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/
