P & P Notes Site

(This page last modified 3/15/2021)

Warning:
• The **OFFICIAL** Paradise & Pacific website is at PandPrrClub.org
• This is **NOT** the official P&P website. • This is a “Notes” site — maintained by Associate Member James Ingram . • It contains (mostly) information that’s NOT on the main web site.

Contents This Page:
A. Club-Related Links
B. Photo Albums
C. Videos-Instructional
D. Videos-Old Bunkhouse Layout
E. More Reference Links

A. Club-Related Links

1. The Paradise & Pacific OFFICIAL website is at PandPrrClub.org
2. The OLD P&P web page is at PandPrr.com
3. The official Paradise & Pacific FACEBOOK page is at facebook.com/PP-RR-716987928384711 .
4. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Model Railroad Building hours: TheRailroadPark.com/rides-and-attractions
5. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park’s Facebook page: facebook.com/TheRailroadPark

(more links below in Section E)

Overall view of Paradise and Pacific O-gauge Model Railroad, March 2019.
Photo Album 1 (link below in following Section B) has about 30 of these images.

B. Photo Albums

Note: Some of these albums are NOT linked from the main website,
This TOP-level Google Drive folder contains ALL the albums listed on this page.

Album 1– Layout Photos, Recent (Year 2019)

(approx. 35 images)

Album 2– Layout Photos, from beginning in 2010, up to recent (Year 2019)

(approx. 180 images)

Album 3– The very first ‘Paradise & Pacific’ RR — Guy Stillman’s 1950’s era, original 15″ gauge ‘Paradise & Pacific’ RR

(approx. 30 images)

Album 4– A few 2019 Photos of the Members

(approx. 16 images)

5. Photos of Members Layouts:

• 2/24/2019 home layout tour:
  • Video | Photo Album “#1902“

• Steve Gendler’s 1998-2008 Fountain Hills Largescale Christmas Train Display:
  • Photos | Video Slide Show
• Roger W’s “Solid Rocks Railroad” (located in the Ozarks)
  • P&P Paparazzi Photos
  • Rogers’s own website, SolidRockRailroad.webs.com

C. Videos-Instructional

Two How-To videos by Ron Smith

Demo of LED Voltage Regulator Board Build (Rev B)  by Ron Smith

Google Drive Album 11 contains IMAGES used in the above video

Demo of Picaxe 08 Board Build  by Ron Smith

Google Drive Album 12 contains IMAGES used in the above video

• Paul Boston’s new-for-2019 Picaxe website
• The Club’s Picaxe Projects web page

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D. Videos-Bunkhouse Layout

The “Bunkhouse layout” refers to the original layout in the old Bunkhouse building — where the Paradise & Pacific Railroad was ORIGINALLY located, before moving to the new Model Railroad Building in 2010.

ONBOARD VIDEOS:

1. P&P Ogauge NJ Transit by David Hoverstock (2010)
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2. KCS Business P&P 1_24_2010 by David Hoverstock (2010)
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   ~~~~~ CLOSEUP VIDEOS ~~~~
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3. Tube Loader by Paul Boston (2009)
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4. Boat and Fish PICAXE by Paul Boston (2008)
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5. Rockin the Boat at the P&P by Paul Boston (2008)
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6. Water Tower Bigger by Paul Boston (2009)
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7. Watch Tower PICAXE by Paul Boston (2008)
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8. Prairie Dogs by Paul Boston (2008)

E. More Reference Links

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E1. P&P Videos:

• Youtube playlist,  ‘Paradise & Pacific O Gauge Railroad‘ contains the below videos, and several more.
• Video #1 Narrated Layout Overview, with narration courtesy of Past-President Dallas Dixon (2/2020):  Youtube |  Vimeo (Ver 6)     (click here for links to previous versions)
• Video #2 Caboose Cam, a trip around the layout with an “on-board” view using member Rolland LaHaie’s Lionel caboose with camera (4/2019):  Youtube | Vimeo
• Turbines on the Paradise & Pacific RR, by member Bob Mayer (9:11 min, Sept. 1  2019) Includes lots of sharp on-board footage.

~~~~~~  EARLIER VIDEOS: ~~~~~

• A Journey Through the Layout – One trip around the layout on Track #4 (uploaded 6/2018 by member Dave Benton)
• P&P Engineer Cab View – Three trips around the layout on Track #1 (uploaded 4/2016 by member Walter Gramm)
• An older Paradise and Pacific Channel – Five “runby” videos, May & June 2013 (upload person unknown)

E2. How-To Videos:   (Ron Smith)

• VIDEO-Demo of LED Voltage Regulator Board Build (Rev B)  by Ron Smith
  • Google Drive Album 11 containing IMAGES used in the video
    • Previous Rev A Video on Dailymotion .
• VIDEO-Demo of Picaxe 08 Board Build  by Ron Smith
  • Google Drive Album 12 containing IMAGES used in the video
  • Paul Boston’s new-for-2019 Picaxe website
  • The Club’s Picaxe Projects web page

E3. Website Archive Demo:

• Demo of archiving old P&P website: track2.com/pandprr
• Newsletter Archive Demo using Google Drive:  (Steve Gendler has the link)