Yesterday I visited two model railroad places of interest in Rhode Island. The first was the Apponaug Color & Hobby Shop. Charlie, the owner of the shop, is a very nice guy. He doesn't have much for large scale, but he is willing to get what I need.
The second was the Providence Northern Model Railroad Club. They are a very nice bunch at the PN and the layout is incredible! It models a fake line running from Providence, RI to Quebec, Canada. It includes cities like Warwick, and some very impressive buildings from these cities. The club let me run whatever stock I wanted for over two hours. Part of the time we (engineers) were following signals, part we were not. It was a great experience and I think I'm going to join the club and see what I can contribute to the goals of the organization. So, I have started looking for HO locomotives that I can convert to R/C control (hmm... I wonder if I'll figure out how to do that...). The club does use live rail, so I don't have to worry about fitting a battery into the loco, but I'll probably wire in the option of have a battery in a trailing car. We shall see what I find. I was thinking about starting an N-scale layout in my apartment when I moved to Rhode Island, but since I have an HO tanker from my youth, this makes more sense. Plus, it means I don't have to have a layout taking up my whole apartment! A note: This does by no way mean my stepping back from Large scale. I'm still going to work on that stock as well. But, they take up much more space in my small apartment. I have been offered a space in a Massachusetts-based club for outdoor railroading, and I may join, but the weather needs to be better so that I can!
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