Walt: You're entirely welcome, although I don'y know how you could forget being here previously. After all, all you had to do between visits was mastermind an NASG convention in 2010 :<).
Just having you guys here was a treat and an enthusiasm builder. I think I came away with as many new ideas to try as you did. If you ever find yourself in my area again, which is so remote we eat buzzards for Sunday dinner, feel free to stop in again. Bob Nicholson ______________________________________ --- In [email protected], "sscalemn" <sscale@...> wrote: > > After a couple of pleasant days in St Louis at the'Fest, the PPSSWS > contingent made a stop in Fort Madison to see the Shabbona railroad. I had > forgotten that I had visited with Bob back in 2009, but remembered about half > way down the basement steps. Not much scenery or structures but some > wonderfully running code 100 trackwork. Bob ran several trains to schedule - > a passenger train, the mail train and a grain and chemical freight train. We > saw the work Bob had done on older S scale motive power (mostly Alco Models) > to make them very smooth running. Lots of switches, all manual, to keep > track of and an older 3 throttle DC system that Bob had intimate command of. > I learned all sorts of track laying techniques that I can't wait to try out! > A very pleasant hour and a half at the Shabbona Rail. Thanks, Bob! > > Walt Jopke > sscale@... > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
