Do people run trains in WINTER????

[mgilger]

Marty,
How many cars are your 3 Dash 9's pulling? It looks impressive.
Mark

[Anonymous]

I hope to be running trains next winter and post some snow pics :) right now in IA its raining, but earlier this winter we has some good snow for train removal :) -sounds alot more fun than shoveling ....

[Anonymous]

We could but my husband is rearranging the track.
In northern California, we only ran our trains in the spring and the summer. In the winter we found new things to add to the lay out, fixed buildings, and generally let the weeds grow.
Here we are more diligent about doing year-round weed pulling--otherwise the weeds would win. Our garden railway has much more space on our acre on the Big Island. However, we downsized, having no idea where we land when we came after retirement. But yes, we can run trains in the winter here.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Marty Cozad

Thanks all
But , you know??????? If I could walk the beach right now I'd probably,,,,,[8)]
PROBABLY[V] choose the beach over snow.[:p]

PS, Its Friday night be fore new years eve. Which really means nothing to me. The boys and I watched a movie then I get tired of TV.
So I was out cutting Christmas trees on the RR. I had a light set up and trimed the Alberts on the horth loop highline.
That shows I have ,,,NO life..[:I]
Heheheheh, but it is nice out.[^]

[Anonymous]

Marty do you have a link to a site with some more pics of your layout?

[ttrigg]

Just finished a run on the Rosebud Falls Scenic Ry. (Actually it was set to run on constant loop while christmas lights came down. Of Course I did take a couple of extra long breaks, so as to "maintain" the GRR.

Happy New Year to All!

[AtlasGP9]

Let's see-- the wind is gusting 30 -40 miles per hour, and the rain has been constant for the last two weeks-- Maybe if we got snow, I'd run my trains in the winter. Don't have to shovel rain, but it's a little hard on electrical equipment.

[Train 284]

Great pictures Marty! No snow here, hardly ever! If were are lucky we will get a couple inches at the most for about a 1/2 day, then it melts. Now it has just been raining non-stop!

[Marty Cozad]

Thanks all
But , you know??????? If I could walk the beach right now I'd probably,,,,,[8)]
PROBABLY[V] choose the beach over snow.[:p]

PS, Its Friday night be fore new years eve. Which really means nothing to me. The boys and I watched a movie then I get tired of TV.
So I was out cutting Christmas trees on the RR. I had a light set up and trimed the Alberts on the horth loop highline.
That shows I have ,,,NO life..[:I]
Heheheheh, but it is nice out.[^]

[Anonymous]

Yes, Capt. Bob, Cape May has a regular microclimate going on there. I spend a lot of time on the beach thanks to it.

Regards,
Bill

[Capt Bob Johnson]

Bill C,
Gets even better in the bottom half of Cape May County!

[Anonymous]

I noticce that was posted about a year ago. Still fits the season though.

It has been dry here in Okla.....no moisture since mid Oct. My snow plow has to be satisfied with removing twigs, leaves, and acorns from the track.

BTW....nice picture inside back cover of Dec. Garden Railroad....congrats again.

Thanks for the inspiration you always impart....

OkieRRr

[Anonymous]

None of that white stuff in South Jersey, not for the moment anyway. It was up to 50 degrees F today (that's about 10 C for you metric users) in my neighborhood, which is about an hour southeast of Philadelphia. During the early part of December it was cold with snow and ice, but it is excellent train running outdoors currently.

Sure hope this doesn't jinx the weather forecast!

Regards and Happy New Year to all,
Bill C.
South Jersey

[bman36]

Hello Darren,
Welcome to the forum! You must have been doing some serious digging to find this thread. Well done. Winter running is great if you can do it. So far since I have had my outdoor line we have had an icy start to Winter. Wet snow...then it freezes. I always say that there's always next year! All the best and enjoy the forum! Later eh...Brian.

[Anonymous]

[:D]Hello Chaps.. I'm new so I thought I'd post something..
Wish I could run in the winter.. Marty your layout is Fantastic!

Problem for me is I model in 00 Gauge (HO Gauge - US) So I can't really see my models hauling their way through snowy conditions.. Lots of wheelslip![;)]



Happy New years to you all!

[Capt Bob Johnson]

Boy, Marty, NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!!!!

I can just hear the line's safety office after the OSHA people get done with them!

What ever made you think you could let the "Abominable Cozad" take a ride in the plow???

Good thing it wasn't the rotary, he could have been chewed up and spit all over the countryside; then where would we have gone for those real thing pictures? Real Garden RR thing I mean!

I admire your work and hope I can do 10% as well.

Bob Johnson

[Anonymous]

Hello,

That is just slendid. I am new to garden railroads and I plan to have a small mountain line when I aquirre the information and the money and the know how.

Bert and Mary Poppins

[bman36]

Marty,
I would love to run right now. My line is under ice and about two feet of snow! The tracks are frozen solid...I checked. Oh well maybe next season. Awesome photos as usual. BTW...read the letter in GR regarding "Diesel Bias". I disagree with his opinion. Your photo was NOT of just "out of the box locos". Having seen your RR first hand I know everything I saw was weathered and well run. Keep up the awesome job! Later eh...Brian.

[Anonymous]

Hi
No don't run trains in winter much thats the best time for brick laying ect on my line the cement doesn't go off in the wheel barrow like it does in summer
I try to get as much heavy engineering done in winter as possable.
trains run autum and spring and not a lot in summer unless we get a cool
28 to 30c day
regards John

[Anonymous]

Marty, BE CAREFULL! Bumbles bounce! You may lose him!

[Anonymous]

It doesn't snow in Queensland

ian

[Rastun]

Marty,

That is hilarious [(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][bow]

Jack

[Marty Cozad]

I found someone who LOVES winter, but not getting his picture taken.

[Anonymous]

I have no snow yet, so i can run ,i don't have battery power, when it snows ,i can run in side. i'm not that big ,in the rail roads , i only have 170 ft. of track out side , with a pond . IT'S ENOUGH, I HAVE problems getting up ,so i have some of my track 21 inches of the ground . when your retired you watch your coin a little more. Ben

[Anonymous]

Marty, as always AWSOME picture's. Maybe just buy another -9 then you won't have to help. Good excuse to buy another huh?![;)]

[Marty Cozad]

Answer


You have to clear the mainline first.

Yes I had to help the engines alittle but after the first time around ,its on to bigger and better things.


We had to get the coal train through. This is battery /RC powered which gives us (0) electrical problems and with running 3 Aristo dash-9s we have the pulling power.
Now is this fun or what?[^]