John: If I got there, I certainly planned on looking you up, even though my time would be limited. In the meantime, I tried running that reefer train on a slightly different routing yesterday afternoon. It worked, but with several glitches. At least it gives me something to work on.
At least the trains are running, even though not with a Rock Island E-8 (at least, not yet!) I might end up settling for a pseudo CRIP red and black scheme. boB Nicholson __________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], John Albee <johnalbee03@...> wrote: > > Wow, if you get to town, you must stop. See the layout, talk some trains. > My better half is an unbelievable cook. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 30, 2012, at 2:56 PM, "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > > Actually, John, I was supposed to be in Bloomington for three days this > > weekend, until the surgeon at Iowa City nixed the idea. Maybe next year. In > > the meantime, I'm sorta looking for someone who might be willing to paint > > an American Models E8 locomotive in original Rock Island passenger colors > > for me. > > > > boB Nicholson > > > > --- In [email protected], John Albee <johnalbee03@> wrote: > > > > > > Yea boB! I'm glad you enjoyed the railroad again. I plan to do exactly > > > that tomorrow, especially now that my rr room ceiling is painted. > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On Jun 30, 2012, at 11:03 AM, "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote: > > > > > > > Well, not necessarily Kalmbach quality, but for the first time in about > > > > a month, SHABBONA RR ran a train from Terminal District to Mooar Yard > > > > and return. This is the first operation since coming home from Iowa > > > > City on the 7th of June. > > > > > > > > The day began when I reworked the coupler mounts on F7 "B" unit #19A to > > > > meet the close coupling standards I have set for SHABBONA "F" units. > > > > The operation was successful, but I believe I can add a couple of .015" > > > > styrene shims to the buffers to take up a little more slack. Since this > > > > is a "B" unit, the difference should not be noticeable. > > > > > > > > Once that was complete, except as described, I coupled together an F-7 > > > > A-B-A consist for the train to Mooar Yard. Since I do not have to deal > > > > with the vagarities of DCC or the cantankerosity of a Fireman Fred, > > > > this was a simple matter of simply coupling the units together, after > > > > which they went out to the train and tied on. While the train was > > > > getting its air test, the MJ Dispatcher lined it up for clear sailing > > > > to Mooar Yard. > > > > > > > > In the meantime, the roundhouse at Mooar tied RS-3 #35 to RS-1 #33 for > > > > additional power to make up an outbound train. Reaching into #1 track, > > > > these units grabbed the caboose from [yesterday's] train and set it > > > > over to Track two. Then, going back against Track #1, they pulled the > > > > made up train out on the lead and commenced to shove it against the > > > > caboose on Track two. Meanwhile, the inbound freight train showed up at > > > > MJ Junction and proceeded to the inbound yard crossover, where it had > > > > to wait momentarily while the yard engine shoved the outbound train in > > > > the clear. After that, the road crew pulled the inbound trin into the > > > > clear on Track one, and returned via the Yard Main and tied onto Yard > > > > two. After receiving an air test and permission to depart, the outbound > > > > train moved into position at MJ Tower and wqited for clearance to leave > > > > town and head back to Terminal District. > > > > > > > > Pulling down the Main Line at Terminal District, the engines cut away > > > > and headed for the pit, where the roundhouse forces will insert F7 "B" > > > > unit #15A to make up a 4-unit A-B-B-A set for a reefer train that is > > > > due out later in the day. After almost a month of inactivity, seeing > > > > trains run once again was refreshing. > > > > > > > > boB Nicholson _________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
