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Jos. Frank LAYOUT TOUR Open House for 2015 East Penn Show

JF Joseph FrankOGR Forum Member
Hello ALL ---
 
My " NYC Model Transit System O-Scale EL & Trolley Layout " will be part of the East Penn Traction Club Sponsored "Layout Tours" during the 2015 East Penn Traction Club Show Event of Friday thru Sunday,  May 15, 16, 17th.
 
I will be hosting on both SATURDAY May 16th, and for the Official Layout Tour Day of Sunday May 17th,  when an EPTC Chartered Trolley fantrip will also be held that Sunday for those interested.
 
See the two ATTACHED "poster" images !  NOTE:   For internet security and privacy reasons, my address and phone number are blocked out on the attached images. 
 
HOWEVER, for those here planning to go to the East Penn Traction Club 2015 Show in the Philadelphia Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia,   and who would like to visit, operate, photograph, my Home Layout,  on either Saturday or Sunday,  PLEASE EMAIL ME at:
 
nyctransitmodeler@msn.com
 
 
and tell me what day and what time frame you would wish to visit;

And my email reply I will send to you WILL HAVE the same two attached flyer-images which WILL HAVE DISPLAYED,  MY PHONE CONTACT AND MY HOME ADDRESS  on those Poster Flyers.
 
These will also be available in posters and printed notice handouts available and given out at the SHOW when you sign in and pay your show admission fee.
 
For those not driving, there is a SEPTA public transit route to my home and a nearby R-7 Regional Rail commuter train Line and station a few blocks from my home.
 
Here is a LINK to the EPTC Meet announcement website:  http://eastpenn.org/meet2015.html
 
Regards - Joe F

 

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Mark BoyceMark BoyceOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Originally Posted by Joseph Frank:

Hi Mark B

 

Thanks for the support - and I posted a similar reply to you (and Brian V) over at Subways (with photos of one of my earlier open house layout events) --- at a different Thread Link found here:

 

https://ogrforum.com/t...48#41835035314338348

 

Thanks others for the 4 LIKES and email contact from many of you related to this Open House Thread !

 

Regards !! - Joe F

You're welcome, Joe!

JF Joseph FrankOGR Forum Member

Hi Bill (Farmer) ---

 

I don't know what area you live in within reasonable driving distance to my home area - you can private email me regarding that - ( nyctransitmodeler@msn.com ) but I have and do welcome and accept "one at a time" visitors to the Layout to visit, photograph and operate it. Just need to set a day and date and thats all.  It happens more often that way than with groups visitors at one time ! Some guys brought their wifes / girlfriends when visiting !

 

We usually also go to lunch, eat and have a few beers or cocktails as part of the day's visit ! As one of my photos I posted shows - a group of us at a diner !

 

regards - !! Joe F

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JF Joseph FrankOGR Forum Member

Hello ALL --

 

Well, my Open House Layout Tour for 2 days, Saturday & Sunday just past,  went very well and the entire O Scale EL & Trolley layout worked flawlessly.  Had quite a volume of visitors over those 2 days -- am still assembling and collecting my own photos from my Open House Layout event -- including photos my open house attendees are emailng me.  So I should have more to show with photos and reporting  in a few more days.  I was at the EPTC Show Friday 7:30 PM to near closing -  and it was pretty quiet with sparse attendance that day thru the evening.  Here is one photo so far ! NYC Railfan Giovanni Rescigno of Brooklyn NY holds one of my O-Scale scratchbuilt Third Ave Railway System streetcars.

 

I have been recovering the past 2 days from Saturday and Sunday open house event !

 

Regards - Joe F

 

Gio Holds JHF Scratchbuilt O-Scale TARS car

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JF Joseph FrankOGR Forum Member

Hello ALL ----

 

For those who expressed interest and good luck for my open house layout tour,

here are the first few of many more photos of attendee-visitors to my Open House Layout Tour during Saturday and Sunday,  May 16 and 17.  I had about 22 visitors !

 

John Telesca and his wife Ellen, and son Anton, and son's pal Giovanni (blonde long hair) arrived on Saturday and stayed 3 hours !  Visitors are identified in photo captions.  More photos of visitors will arrive on a later message.  A lot of fun, conversations, photos and videos taken, and operation of EL Trains and streetcars, and even some of the HO Scale Shelf Railroad Layout was operated.

 

Regards - Joe F

 

BELOW --  Anton Telesca and pal Giovanni Rescigo standing in the Operator's Controls Stand center aisle for streetcars and Elevated Trains

 

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BELOW -- Anton Telesca and Layout Host, Joseph Frank, holding Brooklyn Peter Witt Streetcar 

 

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BELOW -- Anton Telesca and Giovanni Rescigno operate EL Trains as Ellen Telesca observes the operations

 

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BELOW -- Giovanni Rescigno and Anton Telesca study Joe Frank's scratchbuilt NYCTA R-127 Work Box Motor Subway Car as Ellen Telesca studies trains in layup yard

 

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New York MTA Transit Bus Driver Ralph Mazzone studies scale model of a modern MTA Transit "Articulated" Bus - just like the ones he drives for the MTA

 

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BELOW -- Traction Modeler Frank Graham looks over the assorted IRT and BMT Elevated Gate Cars in the passenger layup yard parallel to a 2 track Terminal Station at right.

 

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BELOW -- Unidentified visitor at left seen with Traction Modeler Richard Randall observing a train passing by on the EL

 

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Joe cardismJoe cardismOGR Forum Member

Hay Joe this is Joe Cardism I haven't forgot about your invite this passed year ive been extremely busy but I was asking about you up on Allentown trolley meet this passed weekend. I definitely want to come out to see your layout and kick around some ideas with you and see what your thoughts are on them. Steve gave me your phone number so I will be in contact with you soon. He had to give it to me because I had missed placed your number when you gave it to me last year. I also wanted to say thank you again for all the support. I look forward of seeing soon ✌

JF Joseph FrankOGR Forum Member

Hello Joe  (C)

Sorry I didn't get to to Allentown EPTC Show --- long story but I had a lot to do to get the trains, layout and train room ready for visitors. In retrospect,  I wish I went to Allentown Meet and did not opt to host an open house day !

By the way,  TODAY, Thursday, 5/25/17 ---  I have a bunch of guys (many NYC Transit motormen and such)  coming down from NY and LI to visit the layout for the day -- be here about 10:30 to 11 AM.  If you are around and want to come over (you reside in Bens. -  lower Bucks Cy)   give me a phone call.  If you got an Open House Flyer at the Allentown Meet, for my open house  my address should be on it.  If not, call me.  So, I will wait to hear from you !

 

Regards ! - Joe F

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