About Us
SASME Information and Resources
Track plans and information on the club and resources for members.
Officers
President: Frank Flasch
VP: Jim Homan
Secretary: Charlie Weesner
Treasurer: Paul Chandler
Directors: E.J. Causbie, Ron Elwood, Andy Baldwin, Tom Compton
Committees
Narrow Gauge
Chair: Don Willhoit
Members: Charlie Weesner, Preston Sands
Layout and Conformance
Chair: E.J. Causbie
Co-chair: Paul Chandler
Members: Jim Homan, Don Willhoit, Ron Elwood, Andy Baldwin
Electrical
Don Willhoit, Jim Homan
Operations
Railfan
Mark Kahn, E.J. Causbie, Andy Baldwin
Equipment Inventory
Chair: Andy Baldwin
Members: Don Willhoit, Jim Homan
SASME's Tucson & SouthWestern HO standard gauge layout
SASME's Crown King & McNary HOn3 narrow gauge layout
SASME Standards
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 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
The Tucson & SouthWestern Rules
TSWRules5Final.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [375.4 KB]
The Tucson & SouthWestern Rules
TSWRules5Final.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [375.4 KB]
SASME Operations Primer
The handout from Robin Preiser's clinic on SASME operations.
Operations Primer.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [2.6 MB]
The handout from Robin Preiser's clinic on SASME operations.
Operations Primer.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [2.6 MB]
SASME Consisted Engines and How-to
A copy of a clinic handout on SASME consisted locomotive pairs and instructions on creating and deleting consists.
Consisted Engines Info.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [372.3 KB]
A copy of a clinic handout on SASME consisted locomotive pairs and instructions on creating and deleting consists.
Consisted Engines Info.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [372.3 KB]
Building Cars to SASME Standards
The handout from Jim Homan's clinic on building cars to club 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]
The handout from Jim Homan's clinic on building cars to club 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]
SASME Layout Change Request
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 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]
Society Events
Business Meetings
The business meetings occur the first Wednesday of
each month, 6:30 PM at the club.
August 6
September 3
October 1
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.
August 13 - work night
August 20 & 23 - Clinic by Paul C. on building and installing a switch. The 20th is cutting the rail and setting ties. The 23rd is
placing the rails and turnout mechanism.
September 10 - work night
October 15 & 22 - work nights
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.
July 23
August 27
September 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.
July 19
August 16
September 20
Wednesday standard gauge operations begin at 6:00 PM.
July 30
August 27
September 24
Narrow gauge operations are on the second Saturday of each month.
Narrow gauge operations begin at
9:00AM.
August 9
September 13
October 11
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