I noticed that someone had been putting blue masking tape on the pulls. To help…
GaryAugust 25, 2026
Oh, good grief. I'd swear I did a January post but perhaps got mixed up…
GaryFebruary 15, 2026
October 28th is a Red Letter Day - all the track is in and wired.…
GaryOctober 28, 2025
I hate to share the little progress that has been made. Every week this month…
GaryOctober 10, 2025
It has been a month of doctors' appointments, some chest issues for me and my…
GarySeptember 13, 2025
All cars and locations have been entered into JMRI. A lot of time has been…
GaryAugust 15, 2025
All switches for the east end of staging were laid down on a CAD drawing…
GaryAugust 8, 2025
NMRA Division 1 of the Lone Star Region had a group build two months ago. …
GaryAugust 6, 2025
All 10 staging track curves are done. Originally the CAD drawing used left hand 3-ways. …
GaryAugust 5, 2025
Before laying the staging tracks, the tangent to the curves had to be determined. Since…
GaryAugust 2, 2025
Cork sheeting has been applied to the staging area. I had used rolled cork in…
GaryJuly 31, 2025
Tom Pearson and Harold Berenzweiq came over for a second time to help with EasyDCC…
GaryJuly 31, 2025
The staging area had plywood just lying there for several months. Today splice plates were…
GaryJuly 26, 2025
For some reason I have been unable to get the computer to program locos. I…
GaryJuly 11, 2025
Labels really add to the enjoyment of visiting operators and even regular ones. I worked…
GaryMay 18, 2025
Pick holders were hot-glued in place to the right of each clipboard holder. Originally 2…
GaryMay 17, 2025
Today is a Red-Letter Day! The first train left Gerber for Redding and returned. The…
GaryMay 16, 2025
A lot of fine tuning the trackwork was a time-consuming job. First of all, the…
GaryMay 9, 2025