Visited Bob's terrific layout this afternoon for a few hours and he was running two 30 car trains! I missed getting more than one pic as he was dismantling them to clear the tracks for Steve's and my trains we had brought. We ran the 2 Dreyfuss hudsons again with a combination of NYC and generic passenger cars, mostly K-Line aluminum and a beautiful 3Rd Rail observation that has immediately become my favorite passenger car. Now to locate a coach, diner, sleeper, to expand the consist a little. Have made a few purchases recently from Forum member 'Sara' and she has been terrific to work with and gets items packaged well and on their way immediately. I took a chance on a single A unit AT&SF E6 that she said 'needs a little cosmetic work' and it is very nice - extremely smooth, sounds great, and pulls strong. Looks very nice and what I like most is that it sits well on it's chassis, quite unlike most of the others that ride too high off their trucks. This beauty and the 80' K-Line cars she was pulling look properly 'hunkered down' on the rails. We had a great time today.
This photo clearly shows the beautiful simulated 'stainless panels' on many Santa Fe diesels that is so striking
