Re: gte has first run
vickie marie: that's exactly the plan ... i need to get the gates working before i get to the testing steamup but then i'll have some patient people over. thanks. \dmc At 11:45 PM -0800 11/21/02, vree wrote: Dave, Remember, it took us almost two years to get Kevin O'Connor's super duper deluxe track operational! I know that I'm one PCLS member who is looking forward to a new venue, but realistically, wait until you are comfortably ready. Then invite a small handful of steamers with a variety of locos to try it out with the understanding that they are to help you find the glitches and tweak whatever needs tweaking. In other words, they need to know that derailments could easily occur and to be prepared for such. Once you are satisfied with those results, THEN you have the real steam-up. Meantime, since the track is operational, you can run one of your own locos while you work on siding or bays or whatever! That makes it a bit more rewarding and fun to get those final items done. I learned a lot with Cmdr. O'Connor's track and layout building experience. It was grueling, but rewarding. Congratulations! And I do look forward to your photos! Vickie-Marie - Original Message - From: Dave Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:05 AM Subject: Re: gte has first run At 7:35 PM -0800 11/19/02, Jeffrey Williams wrote: So should we all show up at 10:00 am this Saturday for your first steamup? === thanks to one and all who sent not only publicly encouraging words, but those who contacted me privately as well. jeff's note, while i'm sure was intended to be facetious, isn't too far off the mark. i am awaiting some of those bridge clamps from hillman and then will get the bridges working ... i don't really want guests until i can guarantee egress and right now getting out of the circle when the rails are all down can be exciting. i have a steamup-bay/storage yard that is now not connected to the main loop -- i'm going to have to build a turnout that is at an interesting angle to get the bay on-line to the mainline. plus, there have to be a lot more test runs -- i wouldn't want anything to happen to jeff's c-16, for example. rest assured that there will be an announcement on the pcls list soon about a steamup. \dmc -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^ -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^
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?for me ? what gives ?? From: Dave Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2002/11/23 Sat AM 11:14:52 CST To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: gte has first run vickie marie: that's exactly the plan ... i need to get the gates working before i get to the testing steamup but then i'll have some patient people over. thanks. \dmc At 11:45 PM -0800 11/21/02, vree wrote: Dave, Remember, it took us almost two years to get Kevin O'Connor's super duper deluxe track operational! I know that I'm one PCLS member who is looking forward to a new venue, but realistically, wait until you are comfortably ready. Then invite a small handful of steamers with a variety of locos to try it out with the understanding that they are to help you find the glitches and tweak whatever needs tweaking. In other words, they need to know that derailments could easily occur and to be prepared for such. Once you are satisfied with those results, THEN you have the real steam-up. Meantime, since the track is operational, you can run one of your own locos while you work on siding or bays or whatever! That makes it a bit more rewarding and fun to get those final items done. I learned a lot with Cmdr. O'Connor's track and layout building experience. It was grueling, but rewarding. Congratulations! And I do look forward to your photos! Vickie-Marie - Original Message - From: Dave Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:05 AM Subject: Re: gte has first run At 7:35 PM -0800 11/19/02, Jeffrey Williams wrote: So should we all show up at 10:00 am this Saturday for your first steamup? === thanks to one and all who sent not only publicly encouraging words, but those who contacted me privately as well. jeff's note, while i'm sure was intended to be facetious, isn't too far off the mark. i am awaiting some of those bridge clamps from hillman and then will get the bridges working ... i don't really want guests until i can guarantee egress and right now getting out of the circle when the rails are all down can be exciting. i have a steamup-bay/storage yard that is now not connected to the main loop -- i'm going to have to build a turnout that is at an interesting angle to get the bay on-line to the mainline. plus, there have to be a lot more test runs -- i wouldn't want anything to happen to jeff's c-16, for example. rest assured that there will be an announcement on the pcls list soon about a steamup. \dmc -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^ -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^
Re: gte has first run
Dave pondered: At 12:43 PM -0800 11/20/02, Anthony Dixon wrote: And no ash pit either! ash pit? why would butane-powered engines need an ash pit? ;-) ... You need some place to put what's left of the cab after you fire it up? :-) - - Steve
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Hurray! When's the steam-up? - Original Message - From: Dave Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:38 PM Subject: gte has first run all hands: tonight, under a moonlit sky (with supplemental jury-rigged lighting), the track crew of the grand teton everglades steam excursion co. laid down the last few feet of rail. to celebrate, the operations crew fired up the frank s. and ran it all the way around the line, a first. this is also the first time since the slide of 2000 that the frank s. has run on its own rails. photos and further commentary will be forthcoming, but i just wanted everyone to know: we're back in business! \dmc -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^
Re: gte has first run
Dave, Remember, it took us almost two years to get Kevin O'Connor's super duper deluxe track operational! I know that I'm one PCLS member who is looking forward to a new venue, but realistically, wait until you are comfortably ready. Then invite a small handful of steamers with a variety of locos to try it out with the understanding that they are to help you find the glitches and tweak whatever needs tweaking. In other words, they need to know that derailments could easily occur and to be prepared for such. Once you are satisfied with those results, THEN you have the real steam-up. Meantime, since the track is operational, you can run one of your own locos while you work on siding or bays or whatever! That makes it a bit more rewarding and fun to get those final items done. I learned a lot with Cmdr. O'Connor's track and layout building experience. It was grueling, but rewarding. Congratulations! And I do look forward to your photos! Vickie-Marie - Original Message - From: Dave Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:05 AM Subject: Re: gte has first run At 7:35 PM -0800 11/19/02, Jeffrey Williams wrote: So should we all show up at 10:00 am this Saturday for your first steamup? === thanks to one and all who sent not only publicly encouraging words, but those who contacted me privately as well. jeff's note, while i'm sure was intended to be facetious, isn't too far off the mark. i am awaiting some of those bridge clamps from hillman and then will get the bridges working ... i don't really want guests until i can guarantee egress and right now getting out of the circle when the rails are all down can be exciting. i have a steamup-bay/storage yard that is now not connected to the main loop -- i'm going to have to build a turnout that is at an interesting angle to get the bay on-line to the mainline. plus, there have to be a lot more test runs -- i wouldn't want anything to happen to jeff's c-16, for example. rest assured that there will be an announcement on the pcls list soon about a steamup. \dmc -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^
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At 7:35 PM -0800 11/19/02, Jeffrey Williams wrote: So should we all show up at 10:00 am this Saturday for your first steamup? === thanks to one and all who sent not only publicly encouraging words, but those who contacted me privately as well. jeff's note, while i'm sure was intended to be facetious, isn't too far off the mark. i am awaiting some of those bridge clamps from hillman and then will get the bridges working ... i don't really want guests until i can guarantee egress and right now getting out of the circle when the rails are all down can be exciting. i have a steamup-bay/storage yard that is now not connected to the main loop -- i'm going to have to build a turnout that is at an interesting angle to get the bay on-line to the mainline. plus, there have to be a lot more test runs -- i wouldn't want anything to happen to jeff's c-16, for example. rest assured that there will be an announcement on the pcls list soon about a steamup. \dmc -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^
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At 12:43 PM -0800 11/20/02, Anthony Dixon wrote: And no ash pit either! ash pit? why would butane-powered engines need an ash pit? ;-) ... \dmc -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^
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At the PLS (Pennsylvania Live Steamers) our ash pits double as easy places to light alcohol burners. Set a mirror at a 45 degree angle so you can see the fire in the burners easily. Saves frying plastic ties too. Anyone in the Phila. area is welcome to our Turkey Trot Special Gauge-1 Run day next Friday the 29th. Bring warm jackets! Phil Phil At 12:43 PM -0800 11/20/02, Anthony Dixon wrote: And no ash pit either! ash pit? why would butane-powered engines need an ash pit? ;-) ... \dmc -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^
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Welcome back to operations Dave! My Best, Chuck Charles W. Walters Twin Lakes Railway CEO http://home.twcny.rr.com/twinlakesrw -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Cole Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 12:39 AM To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam Subject: gte has first run all hands: tonight, under a moonlit sky (with supplemental jury-rigged lighting), the track crew of the grand teton everglades steam excursion co. laid down the last few feet of rail. to celebrate, the operations crew fired up the frank s. and ran it all the way around the line, a first. this is also the first time since the slide of 2000 that the frank s. has run on its own rails. photos and further commentary will be forthcoming, but i just wanted everyone to know: we're back in business! \dmc -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^
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Congratulations Dave!
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Ah, the thrill of it all!! Congrats Dave, Geoff. all hands: tonight, under a moonlit sky (with supplemental jury-rigged lighting), the track crew of the grand teton everglades steam excursion co. laid down the last few feet of rail. to celebrate, the operations crew fired up the frank s. and ran it all the way around the line, a first. this is also the first time since the slide of 2000 that the frank s. has run on its own rails. photos and further commentary will be forthcoming, but i just wanted everyone to know: we're back in business! \dmc -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^
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Good for you Dave! Me, I am facing a dilema with my track. They have to drop this huge dead tree in my back yard. Landlord won't say when, just that they are going to do it. It will land right on the track, or at the very least they will leave all the trunks right smack in the middle. I think it will be up to me to cut it up and burn, haul it away. I am a bit bummed with the prospects. Bob
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Having cut away a fallen fruit tree last year, I sympathize Bob! Track survived just fine, since branches kept the trunk from crushing rail. It did flatten the fence, but fortunately, I had just removed and cleaned up the buildings prior to the rains causing the tree to fall. Gary - slogging thru another winter in Eugene, Oregon http://www.angelfire.com/or/trainguy http://community.webshots.com/user/raltzenthor Good for you Dave! Me, I am facing a dilema with my track. They have to drop this huge dead tree in my back yard. Landlord won't say when, just that they are going to do it. It will land right on the track, or at the very least they will leave all the trunks right smack in the middle. I think it will be up to me to cut it up and burn, haul it away. I am a bit bummed with the prospects. Bob
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I have a similar problem with a tree. The rather large pine has decided to lay over to the side while it was young during several different wet windy winters. This has lifted the track on the root side, and made for occasional bumped heads on the other, trunk side. I'm hoping it doesn't get any worse or it, as your trees will have to also be dropped. Vic in CA. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 10:05 AM Subject: Re: gte has first run Good for you Dave! Me, I am facing a dilema with my track. They have to drop this huge dead tree in my back yard. Landlord won't say when, just that they are going to do it. It will land right on the track, or at the very least they will leave all the trunks right smack in the middle. I think it will be up to me to cut it up and burn, haul it away. I am a bit bummed with the prospects. Bob
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Good grief no! Dave is obviously a night owl. - Original Message - From: Jeffrey Williams To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 7:35 PM Subject: Re: gte has first run So should we all show up at 10:00 am this Saturday for your first steamup? === Dave Cole wrote: all hands: tonight, under a moonlit sky (with supplemental jury-rigged lighting), the track crew of the grand teton everglades steam excursion co. laid down the last few feet of rail. to celebrate, the operations crew fired up the frank s. and ran it all the way around the line, a first. this is also the first time since the slide of 2000 that the frank s. has run on its own rails. photos and further commentary will be forthcoming, but i just wanted everyone to know: we're back in business! \dmc -- ^^^ Dave Cole Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton Everglades Steam Excursion Co. Pacifica, Calif. USA http://45mm.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^
