Rudy Run 2018, November 9-11

This past weekend was our annual Fall Meet which we call our Rudy Run. He would have liked it.
With plenty of action going on and unloaded by the time I hit the gate Thursday evening, we were off to a good start. Bill Shepherd was in town and most likely doing some project that will go unnoticed to the untrained eye, he almost always has a shovel or a like tool in his hand. I saw a certain water tower had a roof on it from afar, that might just have been his handiwork. All the hard work two weeks ago to get the track cleaned up from the storm was going to pay off.

Thursday evening was a Carne Burn Night, My Thursday night ritual at home went on the road, so I cooked out here

Friday was a blur, with a few things on my to do list it was soon over, plenty of running by others and a day not too cool and or breezy. Unlike some other parts of the State. This time around for the fierce winds, we were in the lee, other times it is all directed here. Friday night saw the grill in action again as appetizer night is growing in participation, bring something to share and it will get cooked up. An ongoing hors d'oeuvres plate. A bite or two of that and as it is finishing up something else goes on the grill. The evening was quite enjoyable around the fire with a few travellers showing up through the evening.

Saturday morning there were nine steam engines at the bays with one more at the unloading area yet to roll down for ten. At least seven gas or electric engines, could have been more as some only get used for transporting to and from the bays. Things go busy fast, good thing I fired up early as soon it was very active and the weather was just beautiful. T-shirt weather and nary a breeze making for a most enjoyable day to visit work all the folks from all around that make the journey.  Saturday evening was Steak Night and the grill was again the center of attraction as food can be. After dinner I counted thirty folks around the picnic shelter. Probably wasn't all of them so add a few to the count.

Sunday morning was the annual meeting so things slow up a bit. With a few people packed and gone for their trips to far away places and most loading up Sunday for their trips home. There still was plenty of action on the railroad. Sunday afternoon rolled around and left the folks that had Monday off or those that leave the place for themselves. Another great weekend out in the High Desert enjoying the fruits of almost forty years of building a railroad out here. 

Thanksgiving Weekend is the next time out, a long weekend for some and a good time to check the place out. Not as much activity, but still the same great place. see you then.