This is the new Model of Merit. It is a beautiful Train layout. Doctor G,you hit this one right out of the Ballpark. Beyond impressive! Read the thread here:http://zealot.com/threads/sugar-cane-train-in-1920-haiti.162454/page-2
The Haitians are really great friendly people. Here is one of my favorite scenes of the guys chatting it up dockside in 1920 Port au Prince.
There's a Haitian guy working up at the Home Depot, he speaks Spanish as well as French, and quite a few other languages. I wonder how many American( I am an American) speak more than one language. I have met an overwhelming, scary amount, who do not. I enjoy reading, and foreign films, and a rudimentary knowledge of another language can really open your eyes.