HALS – SWLS Meet, Rick White

November 9 to 11, 2017

	Clyde Brown is showing his steam pump and the lubricator lines to Pete Greene, whose steam pump has no lubricator lines.	Six new batteries installed by Spence Gaskin, shown below.
Bill Smith put a coupler on his Alco RS3 so he could try out different engineer's cars. Shown here with a Badger Line flat car with one seat.	Doug Blodgett after dropping off his freight train in the yard. In the sun it was warm, in the shade with the breeze it was cold. Just what to wear depended on where you stood.	Bill Smith installed a coupler on his loco and removed the sulky that is a single truck engineer's car. Bill is trying out various cars to find a comfortable one. Now on my 3 seat riding car that Bobby Bridges built as a traditional HALS bench riding car in late 90s. Bobby also built the flat car at the right that Bill Smith is trying out. The flat car rocks too much. The low 3 seat riding car may have the front seat removed to give Bill the leg room that he is seeking. The seat leans back about 5 degrees. The three seat car has swing motion bolster trucks from Tom Bee. The car design and the trucks make the ride smooth. But, Bill needs a red with yellow strip car.
Gary Brothers built a new freight car. Lots of nice looking wood over a steel flat car.	Engineer John Carroll Enders with passengers Carolyn Balkum and Becky Enders.
Engineer Bill Smith with JB Cason.	Greg Moore running through the yard.	Spence Gaskin with Frankie. Running great! Nice flat car loads.
Engineer Bob Barnett with his T&P 502.	Steve Campa	Craig Thomasson with his narrow gauge train using shop built arch bar trucks in 2.5 inch gauge.
Cole Sortina and his father Chris Sortina.	Cole Sortina on the 4.75 inch gauge track had the most fun today. George & Marge Leventon with their 7.5 inch gauge narrow gauge loco for comparison.
Greg Randall with his 1" scale Alco RS unit.
Steve Dennis and Pete Greene with Pete's Mikado.	Bill & Claudia Smith. They got rid of the Badger Line single seat flat car and are sticking with the R&M Lines 3 seat riding car.	Paul King with the Cotton Belt GP7.
Steve & Ester Campa	Bill & Claudia Smith testing out a riding car.	Billy Noyer, Bill Noyer, John Carroll Enders, and Pete Greene talking.
Pete Greene and Clyde Brown talking steam locos.	Pete Greene blowning down out in the clear where he would not blow on the equipment of others. Long shadows for the late afternoon.	My photos of the 4.75 inch gauge track and of the Marshall Black – Lee Balkum award are in their separate articles. Gauge 1 photos are in the Spence Gaskin article about the meet.