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Re: NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
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Date: 
Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:08:42 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org.niltc, John Gerlach wrote:

What is the NILTC club policy on "guest trains"?  If someone were to say, make a
road trip, and brought a train (8-wide, of course) - could they run it on your
layout?

Well, we discourage "guest trains" from the audience, simply because we had a
rather unique experience with a kid whose trains we offered to run. BUT - if
you're an established member of an established train club, I don't see how
running your trains would be a problem. So, please, bring them out!

Unless you start yelling (repeatedly) "let's pull it together! like the twins!"
Then we'll kick you out ;-)

Great pics, btw - lots and lots of fun 'eye candy', and great work modelling the
rolling stock there at the museum!

Thanks!!

-Tim



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  Re: NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
 
(...) You've had problems with guest trains in the past? Do tell! The only problems the GMLTC has had recently is when a kid brought his Hogwart's Express. We're so used to running our 8-wide trains - they require almost full throttle - we ran his (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)

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  Re: NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
 
(...) What is the NILTC club policy on "guest trains"? If someone were to say, make a road trip, and brought a train (8-wide, of course) - could they run it on your layout? Great pics, btw - lots and lots of fun 'eye candy', and great work modelling (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)

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