08-08-2010, 02:42 PM
nkp_174 Wrote:The Fall Spectacular has several perks:
1) shop tours
2) M-1 trips
3) everything EBT related is usually open, including the Mount Union enginehouse (at least on my trip).
IMO, the shop is actually the single best attribute of the very best historic railroad in the US.
I have to agree with you, Michael. While I've not seen the inside of the shop in person, the photos in TRAINS magazine several years back just blew me away.
I've visited several times and the experience is, for some strange reason, very evocative of my childhood memories of trains in my hometown.
On one occasion, when there were no trains running, I had a short conversation with a guy who was working on the turntable, and who then invited me to "Go have a look in the enginehouse - you can get up on the locos if you want." I had no film left in my camera, and no flash either, but it still made for a great memory.
Wayne