NASG Dispatch 2022 #4 July Articles

2022 #4 July

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R. James Whipple

Model Railroad Organizations

The acting president of the NASG encourages all members to attend the 2022 NASG Convention, the first one after two cancellations due to the lockdowns. Also included is a brief report about the regional vice presidents, and the meeting notes of the NASG BOT meeting from May 6, 2022.

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Stephen Rudolph

Model Railroad Clubs

Reports from various S clubs.

2022 #4 July

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Dick Karnes

Track

The author had a fully-functional layout when the NASG decided to tighten-up the track standards so that the guard rail was closer to the stock rails. This is the current NASG and NMRA standard for S, but the author was reluctant to relay all of his beautiful track work, so he describes in this article what he did to make it all interoperate anyway.

2022 #4 July

10

Peter Vanvliet

Model Railroads and Computers

After a several years' absence, the Dispatch column covering the NASG web site has returned. Since it has been a number of years and since we have had a good number of new members join in the meantime, this column provides an overview of the entire web site.

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Jim Martin

Model Railroads and People

The author describes how he continued to model in S in Canada during the lockdown.

2022 #4 July

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Gaylord Gill

Model Railroads and People

The author remembers a fellow club member, and shares photos and information about Tom's home layout.

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various authors

Model Railroad Shows

Reports and photos from the 2022 S Spree, and the O/S West shows.

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Darby Marriott

Model Railroad Shows

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Steve Monson

Structures - Bridges

The author details the history of the Lindstorm wooden trestle bridge owned by the St Paul & Duluth Railroad, including prototype period photos. The author shares how he modeled a compressed version of it on his own layout.