfan

5:00 am - 9:00 am - Mike Moore with the North Texas T-Trak Model Railroad Club display

6:00 am - DVD - "The STATION AGENT" - a closet railfan movie

7:30 am - Video - 1934 "The SILVER STREAK" - with America's first Streamliner from the 30's!

9:30 am - DVD - "END of the LINE" featuring Wilford Brimley and Kevin Bacon

11:00 am - Ken Fitzgerald - "History of the FWWR"

12:00 pm - "Lets Talk Trains Radio Show" - Live broadcast with host Skip Waters
Guests include: Steve Allen Goen and others

12:05 pm - Leonard Ruback - "Geotagging your trip shots" - Clinic

1:00 pm - Jerry Kelly - "Where was I when I took THIS?" and "80's 90's remember when?"

2:00 pm - Steve Goen - World Premier DVD "844 Valley Eagle, Vol 2"

3:00 pm - "Great Locomotive Race" Trivia Game - Skip Waters

4:00 pm - Patrick Phelan - "Patrick's Excellent Steam Adventures" (multimedia show)

5:00 pm - Bradley Linda - "From Dark to Light"

5:30 pm - "Texas Slide Show Shoot-Out II" show your 10 favorite slides

6:00 pm - Randy Nelson - "1st Half of 2010" and "Daylight Dreaming" and maybe more...

7:00 pm - Event Ends

Programs subject to change without notice. More programs will be announced at the event. We welcome anyone who would like to show off their stuff. Just bring it!

NEW - "Lets Talk Trains Radio Show" will broadcast LIVE at the depot on Saturday 12:00 noon - 2:00pm with your host Skip Waters. Check it out, call in or just listen at:
[www.blogtalkradio.com]

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Everyone is welcome to attend, even if it's just for a few hours. We
look forward to having you drop by and share some train watching
fellowship with some Rail-Fun, Rail-Friendly, Rail-Fans.

FREE admission, but we would like a $5 donation to help offset our insurance costs.

Now don't just sit there... Y'all come have FUN, Ya-hear!

Skip Waters
Vice President, Trips and Events
North Texas Chapter, NRHS

P.S. A few close Motels in the area in case you need to step away for some shut eye...

GW Inn & Suites
5317 S. Blue Mound Rd. (I-820 North Loop Exit 15)
Ft. Worth, TX 76106
Ph: 817-626-2222

Mustang Inn & Suites
5330 Blue Mound Rd. (I-820 North Loop Exit 15)
Ft. Worth, TX 76106
Ph: 817-624-1989

Days Inn & Suites
5370 Blue Mound Rd. (I-820 North Loop Exit 15)
Ft. Worth, TX 76106
Ph. 817-626-3566