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CASEY JONES WATCH OUT! GerraM MacDonald is shown by the control booth at the county’s largest display of HO gauge railroad. There are engineering problems to be solved to move these tiny payloads, just as there are on real railroads. Open house will be held each Thursday evening until January. Members are being sought and donations are gladly accepted. W’d Railroad Club: A Real Holiday “Stop”

By Al Cafhpbcll WILDWOOD - Although the Wildwood Model Railroad Club has a dream set-up that would make Casey Jones cry for desire the club is in need of new members. The openhouse of the chib was held for the first time this year, December 13 from 7:30 until 9 p.m.

At least 150 children (both young and old) viewed the exact replica of a railroad empire. The 27 car freight car hauling coal the Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train and the trolley cars on their endless runs through town and country make images swirl in the minds of all. According to club

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member Charles Neff, the cost of heating and light is beginning to show dark clouds on the horizon for the tiny railroad company. There are eight faithful club members who report to work don their engineer's caps and take turns running the model railroad. “A lot of people ask us how much electricity it takes to run this, it doesn’t take any," Neff smiles, "It’s ail run by battery ." Indeed it is, but not those tiny ones that keep needing replacement, the railroad on Burk Avenue runs on 14 volt DC current. Says Neff, "We’ve found that the little engines run smoother,' cooler and better with this DC. They can run all night long, and then weTl leave the wet cell batteries on a slow charge through the week and they’ll build up plenty of current. No, model Christinas railroaders, it’s not the thing to do unless you’re going to railroad throughout the year. Corrosion is an enemy of these tiny.HO gauge trains, and the salt air does take its toll. But constant maintenance keeps the stock rolling. Like their big brothers, these tiny railroads take a great deal of ‘paper ineering’ to get them {. Curves are inclined planes and track is meticulously placed together, leaving just enough space to allow Jbr expansion and contraction. Wires connect the rails so that current flow is constant. "Gerrald MacDonald’’ who was on the floor when we visited the Model Railroad club was constantly reranymrttng small freight cars that became separated and giving tiny engines just a‘little push’. MacDonald it the financial secretary of the chib and as such spends many nights, as do others, searching the rails for short circuits that sometimes take weeks to locate. The scene is truly a family one with youngster perched on the shouMers of a father who is engrossed in a world of fantasy. Include this fine model display on your holiday schedule you might enjoy it so much, you’ll become a member