your portal to more fun in scale model railroading
your portal to more fun in scale model railroading
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The event is a mix of clinics and talks, in-person events, and tours of model railroads in the San Francisco Bay Area. We also invite attendees to participate in operating sessions on local model railroads and especially invite folks who haven't done operations before to join in. If you've like feedback or advice on model railroad design, you can sign up for a layout design consulting session where you can brainstorm or seek advice from other modelers about your future layout design. This meet is open to ALL, regardless of club affiliation or membership. NMRA, PCR, or LDSIG, membership is NOT required!
The 2023 meet, like last year, will be a hybrid event. You can attend Saturday clinics in-person at the Golden State Railroad Museum in Richmond, CA, or you can participate in the clinics via Zoom. Friday's Richmond Pacific Railroad tour and dinner, Saturday night layout tours, and Sunday operating sessions are in-person.
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Schedule
Friday, February 3 - Tour and Dinner
Tour of Richmond Pacific Railroad, the terminal railroad serving industries around the Richmond waterfront.
Group dinner afterwards, location TBD
Saturday, February 4 - Clinics Day
You can attend Saturday's clinics and talks in person at the Golden State Railroad Museum in Point Richmond or virtually via a Zoom meeting.
Clinics will be from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm PST.
Tentative Schedule for Saturday:
TIME TOPIC PRESENTER
8:00 ZOOM room opens
8:30 Registration & Opening Remarks Seth Neumann, Chairman
9:00 Automated Trains using JMRI David Parks
10:00 Yard Ops -- Western Style Mark Amfahr
11:00 New Layout Design Dave Clemens
Noon Lunch Break / Birds of a Feather Discussions
1:15 Pacific Fruit Express (PFE) Operations Robert Leachman
2:15 Design Challenge (Details)
Robert Bowdidge, moderator
4:45 Closing Remarks Seth Neumann
Saturday evening, February 4: Layout Tours
Visit layouts in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties on Saturday night. List of layouts will be provided to registered attendees the week before the event.
Sunday, February 5: Operating Sessions
As in past years, attendees are invited to participate in a model railroad operating session on one of the layouts in the area. Operating sessions associated with the meet will happen on Sunday. Times for each layout may vary, but generally will be between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. We will send an email to registrant about a month before the meet listing the op sessions and providing an opportunity to request sessions. Layout design consulting will be available to registrants, via 30 minute Zoom sessions.
Attendance Options:
The 2023 meet will be a hybrid event. You can attend clinics on Saturday either in-person or via a Zoom video event. The in-person ticket includes a box lunch on Saturday.
The other activities (Friday tour, Saturday night layout tours, and Sunday operating sessions) are in-person in different locations, and available to attendees with either the in-person or virtual tickets.