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open house april 25th
Watch trains operate over our HO scale, N scale and LEGO layouts. No Charge. Free To Public.
On the HO layout.............
Did you recently purchase some trains at the Bakersfield Model Train Show and want to get some ideas for what to do to get started in your new hobby? You will have plenty of experience to draw from the members at GEHAMS. With several years of experience, we are sure we have the answers to all your questions, when it comes to model railroading! Come to our next Open House to get the answers! There is no admission charge to our Open House and is FREE to the public. Click or tap video pictures to start video play. Video provided by GEHAMS members, Pat Inase & Doug Wagner.
And on the N scale layout............
When I'm not working on the signaling project, on the GEHAMS N Scale layout, I do some time working(?) on my N Scale Home Layout and also doing some maintenance to my locomotives. Yes, after several years of running, your locomotive does need to be maintained, like cleaning the wheels and any other electrical contact points, as those areas do get dirty after several years of running. Just like your vehicle, locomotives do need to have maintenance done to them to keep them running at top-notch operation. I finally got around to doing maintenance work to my N scale Kato E8 locos, which were custom painted for the Illinois Central Orange/Brown scheme for the City of New Orleans. After completing the maintenance work, I test ran them on my home N scale layout, which is the Porterville-Orosi Branch of the Santa Fe Railroad, in circa 1955. Here is the City of New Orleans, as it rumbles through Porterville, on my home N scale layout. I will be running the City of New Orleans at the GEHAMS April 25th Public Open House. Check out other information on GEHAMS at www.gehams.club. And remember to always Have Fun Model Railroading! I apologize for the hokie version of "City of New Orleans" but Facebook strips any music that is copyrighted.
Upcoming GEHAMS Schedule
APRIL / MAY SCHEDULE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
APRIL
- April 23
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
- HO & N Layout Work Sessions
- No trains will be running during this time, except for track cleaning trains.
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
- April 25 - OPEN HOUSE
- 8:00 AM
- Pre-Meeting Breakfast at Tina's Marie's Downtown Cafe (1st Floor of GEHAMS Clubhouse)
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
- Monthly GEHAMS Business Meeting (3rd Floor of Clubhouse)
- 10:45 AM-1:00 PM
- Open House
- No admission charge
- Free to the public
- Trains will be running on both layouts!!!
- 8:00 AM
- April 29
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
- HO & N Layout Work Sessions
- No trains will be running during this time
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
MAY
- May 2
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Open for Visitation (Be aware that there maybe layout work going on and no trains operating during some of this time)
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- May 6
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
- HO & N Layout Work Sessions
- No trains will be running during this time
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
- May 9
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Open for Visitation (Be aware that there maybe layout work going on and no trains operating during some of this time)
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- May 13
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
- HO & N Layout Work Sessions
- No trains will be running during this time
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
- May 16
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Open for Visitation (Be aware that there maybe layout work going on and no trains operating during some of this time)
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- May 20
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
- HO & N Layout Work Sessions
- No trains will be running during this time
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
- May 23
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Open for Visitation (Be aware that there maybe layout work going on and no trains operating during some of this time)
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- May 27
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
- HO & N Layout Work Sessions
- No trains will be running during this time
- 9:00 AM - 12 Noon
- May 30
- 8:00 AM
- Pre-Meeting Breakfast at Tina's Marie's Downtown Cafe (1st Floor of GEHAMS Clubhouse)
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
- Monthly GEHAMS Business Meeting (3rd Floor of Clubhouse)
- 10:45 AM-1:00 PM
- Open House
- No admission charge
- Free to the public
- Trains will be running on both layouts!!!
- 8:00 AM
Model Railroad “How-To” Clinics
Basics of Building a Layout May 16th
9:00 AM—3:00 PM
East Bakersfield Veteran's/Senior Building
2101 Ridge Road, Bakersfield, California
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