Aberfoyle Junction - 3
The front fascia ran diagonally across the room, leaving about
half the room as viewing area.
By the next spring Frank was working on the benchwork, when
he met Chuck Bard during a steam fan trip. Chuck immedi-
ately became interested, and joined Frank. Chuck’s wife, Gwen,
who is very artistic and enjoys making scenery, also came on
board. That same year,
Wayne Pfeiffer, who
knew Chuck through
a common interest in
Lionel trains, joined
the group. In 1975,
Craig Webb, a mem-
ber of the Hamilton,
ON Society of Model
Railroaders, discovered
the group, and was
invited to join. The way
the group’s interests
dovetailed made possi-
ble the now-developing
layout.
First, the overall con-
cept would be rec-
reating a Southern
Ontario scene from
the late 1950s, fea-
turing both Canadian
National and Canadian
Pacific as two separate
railways. Frank really
enjoyed track work,
and Chuck enjoyed
3. November 1972, we find
Frank Dubery standing by the
beginning benchwork in the
barn at the Aberfoyle Antique
Market.
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