October 28th is a Red Letter Day - all the track is in and wired.…
GaryOctober 28, 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
A new warehouse that will service Gilmore Oil in Redding was started yesterday as part…
GaryApril 13, 2025
Progress has been made on the Model Railways Freight Depot. Painting completed. Everything is cut…
GaryApril 11, 2025
John Garfield has spent several days filling in frogs with Elmer's Glue so wheels don't…
GaryApril 9, 2025
My old computer running Windows 7 has been replaced with a $230 recycled Win 10…
GaryApril 1, 2025