On Sunday, September 20th, I was riding the Durango and Silverton when I heard someone comment about the WW&F hat I was wearing. Turns out it was our train conductor, who introduced himself as Wayne Pratt, son of Gus Pratt. Many of you recognize the name. Gus back in 1935, at the age of 17, using a 16mm movie camera, captured for posterity the action of the rapidly closing Maine 2' gauge rail lines. Fortunately for us his films survived and are now available on DVD in the museum gift shop.
If you do not already have thes DVD's, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, you owe it to yourself to purchase them. It is like a window into the past.
Wayne has been living and working at the D&SNGRR for 25 years. He fondly remembers Maine and does visit occasionally. I believe I recall him saying he visited his father at Boothebay while #9's boiler was being built. He said to say hi.
I am going to try to attach a photo of myself with Wayne Pratt, I hope it works.
Don Fenstermacher