COLUMBUS GARDEN RAILWAY SOCIETY
The Columbus Garden Railway Society (CGRS) is a unique, organization whose goals are to have fun with garden railroading and the sharing of information. We have no formal organization, constitution or by-laws. We are simply an informal gathering of people interested in gardening and railroading. Our only rule is the 10-foot rule, which loosely translates to "If it looks good from 10 feet away, then it is good enough". Membership in the Columbus Garden Railway Society (CGRS) is open to anyone. While the name of our organization refers to garden railroading, ownership of a garden railroad is not necessary. Many of our members have a G-scale railroad in their garden or yard, others may have one in their basement or other room of their home, and yet others may choose to not have one at all. That is not important. What is important is that all of our members share a common interest in the hobby.
Benefits of Columbus Garden Railway Society (CGRS) membership include an informative monthly newsletter (sample newsletter), monthly meetings at host railroads, the multi-club tour, and the fall foliage trip. Meetings may include presentations or clinics on various aspects of modeling, gardening, railroading, electronics, or controls. Guests are always welcome. For more information go to the membership page or contact the Columbus Garden Railway Society (CGRS) membership at membership@thecgrs.org
We run trains in the garden
Who's who in CGRS
| Newsletter related business, articles and classified ads JoAnne Hamblin newsletter@thecgrs.org |
Principal Business Contact Bill Logan business@thecgrs.org |
| Bills and Invoices Cecil Easterday bills@thecgrs.org |
Meeting hosts Bob Duggan meetings@thecgrs.org |
| Membership Bob Collins membership@thecgrs.org |
Address Changes Bob Collins addresschange@thecgrs.org |
| Portable Layout Doug Kruest layout@thecgrs.org |
General Information Wayne Beedle info@thecgrs.org |
| Webmaster Wayne Beedle webmaster@thecgrs.org |
CGRS Event Schedule
| Month/date | Day/Time | What/where |
| 2017 | ||
| Jan. 19 | Thur 7:30 | News Table Meeting ; Easterdays |
| Jan. 29 | Sun 2:00 | CGRS Monthly Meeting : St James Church - sound boards |
| Feb. 16 | Thur 7:30 | News Table Meeting : Easterdays |
| Feb. 25 | Sat 6:00 | Annual Banquet : Worthington Country Club |
| March 16 | Thur 7:30 | News Table Meeting |
| March 26 | Sun 2:00 | CGRS Monthly Meeting : St James Church - loading dock (make it - take it) |
| April 20 | Thur 7:30 | News Table Meeting |
| April 30 | Sun 2:00 | CGRS Monthly Meeting : Spangler's |
| May 18 | Thru 7:30 | News Table Meeting : Duggan's |
| May 21 | Sun 2:00 | CGRS Monthly Meeting : Wall's |
| June 15 | Thur 7:30 | News Table Meeting : Hills |
| June 25 | Sun 2:00 | CGRS Monthly Meeting : Morehart's |
| July 20 | Thur 6:45 | News Table Meeting: Hamblin's |
| July 30 | Sun 2:00 | CGRS Monthly Meeting : Easterdays |
| Aug 17 | Thur 7:30 | News Table meeting: Beedle's |
| Aug 27 | Sun 2:00 | CGRS Monthly Meeting : Mann's - swap meet |
| Sept 10 | Sun 1:00 - 5:00 | CGRS Open Garden Tour |
| Sept 12 -17 | Connecticut and Rhode Island trip | |
| Sept 21 | Thur 7:30 | News Table Meeting : Easterdays |
| Sept 24 | Sun 2:00 | CGRS Monthly Meeting : Shepherd's - cook out |
| Oct 19 | Thur 7:30 | News Table Meeting |
| Oct 22 | Sun 2:00 | CGRS Monthly Meeting : Hacker's - "Bluetooth" on the railroad |
| Oct 25 -29 | COSI | |
| Nov 16 | Thur 7:30 | News Table Meeting : |
| Nov 18 | Sat | EnterTRAINment outing |
Guests are always WELCOME
Have you hosted a meeting this year?
We're looking for future meeting hosts
Preference is given to those who have not previously hosted a CGRS meeting
Contact Bob Duggan to host a meeting at meetings@thecgrs.org
Webmaster at webmaster@thecgrs.org