| CLINIC: Exploring the Reading's Shamokin Division | ||
| DAY: Friday | TIME: 11:00am–12:00pm |
ROOM: Radnor |
| DAY: Saturday | TIME: 9:30am–10:30am | ROOM: Berwyn |
| DESCRIPTION: This clinic will briefly explore the prototype and its importance to the Reading Railroad. I will discuss why I chose to model a 40-mile section of railroad between the towns of Tamaqua and Shamokin with emphasis on helper operations, symbol freights, passenger and mine runs, coal mining, and interchange traffic. The HO-scale 1200-square-foot, transition-era, basement layout was designed and built for operation. During the pandemic, when monthly operations ceased, many areas and scenes were enhanced or rebuilt. These “pandemic projects” will be emphasized at length during the presentation. | ||
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About the Clinician... I have always been fascinated of all types of trains and railroad my entire life, but has a special interest in coal railroads. Having a grandfather who worked for the Reading as a locomotive engineer, an uncle was an electrician with the CNJ and LV for many years, and a father who worked part time for the Reading as a relief dispatcher cemented an interest in railroads around the Allentown area. Traveling back and forth through the anthracite region as a college student during the early mid 1970's ignited an interest in anthracite mining and the railroads that serviced the region. I live in Mertztown, PA with my wife Gerri. We raised two children and have two grandkids. I have been retired for two years after 47 years in fabrication/manufacturing. When not working on the layout or attending an op session, we can be found at the grandkids' events or riding our bikes on a rail trail.
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