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Louisville & Nashville railroad's Louisville Union Station by Paul Downs: Scratch-built NTRAK module; 6 platform tracks can hold up to 17 passenger cars each. The period is approximately 1948-1958. To see more of Paul's scratch built pieces of art go to : http://web.mac.com/pauljdowns/L%26N_in_N_Scale/Home.html

Louisville & Nashville railroad's Louisville Union Station by Paul Downs: Scratch-built NTRAK module; 6 platform tracks can hold up to 17 passenger cars each. The period is approximately 1948-1958.

To see more of Paul's scratch built pieces of art go to : http://web.mac.com/pauljdowns/L%26N_in_N_Scale/Home.html

The Kentuckiana Society of "N" Scalers (KSONS) is a hobby organization. Our members share a common interest in model railroading; specifically N- scale model trains.

N-scale is the second smallest size of available models with a ratio of 1:160 which means that one inch of model equals 160 inches of prototype (full-size) train which is about one half the size of the other popular scale "HO", and about one quarter that of the original Lionel toy trains.

Many of our members have some sort of layout at home but most of us have built "N-Trak" modules which are small sections of railroad and conform to a published standard. This allows us to bring all of our individual parts together and assemble a large layout for operation and public viewing.

The trains can be run analog or Digital Command Control (DCC). We welcome anyone interested in model railroading to join with us, even if they do not have a layout or modules. Our by-laws do require that younger members have an adult sponsor, who is also a member of the club. Our annual dues are fifty dollars ($50.00).

If you are interested in joining, please contact Paul Downs at pauljdowns@mac.com

Our Newsletter-The Bridge:

February 2010 Electronic Version

For more Electronic Versions, please see our Archives Page

Beginning in January 2010, Joe, our editor, will be featuring past issues of the Bridge within each new edition, documenting the first 25 years of the KSONS. Please check back monthly to see how we came to be who we are today.

From Joe: Looking Back-
"As time and space permits, I will be reflecting on the first 25 years of the club and
this newsletter. In January of 1986, Charlie Hunt started the first newsletter for the
KSONS. It was simply one page. In April, it got bigger. By the end of the year, the
newsletter had a cover and went up to 8 pages. On page 6 of the January issue,you'll find a reproduction of the
first cover of the club’s newsletter, which debuted April 1986."

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