Events and News
Regularly-scheduled Events
Cinema
Railroad-related videos are now being shown at 2:15 pm in these locations:
The video for June 2 (Ashcroft) and 9 (Bradford) will be Vancouver, Vancouver Island and San Juan Island with Michael Portillo.
Train Room
The Train Room is currently open to all Shannondell residents and accompanied guests. It is generally open all weekday mornings and often in the afternoons. You are welcome to stop in anytime the lights are on, or call x8900 (not regularly monitored) to set up a specific time to visit. See Welcome for more detail.
Shannondell Model Railroad Club
Regular Club meetings take place on the third Thursday of each month in the Ashcroft Movie Theater. All Shannondell Model Railroad Club Members and Friends are invited and encouraged to attend.
June 2022 meeting will be held Thursday, June 16 at 2 pm
July 2022 meeting will be held Thursday, July 21 at 2 pm
August 2022 meeting will be held Thursday, August 18 at 2 pm
Cinema
Railroad-related videos are now being shown at 2:15 pm in these locations:
- First Thursday of the month in Ashcroft Movie Theater
- Second Thursday of the month in Bradford Movie Theater
The video for June 2 (Ashcroft) and 9 (Bradford) will be Vancouver, Vancouver Island and San Juan Island with Michael Portillo.
Train Room
The Train Room is currently open to all Shannondell residents and accompanied guests. It is generally open all weekday mornings and often in the afternoons. You are welcome to stop in anytime the lights are on, or call x8900 (not regularly monitored) to set up a specific time to visit. See Welcome for more detail.
Shannondell Model Railroad Club
Regular Club meetings take place on the third Thursday of each month in the Ashcroft Movie Theater. All Shannondell Model Railroad Club Members and Friends are invited and encouraged to attend.
June 2022 meeting will be held Thursday, June 16 at 2 pm
July 2022 meeting will be held Thursday, July 21 at 2 pm
August 2022 meeting will be held Thursday, August 18 at 2 pm
Special Presentation
Member Bob Watson will speak on Early High Speed Adventures in the Northeast Corridor -- The Metroliner. This event will take place on May 26 at 2 PM in the Ashcroft Movie Theater.
Member Bob Watson will speak on Early High Speed Adventures in the Northeast Corridor -- The Metroliner. This event will take place on May 26 at 2 PM in the Ashcroft Movie Theater.
News
A student and her teacher from somewhere in the United States have contributed a link to a website dealing with many aspects of model railroading. You can find it on our External Links page under Model Railroad Organizations.
Layout Changes
Several changes were made to the Shannondell Model Railroad layout during 2021. Click here for details.
The SMR layout has recently been upgraded with a new drive-in movie theater. A 7" tablet is used for the screen. Movies can be shown by download from cloud storage. The image below shows the new drive-in movie theater.
A student and her teacher from somewhere in the United States have contributed a link to a website dealing with many aspects of model railroading. You can find it on our External Links page under Model Railroad Organizations.
Layout Changes
Several changes were made to the Shannondell Model Railroad layout during 2021. Click here for details.
The SMR layout has recently been upgraded with a new drive-in movie theater. A 7" tablet is used for the screen. Movies can be shown by download from cloud storage. The image below shows the new drive-in movie theater.
New Drive-in Movie Theater on the Shannondell Model Railroad
Updated Train Room Entryway
Betty Smiley provided several new items to dress up the entryway to the Train Room (see three photos below). We have had some pictures on this wall that showed the construction of the room and the early years of the layout. Betty provided a framed collage with new prints of these and other pictures. Above the collage is a nameplate that says "Shannondell Model Railroad Club - Established in 2005". On the angled portion of the wall are two plaques. The top plaque shows a picture of the first Club meeting and honors the four founding members, Marty Umanoff, Bob Port, Dick Joyce, and Bruce Smiley. The lower plaque lists all the past presidents of the Club.
Betty Smiley provided several new items to dress up the entryway to the Train Room (see three photos below). We have had some pictures on this wall that showed the construction of the room and the early years of the layout. Betty provided a framed collage with new prints of these and other pictures. Above the collage is a nameplate that says "Shannondell Model Railroad Club - Established in 2005". On the angled portion of the wall are two plaques. The top plaque shows a picture of the first Club meeting and honors the four founding members, Marty Umanoff, Bob Port, Dick Joyce, and Bruce Smiley. The lower plaque lists all the past presidents of the Club.
New Coal Mine on Horseshoe Mountain
A major project in 2021 was the rebuild of the Horseshoe Mountain end of the layout to facilitate an enlarged fully operational coal mine. The width of the layout on this end was enlarged to permit an increase in the radius of curves through the mountain. This necessitated rebuilding everything in this area, except for the upper portion of the original mountain which was reused. The result is shown in the photos below.
Web Site Update
This year (2022) the Shannondell Model Railroad website, https://www.shannondell modelrailroad.org, is undergoing an update to improve organization and flow of information presented. Look for these changes in the second quarter of 2022.