Weekly work

During the recent weeks I have been spending my time improving the Website and working on making the circuit boards for the semaphores. The key to the new design is that it has to fit easily into the semaphore box and the cable plug into the board to make it easy to sevice. We wanted to make it as a module to anyone could service a malfunctioning signal by swapping modules and getting the signal back up in just 2 or 3 minutes. The design is being fact checked for all of the components and the schematic is being compared to the board layout over and over to ensure the correctness of the drawings. I just descovered that the silkscreen was mirror imaged for the transistors so I found an error that was not obvious as the accompanying text was correct. Its these small things that keep you on your toes.

Recently we had to list two obits on our Website as two members died during a single week. Paul Allen and Roger M. Johnson both died and they were long time members. I got the info for their funerals and provided it on our Website. I also looked for photos with the members and I did find about 30 of Paul Allen so I did a slide show for members to reflect on his work at the track and remember him. After speaking to Dan I created a new page on the Website featuring members that have passed on called Commemoration which I hope helps members feel a connection and appreciation of the members.