Excellent story. Thank you for sharing it with us. I can definitely say that sharing the trains with children is my favorite part of the hobby.
Bill
Well done!
Nice job Gilly! You made a little boy and his Dad feel a whole lot better!
Gilly, I don't care what the Pope says about you, you are all right!! 
Gilly, the cream rises to the top, and you are it!
Great thing you did and this little guy will always remember you for it!
Great thing you did and this little guy will always remember you for it!
What a great gesture! You have created a new engineer for life! Well done!
quote:Originally posted by SantaFe158:
The little kids are the best part of running trains at the shows. Their eyes light up big time when they find our layout. I was running my brand new Legacy SD80 a couple shows ago (literally minutes after i bought it), and a kid spotted my Williams 773 hudson sitting in the yard and begged me to run it. I switched engines and he followed it around the layout about a dozen times with a big smile on his face. That was with most, if not all of our modules at the time so it was big. I still like steam a little better than diesel, so I can understand why he wanted to see the hudson running.
I guess I get a kick out of it because, not too many years ago, thats what I was like
You can see some kids watching trains on the layout in this video, especially about 3 minutes into it.
You didn't just let him run his train for a few minutes, but for an hour. That's very generous. Way to go.
Jake- That was also a very nice thing you did for that little boy & let him see your Williams 773 Hudson run on the layout. I think your parents should be very proud of you. You are a first class young man, that is for sure & an Eagle Scout to boot.
Take Care.
Gilly and Jake;
Good Job, both of you. It has been said in the trhead many times, but it bears repeating.
Actions like this can shape a life. Please keep up the good work.
Good Job, both of you. It has been said in the trhead many times, but it bears repeating.
Actions like this can shape a life. Please keep up the good work.
Gilly, your story touched my heart and, from reading all the replies, touched many others. This surely made this kid's day. Your kindness towards this little engineer is what makes this hobby so great! Thankyou for sharing this story with us.
Oh, and Jake, hats off to you too! Seeing smiles on these kids faces is what its all about.
Oh, and Jake, hats off to you too! Seeing smiles on these kids faces is what its all about.
quote:Originally posted by 1688torpedo:
& an Eagle Scout to boot.
Wish I could say that, but I haven't made it yet. Still have two merit badges to finish and my project to figure out (I have less than a year now, I've got to get to work very soon if I want any chance of getting there)
That also reminds me of my trip to the Strasburg RR back in April. There was a little kid and his dad in our car (we were in the Presidents car, there were only four(?) families there). I was taking video in the back of the car, the kid's dad was sleeping in the front of the car (they'd been there before) and the kid was explaining everything to me as we went along
. He was just like me when I was his age so it was funny.quote:Originally posted by SantaFe158:quote:Originally posted by 1688torpedo:
& an Eagle Scout to boot.
Wish I could say that, but I haven't made it yet. Still have two merit badges to finish and my project to figure out (I have less than a year now, I've got to get to work very soon if I want any chance of getting there)
That also reminds me of my trip to the Strasburg RR back in April. There was a little kid and his dad in our car (we were in the Presidents car, there were only four(?) families there). I was taking video in the back of the car, the kid's dad was sleeping in the front of the car (they'd been there before) and the kid was explaining everything to me as we went along
Hi Jake!
With your character, I have no doubt that you'll be an Eagle Scout someday. I admire what Gilly & you did. Both of you made a little child happy
It does not get any better than this & the cream sure does rise to the top. That is also a very nice story you told about the kid at Strasburg who was talking about trains. I would have loved to hear what he told you. I'm sure it was priceless. Take Care.
