These are photos from the RPM Social/Operating Session held on Friday, August 19th at Brad Joseph's house in O'Fallon, IL. We managed to jam 35 guys into Brad’s basement and overwhelm his air conditioner, but the heat added an extra touch of prototypical realism for operators on Brad’s UP high-desert-themed layout. Here, Hank Kraichely from St. Louis works a freight extra up the hill.