Schedule for 2026 PCR Layout Design and Operations meet

Saturday, January 31: Operating Sessions, Dinner, and Virtual Meet-up

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.

6:00 pm - 8:00: Group no-host dinner at Empire Armadillo BBQ & Deli, 161 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale.

Meet your fellow in-person attendees for a group no-host dinner at Empire Armadillo (formerly Armadillo Willy's) barbecue restaurant.

We'll have a reserved set of tables inside the restaurant; order at the counter and pay separately.

Sunday, February 1: Clinics and Layout Tours

8:45 am - 5:15 pm: Clinics at South Bay Railroad Historical Society (Santa Clara Caltrain Station), 1005 Railroad Ave., Santa Clara CA 95050. (map)

8:15 am	Doors open.
8:45 - 9:00 am	Welcome, introduction, news. (Robert Bowdidge)
9:00 - 9:50 am	The San Francisco State Belt Railway, Saint Paul division (David Zuhn) (handout)
10:00 - 10:50 am	How our operators changed how we operate the Monterey Branch (Dave Loveless, Charlie Bedard, Tommy Tomasello)
11:00 - 11:50 am	The Role of the Agent - and how we can model it (Tony Thompson)
12:00 - 1:15 pm	Lunch nearby - on your own.
1:15 - 1:30 pm	OPSIG Achievement Award (Tony Thompson)
1:30 - 2:10 pm	Car orders on the Central Vermont in NorCal (Jon Schmidt)
2:10 - 2:50 pm	Car routing on the Central Vermont (Jim Providenza)
2:50 - 3:30 pm	The Central Vermont: A clerk's view (Michael Litant)
3:30 - 3:45 pm	Break
3:45 - 5:00 pm	Layout Design Challenge: Lentzen Street engine terminal (Bruce Morden and participants)
5:00 - 5:15 pm	Wrap-up, thanks (Robert Bowdidge)

9:00 - 2:00 pm: Layout Design and Operations consultations at the South Bay Railroad Historical Society.

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.