The culmination of a couple recent projects. A few days ago I installed decoders and LED headlights into a pair of Proto2000 MILW E-units for fellow club members who are a father-son team. They had bought the two units from another club member, and the two units were running and looking so nice the original owner was jealous. I also added a dozen more trailers to my Swift Roadrailer train recently and was testing out the long train on the layout. The train took up almost a loop and a half on the helix and it was a good thing the E9's are heavyweight brutes. I must be straining the limits of the tongue and pin system Bowser used with the roadrailers.
After making several laps around the layout with the E9's, I put some proper SP power on the train. This photo will give you some idea how long the train was. This view shows the Seaport Station on the OMRS layout in Lacey, WA.
The OMRS is located at the Thurston County Fairgrounds in the basement of the log cabin looking Heritage Building. There is a outside entrance on the righthand end of the building when looking at the front door. The club meeting times are Thursday nights between 6 and 9pm and most Saturdays between 10am and noon.
