On a bright and beautiful
autumn day, the Tampa Bay Division teamed up with
the Largo Central Railroad at
the Largo Central Park for a day of railroading fun.
We want to thank George
Miller for arranging this joint meet (and the weather).
We had G-scale trains running along with the 7
½” trains of
the LCRR. What a sight to behold!
As the BIG trains came through the park the
engineers would stop at the FGRS display to let
the riding passengers view the
display and get off for an up-close experience.
Many passengers opted to detrain
and spend time with us. As word grew in the park about our
being there we had
other visitors stop by to see the FGRS display.
This was a very busy day for the Tampa Bay
division beginning with set-up at 8:00AM
and
ending close to 4:00PM.
Thanks to all who came out to work and run trains and to those who
brought scenery
details to enhance the layout. Our equipment manager, Kevin Timmons,
had a
track plan in mind (“a meandering work of art”) and made it come true
with the
help
of able bodied assistants.
The day didn’t end at 4:00PM!
We had an auction!!!! This was our first attempt at an auction
in a meet setting
and it worked brilliantly. We had many donations from club members
(34 to be
exact) and found that members of the FGRS were joined by members of the
LCRR
in
the bidding. We couldn’t have enjoyed our success without everyone’s
participation.
A special THANK YOU goes to Warren Jamison,
President of the
Largo Central Railroad,
and to all of the members of the LCRR who hosted us and
gave us in-depth tours of their
facility along with rides on their equipment.
It was good to get reunited with this fine organization!
THANKS, AGAIN!!!
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start the GALLERY... Enjoy!
