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Welcome to Jeffrey´s Trackside Diner in its August 2017 location, this month in Hamburg/Germany! This is a place to gather, a place without an agenda or a topic.  It's free to all, to read, to join in, or just to enjoy some virtual food.  Our gracious hosts ask only that we avoid certain hot-button topics like politics and religion that sometimes raise tempers. You'll get to know the friendly staff just by listening.  It's a place to share your day, your concerns, your joys and sorrows.  Welcome aboard! Following a suggestion from a regular patron and seconded by others, the August Diner has been moved to Hamburg/Germany. The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is Germany´s second largest city with a population of about 1.9 million people. The first settlement dates back to the 2nd century AD. The name Hamburg comes from the first permanent building on the site, a castle which the Emperor Charlemagne ordered constructed in AD 808. It rose on rocky terrain in a marsh between the River Alster and the River Elbe as a defence against Slavic incursion, and acquired the name Hammaburg, burg meaning castle or fort. The origin of the Hamma term remains uncertain, as does the exact location of the castle. Hamburg surely is a fascinating city and there is lots worthwhile knowing, but it would take pages to write all of that down here. To cut things short, I´d like to refere anyone interested in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg" target="_blank">Hamburg </a>to the pages of Wikipedia! From a model railroader´s and train buff´s point of view, Hamburg has lots to offer! First of all, there is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniatur_Wunderland" target="_blank">Miniatur Wunderland</a> to visit. Second, Hamburg sports a quite extensive subway system, which is partly above ground, quite similar to the EL in Chicago. Third, the Museum of Hamburg History has a large <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpJOf_oMNVU" target="_blank">1/32 scale layout</a>, which is also a must to see! There is a lot more to see or visit in and around of Hamburg. I will introduce you to these places as the month unfolds. Only this much today - have your cameras ready on the coming weekend! It´s the annual big steam up at Bruchhausen/Vilsen, home to the first narrow gauge museum railroad in Germany, established in 1966. There you will experience railroad operation in the true fashion of the 1950´s, spiced up with 6 steam locos under steam! One of the most important piece of kit you will have to bring along is an umbrella. Summer has been terribly wet this year, and there are no signs of improvement! <img src="http://www.hotel-senator-hamburg.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hamburg-alster-hotel-st-georg.jpg" alt=" " /> For those forum members unfamiliar with the Diner - the place was named in honor of our dear departed dear friend, Jeffrey Wimberly. The RIP track is the place for us to pay our respect to our friends and forum members who are no longer with us.   <h2 style="margin:0.83em 0px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;text-align:center;">The RIP Track</h2>   <a style="color:#055dae;" title="View larger (opens in a new window)" href="http://www.beileid.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Virtuelle-Trauerkerzen-anzuenden-300x200.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="height:auto;" src="http://www.beileid.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Virtuelle-Trauerkerzen-anzuenden-300x200.jpg" alt=" " /></a>       <ul> <li>Barry Arnold aka BlownoutCylinder</li> <li>Jerry Cox aka Cox47</li> <li>Wolfgang Dudler aka Westport Terminal</li> <li>Bob Hartle aka cmrproducts</li> <li>Ed Murphy</li> <li>Bill North</li> <li>Stein Rypern, Jr. aka Steinjr</li> <li>Andy Sperandeo</li> <li>Jeffrey "Running Bear" Wimberley</li> <li>Alan B</li> </ul>   "Gone to the Great Roundhouse , but not forgotten"!
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