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>>> TKM No. 130 - Autumn 2024 Published <<<

Autumn Issue of The Keystone Modeler Published

The Autumn 2024 issue of TKM has been published.


In this issue:

  • Eight more pages of wonderful pictures of the excellent models that were on display at this year's annual meeting in Altoona, including some of Bob Yagodich's ballast cleaning train.
  • An extensive review of Rapido's new GS-4 locomotive, including lots of information about the prototype.
  • Four pages of product announcements, some of which have been highly anticipated.



You can find it here.

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Time to Join the Drive - Renew for 2025


Important note: The link to the membership renewal form that we put in the renewal notice email is incorrect. Use the link below to download the correct form.


The PRRT&HS membership renewal period for 2025 is now open. Those of you for whom we have valid email addresses should have received a renewal notice email this morning and paper renewal packages have been mailed to everyone else and have already begun arriving at our members' mailboxes. If you do not receive either the email or a postal mail within the next few days, contact our Membership Coordinator Jim Trunzo at membership@prrths.net and he will be sure to get one to you right away.


Those of you who use the website will notice that when you log in, a message notifying you that you need to renew will be displayed and you will be given the option to either renew at that time or wait until later.


Remember that we only accept credit card payment for online renewals and we only accept payment by check for mailed-in paper renewals.


If you wish to pay by check or for any other reason prefer renewing by mail, you can download a copy of the 2025 membership renewal package by clicking here.


The renewal period closes at the end of January, after which you can still renew at any time, but you will incur an additional fee to cover our increased expense to send you any 2025 back issues of The Keystone that you will be due. So, be sure to renew soon.


2025 promises to be another great year for the society and we'd love to have you share it with us.



2025 PRRT&HS Annual Meeting

(Our 57th Annual Meeting)

 

Wednesday, May 14 to Saturday, May 17, 2025

 

Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel

- Same location as our 2022 annual meeting -

 

4650 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, PA

 

Hosted by the New England and Long Island Chapters

 

Look for more information on this site over the coming weeks as details are finalized.


Pictures from the PRRT&HS 2024 Annual Meeting


We have some pictures from the 2024 annual meeting. You might be in one.


Click here to view them.


If you have any pictures from the 2024 annual meeting that you'd like to submit for inclusion in this collection, please attach them to an email sent to webmaster@prrths.net

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Summer 2024 The Keystone In the Mail


The Summer 2024, volume 57 number 2, is in the mail. Be looking for it. You can go here to see the Table of Contents.

Thanks, Altoona Works Chapter, for Hosting a Wonderful Annual Meeting


Our 2024 annual meeting concluded Saturday with a delicious barbecue picnic at the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum in which our intrepid members gathered under the tents and basked in the warmth of the companionship of good friends.


We wish our members and their guests who attended a safe trip home and we look forward to seeing them and all of you next year in Harrisburg.


2024 Board with 1361 Tender


The 2024 Board of Directors in Front of the Big Surprise, 1361's Tender at the 2024 PRRT&HS Annual Meeting in Altoona, PA


More pictures to follow...

New Book for Sale!

Conquest III

by Rick Tipton and David P. Oroszi, 2023


Continuing David Messer's highly-respected Conquest Series, authors Tipton and Oroszi chronicle PRR's Ohio Panhandle Lines, Pittsburgh - Dennison and Branches, Uhrichsville to E. Columbus, the Zanesville Branch, Columbus & Xenia Bradford Line, and Bradford to New Paris.


This 515-page hardbound book, Smyth sewn, contains 980 illustrations, some in color. A mating CD offers 42 large scale maps in PDF format.


Member Price - $119

Non-member Price - $139


Plus Shipping and Handling


Available now in our on-line store!


Go to store


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2021 - 2022 Keystones In Store Now

The 2021 and 2022 issues of our quarterly publication The Keystone are now available in our Store. Cost is $15 each to the public or $12 each to our members. To get to the store, click on "Store" in our menu above or click here. Members must be logged into the website in order to get the member price.


To Our Members:


> By logging in and providing your e-mail address, we will be better able to communicate with you in the future.


>You will need to Log-In to your account to get member discounts in our new Store


To the Public:


> If you are not a member of PRRT&HS, our legacy web site is still up and running at prrths.com. We are working to move all of that web site over to this new, public web site.

> If you wish to join our society, please click on the "Join Us" menu selection at the top of this page..



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The Society's mission is to further scholarly learning and interest in the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) and its predecessor companies by stimulating and encouraging the collecting, researching, recording and preserving of all technical, historical and practical information concerning the PRR and to make this information available to interested persons. And to further the accurate modeling of the PRR so that future generations may better appreciate and understand the company.

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