Good morning. Thought we could sleep in with the time change, but our little doxie had different plans. It was tie to eat. 37 degrees to start the day and we could get into the mid 40's by afternoon. Still have snow on the ground, but snow or no snow, I will get the mowing deck off of the tractor and the snow plow mounted. My son and his wife come over every Sunday for dinner and he'll come a little early.
Willie - Really like that old barn. It is quite the addition to the layout. Gas station and beauty shop also great additions.
Sherrel - Those are some chilly temps for this part of the year down there. Two weeks without the other half? I have seen a couple of videos on the UV activated glue. Dentists use it quit often I hear. Maybe that's what
Ray should try.
Mickey - You wouldn't know what to do with a straight board.
View attachment 41221 Don't think they have grown any straight trees for decades. Whan was the last time you really saw a straight board???
Greg - Funny that you should mention problems with the Bachmann 70 ton switcher. Mine has been running flawlessly for months and is now acting up again. I'm so pissed off at it I think I'll remove the couplers and s--tcan it. Better label or color code the wiring before you forget what you did. Probably would have happened to me except that I wrote it on the framing for the layout.
Lee - Nice kit back. Waiting to see the finished product.
I did get down to the train room for a while yesterday. Ran a train around that layout for a while with the track cleaning are before doing any switching.
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Cleaned some of the sidings while the trains was running around and then let the little 45 ton switcher pick up a couple of box cars loaded with grain and take them to the mill in Logan.
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Once the grain cars were dropped off, the RDC got to make a few trips around the layout.
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The race today is in Willie's neck of the woods. The NASCAR season is almost over. Three more races.
Later.