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do you all try to run your trains EVERY DAY?

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:36 AM
Thanks eeryone for the help!
Ghelman thanks for the tips. We have never had anything stollen but we don't leave anything out and visible either.

gregeusa - wow - we have stainless track. we have been wiping it down before running it.
Maybe we are being to easy on this project. It sounds like the garden trains and track are a lot more durable than what we are giving it credit!

Becky
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 12:13 PM
QUOTE: As a child i lived near a switching yard went to bed listening to trains switching till i fell asleep maybe that's why my love for trains.


Most of my time as a youngster was spent at a tramway museum.This is why I build the models.I do find the building more fun than the running.It's funny how childhood memories emerge when you're an adult.
train-me.
You are lucky you have a good interest that keeps you busy.Many others would give up in despair.I have the greatest respect for you.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 14, 2005 5:58 AM
troy thank you.

oops been listening too "THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA" from C. S. LEWIS
and Focus on the Family Raido Theatre . CD's
going thru with drawel's got to run my train's !
back to the CD's on moday bought the books 25 yrs ago read the first one and moved lost them 7 books said to myself ill buy again someday well now im blessed with them on cd!
off to running my RR.
every one have a nice week end happy RR!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 30, 2005 6:17 AM
i am very happy to remember those that gave there all for are FREEDOM! and for are service men & women today still protecting are FREEDOM! i am running my FREEDOM train in remembrance of!

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Posted by mgilger on Monday, May 30, 2005 7:44 AM
I've been running about 3-4 times a week. My interest is with the moving of freight and all the switching that is involved. I was out yesterday for about 4 hours moving freight from one area of my layout, to another. Probably did around 40 switch operations in that 4 hour time period. I plan on having around 25-30 switches by summers end.

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Mark

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 9, 2005 6:45 AM
mark
sorry so long getting back to you. nice RR get back to us as you progress with your switches. i have been busy with having to deal with my mobilty issues. ran trains yesterday and last friday half the day it was so relaxing for me after dealing with mobility dealers. i love my RR. thanks for the link to the photos.
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Posted by Tom The Brat on Thursday, June 9, 2005 12:02 PM
Mine run a few hours each day whilst I'm doing other things. It helps to have something going on[;)]

Hmm. Narnia. That sounds like a cool idea. "Cair Paravel and West Railway." With service to the Lantern Waste.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 9, 2005 12:59 PM
torby
great idea have to ponder on that a while.

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