August 6 and 7, 2005
Greenberg's Train Show, Fort Washington Expo |
Highlights
It was the first summer Greenberg's show in this area.
PRR Y3 Mallet and C&A Passenger trains made their debut.
Numerous friends stopped by and said hello.
Photos were taken and added to
the web site.
Operations
The passenger line saw the Chicago and Alton limited steam, New
Haven EP5 and the Reading GS-5.
The center line had a long string of boxcars and was variously
pulled by WM Diesels, Penn Central Diesels and a double header of
Mikados.
The inside freight line had the PRR Y-3 and Lima Berkshire alternating
on the Billboard reefer train.
Finally the trolley livery varied between three SF PCC's and four
gold Septa PCCs.
The Layout
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The layout was 24' x 56' at this show.
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Carl brought 8 yard modules, 2 bridge modules, 3 engine yard modules,
6 sceniced straight modules and 4 wide corner modules.
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Bill brought 8 trolley modules, 1 straight module and Dave's 4 wide
corner modules.
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Carl and Karen arrived at 11 AM on Friday, Bill and Tommy arrived at
1 PM with the new trailer. Setup was more or less complete by 7:30
PM. It was unbelievable hot outside. Fortunately the
AC was on in the hall.
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John and Tim joined us on Sunday. The show closed at 4:00 PM.
Breakdown was complete by 6:30 PM
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TMCC Signal operation was flawless.
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Power distribution worked well.
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The show was in the B hall.
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