Clinic Line-Up For National Narrow Gauge Convention (Part 2)
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Clinic Line-Up For National Narrow Gauge Convention

Clinic # 15: The SP Narrow Gauge in Owens Valley

Clinic Presenter: Guggenheim Rodney
Clinic Subject: This presentation of 200 photos will document SP Narrow Gauge from Laws to Keeler and include section maps and historic photos combined with photos from the 1950 that will show the trains along this remaining section of the line. The section from Laws to Keeler was abandoned on April 30, 1950.

Clinic # 16: Hand Laying Highly Detailed P:48 Track
Clinic Presenter: Harper Jim
Clinic Subject: Jim who is the owner of Red Cliffs Miniatures has developed a series of casting for P:48 standard and P:48 narrow gauge scale turnouts frogs, points and guard rails that will simplify their construction. His Power Point presentation will take you step by step through building highly detailed and realistic looking track and turnouts and the basic hand laying techniques are applicable for any scale.




Clinic # 17: Scratch Building & Weathering Structures
Clinic Presenter: Harris Steve
Clinic Subject: In this presentation, Steve will discuss how he scratch-built some of the structures on his HOn3 RGS layout. He will cover topics including drawing plans from prototype photos, building in styrene, plaster and wood; using different weathering techniques, scratch-building tips; and mounting structures on a layout.
Clinic # 18: It’s All About the C&S
Clinic Presenter: Harvey Duncan
Clinic Subject: This clinic is all about supplying inspiration for modeling the Colorado and Southern (C&S). Duncan will cover the neat modeling features (such as type of smokestacks, color of refrigerator cars, types of locomotives and so forth), geography, history and legends, interesting people, advanced architecture and engineering features employed, and the operational advantages provided by this line. And interesting things that most people are totally unaware of, but that provide variety and fodder for modeling. This clinic will appeal to those not yet decided on what road to model and those interested in the features of Colorado's large, but less known lines.
Clinic # 19: Narrow Gauge Steam Prototype Sound & Operation
Clinic Presenter: Ireland Jarrette
Clinic Subject: Take a close look at the operation of a steam locomotive and learn all about the different sounds from the parts found on some of the most famous narrow gauge steam locomotives. After taking a close look at the prototype locomotive’s sounds Jarrette Ireland (Manager of Sales and Support for SoundTraxx) will show you how to use state of the art sound decoders from SoundTraxx to simulate the most realistic narrow gauge operations on your layout.

Clinic # 20: The Narrow Gauge Coach Nahcotta.

Clinic Presenter: Kobes Gary.

Clinic Subject: The Nahcotta was one of approximately 170 narrow gauge passenger cars built by the Pullman Company. Ordered by and constructed for the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company in 1889, it remained in service until the end of the railroad in 1930. It was restored by a private party in the mid 1960's and in 2003 it was donated to the Ilwaco Heritage Museum (now Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum) where it resides today. Preservation status; sources for history and data on Pullman coaches; measured plans.







Clinic # 21: Columbia River Jetty Construction Railroads.

Clinic Presenter: Kobes Gary

Clinic Subject: Concurrent with the IR&N in southwest Washington, within 10 miles of Ilwaco there were a series of three foot narrow gauge railroads used by the US Army Corps of Engineers on a number of jetty projects (The Columbia River North and South Jetties, the A Jetty and the Sand Island spur dams). These projects spanned the period from 1885 to 1940. Focus on unique construction railroad equipment and construction methods.

Clinic # 22: Modeling a Realistic Western Forest
Clinic Presenters: Maxwell Burton & Patricia
Clinic Subject: In this informative PowerPoint & Hands On clinic, Burton and Pat Maxwell combining a little history of the West Side Logging Company with a lot of hands-on tips on modeling that could apply to any logging railroad layout. From design, through construction, to buildings, rolling stock and scenery, Burton and Pat share practical information to make a logging layout look so real, you’ll swear you smell pine trees and sawdust.

Clinic # 23: West Side Lumber Company: Train operations & Layout Modeling
Clinic Presenter: McCartney Tim
Clinic Subject: The clinic will review the train operations of the West Side Lumber company of Tuolumne California with an emphasis on recreating prototypically correct applications to model layouts of all sizes. In addition ideas will be suggested to utilize the West Side’s extensive non-revenue car roster and add interesting switching operations to a single commodity logging line.

Clinic # 24: Unlocks the secrets of the Soundtraxx Tsunami decoder
Clinic Presenter: Moiganard Mick
Clinic Subject: The clinic we'll offer a number of installation tips and suggestions, with the bulk of the session devoted to programming the decoder to get the ultimate imitation of the prototype. We will concentrate on steam locomotives, but recognize that many of the principles are applicable to diesels too. You'll go away with hints and tips for your next installation and be ready to improve the programming of your existing fleet. Questions will be answered during the clinic."
Clinic # 25: Modeling the Sonoran Desert
Clinic Presenter: Niner Verne
Clinic Subject: TBD



Clinic # 26: Operating trains with link and pin couplers
Clinic Presenter: Niner Verne
Clinic Subject: TBD

Clinic # 27: Cars of the Carson & Colorado: A Tentative Overview
Clinic Presenter: Norden Brian

Clinic Subject: This is a PowerPoint presentation using vintage photographs, and other illustrations to review the passenger and freight cars of the Carson & Colorado prior to the sale of the line to the SP and the resulting Tonopah Boom that caused additional equipment to be brought onto the line.

Clinic # 28: The Carson & Colorado over Montgomery Pass (Higher than Donner)
Clinic Presenter: Norden Brian

Clinic Subject: This is a PowerPoint presentation using both vintage and present-day photographs to illustrate the construction of the railroad over Montgomery Pass. Quotes from the letters of H. M. Yerrington to D.O. Mills are used to help tell the story. This crossing of the White Mountains was higher and steeper than Donner Pass; the railroad had deep cuts and tall fills, twists and turns, and a tunnel to make this difficult crossing.

Clinic # 29: Looking at the Carson & Colorado a tour over the line with vintage photographs
Clinic Presenter: Norden Brian

Clinic Subject: This is a PowerPoint presentation using vintage photographs to illustrate the route, general country and facilities of the Carson and Colorado Railroad.
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