Mobley Library

Russ Mobley, ex-General Director of the NASG, died in August 2001. In his honor, the Russell M. Mobley Memorial Library was established in September 2001, with NASG life member Dick Karnes as its first Librarian.

The purpose of the Russell M. Mobley Memorial Library and Archive is to create and maintain the physical artifacts of S gauge history (photographs, references, publications, electronic media, etc.), to provide NASG members with time-limited access to these artifacts, and to disseminate copies of paper and electronic artifacts as requested. The term “S Gauge” refers to railroad and railroad-related models, including toy/tinplate, hirail, and scale models in all gauges modeled in 1:64 ratio.

“Dear Ayeffe…”
Tell us your problem we’ll find you a solution, excerpted from The Complete Service Manual for American Flyer Trains. Included in the manual is Setup, Operation, Maintenance, and Servicing information along with Exploded Assembly Drawings and Parts Lists.

7 Feb 2003: We are trying to locate certain issues of S Gaugian and NASG Dispatch in order to complete the Russell M. Mobley Memorial Library's periodical collection. Please see our Want List at the bottom of this page.

6 Feb 2003: Additional Library indices are on the web for on-line for searching! Now available are:

Index of *3/16 " S" cale Railroading* (all issues)	Index of *S Gauge Herald* (1960-1978)	Index of *NASG Dispatch* (1978-2002)	Index of S scale plans from *Model Railroader*, 1937-1965
NOTE: The web page with each index is fairly large and may take a few minutes to download if you are connected to the Internet via a dial-up telephone line. As an alternative you can search offline by downloading the Adobe PDF file for the index of interest. Use the links below to download the index that you wish to search. Once you have downloaded it to your PC, you can use the search function inside Adobe Acrobat Reader to find the information of interest. Index PDFs:
*3/16 " S" cale Railroading*	*S Gauge Herald*	*NASG Dispatch*	*Plan Index*
If you are looking for an article that appeared in *Sn3 Modeler, S/Sn3 Buying/Modeling Guide,* and/or *S Gaugian (1980-1999), please use Kalmbach's Model Train Magazine Index* to locate the article/issue desired.

Steve Blackburn of S-‘n-S Trains has generously donated one five-volume set of his “S Gauge Model Railroading” videos to the Russell M. Mobley Library.

Vol. I – “In the Mountain West”
· Rich Anano’s 100% AF layout, Boise, ID
· Rocky Mountain Highrailers, Boise, ID
· S-West III, Coeur D’Alene, ID, 1998:
Ernie Horr’s hirail “The Tinplate Road”
Ron Tilton’s scale “Rocky Mountain Western”
Jess Bennett’s scale Great Northern Pacific

Vol. II – “Utah-Ohio Connection”
Utah Golden Spike AF Club at GATS Show
· Jim Lindsay’s AF layout & collection
· Fred Alles’ AF layout & collection, Kaysville, UT
Miami Valley (Ohio) S Gaugers mixed hirail/scale layout
at 2000 Cincinnati GATS Show
Chris Burger’s AF Christmas layout, Dayton, OH
· Bob Gukian’s hirail layout, Eaton, OH

Vol. III – “Steamtown to Careywood”
2001 NASG National Convention, Scranton/Steam-town, PA
Cuyahoga Valley S Gauge Association hirail/ scale layout
North Penn S Gaugers hirail layout
Tom Robinson’s hirail layout
Bristol S Gaugers hirail/scale layout
Neshaminy Valley AF Club’s layout
2001 NASG Convention tours
Bill Fraley’s scale “Jefferson Central”
Frank Titman’s scale “Spiral Hill RR”
Bert Mahr’s scale “Conrail & Eastern”
Steamtown Museum (12” = 1’) & train ride
Jess Bennett’s scale “Great Northern Pacific,” Careywood, ID,
with excellent commentary by Jess
Tribute to Ernie Horr, operating Jess’s GNP in 1989

Vol. IV – “Hershey Bars to Baked Potatoes”
Bill Fraley’s scale “Jefferson Central,” Hershey, PA
Sam Rapp’s hirail layout, Boise, ID construction sequences
Frank Titman’s scale “Spiral Hill RR,” Allentown, PA
Dave Heine’s narrow-gauge “Lehigh & Western,” Coopersburg, PA
Bert Mahr’s scale “Conrail & Eastern,” Emmaus, PA
Out-takes
S-'n-S Trains’ can motor project, including installation tutorial

Vol. 5 – “From the Free State to the Gem State”
Baltimore AF Club’s 2001 shows
Bob Davison’s trains featuring kitbashed N& W “J”
Russell Weaver’s traincam
Steamtown 2001 NASG Convention
- CN 2-8-2 #3254
- Bill Fraley’s scale Jefferson Central
- Harry Kid’s hirail layout with 30-car trains
- Fred Riccupero’s hirail layout & collection
- Bristol club scale/hirail layout
- Cuyahoga Valley club scale layout
- Tom Robinson’s hirail layout
- S Helper Service display layout
Rocky Mountain Hirailers sectional layout, Boise Amtrak station
Sam Rapp’s hirail layout
Steve Blackburn’s hirail layout reconstruction

Each tape is available for 30-day checkout for $3.00, the price of US domestic postage both ways. Each tape is shipped with a stamped, addressed return mailer. (Foreign members: You pay return postage NASG puts delivery postage on a running 6-month tab for you.)

In addition to the items mentioned above under Recent Additions, the Library is able to offer the following services:

• NASG Dispatch through Dec. 2002
• S Gaugian, 1980-99
• S/Sn3 Buyers' Guide/Modeling Guide, 1993 to cessation of publication
• Sn3 Modeler, 1984 to present
• S Gauge Herald, 1960-1978
• 3/16 “S”cale Railroading, all issues (1989-1992)

• NASG Dispatch through Dec. 2002
• 3/16 “S”cale Railroading, all issues (1989-1992)
• S Gauge Herald, 1960-1978
• Various Catalogs & Instruction Sheets
• A.C. Gilbert's Postwar American Flyer S-Gauge Reference Manual, first edition (devoted to motors, and actuators in locomotives, rolling stock, and accessories), Robert A. Hannon, CrowsNest Publishing, Clarksville, MD, 2001.
• Article on Russ Mobley in the Augusta Chronicle/Augusta Herald (Georgia), Sunday, Nov. 7, 1982
• Article on Russ Mobley in the Nov. 1982 issue of Rural Georgia, the official publication of Georgia Electric Membership Corp.

American Flyer Instruction Book for Operating and Assembling 3/16" Scale Trains and Accessories, A.C. Gilbert Co., 1952 - copies $4.00 from the NASG Clearinghouse.

American Flyer Trains & Gilbert Toys, Catalog #D1699, A.C. Gilbert Co., 1953 - scanned page images as requested

A.C. Gilbert's Postwar American Flyer S-Gauge Reference Manual, first edition (motors and actuators in all locomotives, rolling stock, accessories), Robert A. Hannon, CrowsNest Publishing, Clarksville, MD 2001 - extracts as requested

• Your full name
• Your address (e-mail or USPS)
• Your NASG membership number
• As precise a description as possible of what you are seeking
• If requesting via e-mail, please place your NASG membership number in the “subject” field. This will distinguish your e-mail from viruses and spam.

You will be charged 10 cents a page (plus postage, minimum of 50 cents, if ordered via USPS). A bill will be enclosed with each fulfilled USA request,

Please help us! The following issues are needed to complete the Russell M. Mobley Memorial Library’s periodical collection. (Please contact the Librarian before mailing to assure that others have not already offered the same items.)