Kids & Trains

1 Home Page

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Note 6/2010

Latest info is at new website at

A volunteer project in North Central Pennsylvania,
to provide a weekly, hands-on model railroading experience
for the kids of the community.

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You can also view the full-size version of the video, by going to the YouTube page for Kids And Trains Video, then click the link in the lower right "watch in high quality".

2 About & Donations

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History

This Danville Kid's Layout project was started in 2005 by Church member and volunteer Bob Bomboy (who became a Loose Ties member in Dec 2006). His purpose is to expose kids to building and operating an O gauge model railroad layout -- including kids who might not otherwise have an opportunity to experience model railroading.

Donations

Bob Bomboy began this project in 2005 using the trains from his own personal layout. Recently he has begun soliciting donations to equip this Kid's Layout with donated trains, so that he can keep his own trains at home on his layout, rather than having to continuously lug them back and forth. For example, the 2-8-0 steam engine you see in these photos, and the A-A diesel Sante Fe passenger train you see in the video, are Bob's own trains.
If you have any O gauge equipment available for donation to the Church, Bob would very much like to hear from you. Contact him at his home phone, (570) 275-7822.

3 Photos

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Jan 2007 photo - Showing some of the scenery work on the double-track addition.
Bob Bomboy, standing at right, wastes no time getting the kids working.
(Image captured from the iMovie video editor)
Bob Bomboy -- standing in far right rear, hidden except the top of his head -- has an amazing ability to keep things calm and orderly in a room full of excited kids, plus 3 trains racing around the tracks, plus a bunch of adults all asking questions at once.
(Image captured from the Quicktime video player)
Jan 2007 Press-Enterprise Article.

Click on article to
open it slightly LARGER size.
Christ Memorial Episcopal Church,
120 East Market Street, Danville PA
Announcing "Rail Days" at the church.
Looking at the front of the layout.(Dec 2006)
Another view of the front of the layout. (Dec 2006)
Looking at the rear of the layout. The figure-8 portion in the very rear is the original layout that was build in 2005 (see next photo). The double-tracked addition in the front has all been built new for 2006.
The original Kid's Layout, as constructed in 2005.

4 Contact Us & Map

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Contact Info

Layout Address: 2nd floor of the Christ Memorial Episcopal Church,
located at 120 East Market Street in Danville PA 17821
(the Southwest corner of Pine & East Market streets).

Layout Hours: Saturdays, 10 am - Noon
Contact Phone: Call the Church office (570) 275-3905 Monday thru Thursday, 11 am - 1 pm

Click on map to
open it slightly LARGER size.

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5 Classic Toy Trains Article

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6 Previous Test Versions

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Video Format Tests

Dec 2006 Quicktime movie: Same movie, except has an extra minute.
PRELIMINARY April 2008 Quicktime movie: Updated with website URL, map, and several photos.

Test 1 YouTube video created as follows: (seems slightly sharper than 'Test 2')
* Export from iMovie to CD-ROM format
* Upload to YouTube.

Test 2 YouTube video created as follows:
* Export from iMovie to full-size .dv format
* Use iSquint to convert full-size to .mp4 for iPod format
* Upload .mp4 to Youtube

Test 3 - Flash Format test (1-1/2 min) stored on Track2.com, qvu026e2d320.KidsAndTrains.swf (plays in large window; cannot get properly sized)

Draft 4 - 7/28/2008 - added Earl
YouTube