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Hours Open to the Public
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1. Scale Rails is open Tuesday and Saturday 10am - 2pm.
2. Scale Rails will no longer be open to the public on Thursdays. Club members are encouraged to come in as before and work on projects. This will also become good day for
Operating Sessions. The doors will
be open. Visitors will not
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Scale Rails Elections
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Jim, Jim and Bob continue as board members. Jim Morse has the role of President. Jim Edmier will continue as Chairman. Bob Slusser will be Vice President.
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Operating Sessions
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Operating Sessions being planned for 2019.
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Train Shows
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Scale Rails completed a successful Train Show in February 2018. We had 800-825 guests. The show had six running layouts. Over 85 vendor tables with 32 vendors. Many guests also toured the Depot to see the main Scale Rails layout.
Next Scale Rails Train Show is Feb 9-10, 2019 at Araba Shrine in Ft Myers.
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Winter Clinics
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Every winter Scale Rails of South West Florida conducts clinics which are open to the Public. These clinics
are held at our clubhouse, the Depot, starting at 10:00am and lasting about 1 - 1 1/2 hours on Saturdays, and are free
of charge. Clinics, which are conducted by club members, cover many elements of model railroading and are intended
to introduce people to some techniques for doing various aspects of modeling. Many of our members got their start by
attending these clinics.
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2019 Clinic schedule |
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Major Projects planned for 2018
- Completed LED lighting project for HO layout.
- Completed scenery and detailing of Narrow Gauge Peninsula.
- Completed rework of power center for N Scale layout. Added Wi-Fi module.
- Completed rewire of connectors for Command Station and Boosters.
- Completed installation of power status LED's on HOn3 control panel.
- Completed installation of mirror switches for HOn3 wye turnouts.
- Completed installation of LED street lights and display signs for N Scale layout.
- Completed LED lighting project for the Narrow Gauge Peninsula.
- Added LED Rope lights to C/D Yards and Lower Helix.
- Added six PoE camers to C Yard and RI. Use Samsung TAB A tablet to view cameras.
- Added 3 additional PSX circuit breakers to Pueblo yard.
- Updated firmware and added weak boot jumpers to 66 PSX products.
- Added UR92 Receiver to Denver (2018).
- Updated power districts on Central Power Status displays.
- Add power district to Denver Yard (2019). Spare exists.
- Complete adding exit ladder and return track for C Yard. Update D Yard design. Includes Diode Matrix routing controller design (D Yard by Jan 2019), (C Yard by Mar 2019).
- Complete New Town in Lower Helix (2019).
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| Calendar |
February 2, General Club Meeting, The
Depot, time 11:00am
March 9, General Club Meeting, The
Depot, time 11:00am
April 13, General Club Meeting, The
Depot, time 11:00am
May 11, General Club Meeting, The
Depot, time 11:00am
June 8, No General Club Meeting, The
Depot, time 11:00am
July 13, No General Club Meeting, The
Depot, time 11:00am
August 10, No General Club Meeting,The
Depot, time 11:00am
September 14, No General Club Meeting,The
Depot, time 11:00am
October 12, General Club Meeting, The
Depot, time 11:00am
November 9, General Club Meeting, The
Depot, time 11:00am
December 14 General Club Meeting, The
Depot, time 11:00am
January 11, General Club Meeting, The
Depot, time 11:00am
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N-Scale Layout
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The Club has finished rebuilding our N-scale modular layout so that it meets NTRACK standards and is located in the front room of the Depot. Check out all the lights on the layout. |
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