Category: Convention or Meet

Tom Crawford, IHE Registrar

If you have never been on a speeder ride through the Niles Canyon you are truly missing something. For those who don’t know what a speeder is, it’s a small gasoline engine powered “car” that runs on standard rails. Riding on one is an absolute blast!

The group that owns the speeders takes them all over the place. It’s like a motorcycle gang on rails. (Okay, I’m joking, but you got the idea.)

Enough speeder owners have volunteered their speeder so that we can have 15 people for each time slot.

The rides are on Thursday, April 4, and run times will be 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 2:00 PM starting at the Niles Canyon Railway’s Sunol Station. The rides are $25. We will carpool to the Station.

You can see a YouTube video of a velocipede in action here. By the way, the popping you hear in the video is not the velocipedes, but rather another rail car.In addition to the speeders we will also have two velocipedes and one hand pump car to operate in the Niles Station area while you are waiting for the speeders rides, or when you get back.

Speeder riders must wear long pants and closed shoes, preferably not tennis shoes. They will also be required to sign two legal releases, one for the speeders and one for the railroad.

To sign up for the speeder rides, you must be signed up for the Iron Horse Express 2013 Convention. Sign up for the convention, and the speeder rides, at the convention website under “Outside Activities.”

There are a limited number of speeders and seats. Whatever spaces are not sold by March 1 will be opened to the public.

Steve Wesolowski, Publicity

I like trains. You like trains. That’s why I’m writing and why you are reading this.

I often think there cannot be enough trains in my life. Maybe you agree but I’m sure some of those we’re close to think we are both “train obsessed.” Of course, we believe our good friends and family are mistaken; we just love trains more than they do and we enjoy and need train fun more than most people. So what? Train lovers are mostly harmless. So long as we continue to handle our other obligations, enjoying trains is not a real problem. Besides, I’m unaware of any 12-Step Program for train lovers to “cure” us of our train fun “problem,” so we all just have to deal with our train fun “problem” responsibly, by enjoying more trains.

Why bring all this up? Because if you like trains, you’ll enjoy spending more quality train time with other train lovers at the 2013 PCR/NMRA Convention, the Iron Horse Express. Everyone who loves trains should plan to attend.

The Iron Horse Express is your best, closest, and least expensive opportunity spend several days surrounded by, and totally immersed in, train fun with other train lovers. The more train lovers assembled at one place and time, the more train fun we will have!

I thank the IHX’s Convention Committee, most of whom have years of volunteer experience planning and enabling so many of us to enjoy many fun PCR & NMRA conventions plus the 2012 PCR/PNR convention.

Visit our website and register before February 1 for only $79. Save $10 to spend on more trains! Our website has the latest information, updates and changes.

We also have a $69 First Timer registration, for PCR members who’ve not attended our past five PCR conventions. (Note: my previous article in the Grab Iron was wrong; First Timer fares only apply to PCR members.) All registrations include full access to all clinics, layout tours, operating sessions, and Saturday’s Awards Banquet. The Youth registrations at $50.00 and One-Day fares at $35.00 per day do not include banquet admission.

Enjoy Unique Train Fun

Of course, every convention is unique and every train lovers’ gathering offers a mix of fun train activities. Each location has different local train lover’s resources to draw upon and Iron Horse Express is no exception to the rule.

Enjoy Great Clinics

Are you looking for new ideas, inspiration, skills, methods or just enjoy learning about railroads in their many different guises? The clinics at Iron Horse Express are just what you are looking for. We have a truly awesome lineup of clinicians covering just about every topic you might be interested in. So far we have:

• Fundamentals of Backdrop Painting – Dave Biondi
• Starting Over on a New Layout – Tom Blinn
• Keeping Your Trains on the Track – Tom Blinn
• Tools forModelBuildingandScratchBuilding- Jack Burgess, MMR
• CaliforniaWestern Railway and Nav. Co. and Modeling It – Gus Campagna
• Simple Car Cards – A Simple Approach – Guy Cantwell
• Fast Forward – Ten years of Layout Construction in an Hour – Guy Cantwell
• Practical ABS Signaling for Model Railroads – Chuck Catania
• The San Ramon Branch of the SP – Dave Connery
• Public Utilities and How to Model Them – Tom Crawford
• Under table Positive Turnout Controller – Dave Croshere
• Basic Structure Design with Free Software – Dave Croshere
• JMRI Operations – Dennis Drury
• Model Railroading with Arduino – Dave Falkenburg
• How to Get Kids Involved in Model Railroading without Losing Your Sanity – M.C. Fujiwara
• Layouts Portable, Practical & Palatable – M.C. Fujiwara
• A Talk with the NMRA President -CharlieGetz
• Website Design for Your Layout or Club – Dave Grenier
• Basic Track Warrant Control – Steve “Breezy” Gust
• Early West Coast Railroad Equipment – Randy Hees
• Freight Car Trucks 1900 – 1960 – Richard Hendricksen
• Prototype Operations in the Yard – Tommy Johnson
• Prototype Operations on the Road – Tommy Johnson
• Operating with Direct Traffic Control – Tommy Johnson
• Random Thoughts on Prototype Operations – Tommy Johnson
• The State Belt Railroad ofCalifornia- Bill Kaufman
• Operations for Dummies – Bill Kaufman
• Nn3 – An Overview – Thomas Knapp, MMR
• Modeling the Pacific Coast Railway’s San Luis Obispo Facilities – Thomas Knapp, MMR
• Modeling Trees – Brad Lloyd & Darrell Dennis
• Copper on Rails – Don Marenzi
• Creative Solutions to Common Modeling Problems – Frank Markovich
• A Sense of Creativity – John Marshall
• Introduction to LEDs and Their Use as Lighting Sources for Locomotives – Joe Melhorn Building and Implementing Working Searchlight Signals and Lower Quadrant US&S Semaphores – Joe Melhorn
• The Northwestern Pacific in HO; Recreating the Railroad and its Operations – Ed Merrin
• Control Panels with PowerPoint and Plexiglas – Seth Neumann
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFI) in Model Railroading – Seth Neumann and Chris Drome
• Creative Effects for Your Model Railroad – Paul Newitt
• Adventures in 3-D Printing – Kermit Paul, MMR
• Fall Creek Branch: Building and Operating a Portable Switching Layout – Bob Pethoud
• Building turnouts – Jim Petro
• Vintage Dated F Units – Jim Providenza
• Bring them Back Alive from Past Photos using Google Sketchup to Create Plans –
• Bill Schaumburg
• Key events of the 20^th Century East Bay Interpreted Through Aerial Views and Images of an
• Electric Railroad – Stuart J. Swiedler
• Modeling Transition-era Tank Cars – Tony Thompson
• The Evolution of Scenes on My Glenwood & Black Creek Narrow Gauge – Parts 1 & 2 –
• Jim Vail, MMR
• A Look at Resin Casting – Tom Vanden Bosch
• Layout Design Elements in Free-moN – Steve Williams
• The Last Great Train Robbery – Bob Wirthlin, MMR
• 35 years of the Sacramento Central – Dick Witzens
• Open Loads – Dick Witzens
• The Locomotives and Cars of the Central Pacific – Kyle Wyatt

Dave Connery still has a few TBD Clinic slots. If you’re interested in giving a clinic at IHX, please contact Dave at dgconnery@sbcglobal.net

Contests, Swap Meets and More

We’ve planned a Swap Meet, our Hobo Breakfast for anyone who’s attended a NMRA National Convention outside of PCR, plus all our usual Model, Photo and Crafts Contests. I hope every attendee enters the contests, to share your work with the rest of us. Our Contest Chair, Giuseppe (Joseph) Aymar, is looking for more volunteer judges to help us judge the contest. No previous experience is needed; Joseph and the rest of us will teach you to judge.

In addition to the many contest categories available for you to enter, there are many other fun train related activities, for both our Rail and Non-Rail attendees to enjoy.

Train Walks, Bike Rides

Convention goers interested in improving their health will have an opportunity to walk or bike on the nearby Iron Horse Trail, the roadbed of the San Ramon Branch of the SP. We will have a sheet available explaining how to get to the trail and how to take a combined bike and BART trip that includes the trail. So, plan on grabbing a train buddy or several and get out to enjoy exploring some local SP roadbed!

Food for Trains?

We know nobody wants to skip any nourishment breaks (aka meals) required to re-fuel our pursuit of train fun. We assure those not obsessed with health thatDublinhas one of the densest concentrations of fast food outlets anywhere, all within easy walking distance of the convention hotel. A list and map will be provided. No munching on layouts!

Or, for non-fast food, the Holiday Inn Dublin is adjacent to both highways 680 and 580, so you can jam off to many restaurants offering more varied cuisines. Model railroaders like to eat; you’ll have plenty of opportunities nearby.

Local Train History

For those modelers interested in train history, your registration includes our Saturday banquet, where our guest speaker, Beverly Lane, will speak on the Electric Railroads Serving Contra Costa County before BART.Mrs. Lane is a noted local public official and historian and an entertaining speaker.

Rails around the Bay

If you want a self-guided rail tour of the Bay Area, you can spend part or all of a day using a wide variety of public rail transportation to go fromDublin, completely around the Bay, and back. It’s a fun way to spend a day.

You may want to arrive early or stay after and enjoy your rail journey before or after the Iron Horse Express. That way you won’t miss a day of visiting layouts, enjoying clinics, or the other IHX activities that won’t happen again.

Visit New Layouts

We will have many awesome layouts to enjoy visiting and operating trains upon. Every layout I’ve seen has been unique every visit: I always see and learn something new. Layouts evolve as their builders learn, change and grow.

At the Narrow Gauge Convention in Bellevue, WA this year, I visited some layouts. One was a deja vu experience, because I’d seen it during PSX 2004! That’s not unusual, but the layout was totally new because the owner had changed scales! Paul Scole’s layout re-visit was wonderfully new again because I saw and learned different ideas. A third layout builder described his layout changes since it was in RMC recently, plus his religious conversion to prototype operations during PSX 2004 inspired him to hand excavate a 20×40 foot basement for his new Ops layout that replaced his 12×25 oval upstairs.

2784 at Snowflake -- photo by Jack Burgess

I look forward to visiting every layout possible during IHX, including Andy Schnur’s C&O Railroad, shown here in a photo by Jack Burgess. If you visit the IHX website, you’ll find many others just as good. We’re lucky to have so many modelers willing to share their talents with us.

Operating Sessions

All registrants, layout tour hosts, ops session hosts and crews for the IHX Convention may also participate in ops sessions, with the intent that many who normally do not operate will take advantage of this chance.

No previous experience is necessary, just a desire to run a model railroad as if it were a real transportation system. This is not a special club or special interest group event; it’s open to all convention attendees and tour participants. Even though I’ve only participated in one Ops session so far, even I know every train lover should try it.

More Outside Activities

In addition to traveling by rail around the Bay, visiting layouts and enjoying clinics:

Thursday, April 4

Speeder, velocipede and handcar rides on Niles Canyon Railway tracks in the morning and afternoon. Limited tickets available for $25 until March 1, first come first served.

(Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility tours have sold out. Sorry.)

Friday, April 5

Steam Train Excursion on Niles Canyon Railway, $25, from about 9AM until 1PM, including a photo run-by at historicFarwellBridge.

Saturday, April 6

8:30 and 11:30 AM tours of Jacques Littlefield’s Military Vehicle Technology Foundation (www.mvtf.org) in Portola Valley, with 240 restored WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam era military vehicles of all types situated in four football field-sized buildings. You’ll enjoy close up looks at light, medium and heavy tanks, recovery vehicles, trucks and more vehicles from the USA, USSR, Germany, England, France, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Israel and more. Two trips leave the hotel by bus and return 4½ hours later. Seating is limited. $50.

For more information, visit our Outside Activities page

Volunteer

The experienced volunteers organizing IHX have planned much rail and non-rail fun. Of course, our convention only happens because of its many volunteers. I encourage everyone who attends to volunteer your time to help others enjoy more. So, to enjoy IHX the most, email our Volunteer Coordinator, Karen Kiefer.

I hope you’ll join us for a few days packed with train fun in Dublinat the Iron Horse Express, April 3-7, 2013!

Al Lowe

The annual banquet is included in your Iron Horse Express 2013 registration fee. The banquet will be held in the Convention Hotel, the Holiday Inn Express, in Dublin, CA, Saturday evening, April 6. It will start with a no-host cocktail hour at 6:00 PM, with dinner served at 7:00 PM. The guest speaker will be Beverly Lane, who will speak on Electric Railroads in Contra Costa County before BART. You may not realize it, but at one time, both steam and electric railways servedDanville and theSanRamonValley.

Mrs. Laneis eminently qualified in this topic, currently serving as Curator of theMuseumofSan Ramon Valley, located in the ex-Southern Pacific depot inDanville. She is also president of the Contra Costa County Historical Society.Mrs. Lanehas been a member of the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors since 1994 and has been recognized nationally for her role in the creation of the Iron Horse Regional Trail through Central Contra Costa on the original SP right of way. She served as a member of the Danville Town Council and was Mayor of Danville for three terms. A graduate of Occidental College (BA) andCaliforniaStateUniversity, Hayward (MPA), Beverly has authored a pamphlet onContraCostaCounty’s electric railroads, as well as books on the 150-year history ofDanville, and a pictorial history of theSanRamonValley. The annual PCR and contest award presentations will followMrs. Lane’s talk.

This is truly an evening you won’t want to miss. Additional banquet tickets are available through registration for $45. (Note that the banquet is not included in Youth and Day fares.)

Sign up for the convention, or purchase additional banquet tickets on the website.

Tom Waters, Co-chair

As a lot of you know, Boise will host the Northwest Regional Convention next year, June 26–30, at the Boise Hotel and Convention Center (formerly the Holiday Inn, across from the airport).

All of the usual convention functions will be on the agenda: clinics, model contests, prototype tours, silent auction and even a two-day train show! Our web page includes information on registration, hotel reservations and more.

We begin on Wednesday evening with a BBQ at the Boise Depot. Joel Slagg will give a clinic about the history and move of Big Mike.

There are some new things in the works that we’ve never done before; see the web page.

If you can share your model railroad with us, tell Clyde Queen, layout tour manager.

If you have or are part of a modular club, tell Tom Waters.

If you are interested in presenting a clinic, tell Bob Parrish.

There are 30+ people actively planning this convention. But don’t let that stop you from volunteering to help.

By the way, if you’ve never attended an NMRA Regional Convention, you’ve missed a great time. Just ask me, I’ve been to eight or nine and I had a great time at every one!

Tom Waters, Co-chair

As you may know, the 3^rd Division is hosting the Pacific Northwest Region’s Convention next year, June 26 – 30, in Boise. Here’s what’s planned so far for the Snake River Special:

• The Boise Hotel and Convention Center is the location.
• All of the usual functions are included, including clinics, model contests, prototype tours, silent auction, and a two-day train show.
• We start Wednesday evening with a BBQ at the Boise Depot and Joel Slagg’s clinic about the history and move of BigMike.
• Bruce McCosh’s web page includes registration details, hotel information, and much more.
• We also have some new things in the works, so keep checking the web page.
• If you are interested in presenting a clinic, contact Bob Parrish.
• There are 30+ people actively planning this convention. But don’t let that stop you from helping.

If you have never attended an NMRA Regional Convention, you’ve really missed a great time. Just ask me; I’ve been to eight and always have a great time!

Steve Wesolowski, IHE 2013 Publicity

PNR members are invited to join our PCR “neighbors” to the south and enjoy Iron Horse Express, PCR’s 2013 convention in Dublin, CA from April 3–7, 2013. See their website to register and for the latest information.

Every convention is different: PCR 2013’s activity base at the Holiday Inn Express in Dublin, helps determine what “local” train fun is available just as Siskiyou Express, the joint 2012 PCR/PNR convention in Medford had great train fun for all of us lucky enough to attend.

A very big “Thank You” to all PNR & PCR volunteers who ensured our train fun in Medford. I found our shared convention meant PCR members enjoyed some “new” clinics by PNR presenters, as PNR members enjoyed some “new” PCR clinics. I especially encourage PNR clinicians to present your clinics at Iron Horse Express.

The Iron Horse Express will be an exceptional opportunity to broaden your knowledge and skills in this great hobby. An unbeatable list of 40+ modelers and historians have agreed to provide clinics during the convention. Our Clinicians list is a “Who’s Who” of West Coast modeling and railroading. There will be more “must see” clinics than you will be able to see, but you’ll have great fun picking and choosing and you will come away from IHE so much smarter! If you are willing to present a clinic, contact Clinic Chair Dave Connery at dgconnery@sbcglobal.net or 925-735-0134.

Our currently planned Outside Activities & Tours include:

• Lawrence Livermore Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (limit 28, sign up quickly!)
• Jacques Littlefield’s Military Vehicle Technology Foundation inPortolaValley, with 240 military vehicles from around the world in 4 football field-sized buildings.
• Canyon Railway Train and Speeder Rides with a shop tour of the Brightside yard

Bob Osborne, our Layout Tours and Operating Sessions chair, has several dozen Bay Area layouts signed up already, many built by MMRs. Some are already listed here. Operating Sessions on many layouts are being planned; visit the website for more details, when available. The best way to stay informed is to register here so you get regular email updates.

Nancy Stokely, our Non-Rail Activities chair, looks forward to seeing all the friends she’s made over the years and making new friends. Non-Rails will have their own space for quilting, crocheting, puzzles, talking, classes and visiting. We plan field trips and a Non-Rails luncheon (only $5); more details on the website.

Of course, we’ll have Model and Photo Contests in all the usual categories. Giuseppe Aymar, our Contest Chair, is always looking for new judges who want to become even better modelers by helping judge. All required contest forms and more information can be found on our website. Contest forms will be available in the Contest Room, but filling them out before IHE will give you more time to enjoy IHE!

The Arts and Craft Categories are open to all convention registrants, not just Non-Rails. Entries may be turned in whenever the contest room is open. All results will be announced at the Saturday evening Awards Banquet.

Online Registration is quick and easy or you can mail a check, if you prefer. Both options are available via the website.

Full Fare registration is $89 and Non-Rail registration is $69. Register before midnight January 31, 2013 and get our “Early Bird Special Rate” of $79. The “Non-Rail or Spouse” fare of $69.00 also applies to female or male spouses who are model railroaders. Youth Fare is $50 and aDayPassis $35; these do not include the Banquet, which is an additional $45.

Our committee believes enjoying the full benefits of PCR and NMRA membership only happens if you attend conventions. Therefore, we encourage all members to attend with a special “First Timer Fare” of $69 for any NMRA member who hasn’t registered for the last 5 PCR conventions. (This should include most PNR members.)

All fares (except the Day and Youth Fare) include clinics, banquet, layout tours and operating sessions. The Banquet is not included with Youth and Day fares, but may be purchased separately. The Annual PCR Members Breakfast is not included, but is a mere $5 extra and well worth it!

Why Attend Iron Horse Express?

I find train conventions to be the most cost-effective way to enjoy full days of train fun, sharing knowledge with other train enthusiasts and a fun and easy venue to make new, and enjoy old, train friends. Enjoying the clinics, tours, layouts, operating sessions, contests, and contest entries with others will re-energize and re-inspire your train interests and lead you to more train fun for a long time. The friends I’ve made and enjoyed at previous train gatherings increase my fun significantly and daily, ever since my first PCR convention inSan Luis Obispoabout 10 years ago.

If you have not attended a PCR Convention within the past 5 years (or, ever!), I encourage you to use our First Timer Special to connect, or reconnect, with other friendly fellow train lovers. It is via our shared train fun together we make new, revitalize, and sustain lifetime friendships that connect us with more opportunities and train knowledge to enjoy even more fun train times.

I hope you’ll join us next April in Dublin, and/or at your PNR convention in Idaho, which I would like to attend also. If you have questions, contact me. Register for IHE 2013 now at http://www.pcrnmra.org/conv2013.

Doug Bulger

Here is a smattering of the fine work presented by the members of the 4^th Division at the Spring Meet.

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Doug Bulger

I did not have enough time to get to all the layouts but here’s an example of what the members of the 4^th Division offered. Those who did not make the layout tours missed a great show.

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Al Lowe

Dress

Even though Saturday is predicted to be really hot, I must warn you: dress warmly! I stopped by the Hilton Garden Inn Thursday afternoon in my typical summer garb and quickly cooled down. So if you dress for Saturday’s outdoor heat, you may want to bring a layer with you. On the other hand, if your house isn’t air conditioned, you should definitely be at the 4D Summer Meet! It will be a great way to stay cool on the hottest day of the year!

Layout Day Change

There have been a few slight changes to the schedule but only one major change: Stafford Jones has to work Sunday and has graciously offered to open his layout to us on Saturday afternoon only. Since it’s only five minutes from the Hilton, it will be easy for you to drop over.

Payment

4D Treasurer Sherman Stevens will be on hand to take your $20 registration fee from 8:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. He prefers cash, but will accept checks. Sorry, no credit cards. After 10:30, you will not receive a badge, nor directions to the layouts, and you won’t be admitted to the clinics and layout open houses. (The annual General Membership Meeting that closes the day is, of course, still open to any and all 4D members.)

Model Display

While we want you to share your models with everyone attending, we cannot take responsibility for them. You display them at your own risk. Of course, only 4D members will be anywhere near the model room, but still…

Directions

The Issaquah Hilton Garden Inn is southwest of exit 15 off I-90 at the western edge of Issaquah. The address is 1800 NW Gilman Blvd. Here’s a map and driving directions. Call (425) 837-3600 if you can’t find it.

In Closing

I hope you’ll be able to attend Saturday and Sunday. This is a good opportunity for members who attend one or another of our local monthly clinics to get to know members in other parts of our Division. See you Saturday!

Al Lowe

Many people take the summer off from model railroading, but if you’re not one of them, bring something along this Saturday! The 4D Summer Meet will host a casual display of models all day. This is not a formal contest; there are no awards; it’s just a chance for you to share what you did this summer. Of course, if you want Achievement Program assessment, bring your paperwork and one of our many local A.P. experts will be there to make sure your efforts are rewarded.

Remember: The 4D Summer Meet is this weekend at the Issaquah Hilton Garden Inn. Registration is only $20 and includes all the clinics and layout open houses, plus drinks and munchies, morning and afternoon.

Hilton Garden Inn, Issaquah‎
1800 NW Gilman Blvd
Issaquah, WA 98027
(425) 837-3600

Here’s the complete schedule:

Saturday, August 18, 2012 — CLINICS

8:00 – 9:00

Registration; Coffee & pastries in the lobby; Drop off models for display.

9:00 – 10:15

Board of Directors Meeting

“Development of Resin Model Railroad Cars” — Ron Cole

“Automated Layout Control” — Dave Hikel

10:30 – 11:45

“Weathering” — Walt Huston

“Track Warrant Control Operations” — Ken Liesse

“Bring and Brag” room opens (A. P. assessment available on request)

Noon

Lunch on your own

1:30 – 2:45

“Trains in Cuba” — Bobj Berger

“OmniRail” — Rob Jones

3:00 – 4:15

“DCC is Easy with Decoder Pro” — Di Voss

“NMRA Q & A” — Walt Huston PNR & Ken Liesse 4D

4:30 – 5:30

4th Division Annual Meeting; announcement of 2012 Grab Iron Service Award winners

Sunday, August 19, 2012 — Layout Open Houses

See Registration Packet for hours, maps and details. You must register Saturday morning to see these fabulous layouts on Sunday!

Puget Sound Iron Goat Railway, HO, JJ Johnston, Freelance railroad set in 1939. Recently featured in Railroad Model Craftsman. Up a flight of stairs. Shorter hours; see registration packet.

Rainier Great Western, HO, Michael Highsmith, Freelance running fromRenton to the Cascade coal mines south of Black Diamond. First time open to the public!

Aberdeen, Tacoma and Spanaway Forest, N, Walt Huston, Freelance. Built by a frequent contributor to N Scale magazine and cur-rent PNR president. Open later; see registration packet.

Dry Gulch & Western, HO, David Yadock, Freelance. First time open to the public. Somewhat handicapped-accessible but not wheelchair-accessible. Several prototype, fully-functional crossing signals, too.

Castle Rock Branch, HO, Stafford Jones, Set in west-centralWashington in the 1950s. DCC by NCE, sound locomotives. Many kitbashed structures. Hand-painted backdrop. NOT OPEN SUNDAY! Open 1:00–3:00 Saturday only!

Issaquah Central & Great Eastern Railway, O, Ed Ives, 2-rail & 3-rail outdoor layout; double track, 240′ loops.

Pacific Railway & Navigation Co. (NP/GN), O/On3,Mike O’Connell, Massive layout built over the shops of Chooch Enterprises. The lighting alone will intrigue you. Up a flight of stairs. May need to park in field below the hill.

Seattle & North Cascades Railway, HO, Boeing Employees Model Railroad Club, Freelanced bridge route connecting Pacific Northwest to theMidwest. Old club with a new layout in a new building!