National Garden Railway Convention

[Cliff_Jennings]

I heard about this at the NELSTS. Anyone out west going?

National Garden Railway Convention
June 18-22 2025
Sacramento, CA
https://www.ngrc2025.org/

[John_Wilda]

Wait. Really? I’ll be in Sac with my then-wife visiting her family that weekend. Hm…

[Cliff_Jennings]

Well, if you’ll ever need an in-law escape plan, this is it!!

If that doesn’t work, just invite them all!

[rmccown-admin (Bob McCown (Admin))]

If someone from around here goes, getting the traveling outhouse award to the west coast would be good.

[Cliff_Jennings]

And take a pic of it in front of a sign there, as proof of travel.

[John_Wilda]

@rmccown-admin

the traveling outhouse award

Can someone please explain this to me? I saw it at the show and I’ve seen you guys talk about it. What’s the backstory?

[rmccown-admin (Bob McCown (Admin))]

Ask and ye shall receive…

LSC Traveling Outhouse Award

INTRODUCTION You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead – your next stop, the Large Scale Central Traveling Outhouse Award! (My apologies to Rod Serling.) https://youtu.be/puXr1J_kPXg BACKGROUND I’m a country boy from the hills of West Virginia. Back when I was growing up, outhouses were everywhere. Now that we have this newfangled indoor…

[John_Wilda]

Thank you, Bob!! That is very fun

[Cliff_Jennings]

Bob, will you be having an ops session soon, that John could possibly attend (and thereby acquire das fahren aus Haus)?

OOps, just saw your post on TrainOps 2025, never mind.

[Rick_Marty]

We will be there Thursday and Friday for sure.