The day before Christmas is always special. Santa lingers as long as possible with his youthful visitors, but knows he must take an early sleigh to be ready for the night's activities. On hand to run the trains this December 24th were Carl Churchill, Mac McLaughlin, and Ben Jewitt, who are at the mall so often you expect to see them bringing sleeping bags. Also on hand were Norm Waycott, Art Handman, Dick Rubin and Ralph Luby. Dick brought along an impressive GG1, made by LGB, as well as A custom-built model of the magnificent 1934 Pioneer Zephyr, the streamliner that still holds the speed record for the Chicago-Denver run. Carl ran his B&O passenger express, as well as his crowd-pleasing Amtrak liner.
By now Santa is somewhere between the North Pole and Portage, Indiana. The rest of us are snug at home, remembering Christmas in our separate ways, but sharing our love of trains together.
1 comment:
One word . . . Awesome!
Post a Comment