Good afternoon, We are up to +7°, hasn't budged much from the +2 at 5 AM.
Flo - I could use a steaming cup of coffee, and a piece of coconut cream pie.
Getting plans in my head for the weekend work session, I will hope to hook up the track to the Wyoming module and half the layout will have skeleton railroad service! Then it will be hydrocal ground work.
Hughie - I love those old railroad movies!
Boris - thanks for the compliment on my street and industrial scene
McLeod - you don't fool around with the sheet rock, do you. Really some quick work, there
Ken OBTC - We love Culvers too. They were the first to open their dine in areas during the pandemic. During the lockdown, our special night out was drive through at Culvers and sit in the car near a park and dine.
Willie - I love the long trains!
I heard on my news feed we were supposed to do a meatless monday to save money. Supposed to tank up on carbs and reduce protien. Someone needs to talk to a nutritionist, not much iron in those noodles!!
D&J - Hope the train show goes well! I was a Boy Scout.
Sherrel - Last year I went to the eye doctor and she said I need a new perscription. My eyesight magically improved over a two year period.
Here are a couple scenes I am trying to incorporate in my new layout:
- From the Minnesota Historical Society (above). Sandstone readied for transport, on the edge of the quarry. Notice they use a snatch block and chain configuration. Tracks are standard gauge, goes straight to GN mainline in this instance. From the Sandstone MN quarry.
Below - Railroad bridge across the St. Croix, Rush City to Grantsburg, WI. Looks like a wood truss bridge. I will put something easy in there temporarily then build this at a later date. I already own S-10 328: This is a Ron Nixon photo.
Fun Facts:
In 2012, there went over 100 active drill rigs in North Dakota. Today, there are 28.
In 2012, they were pumping at a rate of 10 million barrels of oil per day out of the Bakken oil reserves. The Saudis were not happy. We were supplying the world with oil. There was something of a competition going on with North Dakota trying to outdo Texas.
An oil well can be refracked in 5 years, refreshing its capabilities.
Many of the wells we fracked were very difficult to access, even by pickup truck. It was very slow for Tanker trucks.
I loved working on the fracking crew, but it is very demanding. My
take home pay maxed out at $4,000 for two weeks work. Pay went down as competing companies ramped up. The pay was after room and board were subtracted.
More later, Dave