June 2023 Newsletter
With winter in the rearview mirror, 33 members, spouses, and guests came together at Tim and Dana Fitch’s house for our annual Spring BBQ. After feasting on BBQ meats and related fixin’s, cookies, ice cream, and a Fitch-made chocolate cake wrapped up the luncheon delights. Tim designed and 3D printed a napkin holder for each table and Dana added “Happy Mother’s Day” spatulas as a special surprise for all the ladies. Click HERE for photos of the event.
Club
Business
The city of St. George has
indicated the CCMRRC must vacate the 100S clubhouse location by June 30th. A work party consisting primarily of Lionel group
members packed up club belongings for moving to a new location (hopefully) or
storage if no location can be secured by month’s end. If anyone has a lead on a 250-300 sq ft building,
room, etc. please notify Al Thorne at homeplat@infowest.com
as soon as possible.
The G scale group has created
a patriotic-themed consist for the Children’s Museum train to run June and July. Photos of the caboose Cindy Hansen repainted for
the train can be seen HERE. Scroll down to the June 2023 Update. Beautiful work, Cindy!
June
Luncheon Dates
June 2nd and June 16th
- Bloomington Country Club at 11:30am.
If you plan to attend, contact Bryan Enarson (bryanlax@aol.com)
no later than May 31st and/or June 14th. NOTE:
Unlike the typical restaurant which welcomes any number of patrons any
time, the country club arranges tables and chairs specifically for our
luncheons. Again, if you plan to attend,
contact Bryan at the email above.
Member
Projects & Layouts
Jim Harper (Proto:48 modeler) tells
us how he’s kept busy lately beginning with an article he wrote in 2015. “I wrote an article on building an Arrowhead
Water train for Leon Fairbanks (former owner of Red Caboose). I submitted it to the online magazine O
Scale Resources and they accepted it for the current issue. I retrieved the
train from Leon and offered to bring it to the O Scale National in Denver in
June for display on their table. They are excited to see it in person and for
their readers at the convention.” Click HERE
to read the article.
“I also finished the 3D
printed B&O boxcar kit that was printed in Australia by Ron Hunn, Rich
Hunn’s son who runs the Coca Cola plant in Brisbane. They take a lot of work adding the details
but make a very distinct car for the early transportation of automobiles. I will be showing the car at the O Scale West
meet in Santa Clara, CA this weekend and two weeks later in Denver. Bob Jarvis and Jim Allen will be going also.” Click HERE
to see photos of Jim’s exceptional assembly and painting skills.
CCMRRC
Marketplace
Al Thorne’s neighbor is
offering a few pieces of postwar Lionel equipment for sale. Click HERE
to review the list and contact Al (homeplat@infowest.com)
if you’re interested.
Modeling
News
Often track cleaning is a discussion
topic between modelers, no matter what the scale might be. But considering Train Mountain in
Chiloquin, Oregon, is the world’s longest miniature railroad with over 36 miles
of 7.5” gauge track on 2200 acres, track cleaning takes on a whole new dimension. Click HERE
to see their solution.
Train Table Basics: What to
look for when looking for a platform to run trains.
Lionel Trains a look at 1954:
Lionel’s finest year; one of three parts
Prototype & Railfanning
Union Pacific Steam Club
Update - Big Boy No. 4014 Embarks on the Home Run Express
Rebuilds Rule: Railinc’s
analysis of the North American locomotive fleet reveals the size of the total
fleet decreased slightly in 2022.
Improperly aligned derail led
to BNSF derailment in Washington
Remote-Control Locomotive
Technology Puts Humans in Control
Vintage locomotive ready to
roll again at Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad.
Branching Out
Famous ‘Trolley Graveyard’
Sold to Scrapper
Big Boy Flexes Its Muscles
with Positive Train Control
Old Friends: Retired BNSF
Engineer Restores Locomotive He Operated for 41 Years
Until July, All Aboard !!