Enter Gate 6.

The “Dinner Train” for the Friends of the Cumbres Toltec will be Saturday July 20th departing Chama at 3:00pm and return around 9:30pm. We are waiting on pricing from the railroad so we can set the fares. There will be a meal at Osier before we board the train back to Chama. Not sure of the menu, but in the past, it has been very upscale and delicious. Our last trip was Prime Rib and Salmon as a selection plus a Vegetarian selection. The ride back to Chama is at night and the night life is amazing. This is well worth the trip to Chama and the train ride on the Cumbres. This date is near the new moon, so it will not light up the fields as a full moon has done in the past. The full moon, or buck moon, is on July 3rd, and the 1st Quarter moon is July 27th.

All Members are welcome!

Setup at 12:00 pm. No Host Dinner at the Mesquite Pit Mineral Wells, 3915 Mineral Wells Hwy. Mineral Wells, TX at around 5:30 pm. (http://www.mesquitepit.com/mineral-wells.html). For hotel reservations, please call directly to the Best Western Inn in Mineral Wells TX, 940-325-2270 and tell them it is for Clark Gardens to make your reservations. Mention Clark Gardens when booking, no matter what hotel it is in Mineral Wells.
· Best Western- $109.99 King
· Days Inn - $99 King / $109 Double Queen (Cut Off Date: July 31 - Mention: Clark Gardens)
· Recommend looking into The Crazy Water Hotel and Magpie Inn Bed & Breakfast, if other options are wanted

Show Hours: Saturday, August 31: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, Sunday September 1: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. For hotel reservations, please call directly to the Best Western Inn in Mineral Wells TX, 940-325-2270 and tell them it is for Clark Gardens to make your reservations. For hotel reservations, please call directly to the Best Western Inn in Mineral Wells TX, 940-325-2270 and tell them it is for Clark Gardens to make your reservations. Mention Clark Gardens when booking, no matter what hotel it is in Mineral Wells.
· Best Western- $109.99 King
· Days Inn - $99 King / $109 Double Queen (Cut Off Date: July 31 - Mention: Clark Gardens)
· Recommend looking into The Crazy Water Hotel and Magpie Inn Bed & Breakfast, if other options are wanted

Please think about volunteering to run trains during the State Fair of Texas. There are two shifts daily (and free entrance into the Fair itself). Contact Ron Natinsky at 214 415 2400 for details and to volunteer.

Setup at 12:00 pm (noon). No-host dinner at 4:30 - 5:00 pm, Location: Love and War in Texas, 601 E Plano Parkway, Plano, Tx 75074.
Hotels: Home2 Suites, $99 per night, 469 367-4900; Fairfield Inn, $99 per night, 972 423-9944; Hampton Inn & Suites, $99 per night, 972-905-5786. Call the hotels directly at the numbers above and mention "Fall Plano Train Show" Reservation Cut-off: ??

Saturday Hours: 10am - 5pm; Sunday Hours: 10am - 4pm
Hotels: Home2 Suites, $99 per night, 469 367-4900; Fairfield Inn, $99 per night, 972 423-9944; Hampton Inn & Suites, $99 per night, 972-905-5786. Call the hotels directly at the numbers above and mention "Fall Plano Train Show" Reservation Cut-off: August 30, 2023.

Set up at noon on 11 October dinner provided. Has historically been held at the Ft Worth UP Switch Yard. UP is expected to provide a large tent for us. UP would like trains to UP or UP predecessor railroads. See the web page https://www.up.com/aboutup/special_trains/heritage/index.htm for information. Note that the Texas and Pacific was part of Missouri Pacific. To be able to participate at the UP Family Day, any club member must pre-sign up. More information to follow.