Reverse Running commentar
W
hile serious pro-
totype operation
seems to be a hot
topic in the hobby, is it correct
to assume that everyone ought
to run their trains this way?
Model railroading is diverse
enough I don’t think there’s any
one thing in the hobby “every-
one” ought to be doing. While
I personally get a real charge
out of serious prototype opera-
tions, I think it’s a mistake to believe everyone does.
Some who are into serious ops seem to think “running trains
for fun,” just to railfan, is akin to sacrilege. While I personally
love serious ops, I am okay with serious model railroaders
who don’t like prototype ops.
Let me tell you a story to illustrate why I feel this way.
Back when I first got into the the hobby in the late 1960s, I
soon discovered a fellow model railroader in the most unex-
pected place – the 40-year-old high school janitor!
Tom the janitor was as passionate a model railroader as I had
ever seen, carefully modeling backwoods railroad logging
equipment and having a total ball doing it. Tom and I became
great friends, talking for long stints about model railroading.
Reverse Running: Stepping outside the box with a contrary view
by Joe Fugate
Just run trains for fun
MRH-Aug 2013
