CD Introduction

	Carolinas Division
	The Beginning

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 Joes Train Repair and a major support of the ACSG and S gauge.

These photos were taken at the Neuse River RR Club show in November 1999 in Raleigh, NC. As mentioned above it was only the second show the ACSG participated in and the two divsions worked together. The Carolinas Division (known as the Central Carolinas Divsion at that time) really began to take off with members after this show.

Currently, the Carolinas Division has about 30 members coming from North
and South Carolina. Someday we hope to grow enough to start splitting into
small geographical division.

Interested in joining us in the fun of running S gauge trains? If so,
contact any of the members or Joe Haenn at joestrainrepair@yahoo.com

From left to right: Mike Meyers, Ernie Stinson, Joe Haenn, Wayne Beachy, Tom Davis, Pete Hildenbrand


An American Models S12 with freight waits on a siding off Track #2 while a custom Atlantic Coast Line Champion Streamliner roars through town on Track #1. See the S Gauge pages for more views of the ACL passenger train.	Mike Myers' favorite type of photo. A vintage Gilbert steamer on track one passes a current production American Models S-12 on track two. Joe Haenn of the Carolina Central Division built the module and the kitbashed Lionel/Gilbert car carrier .

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