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TO RON AND MEMBERS - MY COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONVENTIONS.
 
MODELING CONTEST - MOST ENTRIES I HAVE SEEN ARE HIGH QUALITY; SOME MEMBERS  
MAY FEEL INTIMIDATED.  TO DATE; I HAVE NOT ENTERED A MODEL, BUT A COUPLE OF  
TIMES HAVE ENTERED PHOTOS.  SO - FOR NEXT YEAR, I WILL ENTER AT LEAST ONE  
MODEL; WHY NOT PARTICIPATE EVEN IF MY SKILLS HAVE DIMINISHED WITH AGE  (72).  AND I 
HAVE SEEN NS POWER OPERATING IN SOUTHERN NJ; SOMEWHERE OUT  THERE IS A PHOTO 
OPPORTUNITY, TOO.
 
PROTOTYPE LOCATIONS - IF SHOP TOURS ARE NOT AVAILABLE; MAYBE A GUIDED TOUR  
OF THE RR POINTS OF INTEREST THAT STILL EXIST, ALONG WITH INFORMATION ABOUT 
BEST  VIEWING TIMES.  AT BLUEFIELD, I "CHASED" AN EASTBOUND FROM BLUEFIELD YARD  
TO GLEN LYN AND GOT WHAT I HOPE ARE GOOD PHOTOS (I STILL USE FILM).
 
HOME LAYOUTS - IF ANY EXIST IN THE CONVENTION AREA, WOULD THE OWNERS AGREE  
TO HOST VISIT(S) ?  MAYBE THERE WOULD NEED TO BE A PEOPLE LIMIT - SOMETHING  IS 
BETTER THAN NOTHING.
 
CLINICS, HOME VIDEOS, SLIDE SHOWS ARE OTHER POSSIBILITIES.
 
GOLF.  YES, I SAID GOLF.  IF THERE ARE PUBLIC COURSES CLOSE TO  NEXT YEAR'S 
CONVENTION, 
MY SPOUSE MAY DECIDE TO JOIN ME FOR THE TRIP.  SHE DID JOIN ME FOR  NMRA 
NATIONALS
(PORTLAND OR., VALLEY FORGE PA.) AND MANY PAST NMRA/MER REGIONALS.   SHE 
TOLERATES TRAINS - SHE LOVES GOLF !
 
I PERSONALLY ENJOYED BLUEFIELD; DIDN'T TAKE ANY OF THE TOURS; BUT THAT WAS  
MY CHOICE.  I TOOK SIDE TRIPS TO A FEW LOCATIONS I HAD MISSED ON PREVIOUS  
VISITS.  CHECKED OUT THE STATION AT BRAMWELL.  TOOK A FEW PHOTOS  AT SINGER/WABUN 
VA, LOCATION OF THE UNUSUAL SKEWED (2 PANELS) BRIDGE BY  WHICH THE VGN CROSSED 
ABOVE THE N & W.  AND PAID MY RESPECTS TO  THE NOW ABANDONED BRIDGE PIERS AT 
GLEN LYN.
 
JEROME CROSSON  



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