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March 2004 Work Report
Several different projects continue in the important town of Summit.
Jim Jansen, head of the layout committee,
has been busy creating new plans for the the town of Summit itself, including
new sidings, buildings, and scenery. The below series of pictures documents the process of
measuring, micro-planning, and macro-planning:
Jim takes measurements in Summit during early March while Terry explains the benefits of the metric system (just kidding Terry).
Meanwhile Pat Reardon and Dave Urschel examine the signal wiring inside the Summit board
Later on in March, Jim Jansen showed this mini-plan to Club members, for initial feedback
Finally, at the end of March, Jim Jansen unveiled "The Master Plan" for Summit
As can be seen in the above 6" : 1' full-color track plan, Summit will soon become a small town of its
own, complete with long industrial spur serving several industries, most notably a large paper mill
complex at Summit's east end. A turntable for turning helper engines is tentatively planned for the
west end of Summit, immediately past the summit of the largest grade on the GC. One neat aspect of
Jim's plan is that he brought along several downtown-area overlays, so that we could visualize
several different street / building layouts in the vicinity of the Summit passenger station.
In other Summit news, Pat Reardon, John Molls, Terry Hartland and Dave Urschel are about "99% complete"
with the signal wiring in Summit, according to recent reports and Club meeting minutes. Next up will
be the West Loop and Williamsport.
Finally, John Joyce and Bob Lindt recently completed the installation and wiring of a new turnout
motor in Summit, to control the switch to the long spur north of the mainline in Summit. Below are two
shots of one of the many finishing touches required by this job--updating the Summit control panel
to reflect the sidings that are now wired into the layout:
All of the tools required for a control panel update are seen here, including
white paint and brush, scotch tape for masking, and an X-Acto knife for cutting
Minutes later, the paint has dried and the scotch tape can be pulled away,
reveailing the freshly-painted siding schematic
The Garfield Central celebrated completion of the wiring of this siding by making the first revenue
movement on the siding. In a prepared statement, Garfield Central President and CEO Patrick Reardon
said the following: "The completion of the 2-track siding in Summit further strengthens the GC's position
as a valued transportation provider in the Summit area. This siding will also relieve congestion in Summit
and improve overall fluidity on the GC system".
Elderly Bay Colony Railroad RS1 #1064 spots three Wisconsin Central boxcars in the newly-wired
and motored siding at Summit, the first revenue move to be made on this trackage
That's it for the March 2004 work update. Stay tuned, as April '04 promises to feature some exciting progress on several of
our ongoing projects.
- J. A. Joyce
Georgetown Yardmaster
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