Steve Davis is an HO scale modeler living in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. He started modeling as a young boy, stopped for many years as he pursued a career and raised a family, and returned to the hobby when his daughters left home for college and, eventually, marriage. Steve has been published in the Dispatcher and Railroad Model Craftsman. He currently has a model of the KCS 3rd Sub in a standalone building, and is adding another 60’ x 45’ onto that building to house what will become the 2nd sub. Steve is married and the father of 2 daughters. He has retired from a 40+ year career working in technology and strategy for a major US media company.
CLINIC - Classification Yard Setup Using JMRI
This clinic will begin with an overview of various types and sizes of RR yards and the purposes they serve. Then the focus shifts to the concept of “classification yards”, both large and small (yards that are used to sort cars for routing to industries or subsequent destinations, not just storage or staging.) General setup and operations of classification yards are discussed. Next the clinic focuses specifically on how to set up a yard within JMRI “Operations Pro” (part of Panel Pro) as many modelers seem to struggle with how to get yards to work in a prototypical manner using switch list software. Finally the clinic will touch on ways to enhance yard operations including use of RFID and other technologies. There will be illustrative pictures and at least one example video.
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