GREAT FALLS MODEL RAILROAD CLUB
PROGRESS ON THE HO LAYOUT
To select photos of layout progress on the dates listed below, click on the underlined description.
Beginning the HO Layout, September 2008 through December 2009
* * * * *These photos show the progress on the HO layout, beginning with the planning stages in September 2008. While work progressed on essential renovations throughout the club building, the helix and the rest of the HO layout were on hold for several months. Photos taken in February 2009 show that work on the HO had begun again. On Saturday, September 19, 2009, the club held its Dedication Ceremony and invited guests to our first Open House. Trains could be run on parts of the helix. During the last two weekends in November 2009, the club held its first ExTRAINaganza. Photos of the helix taken on November 21 and 27 show a great deal of progress.Progress on the HO Layout, September 4, 2010
* * * * *By September of 2010 the group working on the HO Layout had made significant changes.Progress on the HO Layout, November 18, 2010
* * * * *Two days before the second ExTRAINaganza, more work had been done so that trains could be run on parts of the layout.Progress on the HO Layout, work sessions 12/16/10, 8/20/11, 10/22/11
* * * * *During three selected work sessions, progress was documented on parts of the HO layout.Progress on the HO Layout, ExTRAINaganza 2011
* * * * *During the last two weekends in November, the club held its third annual ExTRAINaganza, and trains were running throughout the entire layout. Major changes in the scenery were getting underway.