The fun part about all this has been listening to him evaluate what he wants, which is modern AMTRAK and mainline freight, against what he has, which is a steam era narrow gauge layout. This has included discussions of cost, needed engineering changes, and visual compromise. He noted early diesels pulling woodside cars, which we have, which prompted him to look at first generation diesels as a way to move towards his goal while applying applying a bit of “O R O R” (Our Railroad. Our Rules).
The RS-3 is beautiful, but his decision making process has drawn him towards the SW1/NW2 options. The plan has been set in motion. Expect an update 25 December…
Eric
