By Jeff Moorman

Please join us for our next meeting on Thursday, April 3, 2014. Our clinic will be a discussion of “Vision and the Aging Model Railroader”. It will cover how the eye functions, the basic effects of aging on the eyes, how those effects might impact model railroading, and what can be done to mitigate those effects.

Last month our planned guest speaker (on collecting brass) wasn’t available. Dennis T saved the day by making arrangements for us to view the YouTube video on moving UP Big Boy #4014 from a park display in Pomona, California to the UP yard in Colton. Eventually it will be moved to the Cheyanne shops for restoration.

First they pulled it off its display track and moved it across a big parking lot using panel track. Then, at night, a connection to the nearby mainline was made to pull the locomotive out across what appeared to be an impossibly sharp curve and drag it to Colton. Of course, the mainline had to be operational the next morning. If you get a chance to see this, I think you will find it interesting.

For show and tell Dennis T brought along several pieces of N scale rolling stock with scratch built loads. You can see them in the photos below:

Feb14 Dennis T loads 3

Feb14 Dennis T loads 2

Feb14 Dennis T loads 1

 

We meet at the Ronald United Methodist Church, 17839 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA. That is on the west side of Aurora (State Route 99) between 175th and 185th Streets and more specifically, between the Cadillac dealer on the south and Deseret Industries to the north. Going southbound on Aurora, make a right-hand turn into the church driveway immediately after passing the Deseret location. The parking lot is at the rear of the church. For regular meetings enter the lower, left side of the church from the rear lot.

Meetings are the first Thursday of each month, September through June. However in June we often do something different, like a layout tour. Doors open around 7:00 PM and the program starts at 7:30.

Remember the next meeting is April 3. The meeting after that is May 1. Hope to see you there or at least sometime on down the line.