Bay Area S Scalers Switching Layout

While I was at the 2023 O-Scale West show with the Yosemite Short Line On30 group, next to us was the Bay Area S Scalers small switching setup. For those not familiar with S Scale, it is 1:64 scale, so it falls between HO at 1:87 and O at 1:48 scale. It is a lesser-known scale, but some argue it is the theoretical happy medium between larger models for details and smaller models for scenery.

A huge thanks to the two gentlemen who were operating the layout for not only letting me film but also for chasing me down with a controller to operate it! Turnout at the event was low so I was able to do a lot of switching, and not feel that guilty! Later my friend Fran got on and I was his brakeman for some switching ops.

If you are at all interested in how the layout is operated, or what the Bay Area S Scalers is, links to their website and switching manual are down below.

Main webpage: http://www.bayareasscalers.org/
The switching manual: http://www.bayareasscalers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Bass-Creek-Junction-Operations.pdf

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