The Southern Arizona Society of Model Engineers
The Southern Arizona Society of Model Engineers

Railjoiner Newsletter

The quarterly newsletter including a calendar of events.

Railjoiner
The SASME Railjoiner Newsletter for the third quarter of 2025. (Opens in a new window.)
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Photos of Past Layouts and Scenes

Society Events

Business Meetings

The business meetings occur the first Wednesday of each month, 6:30 PM at the club. 
November 5
No meeting Dec. 2
December 6 (Saturday for the Annual Auction)
January 6
 
Work Nights and Clinics
On work nights, members are encouraged to work on their layout projects or perform layout maintenance. Most months, members share their expertise on various topics or techniques via clinics. Official start time is 6:30 PM, although members are welcome to begin earlier.  
October 8 - work night
November 12 - work night
December 10 - work night
 
October 22 & 25 - Clinic by Paul C. on building and installing a switch. The 22nd is cutting the rail and setting ties. The 25th is placing the rails and turnout mechanism.
 
Run-What-You-Brung
Open Running Nights
These are nights to run trains; the club's, or yours; any railroad, any load. This includes standard gauge and narrow gauge. Official start time is 6:30 PM, although members are welcome to begin earlier. 
October 15
November 19
December 17
 
Prototype Operations
The standard gauge protypical operations are on the third Saturday and last Wednesday of each month.
 
Saturday standard gauge operations begin at 9:00 AM.   
(No operations on October 18)
November 15
December 20
 
Wednesday standard gauge operations begin at 6:00 PM.
October 29
November 26
December 31 (tentative)
 
Narrow gauge operations are on the second Saturday of each month. 
 
Narrow gauge operations begin at 9:00AM
October 11
November 8
December 13