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  1. Len Turner

    Running Bear's March 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew. Under mostly cloudy skies it's 45 with a wind chill of 39 here in Cheyenne. Winds are WNW @ 9 with no significant gusts reported. Any day the wind doesn't blow is a good day in southeast Wyoming. Looking for a high this afternoon of 68 and a low tonight of 39. Last couple of...
  2. Len Turner

    Texas South East - Locomotives & Rolling Stock

    Locomotives... The TSE has two locomotives, #48 ALCO S-2 switch engine and #34 ALCO RS-1 road switch engine, both Atlas Gold Series with DCC & sound. I bought both about 10 years ago. The S-2 was originally in black & yellow US Army livery and the RS-1 came undecorated. I ran the S-2 on the...
  3. Len Turner

    Running Bear's March 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin; Crew. Under mostly clear skies and plenty of sunshine, it's 58 here in Cheyenne with temps headed for the mid-70s this afternoon. Winds are from the W @ 10, gusting to 13. With no precipitation in the immediate forecast, we're looking at another very pleasant day in southeast...
  4. Len Turner

    Texas South East Switching Layout Build

    After the move to Cheyenne and dealing with some nagging physical/medical issues, the Pine Flat thing just got to be too much. So it's back to the old Texas South East theme. The original version of the Texas South East was an 18"x 8' switching layout based on Lance Mindheim's series of books on...
  5. Len Turner

    The New Pine Flat Layout...

    TomO, I'm going to start a thread here too. The way the forum is set up here, I'll start a couple of new threads for the layout, rolling stock, etc. I've been a member and subscriber at MRH almost since day one mainly for the free magazine and later for the Running Extra. I started a TSE thread...
  6. Len Turner

    Running Bear's March 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' Crew. It's 32 and clear in Cheyenne this morning. Winds have finally calmed down a bit WNW @ 9mph. Forecast high for this afternoon of 75 may break the 74 mark set in 2012. No precipitation in the forecast. Cardiologist and shopping with NJ(ret) this afternoon. Yesterday we got the...
  7. Len Turner

    Running Bear's March 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' y'all from clear and sunny Cheyenne. It's 43 with winds from the W @ 14 gusting to 17. Hi today of 64 lo tonight 33 and no precipitation in the forecast. Warmer temps temps with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s the rest of the week. Slept in yesterday, so no report but did get...
  8. Len Turner

    What are you buying this Month?

    March acquisitions... Structures: Three Walthers structure kits; Vulcan Mfg, Overhead Crane, and Union Crane and Shovel for the foundry & machine industry. Rolling stock: Several new Walthers and Accurail boxcars and gondolas. Trying not to get too far ahead of things but I'll have enough...
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  10. Len Turner

    Running Bear's March 2025 Coffee Shop

    A good Sunday morning to all. It's clear and 22 in Cheyenne this am. Winds are from the SW @ 10 gusts to 12mph. High for today 52, low tonight 42. The usual high winds watch is in effect. Looking for warmer temps next week; possibly into the low 70s. Yesterday was too cold and windy for me to...
  11. Len Turner

    Running Bear's March 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew! Its Friday! Under mostly cloudy but clearing skies, its 31 in Cheyenne with a wind chill of 22. Winds are NW @ 13 gusting to 21 with an occasional gust to 45. Looking for a high of 47 and a low tonight of 21. No precip in the immediate forecast. High wind watch is in effect...
  12. Len Turner

    Running Bear's March 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew. Under cloudy skies, it's 39 with wind chill of 31, looking for high today of 49 here in Cheyenney. Winds are SW @ 15 gusting to 20. Wind warnings are in effect. No precipitation forecast for next 24 hrs. but strong winds will continue throughout the weekend. Cardiologist visit...
  13. Len Turner

    The New Pine Flat Layout...

    Thanks Louis! Yes, I'm going to start a new thread and continue posting. Bunch of good, friendly folks here!
  14. Len Turner

    The New Pine Flat Layout...

    I have access to about a third of the area which is actually more space than I'll ever use. The rest of the space has D#2/SIL's treadmill, exercise bike, and storage.
  15. Len Turner

    Running Bear's March 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' y'all from a wintry Cheyenne. It's 23 with wind chill of 2 under overcast skies and light snow. Looks like 2-3" on the ground and a 25% of more snow later today. Cold & windy for the next couple of days. Cardiologist today. Follow-up from last hospital stay. GI doc appointment...
  16. Len Turner

    The New Pine Flat Layout...

    The Pine Flat themed diorama is being discontinued... After getting back to the workbench, trying to finish up some detail castings, I've discovered that my eyesight, motor skills and patience are just not up to the task of model building at the level I wanted to achieve with the Pine Flat...
  17. Len Turner

    Pine Flat: Buildings & Structures

    Pine Flat theme is being discontinued... After getting back to the workbench, trying to finish up some detail castings, I've discovered that my eyesight, motor skills and patience are just not up to the task of model building at the level I wanted to achieve with the Pine Flat layout. With that...
  18. Len Turner

    Running Bear's March 2025 Coffee Shop

    Couplers - I use the "scale" size whisker Kadees. I think they're #158. I cut off the little uncoupler thingy to keep it from catching on stuff. I use a bamboo skewer to uncouple. Ancestry - My mother's folks (paternal) were Welsh coal miners and (maternal) German railroad workers. Her maternal...
  19. Len Turner

    Running Bear's March 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew and a Happy St Patty's Day to all, Irish or not. It's clear, 44 and very windy here in Cheyenne. Wind chill 33 brought to you by winds from the W @ 20 gusting to 30. Yesterday we had some gust over 50. Yep, that's Cheyenne - it's cold and the wind blows... No precipitation...
  20. Len Turner

    Running Bear's March 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew! Under clear skies, it's 28 in Cheyenne. Wind chill is at 11 with strong winds from the W @ 17 gusting to 25. High wind warnings in effect. Looking for a high of 53 and a low tonight of 49. No precipitation in the immediate forecast. Expecting cooler temps and possibility of...




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