Schedule for 2025 PCR Layout Design and Operations meet

Current schedule, subject to change. Check final schedule closer to the event.

Friday, January 31: Tour, Virtual Meet-up, and Dinner

2:30 pm: Tour of "Magic of Scale Model Railroading" gallery at California State Railroad Museum.

Charlie Getz will lead you through the NMRA-sponsored tour of the exhibit, and tell you about its origin, construction, and the items it contains. Charlie led the effort of setting up the exhibit, so look forward to lots of details about how this great project came together!

Attendees will have complimentary admission to the museum - check in at the admission desk in the lobby. Meet at the entrance to the "Magic of Scale Model Railroading" exhibit inside the museum by 2:30.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Virtual Check-in on Zoom

Meet your fellow attendees and organizers on a virtual get-together on Zoom. Meet some of our panel participants, organizers, modelers and operators for a meet and greet before Saturday's event.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Group no-host dinner at La Terraza in Old Sacramento.

Meet your fellow in-person attendees for a group no-host dinner. We'll have a dedicated set of tables; order and pay separately.

Saturday, February 1: Clinics and Layout Tours

8:45 am - 4:45 pm: Clinics at California State Railroad Museum auditorium, 125 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. (map)

8:30 am	Doors open. Enter through the "Group Entrance" around the corner from the main entrance.
8:45 am - 9:00 am	Welcome, introduction, news. (Clifton Linton)
9:00 am - 10:00 am	Designing to a Modular Standard. (San Ramon Valley N Scale)
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Switching puzzle introduction. (Clifton Linton) (Switching puzzle description)
10:15 am - 11:15 am	Rail-served Agricultural Industries in the Solano and Yolo county areas. (Linton von Beroldingen).
11:15 am - 11:30 am	Lightning Talk: Brainstorming A New Modular Rapid Transit Standard (Miles Callan)
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	Lunch and birds-of-a-feather meetups.
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Panel: Consultation and the Layout Design Process
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm	Timetable and Train Order Teaser: Can I Move? (TT&TO puzzle description)
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm	Crown Zellerbach service on the Southern Pacific. (Gene Harmon)
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Journey of Extra 6402 West: A TT&TO Primer. (Al Daumann)
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm	Switching puzzle solution. (Clifton Linton)
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm	Raffle drawing, thanks, closing remarks.

9:00 - 4:45 pm: Layout Design and Operations consultations in CSRM Auditorium Lobby

Sign up for a consultation session to get advice on your model railroad layout design or operations scheme from an experienced modeler. Learn more about signing up for a design consulation.

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Layout tours

Layout tours in the Sacramento and Roseville area.

Watch your e-mail the week before the meet for the list of open layouts.

Sunday, February 2: Operating Sessions

9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Operating sessions at nearby layouts.

Operating sessions are by invitation - learn more about participating in an operating session during the meet.