because they were given special orders and were rerouted. [smile]
I run the trains I want to run.
Gustav:
It's your layout.
Jim:
That's right, it's
my layout and I can
do anything I want.
I'm very happy with it,
and I'm certainly far
enough removed from
the Great Northern
territory that I'm not
afraid of GN rivet-coun-
ters showing up at my
op sessions. [another
smile]
Gustav:
And the era?
Jim:
Oh, that's easy. It's
the early diesel, late
steam transition, circa
1955, so I can run both
types of locos. I enjoy
the steam engines but
the diesel engines run
much better and are
more reliable during
operating sessions.
Gustav:
Do you feel
you have any particu-
lar talents or skills that
predisposed you to
model railroading?
12: Great Northern F7 A&B
363 lead the Eastbound Empire
Builder into Eaton, as the Eaton
SW9 switchers spot an express
reefer at Green Valley Foods.
12
Jim Ferguson’s GN - 8
MRH-Oct 2013
