The
North Coast Narrow Gaugers is a small group of Model
Railroaders and Craftsman in Sonoma County, California.
We are dedicated to the operation & enjoyment as well as
the promotion of the Model Railroading Hobby. Our award
winning HOn3 modular layout provides an environment
which is both fun and enjoyable and helps us to strive
to set the benchmark in HOn3 Modular Railroading
On30 News -
Hah, there is none, this is an HOn3 group
Feature Article - The NCNG is proud to sponsor the
HOn3 Symposium and is currently working on the 2010
show next June at the Ardenwood Historical Park and
SPCRR facilities in Fremont 
More details...
Home Layout News -
Summer 2009: After spending last summer
building the new depot for the HOn3 KD&VJ, this summer
has been spent building the upper deck. Utilizing a 3.5
loop helix, both upper and lower decks will span about
125' of mainline. The lower deck will also accommodate a
dual gauge line for standard gauge switching in Lower
Lakeland. "We should have a complete mainline by
Christmas" - Superintendent Dave Sheber
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Exclusive Interview - The Truth about Red(blue)
Mountain
Sept 2004: Workers at the Red Mountain mine
module were finally allowed to talk about the damage
that BEFELL upon them that would ultimately lead
to the town changing it's name to Blue Mesa Foam Co.
More details later as the Company's CEO picks up the
pieces...
The Club's modules -
Alpine Tunnel, CO
8' + corner
El Modelo, NM, "
4'
Las Pulgas, NM "
8'
Fraser, CA
corner
Pine Canyon, "
corner
Sunset, CO
11 X 6 wye
Leadville, CO
R-loop
Coal Canyon, Freelance R-loop
Valley Ford, CA
4'
The Estero, CA
Freelance Corner
The club generally sets
up about 8-10 modules for a show. With 2 Reverse loops
in the club, we can set up either a point to point or a
large loop with the older set-up.
New Shay arrives
Nov 2006: An HOn3 PFM Mich-Cal #2, the Deuce,
has been purchased and will arrive at the Las Pulgas
Mortuary and Cemetery Company later this year. This
could be the start of something big....
Leadville's new Depot under construction:
June 2006: Leadville, the module, will have a
new Depot and freight station soon as construction is
well under way. The depot is finished and functional,
but the passenger platform is still being built and so
passengers should expect to get wet during rainstorms if
arriving early. Please be late..
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The
King Delta & Valley Junction Railroad is well
under way and is proud to host this website for the
N.C.N.G.
The KD&VJ R.R. Co. is a small port to the
northern Sierra's layout located in Northern Sonoma County
More details...
Technology News -
The NCNG is a full DCC run modular layout using a
Digitrax Radio Chief. The
Soundtraxx Tsunami provides the decoder solution for
us.
Turnouts - Most of our existing turnouts were
Shinohara code 70. Now all our new
ones are Quality Handmade Turnouts by
Railway Engineering and Steve Hatch...
New C-19's are on the horizon and again, we are
excitied -
The
Blackstone engine shops are due to release their new
C-19's by the end of 2010, which is great for most
modules as new motive power combined with the much
touted K-27's means new revenue. Have you
seen some of the older stuff we run around here.
However, with the amount of traffic we run with the
wonderfully reliable K's, the engineers & dispatchers on
the NCNG are shaking their heads as to where in the
world will the extra motive power fit and run....
Links -
HOn3 Symposium
Railway Engineering
To join us -
We might be a small group, but we are always open to
new members who also share our passion and dedication to
HOn3
Please
email us for more info about joining.
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