Clinics
Peter Barnes & Dave Croshere
er2018clinics@pcrnmra.org
This page last updated: 3 April 2018
(Please disregard date at bottom of page.)
The Enduring Rails 2018 clinic program will feature presentations by talented modelers, authors, and experts in many areas of model railroading. The clinics will vary in presentation style and some will include hands-on learning. We've lined up presenters from all over the PCR and even a few from beyond. Whatever your interest, we'll have the clinic for you.
NWPRRHS Clinic Track
Members of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society will present a series of NWP-related clinics, identified by the "NWPRRHS Track" notation on the list of Clinics & Presenters that follows the QwikLinks to Presenters below.
Layout Design & Operations SIG Clinics
Need help designing your dream layout? How about operating your layout like the prototype? Of course, the Layout Design SIG and Operations SIG will have their usual track of layout design and operations-oriented clinics. We will be dedicating a room to these clinics to assist you in achieving your dreams. These clinics may be identified by the "LD-OPS SIG Track" notation on the list of Clinics & Presenters that follows the QwikLinks to Presenters below.
Special Hands-on Arduino Programming Clinic
SOLD OUT ! ! !
Thursday, 9:00 AM in the Oak Room
If getting started with Arduino is something you’ve wanted to do, this clinic is for you! For this 2-hour clinic, we will provide an assembled and tested Arduino-based PC board. In the first portion of the clinic, after a brief introduction, we’ll provide sample programs you’ll type in, compile and download. The second portion of the clinic will tie the sample programs together, which you will modify to create a grade crossing simulator.
Goals of the clinic include:
1. Learning how to use the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
2. Getting comfortable with Arduino hardware and software
3. Go home with something you can use right away
Requirements are simple. You’ll need to bring a Windows-based computer (sorry, no MACs) loaded with the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE). This is a fancy way of saying a complier. The IDE is available free of charge from https://www.arduino.cc. There is a $30 material cost for the Arduino board and cable, payable at the clinic.
This is a small clinic, limited to 6 attendees for a no pressure, easy learning environment.
SOLD OUT ! ! !
Enduring Rails 2018 clinics will be
presented Wednesday through Saturday from morning to evening.
Wednesday clinics start at 1:00 PM. Photo by John Sing |
To find a particular presenter, subject, or word, use the "Find" command, Ctrl+F (Cmd+F for Mac users).
QwikLinks to Presenters (by last name)
Clinics & Presenters
Please note this list is subject to change without notice. See News & Updates page for the latest news.
We have these clinics and presenters lined up as of: 24 March 2018
NWPRRHS Track
NWPRRHS Track
2:30 PM
Sonoma
LD-OPS SIG Track
NWPRRHS Track
NWPRRHS Track
- Loading racks and tank cars.
- Case studies of three petroleum products: ethanol, butane, and propane.
- Each case study looks at production of petroleum products, rail logistics and key elements that can be modeled.
LD-OPS SIG Track
LD-OPS SIG Track
LD-OPS SIG Track
If getting started with Arduino is something you’ve wanted to do, this clinic is for you! For this 2-hour clinic, we will provide an assembled and tested Arduino-based PC board. In the first portion of the clinic, after a brief introduction, we’ll provide sample programs you’ll type in, compile and download. The second portion of the clinic will tie the sample programs together, which you will modify to create a grade crossing simulator.
Goals of the clinic include:
1. Learning how to use the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
2. Getting comfortable with Arduino hardware and software
3. Go home with something you can use right away
Requirements are simple. You’ll need to bring a Windows-based computer (sorry, no MACs) loaded with the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE). This is a fancy way of saying a complier. The IDE is available free of charge from https://www.arduino.cc. There is a $30 material cost for the Arduino board and cable, payable at the clinic.
This is a small clinic, limited to 6 attendees for a no pressure, easy learning environment.
SOLD OUT!!!
LD-OPS SIG Track
The Fall Creek Branch was featured in the March 2016 issue of Model Railroader magazine.
The Fall Creek Branch was featured in the March 2016 issue of Model Railroader magazine.
LD-OPS SIG Track
NWPRRHS Track
NWPRRHS Track
NWPRRHS Track
NWPRRHS Track
NWPRRHS Track
LD-OPS SIG Track
Do you want to present a clinic?
If you would like to present a clinic at Enduring Rails 2018, contact the Clinics Co-Chairs. We'd love to hear from you!
A convenient Clinic Presenter Information Sheet is available in two formats:
- PDF (Fill it in, SAVE IT AS A FILE, then email the saved file as an attachment to er2018clinics@pcrnmra.org.)
- MS Word (Print it out, fill it in, then mail to the address on the form.)
Thanks in advance! See you in Rohnert Park.
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