Monthly archives: October, 2011

Virtuosity and Model Railroading

“Black Ice” Virtuoso model and photo by Bob Springs Virtuosity: Masterly skill or technique in the arts.   Many years ago I attended a talk at a sales convention given by motivational speaker Peter Vidmar, the highest scoring American gymnast in Olympic history.  The subject of the talk centered on what it took to be…


The Operations Mindset, Symphony to Be Savored or Bitter Pill to be Swallowed?

The exceptional YouTube video above epitomizes the symphony of sound and motion characteristic of railroad switching operations.  When you’re done watching ask yourself, do you want your model operating sessions to capture this flavor or that of a slot car race? Model Railroading is unique in that it allows us to build very delicate, highly…