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Projects and Work Assignments |
AREA or PROJECT | DETAILS | CREW ASSIGNMENT |
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Engine Facility Area | Switch machine tune-ups, Ballast , Detail work. | Charles McGill, Ed Carey |
Downtown Trolley Loop | Rework street trackage in the following areas:
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Charles McGill, Ed Carey, Brian Satterlee,
Other volunteers needed |
Seeley Rebuild | Continue to rebuild scenery | Pat Weishan |
Drive-In | Make drive-in speakers not removable from stanchion. Install in public aisle. Wire into DVD player | Ed Carey, Ken Bowers,
Other volunteers needed |
Campo Auxilliary Control Panel | Finish trunk wiring, install push-button switches and LEDs, and wire into trunks at both ends. Retrofit Campo main panel as necessary. | Brian Satterlee, Tom Utschig
(Awaiting receipt of more push-buttons for completion) |
Police Station | Preliminary design is underway to fit as much of the old SD Police Station into the available footprint. Once detailed drawings are complete, construction of the structure will begin off-site.. | Brian Viets,
Other volunteers needed for research. |
CTC board | Remove everything from dispatcher room, rebuild desk and install
CTC framework. Panels will be constructed, drilled, and silk screened prior to
installation.
Electrical component installation on the CTC board will be accomplished first, then sections of the layout will gradually be cut over. This project is linked to the detector project listed below. |
Brian Satterlee, Ken Bowers, Ed Carey, Earl Grad |
Track Detection | Research a better detector design and test a prototype. Stuff circuit boards, build power supplies, rework common rail wiring and install detection diodes. Mount banks of detectors at location TBD. | LONG TERM PROJECT
Volunteers needed for all phases. |
AREA or PROJECT | DETAILS | SKILL REQUIREMENTS |
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Downtown Blocks | Structures for each downtown block, block assembly, lift mechanism | Structure builders. Each block must be worked on as a team of 3-4 modelers to build a complete block. The Vice President/General Manager is assigned the task of coordination and design of each block, including consideration of track access once complete blocks are installed. |
General Cleanup
(continuing work) |
Organize stored materials (wood, plaster, etc) under the layout, clean dust and dirt from floor, dump trash. | Anyone wishing to participate and contribute to the safety and improved appearance of our association. | New Projects | Do you have ideas of your own? | If you are interested in participating in any of the activities listed or would like to initiate others, please contact our VP/GM, Mitch Alderman during club meeting nights. |