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In lugnet.trains.org.niltc, Brian Williams wrote:
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Well the whole NILTC club was very pleased ( and a few members surprised) to
receive a visit by John Gerlach at our Thomas show today. He stayed for only
a few hours but it was a real blast! The highlights included:
a. Joint NILTC/GMLTC 8-wide freight train 16 feet long !
b. John’s rebuilt challenger making the entire 20’x25’ layout circuit without
any help from the old 0-5-0 switcher.
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After only wiping out a few of the track-side structures on the layout....
*grin* Gotta love that 8-wide overhang! The Challenger still needs some
fine-tuning, this was its “world premier”, since I had never actully run it
powered. “Thanks” to all the guests who thought it looked good!
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c. Seeing John’s challenger and my Frisco 1630 (the prototype actually
operating at the museum during our show) posing on a bridge together.
Pictures are coming soon at http://www.NILTC.org but this scene actually
felt like heavy steam.
- BMW, NILTC
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I was going to post a note last night, but I was just too tired after a 17 hour
/ nearly 900 mile day... *grin*
I had a BLAST with the NILTC folks! I wish I could have stayed the entire
weekend, but it was worth it for the three hours I did spend with them. The
Illinois Railroad Museum is a wonderful place to visit,
and the NILTC was doing them right with several Lego models of IRM locomotives
and rolling stock. We spent much time stealing, er, “copying” ideas from each
other - the NILTC folks were eyeing the GMLTC trains I brought down, and I was
eyeing many of the details and functionality of the NILTC layout.
NILTC, THANKS! for letting me hang out with you for a couple of hours. I’m
looking forward to the next time!!
JohnG, GMLTC
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