TomlinsonRunRR posted:"GUYS!!!"? What's with the "guys", guys?
I'm a lady and a lady never tells her age. Or, so I hear.
Regardless, I just offered a "Grownups Play with Trains" activity for three lucky bidders (1 youngish guy and two ladies of a "certain age") at my church's auction. The lucky bidders and I will be putting a trolley, a stream engine, and a contemporary diesel through their paces on my floor-based track -- while I share my thimble-full knowledge of electronics and control systems with them.
We'll also perform some basic operations using the three side tracks -- operations like coal pickup and figuring out the shortest route/direction for picking up and dropping off tank cars so that they follow a specific order. Afterward, if they don't wreck my stuff, I'll award engineer certificates and feed them PRR dining car-inspired food. Should be fun.
Great to see so many young folks here.
Tomlinson Run Railroad
This is great. I would love to see more women and girls enthusiastic about our hobby, and I'm sure most of the men in this Forum agree with me. In fact, I hope that someday the women model railroaders outnumber the men.
Arnold
