All Aboard!
Our presenter on Wednesday November 1st was none other than local celebrity and resident train expert Kurt Halverson.
November is National Model Railroad Month, and one of Kurt's passions is model trains. His love of railroading and model trains started unexpectedly at a young age, when a homeroom teacher gave him a copy of a magazine for railway building, he was instantly hooked. Kurt's presentation was title "The Art of Model Railroading" and it is just that an art. He covered some of the main ideas behind it including Model Building, Electronics, Photography, painting and Scenery building, and he touched on the historical value of this pass time, as may railroaders do extensive amounts of historical research to make sure their own rail way is consistent with different rail ways throughout history.
Kurt's model set is the Great Northern Railway, 1969, and his setting is fall in Western Washington. The pictures he shared are amazing, and the entire presentation was fantastic. Kurt knows his stuff, he was very informative, but kept it light hearted, and got a few good chuckles out of the crowd. Thank you so much Kurt for the time and energy you put into your presentation, and for bringing some model pieces to show and tell!