nScale.net's management notified me that we were overdue for
an official inspection from the forum's Reach Police (can all train wrecks be reasonably
reached from an aisle) division. Thursday was the designated day which meant we
would not be able to get Bob (NTrainz1) to join us (see July 13, 2013 blog
entry) since he still has to work for a living.
We haven't seen Tim in a long time. His son, the Model
Railcast Show moderator, has informed me that since last year's get together he
has switched from N to HO to Lionel, and is considering a Garden railroad. (We
will have to get the nScale.net forum management to initiate court marshal
proceedings.)
Anyway we were happy to see Gene and his GE 70 tonner which
came for a visit. The little critter did some switching in the South Woodbury yard which we were able to record for
posterity. PRSL officials put it through its paces to see if it could be of
value on the line. Although it has a high cuteness coefficient it proved to be
a little light footed (3-6 cars on level ground and our PRSL in spite of being
in flat southern NJ has a profile with some short but challenging grades).
Gene is a retired school teacher from Barnagat Light and is
one of those folks who perpetually encourages others. I'll bet he has left a
lasting impression on an army of school kids. His presence is also greatly appreciated
on the forums on which he participates.
For our next visit we scooted over to Glassboro to view
John's progress. He is beginning to rough in scenery for his NS line (in Virginia).
He has also taken the plunge into converting the layout to DCC. John's desire is
to see long trains run through dwarfing scenery and he has a 12'x28' room in which to do
that. Nothing like a long coal drag through sweeping S curves.
I recognize that 70 tonner
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