Last week I got to visit Michael Rose while he was recovering from his recent health issues and started my visit as usual on his back porch having coffee and delicious cake (sorry no pictures) with Michael and his wife.  Michael is required to take at easy but was going a little stir crazy just sitting around.  He insisted that we go to his train room (building) and who was I to argue with him?

Great work everyone last week! However, a new weekend has begun, signaling the start of this week's photo thread! Post way!

As always, we get as much out of your in-process photos as we do the highly polished "all done" shots!

Andrew

I'm wondering what service type it was used for when it was built new.  I see broadway limited is releasing the 4-8-4 in Milwaukee's version and was hoping it may have pulled the Hiawatha before the E8's took over.

Thank you

Trent

In scouting, we typically get a few grumbles, and a few Scouts that say something nice, but today was a first for me.

In the mail today, I received a thank you card from a Scout for doing the Railroading Merit badge at Merit Badge Academy this past Saturday.  The scout got my address from the blue card, as he was the 1 scout from out of council in Saturday's classes.  (My classes typically fill up fast and the way the council structures sign-up, in council gets a week head start on out of council Scouts, so I don't see many out of council scouts).