Documents
We have archived documents here for your reference.
- Articles of Incorporation
- By-Laws
- Operating Rules
- Standing Rules (March 2007)
Presentations made at the Pacific Coast Region NMRA Convention, May 2005:
Other documents:
- Standard Gauge Layout Standards updated 10-Feb-2012
- Track Construction Standards updated 07-Dec-2009
- Motorola Radio Setup
- Operations Rule Book - Standard Gauge Line
- Core Car Submittal (Microsoft Excel file) Submit completed form to Bob S.
- Core Car Submittal (Adobe PDF file) Submit completed form to Bob S.
- Better Lighting (Jan 2012)
- Remotoring Clinic (June 2010)
- DT40X Digitrax throttle modification for battery switch
- Technology Used by the SMRHS on the standard gauge - class session 1 (April 11th, 2009) (1.5 MB)
- Storage/transport boxes for locos and rolling stock - based on the Proto Power West storage boxes.
- Switches - Installation and Wiring De-Mystified (hopefully)
- DCC Recommended Practices
- Meeting the Society Car Standards
- Model Handling
- Modeling Ideas & Techniques - DCC Installations
- Car Weight Standards
- Resistor Wheel Sets (new, January 2008)
- DCC Cheat Sheet (February 2010 update) (440 KB file)
Society Incorporation Documents
Presentations from our own clinics:
Prototype Operations:
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PanelPro notes from SMRHS - info on creating lockout internal sensor; cross-over controls
Technical documents:
- General Practices - Initial information set for new members -
- Standard Gauge Line Locations (328 KB) - answering that annoying question, "where am I?"
- Location Names by Timetable Reference and Milepost (51 KB, updated 4/5/08) - and railroad (SP, WP, Quincy RR)
- Sacramento Passenger Yard (253 KB)
- 12th Street Yard (Sacramento) (534 KB)
- Basic Engineer/Hogger Throttle Use (436 KB)
- Portola Yard (168 KB) added 3/21/06
- Oakland Desert Yard (266 KB) added 3/21/06
- Signals
- Basic Signals - start here, large file (~1 MB)
- Signal aspect and indication graphics, large file (~1.3 MB)
- Signal Types - prototype photos of signals we use on our RR
- Signals (104 KB) added 3/30/06 - first pass, using the control point at West James as an example
- Radio protocol - learn and practice accurate and short communications on the two-way radios
Training modules are provided to assist operators in qualifying for a position and will be added to this list as they are developed. Each link will open to a new window and requires the free Adobe Acrobat reader utility.