I have enjoyed this thread to no end. Could there possibly be a book in the work?:twisted:
Joe
Joe
The legendary thread probably deserves another bump, and I'm not sorry. I wonder if the title should now be called "Don't cry too hard, it was fun!"
It's sad to see that the foam-quake took down the mountains and that amazing water, and the bridge that wouldn't curve, but it's good to remember that we do it as long as it's fun for us and good with the family and the rest of life. If you compare it to the White River Northern or other stories, it actually ended happily as something worth doing and worth remembering.
It's a good read starting out on a layout as a lesson in how to have the most fun while it is fun and not to dwell on it once it becomes an obligation. I do hope one day to see that a shelf layout works its way into the world. Thanks Steven for sharing all of this, and thank the rest of you for showing why this hobby can be so great.
Coming to the end of it I can't help but wonder if it's like a perfect HO time-scale too. The first 87 years expanding, moving through the mountains building bridges, finding new ways to conquer obstacles to connect up the ends of the world, hitting a patch of financial reality, making do, refitting industry, then a fallen flag.
I think the Twin River Branch of the Northern Pacific is worthy of being considered a noble fallen flag. Thanks for a fun ride.
I wonder if it would be in order to have this thread cleaned up with all posts that don't really contribute to the final product, you know the various "well done" or "Good job" type of post removed and then put this in the academy?