Thanks Guys! As I've said so many times over the years, you and all of your wonderful comments and encouragement, help to keep me motivated. Sorry I live so far off the "beaten path". People will just have to make the trip. Everyone's welcome, just let me know if you're planning a trip to the Twin Cities.
A little update: Gary, my operations guru stopped by this afternoon for a couple hours. I gave him an updated set of stick drawing pages, and showed him the progress I've made on his to do list. I also sat down and showed him the hidden yard dispatch area in operation, by moving a few trains. Gotta get in there and clean the track, but things worked fairly well. We may have come to the agreement that I would take that position during an operating session. It is a dull repetitive job, but it is critical to running the railroad, because almost all trains originate and terminate there.