Re: Jim Marcus & Oiling Rails?

Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> I met him once, and heard a lot of stories about
> Jim Marcus. One guy in Michigan told me Jim was
> doing a movie showing of his train stuff at some
> railroad club meeting somewhere. There was a
> scene of some old passenger car in a wooded area
> someplace with several seconds of nothing
> happening. Then all of a sudden the coach blows
> up. Jim had blown up the coach and filmed it.
> The club members were not amused and he was asked
> to leave!
>
> There was also a time when Nickel plate 759
> slipped and stalled on some grade, and it was
> thought Jim was behind that one as well. A friend
> of mine said his widow was looking to sell his
> stuff, but that's all I heard about it.
> I am not familiar with the video company you
> mentioned Michael! W & R???
>
> Greg


Bill Brown..... WB Video.