Ops Session Changes Priorities

Guests of the P&LE for the first time this evening were the Gandy Dancers, a sub-set of the NMRA's Gateway Division that meets weekly at different member's homes. When they arrived, I had engines and rolling stock scattered all over the railroad to clear out Attica Yard; I asked them to take an engine(s) and return all the cars they could to the yard. It was an eye-opening experience. The railroad ran well, but it quickly pointed out the priority - a new rank order I might add - to be followed in the progression of building the railroad. It is amazing what a 30-minute, essentially unorganized operating session can reveal in terms of weaknesses of the system. It was a lesson I shall not forget, nor will I ignore in the future. The photo to the left is that of a kit bash by Ken Heyl and a remarkable likeness of the Station Inn in Cresson, PA, where we stay on our trips to the Horseshoe Curve. The one guy in our group that has seen the real thing recognized it immediately. Good work Ken! Now back to making that NEW priority list of tasks to be tackled.