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

Afternoon: 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!

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 dinner at local restaurant.

Meet your fellow in-person attendees for a group dinner. Location to be announced soon.

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
8:45 am - 9:00 am	Welcome, introduction, news. (Clifton Linton)
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Layout design challenge introduction. (Bruce Morden)
9:15 am - 10:15 am	Designing to a Modular Standard. (San Ramon Valley N Scale)
10:15 am - 10:20 am	Switching puzzle introduction. (Clifton Linton)
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Break.
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Layout design challenge presentation #1.
10:45 am - 11:45 am	Rail-served Agricultural Industries in the Solano and Yolo county areas. (Linton von Beroldingen).
11:45 am - 12:00 pm	Lightning Talk: A Rapid Transit modular standard for BART. (Miles Callan)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Lunch and birds of a feather meetups.
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm	Layout design challenge presentation #2
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm	Crown Zellerbach service on the Southern Pacific. (Gene Harmon)
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm	Layout Design challenge #3
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm	Timetable and Train Order challenge. (Robewrt Bowdidge)
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm	Break.
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Journey of Extra 6402 West: An Operator's Story at La Mesa. (Al Daumann)
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm	Switching puzzle solution. (Clifton Linton)
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm	Layout Design Challenge conclusion (Bruce Morden).
4:30 pm - 4:45 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.