Good morning. Another boring day I am assuming. The wife went to town early yesterday to do the weekly grocery shopping. Not many people were out and with a few exceptions, the shelves were well stocked, but that was right after the stores opened.
Willie - That is a beautiful build. Your attention to detail is exceptional.
Hughie - Sweet photo. I have to remind myself that you are working in N scale some times. Like those Alcos.
Tom - Nice looking hoppers. I did pretty well the same thing when I was custom painting and weathering freight cars years back. Assembly line work.
Bob - Living in a rural area we got a generator years ago and it has come in handy quite a lot. We have it set up to automatically come on line if the power is out for more than a few seconds. I get my fuel from a service station that has premium fuel WITHOUT any ethanol. For my old cars that have not had any valve work done on them I get fuel for them at the airport as they do have a low lead fuel. AvGas is also a higher octane.
Joe - Really like those B&O photos, especially the F units. You can post as many GG-1 photos as you please. I can understand your feelings about telehealth. I have been going to the same doctor for over 20 years. He now limits his time in the office working more with administration with the hospital (the only one in the area) but he does stick with his old patients which I enjoy. He thinks nothing about having long conversations. Great guy.
Sherrel - That tire is quite the addition to that F unit. Great video. Love those Alcos. Ain't nothing else that sounds like them. Some of those PA's are putting out as much smoke as a steam locomotive.
IBKen - Good to hear that your test was negative. I haven't tested and probably won't.
kjd - Nice photo.
Ray - Appreciate the additional info on the Santa Fe units.
Terry - That is an excellent phone photo.
Haven't run trains much lately. Sounds like something good to do to pass the time.
Here are a few photos before I go. Notice the Studebakers on either side.
For you IBKen.
Later