Conway Scenic Railroad early operations, Railfan's Days and Steam doubleheaders by Ron Johnson. April 17, 2024

Ron Johnson, who was hired by the Conway Scenic Railroad in 1974 to be the official painter and letterer of buildings and equipment on the property in North Conway, will present a program of digital slides and sound movies of early operations plus Railfan's Days and steam doubleheaders covering the 10 years he worked for the railroad. He lived in his ex-GT caboose (with a piano to play railroad tunes). He painted the station twice single-handedly. He has many insights to share about Dwight Smith's vision and how the weedy yard and decrepit infrastructure was transformed into the vibrant tourist railroad it is today. He also would appreciate other contributions to this program from the mid-1980's on to the present. He can be contacted at collron2@gmail.com