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Welcome
Welcome! You've reached the online home of the Piedmont 'N' Southern model railroad club. This site will provide lots of information about the club and our activities, our modules (NTrak and Bend Track) and our activities. We'll of course have lots of photos and layout schematics, plus information about the electronics and software behind the scenes.
Recent Events
Autumn Rails All Scales Train Show, in Asheville, NC (at the Western NC Agricultural Center) on Fri. October 14th (1-7), Sat. 15th (9-3). Download the flyer [HERE] for more details about the show. We joined forces (and modules) with the French Broad e'N'pire Ntrak club, for an exciting long run. We had a few challenges at startup, but were able to work through those and run some very long trains through some good-looking scenery. Many of the FBE modules were built by the original PnS, just as ours were. We also enjoyed Joe's city modules, which were filled with flashing, blinking lights and action. Check out the layout below [click to enlarge, and use download link for even larger]
Autumn Rails 2011 show configuration
We had a great show in Mauldin, SC for the Chamber of Commerce's Trains, Trains & More Trains event, over several days between Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 21, 2011. We had lots of inquisitive visitors, and a few really interesting characters. The slideshow to the right features pics from this event.
Our modules were set up in the configuration below, and highlighted our recent scenery work on the Transition, Logging and Clarksville modules.
This configuration allows us to run plenty of trains, including some DC, and provide a lot of constant visual variety for the visitors.
Mauldin show configuration
Upcoming Shows and Events
Central Railway Model & Historical Association Annual Show in Easley, SC will be held on Saturday, February 4 (10am-5pm) and Sunday, February 5 (noon-5pm). The planned layout is even larger than last year's, adding Joe's city modules and our brand-new staging yard. (See layout diagram below). Setup will be Friday afternoon, and tear-down after show close on Sunday.
Visit the CRMHA web site for more info on the upcoming show.
Planned Layout for the 2012 CRMHA Show in Easley
Piedmont N Southern Model Railroad Club