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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by iandor Hey Joe; That was fast, what time is it there, its 2.45 pm wed here, it must be the middle of the night over there. I am going to assemble a new train; all my others are passenger trains, this one will be a goods (freight) train, but your idea of a track maintenance train sounds good as well. I have seen articles on a propeller type thing for trimming hedges and i do have just such a thing but it is a succulent and tropical and grows very rapidly. Also iv'e seen a watering type thing for killing weeds and i could do with that as well. Where is Premont? I have been to Dallas, even driven down the Lyndon B Johnson freeway. The wind; to an Aussie it was awsome just blew stronger and stronger from one direction for days. We have monsoons here, strong winds but they swirl around. If you think about your trip of thrity miles each day as 54 km it will sound even longer All the best ian. [/quote] Yes, it was pretty near 1 am when I responded to your message. I normally get up (almost like clockwork) and check my e-mail at that time, mainly for my international types (friends and relatives stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Japan normally are active at that time when they are active.) I think everyone should assemble a maintenance train, one that actually maintenances track is an extra plus. Premont is a small town of about 3000 people in the middle of South Texas. Some people call this area the Wild Horse Desert, but it is mainly arid brush country as flat as flat can be. It was founded in 1908 or so along the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad as a ranching center and depot. We’re about 70 miles or so southwest of Corpus Christi, Texas. I live in Premont and work in Kingsville, Texas (‘bout 30 miles away) as a teacher. I pass neither homes nor villages on my commute and am literally driving through the King Ranch (Running W). I have been told by person who seem to know that South Texas has similar weather and climate to portion of Australia, but I cannot offer a first hand comparison. We have “Northerns,” which are cold fronts that bring rain and bad weather (thunderstorms et al). Some people call them “Artic” cold fronts, but our associates of Canadian (Canadien, Si vous préférez le Francais) might take offense being that I have never known snow nor blizzard. I am of the thinking that, once I have finished the track positioning my layout, I might be able to run trains all year. Many Canadians do venture to South Texas during the winter, we call the “Snowbirds” or “Winter Texans.” There actually is no debate in the USA currently going (aside from in this forum) of converting to the metric system. Keep ‘em flying, [4:-)]
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