| Open House August 4, 2007 (with visitors from: England, Canada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania & Delaware) |
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| Two rabbits keeping cool in the shade on this VERY HOT & Humid day. It's even too hot to make "little bunnies" but not too hot to make "little turtles". (hehe) The "AD" on the barn was to give the scouts some history of my layout....PLUS, I love to brag about it too! (Photo of me and Amy Freeze by Pete Eggink) |
| MAN, was it HOT! Mid 90's and Humid.. with a heat index well into the triple digits.. Attendance was light because of the heat but, we still had close to 50 folks. Everyone got to see the layout, guzzle down a Poland Spring or 2 and get an 2006-2007 Aristo Craft catalog PLUS a "Blinking" crossbuck lapel pin ...compliments of Aristo Craft Trains.. (thanks John) |
| Sorry for a delay in getting this page up but, I just haven't had that much time to review some of the photos that I took BUT, while I do that, and finish up this page, CLICK ON OUR PHOTO and take a look at the "West Berlin" web page my buddy Pete Eggink added to his site. Thanks Pete for the coverage! |
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| Move your mouse ON & OFF Crossbuck Pin. FAST |
| ED's Famous 1952 Chevy Fire Truck |
| who Visited |
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| TRAINS?! What trains? All of these giirls are from England. They found Ed's Fire Truck very neat and they all wanted there photos taken on it.. The girls on the truck are: Helen, from Stoke-on-Trent. Jill, from Lichfield. Jill, from Stafford. |
| Taking Pictures, Resting on the Deck and, Resting in the Shade (note the catalogs the leader is holding).. There were other girls scouts that visited but, for some reason I must have been busy with other guests and failed to get their photos. I thought my helper Jo-Anne got their photos but she didn't... DOH! Sorry girls!.. We did enjoy your visit and, hope you liked our "Steamy" New Jersey weather....... and, the "New" West Berlin Garden Railroad.. |
| Some of the Trains that were running.. |
| Pete's First Visit to the "NEW" WBGRR (AND..no wrecks!) |
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| Pete controlling and making a video at the same time of the RDC's exit onto the inner loop. |
| Here she comes.. |
| The "Famous" Reading RDC making it's first run on the layout. |
| As I walked Pete to his car we noticed this monarch fluttering about on a bush next to my driveway.. Pete took aim but his batteries were dead so, I took the photo. The hot weather has brought out many varities of this butterfly to feed on this bush. |
| Some Other Visitors |
| AND... A visit from John Schneider of "Just Plain Folk" |
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| My old PRR F3 that I re-painted a few years ago |
| A view from the Deck |
| The gang from PBS waits their turn. |
| The Mikado takes the curve at top speed. This train was the "Hit" of the day. |
| M-403 PRSL circa 1961 rest in the yard.... |
| A K-Line speeder also rests with a custom build work trailer attached . ( it was raining pine needles all day) |
| Action at the "Hoagbuilt Hotel" captured on pixels. This is an Eaglewings Iron Craft Building. |
| Beatles, meet the shirt.. Shirt, meet the Beatles! Budd & Chris Howard Check out the EAGLEWINGS AD on page 101 in the Oct. 2007 issue of Garden Railways |
| The Bottleneck on the East side. |
| Shirts make good towels..Hats make good fans. BOY was it HOT! |
| John's gfit to the WB.. |
| John telling me about a new deal for "Just Plain Folk" in the works..As you can see, all I can say is "Hmmmmm!?" |
| Group Photo.. Center : Bruce Morill of Maple Shade. |
| Three of John's new figures.. |
| Photos on this page by: George Clark, Bruce Morill, Pete Eggink & Bob Whipple |
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