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Upcoming Shows and Meetings

The Urban Transit Club meets once per month, usually on the second Saturday. Our meetings are usually held at the Masonic Hall; which is located at 71 West 23rd Street, New York City. The Masonic Hall is on 23rd Street at Sixth Avenue. Several Subway and Bus lines are nearby, as well as PATH and Penn Station of the LIRR, NJT, and Amtrak. At most of our meetings there is a concession stand offering a variety of drinks and snacks for purchase. Doors open at 6:00 PM for all of our meetings and shows (unless otherwise noted), and the meetings / shows begin at 7:15 PM (unless otherwise noted - TAKE NOTE: our auctions begin at 7:30 PM).

2012 Membership Dues:	$50.00
Associate member:	$2.00
Door fee ( for non-members):	$7.50
There is no door fee for our annual Fall Slide Auction.

2012 utc:ny Meeting Calendar

January 14, 2012	Ron Yee
February 11, 2012	John Urbanski
March 10, 2012	Bill Myers
April 14, 2012	George Chiasson
May 12, 2012	Harry Pinsker
June 9, 2012	Stewart B. Milstein
July 14 2012	Glenn L. Rowe*
August 11, 2012	Annual Joe Wollner Members' Night*
September 8, 2012	Josh Weis*
October 13, 2012	Annual Fall Auction
November 10, 2012	TBA*
December 8, 2012	Annual Holiday Party

* Meeting subject to be announced/content subject to change.

If you have any questions about the above information, or about any of our meetings, please email our Program Director. Meeting descriptions are usually available approximately one month in advance.

Ferbruary 11, 2012:

John Urbanski

Our next meeting will be our February monthly meeting. The meeting will take place on Saturday, February 11, 2012. Our meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, located at 71 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, usually in Room 2 Central (check with the guard when you enter the building). The Masonic Hall is centrally located, in midtown Manhattan, right at the 23rd Street station of PATH and the NYC Transit F train. The 6, N, R, 1, C & E subway lines, as well as many bus lines are nearby. For your convenience there are soft drinks and snacks available for purchase at the concession stand at the back of our meeting room at most meetings. Doors open at 6:00 PM, and the show starts at 7:15 PM.

Our February show will be by Mr. John Urbanski. John’s show will consist of a cornucopia of various transit lines, especially in the NYC area, in no particular order. Also there will be the usual old time views, and as always a few slides of the unexpected. At press time, John was still scanning slides/photos, and didn’t have a more specific synopsis available.

This show will offer much variety and a break from the monotony of mid-Winter, so DON’T MISS IT!

Recent meetings:
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January 14, 2012:

Ron Yee

Our next meeting will be our January monthly meeting. The meeting will take place on Saturday, January 14, 2012. Our meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, located at 71 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, usually in Room 2 Central (check with the guard when you enter the building). The Masonic Hall is centrally located, in midtown Manhattan, right at the 23rd Street station of PATH and the NYC Transit F train. The 6, N, R, 1, C & E subway lines, as well as many bus lines are nearby. For your convenience there are soft drinks and snacks available for purchase at the concession stand at the back of our meeting room at most meetings. Doors open at 6:00 PM, and the show starts at 7:15 PM.

To welcome in 2012 in proper fashion, our January show will feature a presentation by Mr. Ron Yee. Being not only a prolific railroad enthusiast, but also a world traveler, Ron’s show will be not just entertainment, but also a journey abroad! Just like last time, Ron’s show will be an all-digital presentation.

Ron’s show will consist of an update of transit and railway scenes from Great Britain and Ireland. A whirlwind tour around London covering their TramLink lines as well as the new London Overground rail network with images from around the London Underground with the brand new Metropolitan Line "E-class surface stock". Moving northward in the UK, we will then see scenes from Newcastle England's Tyne and Wear Metro system and Commuter railways in Edinburgh Scotland and northern Wales. A visit to Dublin Ireland, featuring their new LUAS Tram as well as the DART Commuter Rail systems and the recently upgraded Irish Railways with new rolling stock.

Then, it’s back to the USA, with a look at some NYC area rail transit developments. Metro-North Railroad's new M-8's during the testing phase as well as it's first year of service on the New Haven Line; PATH's new PA-5's; and if time permits, a brief overview of Chicago's rail transit during the 2011 ERA convention with a focus on the street-running portion of the Chicago South Shore Line in Michigan City Indiana, CTA's famed "L" system and a tour of the CTA Skokie Shops.

As you can see, with all this in store, coupled with Ron’s narration will make for a great show! So come take a break from the cold of mid-January, and DON’T MISS IT!