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2007 March SouthWest Free-mo Smoke Test Set-Up

Images from SouthWest Free-mo's private smoke test set-up at a school cafeteria in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This set-up and run session took place Friday through Sunday, March 9-11, 2007. The purpose of the smoke test was to test new modules for electrical, operational and DCC conformance.

The cafeteria space was 60' x 40'. We had a nice size layout and run despite the fact that a number of large module sets were not included in this set-up.

No skirting, many structures removed, lots of new work-in-progress modules, this is raw and unvarnished Free-mo in the birthing process. A bare-bones, informal and relaxed session.

Building modules to Free-mo standards found at http://www.free-mo.org .

Photos and captions by Brian Kreimendahl unless otherwise indicated.

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Left to right: Tom Trodden, Kevin Hughes (backside),and Chuck Aylward set-up an unfinished Isleta.

Left to right: Tom Trodden, Kevin Hughes (backside),and Chuck Aylward set-up an unfinished Isleta.

 Getting Isleta ready for battle at its first set-up. Left to right: Joe Rogers, Chuck Aylward, Kip Thompson, and Tom Trodden.

Getting Isleta ready for battle at its first set-up. Left to right: Joe Rogers, Chuck Aylward, Kip Thompson, and Tom Trodden.

 Steve Emerson (white cap) and Joe Rogers (black cap) work on Kip Thompson's work-in-progress South Algodones module.

Steve Emerson (white cap) and Joe Rogers (black cap) work on Kip Thompson's work-in-progress South Algodones module.

 Kip Thompson (left) and Kevin Hughes take a break. Kevin signals peace to the global Free-mo community.

Kip Thompson (left) and Kevin Hughes take a break. Kevin signals "peace" to the global Free-mo community.
Talking electrical. Left to right: Tom Trodden, Chuck Aylward, Steve Emerson, and Joe Rogers.

Talking electrical. Left to right: Tom Trodden, Chuck Aylward, Steve Emerson, and Joe Rogers.

 Steve Emerson's Big New Santa Fe on a cruise.

Steve Emerson's Big New Santa Fe on a cruise.

 Hanging around Kevin Hughes' colossal 40-foot long Albuquerque Ramp intermodal and autorack facility module set.

Hanging around Kevin Hughes' colossal 40-foot long Albuquerque Ramp intermodal and autorack facility module set.

 Steve Emerson turns loose some of his Santa Fe fleet.

Steve Emerson turns loose some of his Santa Fe fleet.
Chuck Aylward's Union Pacific passenger train makes an appearance powered by an Athearn Challenger as visiting Cub Scouts and their Dad look on.

Chuck Aylward's Union Pacific passenger train makes an appearance powered by an Athearn Challenger as visiting Cub Scouts and their Dad look on.

 Tom Trodden's Rio Grande coal drag rumbles across Joe Roger's and Lynn Garrison's modules.

Tom Trodden's Rio Grande coal drag rumbles across Joe Roger's and Lynn Garrison's modules.

 Roll by! Left to right: Joe Rogers (back), Tom Trodden and Lynn Garrison.

Roll by! Left to right: Joe Rogers (back), Tom Trodden and Lynn Garrison.

 Kevin Hughes' Illinois Central local drifts westbound.

Kevin Hughes' Illinois Central local drifts westbound.
Left to right: Lynn Garrison, Tom Trodden, and Joe Rogers.

Left to right: Lynn Garrison, Tom Trodden, and Joe Rogers.

 Steve Emerson's train circles the work-in-progress Isleta reversing loop at Isleta's private shake down cruise.

Steve Emerson's train circles the work-in-progress Isleta reversing loop at Isleta's private shake down cruise.

 As Dandy Don used to sing, Turn out the lights, the party's over... Pack up and load out on Sunday.

As Dandy Don used to sing, "Turn out the lights, the party's over..." Pack up and load out on Sunday.

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