Clinician: Paul Hobbs

CLINIC:  Belt Lines and Terminal Railroads
DAY:  Friday TIME 3:00–4:00pm
ROOM:  Auditorium
DESCRIPTION:  Belt Lines and Terminal Railroads are a particular form of railway–usually urban–serving a location for the mutual benefit of the owning railroads. Sometimes they are owned by a municipality. We will discuss examples, large and small, and suggest modeling possibilities.

 

CLINIC:  Every Twenty Years the Railroad Changes
DAY:  Saturday TIME 11:00am–12:00pm
ROOM:  Auditorium
DESCRIPTION:  Railroads have existed in North America since the 1820s. That is 200-years. We will review how the railroads evolved and developed in 20-year segments from 1820 through to the 2020s.

 

About the Clinician...

     Paul Hobbs has attended and helped at NMRA conventions for many years. He enjoys railroad research, operations, and developing clinics on topics not previously covered. He has written many articles for the historical society of his favorite railroads.

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