tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108125661473356057.post3733768379573532311..comments2023-09-07T07:59:34.668-07:00Comments on Colin Churcher's Blog for 2015: Friday 11 September - Fribourg and the steamer La SuisseColin Churcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16940224672981482338noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108125661473356057.post-70554488942536882492015-09-12T07:29:48.880-07:002015-09-12T07:29:48.880-07:00Hello Colin, I am writing this comment shortly aft...Hello Colin, I am writing this comment shortly after 10:00 AM Saturday morning. Alas, you may have discerned that inclement weather curtailed IPP&W operations for what I believe to be the first time this season. Thank you for letting me come along on the ride up the funicular in Fribourg with you! Your video work is most impressive. It was very interesting examining the passing siding where the two crews meet part way up the slope. My only previous funicular ride took place in Istanbul when my daughter and I visited there three or four summers ago. Thanks, as well, for snapping the shot of that gas pump outside the Hotel Glion. I had recently built one similar to this in HO earlier this summer as a detail item for a diorama project. I enjoyed your account of the couple snapping photos into the sun as well as that group shot you passed by. I encounter similar “light” difficulties whenever I want to snap a shot on the southern side of Fred’s property during ops sessions in the garden. Your mention of how seven trains are handled most effectively at La Chaux-de-fonds reminds me of a similar railroad location in Canada. The crews at this Canadian location must make up trains all the while dealing with arriving and departing ones and they handle all of this traffic in a calm and professional manner. Of course, you know I am talking of the very capable and confident Nelson Yard crew on the IPP&W! Hehehe! Colin, thank you so much for sharing the photos and stories of the kindergarten children on the train under the experienced watch of some very dedicated teachers. The smiles on the kids’ faces tell it all. It was fun, as well, to see the youngsters riding the bus to school over lunch break just outside of Neuchatel. I trust you are getting over your cold and cough. Here’s to more great experiences ahead! Mike Hamer - Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaMike Hamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com