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Club Meeting of May 18, 2023
Shannondell Model Railroad Club (SMRC) held its monthly meeting. The meeting was called to order by President Bruce Wintersteen at 2:10 p.m. following a brief display and discussion by Jack Maines of his photographs of various parts of the layout.
The Minutes of the April 20 Meeting (Bob Watson) were approved as submitted.
The Treasurer’s Report (Mike Studner) was accepted as submitted.
Bruce Wintersteen reviewed the Recurring and Maintenance Items and the Major Task Items budgets for the current year. Expenditures were on track.
The video for May was seen by 27 people in the AMT and by 24 in the BMT.
Visitors to the layout in April were 32 walk-ins and 10 by appointment. So far in May there have been 22 walk-ins and none by appointment.
The Website (Jim Rush) has been further updated and improved. Work continues on rolling stock rosters and on the Education section. Locomotive rosters for steam, diesel and electric units have been published, although there are a few adjustments still needed. Comments and suggestions regarding the Website are always welcome.
New position light signals have been purchased for the Low Grade. These come in kit form and are carefully being assembled. Wintersteen noted that some prefabricated units are being considered. Placement of these signal lights were described and some changes in block limits were effected.
Reading Lines passenger cars have been painted and Gerry Williams has painted and populated the interior of the cars. There has been some difficulty fitting electrical pick-ups to the trucks so that they operate correctly as the trucks move on curves.
Bob Watson has undertaken construction of a diesel maintenance structure, but its placement on the layout remains to be determined.
Bruce Wintersteen emphasized the need for volunteers to get to work on the 2023 “Things to Do” list, an updated copy of which is posted on the bulletin board in the Work Room.
The meeting was closed with a brief discussion of Model Railroad Resources. SMRC is a member of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA), specifically the Mid-Eastern Region (MER) and the Philadelphia Division. Resources include NMRA Turntable, MER eLocal, The Dispatcher and the Keystone Modeler. If you are interested in any of these (or other) resources, please send a request to ShannondellMRC@gmail.com.
The next SMRC meeting will be 2023 June 15 at 2:00 p.m.
Shannondell Model Railroad Club (SMRC) held its monthly meeting. The meeting was called to order by President Bruce Wintersteen at 2:10 p.m. following a brief display and discussion by Jack Maines of his photographs of various parts of the layout.
The Minutes of the April 20 Meeting (Bob Watson) were approved as submitted.
The Treasurer’s Report (Mike Studner) was accepted as submitted.
Bruce Wintersteen reviewed the Recurring and Maintenance Items and the Major Task Items budgets for the current year. Expenditures were on track.
The video for May was seen by 27 people in the AMT and by 24 in the BMT.
Visitors to the layout in April were 32 walk-ins and 10 by appointment. So far in May there have been 22 walk-ins and none by appointment.
The Website (Jim Rush) has been further updated and improved. Work continues on rolling stock rosters and on the Education section. Locomotive rosters for steam, diesel and electric units have been published, although there are a few adjustments still needed. Comments and suggestions regarding the Website are always welcome.
New position light signals have been purchased for the Low Grade. These come in kit form and are carefully being assembled. Wintersteen noted that some prefabricated units are being considered. Placement of these signal lights were described and some changes in block limits were effected.
Reading Lines passenger cars have been painted and Gerry Williams has painted and populated the interior of the cars. There has been some difficulty fitting electrical pick-ups to the trucks so that they operate correctly as the trucks move on curves.
Bob Watson has undertaken construction of a diesel maintenance structure, but its placement on the layout remains to be determined.
Bruce Wintersteen emphasized the need for volunteers to get to work on the 2023 “Things to Do” list, an updated copy of which is posted on the bulletin board in the Work Room.
The meeting was closed with a brief discussion of Model Railroad Resources. SMRC is a member of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA), specifically the Mid-Eastern Region (MER) and the Philadelphia Division. Resources include NMRA Turntable, MER eLocal, The Dispatcher and the Keystone Modeler. If you are interested in any of these (or other) resources, please send a request to ShannondellMRC@gmail.com.
The next SMRC meeting will be 2023 June 15 at 2:00 p.m.
Layout Changes
Several changes have been made to the Shannondell Model Railroad layout during 2022. Click here for details.
Bruce Wintersteen's presentations on Railroad Signal Systems are now available on this website.
Several changes have been made to the Shannondell Model Railroad layout during 2022. Click here for details.
Bruce Wintersteen's presentations on Railroad Signal Systems are now available on this website.