Thrift Depot of the Piedmont & Northern R.R. Co. Model R.R. Club (upstart)

John...this was moved to the proper forum.

Would that be 3 rail scale?

John

@N&WY6b posted:

Would that be 3 rail scale?

John

Nope. More of an "Announcement".

TY HW!

   John

John,

Do you have a general idea of what side of Charlotte your looking at? I know some people down that way and can let them know.

Good luck with the venture.

Hey Joe,

Thanks for chiming in! The bldg. is currently unoccupied. It's better if you Google the address which is: 8030 Old Mt. Holly Rd. Charlotte. You will see a few tank farms, Kinder Morgan, Marathon Oil Co. & Buckeye pipeline on the map. I believe this is on the NW area of Charlotte, N.C. Forgive me because I'm still learning about the area. I-485 is close by, about 5-10 minutes from the highway. There are R.R. tracks all around the area and the building is close to the tracks.

Steam Forever

     John

Thanks John!

Great news ! Charlotte needs a club !

dP

Hey Dave,

Thanks for posting on another social media network, the invitation of members interested in joining up to the club and yes it is great news because I was coming to the point of selling all my "O" Gauge trains. I thank God for the chance to upstart this along with other guy's. Where are all those people who were looking for a group to join? Here's the chance to involve yourself with a dream!

     Steam Forever

          John

John,

I know it's very early in this process, but do you plan having a permanent type layout or are you considering a modular layout that you could also set up at other venues?

Hello Joe, what do ya know!

Well to start with Joe, the idea of a modular layout was the last thing on my mind, but I did tell some guy's about my experiences with Modular, for this new venture. I think you know what I mean because when your son was younger, at the time, and he was with the 4-H Hi-Railers, I'm sure you were taxed also. When you have to cart those Modules around, they can waear you out, especially when you're getting up in your years. One guy in the RVHR group took it upon himself to make 2 - 4ft. modules & 2 - 6ft. modules X 4 ft. wide about 10 years ago +/-  & I tried to tell him that the modules will get heavier as one ages, "guess who won that battle", I think he may have cut & re-designed them and re-sceniced them. Funny how that works! Venues down here are nothing compared to the Northern states,

To answer your question, I'm pushing for a permenant layout, but when we all get together at the meeting soon, that question will surely come up.

Steam Forever

      John

Thanks for the information John.