Layouts
Since this is a modular club, this page will list various permutations we've created for events. When available, it will include diagrams produced from XTrkCad. Click on the images to enlarge. There are also links to photos of each event/layout throughout the page.
2012 CRMHA Annual Show in Easley, SC
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.
Planned Layout for the 2012 CRMHA Show in Easley
Autumn Rails 2011
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
Mauldin CofC Trains, Trains, & More Trains 2011
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
Spring Rails 2011
Spring Rails 2011 in Hendersonville, NC on April 30, 2011 (10-3). We set up our standard loop plus John's mining for this one day event. Many visitors thought we had a different layout from our last visit, due to the addition of a good deal of scenery. [Picture Gallery].
2011 CRMHA Annual Show in Easley, SC
Central Railway Model & Historical Association Annual Show in Easley, SC held in February 26-27, 2011. We combined all of the club modules, plus Mike's home modules, plus 3 of Mike Hahn's modules for an excellent run of about 5 minutes around. [Picture Gallery]. The show was well-attended, with a number of folks lingering to ask detailed questions about the layout and the hobby in general. The Anderson Independent-Mail also gave us a good write-up and some more photos. [Newspaper Article]
Layout for the 2011 CRMHA Show in Easley
World's Greatest Hobby - Atlanta - 2011
World's Greatest Hobby on Tour in Atlanta (Cobb Galleria), February 12 and 13, 2011. Setup was on February 11. We combined our club modules, plus Mike's home modules with the Athens Bend Track club to create a huge layout (see diagram below). It was a good show with excellent attendance. It was a lot of fun running trains around this very lengthy run.
Proposed layout for WGH 2011 in Atlanta
Chapman Cultural Center 2010
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday (December 18th-20th) we set up and ran the layout at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg, in the lobby of the theater where The Polar Express was being shown. Our layout was the standard NTRAK+transition+logging+JohnsLoop. We had an excellent crowd with many questions and high interest levels, due in part to excellent press coverage. [12/15 GoUpstate.com article] [12/17 GoUpstate.com article]
Autumn Rails 2010
We had a good show in Hendersonville, NC at the Autumn Rails 2010 sponsored by the French Broad E'N'pire NTRAK Club on Saturday, October 9, 2010. We were set up in a mezzanine area, so we had a good view of the show floor. The French Broad NTRAK layout features several modules from the original Piedmont 'n' Southern (sister modules to ours, if you will.) The slideshow to the right features pics from this event.
Our modules were again set up in the configuration below, and included the NTrak loop (with Mountain Division), the transition module (NTrak to Bend Track), the logging module (combination Bend Track and Mountain line) and John's loop, featuring access to the high line and a reverse loop.
Autumn Rails 2010 show configuration
Mauldin CofC Trains, Trains, & More Trains 2010
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 14 and Saturday, May 22, 2010. The show was well-attended, with a steady stream of visitors. We shared the show with a huge S-Gauge layout built by the Atlantic Coast S Gaugers - Carolinas Division. The slideshow to the right features pics from this event.
Our modules were set up in the configuration below, and included the NTrak loop (with Mountain Division), the transition module (NTrak to Bend Track), the logging module (combination Bend Track and Mountain line) and John's loop, featuring access to the high line and a reverse loop.
This configuration allowed us to run a LOT of trains at once, including some DC, and provide a lot of visual variety for the visitors. During less-crowded times, we were able to let some young folks run a train, which was definitely a big hit!
Mauldin show configuration
Piedmont N Southern Model Railroad Club