LCCA Seeking People in Ohio That Want to Participate in
Lionel/LCCA FasTrack Modular Railroad Activity
The Lionel Collectors Club of America is looking for members and people in the Ohio area who have an interest in the new Lionel/LCCA FasTrack Modular Railroad Activity. LCCA Member Jim Dennis RM 32028 invites you to attend a meeting this Friday evening (2-21-13) starting at 7:00 PM at
Hobbytown USA
7982 Plaza Blvd.
Mentor OH 44060
Jim is planning to build a LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular layout in Ohio (Cleveland Area) and is looking for people who may have an interest in participating in this activity. He wants to have a discussion about a proposed schedule for public shows as well as modular group only, operating nights. We hope people will just want to get together and enjoy their Lionel trains. Jim wants to develop regularly scheduled activities and events revolving around O-gage and Lionel trains.
For more detailed information please feel free to contact Jim Dennis at 216 280-1003 or JIMDENNIS987@ME.COM
This new Lionel/LCCA FasTrack modular standard was developed jointly by Lionel, LCCA with input from other modular groups. These new module sections are light weight, small enough to fit in the back seat of a mid-size automobile, yet can have large enough radius curved sections to run the largest and longest TMCC, Lionel Legacy line command controlled engines. Everyone in the group can store their own module section, you won’t need make arrangements to rent a storage space or need a trailer to haul your layout to a train show. The two piece 90 degree large radius curved sections (72” & 84&rdquo
allow for various interesting layout configurations, from basic rectangular shape to dog-bone, hexagonal, trapezoidal and allows for reversing sections.
For detailed information about this new LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad Standard, please visit our website www.lionecollectors.org and click on the “Fas track Modular” tab for additional drop downs.
This new LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad standard is simple; yet offers elegant solutions to issues experienced by modular groups today. The tables are connected quickly by roto-locks (rotating locking mechanisms), there is no need for C-clamps. Lionel produces a template that is available for purchase in their catalog. This template will ensure proper alignment of the tracks, roto-locks and the drill hole patterns. If you use the template and follow the standards, people can build sections anywhere all around the world and when they come together in the same location, the sections will fit precisely and function properly.
We hope this new national LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad system will allow people who do not have enough space in their home to build their own layout, an option they can pursue to participate and enjoy running their Lionel trains with other people. Building a LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad layout is a great group project and can be a lot of fun. We hope Jim’s group project will serve as an example for others in the country to follow.
The LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad Fever is catching on. Local groups all around the country (FL, CO, TX, AR, CA, PA, GA, VA & NY ) have built or are in the planning and building stages to assemble their own modular layouts. The LCCA is offering module sections for sale in the Club Store section of our website www.lionelcollectors.org If you are interested in building a group LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad layout, please contact me at agkolis@comcast.net
We hope you can make the time and participate in this Friday evening introductory event. The LCCA hopes to have several upcoming Special Events involving this layout and its local members in the future. Thank you Jim Dennis for heading up this project. Tim to have some Fun with Lionel trains!
Al Kolis
President Elect & Special Events Manager
Lionel Collectors Club of America
248 709-4137
