Hi thanks for all the help guys!!
Trussrod- i am located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA (socal) it is about 40 minutes east of flags magic mountain. 20 minutes north of ontario airport, and about 30 minutes west of lake arrowhead. I am just south of the san gabriel mountains and Cajon Pass. If that helps u figure out where the location is. So yup thats where im located.
If you would like you are more then welcome to come over and participate in my operating sessions. I model modern day BNSF, i operate using the Digitrax SEB i have one extra controller (for new operators) it is the UT4 type controller, but if you can i would like all the operators to bring there own controllers. i have 50 DCC equipped road locomotives for fiddlers to use while making mainline trains. The locomotives are made up of 10 BNSF SD70MACS in heritage II scheme, 5 BNSF AC4400 3 in heritage II 2 in wedge scheme, 3 BNSF SD40-2's in heritage I scheme, 2 SD38's in heritage I scheme, 10 C44-9W's 4 in heritage II 6 in Heritage III, 5 SD60M's in BNSF heritage II, so 35 BNSF locomotives, 5 various types of CSX locomotives, and 10 various types of UP locomotives. The layout is capable of running 6 mainline crews at one time. PLus there is 2 switching crews, for them there are 8 BNSF GP40's waiting to switch some cars. The maximum grade is 2.0% so sometimes helpers are required on mainline trains. So 6 mainline crews, 2 switching crews, 1 yard crew, 1 dispatcher, and 2 staging fiddlers.
The operating sessions are 5 hours at a time. The layout that im talking about here is my layout that is 22' by 39', i am currently building another layout in my shed thats what im asking help for. This layout that im showing you i only used Atlas snap track. Ill post a link below for the layout, because it is too big to post here. If you wanna operate, i sell headsets (for operators) for $20 a peice, and once you buy em there yours. But i do require you to bring your own Digitrax Controller (UT4, UT4R, UT1,, ect.) if you wanna operate on the layout, PM me if your gonna come out and operate. We have 2 operating sessions a month. You dont have to bring your own drinks or anything, bags of chips, coke, diet coke, 7 UP, and sprite are located in the crew lounge for free. My layout is an exact copycat of the 2003 version of the Utah Belt. Hope to see you at Decembers operating sessions!!!! and this goes for all of you that read this, you are all welcome to PM me and come out and operate.
Heres the link to the track plan
http://www.trains.com/mrr/objects/pdf/rc1203_a_base.pdf
thanks
Austin