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Pete, that is one of two cameras that has been circling our layout since early January.  One of our members has been taking many hours of video from several trains as they cover the railroad.  As this project progresses you will start seeing some amazing intergrated videos of our trains and our layout.  Please be standby for some amazing video in the next few months.

I think you are gonna enjoy them.

Hope to see you again soon.

SantaFeJim posted:

Pete, that is one of two cameras that has been circling our layout since early January.  One of our members has been taking many hours of video from several trains as they cover the railroad.  As this project progresses you will start seeing some amazing intergrated videos of our trains and our layout.  Please be standby for some amazing video in the next few months.

I think you are gonna enjoy them.

Hope to see you again soon.

Thanks Jim!! Looking forward to the videos and visiting your club again soon. 

William,

I live in Tinley Park.  Our club is in Griffith Indiana.  It takes me about 25 minutes to drive to the club.  I see that you are in Lake Villa.  For you it would be about a 90 minute drive.  Our next open house is next weekend, April 1st and 2nd.  Hours are from 10:00 to 5:00 both days.  Admission is free and there plenty of parking in our lot.

Come early and bring your family and friends.

Our address is 201 N. Griffith Blvd.

Griffith, Indiana

Here is our outdated website: www.hirailmodulartrainclub.com

 

 

 

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Here is a video view of our control panel as see by the Yard Master.

From that board power can to turned on/off for all 20 of the yard storage/staging tracks.  In addition, trains can be routed to an y of the 3 main lines eastbound or westbound.  Fun to operate but you must be alert and expect feedback from the engineers as they clear the the entrance and exit feeds as well as the main line cross-overs.  

 

The control panel design was a joint effort between Jim Williams and myself.  However Jim Williams, President of Dream Layouts, built, wired, installed and debugged it.   

 

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Quick shot of the Yard Master's Command Center.  We employ four Z-4000's.  One for each main line and one dedicated to powering the 20-track storage yard, all the yard switches. the two Back-to-back Wyes at the throat and all ten turnouts that include: from the yard to the main and all the main-line crossovers.  Basically every switch that to you see on the panel.  

 

Another three-for-all.  Mark H, Jim and Mark S all passing through Kow-Pye curve.  

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