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 second quarter of 2026.
2qtr-26.pdf
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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. 
July 1
August 5
September 2
 
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.  
July 8
August 12
September 9
 
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. 
Focus on steam trains
June 16
July 21
August 18
 
Short trains (must fit in the siding at Ross)
June 17
July 22
August 19
 
Long trains (up to as many cars as you can move)
June 18
July 23
August 20
 
Prototype Operations
The standard gauge protypical operations are on the Saturdays and Wednesdays as listed below.
 
Saturday standard gauge operations begin at 8:45 AM for the briefing with the first trains departing by 9:00 AM
June 13
July 18
August 15
 
Wednesday standard gauge operations begin at 5:45 PM for the briefing with the first trains departing by 6:00 PM.
June 24
July 29
August 26
 
Narrow gauge operations are on the Saturdays noted below. 
Operations begin at at 8:45 AM for the briefing with the first trains departing by 9:00 AM. 
July 11
August 1
September 5