thecitrusbelt
Member
Model Railroads of Southern California (A Yahoo Group)
Layout Tour No. 10
Saturday, April 26, 2008
10:00 AM To 10:00 PM
You are invited to a FREE model railroad layout tour sponsored by Model Railroads of Southern California. This will be our tenth layout tour.
The tour will take place in the San Gabriel Valley area with six layouts in five locations. The tour is self-guided.
Below is basic information about the tour. Additional information, including individual and area maps, and driving directions, is available in the Files Section of the group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/
You’ll need to log-on to the group to access this additional information. Please do not ask me to send this additional information to you.
Persons taking this tour assume all risks and liability for their personal safety. Although I am the Moderator of this group, I am not responsible for personal loss or injury to those taking this tour.
Be sure to check the group website the day before the tour to see if any changes to the schedule or layout lineup have occurred.
If you cannot make this tour, more tours are being planned, including May 17 (Orange County) and July 13 (Southern Calif.-wide). Check our Yahoo group site for information.
Bob Chaparro
Moderator
Model Railroads of Southern California
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/
Ted Calleton
10:00 to 6:00
Pamet Sioux N
301 Churchill Road,
Sierra Madre
(Park on Old Ranch Road)
Joe Enos
11:00 to 5:00
Timberline & Cody HO
2808 Ashmont Avenue
Arcadia
Steve McCarthy
10:00 to 3:00
Southern Pacific Coast Route HO
417 E. El Sur Street
Monrovia
Pasadena Model Railroad Club
1:00 to 5:00 PM and 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Sierra Pacific Lines HO
5458 Alhambra Ave.
Los Angeles
The Slim Gauge Guild
10:00 to 6:00
Colorado & Sierra Railroad Sn3
300 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena
NOTES:
Please observe the individual hours of operation for each layout.
No smoking at any of the layouts.
Information current as of 4-8-08. Check the website for changes to this schedule.
Persons taking this tour assume all risks and liability for their personal safety. Although I am the Moderator of this group, I am not responsible for personal loss or injury to those taking this tour.
Ted Calleton – Do not to park on Churchill Road. Park on Old Ranch Road.
Pasadena Model Railroad Club- Open House Donations: Adults $3, Children $1 (under 7 free when accompanied by an adult). Club also open Sunday, April 27, 1-5 PM
The Slim Gauge Guild- Some layout construction may be taking place.
LAYOUT DESCRIPTIONS-
Ted Calleton- Ted’s Pamet Sioux layout was on tour during the 1996 NMRA Convention and was featured in the March issue of RAIL MODEL JOURNAL that same year. This layout is in a 24' x 24' basement and occupies a space of 24' x 13'. Construction features of this layout include the heavy use of spline sub-roadbed, a seven-layer helix and a layered backdrop. Rail is Code 55 and Code 40 and turnouts are scratchbuilt. Several spring turnouts are incorporated into the loop-to-loop track plan which covers 400 feet through mainly mountain terrain. Many scratch-built bridges and trestles dot the mainline. A signature feature of the railroad is a model of a large Tacoma seaside grain elevator with a detailed interior. Ted is converting the layout to DCC control.
Joe Enos- The HO scale Timberline & Cody layout is housed in its own separate room, measuring 13' x 21'. The layout itself is 11' x 11' with a 10' x 7' addition in the works. The era is the steam-diesel transition period and the terrain is mostly mountainous with hundreds of trees. The track plan is a basic loop with two feeder yards on Code 100 rail. Joe has scratch-built several bridges to fit the track plan and scenery. Control is DCC with the controls housed in slider drawers. Operations are governed by car cards.
Steve McCarthy- Steve’s Southern Pacific Coast Route layout fills a 20' x 18' garage. Elements of the track plan have been adapted from John Signor's book, Southern Pacific Coast Lines. Areas on that line are loosely modeled. The months of July and August 1952 are modeled to reflect the conditions in the aftermath of the Tehachapi earthquake. Thus, heavy concentrations of Santa Fe trains are seen on SP track. The mainline runs point-to-point for 120 feet on three levels. Staging tracks are used to feed operations. Operations are governed by a card order system and train orders. Power is Digitrax DCC.
Pasadena Model Railroad Club- This club operates the Sierra Pacific Lines. This is one of the largest HO scale operating model railroads in the world, covering almost 5,000 square feet. The railroad has over 30,000 feet of hand laid steel rail. The 1,700 foot single to quad track mainline has ten cabs for operating up to ten up to 60 cars long each. At normal speeds and traffic conditions takes about an hour to traverse. The three principal yards handle a total of approximately 2,000 cars. Yard panels throughout the railroad allow for operation of another 15 to 20 trains. Additionally, there are 300 feet of traction for trolley and Pacific Electric enthusiasts. In addition to the ten cab operators, two dispatchers and trainmaster, the railroad requires about 25-30 more operators to fully man the yard, branch line, and industry controls. Sierra Pacific Lines operates trains from all eras. Breathtaking scenery, operating semaphore signals, and theatrical lighting all combine to make this a great model railroading experience.
Slim Gauge Guild- This club operates two beautifully detailed layouts located in a 2,000 square foot basement. The HOn3 layout is based on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Rio Grande Southern in roughly the 1920 to 1949 time period. On this layout members tend to model specific prototype scenes. The 1900-era Sn3 layout is more freelanced. Members tend to model scenes as they see fit. They loosely model the Colorado and Southern for the mainline and northern California lumber companies for the highline.
Layout Tour No. 10
Saturday, April 26, 2008
10:00 AM To 10:00 PM
You are invited to a FREE model railroad layout tour sponsored by Model Railroads of Southern California. This will be our tenth layout tour.
The tour will take place in the San Gabriel Valley area with six layouts in five locations. The tour is self-guided.
Below is basic information about the tour. Additional information, including individual and area maps, and driving directions, is available in the Files Section of the group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/
You’ll need to log-on to the group to access this additional information. Please do not ask me to send this additional information to you.
Persons taking this tour assume all risks and liability for their personal safety. Although I am the Moderator of this group, I am not responsible for personal loss or injury to those taking this tour.
Be sure to check the group website the day before the tour to see if any changes to the schedule or layout lineup have occurred.
If you cannot make this tour, more tours are being planned, including May 17 (Orange County) and July 13 (Southern Calif.-wide). Check our Yahoo group site for information.
Bob Chaparro
Moderator
Model Railroads of Southern California
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/
Ted Calleton
10:00 to 6:00
Pamet Sioux N
301 Churchill Road,
Sierra Madre
(Park on Old Ranch Road)
Joe Enos
11:00 to 5:00
Timberline & Cody HO
2808 Ashmont Avenue
Arcadia
Steve McCarthy
10:00 to 3:00
Southern Pacific Coast Route HO
417 E. El Sur Street
Monrovia
Pasadena Model Railroad Club
1:00 to 5:00 PM and 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Sierra Pacific Lines HO
5458 Alhambra Ave.
Los Angeles
The Slim Gauge Guild
10:00 to 6:00
Colorado & Sierra Railroad Sn3
300 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena
NOTES:
Please observe the individual hours of operation for each layout.
No smoking at any of the layouts.
Information current as of 4-8-08. Check the website for changes to this schedule.
Persons taking this tour assume all risks and liability for their personal safety. Although I am the Moderator of this group, I am not responsible for personal loss or injury to those taking this tour.
Ted Calleton – Do not to park on Churchill Road. Park on Old Ranch Road.
Pasadena Model Railroad Club- Open House Donations: Adults $3, Children $1 (under 7 free when accompanied by an adult). Club also open Sunday, April 27, 1-5 PM
The Slim Gauge Guild- Some layout construction may be taking place.
LAYOUT DESCRIPTIONS-
Ted Calleton- Ted’s Pamet Sioux layout was on tour during the 1996 NMRA Convention and was featured in the March issue of RAIL MODEL JOURNAL that same year. This layout is in a 24' x 24' basement and occupies a space of 24' x 13'. Construction features of this layout include the heavy use of spline sub-roadbed, a seven-layer helix and a layered backdrop. Rail is Code 55 and Code 40 and turnouts are scratchbuilt. Several spring turnouts are incorporated into the loop-to-loop track plan which covers 400 feet through mainly mountain terrain. Many scratch-built bridges and trestles dot the mainline. A signature feature of the railroad is a model of a large Tacoma seaside grain elevator with a detailed interior. Ted is converting the layout to DCC control.
Joe Enos- The HO scale Timberline & Cody layout is housed in its own separate room, measuring 13' x 21'. The layout itself is 11' x 11' with a 10' x 7' addition in the works. The era is the steam-diesel transition period and the terrain is mostly mountainous with hundreds of trees. The track plan is a basic loop with two feeder yards on Code 100 rail. Joe has scratch-built several bridges to fit the track plan and scenery. Control is DCC with the controls housed in slider drawers. Operations are governed by car cards.
Steve McCarthy- Steve’s Southern Pacific Coast Route layout fills a 20' x 18' garage. Elements of the track plan have been adapted from John Signor's book, Southern Pacific Coast Lines. Areas on that line are loosely modeled. The months of July and August 1952 are modeled to reflect the conditions in the aftermath of the Tehachapi earthquake. Thus, heavy concentrations of Santa Fe trains are seen on SP track. The mainline runs point-to-point for 120 feet on three levels. Staging tracks are used to feed operations. Operations are governed by a card order system and train orders. Power is Digitrax DCC.
Pasadena Model Railroad Club- This club operates the Sierra Pacific Lines. This is one of the largest HO scale operating model railroads in the world, covering almost 5,000 square feet. The railroad has over 30,000 feet of hand laid steel rail. The 1,700 foot single to quad track mainline has ten cabs for operating up to ten up to 60 cars long each. At normal speeds and traffic conditions takes about an hour to traverse. The three principal yards handle a total of approximately 2,000 cars. Yard panels throughout the railroad allow for operation of another 15 to 20 trains. Additionally, there are 300 feet of traction for trolley and Pacific Electric enthusiasts. In addition to the ten cab operators, two dispatchers and trainmaster, the railroad requires about 25-30 more operators to fully man the yard, branch line, and industry controls. Sierra Pacific Lines operates trains from all eras. Breathtaking scenery, operating semaphore signals, and theatrical lighting all combine to make this a great model railroading experience.
Slim Gauge Guild- This club operates two beautifully detailed layouts located in a 2,000 square foot basement. The HOn3 layout is based on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Rio Grande Southern in roughly the 1920 to 1949 time period. On this layout members tend to model specific prototype scenes. The 1900-era Sn3 layout is more freelanced. Members tend to model scenes as they see fit. They loosely model the Colorado and Southern for the mainline and northern California lumber companies for the highline.
