Train Tracks in Your
Thank you, NMGRR volunteers. You did a great job again this year at the Lots of pictures and videos below all the text. 5-02-07 |
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The “early bird” track erection team set up 4 loops on the patio. Two outer loops, the over and under loop, and an 8’ small center loop. The trains were running by Keefe brought his 50+ Character Train down from Putman brought his brand new Amtrak Genesis Diesel Locomotive up from Deming to run. Ham also brought some of his Genesis cars to run with Lewis’, ending up in a very impressive long train. The consist ran flawlessly until late in the day when we had some derailments due to “driver fatigue”. We had a double header running with Lee’s and Semler’s new Bachmann Spectrum Consolidations pulling the The small inner loop had a constant parade of trolleys and Lil' Eggliners to view. Over on the Luxford had arranged to have the folks from “Operation Life Saver” set up under the tent, they were there both days handing out safety information and Rail Runner paper models to 100’s of happy kids. E:Mail or call me with your ideas on how to make this event even better. Everyone there had a great time and we have received nothing but complement from the Check out our Web site for photos of the weekend event. www.nmgrr.com We are also looking for more open house event. As we move into summer there is a long gap in or calendar that could be filled. Please contact us if you would like to show off your layout or any other ideas you have to get us together. I couldn’t have said this any better; “Thanks for all of you work and enthusiasm. We are always looking to expand our knowledge and RR’ing skills. We are making every attempt to position the Club to be a benefit for all members and skill levels.” Furman - VP of Operations |
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Setup, 8 AM Saturday morning
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First Loop running by 9 AM, Up and Over at 10 AM
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