The Carolinas Division was the second Division of the Atlantic Coast S Gaugers.
It was begun when charter member Joe Haenn was joined by Tom Davis and Pete Hildebrand.
Tom, along with Ron Kolb, had formed the original Baltimore Area American Flyer Club and
later moved to Charlotte, NC via Richmond, VA.
In Charlotte, he met Pete and they both joined the ACSG.
Joe is owner of Joe's Train Repair and is a major supporter of the ACSG and S gauge.
Contact Joe for more information.
Train Camp 2012 at Rhett George's house.
Joe working on his operating trolley display modules.
Nick and Butch working on Nick's new milk delivery accessory project.
Joe's operating trolley accessory almost ready for testing.
Rhett working on a project for his Log Loader accessory with many other projects waiting on his bench.
Train Camp 2011 at Rhett George's house.
Rhett, on the left, with the Super 8 layout on the table for maintanence.
Jack watching Joe do some transformer repair.
Rhett, Jack, and Joe.
Train Camp 2010 at Rhett George's house.
Bill C. making repairs to American Flyer engines.
The genesis of a new layout!
A smaller layout will allow us to set up with ease at 1 day train shows.
Joanna, Joe, and Jack getting ready to cut the boards for the new layout.
Rhett carefully cutting the new layout board.
Work Day 2009 at Rhett George's house.
Here is Ted Z working on his Rocket PA project.
Bill C and Butch H discussing a repair while the Krispy Kreme doughnuts wait.
Aaron L watches as Rhett repairs the carousel.
Another of Ted's projects. A 342 AC - or is it a 343 in a 342 shell?
This is the second show in which the Atlantic Coast S Gaugers ever participated.
It was presented by the Neuse River Valley Club
in Raleigh, NC.
It was the first time they had ever had S Gauge participation.
The layout was a combined effort of the Virginia Central and Carolina Central Divisions.
Members present were most of the charter members of the Club.
From left to right: Mike Meyers, Ernie Stinson, Joe Haenn, Wayne Beachy, Tom Davis, Pete Hildenbrand
Butch Henion operated his new "T" module and 4 track yard at the Neuse River Valley Club
show in Raleigh in 2000. Since then there have been more yard modules and tracks added to make
a 6 track yard that is 5 modules long.
This photo is from the Greenberg Show in Charlotte, NC in December 2000.
Joe Haenn's Gilbert 785 Coal Loader is on Rhett George's two 6 foot long modules. Also note the
Downs Model Railroad tank train set waiting on the siding.
The Carolinas Division ran their modular layout at the Great American Train Show in Columbia, SC
on August 9 & 10, 2003. This is Calvin Azarowocz's airport themed module.
Here Calvin winds up a tin toy circus ride on his circus themed modules.
Here are Ted Zander's modules with the Rocket passenger express just crossing the road.
Ted has a great variety of accessories: Lemax crossing signals, K-Line firehouse,
pre-war American Flyer water tower, Marx floodlight tower, and American Flyer semaphore.
