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The map to Cambridge School of Weston appears on page 14.

Presentation: Prototype Modeling Hands-On Clinic SeriesBy Andy Reynolds and Mike Tylick

8 PM Friday, October 21, 2016, Cambridge School of Weston

This RAILFUN will introduce the series of hands-on clinics related toprototype modeling. Please review the article on page 8 for more informa-tion on diorama construction. We will go into depth as to what is in the

scene that may not be so noticeable at first impression. We’ll go over the selectionprocess of this particular diorama and why it was picked. We’ll wet your appetitefor scratch building, and how this series of hands-on clinics could make you abetter scenery and structure builder for your home layout or module, and possiblyqualify you for the Master Builder - Prototype Modelers Achievement Programcertificate at the end of the series.

Welcome and Season OpenerBy HUB Division Members

8 PM Friday, September 23, 2016, Cambridge School of Weston

To kick off a new year of RAILFUN events, and to welcome everyone backfrom our summer break, we are going to hold a show-and-tell night whereyou will have an opportunity to hear what members have done over the

summer and what future plans members have. Come show your work with actualmodels, dioramas or photographs of your layout. Email Andy Reynolds atRailfun.coordinator @hubdiv.org.Please Note: The September, 2016 RAILFUN has been moved back a week, toFriday, September 23, to avoid a conflict with the NER - The Pacemakerconvention in Albany, New York.

Page 2.....The President’s CarPage 3.....Shanty Talk - Mr. AlcoPage 4.....Pursuing the AP Certificate in

Prototype Modeling - Part 2Page 6.....Calendar of EventsPage 7.....In Memoriam - Keith Shoneman

& Bill MacIverPage 8.....Hands On Clinic - Prototype Mod-

elingPage 9.....PhotosPage 12...Treasurer's Report - FY16Page 12...Photos

Also Inside This Issue

Presentation: Locomotive ModelingBy Malcolm Houck

8 PM Friday, November 18, 2016, Cambridge School of Weston

This RAILFUN will assist members interested in obtaining the MasterBuilder-Motive Power AP Certificate. The main focus of the RAILFUN isa PowerPoint slide presentation on techniques, tools, and methods used in

building HO-Scale Steam Locomotives from brass – as presented at the 2016 NewEngland Railroad Prototype Modelers (NEPRM) convention in Enfield, Connect-icut. Included will be representative images of locomotives under constructiontogether with photos of completed and painted engines. A relatively completeseries of slides follow the construction of a New York Ontario & Western RailwayClass B Double-Cab ("camelback") 4-4-0. We will also see slides of Malcolm’srecently-constructed NYO&W Class P 2-8-0 Double-Cab and NYO&W Class X2-10-2 "Bullmoose" (single-cab). Malcolm will also discuss his specialtyshop-made tools such as mandrels for making springs, engraving tools, and agranite surface plate with a center "track" for making and proving railhead heightdimensions.

Speed-MatchingDissimilar Locomotives

(or What I Did On MySummer Vacation) - Part 1

By Dan Fretz

As some of you may know, I am asucker for locomotives. No Springfieldshow is complete unless I go home withone or two new locos, and I oftenmanage to find other opportunitiesduring the year to add to my fleet withsales and pre-orders. Unfortunately,most of these locomotives remained newand unused in their boxes on storageshelves in my basement, while I ran thesame pair of Chessie System B30-7s atthe Module Group shows for years. Icame to the realization that this was, infact, ridiculous, so this past January atthe Amherst show, I decided to notpurchase any new locomotives andinstead use some of the new locos that Ialready owned!

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By James VanBokkelen

THEPRESIDENT’S

CAR

Hello, members of the HUB Divi-sion and readers outside ourgroup. As I write, we're in the

midst of a dry summer and many arespending their free time on lawns, gardensand other outdoor activities. As for me,when the weather and elderly machineryallow, I'm out in the heat and dust harvest-ing acres of winter rye (grain).

Since my last column, HUB membershave gathered in North Conway, NH, fora trip on the Conway Scenic RR dinnertrain, and at Waushkum Live Steamers forour Cookout. Both events were wellattended, but now things have quieteddown until RAILFUN and the ModuleGroup get going again in September.

And September certainly has a lot ofmodel railroading going on: Right afterLabor Day, there's the National NarrowGauge Convention Sept. 7 - 10 in Augusta,ME. Also on Saturday Sept. 10, the HUBModules will be at the Norwood Daysfestival. Then on Sept. 15 - 18 the North-eastern Region's Pacemaker Conventiontakes place outside Albany, NY. Finally,on Friday the 23rd, is the HUB's firstRAILFUN of the season.

I should also mention that I drove out tothe NMRA National Convention in India-napolis in early July, making a few railfanstops on the way. Meanwhile, Dick Balland Rudy Slovacek were making the sametrip with modules for the National TrainShow. With former HUB member LarryMadson as mastermind, we set up a layoutwith members of Mid-Central Region'sDivision 1 (Akron area) and Division 4(Cleveland area). The Division 4 SteelMill was featured, as were our Bridge,Diamond and Tipple, plus a new Hamlet,NC diamond and broad-radius loops fromDivision 4. The resulting layout had three

interconnected loop-to-loop legs, twotower-people and lots of operating fun.The diamonds, our Ball Signal and theprototypic Fox Lake (WI) loop all drewmany comments from attendees.

Before the NTS, I spent a couple of dayson layout tours and most of one helpingjudge the National Contest. The team Iwas on, Scratchbuilding, had a relativelyshort day compared to some moreinvolved categories; Construction didn'tfinish till 8 PM. I enjoyed getting a reallyclose look at all the contest models andlearned a lot about how contest judgingworks and what the judges look for.

At the convention I also attended severalLayout Command Control sessions andspent some time talking with key figuresin the effort. Which leads me to ask theHUB's membership some questions thatwould help steer near-term developmentof LCC:1. Have you ever installed working

railroad signals on a layout?2. Would you signal your layout if it

could be accomplished by straightfor-ward use of commercial parts (likeusing commercial turnouts & switchmachines, or DCC components)?

3. Must your signals show turnout posi-tions, so engineers know not to runinto turnouts set against them?

4. Must your signals show block occu-pancy, to avoid collisions when thetrain or track is out of sight of theengineer?

5. Must your signals look and act like aparticular prototype's? For instance,the HUB's modular signals usemodern Style G heads and displayaspects according to NORAC rules.My own signals use Searchlightheads and display aspects per 1960B&M practice.

I'd appreciate hearing your answers viaemail, postcard, scribbled on a napkin andhanded to me, whatever works.

Email me at president@hubdiv.org, callme at 603 394 7832 or catch me at a HUBevent if there's something on your mindabout the HUB or its activities.

Until next time, High Green!

Fiscal Year 2016Appointments

David "Shack" Haralambou -Vice President

Gerry Covino - TreasurerBarbara Hoblit - Secretary

Peter Higgins - MembershipBill Barry - Headlight Editor

Andy Reynolds - RAILFUN CoordinatorDick Ball - Module Coordinator

Dave Insley - WebmasterPeter Watson - Office Manager/ClerkDick Johannes - Expo Show DirectorMark Harlow - Expo Show Manager

Ken Belovarac - LibrarianDan Fretz - Donations Chairman

Peter Watson - NMRA AP ChairmanPosition Open - Public Relations Director

The NER Convention - The Pacemakeris September 15 to 18 in Albany, NY.With over 40 hours of clinics, 31 layoutsopen, prototype tours and more. Regis-tration is $45.00 prior to the conventionor $50.00 at the door. See the conven-tion website for more info:www.hbdpacemaker.org

David "Shack" Haralambou observes Denver andRio Grande Western Railroad K-27 #464 go byon Stan and Debbie’s Fn3 garden railroad onSaturday, June 18, 2016.Photo by John Lutz

HUB Operating Sessionon the SJR&P Railroad

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Shanty TalkMr. Alco

By Rudy Slovacek

Boy is it ever hot out there today.As I write this we are winding upJuly in a heat wave. I got out early

today before 9 am to water my plants andbushes then spray to cut down on thosehuge flies which seem to come out in theheat. Having promised Bill I would workon a piece for the first fall issue I thoughtabout my earlier column describing all thethings I was going to be involved withconcerning trains this summer. Well, we(Dick Ball and I) did travel out to India-napolis and had a very successful conven-tion which was topped off by a first placelayout for the combined Division 1, Divi-sion 4 and HUB Division layout. My ownclinic on the ALCO experience drewsomewhere between 30-40 people and wasgreatly appreciated as people came up tome during the train show saying howmuch they enjoyed it. But enough aboutme. This column is about the real Mr.Alco in the HUB, the late Harvey Hum-phrey. I got to know him at our HUB45th anniversary when he commented onmy Alco RS 3 that I brought for display.

Harvey was an Alcophile long before Iwas, and I was privileged to hear him giveseveral clinics on his experiences. Hisparents used to take him to visit relativesin Schenectady and he enjoyed seeing thelocation of where those "Big Boys" werebuilt. Thus it was natural when he gradu-ated from MIT in Mechanical Engineeringin 1949, he applied to work at Alco inSchenectady. But there were no jobopenings so when one finally did open hehad already committed to Chase Brass andtold Alco he needed to honor that commit-ment. He obviously impressed someonebecause when an opportunity came along

again in 1953 he reapplied and went towork for Alco. He worked in building 153where they did chassis work, sheet metalwork and dropped the motors in.

In his first clinic he described being giventhe task of cataloguing failures for the 244engines being returned to Schenectady.Alco had rushed to get a competing dieselwith EMD after the war and had someproblems with their prime movers in theFA series, RS2 and 3 series and PAs. Asevery part was given a number by ALCOduring construction, Harvey was able tocatalogue the faulty part in many enginefailures. He found that the piston headswere breaking up in a process calleddrumming when the initial explosioninside the cylinder causes the piston headto drum or vibrate. The failures interest-ingly occurred in the machined heads butnot the cast heads. The machined headswere milled to spec while the cast headswere often thicker due to the crudercasting process, and thus were less proneto metal fatigue in the drumming whichoccurred under load and at prolonged highspeeds. Harvey thus helped pave the wayfor a more robust design in the highlysuccessful 251engine which dis-placed the 244design and is stillaround today.

Harvey further wenton to describe howthey sometimes gotengines in forrebuild which hadno oil in the crank-case but were amaz-ingly still running.In the early days ofdiesels there werefew shop peoplewho really understood the important dif-ferences in maintaining diesel locomo-tives instead of steam. It was a continuallearning process. I can only surmise whathe was talking about regarding thosevenerable old 539 engines built by McIn-tosh and Seymour in Auburn to power theAlco S series switchers and RS-1 roadswitchers, but I never did ask him.

In his second talk, Harvey related asummary of Alco history from their earlyinvolvement in steam locomotive designsto the vertical construction of the Big Boy

boilers. He was so interested, he went tothe Union Library Archives at 8:00 AMuntil the lights dimmed at 10:00 PM.Once he got locked in and had to call thecampus police to let him out! Harvey rodein one of those 500-ton cranes, 100 feetabove the floor and that lifted locomotivesabove one another as they moved themdown the assembly line. You didn't wantto get that thing rocking. He only did thatonce.

Harvey went on to describe the earlydiesel days when a GE engineer washaving trouble with a locomotive actingup. So the locomotive engineer, an oldsalt, took a sledge hammer and banged it,much to the dismay of the GE engineer.The old salt replied," if you can't hit it witha hammer, it won't last on the railroad!"Out on the road, Harvey pulled duty as atrouble-shooter for a company demonstra-tion of the new 6-axle unit to a customer.It was a heavy haul up a slight grade andthe sanders weren't working, so Harveyhad to climb out on the pilot and shovelsand onto the rail in front of the engine!Talk about scary. As ALCO's fortunesdeclined, Harvey's managers encouraged

him to move on for the sake of his career.

When I learned from Richard Stein-brenner, who was writing a book onALCO, that there was to be a CentennialCelebration at the former Plant inSchenectady, I quickly informed Harveyand he managed to make it there for thatMay 2001 event. He was so happy thathis picture actually appeared on page 510of Steinbrenner's book "The AmericanLocomotive Company A Centennial

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Alco Shop Switcher #5 on the turntable. Photo by Rudy Slovacek

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Pursuing the APCertificate in Prototype

Modeling - Part 2By Russ Norris

This is the second part of myarticle about obtaining the Proto-type Modeling AP Certificate.

The first installment gave some of thehistory and background of the coalmining and railroad town of Roberts-dale, Pennsylvania, and how I built twoof the historic buildings that were partof its Company Square. This installmentdetails the construction of the remainingtwo buildings in the prototype model.

The Old Post Office

The East Broad Top Railroad was awholly-owned subsidiary of the Rockh-ill Iron and Coal Company, which devel-oped the mines along the eastern flankof Broad Top Mountain. The Compa-ny's original office building in Roberts-dale was located across the tracks fromthe railroad station. Constructed in1915, it was a gray rectangular structurebuilt with the same molded concreteblocks as the station. The ground floorhoused several local businesses whilecompany offices were located on thesecond floor. In 1917, the companymoved into a new office building acrossthe street and the old offices on thesecond floor were converted into apart-ments. The first floor became the postoffice.

In recent years, the old post office wasacquired, along with the station, by TheFriends of the East Broad Top (FEBT),which converted both buildings into amuseum. The post office moved intothe former Rockhill Iron and CoalCompany office building across thestreet. The old post office had a variedand often colorful history. At times thebuilding housed a barber shop, a shoeshop, offices and apartments. Upstairsrooms were used at times by communityorganizations for meetings, and duringat least one coal miners' strike, theserooms served as an informal "lock-up"for the company police.

Modeling the structure was a challenge,since while there are many photos of thecompany store and the station, very few

photographers thought this drab con-crete block building was worth the timeto preserve on film. Even determiningdimensions was problematic. Itappeared I would have to estimate thesize of the building and the location ofdoors and windows by counting thestone blocks, which measure 8 by 8inches and are 16 inches long. A localBroad Top resident provided me withphotos of the front and sides of thebuilding, and that helped move theproject along.

Photo 8 - Old Post Office

Now I had both left and right side viewsas well as a full frontal picture of thebuilding. But there were no pictures ofthe rear of the structure, and still I hadthe challenge of determining height,width, and window and door sizes.Also, I was puzzled by the rectangulararea on the right side of the first floorthat appeared to have had extensiverepair work at some point in time.

That mystery was solved when I founda photograph from the 1950s thatshowed the front of the building with along plate glass store window on the firstfloor. When they acquired the building,the FEBT had restored the building toits original configuration. The plateglass window was a later addition, so itwas eliminated. But since I model theEBT in the 1950s, I decided that I wouldinclude the window. It provided mewith an excuse for modeling the interiorof the building, a plus since it waslocated at the edge of the layout.

About this time I also came across a setof field notes drawn by Gary Hart inMay of 1989. These notes includeddetailed drawings of both the old postoffice and the company office buildingacross the street. What's more, theyincluded a full set of dimensions for bothbuildings, including the back of the oldpost office. This was the first time I hadany idea of what the back of the buildinglooked like. One discovery was a 4-by

6-foot "porch" on the second floor. Adoor provided entry to second floorapartments by an external staircase.

With photos and dimensions in hand, thenext step was to decide how to modelthe stone block walls of this simplestructure. As mentioned in Part 1, theFEBT company store offers sheets ofresin stone blocks in HO scale. Basedon Gary Hart's field notes, I decided twosheets would be sufficient. The wallswere cut out and braced with styrene.

The old post office is capped with a hiproof. Photos of the building suggest thatit was roofed with diamond patternshingles. Gary Hart's field drawingsalso indicate that there was a three-footoverhang and that the slope of the roofwas 4/12. Based on this information Iwas able to produce scale drawings ofthe roof panels, transfer the panels tostyrene, cut them out, and cement themtogether. The roof was then cementedto a rectangular base to keep the entireassembly rigid. For roofing I usedBollinger Edgerly Scale Trains(B.E.S.T.) HO scale self-adhesive lasercut shingles, item 3011, with a dark graydiamond cut.

Finishing touches were then added to themodel. Styrene channel was used aboveand below the plate glass window tosimulate a concrete sill and lintel. Theentrance to the new post office acrossthe street had a sign indicating "UnitedStates Post Office, Robertsdale, Penn-sylvania." I cut the sign from a photoand glued it over the door of the old postoffice. Glazing and window treatmentswere applied and the building was readyfor the layout.

Photo 9 - Old Post Office Model

The Rockhill Iron and Coal CompanyOffice Building

Incorporated in 1872, the Rockhill Ironand Coal Company (RICC) developed

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the coal and mineral resources on theeast side of Broad Top Mountain insouthern Huntingdon County. The coalcompany office building was the mostunique and challenging structure in"Company Square."

Photo 10 - Company Offices Front

The company office building was con-structed around 1916-17 on Main Street,across the tracks from the companystore. The two-and-a-half-story struc-ture features brick corbels at its cornices,as well as decorative brick quoins, lin-tels, sills and door surrounds. Thestructure was originally valued at $2,000in the Huntingdon County tax records,making it the most expensive singlebuilding in Robertsdale except for theCompany Store. Here is a view of therear of the building, the side that facesthe aisle on my layout.

Photo 11 - Company Offices Rear

Like the company store and the old postoffice, there is no kit for this building.But scratchbuilding would be challeng-ing to say the least. The original build-ing was constructed from Sears andRoebuck molded stone blocks, just likethe old post office and the station; how-ever, the decorative brick trim makesthis considerably more complicated.

How could I model such complex brick-work, especially on the corners, wherethe bricks are interspersed with the stoneblocks?

Fortunately, the FEBT offers printedsheets of the stone blocks and brick trim,in several scales. I ordered a set of thesein HO scale, and received a mailing tubewith two large sheets of paper stone andbrick siding. The material was morethan enough to cover the building.Special brickwork for the corners, lin-tels, sills, cornice and chimney could beeasily cut to size with a straight edge andX-Acto knife.

With the problem of the brick and stonewalls resolved, the project could moveahead in much the same way as the oldpost office building. I used Gary Hart'sindispensable field notes to measure andcut styrene sheets to the dimensions onthe drawings. Aside from the fancybrickwork, the building is basically alarge rectangle. After the walls were cutto size, holes for the windows and doorswere cut out.

The field notes also helped solve adilemma regarding the double doors thattoday open out onto the porch roof. Inconversations with long-time residentsof Robertsdale, no one seemed able toexplain why the doors were there. Buta notation on the field notes specifiedthat the doors were a recent addition, andthat in 1956, when the EBT closeddown, there was a double window in thecenter of the building facing the tracks.Accordingly, I cut an opening forwindows rather than for a door, since Imodel the year 1950 on my layout. Ialso found a photo from the late 1940'sshowing the end of the building facingMain Street. That photo shows thatbefore the EBT ceased operations, therewas no door on the end of the building.It was clearly added later for the postoffice. As built, the two ends of thestructure were identical, with two doublewindows on each floor. This is how Iconstructed the model.

On the prototype, the front of the build-ing faced the EBT tracks. Unfortu-nately, on my layout, the building liesbetween the tracks and the aisle, whichmeans that the viewer sees the back ofthe building, as shown here.

Photo 12 - Company Offices Model, Rear View

There is simply no room for the structureto go anywhere else. Fortunately, therear of the building, though somewhatspartan in detail, remains interestingbecause of the two rear projections, thesmall window and door, and the chim-ney, all of which help to give the struc-ture definition.

The last phase of constructing thecompany office building was the hiproof. For the most part, I was able tofollow the same process I used to buildthe old post office. But there was onesignificant difference between the two.The two-and-a-half-story office buildinghas dormers on both ends, each of whichalso has a hip roof! Fortunately, thebuilding was constructed so that thepeak of the dormer roof is on a line withthe peak of the main roof, so I was ableto cut front and back roofs as a singleunit including the roof of the dormer.As in the construction of the old postoffice, I again used gray diamond shin-gles from B.E.S.T. With the roofcomplete and the windows glazed, theonly details left were the front and rearporch roofs (I covered them with areddish tar paper from Builders in Scale)and the chimney.

Photo 13 - Company Offices Model, Front View

That’s it for this installment. The nextinstallment reviews the process of com-paring the prototype and model photosas required by the Prototype AP Certif-icate.

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HUB Division Calendar of Events (Subject to Change)2016

Sept 10 (Sat) HUB Modular Railroad display at Norwood Days, Norwood, MASept 23 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MASept 15-18 (Thur-Sun) 2016 NER Convention “The Pacemaker,” Albany, NY [www.hbdpacemaker.org]Oct 1 (Sat) Submissions deadline for the HUB Headlight Nov-Dec issueOct 2 (Sun) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Pepperell Siding Model Railroad Club Show &

Open House, Pepperell, MAOct 21 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MANov 5 (Sat) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Wellesley Community Center, Wellesley, MANov 18 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MANov 19-20 (Sat-Sun) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Greenberg’s Toy & Train Show, Shriner’s

Auditorium, Wilmington, MANov 24 (Thr) Submissions deadline for the HUB Headlight Jan-Feb issueDec 3-4 (Sat-Sun) The HUB-sponsored New England Model Train EXPO at the Best Western Royal Plaza

Trade Center, Marlborough, MADec 17-18 (Sat-Sun) HUB Modular Railroad display at the National Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Road,

Lexington, MA2017

Jan TBD (Sat) HUB Holiday Party at the Olde Colonial Cafe, 171 Nahatan St., Norwood, MAJan 14-16 (Sat-Mon) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Wenham Museum, Wenham, MAJan 20 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MAJan 28-29 (Sat-Sun) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Amherst Railway Society’s Railroad Hobby

Show, Big-E Fairgrounds, West Springfield, MAFeb 1 (Wed) Submissions deadline for the HUB Headlight Mar-Apr issueFeb TBD (Sat-Sun) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Lowell Winterfest, Lowell, MAFeb 17 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MAMar 17 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MAMar 19-20 (Sat-Sun) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Greenberg’s Toy & Train Show, Shriner’s

Auditorium, Wilmington, MATBD (Sun) The HUB-sponsored Spring TRAINing showTBD (Sun) The HUB Division Annual Meeting and Election - following SpringTRAINingApr 1 (Sat) Submissions deadline for the HUB Headlight May-Jun issueApr 23 (Sun) HUB Modular Railroad display at the Lions Club 20th Annual Model Train Show,

Hooksett Cawley Middle School, 89 Whitehall Rd., Hookset, NHApr 21 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MAMay 19 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MAJun 16 (Fri) HUB RAILFUN Meeting, 8 PM, Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MAJul 30-Aug 6 (Sun-Sun) 2017 NMRA National Convention, Orlando, FLJul TBD (Sun) HUB Summer Picnic, Waushakum Live Steamers, Holliston, MA

September 24-25, 2016 (Sat-Sun): Maine ModelRailroad Tour, www.mainemodelrrtour.com

September 25 2016 (Sun): The Old ColonyModel Railroad Club’s 16th Annual Train Show,Taunton Holiday Inn, Taunton, MA,www.ocmrrc.com

October 2, 2016 (Sun): Pepperell Model RailroadClub Show and Open House, Pepperell, MA,www.psmrc.org

October 8-9, 2016 (Sat-Sun): The North ShoreModel Railroad Club's 36th Annual Train Show(Sat) & Open House (Sat & Sun), Wakefield,MA, www.nsmrc.org

October 15, 2016 (Sat): Seacoast Division FallEvent, Stratham, NH, www.seacoastnmra.org

October 16, 2016 (Sun): 3rd Annual Little RhodyTrain Show, Pawtucket, RI,www.littlerhodydiv.org

October 22-23, 2016 (Sat-Sun): The South ShoreModel Railway Club's annual Fall ModelRailroad Show & Open House, Hingham, MA,www.ssmrc.org

To Be Determined (Check Website): TheWorcester Model Railroaders Open House,Dudley, MA, www.wmrr.org

November 25-27, 2016 (Fri-Sun): 22nd Annual“Tour de Chooch” layout tour, Southern NH,Northeastern MA, www.tourdechooch.com

December 3-4, 2016 (Sat-Sun): Bay State ModelRailroad Museum Holiday Open House,Roslindale, MA, www.bsmrm.org

December 10, 2016 (Sat): The ProvidenceNorthern Model Railroad Club Open House,Warwick, RI, www.providencenorthern.com.(Club is also open every Saturday 12-4.)

Fall Shows and Open Houses

Note: These are presented here for the benefit of members. If you belong to a club and want to promote your open house or show, please email editor@hubdiv.org

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In MemoriamKeith

ShonemanBy Dave Insley

Keith Shonemanpassed away on May29, 2016 surrounded

by his family after losing his battle withcancer. He is survived by Thelma, hiswife of 50 years, two sons, Jeffrey andwife Marcie, and Craig and wife Dawn,and four grandchildren, Quincy, Wyatt,Abby, and Sam.

Keith was born in Phoenixville, PA, andgraduated from Penn State University in1964. He was a lifetime member of thePenn State Alumni Association andattended many Penn State footballgames annually. He earned his PhD inChemical Engineering from the Univer-sity of Delaware in 1971. Keith spent30 years with Polaroid in Research andProduct development before starting hissecond career as a Real Estate Appraiser.In addition he enjoyed family activitiesincluding travel, skiing, kayaking andbirding.

Keith was very active in the Northeast-ern Region and the HUB Division,serving as the NER Secretary from 2007until 2012. He also made extraordinarycontributions to the local model railroadcommunity by hosting countless operat-ing sessions on his Pennsylvania andNew England Railroad over the past 15years. Besides having monthly operat-ing sessions with his regular crew, hehosted many local clubs and groups aswell as several new operator sessions forHUB Division members. He wasalso a regular and popular stop onthe annual RailRun operationsevent held every spring, andreceived many visitors during theTour de Chooch, where he servedas chairman of the event for the lastseveral years.

Keith was honored by the Bostonand Maine Operators Group, hostsof RailRun, in 2013 by awardinghim the annual Bill Borelli awardfor his contributions to the hobbyand the promotion of prototypicaloperations at the annual RailRunbanquet.

In MemoriamBill MacIverBy Peter Watson

We have lost another long-time memberof the HUB Division. Bill MacIverpassed away on May 11, 2016, at the ageof 79. Bill served as HUB DivisionPresident from 1967 to 1968. Bill wasan NMRA member since he was 20years old. He originally hailed fromEast Weymouth and was a member ofthe South Shore Model Railway Club.Work took him to the Philadelphia areain the early 70’s where he worked forthe Penn Central and later for Conrail.After retiring, he returned to Massachu-setts where he took up residence inSouthborough. Bill attended divisionevents on a regular basis until failinghealth a few years ago prevented himfrom being active.

Memorial contributions may be sent inhis memory to The HUB Division, Inc.,P.O. Box 672, Hollis, NH 03049-0672.

Keith had earned six achievement certif-icates toward his Master Model Rail-roader, including Chief Dispatcher,Model Railroad Engineer - Electrical,Model Railroad Engineer - Civil, MasterBuilder - Structures, Master Builder -Scenery, and Association Official. Hewas working on Master Builder - Carsat the time of his passing. Anyone whohad the pleasure of operating on Keith'slayout would appreciate his craftsman-ship and just how flawlessly the railroadoperated.

I had the privilege and honor to operateon Keith's railroad for over eight years.I was a newbie compared to many of theregular crew, but felt welcomed from thefirst day I stepped into the basement.Many of us aspire to build great modelrailroads, but what Keith built was trulyspecial. Not just because of the flawlessrunning track, the cliffs in CampbellHall, the Ski Mountain, or the well-planned operating scheme, but becauseof the man that built this world andwelcomed so many others into it. I amgrateful for the time I was able to spendwith Keith and the crew, but so pro-foundly sad that it has ended too soon.

We will miss you Keith.

For a great tribute to Keith and hisrailroad, check out the video “A PNEFarewell” produced by Mike Chapmanat www.vimeo.com/160772276

Donations in Keith’s name may be madeto the Bethke Cancer Center, EmersonHospital, 133 Old Road to Nine AcreCorner, Concord, MA 01742.

Keith with grandson Quincy and his wife Thelma insidethe Pennsylvania and New England Railroad.Photo by Thelma Shoneman

Remembrance" published by On TrackPublishers LLC, 2003. Harvey is thegentleman in the engineer’s cap to the farright in the picture. Harvey was extremelyproud of the fact that he worked at ALCO.Harvey's health declined and he moved upto New Hampshire, I believe to live withhis son, before he died. He told me hehad written an article about his Alcoexperiences and that he would try and findit in his basement where he kept all his oldnotes. Unfortunately that was never to be,but I feel so very fortunate to be able toshare my love of Alco Locomotives and,most importantly Harvey's story as I knewit. While rail-fanning and pictures arenice, the human stories and interactions,with those who lived it, are priceless.

Thank you Harvey Humphrey.

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Want to ask other members for help,maybe finding an article from an old MR,tell everyone about the vintage loco yousaw on vacation, or keep up with the latestdivision announcements, then you shouldjoin the HUB’s Guesswork email list.Please email officemanager@hubdiv.orgto sign up.

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If you wanted to get started on scratchbuilding either (or both) of the struc-tures, or hand-laying the track over thesummer, or any other facet of thediorama, you'd have a head start on theprogram. Maybe you want to try yourhand at building a freight car, as well?Then you could bring them to the showand tell in September. See you then.

Canada, crossing in June 1959, whichmoved traffic on the Canadian Nationaland Canadian Pacific Railroad. (photoby Robert Sandusky). The scene has allthe key elements for the Prototype APcertificate that we will attempt to dupli-cate in our hands-on-clinics. Lookcarefully at the picture, and imagine itspossibilities for not only the PrototypeAP certificate, but also for the relatedfields of Master Builder - Motive Power,Cars, Structures, Scenery, Civil andElectrical. Add the Volunteer AP certif-icate, and you have eight categories!Coupled with the Prototype, this exceedsthe seven required AP certificates foryour MMR! (so drop one you are notcomfortable with). See, becoming anMMR isn't that bad after all, is it?

While you can borrow an engine for thePrototype AP certificate, you couldbuild one, or maybe build a requiredpassenger car or caboose, or somerolling stock. You also need at least one"railroad structure," and there are twofrom which to choose. In this group offour, two items need to be scratch built(see the SOQ form for this on theNMRA website above). At the end, weneed 88 points, (a 70% passing grade),and we will get the points as follows: 35points for terrain, 35 points for struc-tures, 15 points for the background, 5points for the lighting, and 35 points forrealism/conformity. At the end of theclinic programs, we will have clinicianshelp us with the paperwork and qualifyour diorama.

Hands On Clinic -Prototype Modeling

You Can Do This (With aLittle Help From Your

Friends)By: Andy Reynolds

The May 13, 2016 RAILFUNclinic was presented by PeterWatson, MMR, titled "The Why

and How of the NMRA AchievementProgram." Peter presented Russ Norriswith his Master Builder-PrototypeModels AP certificate. Mike Tylick,MMR, gave an impressive PowerPointon his long list of MMR-related model-ing. Master Model Railroader member-ship statistics were presented by ChipStevens. Russ Norris showed us hisimpressive prototype structures, andJames VanBokkelen went over hisRowley module and the prototype tech-niques he used.

We also discussed the steps to get to theMMR - Master Model Railroader. Thisfinished off the year fittingly, as GeraldAbegg, MMR, in September, started theyear off by giving out several AP certif-icates, including mine for AssociationVolunteer. So when Rudy Slovaceksuggested at the Spring Training Showin April that I consider bringing back theHUB's hands-on-clinics on modelingtechniques, which he had piloted inSeptember 2003 with an eight-clinicprogram, and again in September 2007,I gave it serious consideration. With lastyear's enthusiasm, and a plea for moreMMR members, it made sense to tie theclinics into the MMR program. Whilein the past, the emphasis was to becomea better modeler for our home layoutsand the division's module group, therewas a compelling reason to tie the clinicsinto the Master Builder - PrototypeModels, as outlined atwww.nmra.org/prototype-models.

Since April, I had reviewed thousandsof images online and in books, trying tofind a suitable composition for a proto-type diorama scene that would meet allthe criteria for getting the AP certificate.I had considerable input from our "onboard" MMRs, Peter Watson and MikeTylick. We picked the Milton, Ontario,

HUB Division PublicRelations Director

by James Van Bokkelen

Our current PR Director, Tim Garner, isstepping down due to increased work loadand other personal reasons. Tim has donea great job for the Division handling ourPR needs and we wish him well in thefuture.

This leaves us with a need to find areplacement for Tim. The PR Directorproduces flyers for our shows and activi-ties, sends notifications to the varioustrade publications about our activities, andin general helps us spread the word aboutwhat we are doing.

If you are interested in helping the Divi-sion in this area, please let me know. I canbe contacted at president@hubdiv.org.

The Headlight is always accepting photosand articles relating to model and proto-type railroading. Articles about modelbuilding or home layouts would be muchappreciated.Please email editor@hubdiv.org.

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Members pose for a group photo before boarding the Conway ScenicDinner Train.Photo by Dick Towle

The view inside the dinner train car. HUB member Ron Noret is to the left,while past HUB President, Manny Escobar, is to the right.Photo by Peter Watson

Conway Scenic Dinner Train Excursion

Dick Ball, Rudy Slovacek and James VanBokkelen man the HUB moduleson display with the Ohio Divisions 1 and 4 modules at the NMRA NationalTrain Show in Indianapolis, Indiana.Photo by Jeff Gerow

NMRA National Train Show

Dick Towle discusses an important topic with new Railfun Coordinator,Andy Reynolds, while Mrs. Towle and Mrs. Reynolds chat.Photo by Peter Watson

New webmaster, Dave Insley, and his wife, Cheryle, look over the menuwhile seated in front of the frosted glass “Chocorua” panel.Photo by Peter Watson

Dick Ball drives his locomotive and hauls a train with notable passengers,Dick Johannes and David “Shack” Haralambou.Photo by Peter Watson

HUB Summer Picnic at WLS

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I have a checklist of things that I alwaysdo to a locomotive before I'll put it intoservice: install Kadee couplers and anyincluded detail parts, weather it and,finally, speed-match. Because of how I'veacquired or upgraded my locomotivesover the years, I own many differentlocomotive/decoder manufacturer combi-nations. This makes speed matching muchmore difficult, but I am not inclined tospend additional money on replacingperfectly good decoders in order to settleon a "standard" decoder for my entireroster, which would likely be outdatedanyway before I could get all the locosconverted.

The speed-matching steps I describebelow might seem overly complicated, butit really is quite a detailed process to getdissimilar locomotives to work welltogether. I hate it when locos in a multipleunit (MU) configuration push and pullagainst each other, and when MUs pullapart while running and a locomotivetakes off running by itself. I want MUsthat are smooth-running, with clean accel-eration and braking behavior at all speeds,so a very close match is a must.

My goal is flexibility: I want to be able toMU any number of my locomotives, inany combination, without having to keeptrack of which ones need to go togetherand in what direction each one needs toface in relation to the others. Keepingtrack of those details would be a nightmareto figure out, and a second nightmare tomaintain as new locomotives are added tomy roster. To reach this goal, the speedmatch needs to be much better than "closeenough."

In trying to figure out the best way to dothis, I found that online information andmagazine articles are typically written forthe "plain vanilla" case of speed matchinga pair of identical locomotives. Thegeneral explanation is to set the start, maxand mid voltage values (CVs 2, 5 and 6,respectively), and you are done. Well, no,not really.

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I have generally found this basic approachto be completely inadequate, leading topoor results with mixed loco/decodercombinations. In many cases, I've foundthat it doesn't work all that well withidentical locomotives either. There are anumber of reasons for this, all of which Ilearned through a lot of frustrating trial-and-error and having to start over many,many times.● First, the problem with using only CVs

2, 5 and 6 is that some decoder brandsdo not even support all three of thoseCVs! For example, older QSI decodersdo not support CV6, and the popularSoundtraxx Tsunamis do not supporteither CV5 or CV6. In these cases, adifferent solution is required even forsome "plain vanilla" cases of identicallocomotives.

● Second, I have frequently found that twolocomotives that are speed-matched atthe low end and at the high end don'tnecessarily match in the middle, evenwhen both locos are programmed to usea linear speed curve, and sometimeseven when the locos are from the samemanufacturer. There are many factorsat play which can cause this behaviorbut, whatever the reason, it happens alot and can be quite tedious to resolvecompletely.

● Third, I quickly discovered that a loco-motive often does not run at the samespeed in both directions at the samespeed step. This greatly complicates thespeed matching effort if you want theflexibility of being able to consist arbi-trary locomotives facing in either direc-tion with respect to each other. Thesimple CV2/5/6 solution does notaddress this issue at all, which meansthat even with identical locomotiveswith decoders that support all three CVs,the results aresometimes only anapproximate speedmatch.

There are relativelystraightforward solu-tions to the first twoproblems, but thatlast issue is the killerand must absolutelybe the first problem solved. Otherwise,you will not succeed. To illustrate why,let's take just two locomotives. Assume

that you have MU'ed the two locos facingin the same direction, and have alreadysuccessfully speed-matched them in theforward direction, via adjustments to CVs2, 5 and 6, the speed table, or the ForwardTrim setting (to be discussed in Part 2).

Now you run the MU in reverse. If eitherof the locomotives does not run at thesame speed in the reverse direction as ithad in the forward direction, the locos willnot match speeds when the MU is inreverse. At this point, the only way tomatch them is to modify the Reverse Trimvalue of one or both locomotives. Youcannot change the CV 2/5/6 settings orspeed table because that will mess up thematching you already did in the forwarddirection. So let's say you make thoseadjustments and now have them matchedin both the forward and reverse directionswhen facing the same way. But thisdoesn't ensure that they run at the samespeed in both directions.

As a last step, you MU them so they arefacing in opposite directions. At thispoint, they will only be speed-matched ifboth locomotives run at the same speed inboth directions at the same speed step. Ifnot, there is no way to speed match them!Any change to the CV 2/5/6 values, speedtable or Forward Trim will break theforward/forward match that you've alreadydone, and any change to the Reverse Trimwill break the reverse/reverse match. I gotmyself into this corner and had to startover multiple times before I realized whatwas happening.

Preliminaries

Before starting this project, there are a fewthings you will need. First, you need anoval of track, unless you already have a

very large layout withadequate runningroom. The locomo-tives cover a lot ofground quickly whenspeed matching atmedium and higherspeeds. I initiallytried using my threemodules, but 12 feetof track is not even

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Editor's Note: An article regarding speedmatching locos can be found in the OctoberModel Railroader, “Speed matching for DCCconsists,” pages 58 to 59. Dan Fretz would liketo note that his article was written prior to theMR article and it is much more detailed.

For those of you that would like Dan's entirearticle in hand when you try speed matching, itwill be available at the www.hubdiv.orgwebsite on the Member Articles page.

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anything but the slowest speeds. So I builta portable 4'x8' box frame, into which Ilaid 2" foam, hinged in the middle with apiano hinge to make storage easy whennot in use (See Photos 1 & 2). I took theopportunity to practice laying curves witheasements, and managed about a 22.5"radius by bringing the track along the sideto within about an inch of the edge.However, a temporary loop of sectionaltrack on a table could be adequate if youensure that there is good electrical conti-nuity around the loop. Consider soldering3 or 4 consecutive pieces together, so thatthere are only a few places that depend onthe joiners for the electrical connection.

Second, this process is considerably easierwith DecoderPro. Decoder Pro is one ofthe programs that are part of JMRI (JavaModel Railroad Interface) and is availablefor free at http://jmri.sourceforge.net.This tool is easy to install and use, and hasquite a lot of online support and documen-tation as well. It simplifies modificationof CVs, and enables easy and quickchanges to CVs while the locomotive ismoving ("programming on the main"),thereby allowing you to see immediateresponse to your changes. Additionally,it gives you the ability to convenientlysave and restore all CV settings for eachlocomotive. The only thing I needed tobuy was a USB-to-Serial Port cable toconnect the command station to my laptop.

Finally, you will want a programmingtrack that is convenient for initial setup ofthe decoder. The programming track isalso convenient for reading the decoder toverify CV settings because, when operat-ing in "programming on the main" mode,CVs are write-only and cannot be read. Aprogramming track can simply be a fewfeet of straight track to which you can clipleads from the DCC command station.Check your DCC system manuals todetermine if you will also need a program-ming track booster (e.g., the SoundtraxxPTB-100) between the command stationand the programming track.

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A quick note on speed steps. I always dothis project with the locomotives set for128 speed steps for the best operation, butthere are only 28 speed step CVs to workwith (CVs 67-94). These can be setmanually or with the 28 correspondingsliders provided by Decoder Pro. In thisarticle, I will refer to the speed shown onthe throttle as the "throttle setting," vs."speed steps" for the corresponding CVand slider. So, for example, speed step 14would affect throttle setting 64, speed step7 would affect throttle setting 32, etc.

Initial Locomotive Setup

For each locomotive, create a roster entryfor it in Decoder Pro. Then clean thewheels, put the loco on your programmingtrack, and read the settings of all CVs inthe decoder by clicking the <Read AllSheets> button. This will ensure that thevalues you see in Decoder Pro are the truevalues that are in the decoder. Mostdecoders have upwards of two hundredCVs, with ESU LokSound decodersreportedly having over 1000, so you donot want to do this step by hand with penand paper.

After the read is complete, go to the "CVs"tab and scroll down looking for any red-colored CVs that indicate a failed read.Clicking the <Read> button for those CVswill attempt another read, and generallysucceeds after a couple attempts. Once allCVs have been read, do a File→Save…to save the configuration. This completeconfiguration can be used later if neededto reset the decoder settings to their initialstate.

With the locomotive still on the program-ming track, set and verify the initial valueof the following CVs either manually orwith Decoder Pro:

● Start Voltage (CV2) = 1. This CV isused to adjust the starting voltage atspeed step 1, as a fraction of the avail-able voltage. The higher the number,the higher the voltage. This is helpfulwhen the loco needs an extra "kick" tooperate smoothly at the lowest speeds.This setting is found on the Decoder Pro"Basic Speed Control" tab.

● Configuration Register (CV29) = 50.This is a composite CV that contains anumber of bit-level settings. The valueof 50 gives a configuration of normalloco direction (i.e., forward on the throt-tle makes the loco move forward), DCC-only (disables DC mode), speed tableenabled, and extended locomotiveaddress mode. In Decoder Pro, thesesettings are scattered among multipletabs, so it is easiest to go to CV29 on the"CVs" tab, set it to 50, and click the<Write> button.

● Speed Table Select (CV25) = 16. Thisselects the "User Defined" speed table,once the speed table is enabled viaCV29. In Decoder Pro, this setting isactivated by selecting "User DefinedSpeed Table" in the "Speed Table Selec-tion" drop-down menu. Note that thischoice is not provided for ESU Lok-Sound decoders, which do not supportCV25. In the LokSound case, it appearsthat "user defined" is always active.

● Define the initial Speed Table (CVs67-94) to be linear. Set slider 1 (CV67)= 4 and slider 28 (CV94) = 200, andclick the <Match Ends> button. Ichoose 4 and 200 to provide a littleadjustment room in later steps. Notethat if this is a ESU LokSound decoder,neither CV67 nor CV94 are adjustable;you must use CVs 2 and 5. So in thiscase, set Start Voltage (CV2) to 4, not1 as previously stated.

Photo 1 Photo 2

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Treasurer's ReportFiscal Year End; June 30,

2016By Gerry Covino

We conclude another successfulfiscal year by offering qualityprograms to our members and

maintaining a solid financial position asshown in the summary financial statementbelow.

Again factors contributing to the Divi-sion's success are the generosity of ourmembers, through their time commitmentsthat support our programs, and the contin-ued success of our donations table at theNEMTE, which has been well managedby Rudy Slovacek and Dan Fretz. Wethank them both for their countless hoursof work and wish Dan continued successas he assumes the torch of managing thetable from Rudy. In addition, we continueto receive many numerous small donationsfrom friends of the HUB Division (anon-profit organization), and the success-ful programs we offer provide revenue thathelps offset their costs. The ModuleGroup delivers enjoyment to many mod-elers under the direction of modular super-intendent Richard Ball, who added twonew revenue-generating displays to thecalendar, and our RAILFUN meetingscontinue to educate and entertain membersunder the direction of our coordinator RayBarry. Ray has decided to pass the torch

to Andy Reynolds for the upcomingseason.

Our major fundraising event, the "NewEngland Model Train EXPO," continuesto be financially successful even thoughwe did not see an increase in paid admis-sions this past year. The event providesfinancial resources that fund a majorportion of the Division's programs, whileour show management continues tocontrol costs. The Division leadership isextremely grateful and thankful for theeffort and support you provide with themany volunteer hours required to staff thistwo-day event. We ask that you continueyour time commitment supporting bothdays of the show with a minimum of onehour each day and, for doing so, we thankyou by providing admission to the show.The NEMTE management is researchingavenues that hopefully will increase atten-dance numbers going forward.

This year the Division did receive a coupleof hundred dollars to help offset the costof the new trailer we purchased. For thosemembers who have not yet made a dona-tion, please give what you can and markon the check "Restricted funds to offsetthe cost of the new trailer."

As we begin our new fiscal year, the Boardhas approved a balanced budget to ensurethe Division's ability to continue providingquality programs for the benefit of ourmembership and the hobby of modeling.

We encourage everyone to enjoy theupcoming season and to be an activeparticipant in all the HUB's programs.

Finally, the Board urges each of you tomake, or continue making, an annualfinancial contribution to the HUB Divi-sion and consider leaving part of yourrailroad collection to the HUB. Yourcontributions to the HUB, a registered501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, couldbe tax deductible on your federal incometax return. You will find a form in thisissue of the Headlight that you can use tomake your contribution. Your financialsupport, as well as your volunteer support,will continue to ensure the ongoingsuccess of the organization and the pro-grams offered to you and to new members.Thank you for your generosity.

Have another great modeling year.

Account BalancesYear-Ended June 30, 2016

Checkbook $ 3,138.51General Savings Account 2,136.87Reserve-Life Savings Accounts 42,646.97Program Checking Account 280.48PayPal Account 564.05USPS Permit Account 2.51

Total Funds Available $ 48,769.39Value of Club Car Inventory 1,878.60

Total Value of Cash and Assets $ 50,647.99

The HUB Modules on display at the St. John Convention in St. John, NewBrunswick, Canada.Photo by Rick Murray(For more photos from St. John visit: pcr2016.weebly.com/photos.html)

St. John Convention

Left: Russ Norris receives his Prototype Modeling AP Certificate fromPeter Watson, MMR; Top Right: Some of Fay Chin’s 3D printed models;Lower Right: The crowd wait patiently to learn about 3D printing andSketchUp. Photos by William Barry

June Railfun

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● Forward Trim (CV66) and ReverseTrim (CV95) = 128. For both CVs, thisis the "no effect" setting. In DecoderPro, these are set on the "Speed Table"tab, unless it is an ESU LokSounddecoder. In that case, the trim valuesare not on the "Speed Table" tab andmust be set via the "CVs" tab. Note thatthese CVs are only active when thespeed table is activated via CV29.

● CV3 (Acceleration Rate) and CV4(Braking or Deceleration Rate) = 0.These are the momentum CVs, and arefound on the Decoder Pro "Motor" tab.

● If the locomotive has a QSI decoder,make sure that Regulated ThrottleControl is enabled. This is done via anindexed CV (set CV 56.4 to '1' - checkthe manual) or in DecoderPro on the"BEMF" tab via the Throttle Modedrop-down menu.

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After setting and verifying the value ofthese CVs, do another File→Save… tosave the modified configuration, and don'tforget to also write the values to thedecoder. Once you've configured a fewlocomotives with the initial settings, youcan move on to the speed-matching stepsand configure the other locos in the groupas you go along. Or if you prefer, you cando this initial setup on all of the locomo-tives being speed-matched.

In Part 2, I will explain how to configurea reference locomotive and match yourother locomotives to the reference loco-motive.

Seacoast DivisionActivities

Derry Model RailroadFun Night

● September 9, 2016● October 14, 2016Meetings are Friday nights at 7 PM in theMarion Gerrish Community Center, 39West Broadway, Derry, NH.Visit www.seacoastnmra.org for more info.

3rd Annual Little Rhody Train ShowSunday, October 16, 2016 will see thePawtucket Armory filled with modeltrain layouts, model trains, models,anything model train related and hun-dreds of model train enthusiasts. Thisyear's show will showcase layouts inmany scales: HO, On30, N, and G, andof course Thomas the Tank Engine willbe there as well. The show runs from10 AM to 3 PM.

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HUB HeadlightVolume 33, Number 1

September - October, 2016HUB Headlight, published by The HUB Division Inc., Northeast-ern Region, National Model Railroad Association, is issued inJanuary, March, May, September and November. Contributionsmay be sent by email to the Editor or by mail to the Office Manager.Editor Bill Barry - Editor@hubdiv.orgChief Grammarian - Jay Stradal

HUB Division Board of DirectorsPresident James VanBokkelen - President@hubdiv.orgVice President David “Shack” Haralambou - VP@hubdiv.orgJohn Doehring - HUBboard6@hubdiv.orgDonations Chairman Dan Fretz - Donations@hubdiv.orgMembership Chairman Peter Higgins -Membership.chairman@hubdiv.orgWebmaster Dave Insley - Webmaster@hubdiv.orgRuss Norris - HUBboard9@hubdiv.orgRailfun Coordinator Andy Reynolds -Railfun.coordinator@hubdiv.orgOffice Manager Pete Watson - Officemanager@hubdiv.org65 Branch Road, East Bridgewater, MA 02333-1601

Other HUB Division LeadershipTreasurer Gerry Covino - Treasurer@hubdiv.orgSecretary Barbara Hoblit - Secretary@hubdiv.orgModule Coordinator Dick Ball - ModCoordinator@hubdiv.org(508) 429-1467 (leave message)Librarian Ken Belovarac - Librarian@hubdiv.orgModel Train Expo Show DirectorDick Johannes - NEMTE.Director@hubdiv.orgModel Train Expo Business ManagerMark Harlow - NEMTE@hubdiv.orgPublic Relations Director Position Open -PRDirector@hubdiv.orgNMRA North Eastern Region RepresentativeBarbara Hoblit - MA.NERdirector@hubdiv.orgNMRA Achievement Program ChairmanPeter Watson, MMR - HUB.AP.Chair@hubdiv.org

Membership: National Model Railroad Association membersresiding within the boundaries of The HUB Division: zip codes01400 through 02699. (Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Mid-dlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcestercounties of Massachusetts.)

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Directions to Railfun MeetingsRailfun is usually held at the Cambridge School of Weston(CSW) in Classroom G6 on the second floor of the GeorgeCohan Building. The school is located at 45 Georgian Road,Weston, MA 02493.

From Route 128 / Interstate 95:

From the North, take Exit 27B towards Winter Street.

From the South, take Exit 27A-B for Third Avenue towardTotten Pond Road/Waltham. Take Exit 27B towards "WinterStreet" Bear right onto Wyman Street and continue to thetraffic light. Take a right onto Winter Street at the light.

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