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Club Publications

This page contains the index of and links to NRMRC Publications available on this web-site. The Club has prepared many publications on various topics, which are being added to the web-site as time permits.

Many of these publications are in the process of being converted to Portable Document Format (PDF) for easier download and printing by the reader. Converted files have (PDF) added to the end of their description.

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General Publications

Standards & Recommended Practices

DCC Publications

Clinics

Published Articles

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Publications — General

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Title	Description
Locomotives for Operation at Shows (08/26/07)	A list of N scale locomotives approved for use on the NRMRC layout at Train Shows.
Measuring Train Speed (08/26/07)	Techniques and information to measure the speed of N scale trains for prototypical operations.
Railroad Courtesy (04/04/05)	Manners for Model Railroaders and NRMRC Members (PDF)

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Publications — Standards & Recommended Practices

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Title	Description
Module Standards & Recommended Practices (10/06/05)	Additional requirements for Club- and Member-owned modules beyond those in the NTRAK manual. (PDF)
Freight Car Standards (08/26/07)	Guidelines and requirements for freight cars used on NRMRC Train Show layouts.
Module Certification and Grading (08/26/07)	Requirements, procedure and check lists for certification and grading of Club- and Member-owned NTRAK modules.
Recommended Practices for NTRAK Module Wiring (09/29/05)	Recommended wiring practices for new and upgraded NTRAK modules, especially those that will be part of a DCC-controlled layout. (PDF)
Recommended Practices for 120VAC NTRAK Layout Wiring (07/30/06)	Recommended wiring practices for 120VAC for NTRAK layouts, meeting electrical and fire codes. (PDF)
Show Operating Procedures (09/07/05)	Guidelines and procedures for a successful NRMRC Train Show (PDF).
Show Superintendent's Manual	Detailed information to help the Show Superintendent conduct a successful Train Show

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Publications — Digital Command Control (DCC)

Click here to go to the index page for the North Raleigh Model Railroad Club's extensive pages covering NTRAK and N Scale Model Railroading with DCC.

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Publications — Clinics

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Title	Description
Lightweight NTRAK Module Construction (06/02/05)	A clinic describing how to construct an NTRAK module using lightweight materials. (PDF) David Thompson

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Publications — Published Articles by NRMRC Authors

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Title	Description
Control Panels for an N-Trak Junction (05/01/08)	Describes DCC control of turnouts on the Red Rock Junction module by push-buttons or DCC throttles, with LED indications of the selected route. Article to be published in a future issue of N-Scale Magazine. Author: David Thompson; Drawings: David Derway; Photos: Chris Thompson.

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