Re: gt&e has first run

[Dave Cole]

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
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From: "Dave Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: gt&e 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

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