1st Quarter 2012 issue of Central Headlight is on the way!

The 1st Quarter 2012 issue of the Central Headlight is in the mail to all NYCSHS members in good standing. The 1890's cover photo reflects the lead article on NYC&HR "pony" inspection engines. Other features include a photo story on the handoff of steam power to RDC's on Michigan Central's Grand Rapids Branch in 1952, a look at some rare diesels about to be scrapped in Cleveland in 1967, and the tour of the UAC Turbo Train in 1971. Lots of history spanning a whole century, and something for everyone!

NYCSHS members get the current issue mailed to them each quarter! Not a member? Join today! Not sure if you want to become a member? Members and non-members can purchase back issues of the Central Headlight here.

Also available is the second edition of NYC Modeler, our e-magazine dedicated to model railroaders! You can download it FREE each quarter from our website.

NYCentral Modeler Q1 2012 is here!

Larry Faulkner's scratchbuilt "CR" tower that once stood at Croton, New York, along the electrified Hudson Division. Photo by Larry Faulkner

The third issue of the NYCentral Modeler is available for download! This issue has articles from several new writers and a couple authors who have contributed to the NYCentral Modeler in previous issues. All of the articles feature topics about the New York Central System. This issue includes the final half of the interview with Tony Koester, editor of Kalmbach’s annual Model Railroad Planning and contributing editor to Model Railroader.

We are pleased to feature articles by several authors bringing you topics including "New York Central’s West Side Freight Line" with modules by Ron Pasisi; Jim Six’s "Recreating the New York Central Michigan Division Circa 1955;" another NYC tower article by Larry Faulkner; "Kitbashing HO NYC Steam Locomotives" by Tom Bailey; and all of the regular features of the magazine. This 61-page edition features many photos and the biographies of all of the authors. You will even see photos of some of our member’s layouts, important information about the Society, and more details on the 2012 NYCSHS Convention.

The issue includes the regular feature on NYCS models coming out currently and in the near future by associate editor Jim Benedict, who also writes a similar feature in the NYCSHS Central Headlight.

This edition promises to be a truly exciting third issue for what we hope to be a regular benefit to those of you who model the New York Central Railroad. Even if your layout is not a NYCS one, you will find items of interest for your own modeling. Our readers continue to provide us with very positive feedback on each issue. We believe that this issue continues the quality standard set by past issues. We hope to continue to receive positive feedback with this edition and also ask that you continue to send us interesting and outstanding articles in the future.

The NYCentral Modeler e-zine is for members of the NYCSHS and non-members who model in all scales. Check it out today and let us know what you think. Have a Happy New Year from all of us at the NYCSHS!

—Noel Widdifield, Editor
NYCentral Modeler

Recruiting Discount Offer

One of the initiatives that the New York Central System Historical Society is introducing for 2012 is a discount for recruiting new members. We believe that this program will inspire members to talk about the NYCS and the Society to potential new members in order to obtain a discount on their own memberships. It is just one of several initiatives we will be introducing to increase membership in the Society.

This program offers a $10.00 discount to any member who signs up two new members during the 2012 membership year. The discount would apply to the 2013 membership fee of the member who recruited the required number of new members.

The new member’s membership form has been modified to include a line where new applicants can designate the name of the member who referred them. Current members can use this form when they recruit a new member. They should fill in that line on the form to be sure that they received credit for the referral.

We hope that this program will encourage members to seek out new members to join our exciting Society. The NYCSHS is dedicated to perpetuating the legacy of the New York Central System through the acquisition and preservation of all things related to the NYCS.

We will keep records of the names of members who sign up the new members and will apply the $10 discount to their membership for 2013.

Note: This program does not apply for members of the NYCSHS Board of Directors whose job it is to recruit for the Society as part of their regular duties.

—Noel Widdifield

4th Quarter 2011 edition of Central Headlight now available!

The 4th Quarter 2011 issue of the Central Headlight is in the mail to all NYCSHS members in good standing. The lead is a short photo essay salute to the glory of steam in the winter. The main article is a continuation of Tom Flagg's study of New York Harbor operations, this part focusing on port facilities. Included is a great four-page, fold-out map of the entire harbor, as prepared by the NYC Engineering Department in 1921. Five additional short articles plus the usual columns fill out this exciting issue.

NYCSHS members get the current issue mailed to them each quarter! Not a member? Join today! Not sure if you want to become a member? Members and non-members can purchase back issues of the Central Headlight here.

Also available is the second edition of NYC Modeler, our e-magazine dedicated to model railroaders! You can download it FREE each quarter from our website.