January Clinic – January 20, 2025
Clinic – My Journey to Modeling in S Scale
Keith Hayes Biography
Keith Hayes is a Colorado native who started playing with his Dad’s Lionel trains at a very early age. Many summers reading Model Railroader and studying the plans therein resulted in a career in Architecture. Bill Wardell introduced Keith to Sn3 and when it came time to build a layout, the subject was going to be a freelanced Colorado pike. Choosing Leadville, CO as the subject of the first town has led to modeling the C&S between Leadville and Breckenridge, CO in the 1930s. Keith lives in Denver with his wife and three cats and regularly posts progress of the layout on the C&S Sn3 blog.
Keith Hayes will relate his journey to modeling in S scale, a narrow-gauge layout, the development of standards for the layout, how he settled on a prototype by accident, and some of the discoveries made along the way.
February Clinic – February 17, 2025
Civil War Railroads
Wally Weart will present his clinic on Civil War Railroads. From the beginning of the Civil War at the battle of Bull Run in 1861 through to the surrender of Lee’s army at Appomattox, railroads were a prominent factor throughout. Early reinforcements at Bull Run allowed the Confederates a victory while the destruction of a supply train at Appomattox Station causes Lee to rethink his strategy. Railroads were central to the War efforts. We’ll not only look at the role of railroads in the War but also the technology of the day.
Clinic On Hold – Waiting on Date
History of the Denver Tramway Streetcar .04
Wally Weart will present the above-mentioned Clinic. This was the last streetcar to operate in revenue in Denver, and it had several narrow escapes during its life. One of its escapes was the conversion from standard gauge to a narrow-gauge electric streetcar. Wally will add some history of the Denver Tramway network along with some additional pictures he has accumulated. Wally is a long-time member of the Front Range Division and the NMRA.
