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The Fidalgo Island RR #9 - Thinking About Lighting

While my job has been keeping me quite busy, the covid lockdown has kept me around home. The good news is the railroad is progressing.

It’s been a while since my last construction update. I was trying to finish up installing the lighting and that turned into a bigger adventure than originally planned.

Here’s the story in two parts. The first part is the why, the second part is the how.

SD Museum data

Today's San Diego Union contained a 2021 Guide to non-profit organizations in the area.  The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is one of those organizations.  The guide printed 7 data points that show how far our hobby has come in the nation's 8th largest city:

Founded -- 1980

Non-profit status -- 1982

Total revenue -- $852,652

Total expenses -- $761,400

Total assets -- $1,227,432

Total annual employees -- 39

Total annual volunteers -- 372

GE tier 4 loco video

Here is a look at a new GE tier 4 loco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv8tH6Tv9a4

Only One Track Per Transformer

Can you only run one track per transformer, or is there a transformer that will run more than one?

Building a VIA Rail passenger combine

Ultimation sander

Pine Ridge railroad #42 restoration

Getting Real: The story of six switchers

Prepping cars for operation


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