George - That's quick thinking and a riot. Still chuckling over it. Tom, Yes I did. I was very lucky to have taken both my parents to most all Europe's cities that we served and they even came to Saudi Arabia for a month while I was there from 75-81. The guys and girls that I had in the crews really fussed all over them each and every time. The crew buses drivers were even nice enough to swing around and pick them up from the customs area. That was when I worked for a real airline. I bought lots of dinners for the crews for their patience and time.
Tried to locate a pic of my B&Y GP7, but in lieu of that, here are several diesels I'm fond of From left to right: Bachmann Spectrum GP35, custim paint job by Howard Biby Atlas Trainman GP38-2. Runs well, but I need to tweak the details Athearn blue-box SD40-2 BLI SW7
