Chapter members Mike De Punté, Mike Haire and Royce Thomas admire the layout newly equipped with lamps that light the added modules. Thanks to Zeke Sampson for supplying the materials!Members Ed Scheff (left) and Karl Hilse (back to camera) prepare the children’s layout.Glenn Reed (seated) awaits eager children before the start of the show.The show is open and interested visitors take a closer look. Smart parents come equipped with step stools for children to get a better look at the layout’s details.Paul Bergman and Glenn Reed have just sent off a train consist from the ready track, while Mike (back right) adjusts the couplers when it reaches the main track.Visitors admire the catenary and other details of the station module.Otto Lies and Sue Reed discuss what might be done to smooth out a rail joint between two of the modules.A modern-era Swiss passenger train in the station.Two passenger trains at the station.
March 29-30, 2008
Barry Kriegsman, Zeke Sampson and Justin Maguire display a few items at the chapter’s Public Information Center. An operating crane car, a UP “Big Boy” and other rolling stock is on display.Mike DePunté (left) and Zeke Sampson work at installing “bridge tracks” and catenary prior to the opening of the show.A welding shop located on chapter member Mike Haire’s station module. Miniature “welding flashes” appear randomly from the inside of the shed for effect.
Mike Haire works to re-rail a locomotive consist that was running on the main layout, while interested onlookers watch.Glenn Reed watches as young engineers enjoy the children’s layout.
March 24-25, 2007
Once again, the club was able to set up in the Fez room of the Shriner’s Auditorium. The room is carpeted, with low ceilings that enhance the sights and sounds of the display. Early spring weather made for a great turnout and throngs of people, young and old, took the time to view the chapter’s module display.
(l-r) Zeke Sampson, Barry Kriegsman, Royce Thomas and Mike Haire pause for a picture during set-up before the show opens to the public.
Club members Zeke Sampson, Mike Haire and Kurt Hilse monitor the layout controls while onlookers admire the operations from the front of the display.A view along the new end module, looking toward the coal tipple.This elaborate viaduct is a central part of another new module.
March 2005
Friday afternoon is setup time. Ed Scheff and Zeke Sampson begin the alignment process by moving each module into the sequence to be used for the show. Allan Wittner, a friend to the chapter, helped transport the modules to the show and is preparing the support legs for a corner module.Jeff Koellmer overseeing train operations at the main station.Mike Haire (foreground) watches for Jeff’s signal while he mans the controls. The club uses the Railroad & Co. train control program.John Avery (in hat at left) and Jeff answer questions from train fans unfamiliar with European railroading.
