03-24-2010, 07:51 PM
I guess what I found out was- there were a couple- and I mean a couple of guys who wanted to run trains, out of 75. With me plus the couple I mentioned, it meant three. Mostly it was two of us that really wanted to operate and run trains. Not watch trains run in circles, discusss politics, women, work, past triumphs, recent disappointments, kids, pets, TYCO buys on ohboy- but operate trains. Most operating sessions took place Friday nights long after the "core" members left. 12 Midnight 'till 4AM. Then a jaunt to the local diner for a Cheese Burger DeLux w/fries for breakfast and home to sleep.
Let me not get started on the maintanence we did and scenery and...
'course I was a younger man with no responsibilities except my priorities. Those other fellows had their priorities too- married, etc. But if I belonged to a train club, I'd wanna be running trains as well as discussing politics, women. work, past triumphs, defeats, etc. Because that's what we did while we worked on the model railroad. Remember the song- "I've been working on the railroad, all the live, long day"? Most club I observed just talked "to pass the time of day", complained, or told you how to do something they read from a magazine while you were doing it.
Funny thing is, now that I remember, most started leaving when we started to assemble trains in the yard and placing pick ups and checking switches for set outs etc. Getting under the layout to make sure the switches were working. Hmmmmph. I am glad we had our opportunity on a club sized layout. It's 4 AM here in my mind. Sunset Valley HO RR makes me think about guys who do or don't- clubbers or run trainsers<---coining new language.
Anonymous.
Mark
Let me not get started on the maintanence we did and scenery and...
'course I was a younger man with no responsibilities except my priorities. Those other fellows had their priorities too- married, etc. But if I belonged to a train club, I'd wanna be running trains as well as discussing politics, women. work, past triumphs, defeats, etc. Because that's what we did while we worked on the model railroad. Remember the song- "I've been working on the railroad, all the live, long day"? Most club I observed just talked "to pass the time of day", complained, or told you how to do something they read from a magazine while you were doing it.
Funny thing is, now that I remember, most started leaving when we started to assemble trains in the yard and placing pick ups and checking switches for set outs etc. Getting under the layout to make sure the switches were working. Hmmmmph. I am glad we had our opportunity on a club sized layout. It's 4 AM here in my mind. Sunset Valley HO RR makes me think about guys who do or don't- clubbers or run trainsers<---coining new language.
Anonymous.
Mark