Florida Garden Railway Society's NOVEMBER Members TOUR Page

Florida Garden Railway Society's

November 2003 Members Tour

November 9th, 2003

The FENTER's hosted the November meet for the Central Division.
Ken and Lora's meet had a good turnout of members in attendance for a nice
sunny day of the "Running of the Trains". People attended from Venice,
Bradenton, Punta Gorda, Pt. Charlotte, Ft. Myers and Naples.
Thirty-two members and guests enjoyed a very pleasant day to run the trains,
enjoy the food and fellowship.
Click on each photo for the Enlarged picture Enjoy!

The Hosts: KEN & LORA FENTER Long freight approaches Tosier

Long freight consist about halfway to Tosier Lora Fenter discusses the use of bird feeders
as houses in the village of Silverton Junction
with Anne and Dean Crewdson

Marv Koenig checks the coupling of the
passenger train The station at Silverton Junction

The 2-8-0 consolidation passenger train
approaches Silverton Junction The town of Tosier in the high desert
of the Southwest

The Cowboy Preacher Basswood and his
Christmas Nativity scene Nurse Cratchet and Bubba Harris. Nurse
Cratchet inherited a silver mine and is now
the main benefactor of the town

Two old men in front of the store. The people
of Silverton Junction were carved by Ken's
neighbor Dave Wittwer at Silver Lakes RV Park.
His wife Betty Wittwer painted the figures Jim Fowler and Eva Wahlfeld are each double
winners at the raffle

Special Thanks to Ken Fenter
for snapping those shots for me!


The Hosts: KEN & LORA FENTER	Long freight approaches Tosier


Long freight consist about halfway to Tosier	Lora Fenter discusses the use of bird feeders as houses in the village of Silverton Junction with Anne and Dean Crewdson


Marv Koenig checks the coupling of the passenger train	The station at Silverton Junction


The 2-8-0 consolidation passenger train approaches Silverton Junction	The town of Tosier in the high desert of the Southwest


The Cowboy Preacher Basswood and his Christmas Nativity scene	Nurse Cratchet and Bubba Harris. Nurse Cratchet inherited a silver mine and is now the main benefactor of the town


Two old men in front of the store. The people of Silverton Junction were carved by Ken's neighbor Dave Wittwer at Silver Lakes RV Park. His wife Betty Wittwer painted the figures	Jim Fowler and Eva Wahlfeld are each double winners at the raffle