Newbie Introduction I have no idea if this will get to the proper place but here goes.
I am 63 years old, close to retirement and have been a model railroader (HOn3) for many years with a serious interest in home machining for the last 20 years. I have no experience with live steam railroading but have had a latent interest in it. My friend recently purchased a Ruby and this has piqued my interest. A back yard railroad is out of the question as my back yard is rather small and my knees are terrible. My interests would be more related to locomotive construction. I do not wish to appear selfish but I hope lurking is permissible. Having no experience in live steaming I cannot contribute much but will have questions. I have been reading some of the archives and this appears to be a very informative group. I look forward to learning. Regards, Les Grenz Denver, CO http://www.lesgrenz.homestead.com/Leshomepage.html