
Updated 07-16-10
Club Newsletter
COMING SOON!
September
Train Show Dates Announced!
GET FLYER!
OUR NEXT SHOW
What:
Suncoast MRRC
Train Show
and Club Open House
When:
SATURDAY
and SUNDAY
September11~12,
2010
10:00 A-M-to-4:00 P-M
Where:
Minnreg Hall
6340 126th Ave.
Largo, FL 33773
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Here for full flyer details
HO
Layout Projects and Progress
N-Scale
Layout Projects & Progress
New
projects are cropping up everywhere on both the N-Scale and HO Gauge layouts.
This seems to be a period of exciting growth, development and rebuilding that
is tapping the talent of veteran and new members alike.
If
you're looking for a project, get with your layout superintendent, and get
approval for your ideas and concepts, then get to work!
Carl
Marchand ,
HO Layout Superintendent
Home: (813) 889-3819
Bill
Knapp, N Superintendent
Home: (813) 839-1149
We'll
try to stay current in this section with the progress and include pictures
whenever we can.
HO
Layout Projects and Progress
Update:
05-01-10
Major work was completed on the Gulf and Northern
RR over the last 12 months involving the topside (track and scenery) and
the underworld (wiring and electronics). Some of the projects completed:
- Bi-directional access to industries behind Sugar Creek Station
was installed by Irv Batten and Dewey Ives.
- The mainline was extended by "splicing in" the outer loop
via the viaduct beneath Union Terminal and by way of the refurbished
wye at Miner Junction. Long standing club members have not seen
the Miner Junction wye operational in over 10 years !
- Alcoa Yard, Alcoa Staging and the Outside Loop were added
to the list of divisions power by separate current limiting devices.
- 50 percent of the mainline turnouts and all of the turnouts
in Union Terminal and Kaiser Yard are on stationary decoder control
- Conversion from common rail to fully double-gapped power
districts is nearly complete.
- New power poles and power distribution devices were installed
in various locations, adding more realism and aesthetics.
- Alcoa division's ongoing upgrade of turnout hand throws
to power-routed types is nicely handled by John Moonan.
Many thanks to Steve and Andrea Pospisil, Cliff Newman, Bill
Eernisse, Irv Batten, Dewey Ives, John Moonan and others who worked on the
projects!
N-Scale
Layout
Projects and Progress
Update:
05-01-10
- Operation of the layout
has improved tremendously with the repair of most of the electrical problems
that plagued the layout. In addition, older non-operating areas of trackwork
are currently being upgraded to operation status. many older turnouts will
be replaced with Micro-Engineering units.
- A new turnout is to be installed on
the mainline at Colfax to connect with the drill tracks at Alton Yard to
allow for direct entry to the yard from the mainline.
- DCC is now the primary choice for operation on the Suncoast
Lines. DC operation will remain an operating option (photos coming soon).
- Many scenery improvements were made by the N-Scale Scene
Team.
- Mainline running was made easier with the installation of
"smart routing" stationary decoder/turnout control units a.k.a Wabbit
devices in critical locations on the layout.
- The downtown trolley system was restored to full operation
- A plexiglass open house shield was installed to protect
the layout from tiny curious hands.
Many thanks to Nate Whitney, Ed Ronshausen, Bill Knapp, Les
Lagueux, Jon Addison, Steve Kibort, and others who worked on the projects!


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