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2012 Layout Design and Operations Weekend
March 23-25, 2012
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Presented by the Indian Nations Division of the NMRA
In conjunction with the LDSIG and OPSIG
Operating Session Layouts
Mark your calendars now for the 2012 LD/OPSIG Meet! We will have operating sessions Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday morning as well as a full day of presentations on Saturday.
Please visit the Registration page to register for the meet. If you would prefer to register by mail, please click here to download a flyer and registration form (243KB PDF).
Workshop Presentations and Events
Saturday March 24th
- Lance Mindheim
- Planning and Designing a Switching Layout
- Modeling Prototype Switching Operations
- Steve Davis
- Computer Switchlists for Model Railroads: Why? And HOW to do it for FREE!
- John McBee with Dick Hovey
- What Time Has Taught Me About My HO Scale Pueblo Division
- Jim Senese, Tom Fausser and Dave Salamon
- How we operate our model railroads: variations in car forwarding systems
- Panel discussion of operations by the presenters.
- Layout Design Challenge - Operations in 32 square feet. Please click here to download the challenge details.
- 3 operating sessions on local layouts: Friday evening, Saturday evening, and Sunday morning.
Location:
Shriner's Temple
28th & Sheridan
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hotel Information
We have arranged a group rate, good anytime from March 20 - March 27, at the Fairfield Inn. $85 per night for two queen beds plus a continental breakfast that includes hot sandwiches. You must book by March 9 to receive this special rate.
Fairfield Inn & Suites Tulsa Central
3214 S. 79th E. Avenue 74145
Phone direct for reservations: 918-663-0000 Use Group Code "TLGR"
Direct link for group reservations:
http://cwp.marriott.com/tulfc/tulsalinegroup
(be sure to set the dates you want; they default to the full week during which our rate will be honored)
For registration questions email: ldopregistration@tulsanmra.org
For questions about operating sessions email: ldopoperations@tulsanmra.org
All other questions email: ldopchairman@tulsanmra.org
We look forward to seeing you in Tulsa!
In case you missed the 2011 meet, click here for a look at what you missed.
In case you missed the 2009 meet, click here for a look at what you missed.
Workshop Presentations and Events
- Tony Koester
- Multi-deck Layout Design and Construction
- Timetable and Waybill Operations
- Plus an update on the Nickel Plate Railroad Third Subdivision
- Riley Triggs
- How to Model More Railroad than Your Room Can Hold: A layout design methodology for dynamic operating schemes
- Keith Robinson
- Designing a Frisco Model Railroad for Operations
- Doug Gurin
- Job-centered layout design: humanizing railroad prototype modeling
- Frontiers of “finescale” freight, passenger, and rail-marine operations
- Layout Design Challenge
- Panel discussion of operations by the presenters.
- 3 operating sessions on local layouts: Friday evening, Saturday evening, and Sunday morning.
Workshop Presentations
- Paul J. Dolkos – Designing Baltimore’s Fell Street District.
- Marty McGuirk – Designing the Central Vermont
- Keith Jordan – Designing Los Angeles' "The Patch"
- Chuck Hitchcock - Concept/Design and Operation of the Argentine Industrial District Railway
- Andy Sperandeo - Freight Yard Design and Operation
- Panel discussion of operations by the presenters.
Also:
- Birds of a Feather - discussion groups during lunch
Box lunches available (menu and ordering below) - Bring your trackplans, photos, display boards, and mockups to share with everyone.
This will be a great opportunity to solicit feedback on your layout! - Conclude the day with layout open houses from 6pm - 10pm.
The operating layouts for the weekend plus several others.