Dates: Nov. 6,7, 13,14, 2004

Layout(s): HO - 20' x 52'

   On the first two weekends in November the Club supported the Thomas the Tank Engine show at the Essex Steam Train facility with an HO layout at. This year we were in the closed room in the basement of the Dickinson Building. It was both bigger and warmer than the room with the large open door where we froze the last couple of years. We brought the modules in on Wednesday evening and were successfully running by Saturday morning, except for some nagging corrosion problems in the bus plugs between modules.  Two raffles were held, one each weekend.  This was our most successful fund-raiser to date.  The raffles were received very well by the Thomas public, even though we couldn’t answer all of their (important Thomas) questions. All in all, a good time was had by all at the show in Essex.
 

For more information on the Valley Railroad, visit their website at: http://www.essexsteamtrain.com/index.html