Jim FitzGerald of NTRAK passes

[Blazeman]

Never met the man. But I recall him putting a note on a mailing to me that whatever it was I was ordering was in process. The bulletins that came out had a very personal touch to them. Seemingly a very gentle man; just the kind of person that was needed to rein in some disparate members with different ideas on approaching the same goal.

[RRRover]

He's actually the reason I stayed in N Scale and built modules. I was the pesky 11 year old at the 1974 convention. I built my first modules at about 16. I've seen him at many conventions since. He was extremely patient, and a forward thinker. Creative too. Anyone remember the "Cotton Brute?"

[peteski]

Creative too. Anyone remember the "Cotton Brute?"

Sure do. If you read through the entire thread you'll find a link to an article describing Jim's Cotton Brute and its sister locomotives.  It is a fun trip down the memory lane.

[up1950s]

Memorial info

http://www.tributes.com/show/James-Jim-FitzGerald-96610286

I had the Cotton Brute sent to me for comparison tractive tests a couple years ago .