Welcome to SASME
The Southern Arizona Society of Model Engineers, or SASME, is a model railroad club located in Tucson, AZ. We began promoting the hobby of model railroading in 1954. We've had several locations over the years, but in 1985 we moved into our present location. We've been building, modifying and improving the layout ever since.
The SASME Mission
SASME's purpose is to promote social interaction among its members through group activities, increase the modeling abilities of its members, and increase the satisfaction of the members in the hobby of model railroading though construction and operation of a scale model railroad.
SASME has a business meeting on the 1st Wednesday of each month (except December). On the last Wednesday night and the Tuesday night before it, there are DCC running sessions. Tuesday night is for “open” running -- for enjoyment, testing engines, programming decoders, etc. Wednesday is for prototypical operations, when car cards and a time table are used. The other Wednesdays of the month are work sessions. We have an annual picnic, are active in the NMRA, and other railroad related outings. See the Calendar page for for info.
To visit the club,
Tucson and SouthWestern Railroad
The club's HO layout is the Tucson and South Western Railroad (T&SW) nicknamed The Cactus Route. It interchanges with the McNary and Crown King NGRR, a narrow gauge HOn3 line. We don't, however, limit club activities to just HO and HOn3. We've built several small layouts in N gauge and members have built and operated everything from Nn3 to G gauge.
Click here for a fictional history of the T&SW.
(It is an Adobe PDF document)
Member News
One agenda item at the May business meeting is discussing and voting on raising the club dues. The meeting is Wednesday May 2nd and starts at 7pm sharp. You must be present to vote; the club's constitution prohibits absentee ballots. Be there if you want to have a voice in this matter.