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Southeast Louisiana O Scale Club on the go

Baton Rouge, La / Dec 1987 / JCH

typewriter nto our conversations came the idea of a gathering of O scale at the next year's show. This is what we thought: Anyone interested in O scale is invited to attend next year. The intent is to meet O scale modelers in the area, and bring them together to prove the scale's support. All that an interested person needs to do is watch for the date of the show. O scale is very strong in the Northeast. We now have a chance to increase its following in the South.

Gordon Payne / 1987

JCH

JCH

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Baton Rouge, La

from O Scale Railroading magazine - Dec 1987 / collection

Baton Rouge, La

Baton Rouge, La / Dec 1987 / JCH

Baton Rouge, La / Dec 1987 / JCH

1987 / JCH

Baton Rouge, La / Dec 1987 / JCH

1987 / JCH

Baton Rouge, La / Dec 1987 / JCH

Dec 1987 / JCH

Dec 1987 / JCH

Baton Rouge, La / Dec 1987 / JCH

Baton Rouge, La / Dec 1987 / JCH

Baton Rouge, La / Dec 1987 / JCH

Baton Rouge, La / Dec 1987 / JCH

Baton Rouge, La / Dec 1987 / JCH

Dec 1987 / JCH

Baton Rouge, La / Dec 1987 / JCH

San Antonio, Tx

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San Antonio, Tx / Jul 1988 / JCH

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San Antonio, Tx / Jul 1988 / JCH

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Jul 1988 / JCH

San Antonio, Tx / Jul 1988 / JCH

San Antonio, Tx / Jul 1988 / JCH

San Antonio, Tx / Jul 1988 / JCH

Jul 1988 / RWH

Jul 1988 / RWH

San Antonio, Tx / Jul 1988 / JCH

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Jul 1988 / RWH

Jul 1988 / RWH

Jul 1988 / JCH

Jul 1988 / RWH

Jul 1988 / RWH

Jul 1988 / RWH

Jul 1988 / Gordon Payne

Jul 1988 / JCH

Jul 1988 / JCH

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Jul 1988 / JCH

Jul 1988 / JCH

Longview, Tx

Longview, Tx / Mar 1989 / JCH

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Longview, Tx / Mar 1989 / JCH

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Mar 1989 / JCH

Longview, Tx / Mar 1989 / JCH

Longview, Tx / Mar 1989 / JCH

Mobile, Al

Mobile, Al / Jan 1995 / JCH

Mobile, Al / Jan 1995 / JCH

Jan 1995 / JCH

Jan 1995 / JCH

Jan 1995 / JCH

Mobile, Al / Jan 1995 / JCH

Jan 1995 / JCH

Meeting Mr. Bodie

gmo_bodie2 Throughout the 1980s and 90s, dad and I enjoyed running O scale trains at numerous railroad shows with fellow modeler and beloved friend Gordon Payne and our shared portable layout. We participated in many shows and meets around the Deep South, running trains and meeting fellow modelers and railfans. In January 1995, as I was home from college, we set up for a railroad show in Mobile, Alabama. Given the location, dad was sure the bring plenty of our O scale Gulf, Mobile & Ohio equipment to run. Since his childhood, the GM&O was one of his favorite roads. He was not going to miss the opportunity to run some Rebel Route power and rolling stock in the road's namesake town.

During the show, we met a kindly older gentlemen who took great interest in our GM&O equipment — especially the long string of maroon and gold passenger cars running around the portable mainline loop. Never at a loss for conversation, dad quickly discovered why his new acquaintance was so fond of the Rebel Route: he was B. V. Bodie, retired Executive Vice President of the GM&O and its last General Manager before the Illinois Central Gulf merger. Mr. Bodie was thrilled to see the old familiar Rebel paint schemes in 1:48 form.

And you would have thought my father had met King George VI.