03-02-2011, 09:59 PM
A video of this past show season. Not a bad year (actually a record year), but i think i've seen the end of our Junior Engineer program. Basically, people could buy a ticket to run the train, and it was popular, but what would happen is that
A.) none of the old guys wanted to deal with kids
B.) the kids can't even see what they're doing half the time
C.) People don't listen.
I've rarely had issues, since i only use my own tested trains, and my NJ transit set (seen above with the toaster) is SO reliable that you can run it backwards at full speed through tight switches and S curves without even a flinch. Unfortuneately, No one else could guarantee that standard, and so inexperienced people + grumpy old men= bad news for kids want to run the train. It brought in a lot of money to, but no amount of regulation seemed to keep it going. We'll see how it goes next year.
Anyway, here is the video-
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A.) none of the old guys wanted to deal with kids
B.) the kids can't even see what they're doing half the time
C.) People don't listen.
I've rarely had issues, since i only use my own tested trains, and my NJ transit set (seen above with the toaster) is SO reliable that you can run it backwards at full speed through tight switches and S curves without even a flinch. Unfortuneately, No one else could guarantee that standard, and so inexperienced people + grumpy old men= bad news for kids want to run the train. It brought in a lot of money to, but no amount of regulation seemed to keep it going. We'll see how it goes next year.
Anyway, here is the video-
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Modeling New Jersey Under the Wire 1978-1979.
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