I only had the pleasure of meeting Chuck once: About 40 years ago, when I was a kid at the University of Maryland, Chuck and his wife were in town and wanted to see the Washington rail scene. Ed Schumacher asked me if I would take them on a tour, and we spent a very enjoyable day together. I remember taking Chuck to New Carrollton, MD to experience up close and personal a non-stop Metroliner passing by the temporary wooden platforms -- you were sure that the entire station was going to be sucked away by the Metroliner! We finished up the day witnessing the daily departure of B&O's Capitol Limited headed for Chicago, making its suburban stop at Silver Spring, MD.
A very enjoyable day spent with a true gentleman. Dan Vandermause Ellicott City, MD --- In [email protected], "Jim Kindraka" <raisinone@...> wrote: > > Charles B. "Chuck" Porter passed away on June 28th; he was 79 years old. > Chuck was well known in Midwest S scale and rail fan communities and an > active member of this egroup since its inception in 1999. He was a fixture > at NASG conventions, always in his rumpled little hat with a serious camera > around his neck. Chuck's Christmas cards, adorned with one of his rail > photos and containing his friendly missive were a joy to receive each year. > He was fast to make fiends and a great conversationalist on any subject, in > or out of the hobby. Chuck was one of those few truly good people who make > the hobby and indeed life much richer. He will be missed.... > > > > At a live steam Santa Train event in Plymouth a few years ago, it was snowing > like crazy and I was jostling with seemingly a bazillion other "rail fans" > trying to get a photo of the train leaving town. Out of nowhere I heard a > friendly greeting; it was Chuck and his wife Pat, driven 80 miles in the snow > just to take a picture... I'm posting the photo I took that day in memory of > Chuck. He found a very different vantage point and later sent me his > photo... it was a lot better !! You know when you are in the presence of > someone special...! > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1226119013/pic/967650857/view?picmode=large&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc > > > > With apologies to and to paraphrase from David P. Morgan, a better writer > than I; "Time now to close the book. Like a railroad conductor, I've punched > your ticket, hopefully pointed out a high spot or two on the journey ahead > and checked my Hamilton against yours. It's time to retire to the last plush > walkover in the coach, listen in on the insistent whistle and hard-working > stack up front and sleep in a world of rail joints, coupled cars, steam and > diesel... and be better for it. Travel easy Chuck.... " > > > > Jim Kindraka > > Plymouth, WI > > June 30, 2011 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
