Hundred Palms Assisted Living Winter 2006
On December 2nd & 3rd, 2006 we attended our annual show at the Hundred Palms. Its a retirement facility, that houses older people that need more assistance everyday. They have a nice room there which this time was the first that we did a four corner loop. The past times were with Stuarts looping modules but he needed them that weekend so they were not available for use. The spectators is some what lacking, few stop by to see it, but we like to use this show as time for us to run trains and its sometimes really nice not having a crowd to worry about. But many of the residents like the set up and really encourage our return.
Thumbnail versions are not the best, but the full size is crystal clear (click on thumbs for full version)
Coming out of Station
On the curve
Drive Inn
Overview
Side View
Other end
Passenger Stretch
Coming out of canyon
Canyon Action
Other side
Spectatiors
In the hole
Nice blue surprise
Bills Town
More people visiting
Passenger station
Small freight
Tractor Delivery
Tanks on the run
Passenger Station
Metro Mountain Line
Canyon br>
Side by Side
Trackside
Hundred Palms Assisted Living Summer 2006
On July 15th & 16th, 2006 we were invited to set up a smaller sized Ntrak set up at a local Tucson
nursing/ retirement home. The Hundred Palms Assisted Living center off Pantano and Broadway in Tucson
gave us a activity room for the weekend. We set up a 8ft x 24ft display in a U Shape. It utilized the
Stuart looping modules on the end giving the trains a lot of room to go back and forth. While the crowd
at the Hundred Palms was small, Tucson Ntrak members enjoyed a weekend to let there trains roll. All of the
residents at the home enjoyed gazing at all the details and recalled seeing or traveling on trains years ago.
Everything ran well and we are hoping to make it around to many different assisted living homes around Tucson.
We even got in the Arizona Daily Star newspaper, which was a big hit for the residents. This show was an excellent
experience because we were dealing with a very different crowd than usual. We learned a lot and so did they.
Over all set up
Trains and a Drive In Movie
Bills Hot Rod Shop
Bills town with a
stack train streaking by
Stuart loop 1
Stuart loop 2
Side view
A whole Stack train
A Vietnam Vet over looks the
CNW on its way over
Stack train moves slow around corners
A cowboy wedding in the mission
The trains look better at eye level
Stuart clearing the train ahead
That guy was over 100yrs, no really.
Far Away view
It wouldnt be complete with out SP/SF, i guess?
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Hundred Palms Assisted Living Summer 2006
On July 15th & 16th, 2006 we were invited to set up a smaller sized Ntrak set up at a local Tucson nursing/ retirement home. The Hundred Palms Assisted Living center off Pantano and Broadway in Tucson gave us a activity room for the weekend. We set up a 8ft x 24ft display in a U Shape. It utilized the Stuart looping modules on the end giving the trains a lot of room to go back and forth. While the crowd at the Hundred Palms was small, Tucson Ntrak members enjoyed a weekend to let there trains roll. All of the residents at the home enjoyed gazing at all the details and recalled seeing or traveling on trains years ago. Everything ran well and we are hoping to make it around to many different assisted living homes around Tucson. We even got in the Arizona Daily Star newspaper, which was a big hit for the residents. This show was an excellent experience because we were dealing with a very different crowd than usual. We learned a lot and so did they.
Over all set up
Trains and a Drive In Movie
Bills Hot Rod Shop
Bills town with a
stack train streaking by
Stuart loop 1
Stuart loop 2
Side view
A whole Stack train
A Vietnam Vet over looks the
CNW on its way over
Stack train moves slow around corners
A cowboy wedding in the mission
The trains look better at eye level
Stuart clearing the train ahead
That guy was over 100yrs, no really.
Far Away view
It wouldnt be complete with out SP/SF, i guess?
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