American Civil War Railroad Historical Society Annual Meeting

This past weekend was a great one spent at the American Civil War Railroad Historical Society Annual Meeting in Alexandria, VA.  The meeting started on Friday with a great overview by Bernie Kempinski. Each of the following lectures were great and worth the time.  During Saturday and Sunday local historian Ron Beavers lead the group on a tour of key sites going from Alexandria to Manassas.  Ron's knowledge of the line is exhaustive.  Other key organizers were Jon Vrana and Jenee Lindner were valuable resources.  Bernie Kempinski graciously opened his home to our group on Saturday night for Pizza, salad and great brownies.  Of course, the layout wasn't bad either.  Bernie's trackwork was impeccable and gave many ideas to think on for my own layout.  Dave from SMR trains gave a great talk on Lee's Rail artillery.  There were many side conversations and suggestions which I will take up in another post.  If I have overlooked someone please accept my apologies.