You can see how we take down our club layout, the Adirondack & Lake Champlain, here.
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
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Making a model railroad portable like that is one thing. The planning and keeping it all compatable, rugged enough to take all the handling, and the work of outfitting the trailer. And much more, I'm sure.
Other side of the coin, how do you keep up the enthusiasm to keep doing it? That's where I think I'd burn out. But then I don't like to travel much either. Anyway, what a great way to share the hobby.
Do you have a more permanent location where you set it up for general club operating? Dan
Southgate Making a model railroad portable like that is one thing. The planning and keeping it all compatable, rugged enough to take all the handling, and the work of outfitting the trailer. And much more, I'm sure. Other side of the coin, how do you keep up the enthusiasm to keep doing it? That's where I think I'd burn out. But then I don't like to travel much either. Anyway, what a great way to share the hobby. Do you have a more permanent location where you set it up for general club operating? Dan
We don't really operate. during the summer, we set it up in the Champlain Valley Transportation museum, and sometimes we'll open it to museum visitors on weekends. During the "Modeler's Season" we just leave it packed up in the trailer, so it is easy to bring to shows.
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. One question, how do you keep the modules from sliding on the rack or bouncing while transporting? Our club also travels and we are investigating different and simple options to limit damage.
Len S
LenS Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. One question, how do you keep the modules from sliding on the rack or bouncing while transporting? Our club also travels and we are investigating different and simple options to limit damage. Len S
before we load, we put screws though the rack into the modules.
I also participate with a modular group, we have a fairly large layout. We have all of our sections on racks that we built, which have heavy duty casters on them, which makes it easy to position each rack load of sections right where they are needed, no carrying them all over the place one by one, which takes alot more manpower. They lock in the racks with the the simple expedient of having the rails in the rack very slightly angled down to the back side, and then having hnges that flip over the front side. The racks are positioned tightly in our trailers, it all just barely fits, so nothing is going to move.
Prior to building the racks, it took all day to carry everything in and set up at our biggest show - there is no facility for driving the trailers right into the venue, and the nearest parking was a long walk. 2 people carrying each section, one walking backwards - recipe for disaster as well as taking forever.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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