RAILFAN
SPOTLIGHT
WE THOUGHT WE WOULD START
WITH US, SO THAT YOU MIGHT
DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW
ABOUT OUR INTEREST IN THIS
HOBBY.
I'M MICHELLE AND HES GEORGE,
AND WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
ABOUT 15 YEARS . NOW HES BEEN
INTERESTED IN TRAINS ALL HIS
LIFE.
BUT HE GOT ME INTERESTED ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. OUR LAYOUT IS ABOUT
15 YEARS OLD AND IS STILL IN THE BUILDING STAGE. AND AS THEY SAY ,IT IS
NEVER REALLY FINISHED . WE LOVE TO WORK ON THE LAYOUT AS OFTEN AS
POSSIBLE , BUT ALSO ENJOY GOING RAILFANNING AS TIME ALLOWS. SOME
AREAS THAT YOU MIGHT SEE US AT ARE ,PALMER,WEST SPRINGFIELD,AND
OTHER PLACES IN MASS. . SELKIRK,AMSTERDAM,RAVENA AND OTHER
PLACES IN NY.. ALSO PA AND NJ.. WHEN WE GO ,WE VIDEO TAPE AND TAKE
PICS AS MUCH AS WE CAN . AND WE TAKE NOTES FOR OUR REPORTS .WE USE
THE PICS AND THE VIDEOS TO HELP US MODEL OUR LAYOUT AFTER AREAS
THAT WE SEE. WHEN THE LAYOUT FIRST STARTED IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE
NEW HAVEN RR IN THE 50'S . BUT NOW WE ARE TOTALLY COMMITTED TO THE
CURRENT ERA. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE LAYOUT AT : bostonline1@comcast.net
HERES AN OLD FRIEND AND A REGULAR VISITOR AND MEMBER OF THE G & M RR. JOHN
BASSANO ON A RECENT OPERATING SESSION. JOHN LIKES THE WAY THIS ATLAS B23-7
OPERATES THROUGH THE SWITCHES. 7/27/06
THIS PAGE HAS BEEN CREATED TO HIGHLIGHT PEOPLE WE MEET WHILE WE
ARE OUT THERE RAILFANNING AROUND THE NORTHEAST . WE HAVE MET
SOME INTERESTING PEOPLE IN OUR TRAVELS, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH YOU ,WHEN THEY ARE WILLING TO TELL US
ABOUT THEMSELVES.
HERES A FRIEND OF THE G & M RR THAT CAME ALL THE WAY FROM KABUL, AFGHANISTAN TO SEE
THE LAYOUT. SO PLEASE DON'T TELL US YOU LIVE TO FAR AWAY TO VISIT. MICHAEL CROSSLEY
IS COLLECTING AND BUYING MODEL TRAIN GEAR TO SOME DAY HAVE HIS OWN LAYOUT,
PROBABLY IN THE STEAM ERA. GOOD LUCK MIKE, THANKS FOR VISITING.
GEORGE & MICHELLE 9/13/06
HERES THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE G & M RR, HAYDEN HART, MICHELLE'S NEPHEW. AGE 2 1/2,
AND CAN HANDLE THAT THROTTLE JUST FINE.
THEY'RE BACK!
YES, THE WEDGE'S, ARE BACK. TOM, ON THE RIGHT, AND HIS SON , ANDREW, ARE
BACK FROM WHEREVER IT WAS THAT THEY WERE. WE ARE NOT ASKING QUESTIONS,
JUST GLAD TO HAVE THEM BACK.
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