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nice day to run a train
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 12, 2007 2:42 PM
it was a nice day to run a train and take a picture.   ben
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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Saturday, May 12, 2007 4:56 PM

Yup!  Got the new sound in the GP-38 and the SD-45, and they were running to test.  Even double headed them; really good sound!

Had something or the other running for about 5 hours today while doing rr things right there on the porch!

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Posted by tangerine-jack on Saturday, May 12, 2007 8:21 PM
Nice flowers Ben!  I may be up in Allentown within a week or two for business, I'll be sure to swing by on my way!  I'll let you now what day looks good.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 13, 2007 11:11 AM

 tangerine jack

let me know so i'm here  and  have a train ready to go.            

capt. bob                                                                                 

keep them trains running,  did the bridge get finshed at the inlet yet  ????

    BEN

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Posted by kimbrit on Sunday, May 13, 2007 1:32 PM

Way to go Ben, that box car looks to be off the rails!! Nice pic mate, keep 'em coming.

Cheers,

Kim

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 13, 2007 6:01 PM

 

Kimbrit

their is a little hump their i have no problem with it .  i have a problem putting 2 pictures together in one space.  here is another one.   BEN

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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Sunday, May 13, 2007 6:29 PM
Ben, you gonna have to wait a couple of extra years before you can camp & fish there again!   Bridge got set back a couple of years, first time cause bids were too high, second time around they got into a real hassle cause low bidder (who supposedly would have used union labor) didn't score as high in the DOT forms as another; and lawsuits were threatened all over the place so all bids were thrown out again!
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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Sunday, May 13, 2007 6:38 PM

The rains went away and Slower Lower Delaware's local GRR club had a nice run day Sunday.   Of course, the mothers who attended got some flowers cause it was, after all, Mother's Day!    Some of those Mothers also ran their trains!    My wife got her new GP38-2 out in front of a couple of RS-3s for a triple header!

We had the obligatory wreck too!   No, it wasn't women drivers for that one, it was a couple of guys who were lazy and said one train wouldn't catch up to another for at least 1 or 2 more circuits of the layout!   HA!!!

A fun day!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 1:53 PM

Capt Bob

  Do you have track power or are you using  battery power ???? .  i have been using track power since 1999 .   BenSmile [:)]

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Posted by FJ and G on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 2:20 PM

Hey, that Pink bush catches the eye. Nice! The ACL purple loco looks right at home too.

 

My dandelions are starting to bloom; in another week or so they should be all open and I'll post something; they're spreading too 

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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 7:22 PM

Ben, I'm still running track power, some onboard TE, some not!

I'm getting closer to trying battery, but I just have some trouble with a following car!

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 27, 2007 4:52 PM
today 5-27-07 was a nice day to run some trains , temp. got up to 86 , i have no shade ,so i stopped running , will try later tonight when that sun goes down a little, I hope every body has a safe  Holiday .BenSmile [:)]
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Posted by bman36 on Sunday, May 27, 2007 10:46 PM

Hey Ben,

Those pics really stand out with the flowers. Colour like that adds so much! Thanks for sharing. By the way....finally got some trains running today. Tried out my new D&RG Lil' Critter. What a neat little loco...pulls like crazy and runs really smooth. Had a lot of fun in the sun today. Later eh...Brian.

 

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Posted by gardenengineer on Monday, May 28, 2007 9:06 PM

I haven't been on this site in quite a while.  I had to re-register because I couldn't remember who I was.  Anyway, I cleared the rails today and my NW2 made it around the 140+ ft. without any help on the third pass.  My track has been on the ground for 7 years now, wow. Time sure flys.  I ran the locomotive alone for about 2 hours total.    I had to do some ballast adjustments.  A bit more tweeking of the track and I will be ready for some mixed freight next weekend.  I hope the weather co-operates.  I haven't done much with the garden railroad in the past two years.  Last year our spring in New England was very rainy and I didnt get to plant any flowers.  The year before that I worked a second job almost every weekend and that didnt help with keeping the garden railroad neat.  This year I will be devoting more time to the backyard and hope to have a great season.    Hope everyone has a great summer.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:49 AM

  Welcome PETE

 garden railways changed solfware a while back , i finaly learned to post a picture again  now i must try and post 2 to 3 pictures at a time , my out side lay out is 175 ft + and full of flowers and a pond is in it with gold fish it is 6+ ft wide and 14 ft long 24 in deep . i run track power with  A TRAIN ENGINEER . later BEN

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:26 PM
Ben,
Wow, you've really been busy--things are looking good. Nice work!

Rene Schweitzer

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Posted by MTCarpenter on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:40 PM
Fantastic job!  Looks great.
"Measurement is the way created things have of accounting for themselves." ~ A.W. Tozer
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 7:20 PM

 Rene

 thanks for the comement on my RAILROAD  , I like flower and flowering bushes  their are 4 different  colored bushes and they bloom at different times.

MT Carpenter

 I started this rail road i think it was 1998 and it has grown over the years , and i enjoy it , i have been retired since the end of 2000 ,so this keeps me busy.  thanks for your kind words.

                                             BENSmile [:)]

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