OBTC 1909
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Wasn't sure where to post this, so hope it's ok in the General Discussion forum.
Today, Ken was:
A. Bored
B. Curious about using Ox-Gard (No-Ox) on track
C. Wanting to run some trains
So, I assembled an almost 4x8 layout on the floor of my computer/hobby room with EZ track. I got a bunch of my locomotives and rolling stock out of the storage containers for the first time in a few years and ran some trains.
Electrical conductivity in the EZ track was bad before I stored it and worse now. I used Ox-Gard on all of it and started doing some testing. Overall, the effect was very positive. I was able to run trains with only a few stutters here and there. I ran my Indiana Railroad, Illinois Central and Penn Central locomotives with success so I added some rolling stock to the mix. I interchanged a few cars at the runaround track and generally just enjoyed running some trains for a while. The downside was I was sitting on the floor, so it hurt getting back up LOL Here's a few pics from the short session. The hopper with Oil Belt Traction Company on it was a retirement gift from a friend who wrote his college term paper about the OBTC back in the early 60's. I've got a couple short videos I may post a link to later, but they're nothing too special. Just nice running trains again.
Today, Ken was:
A. Bored
B. Curious about using Ox-Gard (No-Ox) on track
C. Wanting to run some trains
So, I assembled an almost 4x8 layout on the floor of my computer/hobby room with EZ track. I got a bunch of my locomotives and rolling stock out of the storage containers for the first time in a few years and ran some trains.
Electrical conductivity in the EZ track was bad before I stored it and worse now. I used Ox-Gard on all of it and started doing some testing. Overall, the effect was very positive. I was able to run trains with only a few stutters here and there. I ran my Indiana Railroad, Illinois Central and Penn Central locomotives with success so I added some rolling stock to the mix. I interchanged a few cars at the runaround track and generally just enjoyed running some trains for a while. The downside was I was sitting on the floor, so it hurt getting back up LOL Here's a few pics from the short session. The hopper with Oil Belt Traction Company on it was a retirement gift from a friend who wrote his college term paper about the OBTC back in the early 60's. I've got a couple short videos I may post a link to later, but they're nothing too special. Just nice running trains again.
