Operations Special Interest Group - Past Meetup Topics and Downloads

Past Meetup Topics and Downloads

2020 Virtual Meetups

November 21, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/_ogvr2IPVNo

00:00 Ken Hojnacki discussed operations on his layout, the O&W Auburn Division.

November 7, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/xSooAXVvgx4

00:00 Tom Wilson's Pittsburgh and West Virginia/Union Railroad model railroad layout

October 10, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/aDEY_94CQ_I

00:21 Burr Stewart - Operating the Jet Job

September 26, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/8lt_Xs6ovfA

00:00 Jason Boche - Journey to Operations on the Red Rock Northern
37:53 David Ramos - Operations on his New York Harbor railroad.

September 12, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/rRcZeJ5L4fA

00:00 Car Cards for the SP Los Angeles Division - Rick Watson
32:30 CTC on Gary Siegel's L&N Railroad - Eastern Kentucky Division - Bruce Morden

August 8, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/-2LrH9BprPA

00:00 James McNab's Iowa Interstate Hills Industrial Spur

You can read more about James' layout at https://www.thehillsline.com

July 11, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/pCkv0FwGGko

00:00 Remote Operations - Pete Mulvany
32:19 Modeling from the Employee Timetable - Bob Hanmer

Bob is also the co-author of the Condensed Code of Operating Rules, which provides a concise set of rules to operate model railroads. This was built based on the prototypes of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The book is available as a print-on-demand purchase for $15.00 here.

June 13, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/MP4aCjRHx7w

00:00 Dave Husman - Building a Consist/Locomotive Management

You can download a copy of Dave's presentation from his website, wnbranch.com.

May 16, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/3oqYSwQZ4gE

00:00 Steve Sandifer - Lessons learned from Conductor’s Record books

May 2, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/uOc7Dnd3bCk

00:00 Jon Robinson - Operations on the Double Diamond RR

April 18, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/ga7EEr1TPqQ

00:00 Al Daumann - Journey of First 808

You can download Al's presentation in PDF format here.

March 21, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/_5Tw0xYvoUM

00:00 Dan Howard - Coal Gasification Operations

March 7, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/-gQPDV7j00A

00:00 Michael Artner - Virtual Timetable Operations

You can download Michael's presentation here. The “spy cam” being used for train cameras is available from Amazon.

If you're interested in observing the operations, contact LAMRS at lamrsinfo@gmail.com or via their Facebook page.

February 21, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/zun9tKF9MwM

00:00 Scott Sabo - Using Tab-On-Car for Switching a Yard
36:30 Doug Akromas' Erie Lackawanna layout design discussion

February 7, 2021 Meetup Report

Replay: https://youtu.be/YXB0JoUs9Lc

00:00 - Dale Baker's Port of Catoosa Railroad
34:15 - Rail Detector Cars by Dennis Drury

In Dale's presentation, he discussed the homemade derail devices he created. Dale describes the devices:

These were made from small Evergreen I- beams and a square stock piece. The sides are beams I shaved the inner flange at the bottom and the outer at the top. The top piece I did not shave at all. Then I added the top square stock to allow me to drill a hole to hole the derails sign. If done correctly, they fit snugly on the code 100 rail.

Here are some images of the devices.