Great Train Extravaganza, Empire State Plaza, Albany, December 3, 2006.<br>
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We had a good turnout, as usual.  Nine members brought modules, and others showed up to run trains.  The layout was 18 X 29, just a bit smaller than last year.  Saturday setup made Sunday morning go very smoothly.  Trains ran well.

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<p>    This shows the whole layout, but also shows Neil's long auto-rack train snaking around the curves on Bob Gatland's module.
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<p>   The layout diagram.
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<p>   We're grooming a new generation of operators - Matt talking with Neil and his son.
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<p>   John returned for the first time in five years - his inside corner looked good and performed well.
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<p>   We ran DCC on the red and orange lines.  Here Kevin and Fred are discussing the best way to run things.  Sorry it's blurry.
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<p>   John is training yet another operator.  All the kids did well.
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