eCoupler snapped by my work here’s some photos

coupler head is near close edge of track this is after repairs

HI All

Im posting this in several categories to get input from multiple folks if thats a bad thing, im sorry

As part of my operations plan, I am planning to make a deck of "event" cards

at the start of each operating session (which might last many days as I am a Lone Wolf operator) I'll throw a 6 sided dice to see how many event cards to pull

assuming I'm using a standard playing deck, 30 of the cards will be "Normal Day - No Problems" (is that too high or too low or about right)

The Fox River Trolley Museum (located in South Elgin, Illinos) has set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds to cover the cost of repairs to seven historic trolley cars that were vandalized early this month.  The damage, estimated to cost $100,000 to $150,000 to repair, was discovered by museum volunteers on the morning of Satuday, July 7.  South Elgin police have charged two youths, aged 11 and 13, with burglary and criminal damage to property in connection to this incident.

I just stumbled on this. Apparently, South African Railways #3450, the only class 26 4-8-4 (rebuilt from a non-condensing class 25) has been restored to operational condition. This is the famous “Red Devil” rebuilt by David Wardale according to the principles of L.D. Porta.     

Note, the really interesting bits are toward the end with some pacing at speed.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3_vDBjhOfUw

Mike