Congrats on being accepted into the club.
They really have an exceptional layout. Enjoy!
I had undergone a bit of scrutiny before I was accepted into my club. It didn't take very long as all of my locomotives and freight equipment (most which is weathered) ran flawlessly. I am anal about my Kadee couplers as I do use magnets at home on my layout.
There are only 6 members in the club, including me and I really enjoy the members. No politics. There's not a large population in the area therefore not a lot of train modelers. I sure wish we had some sort of communications such as radios. The layout is in three rooms and as of now, it is a matter of hollering. Being that there aren't many members, money is a bit tight.
I like your Milwaukee Road equipment. The Milwaukee Road is one of the two railroads that operated in this area but no one in the club is operating any of their locomotives. I managed to pick up this BLI SD-9 from a friend on the forum which I will run at the club. I do have other Milwaukee Road locomotives at home, but the are DC which is which I run at home.
I grew up with relatives working on the Milwaukee Road and spent many hours riding with them when I was a kid. Many HAPPY hours.
Hope you will post more photos of the club layout and maybe get a hold of a cab ride video of the layout.
Most of the equipment run at the club is BNSF, Montana Rail Link (Livingston is where the MRL shops are located) and Northern Pacific.
We are having the annual train show in the main Northern Pacific depot next weekend and the club will be open to the public and I have received a number of phone call wanting to know if I can make it. (I just had shoulder replacement surgery). I WILL make it. The club is open to the public when the layout is in operation. It is open on Saturday evening year round and during the summer, there is also an afternoon session on Thursdays. Unfortunately, for me it is a 50 mile trip one way over Bozeman pass which can be miserable in the winter. I also don't care to drive it at night. I'll be glad when the summer sessions begin.