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Barstow, CA Harvey House Free-Mo Modular Layout Set-Up

Starting Friday 11.14.03, Central-AZ FreeMo, NorCal FreeMo and L.A. FreeMo came together in the Mojave Desert (Barstow, CA) to set-up for a weekend of scale RR operations with 4 other model RR groups. The event was held at the Harvey House in the former Amtrak Barstow station. Besides running our trains, we were able to simultaneously watch close to a hundred BNSF / UP trains a day operating on the desert mainline/ and yard right outside the windows!

Participants from AZ drove in Thursday night in Jim Oliver's Ford F-150. Their modules were towed behind in a handy mini enclosed trailer. Also stuffed in the F-150 were Ron Wixon, Travis Handschug, and Brice Lecarre. Rock on AZ dudes for making the Cali drive west (and taking off three days of work). Los Angeles freemo'ers included Donnell Wells from Rancho C. and Tim Harris from Pasadena, CA. Chrispy Joe Palomarez representing Central Cal arrived mid-day Friday from Santa Maria. NorCal was represented by Doug Fuhriman and son Kevin coming in from San Jose, CA and Ryan M. Martin aka "espeeboy" getting in late Friday night from Berzerkeley, CA. Big thanx to Jere Ingram for sending the Hearst module along with Ryan.


See the following sites for more Free-Mo information:


NorCal Freemo Webpage

www.free-mo.org


and see more NorCal freemo galleries at:


CP Maggiefest 2003

Fremont 2002

Portfest 2002


Click here for the track plan

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Late order GP40-2 SSW7263 and four other 4 axle units take an empty baretable train across the desert on the SP's Sunset Route.
Late order GP40-2 SSW7263 and four other 4 axle units take an empty baretable train across the desert on the SP's Sunset Route.		 SP8001 pokes out from around a tree on Jere Ingram's Hearst module.
SP8001 pokes out from around a tree on Jere Ingram's Hearst module.		 GP35 SSW6514 takes it across a wood trestle at the FRA mandated exempt 10mph speed limit at Wickenberg (Brice Lecarre's modules)
GP35 SSW6514 takes it across a wood trestle at the FRA mandated exempt 10mph speed limit at Wickenberg (Brice Lecarre's modules)		 Jim Oliver's SD40T-2 DRGW5378 with a sister T-2 rest at Roper JCT.
Jim Oliver's SD40T-2 DRGW5378 with a sister T-2 rest at Roper JCT.
Donnell Wells's poolpower Conrail SD70 runs a SP light power move at Llano after stuffing a siding with intermodal empties.
Donnell Wells's poolpower Conrail SD70 runs a SP light power move at Llano after "stuffing" a siding with intermodal empties.		 SSW7263 passes by the small town of Wilcox, AZ modeled by Ron Wixon.
SSW7263 passes by the small town of Wilcox, AZ modeled by Ron Wixon.		 Border Patrol does a roll-by inspection of a hot Sunset route intermodal train
Border Patrol does a roll-by inspection of a hot Sunset route intermodal train		 SP ran out of clean new units for this officer's special so dirty SD40T-2 SP8352 received the call of duty.
SP ran out of clean new units for this officer's special so dirty SD40T-2 SP8352 received the call of duty.
Tim Harris ran a fantasy Montana RailLink Amtrak express mail/RoadRailer train shown here in the hole at Pantano siding
Tim Harris ran a fantasy Montana RailLink Amtrak express mail/RoadRailer train shown here in the hole at Pantano siding		 GP40R SSW7963 and GP40M-2 SSW7283 wait for their assignments at Roper Jct.
GP40R SSW7963 and GP40M-2 SSW7283 wait for their assignments at Roper Jct.		 Amtrak #35, the Desert Wind, highballs on a strange detour through Wilcox.
Amtrak #35, the Desert Wind, highballs on a strange detour through Wilcox.		 SP8001 makes a baretable pick-up at Pantano
SP8001 makes a baretable pick-up at Pantano
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Josh Mader 26-Sep-2004 22:53
VERY COOL LAYOUT. Wish I could see it in person.
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