Tom, very interesting. The plug for the regional NMRA is especially worthwhile, because the Lone Star Region will use the Tarantula Line as an anchor for next year's convention. I would assume it will be steam powered. I have never ridden the line but have seen both ends, one being the Fort Worth Stockyards. This is a very good place to loose your tourist dollars and have a decent steak!
Bob Werre Tom Hawley wrote: > Subject: CRLE, or - > Why you should attend your NMRA regional conventions. > ----- Original Message ----- > Somebody asked: > > OK. I'll ask. What's "CRLE?" . . . . . . . . . . > > > > > > > > > > We''ve had a few correct answers already. Here's more. > > In Michigan Coe Rail was known mainly as the operator of a dinner train > called the Michigan Star Clipper. They also moved a little rail > freight on > their trackage. But last I heard, Larry & Judy Coe were selling it off > and > moving out of state. Apparently they subsequently set up operation in > Texas, to not always shining reviews. See > http://www.trainweb.org/southwestshorts/fwwrbf.html > <http://www.trainweb.org/southwestshorts/fwwrbf.html> . > > A few years ago I attended a regional NMRA convention and one of the > prototype tours went to Coe Rail. Mr Coe talked to us at length about his > dinner train, where he had got the equipment, &c. I asked him about > all the > CRLE-marked equipment we see on the rails He explained that it was a > financial investment deal and that the cars were managed by Gunderson, > if I > recall correctly. A little like the old IPD system that people were > investing in. > > And if you've been paying attention you know this boxcar from Des Plaines > Hobbies is not their first RTR CRLE-marked car. > > Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
