April 2024 Newsletter
Last
Thursday, March 28, was opening day of the 2024 major league season ! Before air travel became commonplace,
baseball teams moved between cities by train, like this photo shows of the
1946 Chicago Cubs posing in front of Union Pacific locomotive No. 4439 (UP Railroad
Museum archives).
A
search for No. 4439 at www.utahrails.net provided more details about the 0-6-0 engine. Built for Southern Pacific by Baldwin
Locomotive Works in April 1918, the Los Angeles-based engine was used in yard
service for the Harbor Belt Line until retirement in 1957. Donated to the City of Los Angeles in August,
the locomotive became a permanent display at Griffith Park's TravelTown in November 1957.
By
the way, the 1946 Chicago Cubs went 82 and 71, finishing third in the National
League that season.
Club Activities
April
Luncheon Dates
April 5 and April 19th - Bloomington Country Club at
11:30am. If you plan to attend, contact
Bryan Enarson (bryanlax@aol.com) no later than Wednesday before the
luncheon. Unlike a typical restaurant
which welcomes any number of patrons anytime during business hours, the country
club arranges tables and chairs specifically for our luncheons. Again, if you plan to attend, contact Bryan
at the email above.
CCMRRC
Spring BBQ
Saturday,
May 18, 2024
Time:
11:00 - 1:00
Place:
Tim & Dana Fitch house, 2734 E Rock Land Dr, Washington
Details
and RSVP request will be sent in future mailings/newsletters.
Sun
River Junction Model Railroaders
For
the 12th consecutive year, trains will be running on April 27th
in SunRiver between Noon and 4PM. New this
year is LEGO. One of our residents collects
LEGO trains and buildings, creating a different and very unique model railroad. More to come in a
separate email later this month with locations and a map of SunRiver.
This month CCMRRC
G-scalers will meet at Bryan Enarson’s Man Cave on April 26th. For more information,
contact G scale VP Larry Schneider (peggy.larry.schneider@gmail.com).
The
next HO scale group meeting will be held at Georgette Contos’ house on April 24. Contact HO scale VP Professor David Merrill (atsgrr@gmail.com) for further details.
Member
Railroads
New
CCMRRC member Bob Elliott shares a video he made of his HO scale layout HERE.
Larry Schneider obtained a gasoline tanker
truck for his G scale layout but indicates it wasn’t easy to find one in the proper
scale. The truck he chose is a 1:25
scale kit from AMT. All parts were
painted before assembly. Also, Peggy Schneider
suggested including hot air balloons on the layout. Click HERE and scroll to the April 2024
Update for photos.
Readers of this newsletter will recall Chris Clune
purchased Jim Harper’s O scale layout and moved it to Eugene, OR. His father, noted narrow gauge modeler Dave Alan
Clune, passed away February 25, 2024. A
retired Southern Pacific engineer, Clune was widely known for the extensive On3
Cascade County layout he built over a period of several decades in his home in
Eugene, OR. David was a life member of
the NMRA and earned Master Model Railroader recognition in 2022. His father Chris Clune Sr. was a tool and die
maker and co-founder of ExactRail Scale Models.
In future Newsletters, look for photos of Jim Harper’s railroad as it’s incorporated into the Clune layout.
Upcoming
Train Shows and Conventions
Ophir, Tintic &
Western Train Show - April 5-6, 2024
Location: Spanish Fork
Fairgrounds Tennis Building
Address: 475 S Main St,
Spanish Fork
Rocky
Mountain Train Show
April
6-7, 2024
National
Western Complex
4655
Humboldt St.
Denver,
CO 80216
Surfliner
2024 NMRA National Convention
August
4-11, 2024
Westin
Long Beach
333
East Ocean Blvd.
Long
Beach, CA USA
Kanab
Train Show - Date Change for 2025
Next year's show is scheduled for January 17-18,
2025. The newly-remodeled gymnasium/expo
hall we’ll be using will double the floor space compared to 2024.
Modeling
News and Information
The
National Model Railroad Association announces a new partnership with Grouper. For NMRA members age 65+ Grouper works with
Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans to cover NMRA membership dues,
so you can focus on what you love to do. Don’t worry about the membership cost - it’s
on your health plan. See https://www.nmra.com/grouper for more
information on this exciting news. Explore all the benefits of NMRA membership at https://www.nmra.org/member-services.
Making
Mountains
A
small S gauge layout with big ideas
Choosing
rail for a garden railroad
Maintaining
Lionel structures
How
to protect O and S gauge toy trains in storage
Large
Scale ‘Big Boy’ Replica Stuns on Home Made Railroad!
Four
track types for model railroads
How
to dress up your tubular track
The
Lionel Scout locomotive that meant ‘Christmas’
Repairing
Lionel’s smoke units
Perfect
G scale roadbed
10
scenery products you should know about
Prototype
News & History
Union
Pacific Appoints Operations, Risk Management Successors
What is the Salt Lake Lucin
Cutoff’s Boxcar Seawall?
Outfit
Cars
Railroad
Signals 101
San
Francisco – Los Angeles night train signs 'collaboration' with major
stakeholder
Big
Boy’ Tender Restoration Continues at Silvis
All
wired up: The history behind the electrification of railroads.
Until
May, All Aboard !!
Lloyd
Thomson