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The Fascia is Up
The fascia is up from Birdsboro to the end of the peninsula and the first coat of paint is on.
All of the switch linkages in Birdsboro are in, as well as the car card boxes. Inching ever closer to operations.
Detection, Ardunio and JMRI/CMRI
So, I posted awhile ago about my quest to begin signaling and detection on my current 12x24' Phase 1 Yard and mainline part of my railroad. I decided to go with a Arduino set-up and couple it into JMRI/CMRI and make the entire thing 1 big dispatched piece. I thought it would be easier at this stage doing this versus trying to build the entire road then coming back. I've been working on detection, and have it a bit of a road block.
Question About Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette: 50-year collection, 1964-2014 DVD
I have a question about this collection.
Can you view the back issues without having to go through the program?
Example: Can I load up a few issues on my android tablet in a pdf format and view them while on a trip?
Thanks.
Catalogues of Cast Iron Facades, Trusses, and Related Items
I have been messing around with my new laser cutter, and I am particularly interested in old storefronts. In my research, I came across a website that has a number of George Mesker & Co. catalogs for cast iron facades, marquise, and related items. They are from 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1909, and 1928.
2021 Trainfest cancelled
Trainfest officially is cancelled per an email circulating on FaceBook and the Trainfest FB page. Also, it is shown on the RRModelcraftsmen site. Not enough staff and too much uncertainty regarding Covid possible issues. If they had the hall and have to cancel again the WISEdivison of the NMRA couldn’t handle the financial hit.
JoeF. Has MRH been notified officially or were you skipping out again in 2021?
What is going on here with this loco?
I got this photo recently from a relative.
Written on the back it says: " Just righted after rollover timbers still connected".
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Project RDG-3640 has begun...
Stripped down (lettering & numbers) using Mr Color - Thinner, original Kato shell is a Burlington Northern - Phase 1b shell.
Improving Athearn RTR Loco Electrical Pick Up
I picked up a new/old-stock Athearn RTR SD40T-2 a few years back and only just now got around to installing a RailPro LM-3S receiver into it. Let me back up a bit and state that the loco ran just fine on straight DC-only power. Fast-forward to today: AFTER installing the RailPro receiver and soldering any/all connections in the loco, it ran incredibly erratic! It would run a bit, stop, start, run, stop, start, yadda, yadda. When standing still and just touching one of the trucks, it would lose power.
Building a Consist - Locomotive management
The OpSig has posted a You Tube video of the clinic I gave 6/13/2021 on the OpSig Virtual Meetup. The subject was "Building a Consist - Locomotive Management" and discussed how a prototype road manages its locomotive fleet and the general steps for processing locomotives through a terminal, from arrival to building an outbound consist, with suggestions on modeling those practices.
Enjoy.
Will answer any questions if you have them.
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