6: Train 52 passing the mountain town of Red Cliff. At
one time Red Cliff was served by the D&RGW but now
the conductors just wave back to the kids as trains pass.
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massive, encompassing a very large area. A real prototype
model of Mitchell would have used so much space there would
have been none left for the rest of the railroad.
MRH:
How did you end up in N scale?
Rob:
My decision to go to N scale was determined by the first
train set I bought when I was 16 years old.
MRH:
When was that?
Rob:
1969 or so. Quite a while ago.
MRH:
What was the major factor in your decision to go with N
scale?
Rob:
I wanted longer trains. When I went to the hobby store I
bought N scale for that reason. I could run much longer trains in
the same space.
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MRH:
I suppose the scenic vistas possible in N scale didn't hurt
either?
Rob:
No, next to operation I really like realistic scenery.
MRH:
Did you have any trains before your bought your first N
scale train set?
Rob:
I had a Lionel train set when I was younger. I liked it, but
it got boring fairly quickly because it was just a loop of track.
After running around and around for three or four hours, I was
ready for something more.
When I was introduced to scale model railroading, the maga-
zines were beginning to publish more articles about realistic
operations and I thought that was what I wanted.
MRH:
You’re talking Bruce Chubb and Allen McClelland and his
V&O series in RMC?
7: Another view of Red Cliff.
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MRH-Jun 2013
