About Us
Membership and Layout Tours
The club is open to new members, layout tours and just stopping by to say hi. Due to the pandemic, we ask that non-vaccinated visitors wear a mask.
Visitors are encouraged to stop by during Prototype Operations or Open Running. See Coming Events for the days and times. Business Meetings and Work Nights are open to visitors, as well, just less likely to have any trains running. We are happy to show you around and talk trains.
If you cannot make one of the official meeting times, contact us and we will try to accommodate a tour at a more-comvenient time. Click on the "Contact Us" link above to access our email link.
Anyone interested in membership is encouraged to visit the club, get to know us, then submit an application. The details are available by clicking on the "SASME Bylaws" link below.
Officers
President: Paul Chandler
VP: Ron Elwood
Secretary: Richard Dick
Treasurer: Mike Smith
Directors: Frank Flasch, JP Berdine, Jim Homan, Kurt Allendorf
SASME's Tucson & SouthWestern HO standard gauge layout
SASME's Crown King & McNary HOn3 narrow gauge layout
The SASME standards for club track work, motive power, and rolling stock. These
standards apply to any member-owned motive power and rolling stock wishing to
operate on the SASME Club layout.
5a SASME STANDARDS.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [42.6 KB]
The Tucson & SouthWestern Rules
TSWRules5Final.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [375.4 KB]
The form for club members to request a change to the layout. Print out a copy, complete the form, and submit it to the membership at the next regular business meeting.
LCR01.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [692.6 KB]
The handout from Jim Homan's clinic on club car standards.
Addendum: Never use self-tapping screws for fastening the trucks to the bolster. Self-tapping screws expand the plastic and will interfere with the truck swivel. Which can cause a truck not to swivel thru a tight radius turn or turnout and cause derailments.
SASME standards clinic.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [351.5 KB]
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