[Engineercub]

I have inquired with the club in Nashville several times myself and have recieved nothing that resembled their interest in my joining their club. They could use some organization and people skills in my opinion. I have been thinking of getting in touch with the Crossville guys though as they actually seem to exist.

 

[Engineercub]

Thanks for the information Darktalon, I was just up that way recently to photograph the trestles along the Franklin Industrial Railroad. Since I am going to be building my own for the outdoor layout soon I wanted some hands-on research, so to speak. It was a little less than 2 hours from home so I certainly couldn't make every meeting, but would love to visit you guys sometime. And Ted, I actually put in my bids for vacation for 2009 and hopefully will get the first week of May off to go to Dalton for that Southeast Garden Railroad Show. I hope I get that week. There's a good chance for me as I have 10 years of seniority ^^ If I go I hope to meet you there. Is it pretty big? Thanks.
-Will

 

[Engineercub]

Wow! sounds great! I should bring some of my locos just in case. I have been talking with people in the area about starting a G-scale club around the Murfreesboro/Nashville area. There are some G-scale guys in Nashville but their club seems to have disbanded. They never have seemed interested in new recruits ever since I first made contact with them in about 1999. I sent an application/request for joining their club and got nothing back but a vague e-mail of a meeting that was forwarded to all members. It didn't specify whether or not I was accepted or welcome to the club. I took that as a lack of interest for the 3rd time and have given up on them. Personally, I'd rather be a part of an all-scales-welcome club that doesn't seem so us-versus-them in demeanor. I've went to a T.C.A meeting in Nashville with the O-scale guys, they were so friendly and informative about things. They welcomed me to join them and start a G-scale following. I may just do that, they really liked my USA Trains GP9, GP38-2, and SD40-2.
If anyone around the Nashville/Murfreesboro area has G-scale and/or is interested in starting a club, let me know. It would be great to do things with the Crossville guys on occasion too.\
-Will

 

[Engineercub]

Great spule! My friend Charles (who is my conductor at CSXT) and I are planning to go to the show on Dec. 13th. He is into O-Scale but lately has become very fascinated with G-scale after seeing my USAT locos. I'm hoping there is a large LS following this year. I have spoken with a few people from the TCA and am going to join soon. Charles and I are also thinking of going to the show in York PA, which is near where I am from. Nashville's TCA has some great members. They have helped me out alot.

 

[Engineercub]

Well Brandon we'll have to change that. Once I finish my layout you are more than welcome to visit and run your trains. It will be no less than 20 ft. diameter curves and less than 2% grade as well as clearanced for any scale of G-scale. Once I figure out how to post pics I'll put a pic of the design up.

-Will

 

[Engineercub]

10th of January and 14th of February??? Wow, I want to go!!! lol Where can I get info about these shows? Does G.A.T.S come to Nashville anymore? I'd like to attend both so let me know Spule ^^ Thanks!

-Will

 

[Engineercub]

Thanks for the info guys, I'll be at all of them most likely. Yessir Spule, I was at the show. I gave Chris Schultz some business because I feel it's important to show G-scale some support. He was the biggest G-scale vendor, the only one really. Noone else had much but it was still a great show.

-Will

 

[Engineercub]

Thanks Spule, I got the info now:

The Great Train Expo
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
417 4th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37201
Saturday & Sunday, January 10-11, 2009
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

(and)

World's Greatest Hobby on Tour
February 14 & 15, 2009
Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN
Admission for the World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour is $10 for adults and kids 16 and under are FREE. The family fun is from 10:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday and 10:00am to 5:00pm on Sunday.

 

[Engineercub]

Sure thing Dave, just saw your ad on page 7 of the new Garden Railways.

-Will

 

[Engineercub]

Sounds great Garrett, thanks for the heads up ^^

-Will

 

[Engineercub]

Wow, who was it that worked with me in my training days? That was 10 years ago lol

 

[Engineercub]

Sorry Garrett, I was not able to go. I could not mark off or they would have taken a week's pay as per new Engineer's Agreement. (Thanks BLE...) But I do plan on going to World's Greatest Hobby as now I am being forced back out onto the road marking off won't be a problem as far as guarentee goes. I'll be running the Bruceton Subdivision so make sure to go railfanning over there and hopefully I'll see ya ^^

-Will

 

[Engineercub]

GARRETT!!! lol I will be going to the World's Greatest Hobby show in Nashville on Saturday and I ran into Jeffro and he says you guys are going as well. I hope to see you there this time, I definately will be going since I put in 2 personal days just for this but the show I'm really looking forward to is the Southeast Garden Railroad Show in GA May1-2. What do you think my chances are of meeting Charles Ro there? lol


-Will

 

[Engineercub]

It was nice to meet you finally Garrett. ^^ I was a little bummed about the lack of G-scale and USA Trains product especially but I did love the MTH booth. It was nice seeing Triplex in person. The GG-1 was playing country music while going around the tracks... Bad DCS! lol I did pick up a few nice DVDs though, one of which Thomas got me by surprise. A 5-disc Conrail Hot Spots DVD woohoo! And 2 Pentrex BigBoy DVDs. All-in-all it was a good day.

-Will

 

[Engineercub]

Well Garrett, I was finally accepted into the NGRS after lying on their application to test your theory. I said I had a layout and kazaam! I was in... After all these years, I see what the hangup was.

The elusive NGRS:
Well after years of tag I have finally been able to contact you guys. My
first attempt was back in the Hickory Hollow days 10 years ago or so. I filled
out and submitted the slip for garnering information twice but was never met
with a response. Last July I filled out an application on the main website for
joining and got a forwarded e-mail about a meeting at a member's house. Since
the e-mail didn't officially specify whether or not I was accepted I just
disregarded it and never saw another e-mail since. Is this normal or am I
trying to join at the wrong times?

-Will

This is now on their site.

 

[Engineercub]

Garrett, methinks we should just start our own lol. I'm not sure we could conjure a whole slew of members unless we made it multiscale though. I do know several O-scale guys who would join.

-Will

 

[Engineercub]

Garrett, NGRS is dead. They said they are now an "informal group with no charter, no rules or regulations" but said I was welcome to come to any posted event. I'm going to try for possibly multiscale. See what kind of support I can garner.

-Will