Trevor, That's really great news. After you get to do some running it
all begins to make sense! Also, then you can devote some time to
planning scheduled ops sessions, what kind of scenery will look great
and all those things that will come up.
If you do things really-really well or if you're like me (and will
accept somewhat less), there is little need for Zieska's sawsall!
One word of caution from a guy who started to lay track over 25 years
ago--derailments ( un-couplings and a short or two) will follow you as
the railroad progresses. There are a couple of gentlemen who have left
this world but their layouts remain. If you ask their children (who are
model RR'ers) they will often say--"but it doesn't run anymore and we
can't figure out what grandpa did"! Meaning that maintence and
upgrading is a constant need!
Bob Werre
On 6/11/12 12:44 PM, tpm1ca wrote:
Hi everyone:
On Friday, I achieved an important milestone in the life of every
layout, as I ran my first train in an operating session on my 1950s S
scale re-creation of the Canadian National Railway's branch to Port
Rowan, Ontario.
I'm pleased that I had just two derailments (which I've noted and will
address) - really good for a shakedown run.
I've written the full story with links to photos here:
http://themodelrailwayshow.com/cn1950s/?p=1127
Enjoy if you visit.
- Trevor Marshall, Toronto
PS: For those interested, I regularly post to my layout blog, which
you can find here...
http://themodelrailwayshow.com/cn1950s
And if you're using RSS, here's the feed URL:
feed://themodelrailwayshow.com/cn1950s/?feed=rss2
