Vickie, Geoff, et al It's funny you bring this up. I was just thinking to myself that another major steam-up would be a lot of fun.
Now, I do have to suggest (due to my personal persuasion) that we try to find a 32mm gauge track layout for Portland as well. This really looks to be a grand undertaking. I love Portland! And, thank gawd, there's a brewery nearby! I'm for a GO! Cheers, Kevin Estancia Fortuna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vickie-Marie Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Small-scale live steam discussions" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:08 PM Subject: Re: [SSLiveSteam] possible Portland steam location > According to Yolanda, his event coordinator, he is retired. He has a > monthly train run/steam-up that is open to the general public. Not sure > what that means, but I get the feeling that it isn't free. I have pointed > out that the public is discouraged from "real" steam-ups in order to avoid > the accompanying problems and allow us to have fun. If he has a multi-day > steam-up, he is aware that his two tracks, although long, are > insufficient. He has contacted Sonny about renting the PCLS track and is > investigating availability of others. On the up side, there is a > micro-brewery across the street and no objections to having libations > present. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clark Lord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Small-scale live steam discussions" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:01 PM > Subject: Re: [SSLiveSteam] possible Portland steam location > > >> Vickie-Marie Ward wrote: >> > Sacramento's, but I have suggested that he do a standard Saturday >> > steam-up >> > soon as a warm-up and to get to know us! Unlike everyone else, he has >> > "staff" to help set it up!!! >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Geoff Spenceley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "Small-scale live steam discussions" <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 5:59 PM >> > Subject: Re: [SSLiveSteam] possible Portland steam location >> > >> > >> >>> Dear Vickie-Marie, >> >> Looks fantastic to me, thanks for sharing-perhaps The Jefferson Live >> >> steamers could have a two day event there- what think you? >> >> Vickie-Marie and Geoff >> >> My son who lives in Portland put me on to this fellow last October. I >> have not met him but he did attend the NSS06. According to my son he is >> in the 'steamup biz' and hosts monthly steamup already. Looking at his >> March date of March 2 I'm going to guess it's like mine, the first >> Saturday of the month. >> >> Clark >> _______________________________________________ >> SSLiveSteam mailing list >> Send messages: [email protected] >> Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >> Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html >> >> > _______________________________________________ > SSLiveSteam mailing list > Send messages: [email protected] > Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam > Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html > _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
