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Steve Hayes, Steve's layout is being offered as a "Two-Fer" with John Zach's Sierra Railroad. This means that when you sign up, you get both. These are large (by California Standards) layouts about 5 miles apart, 125 miles from the convention hotel. John and Steve will host 4 hour op sessions at each layout. If demand warrants, two sets of sessions will run, with groups swapping at noon. We anticipate running these sessions on Friday, and if a third section is required, on Thursday also. Please indicate your day preference in the notes. The first session will start around 10:00 AM and end at 2:00 PM with a one hour break for a meal. The second session will run from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Given the distance and typical driving times (against the traffic) you should expect to leave the hotel by 7:00 AM and return around 10:00 PM. *You will not be assigned to these layouts if you have ranked them lower than 5th*. The route to the layouts is very scenic to the east of Oakdale and the Sierra Railroad Right of Way is visible to the south of the roadway. WP in 1965-69 from Oakland to Salt Lake City. 1800 sq feet basement with 700 foot single track mainline, 9 passing sidings. 1/3 scenicked, prototype structures; this layout attempts to evoke a specific era and locations with some compromises to improve modeled operations. Operations are purposeful and include the California Zephyr and 20+ freight trains during a 4 hours operating session over a fully signaled mainline. Fairly disciplined with a goal of “doing things right” while having an enjoyable time. Chubb CMRI Computer System with progressive cab control, telephone, CTC, fast clock and sequence operations, computer generated waybills system for mainline car movement, switch lists at yards. Website: members.bigvalley.net/norma Revised 12/13/2008 |