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Welcome to BANTRAK
This is the website of Baltimore Area NTRAK, the local NTRAK club for the Baltimore area.
Here you will find information about who we are, what we do, how to join and all other manner of info about our club.
Membership Info
BANTRAK has members of all ages experienced in model building, electronics, carpentry and other aspects of this hobby.
Join up to share in our enjoyment of modular N scale model railroading.
Bedford N-Scale Weekend 2008
BANTRAK will once again be participating in the N-Scale Weekend held in Bedford PA the weekend of August 23rd & 24th.
The 4th Annual N-Scale Weekend put on by the Bedford Model Railroaders will be held at the ProCare Sports Complex just east of Bedford on Route 30. Set-up is on Friday August 22nd starting at noon, and the show will be open to the public from 10-5 on Saturday and 9-3 on Sunday. Numerous clubs and vendors will be represented, and in addition to the operating layouts there are several clinics schedule.
25th Anniversary Club Car Set is Available
Baltimore Area N-Trak presents a special run with 40' standard box car with single Youngstown door, road number 466008 has the B&O logo, and road number 252008 has the Bantrak logo.
2007 Raffle Winners
The 2007 BANTRAK Raffle drawing was held at 3 PM on 30 December 2007 at the B&O Museum. Dave Shackelford, B&O Museum Curator, drew the winning tickets.
Grand Prize (Layout, Train set and Power Pack) - Bob Barclay
Second Prize (N-scale Thomas train set) - Natalie Sherman
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who participated.
BANTRAK DCC Information
BANTRAK uses Digitrax Digital Command Control (DCC) on our NTRAK layout. We utilize a novel method of accommodating both DCC and traditional DC operators using a series of junction boxes.
We like to share our experience and help other modelers and clubs with our knowledge. You'll find a number of articles here about how we've tamed DCC for use with our layouts.