was limited to my bunk. However, in my latter years in the service,
when my son was 7, I built him a 4' x 8' plywood central and we
ran some trains around.
When it came time for a move, I packed up all the rolling stock and
engines and structures and labeled the boxes "BOOKS" so no one
would steal them and shipped them fromWashington state to
Meridian, MS where I was to be stationed. Everything arrived but
the sheet of plywood with the tracks. Someone must have said to
themselves, "Hey, I can use that!" So we never got back into it.
Gustav:
Obviously you did.
Jim:
After I retired, I moved to Vermont and I was building a fairly
large garage in 1979 to house my camper and pickup truck with a
2: Eaton switchers leaving the Hickcox Publishing
spur, Eaton.
3: Jim working the Morningside yard and engine
facility, Morningside, Washington.
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