Boris
Beach Bum
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, all ships at sea, and donut eating magic hedgehogs.
41° and cloudy. Today's high reached 60°, but felt colder due to the dampness. It will remain cloudy overnight,and tomorrow. Tomorrow's high 51°. it will gradually get cooler as the new week starts, but clears up for Wednesday.
Today, I re-aligned switches and the siding where my background building is going. Interesting observation on how our hobby reflects real life. The siding comfortably holds five 40' box cars, however, due to the alignment of the doors, only three to four 40' cars or three 50' cars can be spotted at the loading doors. The size of the door determines how many 40' cars can be spotted. The larger the door, the more flexibility. I suppose the building, the model was based on was built during the 36' to 39' boxcar era...(1920s -1930s). We encountered similar issues when spotting 50' cars at sidings in the 80's and 90s. Just another operating challenge facing model railroad conductors.
Today's other challenge, switch points in road crossings. I know this has been done on the prototype, but on a model RR, using code 70 rail...should be fun, eh?
On another forum, I participated in a discussion about spontaneous combustion of Horse manure and straw shipped in gondolas, as well as hides and other smelly stuff from rendering plants, shipped in Gondolas...
Tonight in Hockey, Capitals won, Flyers Won, Devils lost in OT - regulation shutout for both goalies, GWG was more like a batted ball. Pittsburgh Lost.
41° and cloudy. Today's high reached 60°, but felt colder due to the dampness. It will remain cloudy overnight,and tomorrow. Tomorrow's high 51°. it will gradually get cooler as the new week starts, but clears up for Wednesday.
Today, I re-aligned switches and the siding where my background building is going. Interesting observation on how our hobby reflects real life. The siding comfortably holds five 40' box cars, however, due to the alignment of the doors, only three to four 40' cars or three 50' cars can be spotted at the loading doors. The size of the door determines how many 40' cars can be spotted. The larger the door, the more flexibility. I suppose the building, the model was based on was built during the 36' to 39' boxcar era...(1920s -1930s). We encountered similar issues when spotting 50' cars at sidings in the 80's and 90s. Just another operating challenge facing model railroad conductors.
Today's other challenge, switch points in road crossings. I know this has been done on the prototype, but on a model RR, using code 70 rail...should be fun, eh?
On another forum, I participated in a discussion about spontaneous combustion of Horse manure and straw shipped in gondolas, as well as hides and other smelly stuff from rendering plants, shipped in Gondolas...
Tonight in Hockey, Capitals won, Flyers Won, Devils lost in OT - regulation shutout for both goalies, GWG was more like a batted ball. Pittsburgh Lost.