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Here is a recent letter from Bill Doyle in NY:
Membership
Nauset Model Railroad Club
July 17, 2008
Enclosed is a copy of the newsletter of the Hudson-Berkshire Div. NER-NMRC
that I belong to. Please see page 8 (typed below) for an article I wrote about my
visit to your open house last summer. I'm hoping that I got all the information
correctly reported.
My wife and I just decided we can't miss a summer visit to the Cape and made
plans to be there the end of August. If you still have open houses this summer, I'll
see you on the 20th.
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NAUSET MODEL RAILROAD CLUB - Cape Cod
By: Bill Doyle
"It was a dark and stormy night..." on Cape Cod last summer as my wife and I
returned from dinner. There on Route 6A in Orleans was a sign inviting people to
"Come See the Model Trains". The Nauset Model Railroad club is open on
Wednesday nights from 7-9, July 11 - August 29. The train room houses four
different layouts in the back lower level of the Hilltop Plaza strip mall which the
club acquired nearly 4 years ago. Club members had to clean out considerable
debris, paint the walls and install lighting before beginning layout construction.
A small crew area greets visitors before opening into a large layout area.
The first layout is an HO layout. My "conductor" for the evening was Stan Snow
(Snow's is THE department store in Orleans and includes a hobby section).
Central to the track plan is a layout donated by John Enoch based on the
Modesto & Empire traction Co RR; the 11 x 14 track plan was featured in the
Feb/87 issue of Model Railroader and includes a fleet of red/white/blue/70T
diesels. The original layout was based on ATSF/SP in southern california, so the
structures reflect that architecture. According to Stan, the club plans to
"northeasternize" the structure as time permits. Two modules donated by the
family of John Morrell are also incorporated into the over layout; one depits a
slaughterhouse and the other the Deep River Lumber Co. mill. Two main line
tracks were added around the outside of the modules and layout to tie everything
together and facilitate continuous running. In one corner of the added area is a
nifty shoreline model with lighthouse, dock and buildings that Stan scratchbuilt
from photos - a nice piece of modeling.
Across the aisle was a large, well scenicked and detailed layout using American
Flyer equipment. The trains run around a 14 x 34 rectangle with a peninsula in
the middle for staging and storage. This layout is by far the most complete with
well-detailed scenes and plenty of trains ranging from steam and F units to
modern Amtrak Superliners.
Against the back wall is a Lionel layout, which attracted the most attention from
young families. While the track plan and scenery are minimal, what attrracted the
kids was an opportunity to actually run a train and blow the whistle/horn. Several
animated Lionel accessories also added to their excitement and enjoyment.
Lastly, an N-scale layout was under construction. Tracklaying and scenery had
progressed enough to get only a sense of what was intended.
The Nauset Model RR club was founded in December 1989 by modelers in what
is known as the "Lower Cape'. Today over 70 members regularly meet on Friday
nights to work on the layouts. While the club didn't have a website, information on
club activities was available by e-mail from msarazin@capecod.net. The club also
has several specially decorated 40' box cars for fundraising: one is a red and
grey scheme lettered for the Cape Cod Central and the other is brown with a
multi-color logo depicting Nauset Lighthouse and lettered for the Nauset RR. I got
both of mine (HO) at Snow's Department Store.
Last summer the club also collaborated with the Harwich Historical Society to build
a 17 x 20 working layout to highlight Harwich's railroad history and showing how
model railroaders can help keep history alive. Incidentally the club charters a bus
to go to the train show in West Springfield (hint, hint Hudson Berkshire members),
watching train tapes all the way there and back.
If you visit the Cape this summer, visit the Nauset Model RR club for an enjoyable
evening.
Membership
Nauset Model Railroad Club
July 17, 2008
Enclosed is a copy of the newsletter of the Hudson-Berkshire Div. NER-NMRC
that I belong to. Please see page 8 (typed below) for an article I wrote about my
visit to your open house last summer. I'm hoping that I got all the information
correctly reported.
My wife and I just decided we can't miss a summer visit to the Cape and made
plans to be there the end of August. If you still have open houses this summer, I'll
see you on the 20th.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAUSET MODEL RAILROAD CLUB - Cape Cod
By: Bill Doyle
"It was a dark and stormy night..." on Cape Cod last summer as my wife and I
returned from dinner. There on Route 6A in Orleans was a sign inviting people to
"Come See the Model Trains". The Nauset Model Railroad club is open on
Wednesday nights from 7-9, July 11 - August 29. The train room houses four
different layouts in the back lower level of the Hilltop Plaza strip mall which the
club acquired nearly 4 years ago. Club members had to clean out considerable
debris, paint the walls and install lighting before beginning layout construction.
A small crew area greets visitors before opening into a large layout area.
The first layout is an HO layout. My "conductor" for the evening was Stan Snow
(Snow's is THE department store in Orleans and includes a hobby section).
Central to the track plan is a layout donated by John Enoch based on the
Modesto & Empire traction Co RR; the 11 x 14 track plan was featured in the
Feb/87 issue of Model Railroader and includes a fleet of red/white/blue/70T
diesels. The original layout was based on ATSF/SP in southern california, so the
structures reflect that architecture. According to Stan, the club plans to
"northeasternize" the structure as time permits. Two modules donated by the
family of John Morrell are also incorporated into the over layout; one depits a
slaughterhouse and the other the Deep River Lumber Co. mill. Two main line
tracks were added around the outside of the modules and layout to tie everything
together and facilitate continuous running. In one corner of the added area is a
nifty shoreline model with lighthouse, dock and buildings that Stan scratchbuilt
from photos - a nice piece of modeling.
Across the aisle was a large, well scenicked and detailed layout using American
Flyer equipment. The trains run around a 14 x 34 rectangle with a peninsula in
the middle for staging and storage. This layout is by far the most complete with
well-detailed scenes and plenty of trains ranging from steam and F units to
modern Amtrak Superliners.
Against the back wall is a Lionel layout, which attracted the most attention from
young families. While the track plan and scenery are minimal, what attrracted the
kids was an opportunity to actually run a train and blow the whistle/horn. Several
animated Lionel accessories also added to their excitement and enjoyment.
Lastly, an N-scale layout was under construction. Tracklaying and scenery had
progressed enough to get only a sense of what was intended.
The Nauset Model RR club was founded in December 1989 by modelers in what
is known as the "Lower Cape'. Today over 70 members regularly meet on Friday
nights to work on the layouts. While the club didn't have a website, information on
club activities was available by e-mail from msarazin@capecod.net. The club also
has several specially decorated 40' box cars for fundraising: one is a red and
grey scheme lettered for the Cape Cod Central and the other is brown with a
multi-color logo depicting Nauset Lighthouse and lettered for the Nauset RR. I got
both of mine (HO) at Snow's Department Store.
Last summer the club also collaborated with the Harwich Historical Society to build
a 17 x 20 working layout to highlight Harwich's railroad history and showing how
model railroaders can help keep history alive. Incidentally the club charters a bus
to go to the train show in West Springfield (hint, hint Hudson Berkshire members),
watching train tapes all the way there and back.
If you visit the Cape this summer, visit the Nauset Model RR club for an enjoyable
evening.