Nation Train Day at Grand Central

Marty, thanks for posting the pics! Wish I'd got to go.

Thanks much for "taking us along" on your visits to the Hi-Railers and Grand Central, Marty and Dotty!

Hi Marty.  Thanks for putting this up and sharng your wonderful trip with us all!

It was very nice meeting you (finally @ York) and it looks like you did a great job on Erol's Hudson.  When you mentioned this last week I wanted to post this photo but couldn't find it.  At the time we had two K-Line Hudsons and the older MTH No 5344 (on the left in photo). Examining them side by side, I was surprised to find that the MTH model is VERY close in detail to the much vaunted K-Line model. The one I have doesn't run but the headlight comes on so its great for parking on a siding as below. I may blacken the railing in the future but for now, it can really hold it's own with the 'better' models...

right-click for a larger image and you can see the level of detail on this 16 year old piece.

Sam, great to meet you also.  Thank you for posting this picture.  It is fantastic and my hat is off to you for the great job you did.

Did you ever catch up with Marty E at York?

Thank you.

Thanks for posting the GCT photos Marty.

No and am disappointed that we didn't meet. I should have made that breakfast!

Perhaps another time...

Hi Marty

Thanks for posting such great pictures, I was suppose to be at the Hi railers with you guys Friday Night but I couldn't make because something unexpected came up.

Thanks, Alex

Sam, I do know he goes to the Lionel open house in Ohio.  That is in August.

Alex, Gerry told me you were unable to make it.  We had a great time.  I was present in January and saw many new things.  That layout is the best anywhere on the planet.  Our project we conversed about is underway and I will keep you posted.

Looks like you all had a great time!!!

I was there today. Thought there may have been less folks today than yesterday based on some of the line lengths reported yesterday. Talked with several of the car owners and they seem very passionate about their hobby. A nice touch was the Centennial Passport book given out. It looks sort of like a US passport and Docnts in each car would stamp your book with the car name.

Some of these cars including Dover Harbor will be moved to Sunnyside via New Rochelle and Hellgate. They are likely to be there Monday .They will await Amtrak trains to take them South through Penn Station.

The Michael Jordan Steak house up on the Mezzanine at GCT proved to be a nice place to celebrate Mothers day with a dinner with MRS Steamer. A great Mushroom Bisque, a wonderful steak with fries and an Ice cream sunday along with a glass of Avalon Cabernet overlooking the main hall . I could do that again.

We had a GREAT time. I got into Grand Central this morning a little before 6AM. My train comes in on track 35, which was one of the tracks with the old passenger cars. You wouldn't have known that anything was there last weekend.

Gerry

Man I wish I could have made GCT this weekend.  I got to see most of the cars last week when they were in the Stamford Yard.  My grandsons Little LEague games took precedence.

Ben, you have your priorities right.