The Lucin Cutoff is a 102-mile railroad line that
runs from Ogden to its namesake in Lucin. The most prominent feature was a twelve-mile-long railroad trestle crossing the Great Salt Lake, used from 1904 until the late 1950s, when it was replaced by an
earthen causeway. More information found
here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucin_Cutoff
Club
Business
Luncheon Dates June 7th and June
21st - 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.
On Saturday June 1st the St. George
Children's Museum held its 10th anniversary. Located in the museum’s Construction Room,
the G scale railroad shares space with a new Lincoln Logs building area and a new
sit-on Excavator, both contributed by the Southern Utah Home Builder Association.
To augment museum staff with the influx
of visitors, Bryan Enarson, Werner Balsterholt, Al Thorne, and Larry Schneider answered
questions about the railroad at various times during the event.
From a generous donation of American Flyer equipment the club received several months ago, the layout destined for 2024 Jubilee of
Trees, is progressing. The project is led by American Flyer modeler Richard
Schacht and assisted by Bob Mallory, Dan Mangiaracina, Larry Schneider, and Bryan Enarson. Stay tuned as the project develops. Click HERE
and scroll down to the June 2024 Update for a photo of the latest progress.
Our
own Keith Johnson authored “G Scale in the Desert” published in the Bay
Area Garden Railway Society’s (BAGRS) Trellis and Trestle. His article details the challenges he’s
encountered while building his railroad in St. George’s unique climate. Click HERE
for the April 2024 issue of Trellis and Trestle. Keith’s article begins on page 13.
Member Railroads
Two new G scale members are featured this month. Beginning in January, Ricky Durrant has completed three large track loops and buildings will be coming soon. He ordered a G scale Union
Pacific Big Boy from LGB/Marklin which should arrive sometime this summer. He plans to operate mostly with
battery but currently runs by track power.
Retired from Union Pacific, Ricky maintains his steam certification and acted
as engineer and fireman on Big Boy's Home Run Express Tour last year. Click HERE
for photos of his railroad.
Ken Mickelson was originally an N scale modeler
but since moving to St. George three years ago his G scale layout has grown. Built in a dog bone configuration, Ken's track plan includes
several sidings with a small shed used when trains are parked. All trains operate under Train Control using
track power and manually controlled switches. Click HERE for
photos.
Upcoming
Group Meetings – G & HO scales
Upcoming
Conventions
Golden Spike Limited Annual RMR Convention
Salt Lake City, June
Surfliner
2024 NMRA National Convention
August
4-11, 2024
Westin
Long Beach
333
East Ocean Blvd.
Long
Beach, CA USA
Modeling News
After
over 90 years in business, Kalmbach Publishing Co. was sold to Firecrown
Media last month. Kalmbach’s railroad
related magazines are Model Railroader, Classic Trains, Trains, Classic Toy Trains,
FineScale Modeler, Garden Railways, among others. Firecrown Internet Publishing is home of
FLYING Magazine, Plane & Pilot, KITPLANES, FreightWaves, Aviation Consumer,
AVweb, Aviation Safety, IFR Magazine, Business Air, aircraftforsale.com,
AvBuyer.
Railfanning News
Big
Boy Flexes Its Muscles with Positive Train Control
Locomotive 4141 used for George H. W. Bush Funeral Train is unveiled
in College Station pavilion
Until July, All Aboard
!!
Lloyd Thomson
