P ACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION National Model Railroad Association® VOLUME 20, ISSUE 3 — 3RD QUARTER, 2002 © 2002 Pacific Southwest Region, NMRA® Shop Talk from the Roundhouse Robert Chaparro, PSR President
[email protected] hope I see you at the PSR Convention this The convention is several days of concentrated model September. You are planning to go, right? railroading. And when you return home you will find I Of course you are going. You belong to the yourself inspired and enthusiastic about working on a PSR because you enjoy model railroading and you enjoy model, adding more scenery and track to your layout, or the hobby fellowship. And is there a better way to maybe doing further research on some aspect of railroad experience both than by attending the convention? history you discovered at the convention. Don’t miss the Probably not. train in 2002. Consider all the value you get: modeling clinics, home On another subject, this is my last column as your layout tours, a company store, model and photo contests, President. For eight years I have had the privilege of displays, a banquet, door prizes, a train show and non- serving you as PSR Vice President and President. In rail activities, too. those eight years the world inside and outside of model We enjoyed a great convention in 2001 in Las Vegas railroading has changed quite a bit. and this year will be no different. A seasoned and But some things remain little changed. This is still a great, enthusiastic crew will be pushing themselves to the limit family-oriented hobby supported in no small part through to bring you a great model railroading experience for the selfless efforts of a lot of fine, dedicated people in your very little cost.