10-03-2010, 06:18 PM
The days are shorter and the air is cooling: It's almost model railroad season! October is traditionally a heavy railfan month for me. The midday light isn't so harsh, the sunrises can be foggy (not a bad thing!), and the sunsets are clearer. The haze of summer has lifted. And yet, the days are still long enough to make an out-of-town trip worthwhile. Soon, however, clouds will be the rule rather than the exception and some days I just won't want to brave the cold to do something "railroady" at all. By Thanksgiving I'm only shooting trains weekly, if that much. That's when it's time to pull out the weathering chalks or soldering iron and catch up with old friends. Yes, folks, it's almost time to play trains again!