O Scale Progress Winter-Spring 2008
			Updated: January 12, 2021

O Scale Winter-Spring 2008 Progress

During Winter-Spring 2008, the GSMRM O Scale group has been busy with the scenery area between Midway and the Zenith yards. The base plaster work is ready for rock castings. A five stall roundhouse has been added to the Midway engine terminal. A new siding from Midway track 28 up to the oil refinery is being built. Also this Winter, we replaced the double slip switch at Post Road to improve connections to the passenger yard.

Additional infra red train detection for improved dispatcher control have been installed along block 5 (this area now blocked by scenery). Two abrasive type track cleaning cars were custom built to improve our operations.

Work on the On3 scenry has also continue with most of the visible areas now plastererd and some textureing and tree work completed. A new stamp mill was built and installed. Trains can now run on the Palisade division.

Design work on the computer interface prototype (OSCI) continues. A panel has been added for control of the Post Rd and Passenger areas. The latest JMRI has been installed on the Mac development computer and also tested on the club Windows 98 PC.

Work on the remote control of the Post Rd junctions and passenger yard from the Arrival control panel is continues. Route relay boards and block relay boards are installed at Post Rd. A route realy board for the Passenger panel is underway. Coax cable is installed for use of X10 remote video cameras.

The O scale public and member web sites have been reworked. Take a look at http://www.gsmrm.org/o_scale/index.shtml or http://www.gsmrm.org/members/o_scale/.

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--Pictures by Jeff Rowe unless otherwise noted.

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O Scale Progress Winter-Spring 2008

Sat 12 Jan 08 Workday Jim Trenkle and Joel Buehler work on plaster webbing on south Midway below Zenith yard.	Sat 12 Jan 08 Workday Jim Trenkle and Joel Buehler work on plaster webbing on south Midway below Zenith yard.	Sat 12 Jan 08 Workday The big mountain. Rock castings by Dox, Rowe, Francis. Texturing by Heller, trees by Ambrose.
Sat 12 Jan 08 Workday The big mountain. Rock castings by Dox, Rowe, Francis. Texturing by Heller, trees by Ambrose.	Sat 12 Jan 08 Workday Narrow gauge rockwork by Mark Francis.	Sat 12 Jan 08 Workday Narrow gauge rockwork by Mark Francis.
Sat 12 Jan 08 Workday Jeff Rowe replaced double slip switch at Post Road Old Pullman #8, nickel silver.	Sat 12 Jan 08 Workday View around the big Mountain.	Post Rd area. View around the big Mountain.
Eugene Cabral and Mike Leahy Building a new Midway access ladder.	Jeff Heller working on Midway scenery Jeff Rowe assisting.	Sat 14 Feb Workday Jim Dox, Mark Francis, Bob Brown mixing plaster
Sat 14 Feb Workday Mike Leahy, Eugene Cabal (Jeff Rowe not shown)	New five stall roundhouse Donated from Jeff Rowe's home layout.	Cab Selector Relay Board Post Rd. Select block power for passenger leads.
ON3 Stamp Mill by Jim Ambrose	O Scale Track Cleaning Car Built by Jeff Rowe, car donated by Mark Francis

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