The Holiday season is upon us again and as usual CP rail is on the road with their Holiday train.This link will take you to a video of the activities. Of real interest is at the end of the video where there are links to great drone videos showing the build progress of the Belle Plaine Spur. Their site also shows where the train will appear and when. This is also a wonderful cause to help feed the needy.

Dave

Explore the world of small-scale live steam with Fired up!  Jeff and Trevor discuss the various fuels for live steam locomotives and a few simple safety precautions to keep the fun in your operating sessions.  This is part three of six. Includes bonus short: Sausages & Steam-3.

The house we have bought is rated at 50 amp service and is getting updated as soon as I get all the price quotes back to a 200 amp service. At the same time all of the wiring is being update along with the hardware.

It turns out that something called arc fault detection will be included into most rooms including the bedroom designated as the train room. I have no issues with safety. For those who don't know about this, if a spark is detected by the circuit the fuse is blown, shutting down everything on that circuit.

Well this week after getting the electrical connections ran and connected the Crew Lounge Facilities are all installed and operational.

There is a small bar fridge, kettle & coffee maker installed to make visiting that little bit more enjoyable and refreshing.  There will be room later on for a microwave.