September 2007 - the 4th Division • PNR • NMRA

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stock, structures, tools, books,
videos and other neat stuff,
make North End Train Center
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12537 Lake City Way NE
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10 to 6 Mon, Tue, Wed & Sat; 10 to 8 Thur & Fri
He operates with timetables and train orders, and its fantastic scenery
spreads through multiple rooms of the entire basement. He uses
Keller DCC with walk-around throttles.
Our final stop was Dick & Doris Garberson’s Quarter Q Railroad,
a multi-level O scale railroad based on the CB&Q and GN. It runs
from the study above the garage through the foyer on a huge bridge
high above your head, then into the attic above the “Ice Cream
Sitting Room,” then continues around the “TV room” into the
upper level of the train rooms, goes down a helix inside the open
pit mine, around past a hidden yard, past another yard, and finally
ends at a huge roundhouse. It includes memorials to 4D and ROT-
TERS (Railroading O Trains, Traction, Eventually Or Real Soon)
members who have passed away. Dick’s scratch-built steam locomotives
were featured in the February 98 O-Scale News.
There were some unexpected surprises, too. Seattle-North Clinic’s
own Jeff Moorman was presented with the 2006 Golden Grab-Iron
Service Award! Congratulations, Jeff! Thank you for all your work
in the Seattle-North Clinic, the Pacific Science Center Show and all
your other volunteer work around the division. Well done!
Another surprise happened as we entered the Garbersons’s home.
Doris presented Bobj (who considers the Quarter Q as his “home”
O-scale layout) with a new Quarter Q shirt, complete with title of
“Tour & Exhibition Manager!”
What a great night! Several on the tour made arrangements with the
layouts to return on operation nights. Everyone agreed we should
do this again next June. Some new layouts have already signed up.
Our first Seattle-North Clinic of the season will be 7pm, September
6, the usual first Thursday, at Shoreline Schools Conference Center’s
Cromwell Room, at First Ave NE and NE 185 th St in Shoreline, between I-5 and Aurora North.
We will have a “What I did this summer with trains” segment with a new gong feature! Joe Farnik will have refreshments, Roger Ferris
will have a resupplied “Mart,” Chris Fife will have the “Model of the Month” and “Whats New in the Hobby Shop,” Tom Holz will
have the Video Library, everyone will have great train stories, and you’ll be an even-sided rectangle if you’re not there! Stay tuned for the
location of the October clinic. We may be moving!
Tacoma N Scalers
Walt Huston
The Tacoma N Scalers continued to meet every first Thursday during the summer. Walt presented the “What’s New in N” and “What
Shows are Upcoming” portion, followed by each attendee sharing what they have been up to. There were some excellent models, including
steam and diesel locomotives, freight cars, and miscellany. The 2007 clinic schedule is available at every meeting and at a number of
local hobby shops, just ask. This year’s schedule is on blue paper.
The June clinic was Tom Todd on “Trestle Building,” followed in July by “Soldering” by Walt Huston, and “Transition Curves” by
Don Larson in August. The clinics were well received, and many learned needed techniques for their rail empires.
The September clinic will be “Locomotive Maintenance” by Roy Cutler and Walt Huston. Annual maintenance is important for continued
good running of our fine scale models. Come and learn how you can extend the life of your locos.
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