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>Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2000 19:35:38 -0700
>From: Clark Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Organization: Las Vegas Garden Railway Society
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>Subject: Live steam track at BTS
>
>For your information: This is about the "green oval track" built by John
>Wieland.
>
>Bob Starr just sent this to me. It confirms what I thought to be the
>case. No club or group is willing to take over the live steam track at
>the Big Train Show. Bob talks about the Riverside Live Steamers but he
>fails mention that they run 1.5 scale ride on size steam engines. I too
>am a member of the Riverside Club but I just don't see the membership
>taking this on.
>
>What a sad state of affairs. Kevin O'Connor, do you think the PCLS
>would like to hop on this opportunity? Yea I know Kevin is not on line
>but someone will tell him.
>
>Clark Lord in Nevada
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:(Bob Starr)
>
> I was talking to Bob Toohey at the Fullerton Rail Fest and he had said
>that
> you folks were not setting up the live steam track this year. Is this
>true?
> I believe that I contacted you a while back and offered to set it up,
>the
> offer still stands. You had mentioned that you were interested in a
>club
> taking it over and I am a member of Riverside Live Steamers and active
>in G
> scale. Our club is the only totally live steam club in the US. If you
>are
> interested in my assistance please contact me either by e-mail or via
>phone
> at 909-336-2715.
> Thank you,
> Bob Starr
>
>AND HERE IS THE REPLY FROM THE BIG TRAIN SHOW
>
>Subject: Re: Live Steam Track
>Date: Fri., 02 Jun 2000 08:09:59 -0700
>From: Prep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Organization: Prep Graphics
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>This year we are not supporting the live steam track in the parking lot.
>If
>your club is interested in taking over the layout, we will give the club
>the
>layout with the understanding that it will be brought to the Big Train
>Show for
>the next four years. Set up and taken down by club members. Storage is
>up to
>the club. Any changes or alterations is up to the club. In all it
>becomes the
>property of the club as long as they meet the obligation.
>
>Brian
>
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Dave Cole, General Manager
Grand Teton & Everglades Steam Excursion Co.
(formerly the Westline & Mussel Rock Railroad) <http://45mm.com/>
Pacifica, Calif. USA
List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers
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