22—The Daily Collegian Monday,Pei. 7, 1981
The model railroad to Ruin
By BRIAN GAMERMAN
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Guys are repairing trains, planting
trees, spreading gravel and painting
mountains all around me. •
"Should be nice," I say. "You know,
pictures of big guys working on little toy
trains and all. . ."
Work stops. Heads turn. Eyes glaze
over. A pin drops in the distance. Long
pause.
ummmmmm, scale model rail-
roads."
"That's better."
The members of the Penn State Model
Railroad Club are nothing short of se
rious about their work. The 20 active
members are busy in "Ruin" for the
club's open house this weekend.
"This used to be called the Stream of
Consciousness." Bob Hummel (12th-elec
trical engineering) points to a plaster
gully. "The town is called Ruin and this
used to be the road to Ruin," he points
out.
There is lots of graffiti under the lay
out. "First screw in Newest Layout, JWS
+ WVG, 9/3/76." Club president Martin
Zdzinski (Bth-engineering science) ex
plains that the double entendre refers to
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the beginning of construction on the
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(NOTE: This is not the basement with
the bookstore and pinball machines, it's
one more flight down, with the pipes and
wires and stuff.)
The origin of the Ruin design is some
thing of a mystery, because its planners
have long since graduated. "Occasional
ly people show up who say 'Oh, yeah. I
worked on that 20 years ago,' " Zdzinski
says.
Zdzinski estimates the layout is about
half complete. "Either you're tearing it
down or adding to it. There's always
some detail you can make better."
Bob Swayne Jr. (11th-civil engi
neering) looks up from his work on
miniature gravel, "It'll never get done.
You see how long it took them to get to
this point. We enjoy tackling projects
to finish is not the point."
. Dave Wohlwill approves of the pro
gress that has been made since he
worked on the University Park and East
ern railroad seven years ago. "It's really
hard," he says, "Kids graduate and it's
hard to put a lot of time into it. It's
amazing what. has been accomplished."
Work, Learn and Enjoy
The Office of New Student Programs is now
accepting applications for the position of Area
Chairperson to serve on the Orientation Central
Coordination Committee.
This student volunteer position will provide the
following valuable experience:
1. Practical Leadership Training
2. Communication Skill Development
3. Program Design Experience
4. Exposure to the Administrative
Operation of the University
5. Increased Awareness About the
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The position begins January, 1982, and con
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The club put Wohlwill to work painting
rail during his visit. His only criticism
was that Ruin is hidden in the HUB
catacombs. According to club literature,
when , the club was founded in 1955, its
layout was on the ground floor.
The UP&E operates just as a real
railroad would have been run in central
Pennsyvania during the mid-19505, at the
height of steam-to-diesel locomotive
transition.
Places and equipment on the layout all
bear names of towns that the HO-gauge
UP&E serves, like Mifflin and Belle
fonte.
The club is open to the public and is not
limited to engineering majors (chortle,
chortle)'. Zdzinski says membership in
cludes landscape architecture, architec
ture and business majors. "We are all
just interested in trains." -
The club's annual open house will be
held this Saturday evening from 7 to 9,
and Sunday afternoon from 1 to 4. "We'll
try and fit everything we have running on
the layout," Zdzinski said.
The club meets Friday evenings at 7 in
the HUB basement to work on Ruin. It
also sponsors trips to train-watching
spots in the area.
At left, Bob Hummel spins a newly
completed Aurntable as Phil Swayne
(7th-mechanical • engineering)
watches. Above, Swayne works on a
switch. Many of the miniatures are
handcrafted as is the Ruin tower,
above right. A diesel engine sitting
in the freight yard bears the mark
ings of the UP&E.
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