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

Society Events

Business Meetings

The business meetings occur the first Wednesday of each month, 6:30 PM at the club. 
August 5
September 2
October 7
 
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 12
September 9
September 16
October 14
 
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
July 21
August 18
September 22
 
Short trains (must fit in the siding at Ross)
July 22
August 19
September 23
 
Long trains (up to as many cars as you can move)
July 23
August 20
September 24
 
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
August 8
September 12
October 10
 
Wednesday standard gauge operations begin at 5:45 PM for the briefing with the first trains departing by 6:00 PM.
July 29
August 26
September 30
 
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 18
August 15
September 1