A very wise man once said "Perfect is the enemy of good enough." Of course, he probably wasn't a modeler...
Thought I'd cap off an ALCO powered weekend with a shot taken several years ago on the old Blue Water (Port Huron, MI) Model RR Club modular layout. Detroit and Mackinac 181 is mine, a C425 by Atlas, but I don't remember the manufacturer of the Canadian National RS3. I do remember that it was a very smooth running model, equipped with DCC and sound belonging to Tom Grambau.
In the yard, on track 1 is an RDC with a club car in tow that will load passengers later in the day. On track 3, a outbound freight has just finished getting its train together and is awaiting clearance to leave the yard.
