George, great report. Am I remembering correctly that you reported
earlier that you will be hosting visitors to your layout traveling to or from
the
2012 NASG in Chattanooga?
- Earl Henry, Nashville
In a message dated 12/30/2011 9:51:25 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Last night had the first trial operating session. Small point to point
layout and we operated only half the layout. Was concerned that there wouldn't
be enough to do to fill two hours with only 4 industries, a scale track and
2 yard tracks.
Granted it was a first run, but my two visitors took almost 2 hours to
pickup 8 cars and setout 8 cars, weigh 10 hoppers and work 2 arriving and
departing trains. Found one switch needing additional feeders. Required bell
ringing and whistling at road crossing, and bell ringing when two locos
running on same track and had to add caboose to end of train, not train to
caboose.
I feel lucky to be modeling the transition period in S. I have every type
loco I need. The only freightcar types I wanted and don't have is the
fishbelly hopper recently canceled by SHS and a 1932 boxcar. This isn't a
complaint, but a note that I've been buying since 1996 and only missing one or
two cars isn't bad at all. I wish Don T.luck and if worse comes to worse I
think I can cut down a PRS 1937 boxcar for the 1932 and scratchbash a
fishbelly hopper. But first more S scale layout to build. Don, I'm going wait
two
or three years before I scratchbash that fishbelly just in case.
Just one last thanks. The obscure Southern coal branch I'm modeling had
two F-3's arrive in 1947 numbered 4171 and 4172. My two SHS Southern F-3's
came from the factory numbered 4271 and 4172. Wouldn't have happened in HO or
N.
George Courtney
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