Yesterday I had the privilege of operating for the first time on Dave Stewart's amazing O-scale Appalachian and Ohio layout:
https://www.aorailroad.com/Dave and his team are incredibly welcoming, knowledgeable, and helpful people, and graciously endured my rookie questions. I mostly operated the switcher at Linwood yard, but also got to work the Shay at one of the coal loading branches - here is a quick vid that I took when the opportunity presented itself (sorry if this looks dark, the dim lighting is to represent night/rain conditions, but the Shay looks and sounds great in any case
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If you ever get the chance to visit, the A&O should be at the top of your list
Ed
