The success of the joint N-Trak and N Scale Collector conventions at Chantilly convinced us that we needed to take the step to DCC and be prepared to run the RED LINE ROUTE™.  So, for our 2005 project we designed and built our first junction and link modules.  Our Junction module is a 4’ square with junction connections incorporated so the module can be used on the left hand side or the right hand side or it can be used as a normal 4’ corner module. It connects to a link module which is a standard 4’ module that has a curve off the blue line in both directions to tie in the red return line.  It can be placed on either side of the junction to make it left hand or right hand.  These modules can be used as a regular corner and POFF module anywhere in the layout if we're not linking to another club's layout.

Turnouts to the spine are controlled by Peco actuators.  Three momentary toggle switches are located at key positions on the fascia board.  This Flex-

junction design allow us to keep red line trains on our loop by simply toggling the switch, thereby allowing us to take a couple of laps on our own loop to shake down a train, pull bad order cars, etc. before heading out along the RLR.

With a 4’ square module, the area inside the blue line arc is just the right size for a baseball diamond to fit… and that’s what’s there, complete with an outfield fence plastered with advertising, a backstop, grandstands and the requisite flag pole with Old Glory flying high.  The field is to scale, with 90’ base paths and the outfield fence 300’ from home plate.  The link module is a farm scene with newly sprouted crops being pollinated by several bee hives brought in for that purpose.  These two modules had their shake-down at the 2005 GATS show in Tulsa and premiered at the OKC Train Show in December, 2005.