Union Pacific Museum, Council Bluffs, IA : We will have the N-scale (DC) trains running on the T-Trak modules and N-scale (DCC) running on Bill Dodge's Layout. We need help supervising the kids running on the T-Track layout. To help with either of these layouts contact Henry Nipper.
If we have enough volunteers we would also like to run the HO switching layout. The kids also need supervision for this. To volunteer for this contact Ryan Moats or Bob Finkenbiner.
- Schedule at the museum
- Setup - Thursday, Dec. 15 starting at 10am, through the Family night activities, ending about 8PM.
- Layout operations: 10am-4pm each of the following days:
- - Friday, Dec. 16 and Saturday, Dec. 17
- - Thursday, Dec. 22 and Friday, Dec. 23
- - Thursday, Dec. 29, Friday, Dec. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 31
- Teardown has yet to be determined.
If we have enough volunteers we would also like to run the HO switching layout. The kids also need supervision for this. To volunteer for this contact Ryan Moats or Bob Finkenbiner.
The Great Train Show, Council Bluffs, IA : The T-Trak and HO switching layout were big hits last year. If we can get enough volunteers we'd like to do it again.
Your admission will be covered by getting an exibitor’s name tag from Henry Nipper on Friday at setup or before you enter the MAC.
- Layout operations: 9am-4pm each of the following days:
- - Sat. Jan. 7th 2016
- - Sun. Jan. 8th 2016
More volunteers are needed for operating, teardown, and transportation. The T-trak is a definite go, the switching layout will depend on the help of more volunteers.
Again, to help with either or both layouts contact Henry Nipper.
Thanks to Bill Dodge and Richard Ralston who have steadily advocated for returning operating model trains to the UP museum at Christmas. Bill has been doing this for two years, now, and he has garnered great publicity for the museum and for the hobby. Let’s help build on their work and promote the hobby and the museum!
We were able to have over a hundred kids per day operated trains at the Great Train Show with our help. Dave Mrsny has provided discount coupons for each operator to the House of Trains and the museum will provide stickers for the engineers.
Thanks again, Henry
