Model RR clubs.

[Lester Perry]

One of the local clubs was set up at a mall as I spoke with them I was invited to bring my stuff the next day and run on their large layout. This was many years ago, maybe decade would be better used here. Well I took them up on the offer. I boxed up 3 GPs and around 70 coal cars. I was told that if it wouldn't run consistently good I would have to take it off of the layout as the public isn't interested in watching a train that won't stay on the track or run. No problem, my stuff runs for hours with no problems. Back to my story, I unpacked my train and put it together in a yard as to not interfere with the others on the main. I got everything ready to go and another guy showed up ,proceed to assemble a freight train on the main that I was going onto but had to wait for him. he got it all on the track and started to move. After he went about 3 feet a car derailed and there I sat waiting in the yard. He got going again this time he went probably 20 feet and it happened again. Now this was a very large modular layout. It was DC and had several trains on same track with no blocks. That means when you have problem everyone on your track stopped. After this happened several times I said let me out of the yard I can run and was told just wait he will get it together. so I waited and waited and packed up my train.