QUOTE: Originally posted by TheRockModeler Hopefully I'll be able to do so by then as I'm in planning stages (most of the inital track sitting in garage, my 1 loco and 2 cars in the basement), and constant planning goin on in the brain. here in IA we have had some really warm weather lately ( high40's and low 50's F temps) and Ive been out doing some prelim planning/yard clean up/ "spring prep" either way I'm looking forward to posting wherever Im at, at that point.
QUOTE: Originally posted by SandyR Capt., I have a confession to make...it's been unusually mild this winter...usually my railroad gets buried in at least a foot of snow in November, which then freezes and becomes an ever-deepening glacier until some time in March. But this January has been wild...temperatures in the 50's, and no snow. So I caved in, got out the old 2010 starter set engine, now 22 years old...all I did for preparation was pick up some debris from the track. I didn't clean the rails, just put Old Faithful on the track and turned up the power. It ran!! No problem. Three cheers for LGB track...it's completely black now, even the railheads. But the loco ran, and after a while, I began to reduce the power until it ran at a crawl. It never stalled. Two days later, another exceptionally warm day, so I ran a short train. And then I let the RR go back into hibernation. May 15 will be the 'official' date. Sorry I cheated!!! SandyR
Have fun with your trains
QUOTE: Originally posted by TheRockModeler Hey vsmith I was just in your smoggy town last week on biz, (unfortuantely never left he hotel except for dinnr one night) I was hopeing for more free time to go check out the place/ see if there is any G hobby shops there. Unfortunately no time/energy /idea where to look after 10 hrs meetings every day. If I had thought about it I should have posted on here for info...maybe next year if they send me there again....
QUOTE: Originally posted by PennFan Hey, May 15th is my birthday.
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