tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223616052024-03-06T21:44:10.395-08:00Mike Hamer's B&M RailroadMike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-72663524207143264402022-03-15T12:10:00.004-07:002022-03-15T12:12:14.561-07:00Tribute To Our Ukrainian Friends<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Tribute To Our Ukrainian Friends</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Indeed, we salute our friends in the Ukraine! Stay strong! Stay brave!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUkV3djvlU_l12mgbJF4XeJB0VZThO6KqePmXhYb3Yfgi6ioekjqjl0p2Dpwl5TZZliQDFHlCNDi_zctmClaxkdVh24IV1uhdyBctVXeSrUX96hPv2BcwtaPktRG-G-ifjZKBrqZbdHibpyPueez-v4Yjti--nnGSJc24kZTKmMfAtsf1Fp-gsV-0=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUkV3djvlU_l12mgbJF4XeJB0VZThO6KqePmXhYb3Yfgi6ioekjqjl0p2Dpwl5TZZliQDFHlCNDi_zctmClaxkdVh24IV1uhdyBctVXeSrUX96hPv2BcwtaPktRG-G-ifjZKBrqZbdHibpyPueez-v4Yjti--nnGSJc24kZTKmMfAtsf1Fp-gsV-0=w446-h334" width="446" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Outbound B&M train MP4 has left its tail end back in North Dover as it pulls across the Salmon River to switch out the north siding of town with the flag of Ukraine flying proudly above the F.B. Hamer & Sons building.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='461' height='383' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwSPkh_h2mw3yV6NGZwB_co4tfCRxOY8f41XWrXI2KCWF7UgwSl9WH8QoA5PmOY_Ajtjt1rnxt8zLI' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> The Hamer family will fly the flag of Ukraine in support of its citizens until such time as all hostilities end. (F.B. Hamer is my late father, Frederick Brian Hamer.) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial;">Click once on the white arrow and then a second time to engage the</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;"><b>video</b></span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial;">footage.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"> Please keep our friends in Ukraine foremost in your hearts and minds.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">All the best, Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></span></p>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152894241309010942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-55952196793772830132022-01-09T19:49:00.005-08:002022-01-10T11:30:15.157-08:00One Millionth Viewer Today!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>One Millionth Viewer Checks In Today</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Wow! What a blast it has been sharing my model railroad with friends, acquaintances and fellow railroaders world wide. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> And...today, January 9th, saw my one millionth viewer to my blog showcasing the layout.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Click on an image to enlarge it and click outside the image to return to the default look of the page.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisrMRGz331xUmRKeQDUftmHG7Kq8DMx-eegzYg4EWqKSB17GR7RUgkINK5J4YrxM-RYILNOijN47bxGAjIx6eCQ4ZMnqyDeazPa_KsgaRvDtOAIDiZEQVZ2yaXqmYDaz1CNImqyt-FzQH4IWW7-ZQLcfsjFJ9oGtoNPzMajCoZ6mYslc4p=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisrMRGz331xUmRKeQDUftmHG7Kq8DMx-eegzYg4EWqKSB17GR7RUgkINK5J4YrxM-RYILNOijN47bxGAjIx6eCQ4ZMnqyDeazPa_KsgaRvDtOAIDiZEQVZ2yaXqmYDaz1CNImqyt-FzQH4IWW7-ZQLcfsjFJ9oGtoNPzMajCoZ6mYslc4p=w497-h373" width="497" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is a big thrill for me.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF_hBAn0KLAVPCBCcHYd43ewHOo0vyPJHiCpt3ubQHFnvNX3ir-B77ftps7LHduT75ODzD2sl_3gM9G57envKI2XIaJzjt9GxK0AgZNt2Y5ulGyFcgKScZ4TZr9MhO5yBelIY8BIrBzRyBSxVeBKvLT4ZwiUj4aO9TdYZtMMiG1JgyS63j=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF_hBAn0KLAVPCBCcHYd43ewHOo0vyPJHiCpt3ubQHFnvNX3ir-B77ftps7LHduT75ODzD2sl_3gM9G57envKI2XIaJzjt9GxK0AgZNt2Y5ulGyFcgKScZ4TZr9MhO5yBelIY8BIrBzRyBSxVeBKvLT4ZwiUj4aO9TdYZtMMiG1JgyS63j=w491-h368" width="491" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I began the blog back in February, 2006.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh89FjSgPHzdMGnnBbOWA9cONA7WSUPmrK4CKHdxkE-8haw3UNMaIQvRoLn3rXRETFobaXLtC5qFLp6P0rVVeQce7CziI2PXPsxAw12vO5xHFy21CENZfFQRSjOml5x-abZ3wna5XapQkNPAoe7CHlGBWH-NzzChydn2ZlRfRwsK-VsYAZ-=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh89FjSgPHzdMGnnBbOWA9cONA7WSUPmrK4CKHdxkE-8haw3UNMaIQvRoLn3rXRETFobaXLtC5qFLp6P0rVVeQce7CziI2PXPsxAw12vO5xHFy21CENZfFQRSjOml5x-abZ3wna5XapQkNPAoe7CHlGBWH-NzzChydn2ZlRfRwsK-VsYAZ-=w488-h367" width="488" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I showcased our Friday night train running.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU3ZF_s8awRdeLPTvhvDy6uDUEFsw8W1WfOGm-iyVWN8dYfurCDJ6KnYVd3vh_QcrJxhg3JnB34_KelG-codfF6KyZiUNSp9x5LDDP0F_c7HurBviqludi21BSd44d4NwzFi15F3TCl_LWJj9-hflMWg5ZgL1CS69RBgTPKduyaGfH31sy=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU3ZF_s8awRdeLPTvhvDy6uDUEFsw8W1WfOGm-iyVWN8dYfurCDJ6KnYVd3vh_QcrJxhg3JnB34_KelG-codfF6KyZiUNSp9x5LDDP0F_c7HurBviqludi21BSd44d4NwzFi15F3TCl_LWJj9-hflMWg5ZgL1CS69RBgTPKduyaGfH31sy=w480-h360" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Indeed, it is the friends you meet in the hobby that is the most rewarding aspect for me.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-OxgO7E2oFzBEphTZ-hmzwJadmiNevh65osbHjqkBmgOpBW4_kUrnkcXkssaScoxeuhs9CMCzqt6-fxhtCAlNCUfYl5NDC_yHM9vLQHZd5k1FU_zv68ONJyhGNfz-fTsxp8kGKEGbfbcWWQ5CKqLmQHX5CSq1hzLE3dgkXDCM2VKfdnp5=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-OxgO7E2oFzBEphTZ-hmzwJadmiNevh65osbHjqkBmgOpBW4_kUrnkcXkssaScoxeuhs9CMCzqt6-fxhtCAlNCUfYl5NDC_yHM9vLQHZd5k1FU_zv68ONJyhGNfz-fTsxp8kGKEGbfbcWWQ5CKqLmQHX5CSq1hzLE3dgkXDCM2VKfdnp5=w482-h361" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">B&M FT 4255 leads a trio of F-units on its way into North Dover.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4uRvE3SZ7Z_5KGrP4NPe_uo25xXXVXxkrQMFqf5oCWFZnEOqJcnz6JnfPNRk4Sw6IhffcZtRa--FxHwvVFbiNUWTD-vkFPa26ujQdCuTBKD_exM60Rh5AiEjVwgEXLCFNDm54ZDW9D1bnd4GMBy7dB91l1bRCO52ekh1GyI6zcmPKg9Vf=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4uRvE3SZ7Z_5KGrP4NPe_uo25xXXVXxkrQMFqf5oCWFZnEOqJcnz6JnfPNRk4Sw6IhffcZtRa--FxHwvVFbiNUWTD-vkFPa26ujQdCuTBKD_exM60Rh5AiEjVwgEXLCFNDm54ZDW9D1bnd4GMBy7dB91l1bRCO52ekh1GyI6zcmPKg9Vf=w482-h361" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It will be hauling the train that will pierce the banner.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAin1XBTOs09_Jw-dTA_4xhoUlwWbTjMsFwR8hGrVO-WKZ_dXU8je9VTJhFt3yWkpq1WKz-uZv3gOPGzVl9sULdk6eKxxvj37scQABgZ3_gWZQUYm7Z8dnaRgUa5agsOWAraaosRdZ6WKl3fzEgPDcnItl6H8ftCN-Ou3PFQYcsoctSNRC=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAin1XBTOs09_Jw-dTA_4xhoUlwWbTjMsFwR8hGrVO-WKZ_dXU8je9VTJhFt3yWkpq1WKz-uZv3gOPGzVl9sULdk6eKxxvj37scQABgZ3_gWZQUYm7Z8dnaRgUa5agsOWAraaosRdZ6WKl3fzEgPDcnItl6H8ftCN-Ou3PFQYcsoctSNRC=w482-h361" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Going back to 1997, I would like to thank my good friend Trevor Marshall for designing the track plan for the layout on my behalf as I was relatively new to the hobby at the time.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBAUhfqQ94QwLm4ImfNKOyRC7uiLGuKAYogkDEiVF9OH3YPzeJPEIWryVq0pPGcvMsyEFEJxWX5NUfR-pDaQM38Xn1DbA9Sxw0US1rXHx1vkJeLQTRpnKhnaJLuFW9eWzui5SnOhj7mxBQ7hOM2pyUwoPUK0mHWZ3Z5kMJxacl_QbunM8Z=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBAUhfqQ94QwLm4ImfNKOyRC7uiLGuKAYogkDEiVF9OH3YPzeJPEIWryVq0pPGcvMsyEFEJxWX5NUfR-pDaQM38Xn1DbA9Sxw0US1rXHx1vkJeLQTRpnKhnaJLuFW9eWzui5SnOhj7mxBQ7hOM2pyUwoPUK0mHWZ3Z5kMJxacl_QbunM8Z=w485-h364" width="485" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Seeing as we were confined to a small 11x13 spare bedroom in the basement, we had to be quite creative as I wanted a wide variety of traffic coming into my town of North Dover.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio5wCBfAOj1Ex5VnMhhMxJj0hdBKqJAjuXLMWKXrMZU0E4GKof9DyXLGg6bmsTra4NbapflyJYZDxarcxMRDBwblhT7G6DdE8he1pgCVDZBPhzD9qN5KMgTi-6SwryxC4lfcpwddrRPygY7qY6ULnSbYi56yYSf78V7MxPPfptFR7jPptB=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio5wCBfAOj1Ex5VnMhhMxJj0hdBKqJAjuXLMWKXrMZU0E4GKof9DyXLGg6bmsTra4NbapflyJYZDxarcxMRDBwblhT7G6DdE8he1pgCVDZBPhzD9qN5KMgTi-6SwryxC4lfcpwddrRPygY7qY6ULnSbYi56yYSf78V7MxPPfptFR7jPptB=w488-h366" width="488" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Trevor came up with the notion of having the staging surround the layout.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh06xWT9cElJXLJ-B2ahCJzAhi2W9htUIfirXgsSsklKF8CwAsx2G2UzOsHKjf7dLhLmVxjPoC96P5GcIjzo1VFN_XV1COA6Ff4iAdE2gzULRAaR9VgQqYx1t-QLuNXanW5PMxy9_9PPjlj42Z2ykBKDCeIhdkWA98PkiKoy7XmhQACcqs=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh06xWT9cElJXLJ-B2ahCJzAhi2W9htUIfirXgsSsklKF8CwAsx2G2UzOsHKjf7dLhLmVxjPoC96P5GcIjzo1VFN_XV1COA6Ff4iAdE2gzULRAaR9VgQqYx1t-QLuNXanW5PMxy9_9PPjlj42Z2ykBKDCeIhdkWA98PkiKoy7XmhQACcqs=w492-h369" width="492" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'd also like to thank another friend Marty Phillips for putting in a tremendous amount of grunt labour preparing the room and creating the benchwork based on Trevor's plan.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5BPTnsXIasXDjkCfoniP8k7ytZaHst_BHQ6z_loIbBNN1Vjq-ptGbvkvF_d9fmN1z9FZKGVBoJy6dFX16cag1sDPUGohPssclsQZ3oo3oLQxDASN_a903tMDTR8QDg8bgH_upIx5iabzGjmNZALzJc5Ww6-hp_yy7wah-PGXqVCSdB1VO=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5BPTnsXIasXDjkCfoniP8k7ytZaHst_BHQ6z_loIbBNN1Vjq-ptGbvkvF_d9fmN1z9FZKGVBoJy6dFX16cag1sDPUGohPssclsQZ3oo3oLQxDASN_a903tMDTR8QDg8bgH_upIx5iabzGjmNZALzJc5Ww6-hp_yy7wah-PGXqVCSdB1VO=w490-h368" width="490" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Two other very special friends in the early years are Bill Meek and Stan Conley who began running trains in the group with me from the start.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWk3WwmMdDRblSrZkkUdyiBpSVQYqiErbj-3GT5JigNRz9EVvDMLLN8CV_Qd7jPh71knYBTnZwdGkTFz_zJjo0LdvRVlp-H5KlFaiphwiey_7Fxdbd6nPEsudOhjw00KNfS1thdE1GT8SagHfkn0X-z4Z7AQgfNl-G09L2SXtWdBpLPWEX=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWk3WwmMdDRblSrZkkUdyiBpSVQYqiErbj-3GT5JigNRz9EVvDMLLN8CV_Qd7jPh71knYBTnZwdGkTFz_zJjo0LdvRVlp-H5KlFaiphwiey_7Fxdbd6nPEsudOhjw00KNfS1thdE1GT8SagHfkn0X-z4Z7AQgfNl-G09L2SXtWdBpLPWEX=w493-h369" width="493" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Indeed, this is a tremendous hobby.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjowGno1tUah1XyWI8JWAeP6D1SV4hrRimXhjG5jA3kYRIDA0EiRLopGIx0MHi0gi_dPbIddGyxv3wYdURNDzgh0sGUVN6sgvBGg1lIq1PppMptBOKkM-r-FbUnk7GUl82djMB8SzrhypgJ_eP43AUR688ORcBnC1H12WQ4pBtva6FkwMEU=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjowGno1tUah1XyWI8JWAeP6D1SV4hrRimXhjG5jA3kYRIDA0EiRLopGIx0MHi0gi_dPbIddGyxv3wYdURNDzgh0sGUVN6sgvBGg1lIq1PppMptBOKkM-r-FbUnk7GUl82djMB8SzrhypgJ_eP43AUR688ORcBnC1H12WQ4pBtva6FkwMEU=w491-h367" width="491" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Well...here we go!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuG_eD4xVlV4SEBvLazb9aADpYQ5psyAteBKYO2tFU7vtkUYhWg1rridLuAXSJkq7X8w_q8yMLtSuKHkB8BfXGt__nN7AOBZdGulqOZYk_QRbM8ri38h1czzBnnUXlpu2EZLTJjtLvCaCrm1dj2sQtAY7bNFTRsTn4kD_g40pxBQ5Xc_gk=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuG_eD4xVlV4SEBvLazb9aADpYQ5psyAteBKYO2tFU7vtkUYhWg1rridLuAXSJkq7X8w_q8yMLtSuKHkB8BfXGt__nN7AOBZdGulqOZYk_QRbM8ri38h1czzBnnUXlpu2EZLTJjtLvCaCrm1dj2sQtAY7bNFTRsTn4kD_g40pxBQ5Xc_gk=w492-h369" width="492" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Our One Millionth Viewer!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqUVDmNQioLsxreq-f_WgHuFBvIPTbZ8kOv_mS2dou3ApiJ8jJgosMnAoCmJnBd3dP0xr-04rXqf8NotoziJtCMhrdBNM_XnLu9yTUADensnqHeXuOPYAprbmqzfZ6pkDKP2fRvG16EjMw82slWJio5s2BBbDcsKi0rt4cR5pkSDKZF_h0=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqUVDmNQioLsxreq-f_WgHuFBvIPTbZ8kOv_mS2dou3ApiJ8jJgosMnAoCmJnBd3dP0xr-04rXqf8NotoziJtCMhrdBNM_XnLu9yTUADensnqHeXuOPYAprbmqzfZ6pkDKP2fRvG16EjMw82slWJio5s2BBbDcsKi0rt4cR5pkSDKZF_h0=w492-h368" width="492" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yeah!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO7GayTg-s0dN62TVCgFoC_xzXFaUnCaGGGXLSJDTuDQFeltEUonWjvZRBCWE_I45Fun3k3CewUPzQ0JlNratm7wxsxe4AVMhZqltO-eH0p52b7VCm_fFB5G05AySB3ZG7OivsESTXMI784tRvjEeZpv3wYJavZIAoNHxgI60g9agRN7bt=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO7GayTg-s0dN62TVCgFoC_xzXFaUnCaGGGXLSJDTuDQFeltEUonWjvZRBCWE_I45Fun3k3CewUPzQ0JlNratm7wxsxe4AVMhZqltO-eH0p52b7VCm_fFB5G05AySB3ZG7OivsESTXMI784tRvjEeZpv3wYJavZIAoNHxgI60g9agRN7bt=w486-h364" width="486" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yabba dabba doo!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFv0EVZDvKRRIOWlneXbECgst_bu6E4R27Md64q75kPxiEdBtZOV0rvzPADoJggsrjg4dSvgwo7zKpIIizeu_gNFKVC5WoozzGYlQn6TCtDq7DFposJfrcIUOecLK4gwnzlVC-XF6D1WOsNlfAh3kjaXZgfbvrjqgx_aEjc6gopT7QooZ8=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFv0EVZDvKRRIOWlneXbECgst_bu6E4R27Md64q75kPxiEdBtZOV0rvzPADoJggsrjg4dSvgwo7zKpIIizeu_gNFKVC5WoozzGYlQn6TCtDq7DFposJfrcIUOecLK4gwnzlVC-XF6D1WOsNlfAh3kjaXZgfbvrjqgx_aEjc6gopT7QooZ8=w480-h360" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here's to a million more!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBc7C4PFZKZX3xSjnbNnY2MpUDyMhT7a5nnx06SqumaMUPqqkKoyDnQssYtE_Tn7WI5JLALKKvtyR_9_sMv3haw1vx-n2ZemCjGD-zfJEClMCpSkyzubreQ0fBv1veg-aBxAT2PiI88Knn2ugHeotnI_vOvc51MFy5Vi-TCgFPo2hfALGO=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBc7C4PFZKZX3xSjnbNnY2MpUDyMhT7a5nnx06SqumaMUPqqkKoyDnQssYtE_Tn7WI5JLALKKvtyR_9_sMv3haw1vx-n2ZemCjGD-zfJEClMCpSkyzubreQ0fBv1veg-aBxAT2PiI88Knn2ugHeotnI_vOvc51MFy5Vi-TCgFPo2hfALGO=w479-h359" width="479" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Why would this Canadian operate a Boston and Maine/Maine Central model railroad?</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvxNMCpXwJ1xcj8tRzhreVukXvNQbbTvn8kI4os_bbRW1SewgK91NkE-HfFB6bFIyel-PaF-ZHBDieWIoah0dMpFP1Vs4YplZfDSkhHv7acQb0EbmMDz7R68eSc4_uJ59jKyv1hbexxWFagA-NZkFJuRxxx4BoR8NQxqm93eqo0RW0uNar=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvxNMCpXwJ1xcj8tRzhreVukXvNQbbTvn8kI4os_bbRW1SewgK91NkE-HfFB6bFIyel-PaF-ZHBDieWIoah0dMpFP1Vs4YplZfDSkhHv7acQb0EbmMDz7R68eSc4_uJ59jKyv1hbexxWFagA-NZkFJuRxxx4BoR8NQxqm93eqo0RW0uNar=w476-h357" width="476" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Initially I wanted to model the TH&B, the railroad Trevor was modelling at the time seeing as I liked the paint scheme of that railroad in the diesels I saw while running Trevor's layout...a maroon and cream livery.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzJzw2ctPVsWE4euZ6ihvwXBobq7FOms-1_JuW7GPjGxLMwh4VstNNCSvNPLHK4lJr0nDGefJcX0NbxG7XnGkwXCp1SZXJcKFk0CvbQ5tD-WsuDPIds5mrNwMzWB1sazDAzehVAKCGrJcdyFt_9-NuRdRMLkm57fHHmfWZMwKkg0GSvzC1=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzJzw2ctPVsWE4euZ6ihvwXBobq7FOms-1_JuW7GPjGxLMwh4VstNNCSvNPLHK4lJr0nDGefJcX0NbxG7XnGkwXCp1SZXJcKFk0CvbQ5tD-WsuDPIds5mrNwMzWB1sazDAzehVAKCGrJcdyFt_9-NuRdRMLkm57fHHmfWZMwKkg0GSvzC1=w478-h359" width="478" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">While visiting Trevor's railroad one day he shared with me a hard cover book on another railroad. The diesels carried the maroon colour but accented the maroon with gold rather than cream. The subject of the book was the Boston and Maine Railroad.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4ie2uRb7IrwzjAJTQBcGY60R9EN61BXi50AV4PIo12n9pFFop4MCAQaeH-JkYetMxL03V3YkYn2MfcohAdY227iKIVkMHmrYJaCOusQbUqYwtzfP4_oCeGtsenFFztqBPx_X16yoegHlTXl3Qfpt1nmcETtGzc3Hw2DiAI6-hU_DHBYfN=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4ie2uRb7IrwzjAJTQBcGY60R9EN61BXi50AV4PIo12n9pFFop4MCAQaeH-JkYetMxL03V3YkYn2MfcohAdY227iKIVkMHmrYJaCOusQbUqYwtzfP4_oCeGtsenFFztqBPx_X16yoegHlTXl3Qfpt1nmcETtGzc3Hw2DiAI6-hU_DHBYfN=w473-h355" width="473" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">While looking at the pictures in the book I recognized a number of places I had visited as a kid. You see, our Canadian family would go camping each summer across the border and down to the various New England states.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3kcCs7wN_xJgoskm8Usm18gIz2iKGbhGSXkNEM2Pss2IvoFAQTk4Xy756y7orqn4CYMvz-1NXa_Y-K-Qz77XDQ0kILkWpSZvnUdiu9fjnaNAskV3rQEV3KdY642KnKqa5ktGpxcGNICm8ngAE9aH-OWgTFc8igzd0RMVbEAni6vLdxC7y=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3kcCs7wN_xJgoskm8Usm18gIz2iKGbhGSXkNEM2Pss2IvoFAQTk4Xy756y7orqn4CYMvz-1NXa_Y-K-Qz77XDQ0kILkWpSZvnUdiu9fjnaNAskV3rQEV3KdY642KnKqa5ktGpxcGNICm8ngAE9aH-OWgTFc8igzd0RMVbEAni6vLdxC7y=w477-h357" width="477" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When Trevor became involved in the planning of my railroad he also fell in love with the B&M and went on to model the railroad in steam days!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyLpJ7xr_CPq9W-qS4ihAI2y6lI5lTDScKRw4QYHbzVNlQO69nkaoOCCIdTD5s6jry0brwP3QSxFpegwsT0WSlkwxqgxXrC5Vtog-0j2CbM7ChMlFkv3D8u6lzBHKunjLAnrr38DqEW_exZOZ49oiDJPvho1GQ2BfZrsVlK9k19ch-WIDE=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyLpJ7xr_CPq9W-qS4ihAI2y6lI5lTDScKRw4QYHbzVNlQO69nkaoOCCIdTD5s6jry0brwP3QSxFpegwsT0WSlkwxqgxXrC5Vtog-0j2CbM7ChMlFkv3D8u6lzBHKunjLAnrr38DqEW_exZOZ49oiDJPvho1GQ2BfZrsVlK9k19ch-WIDE=w474-h355" width="474" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As the train passes the banner and continues on its way...it's time for me to close out this entry. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thank you to all those who have checked in on the blog. Here's to many more postings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">All the best, Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152894241309010942noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-71699294951414187802021-10-29T14:42:00.018-07:002022-05-05T19:51:06.985-07:00My Layout on a Virtual Tour<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b> <span style="font-family: arial;">My Boston and Maine Layout on a Virtual Tour</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hello everyone. My layout recently appeared on the Capital Region Model Railroad Tour up here in Ottawa. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To view the 42 minute presentation on YouTube simply copy and paste the link below into your computer's browser.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvd5jrs3bZY&t=739s</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Below are "snippit" images I took from the video. Their clarity is not as good as stills, but they serve to give you an idea of the content of the video tour!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">You can enlarge each image by clicking on it. To return to the default look of the page, click outside the image.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4zZ8dmNdQWvkfOK6d1Nq10d9DtkjccU7hIJRdXDXclFcL6N4wCHAf9Q6OkNov6BfjlhufZdo1pR_jagoPHZDx_ed9hXrRYk_33k2fN8VSuqng2iG_qUIhizpmo6_pzySQtcNg4HUUpY3jyswES_uJtrQAuIrG3JH9hTYDXE66Mpa9H3Mt=s1173" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1173" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4zZ8dmNdQWvkfOK6d1Nq10d9DtkjccU7hIJRdXDXclFcL6N4wCHAf9Q6OkNov6BfjlhufZdo1pR_jagoPHZDx_ed9hXrRYk_33k2fN8VSuqng2iG_qUIhizpmo6_pzySQtcNg4HUUpY3jyswES_uJtrQAuIrG3JH9hTYDXE66Mpa9H3Mt=w469-h238" width="469" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The first segment was an introductory one. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTOwm6ZbgLJUTBUUuZnAE5fkYo-vY5f63-Zw2NpF86YtytsEJn9JEdh0VUYJye-li3m0BU_kv-Mnd1qZFKr80Tp9ZXCHOEc-9elZYrAJnI-XFQTTJYho1KTseXzskeDr2RRXjT4dMsMGjIbieLGXV20Q2c6A4CiBs6cqOswwj1Fu9MVeId=s1173" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1173" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTOwm6ZbgLJUTBUUuZnAE5fkYo-vY5f63-Zw2NpF86YtytsEJn9JEdh0VUYJye-li3m0BU_kv-Mnd1qZFKr80Tp9ZXCHOEc-9elZYrAJnI-XFQTTJYho1KTseXzskeDr2RRXjT4dMsMGjIbieLGXV20Q2c6A4CiBs6cqOswwj1Fu9MVeId=w465-h245" width="465" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">Then I offered a video view following an outbound train around the entire layout.</p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgagK7vibg5Y-IN1tc5odfd4PuJLosrHv9hpETOOlJrbsGVqCIBgCOjrR9Th2epeZIUFodiY59E3vmx6eAwREgen7qXcaRrOepOrr_tiQIhF65qaLS_O19nlACLZ459SVmCNEPl4f8gejO-vXL5eglrjW--udkHMmlk5tc1shoOJ8-umHFg=s1181" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1181" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgagK7vibg5Y-IN1tc5odfd4PuJLosrHv9hpETOOlJrbsGVqCIBgCOjrR9Th2epeZIUFodiY59E3vmx6eAwREgen7qXcaRrOepOrr_tiQIhF65qaLS_O19nlACLZ459SVmCNEPl4f8gejO-vXL5eglrjW--udkHMmlk5tc1shoOJ8-umHFg=w469-h235" width="469" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">The layout schematic.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7k27ZSmgd5B1JnKGQTC9jwTu_IEfbI4kEdi5qpBdNnXwRne8drzewHNoa-pej0B_vseszEbdKRLFuAHYxQD-soVijLcLhQdvE0wbEL9d3XbHRmF7KeEuju8L_oWC6YMAOhwHSVwsFx0XCMjaDs8babzR5fMS9bMpfZGHfU_6y2FECllXB=s1177" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1177" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7k27ZSmgd5B1JnKGQTC9jwTu_IEfbI4kEdi5qpBdNnXwRne8drzewHNoa-pej0B_vseszEbdKRLFuAHYxQD-soVijLcLhQdvE0wbEL9d3XbHRmF7KeEuju8L_oWC6YMAOhwHSVwsFx0XCMjaDs8babzR5fMS9bMpfZGHfU_6y2FECllXB=w469-h237" width="469" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">Following a Maine Central train through the big curve in North Dover.</p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjezHYrv3TkweOug9htkJY7YABLIn8uKKYplJUKsSkU7DqkJtyDpwCyDQA-cjELobaTtqU2clRKsMUArMp0QeYdAj5TbVKOIpde0vHUfyIn7UmCtP_p6AdB8yKxOtTpD8MMa1OglrMkvrU0oQYNpcwwUlEwyS4QmLxzcPZYK6mcFD1Vvp_4=s1182" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1182" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjezHYrv3TkweOug9htkJY7YABLIn8uKKYplJUKsSkU7DqkJtyDpwCyDQA-cjELobaTtqU2clRKsMUArMp0QeYdAj5TbVKOIpde0vHUfyIn7UmCtP_p6AdB8yKxOtTpD8MMa1OglrMkvrU0oQYNpcwwUlEwyS4QmLxzcPZYK6mcFD1Vvp_4=w471-h237" width="471" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Crossing the Salmon River from New Hampshire to the state of Maine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHd2G90_WD9W9Knm_PQPrSWY46PXbMaiakl5nD2xfO43EbA0EiAQNBmR0LbVZ22Lieavg_wjhVCdfw5SOmGSWjHo6_HC1AJrTyoYTC53oUHoz4Z1pHOvlMElii9WccmbloZnKfQGRFaIEbYEcftHQsgok3bEZy9TRHBJ0hgH3hiUBG9xN1=s1178" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1178" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHd2G90_WD9W9Knm_PQPrSWY46PXbMaiakl5nD2xfO43EbA0EiAQNBmR0LbVZ22Lieavg_wjhVCdfw5SOmGSWjHo6_HC1AJrTyoYTC53oUHoz4Z1pHOvlMElii9WccmbloZnKfQGRFaIEbYEcftHQsgok3bEZy9TRHBJ0hgH3hiUBG9xN1=w467-h236" width="467" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> Cover shot from MR's Great Model Railroads 2004.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzzGOWgzNXr7Yk5vaDEOr49v7fYhta7ulD-pbMdxwwJNV2Dl19Iw62J3sdLF5aw1AZeCGsW7ta0ZTFSvr__07cmjrfhA-XND5_pPZ3KnBsyarewkYBY2vJMA1z03VW3bqDcw-xSWsqRZ37wKj4dEQpseclVn30B707d6CfU6sskW5FIqsW=s1178" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1178" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzzGOWgzNXr7Yk5vaDEOr49v7fYhta7ulD-pbMdxwwJNV2Dl19Iw62J3sdLF5aw1AZeCGsW7ta0ZTFSvr__07cmjrfhA-XND5_pPZ3KnBsyarewkYBY2vJMA1z03VW3bqDcw-xSWsqRZ37wKj4dEQpseclVn30B707d6CfU6sskW5FIqsW=w469-h239" width="469" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> Looking up shot at the New England River Bridge.</span><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnoJQK1WIbmHauMSmnZhfjDq3wJodIZ92jsGGQniFbFIgDSYJys6a4FgXXao57_z8ufG79DILw4miId2Jn2MpOghZ-lE-TdbSGuE5DlWvToT3CmCDqUS1xMoDABAUZvRrbk0sjqbxR88YNUq2DXF8LTOlIAUrbTAVAA1OX5BIRd7BcI5sy=s861" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="861" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnoJQK1WIbmHauMSmnZhfjDq3wJodIZ92jsGGQniFbFIgDSYJys6a4FgXXao57_z8ufG79DILw4miId2Jn2MpOghZ-lE-TdbSGuE5DlWvToT3CmCDqUS1xMoDABAUZvRrbk0sjqbxR88YNUq2DXF8LTOlIAUrbTAVAA1OX5BIRd7BcI5sy=w465-h324" width="465" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> A portion of the schedule.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW5USUa4uYz-oluGthZUjg8f6X1266iqTU4G6g3Yt_EiJOIzO-KRa61nMTOOjvLjznbICaRSzsgsYn-a4D6XeSH1wKhKbBKgRy1bjXCJtcO1jOPBuXtSWG43b1Pdk9o-TGRe97fe__zT7kHhSgBeFMcB36IXNjkxt2OKSyMzCVzDnpsV8Y=s1182" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1182" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW5USUa4uYz-oluGthZUjg8f6X1266iqTU4G6g3Yt_EiJOIzO-KRa61nMTOOjvLjznbICaRSzsgsYn-a4D6XeSH1wKhKbBKgRy1bjXCJtcO1jOPBuXtSWG43b1Pdk9o-TGRe97fe__zT7kHhSgBeFMcB36IXNjkxt2OKSyMzCVzDnpsV8Y=w464-h234" width="464" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">Train N2 exits the inbound end of Marshall Cut.</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIjYv5ffXN-Kx5i_7xv4XBZXtEYWIvuMBPlzvsoWW6AS37xzyf6SjI_pgzj88JkFUDIcY77iQpvMCqGNH0wZaBZRMRApG_atn6ieX7BfV4M74FPaN-vZVnpqZ9hjCbfgH16XSU2HimItv_wKZ0wT3ypgWxLOsOAtJvXytRpp1h-ruIDxTi=s1180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="1180" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIjYv5ffXN-Kx5i_7xv4XBZXtEYWIvuMBPlzvsoWW6AS37xzyf6SjI_pgzj88JkFUDIcY77iQpvMCqGNH0wZaBZRMRApG_atn6ieX7BfV4M74FPaN-vZVnpqZ9hjCbfgH16XSU2HimItv_wKZ0wT3ypgWxLOsOAtJvXytRpp1h-ruIDxTi=w463-h236" width="463" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">Noon time in North Dover.</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFNz0FSyskEGFuOZuAPdG9h-merOooe3bz84443JClcuhvDoRBAvPfq-fUeFcyesFEEpJTxPcejHXUdIGq77Vl60cX8He1DG0Cyhpl2FwnU-1HOXcbuIXAhDhCIhlsA9CTfe0ECZD5LnPobDcPINNqRd_8aEntEVz3LuwMankbY2BZqTfe=s1182" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1182" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFNz0FSyskEGFuOZuAPdG9h-merOooe3bz84443JClcuhvDoRBAvPfq-fUeFcyesFEEpJTxPcejHXUdIGq77Vl60cX8He1DG0Cyhpl2FwnU-1HOXcbuIXAhDhCIhlsA9CTfe0ECZD5LnPobDcPINNqRd_8aEntEVz3LuwMankbY2BZqTfe=w462-h232" width="462" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">Lifting tank cars for the incoming "Oil Can".</p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioEMxhoFFWjeDPrixwtJhVI1Dk6Zim_MuSBwplKHbl8qBmPTLXSGWXCJhlJjhYkT7bkY3PtfqrOkcbk5TqwY4V_LI3Zn8QvVxqIv98fK6BvLXeguV_yLLY2dOZkgthTNeJDKS2Ags05X2hXC0JlhhH51i5rcIuVxWqNitwyWKqZh2akTHq=s1179" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1179" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioEMxhoFFWjeDPrixwtJhVI1Dk6Zim_MuSBwplKHbl8qBmPTLXSGWXCJhlJjhYkT7bkY3PtfqrOkcbk5TqwY4V_LI3Zn8QvVxqIv98fK6BvLXeguV_yLLY2dOZkgthTNeJDKS2Ags05X2hXC0JlhhH51i5rcIuVxWqNitwyWKqZh2akTHq=w466-h235" width="466" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The B&M is the superior railroad so the Maine Central crew must hold the interlocking for clearance onto Boston and Maine rails.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">My map of the three railroads.</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxWO9GI5VfyoOLzWjTbK_JRbsPRESofsPeB8NtccGQy0UWc2qQQgoPoiXk0x90qdHS397C5S9GjjuD5BIVRGeoCUobwbxysKaqDP17Dg8K3tDnNOewBq-cYiKJYCHQRUXnLPTT5_RvH_gpU5hABIob5ubAvMilMvpSsbq-yG2SG92MA_cS=s1178" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1178" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxWO9GI5VfyoOLzWjTbK_JRbsPRESofsPeB8NtccGQy0UWc2qQQgoPoiXk0x90qdHS397C5S9GjjuD5BIVRGeoCUobwbxysKaqDP17Dg8K3tDnNOewBq-cYiKJYCHQRUXnLPTT5_RvH_gpU5hABIob5ubAvMilMvpSsbq-yG2SG92MA_cS=w469-h238" width="469" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">This GP7 is equally comfortable hauling passengers as well as freight.</p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1170" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH77KW_xDjX8HE0x_RfkRoiENd7u_ExTDvqyBzi7BUZ-p9PtrmRV14zJoWX-9AEaVu2PPzFMT4EFmXYjzKGwwtkRIw4QHJMVPwo750whndb1RqWvRBtaCFsbEMvGQ2TIYt14GlXnOKsXRB0ZiB0ZtoNwaGnLVSavbF4QN-TjFMp98INAn7=w466-h239" width="466" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">Staging at the duckunder.</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0UWKbVTEDkcOtVkP3b7W94uRiNlyN38zw6ibjcZGkn1b0I4M2q852Vlf4tgSmdSI2nUbNkcQF8I7nOM8FSdsCM5YQp8P58MMHSE1MObC6NOYlx1PfsO6zIUbga40VS5TTUKlwIUHrFpfyl5T8Mt4u6WZ_P7FX6hQQUAsYAKHbjgKaV24m=s1184" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1184" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0UWKbVTEDkcOtVkP3b7W94uRiNlyN38zw6ibjcZGkn1b0I4M2q852Vlf4tgSmdSI2nUbNkcQF8I7nOM8FSdsCM5YQp8P58MMHSE1MObC6NOYlx1PfsO6zIUbga40VS5TTUKlwIUHrFpfyl5T8Mt4u6WZ_P7FX6hQQUAsYAKHbjgKaV24m=w466-h234" width="466" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">Surround staging.</p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2qkYPGvpQnDSJj8X4jOoWWlqxTk4KbNoRTeD-EB4Mrru0P64M_QpqhCyBhar8pi-27mJzO-pUQi6CI9L3cPOJMTjhBaxHsB5Ebr0rHejqmhI33BOd8TQ9zpyLmjtq90onMFQXnzFOXuUEcHN6Du04vf2QY2cTaZnMxsRVfyTpeYt4Wfd4=s1179" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="1179" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2qkYPGvpQnDSJj8X4jOoWWlqxTk4KbNoRTeD-EB4Mrru0P64M_QpqhCyBhar8pi-27mJzO-pUQi6CI9L3cPOJMTjhBaxHsB5Ebr0rHejqmhI33BOd8TQ9zpyLmjtq90onMFQXnzFOXuUEcHN6Du04vf2QY2cTaZnMxsRVfyTpeYt4Wfd4=w465-h238" width="465" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">MEC staging.</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqpMbRh4is5vKQEqe5IGqlLajUsYlmTROQL2hgs53_RYaXhxvykpZ7bovvwulueHLCfRwLkyDfgC2SwY3VlNGIezQDoBR4HI5PoJ2rZtWkC5ud3QHiY91O-Bhd8E3N597qWzEwcZvMAwaxTRy3TN-qLLWP__hp0lQjA3Oz7i8sKDsVWSEq=s1177" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1177" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqpMbRh4is5vKQEqe5IGqlLajUsYlmTROQL2hgs53_RYaXhxvykpZ7bovvwulueHLCfRwLkyDfgC2SwY3VlNGIezQDoBR4HI5PoJ2rZtWkC5ud3QHiY91O-Bhd8E3N597qWzEwcZvMAwaxTRy3TN-qLLWP__hp0lQjA3Oz7i8sKDsVWSEq=w469-h236" width="469" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">Short local staging.</p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="932" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-zIhpW7VF9fdpebwwT-yuyaApZe6LubIVq2yyurfQWu3hqD7G1V6Yopnme-ZDyhk2pMOjSnLSEuUt4xcvHEESV846RNig60FU2U1W25wp1zlpXSh_Y3CGDXaNAI367-VcqkgtoCGqtYjhMWo13-v7ka2ycCiKNqoKwvqXsMPPIaw52_b7=w476-h306" width="476" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">View to the right from the duckunder entrance to the room.</p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWXP1_Hk4EbbgK9jkIDNAUvNc3h6kha9EG8TAn8LTUEYDpnEsNPcWnmJdhDdIC8gtlmcgd2pBsRKdouODiJ1WloDZi9lGStkb6Sk-I7AydtazDJCaEPhesKKOjGZQoy5sdCmgLv1a-5SDs8ArweymBgG5e7vr2--RrGiBk25rf2j70m1F_=s1120" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1120" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWXP1_Hk4EbbgK9jkIDNAUvNc3h6kha9EG8TAn8LTUEYDpnEsNPcWnmJdhDdIC8gtlmcgd2pBsRKdouODiJ1WloDZi9lGStkb6Sk-I7AydtazDJCaEPhesKKOjGZQoy5sdCmgLv1a-5SDs8ArweymBgG5e7vr2--RrGiBk25rf2j70m1F_=w477-h255" width="477" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">Passing the tower at Lowell Jct. This staging location also acts as Rigby Yard up in Portland as well...the south and the north!</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBHCGR696oFih6w6RuX1Oxq5RTKGMg_iCY8irBCTZtIaIR7It_M1z3aACl6EboKQHnxa0JqgdIkfU4mI-U2Fw8W6rumSX2mJ_ZAkxYLBU3Zf6VV5ScF02ue9LisS_ZllN9FlF2An3fNF_WnD2HzbTXU61NrLhgHt5M7ML4BEZBvIYIzL01=s1171" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1171" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBHCGR696oFih6w6RuX1Oxq5RTKGMg_iCY8irBCTZtIaIR7It_M1z3aACl6EboKQHnxa0JqgdIkfU4mI-U2Fw8W6rumSX2mJ_ZAkxYLBU3Zf6VV5ScF02ue9LisS_ZllN9FlF2An3fNF_WnD2HzbTXU61NrLhgHt5M7ML4BEZBvIYIzL01=w479-h244" width="479" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">A cowl bodied locomotive.</p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">A manifest freight.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnQ_C9ouxu6NL1BDSJybbsfjZOdx0Na6xdeolr5UpjHontWVAKgnDm7fLPm49XmFXIelgRtj3_AFu1SHitp4PeqUe2NXpf0QtzzmHwKNaedOPfR7MQpLnfbj_b4JqlBUsUPC5W2_27Ynhd7gjipwYpvxlDDsE5O83t3_l1VOdxOAY8CPe2=s1177" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1177" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnQ_C9ouxu6NL1BDSJybbsfjZOdx0Na6xdeolr5UpjHontWVAKgnDm7fLPm49XmFXIelgRtj3_AFu1SHitp4PeqUe2NXpf0QtzzmHwKNaedOPfR7MQpLnfbj_b4JqlBUsUPC5W2_27Ynhd7gjipwYpvxlDDsE5O83t3_l1VOdxOAY8CPe2=w476-h241" width="476" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Check out that gondola load.</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">Two buggies for the price of one.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmAAGGuGaQPivrJa4btcJnr6zPIOPbdtvwe-W1eD7QI7RfpxW8C7k4bbtd6nczq9zHEou_yurDNe51YOiKhjSYBHY48Py1AyMsHOKmSKzVWeNKj4zQ2vz_AVahrK0zasSf9qYw2g2As1SmUXQbbnmKROxh2HYrK8tjZ4V4DEAI9NkvGWCN=s1183" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1183" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmAAGGuGaQPivrJa4btcJnr6zPIOPbdtvwe-W1eD7QI7RfpxW8C7k4bbtd6nczq9zHEou_yurDNe51YOiKhjSYBHY48Py1AyMsHOKmSKzVWeNKj4zQ2vz_AVahrK0zasSf9qYw2g2As1SmUXQbbnmKROxh2HYrK8tjZ4V4DEAI9NkvGWCN=w478-h240" width="478" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Boundary Road crossing.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkbeduScpoKiDtRW3BAjPTMAw8wX76NPhHbmDjwe70rogG5FhFWgKkUqRapjGLx-eDw2Z5ggUQA-VAqzq6y7KLMKWwExO3U8vm_QBZpqy6t6YZBiIM8eyESU0ZNgPozUdtToc7W9BfPuerlJziaWTsYvJ9dL6nUYLWkdBktYp23Nrom8Sv=s1177" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1177" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkbeduScpoKiDtRW3BAjPTMAw8wX76NPhHbmDjwe70rogG5FhFWgKkUqRapjGLx-eDw2Z5ggUQA-VAqzq6y7KLMKWwExO3U8vm_QBZpqy6t6YZBiIM8eyESU0ZNgPozUdtToc7W9BfPuerlJziaWTsYvJ9dL6nUYLWkdBktYp23Nrom8Sv=w479-h243" width="479" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A "going away" shot at the interlocking.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMxqWOg7hF733CLFIYN0WuLOKdtFLcC-K596yFI_64FZcil5hgCbqa6aHQfcWNopUgMjckL4i544WuWL4LAKamfIOVVr8AdviHE7ADX72dL2n0TeyL7qA9mq2rRwkwN9ickEIdtOi7_yKYJH1ZJM_AUx3qZ0z4AuB_OoiVers1JIXFAuh3=s1180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1180" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMxqWOg7hF733CLFIYN0WuLOKdtFLcC-K596yFI_64FZcil5hgCbqa6aHQfcWNopUgMjckL4i544WuWL4LAKamfIOVVr8AdviHE7ADX72dL2n0TeyL7qA9mq2rRwkwN9ickEIdtOi7_yKYJH1ZJM_AUx3qZ0z4AuB_OoiVers1JIXFAuh3=w479-h242" width="479" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That little BL2 is a little darling!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsWL18yocgTOGwAy3PgDmQDCP12PCSMzMypw5VP9dFriMXBeMtm1Pu4grfpA-9yJp98B2AIFu0wlLRL7IZezIDGIM9o_53q2U4gb7pj8SfJSEDISXSN6I5-zvoGHl8ZNt_mMwRhtbLRO15Hahq5O2NEQnJb371jybrz-bSmo0IbLD5Gn7i=s1162" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="1162" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsWL18yocgTOGwAy3PgDmQDCP12PCSMzMypw5VP9dFriMXBeMtm1Pu4grfpA-9yJp98B2AIFu0wlLRL7IZezIDGIM9o_53q2U4gb7pj8SfJSEDISXSN6I5-zvoGHl8ZNt_mMwRhtbLRO15Hahq5O2NEQnJb371jybrz-bSmo0IbLD5Gn7i=w482-h244" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Love the long cupola buggy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizY0_oWKvbitKAZoHWgtF6NYljiJat4UAanhw-g1mxHSd1oYaUKRQ414odzscGQhHzB6U9pFY87E-MlhOx3G0FD7yKjKMnxTPQCq-JNA_m8MBovCQpsZTQlpox6_IfE5l5hEWcu5XalJiH5aD9UJXOUGELO6H-vtAhVKjXuW8FFKNj8Gg3=s1176" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="1176" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizY0_oWKvbitKAZoHWgtF6NYljiJat4UAanhw-g1mxHSd1oYaUKRQ414odzscGQhHzB6U9pFY87E-MlhOx3G0FD7yKjKMnxTPQCq-JNA_m8MBovCQpsZTQlpox6_IfE5l5hEWcu5XalJiH5aD9UJXOUGELO6H-vtAhVKjXuW8FFKNj8Gg3=w479-h241" width="479" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Early morning work in the yard.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYGO6Ig-KGZGRmj5UMSvW910miSGylEdHdfkOEq6hrhn6vaqWC6JVc0CaJrQ7xL4SVpmkBr-G_pQTeSsXB5Tr6OEP-xxWzh8Y4JDyuRkS33f0z3Zty_a-dGgge52rjXWuueutj0aMNwCqxMJZYUWL_TswmWrrWdEy20ttA2TK9c24pE26Y=s1176" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1176" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYGO6Ig-KGZGRmj5UMSvW910miSGylEdHdfkOEq6hrhn6vaqWC6JVc0CaJrQ7xL4SVpmkBr-G_pQTeSsXB5Tr6OEP-xxWzh8Y4JDyuRkS33f0z3Zty_a-dGgge52rjXWuueutj0aMNwCqxMJZYUWL_TswmWrrWdEy20ttA2TK9c24pE26Y=w480-h248" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Love those "Bluebirds" so much!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9hVYu8tWLhEkab_z96OLirjUZN1DbQUAr8DNgVP3XvTG396mTygAch4dmszCZtcxMHSw4C5KVTYUUHn1W2YztcTbiPiW7vzDusxYdogWSIMndy8-yjVZGF7XC_vNwjhXZIoxkz_Kq6U7AKrc2Vt_-rB82JeLw_TjarKE7Yk7WQPQxlnrE=s1181" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1181" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9hVYu8tWLhEkab_z96OLirjUZN1DbQUAr8DNgVP3XvTG396mTygAch4dmszCZtcxMHSw4C5KVTYUUHn1W2YztcTbiPiW7vzDusxYdogWSIMndy8-yjVZGF7XC_vNwjhXZIoxkz_Kq6U7AKrc2Vt_-rB82JeLw_TjarKE7Yk7WQPQxlnrE=w484-h245" width="484" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Those boxcars with the interlaced "B over M" look really sweet!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-J-TBKXL_v2kgTAtYOKx0mWxCWwsibUd2bg_PuAdKLnihwkLa3tVfN_x8_Vaa4_kTHLvQvNucnCfTZPff5n5UjlNk-Tw_s8GQwYPzTnF3llk4Osj8RWY6PMgCHcPxjEijo53MeE_Vi906rfAT0fZEO4oJxmzMNTbCE0Fr528rMHiMvL9h=s1170" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1170" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-J-TBKXL_v2kgTAtYOKx0mWxCWwsibUd2bg_PuAdKLnihwkLa3tVfN_x8_Vaa4_kTHLvQvNucnCfTZPff5n5UjlNk-Tw_s8GQwYPzTnF3llk4Osj8RWY6PMgCHcPxjEijo53MeE_Vi906rfAT0fZEO4oJxmzMNTbCE0Fr528rMHiMvL9h=w488-h250" width="488" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As does that blue and black brass buggy!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB8MDOLi33zj1gnxOgFvSQhTcDh7GO-Jt_AMGD9rZimn8dqc9LDcOVCrvfF3YzLSdKJo0XVWPx87Uwort4iwKxeqEwa4yTRCM60aYQpVPhntEiYJCjWl8MrkfOUoUF6p88jEsEOykDb7U0xJPDypW5008pylmF_YSe_00Ndl3sSRf9i42T=s1175" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="1175" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB8MDOLi33zj1gnxOgFvSQhTcDh7GO-Jt_AMGD9rZimn8dqc9LDcOVCrvfF3YzLSdKJo0XVWPx87Uwort4iwKxeqEwa4yTRCM60aYQpVPhntEiYJCjWl8MrkfOUoUF6p88jEsEOykDb7U0xJPDypW5008pylmF_YSe_00Ndl3sSRf9i42T=w482-h247" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Testing the curve off Stanley Bridge over the Salmon River.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBg08DDkRLLuWHqyYi7aR9gep8fCp648s1jTVRFEl92m_kJviNb7JphBBGlIwrzHGw9AbCp0ZllJaaRU_ZQpLih6V8izzzMjR_WsROcNJ5bnNrX7meoYwAP5LJnGd4qDglim06MOh5J8vFSW_ApH_6RoksJdb6vLY1lkTLCEyUAfGgk19K=s1177" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="1177" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBg08DDkRLLuWHqyYi7aR9gep8fCp648s1jTVRFEl92m_kJviNb7JphBBGlIwrzHGw9AbCp0ZllJaaRU_ZQpLih6V8izzzMjR_WsROcNJ5bnNrX7meoYwAP5LJnGd4qDglim06MOh5J8vFSW_ApH_6RoksJdb6vLY1lkTLCEyUAfGgk19K=w485-h244" width="485" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A "high green" aspect gives the crew permission across the span and Haney Gorge.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw_hJpck6a67hEqKcoxZ73Gj6si5wtni4Yd5wFZeP3KXUckm3H4JT-yJ2UMNkUmHU8JHhpLB4UB_Q9WqZZ8xRP_em3HrXbXPDJAWTNRoeF5a84yg9mGSLCQNVECOGV5BBGua1tEVKz2KBWV4Sx5viibc5XqOSIKftEA-9bBaMXCs-LoWD_=s1180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1180" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw_hJpck6a67hEqKcoxZ73Gj6si5wtni4Yd5wFZeP3KXUckm3H4JT-yJ2UMNkUmHU8JHhpLB4UB_Q9WqZZ8xRP_em3HrXbXPDJAWTNRoeF5a84yg9mGSLCQNVECOGV5BBGua1tEVKz2KBWV4Sx5viibc5XqOSIKftEA-9bBaMXCs-LoWD_=w485-h244" width="485" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A "brace of blue" for the eyes!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiycvXTFYKx3yO8-whS15zUHfwgOshB1YwLo7JnaGSJXlCEC4z-eMd8hWIr--U6smTsVnw9aAVHjEsk_P1EEMiBzCnwxOSMNvQiS-wytTKPcQR1s-0IgG-5wwHIydBOwr_7YwXocGaqPpm7SYey3NMpwfUBIXxnyPTfhDGprgrZ1vZso5ed=s1176" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1176" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiycvXTFYKx3yO8-whS15zUHfwgOshB1YwLo7JnaGSJXlCEC4z-eMd8hWIr--U6smTsVnw9aAVHjEsk_P1EEMiBzCnwxOSMNvQiS-wytTKPcQR1s-0IgG-5wwHIydBOwr_7YwXocGaqPpm7SYey3NMpwfUBIXxnyPTfhDGprgrZ1vZso5ed=w488-h247" width="488" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Milk anyone?</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeyfg75nyEn2LFxx8dvJB6TCx_zumXzlYVFZn0k4dSQ692e95Hmd8uUvzolzXjyK3jz8qD51MmKrc5KgTFggFgMKpT0yAcBVXBcL2tNedBUvziJkNgmGEleJ1nVU7qFh-YSZX_87-YKFQG2vM2wKkWfdlTV8kSoBtEgSgn1qG1IAy3FShd=s1177" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1177" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeyfg75nyEn2LFxx8dvJB6TCx_zumXzlYVFZn0k4dSQ692e95Hmd8uUvzolzXjyK3jz8qD51MmKrc5KgTFggFgMKpT0yAcBVXBcL2tNedBUvziJkNgmGEleJ1nVU7qFh-YSZX_87-YKFQG2vM2wKkWfdlTV8kSoBtEgSgn1qG1IAy3FShd=w491-h249" width="491" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Boundary Road separates the urban scenes from the rural ones on the layout.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj48iu69phk7MxYfcO5Lkr5G7JJ6UaF0JDubAM_1jnpnTlXSSWm3jT3rPfs0fIneKe31EB9K0Pa5pYEd89sQ0qaY3vicsI8f5LGLbdBkWMpwSsA7H_mdzPayOIhe9sXv_-__zRp-JFh0-b9dnYt2KMnsFxE8RuP2zlVQ3SiEuRR4A3Abdnp=s1172" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1172" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj48iu69phk7MxYfcO5Lkr5G7JJ6UaF0JDubAM_1jnpnTlXSSWm3jT3rPfs0fIneKe31EB9K0Pa5pYEd89sQ0qaY3vicsI8f5LGLbdBkWMpwSsA7H_mdzPayOIhe9sXv_-__zRp-JFh0-b9dnYt2KMnsFxE8RuP2zlVQ3SiEuRR4A3Abdnp=w496-h251" width="496" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The RS2's are "all maroon" on the B&M.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Z7v1fYynCP6_1HC1MdoKoW8r3qLmlUC9ZFsJ-6uv_GLFOLs3vpER8JcWZhW_HSiyDPo85tAOIU77RDGW1yqrP0TKEHRxZlYEe0ukmGH4YM0tzGLXVCEFQ46dWKPrSXbUx9N7DjFxRbQa9bHnq5ABsWcj-iB2lzcgGf1UJ1LEFxEPIBsB=s1176" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1176" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Z7v1fYynCP6_1HC1MdoKoW8r3qLmlUC9ZFsJ-6uv_GLFOLs3vpER8JcWZhW_HSiyDPo85tAOIU77RDGW1yqrP0TKEHRxZlYEe0ukmGH4YM0tzGLXVCEFQ46dWKPrSXbUx9N7DjFxRbQa9bHnq5ABsWcj-iB2lzcgGf1UJ1LEFxEPIBsB=w496-h251" width="496" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Through the crossing!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP4F686kAWmFAx4M_JA1DerhSQLLidEuMfet08CjIwnyRW_DLNgNcNZnTQI-aHQkRCh1kuOKuyoISzlQWnzPJcZfRMgvoOn-3i2U2-KvSwsNfcCh5Z69sOUPujp0oGynUU3nkdrbx9tLir4DoOQD_QmCvuDeO2tdaWz8u3dj93b4NIi4n1=s1176" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1176" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP4F686kAWmFAx4M_JA1DerhSQLLidEuMfet08CjIwnyRW_DLNgNcNZnTQI-aHQkRCh1kuOKuyoISzlQWnzPJcZfRMgvoOn-3i2U2-KvSwsNfcCh5Z69sOUPujp0oGynUU3nkdrbx9tLir4DoOQD_QmCvuDeO2tdaWz8u3dj93b4NIi4n1=w497-h252" width="497" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Into North Dover we spot a "Back to the Future" car...that Smart Car!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEix5AGooJZ417W-UXpUGLusOAkpImzuKwbKBTHmuYaH3J4LMC0dh5dPoYdzsRc0StugJdKtlMa6KjjqzxuN2l_hAfn8MAU3QYePWNMjKn0J7j0n6h9_m5GZWvEKFJV4Rt06FuWHYTYGaMzMjIVsbOD8iMYA2T2wxzWxCfBsqDSrrOo0VDo2=s1179" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1179" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEix5AGooJZ417W-UXpUGLusOAkpImzuKwbKBTHmuYaH3J4LMC0dh5dPoYdzsRc0StugJdKtlMa6KjjqzxuN2l_hAfn8MAU3QYePWNMjKn0J7j0n6h9_m5GZWvEKFJV4Rt06FuWHYTYGaMzMjIVsbOD8iMYA2T2wxzWxCfBsqDSrrOo0VDo2=w500-h253" width="500" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Rail Diesel Car approaches the station.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht_wELGJ3C8CaDj4otSpNB-C_NTWYAStXjBNVsUb671hC7qVQ9evUwjTzfzfpScRD78dgEGyY5pU5bcXmyuDbGuhq4ZLB-URXKUg5uShsyunsHKm7uTvkGbDmPD-W9vnozRM_WzG7pJvNzy3ADTeCt5Fh6-z6m31Me9HInenWsoobQcXug=s1178" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1178" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht_wELGJ3C8CaDj4otSpNB-C_NTWYAStXjBNVsUb671hC7qVQ9evUwjTzfzfpScRD78dgEGyY5pU5bcXmyuDbGuhq4ZLB-URXKUg5uShsyunsHKm7uTvkGbDmPD-W9vnozRM_WzG7pJvNzy3ADTeCt5Fh6-z6m31Me9HInenWsoobQcXug=w504-h255" width="504" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That milk car will be lifted in short order.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb-OJ8Zuld12YQTAp0uTU-uC0lV8-ScjvDIQblYue5_8vKhCXa1BvMy5jUTqjwjKEXpypNN17qWSMbnaA1YYBAdsp9enPN52OH_1J0PuObgxh-O--U84Ex2k8Hk8MKDt-N2tOT0D-9JN0XB-icBS4ULfReLMlAF7AuXhy2iC8QnG3IVUbN=s1177" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1177" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb-OJ8Zuld12YQTAp0uTU-uC0lV8-ScjvDIQblYue5_8vKhCXa1BvMy5jUTqjwjKEXpypNN17qWSMbnaA1YYBAdsp9enPN52OH_1J0PuObgxh-O--U84Ex2k8Hk8MKDt-N2tOT0D-9JN0XB-icBS4ULfReLMlAF7AuXhy2iC8QnG3IVUbN=w504-h252" width="504" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The team track.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghKjWPHHhM9YnbhGD_Sll6SgTa-cz2r4P7UqyfzwQvAUtvMZ2OfXMLTlZMsf0DGGPXT3SXYDtrvZjLX6oxL1Y6nVIMdismBKGi2T43mSVV5woiJtiSai_EwscBapuPIHBJW6Px3n6Xcil_Zmlj2JfUwGIjchPAfT0oRTeTjn8cOL_b6EjN=s1179" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1179" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghKjWPHHhM9YnbhGD_Sll6SgTa-cz2r4P7UqyfzwQvAUtvMZ2OfXMLTlZMsf0DGGPXT3SXYDtrvZjLX6oxL1Y6nVIMdismBKGi2T43mSVV5woiJtiSai_EwscBapuPIHBJW6Px3n6Xcil_Zmlj2JfUwGIjchPAfT0oRTeTjn8cOL_b6EjN=w498-h252" width="498" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The freight house.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnzyjOc4rbxy_FbTbEwZOJYy5cTTHMoRIcTcStVnVwIzStukNLmv8C5TmXnu8LNkw7nWYltpwDkqpnjk9LlT1Y7z76XcWGCFbsWVG8hXE41TfdVtAGHKfdvZCWjfUMFD2AEt1cpYmioooyVO9_a1Hvpi-2SNxDZUsQNSBCsJK2w2-TzkxX=s1179" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1179" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnzyjOc4rbxy_FbTbEwZOJYy5cTTHMoRIcTcStVnVwIzStukNLmv8C5TmXnu8LNkw7nWYltpwDkqpnjk9LlT1Y7z76XcWGCFbsWVG8hXE41TfdVtAGHKfdvZCWjfUMFD2AEt1cpYmioooyVO9_a1Hvpi-2SNxDZUsQNSBCsJK2w2-TzkxX=w495-h252" width="495" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We await the passenger train.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim01xvwWVRtrDXK1dcgte82Hq1LV7Ze8Tl-DuD3aBmarrh7auM2gkFiJN3cF5tkIXUaLZUAWunioP8BOuVcRrjWQSZ2ztY7K0wlm3AE6uVe_JNJDkohycpJa5zXQEWumGPYa18-whggOSFFABSGGC-X40L9fLzPf2KYoaCI521FmRQ4GkA=s1174" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1174" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim01xvwWVRtrDXK1dcgte82Hq1LV7Ze8Tl-DuD3aBmarrh7auM2gkFiJN3cF5tkIXUaLZUAWunioP8BOuVcRrjWQSZ2ztY7K0wlm3AE6uVe_JNJDkohycpJa5zXQEWumGPYa18-whggOSFFABSGGC-X40L9fLzPf2KYoaCI521FmRQ4GkA=w494-h250" width="494" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Pulling up to the station.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYpj_VR1E309F1LN2npBXwgvcbrtxT4NZvQ6DCk6fZxuMsxrBS9yvfpXtpb5bNNUahAMsJigF1kBn1-f-Xsh7SqKOqL4rpz3OwIHYwaIj5OFLhCISLsTFZeqU1Vw0dPIUsYEvZSfmeKBZeoUsKmveQz6zmJ4JJnjUjA1sQPNkgVMnykzaB=s1181" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1181" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYpj_VR1E309F1LN2npBXwgvcbrtxT4NZvQ6DCk6fZxuMsxrBS9yvfpXtpb5bNNUahAMsJigF1kBn1-f-Xsh7SqKOqL4rpz3OwIHYwaIj5OFLhCISLsTFZeqU1Vw0dPIUsYEvZSfmeKBZeoUsKmveQz6zmJ4JJnjUjA1sQPNkgVMnykzaB=w491-h249" width="491" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Some local switching.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT_APDyUTqzInrkNw9_7U7vflhmJ_V21tvfhxf6e7FgJfIx8LCli2Du76dTM2oddGFTomMavaZhwLjvGZNCp7ZxsJbcGTRFj5bNv1TKqsgFEB-GeoXKcn7PRoD0DkgV7pxcvkeciTUgl7HNKLYFNmTm9jBaa8RTBPe1xycVA3xgbpKtCMy=s1179" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1179" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT_APDyUTqzInrkNw9_7U7vflhmJ_V21tvfhxf6e7FgJfIx8LCli2Du76dTM2oddGFTomMavaZhwLjvGZNCp7ZxsJbcGTRFj5bNv1TKqsgFEB-GeoXKcn7PRoD0DkgV7pxcvkeciTUgl7HNKLYFNmTm9jBaa8RTBPe1xycVA3xgbpKtCMy=w493-h248" width="493" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another passenger train arrives town, "The East Wind".</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOubP_p4fIpeiWNIvM0HXIshM29KGU1nWUv39VxNQJFUSCFOOw69yN-JiS5Del9GlO7e-xU58ZPYFbMnQ1UaBvaRw83jHUp0c9xoF9pocI4kf4okwaNcBdbakdQF02WXMcFqlzVN3nhYcyRrtmSEa_921pIsxp_xvSA-7a4j7r-E0Wb3rh=s847" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="847" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOubP_p4fIpeiWNIvM0HXIshM29KGU1nWUv39VxNQJFUSCFOOw69yN-JiS5Del9GlO7e-xU58ZPYFbMnQ1UaBvaRw83jHUp0c9xoF9pocI4kf4okwaNcBdbakdQF02WXMcFqlzVN3nhYcyRrtmSEa_921pIsxp_xvSA-7a4j7r-E0Wb3rh=w493-h317" width="493" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another car lifted for another train.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj05FZgCZr9bn0maukEiJ8OET4e_-5pddOzOJmEV22_dfNt_z96Gq_gRchgGyM3VShE81e02MadzwSpK-bQ0HHqTZ9TTk4dkBeiYZjJi8229BHTmu14i0Wdlhqp0ojj3BGUgE_ja_qgyT_DatUlqSD1MAqMp4ZgjvNRdAsQWODhdlvnnGPj=s1177" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1177" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj05FZgCZr9bn0maukEiJ8OET4e_-5pddOzOJmEV22_dfNt_z96Gq_gRchgGyM3VShE81e02MadzwSpK-bQ0HHqTZ9TTk4dkBeiYZjJi8229BHTmu14i0Wdlhqp0ojj3BGUgE_ja_qgyT_DatUlqSD1MAqMp4ZgjvNRdAsQWODhdlvnnGPj=w493-h248" width="493" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Outside my layout room you will find the numerous dioramas I have created over time.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXk8PgOjAyX6GBikFBtUtx1obPuBCJ72HO7ql3xU_45uExePTW2_WGdHWziRlfv8iuNjvSnTEV7Tn4reqGcPUM4dv2xSsPES_0bBpUifqZDkEJ5Qm96N-PclFjYwAzsf-9gOJ4MOGFntXeFXbqwbWC6_1VxEX1uKpF6TKeNAw6pwa7weU7=s1177" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1177" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXk8PgOjAyX6GBikFBtUtx1obPuBCJ72HO7ql3xU_45uExePTW2_WGdHWziRlfv8iuNjvSnTEV7Tn4reqGcPUM4dv2xSsPES_0bBpUifqZDkEJ5Qm96N-PclFjYwAzsf-9gOJ4MOGFntXeFXbqwbWC6_1VxEX1uKpF6TKeNAw6pwa7weU7=w485-h244" width="485" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">One of my more recent dioramas.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6PvoVsmwtaTPPJMOKf-2ODmwF58w56skFvzsimF6e5rdkkgdg6ElRVtj4k3S13mXySkD9rWErJKxzHkkOrDUWJ79IvPj5mdahntWYZn1Lj6R_fYmUNlFl7BJ50hnyRbwxGMEMsl69pXFFPoTKpfpa3VabktnvWzmGD0rPTxqHaiwEKhUc=s1182" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1182" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6PvoVsmwtaTPPJMOKf-2ODmwF58w56skFvzsimF6e5rdkkgdg6ElRVtj4k3S13mXySkD9rWErJKxzHkkOrDUWJ79IvPj5mdahntWYZn1Lj6R_fYmUNlFl7BJ50hnyRbwxGMEMsl69pXFFPoTKpfpa3VabktnvWzmGD0rPTxqHaiwEKhUc=w480-h243" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My O-scale scratchbuild of a machine shop.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsZnjmr0Nl0RkY608VMFczwZz62pYfAmKb8jgtZg_Yt7khCx5IG7Row9poCULMpBtotw9zKV4SxOgwhJ1AFKvSLkUcetI86bBCoHkYQTEL_MuPCJwdQf6pBxW_7tOxqdy0jLu7pXuNQZpiRlgvRiIun818ysQJEICbmesMHPvAEAJXzgPN=s1180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1180" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsZnjmr0Nl0RkY608VMFczwZz62pYfAmKb8jgtZg_Yt7khCx5IG7Row9poCULMpBtotw9zKV4SxOgwhJ1AFKvSLkUcetI86bBCoHkYQTEL_MuPCJwdQf6pBxW_7tOxqdy0jLu7pXuNQZpiRlgvRiIun818ysQJEICbmesMHPvAEAJXzgPN=w485-h247" width="485" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is still a project very much "in progress".</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPvwCrRfAtyqQN0ThcKNTHb9eqMKStgzVa_Q2zZM7jlBdanryoxGWZlutha8aOAEVLD-twa8PRjB3r2eJzsCXR8bic2IAeoHuU9i9sE3vnbBZSPNxADpxfsPfQmJqDsug6Rwp2hPlgxZdzr06dOoPFwfC2uocQT06kt64lRxbfuyc8yl9I=s1178" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1178" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPvwCrRfAtyqQN0ThcKNTHb9eqMKStgzVa_Q2zZM7jlBdanryoxGWZlutha8aOAEVLD-twa8PRjB3r2eJzsCXR8bic2IAeoHuU9i9sE3vnbBZSPNxADpxfsPfQmJqDsug6Rwp2hPlgxZdzr06dOoPFwfC2uocQT06kt64lRxbfuyc8yl9I=w483-h246" width="483" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I've really enjoyed this build of the Sierra West Scale Models machines.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrhTp9bVxLTwMakJHyKftZwaAfmp8nSo7em1ZZ7GtH5-lushVtapiA8aPL4nFMJFjXQf6rtxrPxTZTeNMQazm05ojiLsDdIvRNJtdKGOcFqN10ylKbCoZ-BmFr1hdfVR8oKDx7RdRUEulVmFNkOcKvA6YYAQQ7WleLYlAmY55TFG1M3kUJ=s1180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="1180" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrhTp9bVxLTwMakJHyKftZwaAfmp8nSo7em1ZZ7GtH5-lushVtapiA8aPL4nFMJFjXQf6rtxrPxTZTeNMQazm05ojiLsDdIvRNJtdKGOcFqN10ylKbCoZ-BmFr1hdfVR8oKDx7RdRUEulVmFNkOcKvA6YYAQQ7WleLYlAmY55TFG1M3kUJ=w481-h242" width="481" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Everything else has been scratchbuilt.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-_T7PZP59up6qxGiJHTRKfxrsFE7pb-aj0PSMyWABShovZkeFk4jL_g9qUOiHqNvCZtBka0QN_uXMdmZAgmIqvMNLGLxkuji9WIS6jtJe2BfJmF-qpiEKDSH1B5XViR63AL7StdLm_HCykIxFL1JdycVVR-j4z60G315mr77BAywXeT-I=s1159" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1159" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-_T7PZP59up6qxGiJHTRKfxrsFE7pb-aj0PSMyWABShovZkeFk4jL_g9qUOiHqNvCZtBka0QN_uXMdmZAgmIqvMNLGLxkuji9WIS6jtJe2BfJmF-qpiEKDSH1B5XViR63AL7StdLm_HCykIxFL1JdycVVR-j4z60G315mr77BAywXeT-I=w480-h247" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In my crew lounge.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGSf3hVky1XU-whQkHm2G5eSyeyPDlf5SMGE8_wRw3zQH1ZYk27wpnsIhSv0PLSM4kBhtxKqn4SbcfX_8Q1PS2yCxA-2ewtTGK2zSb-NDzfdTK3my-455Y0HjyqIJyk0Hb97ntLWXazctNCZxarxFqlc5G7rkieGsVuNSvFralQxl5D33w=s1182" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1182" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGSf3hVky1XU-whQkHm2G5eSyeyPDlf5SMGE8_wRw3zQH1ZYk27wpnsIhSv0PLSM4kBhtxKqn4SbcfX_8Q1PS2yCxA-2ewtTGK2zSb-NDzfdTK3my-455Y0HjyqIJyk0Hb97ntLWXazctNCZxarxFqlc5G7rkieGsVuNSvFralQxl5D33w=w478-h242" width="478" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Lots of items of interest for visitors.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjI2w51qb7_f1BZ4NelHoHkXUijtRRZO_BrQRShDISPZ3jwQOBw-9mGr1mXLxDNEYzn6Od78T84Fs6-4weCqoLrV8WDqyXfwtvAV9tFuc4esIeyf3QUtpj77cByt-9_huo94dJfhkaMTqdFr-Y3C3trhw2Rq3CVhMW18HJIQGKez0gbArB=s1183" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1183" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjI2w51qb7_f1BZ4NelHoHkXUijtRRZO_BrQRShDISPZ3jwQOBw-9mGr1mXLxDNEYzn6Od78T84Fs6-4weCqoLrV8WDqyXfwtvAV9tFuc4esIeyf3QUtpj77cByt-9_huo94dJfhkaMTqdFr-Y3C3trhw2Rq3CVhMW18HJIQGKez0gbArB=w488-h247" width="488" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A few freight cars in differing scales.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIV4RI3uj7WSzLqQxZzWabKuPEJB3_EolVLBCr1iieQD6YLYrLb-Jz6c8KGZYvEgE8ggUzoRq8KTQWMwhfbeXTyC0poUsUP_0L5vkXeuwlvb2m76sGMw7DspcbP8Vh-awW5_-VrBAYST1u-_CH18bS_g6HeuyqEUrwe4eGZyy1NkbSAKhW=s1175" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1175" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIV4RI3uj7WSzLqQxZzWabKuPEJB3_EolVLBCr1iieQD6YLYrLb-Jz6c8KGZYvEgE8ggUzoRq8KTQWMwhfbeXTyC0poUsUP_0L5vkXeuwlvb2m76sGMw7DspcbP8Vh-awW5_-VrBAYST1u-_CH18bS_g6HeuyqEUrwe4eGZyy1NkbSAKhW=w486-h248" width="486" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yet another diorama.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVMOPWTLuwhHffwVWwd1EKNoSEhWTdEA5C0DntazfUvyW79kvhrjSLSNCMSs2ybgMeaN0DXNOqLYOPvZHPuGMmNXLsKN_rYbsgGt9Dfk7QHl7zhXa2bCowd-FAqahG7D-DMpT9BWdHnR5gWQBjyB_gXUxpq74dDDjJhg-6Vp93ci0wdazg=s1181" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1181" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVMOPWTLuwhHffwVWwd1EKNoSEhWTdEA5C0DntazfUvyW79kvhrjSLSNCMSs2ybgMeaN0DXNOqLYOPvZHPuGMmNXLsKN_rYbsgGt9Dfk7QHl7zhXa2bCowd-FAqahG7D-DMpT9BWdHnR5gWQBjyB_gXUxpq74dDDjJhg-6Vp93ci0wdazg=w487-h245" width="487" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Such a great hobby.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaeFnF3vms0HR3WTTcWxJjhPKp7S9TsHym29iGgw6MpQRJTsd98oz5htma8fHIVJz1qwZiQBASFExbyE3KBdCRGScRozTpP4GsOZSl3UbR6_m9XsTeca9A5LSBNTvy04B062tzcXir7NXtF2qdjm1cdDileZM807dh6ZL4Z27AkDvxvN66=s1169" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="1169" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaeFnF3vms0HR3WTTcWxJjhPKp7S9TsHym29iGgw6MpQRJTsd98oz5htma8fHIVJz1qwZiQBASFExbyE3KBdCRGScRozTpP4GsOZSl3UbR6_m9XsTeca9A5LSBNTvy04B062tzcXir7NXtF2qdjm1cdDileZM807dh6ZL4Z27AkDvxvN66=w497-h252" width="497" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is the first scene when you walk down my basement stairs.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnFOZbavUaKXJOOToSE1mPTYSKShU99CL11TsI4NOfVdLdb-AFZiJWSGRO5xxW_JCXSXKJeIY0pVVOIKl19tgz2EbCiB9uo9lVeQlj_86Ze7A9XIXXCJqrFQfCGQrlbMfDb4MBM6594fK4WTTqYeGo9LPHeBz3hvkNUzwltWE-YbahT_Cy=s1181" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1181" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnFOZbavUaKXJOOToSE1mPTYSKShU99CL11TsI4NOfVdLdb-AFZiJWSGRO5xxW_JCXSXKJeIY0pVVOIKl19tgz2EbCiB9uo9lVeQlj_86Ze7A9XIXXCJqrFQfCGQrlbMfDb4MBM6594fK4WTTqYeGo9LPHeBz3hvkNUzwltWE-YbahT_Cy=w497-h248" width="497" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Love that work of art of the train at midnight...nicely framed!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjY_Je8hv1GgOMm_OL6vbmlaWy_Nq3uiANv2C33-7V5DVAYciFD73QWmVMXLM75wI98ONgKlv5fXOhGQKWXv3xOWAVCJKE2HCIUBj_OcEXlmIERzfk2Jh9iQmh1ligi1uWFSY_XhgdZymmzG_FFOi6D9aOjANwROjFcocD-5ckk4vWhZnNh=s1174" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="1174" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjY_Je8hv1GgOMm_OL6vbmlaWy_Nq3uiANv2C33-7V5DVAYciFD73QWmVMXLM75wI98ONgKlv5fXOhGQKWXv3xOWAVCJKE2HCIUBj_OcEXlmIERzfk2Jh9iQmh1ligi1uWFSY_XhgdZymmzG_FFOi6D9aOjANwROjFcocD-5ckk4vWhZnNh=w490-h248" width="490" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks for checking in on my blog entries!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDJecRGJBB_Y280niPXIbfWIw2QV4OVZBpDJr2VSQPB9y7r8HH1A62N1PnNooUcN_D2R9qtVaYHeRGrWK9P1ZGONJPex17wb7VzDJGLCTa15EhuI8pZFlI-PKpb6NBR96oAepDOCWJMNYyzo4WsPRDtt_5aMinGZfZvjL4s52zwLRpH_jw=s1177" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1177" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDJecRGJBB_Y280niPXIbfWIw2QV4OVZBpDJr2VSQPB9y7r8HH1A62N1PnNooUcN_D2R9qtVaYHeRGrWK9P1ZGONJPex17wb7VzDJGLCTa15EhuI8pZFlI-PKpb6NBR96oAepDOCWJMNYyzo4WsPRDtt_5aMinGZfZvjL4s52zwLRpH_jw=w491-h248" width="491" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">All the best and stay safe!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mike Hamer. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152894241309010942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-57646607902075132272021-05-19T18:38:00.006-07:002021-05-19T18:41:56.530-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Steam Visits North Dover</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">During an ops session a while back, a couple of good friends, Rob aka "Kaz" and Dave Haney brought over their steam locomotives to run on the layout during an ops session.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MzRuVtfuUXWFt6MFxrL9tVnyaLGVObBSYGbWuO3DN-OIOAwD9iWhyphenhyphen9Wexq3t358QhvaAj1QOp7wqg6opAQSMLzDMOpFoDKdQ2cgLTRbG3dMrA9fUZDuu4P6-z4qKxPFZpFQ-/s600/Central+15.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MzRuVtfuUXWFt6MFxrL9tVnyaLGVObBSYGbWuO3DN-OIOAwD9iWhyphenhyphen9Wexq3t358QhvaAj1QOp7wqg6opAQSMLzDMOpFoDKdQ2cgLTRbG3dMrA9fUZDuu4P6-z4qKxPFZpFQ-/w499-h374/Central+15.JPG" width="499" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This New Haven crew earns their keep as they enter Marshall Cut on a slow order restriction.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_umqbwboTLUi53SMd1MkOZ775VuulprCfiQ7M8e2gnWeKrMQoDFta3qMXl0aucv1sRNRZBDM0FLKzuj6mv7nXwQSJVuN-7a8yWHxHCzHceJ_yDFPWRHmxjSYweiLRPR8hE4u/s700/Central+31.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="700" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_umqbwboTLUi53SMd1MkOZ775VuulprCfiQ7M8e2gnWeKrMQoDFta3qMXl0aucv1sRNRZBDM0FLKzuj6mv7nXwQSJVuN-7a8yWHxHCzHceJ_yDFPWRHmxjSYweiLRPR8hE4u/w504-h337/Central+31.JPG" width="504" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Earlier they had arrived North Dover and swapped out a couple of milk cars.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiigCa3BJySsG4L6MEPsbLnarEgoBB_Veo9E0_U2CpVfHxQVwlTzT99Nx1kloEu_VsG4j_MfmAHA92pntGsldxQWO04bUCP31QXuqxPwjjUbxNK1R8cLLFur5sApRKu741vyrm/s750/Central+30.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="750" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiigCa3BJySsG4L6MEPsbLnarEgoBB_Veo9E0_U2CpVfHxQVwlTzT99Nx1kloEu_VsG4j_MfmAHA92pntGsldxQWO04bUCP31QXuqxPwjjUbxNK1R8cLLFur5sApRKu741vyrm/w505-h308/Central+30.JPG" width="505" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">The station platform is busy on this spring afternoon.</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eFZTmz_soztyjV0IMTetusIyhx4mL4TmdAW2sXS5cyNscmof-8F_Lc69rifW03FAMZ_Sinxdumvl-pZOhQgKY-fh8ylNc_S8-ZiMvoRHYeZIL2oF1jP0Vz1XYWD1KQILwMQl/s700/Central+29.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="700" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eFZTmz_soztyjV0IMTetusIyhx4mL4TmdAW2sXS5cyNscmof-8F_Lc69rifW03FAMZ_Sinxdumvl-pZOhQgKY-fh8ylNc_S8-ZiMvoRHYeZIL2oF1jP0Vz1XYWD1KQILwMQl/w514-h257/Central+29.JPG" width="514" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">The 153 is one handsome switcher.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyBEuBT9qLrxg00l-7MOGUXByqISRsDd2_UA08suhBDfHl09lAH8NPe8AXWlcSVJG53RMuIue4g_YKF9gjrTWjtqcP358zGeuHGNmjGqiMniW-pyr9-zJxKCF9fSu2sxoWLiI/s600/Central+18.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyBEuBT9qLrxg00l-7MOGUXByqISRsDd2_UA08suhBDfHl09lAH8NPe8AXWlcSVJG53RMuIue4g_YKF9gjrTWjtqcP358zGeuHGNmjGqiMniW-pyr9-zJxKCF9fSu2sxoWLiI/w503-h378/Central+18.JPG" width="503" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">An aerial view of the town.</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGkZY38rM3pkc6pRhllBmbUNjDvWoSVAVbDDNyh06g-QzBd-bwJq6Wc9lP6wWcZdHikSG1gN3-Rece53IWF7p-nXQBkt7kf_AwnOqppgAN8E35dQulsxWqD8VrXquN-YIgXvW/s600/Central+17.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGkZY38rM3pkc6pRhllBmbUNjDvWoSVAVbDDNyh06g-QzBd-bwJq6Wc9lP6wWcZdHikSG1gN3-Rece53IWF7p-nXQBkt7kf_AwnOqppgAN8E35dQulsxWqD8VrXquN-YIgXvW/w498-h373/Central+17.JPG" width="498" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">Crossing the New England River.</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHw2ynqlWmmCZGf4FyLlh8TI30ELOco9DmiI1J9u52repCqybsxnKyg1I03kHq7ZoCD9akEXw5xsaNgO7qXu0YjJnnzQnvTaFYgnr_WZsapEgqDCNKD5AyAsndRa9DGdiEGBJ-/s600/Central+16.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHw2ynqlWmmCZGf4FyLlh8TI30ELOco9DmiI1J9u52repCqybsxnKyg1I03kHq7ZoCD9akEXw5xsaNgO7qXu0YjJnnzQnvTaFYgnr_WZsapEgqDCNKD5AyAsndRa9DGdiEGBJ-/w499-h374/Central+16.JPG" width="499" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tiptoeing out onto the trestle moments before.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYtEwOSFb_9V_Yxs-ikEmHiqZ389JfW4Uh2RBtMn6xs4RjF8Z6vmeImB19IrO2643a7RUhWLk1eiP7N3G9OUQN7GvjfHlpehK-loIEFO7u5uGPaKk86MSbwzFhibCtlLFqzjE/w509-h381/Central+3.JPG" width="509" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">Engineer Dave Haney at the throttle.</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPZJ4i7HcpA5TrsAc1FthqP0AAu2Dquz-3a_DUd0VKtLTOX6bssrrjfU8GGNlkJPSgLfqWgz1xMgWZZJXPS8umd0n-mDYIPFoqWCV5R2WZBBX1SGLLLM_C6ZbO-sYuqBFO2RI/s600/Central+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPZJ4i7HcpA5TrsAc1FthqP0AAu2Dquz-3a_DUd0VKtLTOX6bssrrjfU8GGNlkJPSgLfqWgz1xMgWZZJXPS8umd0n-mDYIPFoqWCV5R2WZBBX1SGLLLM_C6ZbO-sYuqBFO2RI/w516-h386/Central+2.JPG" width="516" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Spotted earlier inbound in the state of Maine. </span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yRJ5stZQyTZO8bUk_O8IyCsNehnKMuef82aE8mXjIKuD2LDFuMOmZOeQxN286oVq9oQncHoF0CFTlwZ6iFzIrX-mK0M2x7v7Z5ATZk9aK-G-5sWvjOuAEzWwbdzSNg8fIYka/s600/Central+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yRJ5stZQyTZO8bUk_O8IyCsNehnKMuef82aE8mXjIKuD2LDFuMOmZOeQxN286oVq9oQncHoF0CFTlwZ6iFzIrX-mK0M2x7v7Z5ATZk9aK-G-5sWvjOuAEzWwbdzSNg8fIYka/w516-h388/Central+1.JPG" width="516" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There would appear to be a little red "anomaly" in this image.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks for checking in everyone!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div><p></p>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152894241309010942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-75330814228458461142021-04-23T13:31:00.005-07:002021-04-23T13:34:12.156-07:00An Enjoyable Day at the Salmon River<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>A Leisurely Afternoon By the River</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yesterday I spent a leisurely couple of hours by the Salmon River which acts as a border between the states of Maine and New Hampshire.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Click on the images to enlarge them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Click outside the images to return to the default setting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotiLyfpI1dg0gN_ymthAYv3BP51WT9TGVK9y743e2hXgb7odSlEZkf8IoT0Mcg6m5lAGL43tmX9_gckeknNjBhW2n_ssRUMBOohxhz659F13p6PsxGkf2_HyenhxMgZEk0cCl/s2048/Hamer+10.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotiLyfpI1dg0gN_ymthAYv3BP51WT9TGVK9y743e2hXgb7odSlEZkf8IoT0Mcg6m5lAGL43tmX9_gckeknNjBhW2n_ssRUMBOohxhz659F13p6PsxGkf2_HyenhxMgZEk0cCl/w490-h367/Hamer+10.JPG" width="490" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The first train I spotted was this cheerful looking caboose hop. The St. Clare and Northern is my fictitious branch line operation which sends a train into North Dover a couple of times a week. The crew is outbound leaving the state of New Hampshire and about to enter the state of Maine on the approaching bank of the river.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLBPkboISmu9XGksHcKuow5EvRuhQh_kkGn_HFu2g2xhbxrNqsr4AvqFFNlcCNy36hGV8mifioPqYFwpKBU7cWBDb5qbG1j2NFAWdE3QHmzY2ffrC0v_MgvLzSXW9giIJ26no/s450/1170+salmon+river+bridge+canoe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="448" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLBPkboISmu9XGksHcKuow5EvRuhQh_kkGn_HFu2g2xhbxrNqsr4AvqFFNlcCNy36hGV8mifioPqYFwpKBU7cWBDb5qbG1j2NFAWdE3QHmzY2ffrC0v_MgvLzSXW9giIJ26no/w467-h468/1170+salmon+river+bridge+canoe.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The local North Dover crew is returning from its jaunt into the state of Maine to service the Conley Lumber & Coal facility. On this day lumber will be transferred from the mill and lifted onto a manifest B&M freight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cSw9chK_E3bKA5KJplgOK-olypMv2y8Dh6wD7cUwGR4eL6p1OKrIFkJgKs1YxQWpNzRxNwIgrQ8rY941FXx6Cwl64xRKl1puvhmJZTWcr1qTC1UU3GHLyPm-pUSTlZZpyDSm/s2048/IMG_0558.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cSw9chK_E3bKA5KJplgOK-olypMv2y8Dh6wD7cUwGR4eL6p1OKrIFkJgKs1YxQWpNzRxNwIgrQ8rY941FXx6Cwl64xRKl1puvhmJZTWcr1qTC1UU3GHLyPm-pUSTlZZpyDSm/w461-h346/IMG_0558.JPG" width="461" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Two GP9 brothers haul an inbound drag to North Dover. The crew had departed Rigby Yard in Portland earlier in the day and will drop off some freight on the north siding in town. They will lift that boxcar you saw in the previous image along with other traffic set out by the local crew.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVTJ3DfjHJJhYhLNs_eZDuYSA9w0ceMDvKYebImlCRlF3YNuW8t6N9AW17HNZfG-MMuwHe3Ltu-Og6vTkZg049legVUQOyqND_oJkyUHgkcTZW2gog5SZawYJ6vPMyZC9S6CW/s600/IMG_5465.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVTJ3DfjHJJhYhLNs_eZDuYSA9w0ceMDvKYebImlCRlF3YNuW8t6N9AW17HNZfG-MMuwHe3Ltu-Og6vTkZg049legVUQOyqND_oJkyUHgkcTZW2gog5SZawYJ6vPMyZC9S6CW/w462-h346/IMG_5465.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A few days earlier I managed to snag this shot of a clipper vessel tied up at the local legion hall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjwLLCPWlhiWlslKxlhyphenhyphenyhlEC3utYoAEahUb0lsr1YOXfZsJW6XquGRPlxKB6G8uYdKmtSgIGqY2K0EmPdof2qFTtEFoPXkB5ppt2XgKvsTIJI7ndjYOOQ-3KRNIop4D5ovy9/s800/Picture+%252314.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="800" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjwLLCPWlhiWlslKxlhyphenhyphenyhlEC3utYoAEahUb0lsr1YOXfZsJW6XquGRPlxKB6G8uYdKmtSgIGqY2K0EmPdof2qFTtEFoPXkB5ppt2XgKvsTIJI7ndjYOOQ-3KRNIop4D5ovy9/w458-h235/Picture+%252314.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The traffic flow is continuous as we spot an outbound manifest freight. It departed Mechanicville, New York in the AM hours and will finish its run up in Portland, Maine by dinner time. The engineer has blown the crossing and the bridge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQImcejCfF-VhyphenhyphenoihyGy6zw8L0XEAQa7iLBZP7RVW1oofS8YI37yHwpGbhx6E4PXNTqcK8RnnMMahfyLow6iM2TVH49el5TTUN5lb_naAhZqlXqgAZL70wYI8LJLvjjDHH_3Vp/s2048/1503+Salmon+River+Bridge+from+up+high.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQImcejCfF-VhyphenhyphenoihyGy6zw8L0XEAQa7iLBZP7RVW1oofS8YI37yHwpGbhx6E4PXNTqcK8RnnMMahfyLow6iM2TVH49el5TTUN5lb_naAhZqlXqgAZL70wYI8LJLvjjDHH_3Vp/w448-h336/1503+Salmon+River+Bridge+from+up+high.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's always nice to spot RS2 #1503, a favourite of mine in care of another local. While the crew must sound the horn for the bridge crossing, the white swans have obviously become used to this distraction!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_N8TSDv6h2oZBKH-ToNtezoTimHHbw6tOGSl48vzYxeyz7Vb34XKyFt8VmKpDQaA3M3PisfVLiw1k9SA7P4VZL-BNlgdMUxAoz1bv_arzF5XEK7I-A7XHKTuQlY_JeW0XKkq/s2048/672+salmon+river+near+FB+Hamer.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_N8TSDv6h2oZBKH-ToNtezoTimHHbw6tOGSl48vzYxeyz7Vb34XKyFt8VmKpDQaA3M3PisfVLiw1k9SA7P4VZL-BNlgdMUxAoz1bv_arzF5XEK7I-A7XHKTuQlY_JeW0XKkq/w436-h326/672+salmon+river+near+FB+Hamer.JPG" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Maine Central has patiently awaited clearance onto Boston & Maine rails following a short parade of superior trains at the junction. While his nose reaches New Hampshire, his tail stretches out across the Salmon River with his caboose safely tagging along in the state of Maine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yup, just another fun railfanning day on the outskirts of North Dover! Thanks for checking in everyone!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div></div></div></div><p></p>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152894241309010942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-3651519500333508182021-03-13T16:48:00.013-08:002021-04-24T09:35:50.107-07:00Sierra West Machine Shop Build<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b><span>Sierra West </span><span>Machine Shop Build</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We take a hiatus from the model railroad to check in on my progress of the build of the Sierra West Machine Shop for my friend, Doug Matheson. Below is an article I wrote for my local club, OVAR (Ottawa Valley Associated Railroaders) detailing some of the steps involved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To enlarge the images, simply click on them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To return to the default look of the page, click outside them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKCD6ZQbPb55WjKVDsIQcxb5ubHQNBEwxLEewT0nv_G-Zhn20xrsqXi5MFogWKw9cauFQfSosHF2432zWSf1_yDArkCxLmt4wnsrl38cs-WnEW6BA6iyn5mojeR0f6BrLksjH/s2000/Image+1.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKCD6ZQbPb55WjKVDsIQcxb5ubHQNBEwxLEewT0nv_G-Zhn20xrsqXi5MFogWKw9cauFQfSosHF2432zWSf1_yDArkCxLmt4wnsrl38cs-WnEW6BA6iyn5mojeR0f6BrLksjH/w453-h340/Image+1.JPG" width="453" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here are a few images I took outdoors showcasing my progress on the Sierra West Scale Models machine shop in O-scale.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJw_0p1yAPCTiOg7bed17Z04iDoocykKIqMn2GnPv75BCuUFJWD6wqINYmAfNCqTJmpmbTsq6AWlAM74QHinGGXG1wfSSCXTf27wo1RRs3jHsNmKv_FGQvzmJdgfBPQ9cb-R2/s2000/Image+1d.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJw_0p1yAPCTiOg7bed17Z04iDoocykKIqMn2GnPv75BCuUFJWD6wqINYmAfNCqTJmpmbTsq6AWlAM74QHinGGXG1wfSSCXTf27wo1RRs3jHsNmKv_FGQvzmJdgfBPQ9cb-R2/w440-h329/Image+1d.JPG" width="440" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The machines came from Sierra West, but I scratchbuilt the shop building.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqVRgUmWqUfLnyB33naf3HcxBSStKN_ZfJWitDyd_8E7-a0A0HctaxDyz5JuUXGitbUEwjSCyH5peVh1lAPelOn0ZKt3WcqU7AshJdvzpBcnRyf6N_1NUwlfmnOwU50ouCVGl/s2000/Image+1f.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqVRgUmWqUfLnyB33naf3HcxBSStKN_ZfJWitDyd_8E7-a0A0HctaxDyz5JuUXGitbUEwjSCyH5peVh1lAPelOn0ZKt3WcqU7AshJdvzpBcnRyf6N_1NUwlfmnOwU50ouCVGl/w433-h325/Image+1f.JPG" width="433" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The water tower came from B.T.S. models and I built it at two-thirds its regular height for my needs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36I_D6fzGS2yFeznZcGbYuCV4576KhwQvvnIjswwLF7kVCmpXpdLQ5PWMOIDtDsxylhTaCx-7xTPTXJu8JXFO3JBf9S0wWPRWJWTQyM4Ac7pH1FHWdLe5KyHMy1ZMoVEyaMOU/s2048/IMG_9371.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36I_D6fzGS2yFeznZcGbYuCV4576KhwQvvnIjswwLF7kVCmpXpdLQ5PWMOIDtDsxylhTaCx-7xTPTXJu8JXFO3JBf9S0wWPRWJWTQyM4Ac7pH1FHWdLe5KyHMy1ZMoVEyaMOU/w430-h323/IMG_9371.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><br style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This picture showcases my most recent progress. Three O-scale figures have been painted and weathered and are momentarily leaning up against a couple of machines. This is but a temporary placement for the photographer. These three lads could end up anywhere in the shop or on the diorama.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To see a detailed step-by-step clinic of this build with hundreds of images you can visit my Craftsman Structures blog at the following address. Simple copy and paste it into your computer's browser. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>craftsmanstructures.blogspot.com</b></span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Below is a shorter version of the build with a limited number of images. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1BQgVIh5m5tZgQhA3Qy-CZ84CFbEMW0UFapV0Bl0lqmVb7FvnJfWXRok6eszC3IAwaE2_3Pvoj80oXQ0jMIHiHbujahWC7tAOZRWxZrt0ybiE7jMFYTAMvsqycdXx4C36iDH/s2000/Image+13.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1BQgVIh5m5tZgQhA3Qy-CZ84CFbEMW0UFapV0Bl0lqmVb7FvnJfWXRok6eszC3IAwaE2_3Pvoj80oXQ0jMIHiHbujahWC7tAOZRWxZrt0ybiE7jMFYTAMvsqycdXx4C36iDH/w440-h331/Image+13.JPG" width="440" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Retirement is glorious!
Following my 40 year teaching career I now find myself with the time
required to complete large modeling projects which had been started when I was
still in front of a classroom of students. The image above showcases the machines in their place along the shop floor belted to the countershafts. A "mock" roof is momentarily in place. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgkmb4ZaKeW9QRTFtCGWos4Vw_Zx7hzmjtStcB7zmWDtKameK7VufLPRByThYZnjwDti2sqL1qTBj4PNMwnQfG9V28jbFvC47-lVYR0tXUfAoDBWbEXML0_9qM19T6qEOVw3e/s2000/Image+14.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgkmb4ZaKeW9QRTFtCGWos4Vw_Zx7hzmjtStcB7zmWDtKameK7VufLPRByThYZnjwDti2sqL1qTBj4PNMwnQfG9V28jbFvC47-lVYR0tXUfAoDBWbEXML0_9qM19T6qEOVw3e/w441-h331/Image+14.JPG" width="441" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">One such project is the Machine Shop Diorama build I am working on for my good friend, Doug Matheson.</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">A couple of years ago Doug approached me and asked if I would build the remaining machines from his Sierra West collection.</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplgf6-_XNIypZilE6kUqHT8qbgyEpWKk3ZGu2-DhYy0IQ5rCKyNUIfdZyTaDIMm6jlMvdBZmqKfrqL78TzkRBhtwVcMLW8v-ZTd4Rugg-ZY_byRCgNec-S8yWyMraBvtLqv8w/s2000/Image+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplgf6-_XNIypZilE6kUqHT8qbgyEpWKk3ZGu2-DhYy0IQ5rCKyNUIfdZyTaDIMm6jlMvdBZmqKfrqL78TzkRBhtwVcMLW8v-ZTd4Rugg-ZY_byRCgNec-S8yWyMraBvtLqv8w/w449-h337/Image+1.JPG" width="449" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Doug had already finished two of the smaller machines as
well as the boiler. My task would be to build
the remaining six machines along with the machine shop engine before taking on
the building of the shop structure itself. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOYb4Rg02ZzfilmaybLLaljrXT34zKU2kL-O3DeI1w916A955j8dDFo7bu1bdKkSYu_HtrjboHtvW7dx0basKvs5SGXCTkJ8X7dz5SjY8_RhRB3iL7GuhEfgK2_qlGZfdWoA_/s2000/Image+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOYb4Rg02ZzfilmaybLLaljrXT34zKU2kL-O3DeI1w916A955j8dDFo7bu1bdKkSYu_HtrjboHtvW7dx0basKvs5SGXCTkJ8X7dz5SjY8_RhRB3iL7GuhEfgK2_qlGZfdWoA_/w445-h334/Image+2.JPG" width="445" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">While the size is O-scale (1:48) these machines remain
small and packed with many detail items.
For example, the universal miller above is but a mere inch and a half tall yet
it contains some 40 smaller individual detail parts. The main body of the machine came in a few pieces as well and had to be constructed, painted and weathered. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUcnD-9YZQr5PMDxow-APfbGC3mQSLR_rxBzv7c3SIadTHh9jmYBqwUocHCfs8HqR2zKPqSodgSb4IBMGFRWdCXTsGnvu6sSTCMT8mlVrdFlvTan2G5YeRdVRyEuxRJ5dOfu2/s2000/Image+3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUcnD-9YZQr5PMDxow-APfbGC3mQSLR_rxBzv7c3SIadTHh9jmYBqwUocHCfs8HqR2zKPqSodgSb4IBMGFRWdCXTsGnvu6sSTCMT8mlVrdFlvTan2G5YeRdVRyEuxRJ5dOfu2/w447-h335/Image+3.JPG" width="447" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To help “busy” up the scene, Doug had purchased a few
extraneous detail collections offered through Sierra West. The level and quality of these detail castings
is spectacular offering the modeler a great blank canvas for painting and
weathering with very little cleaning necessary.
I enjoyed “going to town” on these! </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5id0oweGrrjCUyoYrkzX6lu2Eb7onxZq8iFq631Is8oruxlyp0lr9xGYdNrPczbcPEMt1G3t-YBBP6k0DOtiFBkaP-18MrH9vSnm0gy3uQXp-lSHe9bt7SY1lXlTSDIHyvBC/s2000/Image+4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5id0oweGrrjCUyoYrkzX6lu2Eb7onxZq8iFq631Is8oruxlyp0lr9xGYdNrPczbcPEMt1G3t-YBBP6k0DOtiFBkaP-18MrH9vSnm0gy3uQXp-lSHe9bt7SY1lXlTSDIHyvBC/w444-h333/Image+4.JPG" width="444" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Doug drew up the scale plans on paper for the main building and I created the wall sections using the board and batten method out of basswood material. The walls were placed on a plywood base Doug created. I added scale flooring which I stained and weathered with a combination of paint, stain and weathering powders. I used the same methods for the interior walls. Doug's favourite colour was chosen for the exterior wall, Prussion blue. I applied the paint in a series of washes before weathering. Grandt Line windows were coloured off-white. The window presented a problem as they would be seen from both sides. I would have to paint the opposite (interior) sides and add glass between all smaller window segments. I thank my longtime friend, Bill Meek, for lending me a bottle of Micro Kristal Klear, as I had none at my workbench...and we were in the midst of Covid times with stores shut. He had met with success with this product in HO scale. I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to "spread" the clear material across the larger openings in O-scale, but my fears never materialized. The product worked beautifully. Doug tells me the stone foundation comes from a company in Greece, of all places! Cut to size, it looks totally realistic viewed from very close up. Once the walls were erected and the office area created, I focused on creating the rafters, of which there are nine in total. They must match the configuration of the upper area of the two end walls. Seeing as I would have to remove the rafters to offer arm access while creating the interior of the shop I added a tiny dab of glue to hold them in placed momentarily for the photo to offer me an indication of how they would look at the time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjZCHCoi6jg0BrIith3xyQbiaEJ_eCp-xYeM3xL6CFk4m82Zq_TIQ4kFkc-7a4rr3eeiolGRjXVcjmsIKjj08HwqveN6cIy86Aa-aNr92JkgHV3M3Rrr1N1tid5m-sz7IYIWn/s2000/Image+5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjZCHCoi6jg0BrIith3xyQbiaEJ_eCp-xYeM3xL6CFk4m82Zq_TIQ4kFkc-7a4rr3eeiolGRjXVcjmsIKjj08HwqveN6cIy86Aa-aNr92JkgHV3M3Rrr1N1tid5m-sz7IYIWn/w442-h332/Image+5.JPG" width="442" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Pleased with the result, they were taken down. I then determined the exact location of all
the machines on the floor of the shop taking care to “visualize” where the
belts from the machines would reach up to the countershafts. Seeing as a belt could not reach up beneath a
rafter beam, some “trial and error” positioning attempts would have to be
made. I then drew a floorplan noting
machine locations and placed the rafters atop the plan allowing me to determine
the exact location of all of the bearings and respective pulleys for the shafts
and the countershafts. The main (or
central) drive shaft was centred between countershafts on either side<b>. </b></span></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSqxnCIQ0_zeRjiZ2UhyHpvR_vdP8suyas8Na4Fmh-BUmWEr4BAQlll5DmV8-m_g8LRzRHdwL0Vh9MT56brF-o4wi4FJM7X0gGPw3gdLk45g6NGyHDW5eTXTqajLdILJfTR6L/s2000/Image+6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSqxnCIQ0_zeRjiZ2UhyHpvR_vdP8suyas8Na4Fmh-BUmWEr4BAQlll5DmV8-m_g8LRzRHdwL0Vh9MT56brF-o4wi4FJM7X0gGPw3gdLk45g6NGyHDW5eTXTqajLdILJfTR6L/w443-h332/Image+6.JPG" width="443" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Following the addition of miscellaneous benches, tables
and shelves I built the shop heater as it came from a kit. I painted it black
and weathered it with rust coloured powders.
I then extended its pipe up to where it would meet the roof and built
from scratch a small box to hold firewood. </span></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0TWtp5lIjyyX364-GtfYufwM9adKKD0eeqlLuWGj5MyvGDGcHfhdN5yNbJxkpiXEB6KS3EOTHp0zjUVHyWfr2lw-5T9pbPtsPhjV_xJ7lTBo8A525uGPQPTLWZqhupwgqTlV/s2000/Image+7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0TWtp5lIjyyX364-GtfYufwM9adKKD0eeqlLuWGj5MyvGDGcHfhdN5yNbJxkpiXEB6KS3EOTHp0zjUVHyWfr2lw-5T9pbPtsPhjV_xJ7lTBo8A525uGPQPTLWZqhupwgqTlV/w442-h332/Image+7.JPG" width="442" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The next procedure was the painting, weathering and positioning
of the hearth. I built a small coal
storage area from scratch and placed it nearby against the far wall. Next up were the support posts for the rafter
footings. To each post I added a lantern
carefully hiding its wiring in a recessed area along the back of the post. The lanterns came from Gilbert Lacroix (GLX
Scale Models Inc.). Joining the shop
engine to the boiler with metal piping proved rather difficult. I had to bring the two models out from the
shop floor and carefully determine the distance between them. Some of the piping also exited out the side
of the building. Once the two objects
were carefully joined I took “surgeon’s care” in moving the conjoined units
back onto the shop floor in the hope the piping would “hold” and it did,
thankfully! The shop engine became the
first item joined by a belt up to the main drive shaft in the rafters.<b> </b></span></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFOBRmju8lY7Kv725Uqhvc0EWKMMBjk-ufuBPXj2u4lrFqynP008Onu9FRRtyspDR7qMu0EZf2X3dju-8ac7Df701cYnVHEDWugqVgAcSq8i_PdiJnSXkGTPyG8h5o6c15Y72/s1500/Image+8.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFOBRmju8lY7Kv725Uqhvc0EWKMMBjk-ufuBPXj2u4lrFqynP008Onu9FRRtyspDR7qMu0EZf2X3dju-8ac7Df701cYnVHEDWugqVgAcSq8i_PdiJnSXkGTPyG8h5o6c15Y72/w440-h330/Image+8.JPG" width="440" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I removed the upper rafter sections from their footings
as the process of glueing the machines in place, one at a time, began. I again referenced the drawing I had made to
determine the proper location of each machine on the shop floor before
attaching a belt from the pulley on the machine up to its’ appointed countershaft. The countershaft for each machine was created
on the workbench as a full assembly and then placed up top the rafter
beam. As for the belting, I pondered for
a while the material to use that could be painted and not warp over time due to
climate and moisture conditions. Doug
had read about Tyvek and we decided to give it a go. It worked perfectly! I painted the belts a burnt sienna colour and
later weathered them down. They match
the colours perfectly from many images of belts I found on-line. Following the shop engine, the first machine
to go in place was the 36” vertical drill.
Because it has a belt shifter on its lower pulley, it was not necessary
for me to create a shifter up top. Initially, I had inadvertently placed a third pulley on the countershaft up top, but because Doug and I realized it was not required I removed it as you can see in the next image where only two pulleys properly reside on the countershaft to the right.</span></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ttc4ED8J4BVzVySKxyPlKDxHBt8lwEB56WPHQv-hpTpVUKmgpY7emoQ_lsqu7RLjO0WQ0nh4SzhJGawNZ89grmgJ1Ia0POyu6HPzk1MnqScpNvcsDw5GLmo1TdBiHOMmszHL/s2000/Image+9.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ttc4ED8J4BVzVySKxyPlKDxHBt8lwEB56WPHQv-hpTpVUKmgpY7emoQ_lsqu7RLjO0WQ0nh4SzhJGawNZ89grmgJ1Ia0POyu6HPzk1MnqScpNvcsDw5GLmo1TdBiHOMmszHL/w441-h331/Image+9.JPG" width="441" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The next machine on the list was the 24” engine
lathe. It would require a belt shifter
up in the rafters to move the belts to the various sized pulleys down
below. This meant the creation from
scratch of the countershaft along with the planking to allow the wooden belt
shifter to be swung along its fulcrum to move the belts. I took care to determine the proper distances
for the bearings to hold the assembly. Tiny
detail parts were glued along the smaller rod attached to the belt shifter that
would act as guides to move the belts.<b> (Image 9)</b>
I scratchbuilt each wooden paddle that acts as the belt shifter. It typically tapers down to a narrow handle
at the base which is painted red for safety. </span></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-1Kphl8FJGUQbH9trpcBzRNrdr-dSgL7iiD3FIqwEJXyvLSrGo3Xh549t65KXEgMiT0bshEaNoTD-K-luPbAxKjkKlC35UWdrQ2Fhq5Op2IDXG82uTGffZCJ2nHxT3yTilKT/s2000/Image+10.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-1Kphl8FJGUQbH9trpcBzRNrdr-dSgL7iiD3FIqwEJXyvLSrGo3Xh549t65KXEgMiT0bshEaNoTD-K-luPbAxKjkKlC35UWdrQ2Fhq5Op2IDXG82uTGffZCJ2nHxT3yTilKT/w440-h330/Image+10.JPG" width="440" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align: left;">Should the operator wish to engage (or
disengage) the machine, he simply “bats” the wooden belt shifter with his
gloved hand and it moves the belt up top, starting the machine spinning or
stopping it from spinning. (On each
countershaft there are three pulleys, one attached to the main drive shaft with
one attached to the machine below located beside another pulley that spins free
of the shaft, the one that would essentially turn the machine off.) Should
the operator wish to change the speed of the machine he simply moves the belt
to the left or right of the cone pulley attached to the machine itself. (Some of the smaller machines only operate at
the fixed speed of the main drive shaft and do not contain cone pulleys.)</span> </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">With all of the machines
in place it was time to create the venting for the blacksmith’s hearth
including the hood above the hearth. The
vent would lead up through the roof.
Since there was no kit, I scratchbuilt the entire assembly from
styrene. (I first created a mock-up from
cardboard.) </span></span></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzqetH7XwBnzZjrY5kjZBk3Njjs_hfuAzjbuUQv0PMhtd_54PlOKSjJ8QE_DB7G9AL0D8zwN8rQQuRO5cNY12zHf_1wc8tlK0zxAomYdiThwW4O_Jidn4BJRmIEtQ9DFzUBnx/s2000/Image+11.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzqetH7XwBnzZjrY5kjZBk3Njjs_hfuAzjbuUQv0PMhtd_54PlOKSjJ8QE_DB7G9AL0D8zwN8rQQuRO5cNY12zHf_1wc8tlK0zxAomYdiThwW4O_Jidn4BJRmIEtQ9DFzUBnx/w443-h333/Image+11.JPG" width="443" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I shaped the vent hood in a rectangular fashion in order
to match the shape of the hearth, then painted and weathered it. </span></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU68sYhTwqKw8rnfp696GGmdx9k-Mm8nHSomfGP5rp2aeu5teq9wCPfPE2Kz_NcfI5ExnTWZq0O01LEki0isUWsF1wdO0wM3HRyfzrsi2Aoaezm1qkl2uajSXV2DyJkWvdSQTJ/s2000/Image+12.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU68sYhTwqKw8rnfp696GGmdx9k-Mm8nHSomfGP5rp2aeu5teq9wCPfPE2Kz_NcfI5ExnTWZq0O01LEki0isUWsF1wdO0wM3HRyfzrsi2Aoaezm1qkl2uajSXV2DyJkWvdSQTJ/w441-h331/Image+12.JPG" width="441" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In order to remain in place, I glued a couple of supports up in the rafters between the rafter beams. Since the roof will be removeable I chose to truncate the top of the vent just below the roof. It's extension up top of the roof will be glued directly to the roof itself. (I used this same strategy for the piping leading up through the roof for the shop heater.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1BQgVIh5m5tZgQhA3Qy-CZ84CFbEMW0UFapV0Bl0lqmVb7FvnJfWXRok6eszC3IAwaE2_3Pvoj80oXQ0jMIHiHbujahWC7tAOZRWxZrt0ybiE7jMFYTAMvsqycdXx4C36iDH/s2000/Image+13.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1BQgVIh5m5tZgQhA3Qy-CZ84CFbEMW0UFapV0Bl0lqmVb7FvnJfWXRok6eszC3IAwaE2_3Pvoj80oXQ0jMIHiHbujahWC7tAOZRWxZrt0ybiE7jMFYTAMvsqycdXx4C36iDH/w440-h331/Image+13.JPG" width="440" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There remains a great deal of work yet to be done on the machine shop. I have taken images indoors with incandescent lighting.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgkmb4ZaKeW9QRTFtCGWos4Vw_Zx7hzmjtStcB7zmWDtKameK7VufLPRByThYZnjwDti2sqL1qTBj4PNMwnQfG9V28jbFvC47-lVYR0tXUfAoDBWbEXML0_9qM19T6qEOVw3e/s2000/Image+14.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgkmb4ZaKeW9QRTFtCGWos4Vw_Zx7hzmjtStcB7zmWDtKameK7VufLPRByThYZnjwDti2sqL1qTBj4PNMwnQfG9V28jbFvC47-lVYR0tXUfAoDBWbEXML0_9qM19T6qEOVw3e/w441-h331/Image+14.JPG" width="441" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"> as well as
outdoors on a sunny day with my old “point and shoot” camera </span><span style="text-align: left;">to share with Doug during these pandemic times.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">Doug recently asked me how many hours I had
put into the project and he mused, “Two hundred, three hundred?”</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">I’m not really sure how many hours have been
spent at the workbench but I am certain of one thing.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">It is pure joy working on a project with a theme
I had been totally unfamiliar with as it has been a tremendous learning
experience for me!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEc7y51RTtnF9Y13cJ4jdGihjSFc-WkG4mXYWnqxi2RgwRj2nm3lxgz5btcqXtZaDssZADgMR7bwshUchhxBSKItQao5BTMpAy-dGeGMChcrzvErmqkbY5y4zTNyPb252RNCB/s2048/11.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEc7y51RTtnF9Y13cJ4jdGihjSFc-WkG4mXYWnqxi2RgwRj2nm3lxgz5btcqXtZaDssZADgMR7bwshUchhxBSKItQao5BTMpAy-dGeGMChcrzvErmqkbY5y4zTNyPb252RNCB/w493-h370/11.JPG" width="493" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">As a tandem of Bluebirds head outbound from North Dover, destination...Portland, Maine, I wish to take this time to say, </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Thank you for checking in on my latest project!"</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></span></div><p></p>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152894241309010942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-39503757322722887412021-03-06T19:30:00.012-08:002021-03-07T13:57:48.669-08:00Waybills to Switch Lists to Train Orders<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Waybills to Switch Lists to Train Orders</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">A large scale model railroad friend was asking me the other day how I keep track of car movements on my HO scale layout.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB6E_kOvRf_lu5zrOLvI944xylzAmbzKEu5JQeyZWSBqpfCHghp2irWQHEVPGyHDudWmcH-CT5EykolSIgxeZQqpEJW5pqohmkq1_0kMwfRfQFEIDvVObPsF1STXmU-7keQPY/s600/sweeping+curve.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB6E_kOvRf_lu5zrOLvI944xylzAmbzKEu5JQeyZWSBqpfCHghp2irWQHEVPGyHDudWmcH-CT5EykolSIgxeZQqpEJW5pqohmkq1_0kMwfRfQFEIDvVObPsF1STXmU-7keQPY/w460-h346/sweeping+curve.jpg" width="460" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">This image taken from a friend who visited the layout showcases a number of the industries offering a good mixture of trailing and facing sidings for variety when switching. My friend had a little fun air-brushing a deeper blue sky. </span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBflhPSiMsoh4Cyp96BD1FG32HN_Tym75UlnCBJIBVqGBlHBxfev6-UUY-b-GKUYz1-rsh_pou2N_CHVxjQa5BiHbfM-sa6GYSYP0uIeAoHGodsjHc5fT0SHRtAFzg2iGOrQ9/s2048/1c+Third+Image.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBflhPSiMsoh4Cyp96BD1FG32HN_Tym75UlnCBJIBVqGBlHBxfev6-UUY-b-GKUYz1-rsh_pou2N_CHVxjQa5BiHbfM-sa6GYSYP0uIeAoHGodsjHc5fT0SHRtAFzg2iGOrQ9/w456-h343/1c+Third+Image.JPG" width="456" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Seeing as my layout is located in a spare bedroom in our basement with a diminutive size of 11' x 13', I knew that I would have to pack a lot in a small space. One major industry would anchor the town with a number of smaller companies sharing spurs. The Phillips Furniture Factory is that large industry with two facing sidings for outbound trains such as this B&M manifest arriving town. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">(Note the "Back to the Future" Smart Car as a little pun!)</span></div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45CmJEUUco0kZQPVUC8t5QBTEbHQzoxF5xo5030AYy-8wVdOlPhBqUVmcVxiLQGLXrIJjeBZecWttmQfKTtGVbM92WCJYCIzshXuwKTNlJhjUz9ParfjWnlRdE3ezhFywGvEI/s2048/1568+Holy+Spirits+1568+on+the+roll+from+up+high.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45CmJEUUco0kZQPVUC8t5QBTEbHQzoxF5xo5030AYy-8wVdOlPhBqUVmcVxiLQGLXrIJjeBZecWttmQfKTtGVbM92WCJYCIzshXuwKTNlJhjUz9ParfjWnlRdE3ezhFywGvEI/w473-h355/1568+Holy+Spirits+1568+on+the+roll+from+up+high.jpg" width="473" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">On another day, the train is inbound. The spur to the left houses the Haney Fuels Facility (with two tankcars spotted on this day) as well as the Holy Spirits Distillery containing two 40' boxcars in the distance. While this siding is facing for this train, it is trailing for its counterpart on the previous day as witnessed in the previous image. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">(Note the fire escape on the Distillery. I built it from scratch out of styrene and each step has the actual metal bars spaced apart. This took a ton of time to create using a scratchbuilt jig. Just as I had completed the project...yes...an ad for brass etched fire escapes appeared in the magazine press! Murphy's Law!)</span></div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalEoN1tyG2MW2Kbjdm3UsGRIX96A7oO69QGl5dYSHybMuP8A7RPM82AMPdf8A_KhdaqY4SZJvxpbhk0GL68Sh7m0Du9SldyhTXCm4ZFleBVr0H37Mqu7p2XSGpVNzaxYt9LN-/s2048/mec+geeps+station+main+.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalEoN1tyG2MW2Kbjdm3UsGRIX96A7oO69QGl5dYSHybMuP8A7RPM82AMPdf8A_KhdaqY4SZJvxpbhk0GL68Sh7m0Du9SldyhTXCm4ZFleBVr0H37Mqu7p2XSGpVNzaxYt9LN-/w451-h339/mec+geeps+station+main+.JPG" width="451" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">In this image of Maine Central's "Oil Can" arriving town on a slow order in front of the station you can see another spur to the left where a reefer is spotted in the distance. This siding penetrates between two buildings and houses two industries, Scodras Grocers and Wingate Wholesalers. The boxcar to the lower right is on another spur housing the freight shed, a team track and a creamery.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEMbsAfP-8UBEQ5IryQw-xQQoMBofoU8dq1CLPH_V0glGrgs4Hl-R2yavERYKgLh5xrceFIqMCQ16vYUDUgW-s-0NUImmY-B1B2dadGxljF493YWqiLDpYSz1nSsLt8Bq0rlR/s2048/1568+station+1568+inbound+passes+GST.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEMbsAfP-8UBEQ5IryQw-xQQoMBofoU8dq1CLPH_V0glGrgs4Hl-R2yavERYKgLh5xrceFIqMCQ16vYUDUgW-s-0NUImmY-B1B2dadGxljF493YWqiLDpYSz1nSsLt8Bq0rlR/w478-h358/1568+station+1568+inbound+passes+GST.jpg" width="478" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">This image is in the opposing direction of the preceding one. There is that boxcar at the freight shed to the lower left.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLmFZsZPDMaiieoPpermZt337iuPMeBO-1ELQrWvIj1QB3c1YC0Av41yyAoDdMbLLDDjAZU6m-AMi8zKnGqa5ReKvAbyGe8szkuE0m2CvsHNp1bEs7lPuM4nUn7hHxJqZqitH/s2048/IMG_0533.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLmFZsZPDMaiieoPpermZt337iuPMeBO-1ELQrWvIj1QB3c1YC0Av41yyAoDdMbLLDDjAZU6m-AMi8zKnGqa5ReKvAbyGe8szkuE0m2CvsHNp1bEs7lPuM4nUn7hHxJqZqitH/w463-h348/IMG_0533.JPG" width="463" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">The Alco switcher has just travelled past the freight shed and dropped off the flat with tractors at the team track. The creamery is the grey building nearly out of sight to the right.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDDS5SyxhQUJ3Si69TzFHvXGEXyDKn5QRNy7fVAreXueVkpS8IobgxDf5ysvgfHUrRE_Nj1BUVuYg4iSvOVd5qdvZd9oGdKArh43ZWHRPDV_XCud68F3zXjxDzq5u2SewOVih/s2048/IMG_0535.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDDS5SyxhQUJ3Si69TzFHvXGEXyDKn5QRNy7fVAreXueVkpS8IobgxDf5ysvgfHUrRE_Nj1BUVuYg4iSvOVd5qdvZd9oGdKArh43ZWHRPDV_XCud68F3zXjxDzq5u2SewOVih/w461-h346/IMG_0535.JPG" width="461" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a closer look at the team track located behind the station which shares the spur with the freight shed and creamery. Yes, three industries sharing the same siding offers up some great switching challenges for the North Dover crew!</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFsPQamFlPLbeeB80eaRou6iEtieFSSiP_47DL9z9b-IyVpV0PIAWGIP9dLl22i1gdgzl9-_UoHIBi3fRu2Q96bE9WpeRL5xXenpgzTOe9cciGV_6lkxDG59Mm4r7YTT8Y1Qj/s2048/IMG_0541.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFsPQamFlPLbeeB80eaRou6iEtieFSSiP_47DL9z9b-IyVpV0PIAWGIP9dLl22i1gdgzl9-_UoHIBi3fRu2Q96bE9WpeRL5xXenpgzTOe9cciGV_6lkxDG59Mm4r7YTT8Y1Qj/w485-h365/IMG_0541.JPG" width="485" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">The Marshall Creamery located at the end of the spur sees freight cars jutting out over the water.</span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtluqdQ6uJ_1LTafYYeSWTRNxl7Fzuz8-jy3Af3ug2_Q509jZgYTjlZXAG78igMEyzrwQBiU7gE0Gz5sCyD_CKUckZ6b1u_ipwPMNIZlaGX611i6LbYUStrAM48tH-XIpDb64U/s2048/Hamer+21.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtluqdQ6uJ_1LTafYYeSWTRNxl7Fzuz8-jy3Af3ug2_Q509jZgYTjlZXAG78igMEyzrwQBiU7gE0Gz5sCyD_CKUckZ6b1u_ipwPMNIZlaGX611i6LbYUStrAM48tH-XIpDb64U/w474-h355/Hamer+21.JPG" width="474" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Conley Lumber & Coal located a few miles out of town sees two industries sharing the single siding, once again offering interesting challenges when switching.</span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGn9gyKoI7QLHH_LViH0nyKRcfoXlSWMIkoNpccgguPacekBnKyapdt_eF_n9atU_NNymDGJq22sfau3xhHnSQR3s2fTVZVtGkMlKO0AyocIfwNO6rI-u1aa3OhmHo4PXr2oci/s2048/Hamer+14.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGn9gyKoI7QLHH_LViH0nyKRcfoXlSWMIkoNpccgguPacekBnKyapdt_eF_n9atU_NNymDGJq22sfau3xhHnSQR3s2fTVZVtGkMlKO0AyocIfwNO6rI-u1aa3OhmHo4PXr2oci/w488-h366/Hamer+14.JPG" width="488" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Because the structure at Conley has a wooden overhang, an idler car is required to reach the cars beyond the overhang. This restriction enforces safety as sparks from the diesel locomotive could ignite the upper section of the structure.</span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fodQUqnga28bvhb4ipyEaPwS0lN4wht2xvAkMXAcvWlZWFnWpdbbQrIQjtx2dG3N6et2yBmpMbS1HPuvZxzpZ0IF5MFCnuEYbwgY55r0POrQmbjI31uMp3m07dVPAaGWBb7k/s653/Screenshot+2021-03-06+214945.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="653" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fodQUqnga28bvhb4ipyEaPwS0lN4wht2xvAkMXAcvWlZWFnWpdbbQrIQjtx2dG3N6et2yBmpMbS1HPuvZxzpZ0IF5MFCnuEYbwgY55r0POrQmbjI31uMp3m07dVPAaGWBb7k/w499-h262/Screenshot+2021-03-06+214945.png" width="499" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">When I first started operations on the layout, I used "double-sided" waybills for my switching orders. This side tells us that freight car PRR 38160 was last classified at Lowell Jct. It is loaded with glues from Halpern Ltd. destined for the Phillips Furniture Factory, Track 21, and is traveling via B&M rails. Should I wish to have the freight car remain at Phillips, I simply would leave it facing out at the industry slot. If I wished the car to be lifted from Phillips Factory I would flip the card over in the slot on the fascia.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiku_ZzxvDBJhjA3pPqmg7t9tzEveW7rQfFMkJMjRDjqsTXBAi0Wckz3Tf_70tZ5MKGFVaEqNsZWBIS6eHrueXntMSTnOqxJwmEfXYL_rk8gGEyoeYOKaaCo00M0S0eh3f11Cvt/s633/Screenshot+2021-03-06+215027.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="633" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiku_ZzxvDBJhjA3pPqmg7t9tzEveW7rQfFMkJMjRDjqsTXBAi0Wckz3Tf_70tZ5MKGFVaEqNsZWBIS6eHrueXntMSTnOqxJwmEfXYL_rk8gGEyoeYOKaaCo00M0S0eh3f11Cvt/w503-h275/Screenshot+2021-03-06+215027.png" width="503" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Here we see the card as being flipped. The car is now laden with finished furniture for Grady Stores and will depart the industry here in North Dover destined for Old Town, Maine. The last B&M classification point is Rigby Yard in Portland. The Maine Central will continue the car's journey from there. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">I used this system for the first couple of years in my layout's life. Very realistic! I soon found that some of the lads and lasses in the session would take the waybills and create their own switch lists, just as the conductor would do at the station. He'd pick up the bills and sit in the "hack" and write up his lists.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Of course, this would take some time...so eventually I decided to "lighten" my session and create the lists myself beforehand. This made sessions run more smoothly and eliminated the need for the actual waybill...a sacrifice, so to speak. Now, from waybills, we have only train orders and switch lists. The only thing missing is the fact that operators don't really know what is in the cars and their final destinations. They just know that they need to be lifted to the siding to be picked up by the next train or that the car now needs to be spotted at a siding in town. A "given and druther" if you will.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9KhIn5RgqOnW0HJbqkIegfYYAMWtxWNAMmKdwLH1MJKLLj2ebpE6XdOpRxzlrT5jQziJOeezib9bL3vZj5Vp1XEZAwpBiYJ50ex1HRt_kE8_1mCWhARoajymY7SD4SzFssC3/s448/Screenshot+2021-03-06+215058.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="377" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9KhIn5RgqOnW0HJbqkIegfYYAMWtxWNAMmKdwLH1MJKLLj2ebpE6XdOpRxzlrT5jQziJOeezib9bL3vZj5Vp1XEZAwpBiYJ50ex1HRt_kE8_1mCWhARoajymY7SD4SzFssC3/w370-h440/Screenshot+2021-03-06+215058.png" width="370" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Here we have a train order of Train N2 "The Newboy" carrying newsprint to market in a long string of boxcars. The date is always May 27th, 1958 on the layout, my date of birth! The orders tell the crew that they will meet a Maine Central train at the interlocking junction (where a tower is located) and that they will being making an exchange of traffic in North Dover on the North Siding on this day. Even though the train may contain some 25 or 30 actual HO scale freight cars, the only ones I reference on the orders are those that must be handled in my town of North Dover as it is the only "on-line" destination modelled on the layout. It's pretty simple. I also like the fact that the lists are handwritten just like in the olden days! (Big grin!)</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_JTVPAgZ4yEaylKJH_Zb8BQ5Zb2y-L_lYDU5CVXQ98QNrg3movGthJ64EGP8f0d3uU9GcgfN1a-cEnW6GQrxrASSaRi6qQZMN2cwgFpvnoa7MayPoeKDXJb1YtJhUdMlcPQ3/s447/Screenshot+2021-03-06+215128.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="379" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_JTVPAgZ4yEaylKJH_Zb8BQ5Zb2y-L_lYDU5CVXQ98QNrg3movGthJ64EGP8f0d3uU9GcgfN1a-cEnW6GQrxrASSaRi6qQZMN2cwgFpvnoa7MayPoeKDXJb1YtJhUdMlcPQ3/w372-h439/Screenshot+2021-03-06+215128.png" width="372" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Here is but one example of the many things the local crew in North Dover must handle on any given day. Their orders here are to classify and block a cut of cars for a "local turn" which will arrive town shortly. They must block the traffic in proper order of the towns they will reach along the route (off layout). I provide a map on the fascia showing the route map with all towns along the line. This particular train handles cars for smaller towns between North Dover and Portland, Maine; towns that the larger (longer) manifest freights wouldn't stop in.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJjClrv9uq3Zdma-HvehA5lbpAzTSSt_M8tDEmttpaTg3yeI4zhK9TzarcHj-RvgodQUupGOUhHEVzTtOLt0jnJFDZClixIBTLqR-c7xeJyK-tISF7kPp3e0SHzhP8h-VUklU/s443/Screenshot+2021-03-06+215148.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="363" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJjClrv9uq3Zdma-HvehA5lbpAzTSSt_M8tDEmttpaTg3yeI4zhK9TzarcHj-RvgodQUupGOUhHEVzTtOLt0jnJFDZClixIBTLqR-c7xeJyK-tISF7kPp3e0SHzhP8h-VUklU/w375-h458/Screenshot+2021-03-06+215148.png" width="375" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Of course, the local town crew at North Dover must service the many industries in and around the town as well as set out cars for the Conley Lumber & Coal crew that arrives town a couple of times a week. On this particular switch list there appears to be a balance of set-outs and lifts to and from the local industries, although this quite often varies with more or fewer set-outs than lifts on any given day.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCu5mz9i97uUPkZkrN-cjwOXjp57Keix1U0GXn9l99WEEnUrk_xVi8Y6VY3LUnVP2v9YUXqCFsCdVQS2y063zS_gQ4rHgAYfJv7kc8oqv_8KbUdQs3Kcl3AfDS1jEXuPIr0rMc/s2048/IMG_8742.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCu5mz9i97uUPkZkrN-cjwOXjp57Keix1U0GXn9l99WEEnUrk_xVi8Y6VY3LUnVP2v9YUXqCFsCdVQS2y063zS_gQ4rHgAYfJv7kc8oqv_8KbUdQs3Kcl3AfDS1jEXuPIr0rMc/w457-h342/IMG_8742.JPG" width="457" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Just a few more progress shots...</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9yhbOfbrsQwTr6gDUANXyaNIYSzUoefLslag08JBpf0dUChU7GNWQ6qkc31qHpcv63wYIuFcfYdeGPqzBoPoaexWtxLyFoczlKIAuRM4jQCKSni7ph6XMJZed6ZLpzmN1PDS/s2048/IMG_8701.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9yhbOfbrsQwTr6gDUANXyaNIYSzUoefLslag08JBpf0dUChU7GNWQ6qkc31qHpcv63wYIuFcfYdeGPqzBoPoaexWtxLyFoczlKIAuRM4jQCKSni7ph6XMJZed6ZLpzmN1PDS/w456-h342/IMG_8701.JPG" width="456" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">...of the O Scale machine shop...</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLK65y2HQAeIQexB7bGJMVD1GgqxMsIQQeKiMqXOWk97vLeW1Rga4tE5vQvhip-AeyWN7XDvrxV-BGbI6bF_Q342tr6uL-SEPNvGQP-YdWFxMJhJKVmh1IE9tji7ESvCA0VCT5/s2048/IMG_8741.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLK65y2HQAeIQexB7bGJMVD1GgqxMsIQQeKiMqXOWk97vLeW1Rga4tE5vQvhip-AeyWN7XDvrxV-BGbI6bF_Q342tr6uL-SEPNvGQP-YdWFxMJhJKVmh1IE9tji7ESvCA0VCT5/w460-h346/IMG_8741.JPG" width="460" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">...for my friend, Doug Matheson.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg77TgV4z9alAvuoriWSbbfb2WPY4Va377APuRFmAkzH6trZ-Vo4WyG6k6o0c3P4ebhV6TqPK0MnekDvQRH3ltpnr4eplgDE9_ucxoVJ8tV-_glqUzE_Zl2OjL_uyXxEmMIunx/s2048/IMG_8740.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg77TgV4z9alAvuoriWSbbfb2WPY4Va377APuRFmAkzH6trZ-Vo4WyG6k6o0c3P4ebhV6TqPK0MnekDvQRH3ltpnr4eplgDE9_ucxoVJ8tV-_glqUzE_Zl2OjL_uyXxEmMIunx/w462-h346/IMG_8740.JPG" width="462" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">I'm sure glad I retired after my 40 years of teaching...</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2y2gMWh4iHVpelv79JnWZvKoW3hjcJbK10kQ1suNoBLGT0barcf095jxIat5OLZCEBbqjqn3ZQoDt_9GDPTdZE2GvzrVjTKetAD1MjNUF9YIEnwkboFpbfYgef_mtL80M3Vrj/s2048/IMG_8699.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2y2gMWh4iHVpelv79JnWZvKoW3hjcJbK10kQ1suNoBLGT0barcf095jxIat5OLZCEBbqjqn3ZQoDt_9GDPTdZE2GvzrVjTKetAD1MjNUF9YIEnwkboFpbfYgef_mtL80M3Vrj/w465-h349/IMG_8699.JPG" width="465" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">...as I need time to complete this assignment!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Rest In Peace Walter Gretzky</b></span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">It is with a great deal of sadness that we recently learned of the passing of a great Canadian, Walter Gretzky, father of hockey great, #99, Wayne Gretzky.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">What a thrill it was for me to host this fine gentleman to my model railroad a couple of years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjSuqh3ZpQAbV_fVzhHYQbPKoHwBCJc6Mr1wrZNyz_2fsayvcrskIjPUSLWnXRug0ASVZMi8e0Ac5rCxJDVKopHbLimHRVJiiDwKx5E_DGt3E0z41aB4snxDX7wBHUNTsGxOx5Q/s1600/IMG_0310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjSuqh3ZpQAbV_fVzhHYQbPKoHwBCJc6Mr1wrZNyz_2fsayvcrskIjPUSLWnXRug0ASVZMi8e0Ac5rCxJDVKopHbLimHRVJiiDwKx5E_DGt3E0z41aB4snxDX7wBHUNTsGxOx5Q/w461-h347/IMG_0310.JPG" width="461" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">He was a great mentor to so many...always willing to give, waiting patiently until every child and fan had a picture taken with him or an item autographed. He was known to dispense words of wisdom for anyone wishing to learn more about hockey or about life in general. All of Canada will miss you, Walter.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Thank you for checking in on the blog.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Stay safe, stay healthy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div></div>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152894241309010942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-69366654573361928642021-02-21T08:28:00.012-08:002021-02-22T12:58:46.002-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The Little Engine That Could</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is my "personal" story of the 115...an illustrious member of my railroad's "Black Aces!"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To enlarge the images, simply click on them.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To return to the default look of the page, click outside them.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiq0jEOGjbtIlb4SRL0Wunr4SCBiVx1myzjhC_YkfQWGcFSACNyHIk5168E4nMl5bNLMSoWTEQP3EMk3uI0PM9rwjAOI1ARfOM7i5Uy4tJpuzqeXn5DwCQuXCZgiC0Ki3yUvZT/s2048/IMG_9800.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiq0jEOGjbtIlb4SRL0Wunr4SCBiVx1myzjhC_YkfQWGcFSACNyHIk5168E4nMl5bNLMSoWTEQP3EMk3uI0PM9rwjAOI1ARfOM7i5Uy4tJpuzqeXn5DwCQuXCZgiC0Ki3yUvZT/w441-h331/IMG_9800.JPG" width="441" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The story of my 44 tonner mirrors the personal events in my life in many ways. My story begins in childhood. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCN-jDqsiszYgDYubeb-2ewOTp31vThdBsWeDwDTjYfPYLnQCRpUvhtcDFhXID5Q0YVzT3yWVRxzs1B0QdlHFpZDbM9OazpvsR2szX2VuuxHlXKptfYtO2HHDMNKqaQQqx4EtG/s2048/IMG_9802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCN-jDqsiszYgDYubeb-2ewOTp31vThdBsWeDwDTjYfPYLnQCRpUvhtcDFhXID5Q0YVzT3yWVRxzs1B0QdlHFpZDbM9OazpvsR2szX2VuuxHlXKptfYtO2HHDMNKqaQQqx4EtG/w445-h334/IMG_9802.JPG" width="445" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">When I was born, my parents were told that I may not make it through the first few months of life, being the tiniest of the two babies to emerge into the world as the second child of the "Hamer twins" born to my wonderful parents who were about to turn forty years of age.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQh-ZIhk-JoPh82_jmqvQ-wdQ_TpTPADeU7X94qRMuB5PkIPiVQuXPfG7IN9SySC-hDEcOUzwSETSki6y_oekbs93PGiYgLYtP6yDKwC-WY1823b3aPBIVToX0LJp6Lt_sIcXU/s2048/IMG_9804.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQh-ZIhk-JoPh82_jmqvQ-wdQ_TpTPADeU7X94qRMuB5PkIPiVQuXPfG7IN9SySC-hDEcOUzwSETSki6y_oekbs93PGiYgLYtP6yDKwC-WY1823b3aPBIVToX0LJp6Lt_sIcXU/w445-h333/IMG_9804.JPG" width="445" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Due to the fact I am writing this piece, you are aware that I proved the medical authorities wrong.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglksdIuWC7phyQ-U9ki8OXsurBtAK-MCXJwQs3bi7wse9oOx8YXzs0yYf3F7fGXUdiHfPLhqekXIeik2liOp3dN9AFyD93KnXWDSiIlHLRS0U-CZxVB09sd6jBqenAxsnX0GFa/s2048/IMG_9807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglksdIuWC7phyQ-U9ki8OXsurBtAK-MCXJwQs3bi7wse9oOx8YXzs0yYf3F7fGXUdiHfPLhqekXIeik2liOp3dN9AFyD93KnXWDSiIlHLRS0U-CZxVB09sd6jBqenAxsnX0GFa/w443-h333/IMG_9807.JPG" width="443" /></span></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"> S</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">pending the first three months of my life in an incubator back in 1958, I finally was given "my release" from hospital and allowed to go home to meet my twin brother who I previously spent nine months with and my older sister!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnflB_SgCG6HIqwHgk-smFDFu5Fr8zgUDhmnR2HCU5SEAgS_Kor-eGAvNSOAH5dko5zff0BQlOr106rfm5KeZ7ShpVkxpb0f-hrku92UDVutT7SEZJWlyPTLqM6IPS7WTCwDa6/s2048/IMG_9799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnflB_SgCG6HIqwHgk-smFDFu5Fr8zgUDhmnR2HCU5SEAgS_Kor-eGAvNSOAH5dko5zff0BQlOr106rfm5KeZ7ShpVkxpb0f-hrku92UDVutT7SEZJWlyPTLqM6IPS7WTCwDa6/w454-h341/IMG_9799.JPG" width="454" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">I was always the smal</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">lest child in my grade school classroom. This presented a number of problems...but I learned at a young age that "Problems are opportunities for solutions!"</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQZ2jfqx7K_lw8HGewa2PZ9K0yaKz5P9iqGBCUIPexzezxlygTFLeGRRpa10dBUdrPmyzTTJs_0kk95AuTX6UnfFK9y1J-wzVKrpdhyphenhyphenVPeXJsk3_EXyaiTo13dtNlwTbA_umj/s2048/IMG_9798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQZ2jfqx7K_lw8HGewa2PZ9K0yaKz5P9iqGBCUIPexzezxlygTFLeGRRpa10dBUdrPmyzTTJs_0kk95AuTX6UnfFK9y1J-wzVKrpdhyphenhyphenVPeXJsk3_EXyaiTo13dtNlwTbA_umj/w458-h344/IMG_9798.JPG" width="458" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Due to my small stature, I was that "last kid picked" for the teams on the school playground.</div></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0-a3uMBhHynRkGC0fr65kspBKhhM9L3wPwYOXUZg-PQ9Ay0oEy2eU63yBSF15i-x4EXmemWNLr-va921gHFLnWhqUUSLcbPsCDK9ZGfKiW86PNrP83A7UICprKbIR9ar_S7E/s2048/IMG_6102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0-a3uMBhHynRkGC0fr65kspBKhhM9L3wPwYOXUZg-PQ9Ay0oEy2eU63yBSF15i-x4EXmemWNLr-va921gHFLnWhqUUSLcbPsCDK9ZGfKiW86PNrP83A7UICprKbIR9ar_S7E/w455-h341/IMG_6102.JPG" width="455" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">While initially finding my feelings hurt, I rallied and came up with a plan. I would practise my skills in the various playground sports on my own at home...devoting many hours to the task!</span></div></span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ntpHnKb9pdwOP3YA8-IeQ3hyphenhyphen1eyjvIAROP25ZMC2s9D0mjncpElLfvj2waU0E50Tvpawpm_xhrqnzPC0V7GO2SrQ5xNvxl_CnBIeLXidJzRvy1_p3CVvSAGORWr5361F-oXr/s2048/IMG_6104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ntpHnKb9pdwOP3YA8-IeQ3hyphenhyphen1eyjvIAROP25ZMC2s9D0mjncpElLfvj2waU0E50Tvpawpm_xhrqnzPC0V7GO2SrQ5xNvxl_CnBIeLXidJzRvy1_p3CVvSAGORWr5361F-oXr/w451-h338/IMG_6104.JPG" width="451" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">In no time at all, word spread around the playground that the smaller Hamer lad could really play, and, boy oh boy, due to his size, he could out-maneuver the bigger kids with ease!</div></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-jG61pFQzsHos6VCBsuJKtov2DKshyfTC0CYKJkIaFuxs8VUjxy4-x2Q_1suSLjKhYY88b1cMfyxLbaHok9ymuJ6pUIUh6P9H4z9jOGYhfuYrLCVh8uv9VXVOk-myrHp7gIS/s2048/IMG_6092.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-jG61pFQzsHos6VCBsuJKtov2DKshyfTC0CYKJkIaFuxs8VUjxy4-x2Q_1suSLjKhYY88b1cMfyxLbaHok9ymuJ6pUIUh6P9H4z9jOGYhfuYrLCVh8uv9VXVOk-myrHp7gIS/w451-h338/IMG_6092.JPG" width="451" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">It didn't take long for the bigger kids to realize this fact and...in no time at all...I was among the earliest "picked" for the teams on the playground.</div></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMFe1qKniAUx-6sGthH9X_-2txtSIzfp4RjpBTkbVO3pBx6rMkFBqraz53OZ-PSW5kHXHr5rLVk01MzdjFa-xXXnAOQmj2237v-OoqicsbI-KA0LBlffvuEuIyG4JpzB8hI_X/s2048/IMG_6090.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMFe1qKniAUx-6sGthH9X_-2txtSIzfp4RjpBTkbVO3pBx6rMkFBqraz53OZ-PSW5kHXHr5rLVk01MzdjFa-xXXnAOQmj2237v-OoqicsbI-KA0LBlffvuEuIyG4JpzB8hI_X/w456-h342/IMG_6090.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I grew up and became a teacher, "I" made up the team rosters when it came to gym time. I also promoted cooperation, collaboration and respectful behaviour out on the recess playground where I would not necessarily be in attendance at all times. </div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix23yuhjOX54MaP-7TB2u-fqBTmW7tK2quBrWeBbOVtbTPFfbOJQIdxca5362jA9l8PzTVZP1jlh_Wxr6Au0r3a6cnzKdD8o75t1qtH6XJfuCbZEaTHtp_XJOJTDhdE14CIm8J/s2048/IMG_6089.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix23yuhjOX54MaP-7TB2u-fqBTmW7tK2quBrWeBbOVtbTPFfbOJQIdxca5362jA9l8PzTVZP1jlh_Wxr6Au0r3a6cnzKdD8o75t1qtH6XJfuCbZEaTHtp_XJOJTDhdE14CIm8J/w458-h345/IMG_6089.JPG" width="458" /></a></div></span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;">Yes, society is competitive and we must prepare youngsters for this future environment, but at a tender young age, no one deserves to feel neglected.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PEKUTxsrlkL3xnnrBy3iqxwfl8E1ADQgrRuTFNTkO8I3h1-uinVMc7rGcnG9HdWH8li5fKJf-L4xc812vV7nhyDxup8KfDFKgs6_a3h51IWeuwTz8v74GRqa-xW7IYrN0oDR/s2048/IMG_6088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PEKUTxsrlkL3xnnrBy3iqxwfl8E1ADQgrRuTFNTkO8I3h1-uinVMc7rGcnG9HdWH8li5fKJf-L4xc812vV7nhyDxup8KfDFKgs6_a3h51IWeuwTz8v74GRqa-xW7IYrN0oDR/w459-h345/IMG_6088.JPG" width="459" /></a></div><div style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;">The 115 pictured above is very much like me.</div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIY7XLeLEOQDZwHnwQFTTAMnNiriEitYXYoxkbiIgszYn99G5FYrXSeCxWVY0vCh9PbMkcpXvTSd_mUIGkjgyT1auHaPL-RauUnaHxxAdPh8uJV2zjFNQ3ZI1ewlCxHoGn89E/s2048/IMG_6087.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIY7XLeLEOQDZwHnwQFTTAMnNiriEitYXYoxkbiIgszYn99G5FYrXSeCxWVY0vCh9PbMkcpXvTSd_mUIGkjgyT1auHaPL-RauUnaHxxAdPh8uJV2zjFNQ3ZI1ewlCxHoGn89E/w453-h340/IMG_6087.JPG" width="453" /></a></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">She is short in stature, small in size...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyowzG1_GXoLdhTYSPJinhEUCrlNW32FU5F5ZkEjB7kFU628I3LwVzx27j9OYKT106Ek-4q0pGEfdNmIj2NjHFiS19aTlikFlW3MGv4FLileX9VETFXXoaWH1PNb7oc-w632jJ/s2048/IMG_6085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyowzG1_GXoLdhTYSPJinhEUCrlNW32FU5F5ZkEjB7kFU628I3LwVzx27j9OYKT106Ek-4q0pGEfdNmIj2NjHFiS19aTlikFlW3MGv4FLileX9VETFXXoaWH1PNb7oc-w632jJ/w448-h335/IMG_6085.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">...but she demonstrates fortitude, determination, enthusiasm and perseverance to get any job asked of her done!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjpq6cTAUGvw3BZfh_z80gZXMNKJaM9_q2qUFOTcMh7zdFq2E1tBFWapvFNEF94alfsOKjeg6xaOusmU1X7hCkNE9QhOTVRO5-LA28aqYeBYd-0_RhU6Tu8vIrNv2IraS2ggy/s2048/IMG_6083.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjpq6cTAUGvw3BZfh_z80gZXMNKJaM9_q2qUFOTcMh7zdFq2E1tBFWapvFNEF94alfsOKjeg6xaOusmU1X7hCkNE9QhOTVRO5-LA28aqYeBYd-0_RhU6Tu8vIrNv2IraS2ggy/w448-h336/IMG_6083.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">She won't quit until the task is completed!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFywruuAGu8RpT68KFWioiViQD9EY9NdFdvCGoItQLTnYVE1Dx9cUE2KcbIwglrHraKZ03ZE46VB4YgZFQo-srnvF8JDOA7cBN5eea5-3DrNpMWs7TSJ9D0Zx5L6hxOG8qiMP2/s2048/IMG_6082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFywruuAGu8RpT68KFWioiViQD9EY9NdFdvCGoItQLTnYVE1Dx9cUE2KcbIwglrHraKZ03ZE46VB4YgZFQo-srnvF8JDOA7cBN5eea5-3DrNpMWs7TSJ9D0Zx5L6hxOG8qiMP2/w442-h332/IMG_6082.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;">As a model railroader and a rail enthusiast, I have always appreciated the colour black for diesel locomotives.</div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE42pMpUtiNduotzwLQmpYVKM09owzQQbHGXDfQH4UXqk88qvtWRAjwMk3NuJRDnOuOW_7_3VfH78KV10qKkNzYzLT4SqMXlYysqlblUyFp42e__mICeEwhO_pYRkk_LFOQk36/s2048/IMG_6080.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE42pMpUtiNduotzwLQmpYVKM09owzQQbHGXDfQH4UXqk88qvtWRAjwMk3NuJRDnOuOW_7_3VfH78KV10qKkNzYzLT4SqMXlYysqlblUyFp42e__mICeEwhO_pYRkk_LFOQk36/w444-h333/IMG_6080.JPG" width="444" /></a></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">Not that I don't appreciate the lovely maroon and gold of the Minute Man scheme or the McGinnis interlaced B&M of the Bluebird scheme. They are wonderful diesels to admire.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFuYHt6aEM7z1ELbZvS3c2PuqlTOJJ-34y5eZ3m3-BG7hM16mpvNX-GJihZ5bfkfH9e_ileJ0wa5zdWPI5mNduGWZijnUgBxctzVvFqEQayato-Uj3P__Hy7nb-rMybKP4BM_/s2048/IMG_6078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFuYHt6aEM7z1ELbZvS3c2PuqlTOJJ-34y5eZ3m3-BG7hM16mpvNX-GJihZ5bfkfH9e_ileJ0wa5zdWPI5mNduGWZijnUgBxctzVvFqEQayato-Uj3P__Hy7nb-rMybKP4BM_/w438-h328/IMG_6078.JPG" width="438" /></a></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">Up here in Canada, in the hockey world (NHL included), there is a group of players known collectively as the "Black Aces".</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiPp1h2_QWtaPD2bsbqQE3TROaM1CGBuiSxxbf9lQaM8gOu0rojbVnCrd9erp55Af-Lh_smBbZ8I71jMg78ZeNqlyuBlvR-u0ifX2LhCSYDighQY4fl2PPHvXIR8RGIYA6bf0/s2048/IMG_6074.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiPp1h2_QWtaPD2bsbqQE3TROaM1CGBuiSxxbf9lQaM8gOu0rojbVnCrd9erp55Af-Lh_smBbZ8I71jMg78ZeNqlyuBlvR-u0ifX2LhCSYDighQY4fl2PPHvXIR8RGIYA6bf0/w425-h318/IMG_6074.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">The NHL, of course, is an acronym for the National Hockey League.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKtRAxC6p6WfIZ6svvJTxcaLoKmwOsg91dfREQ62MFWoZZj0ijv5n3p2uaemIl23xK_we24y9Ssx6bQf7ot-ILGRvm2xJETfFPoAhy4g27c_Cb7k4tSeIVRS2ffjRYpicfEvs/s2048/IMG_6072.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKtRAxC6p6WfIZ6svvJTxcaLoKmwOsg91dfREQ62MFWoZZj0ijv5n3p2uaemIl23xK_we24y9Ssx6bQf7ot-ILGRvm2xJETfFPoAhy4g27c_Cb7k4tSeIVRS2ffjRYpicfEvs/w416-h312/IMG_6072.JPG" width="416" /></a></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">These are the players who are talented enough to make it to the big leagues, but not talented enough to keep a regular spot in the line-up. They are kept on the roster in case an injury to one of the regulars creates an opening for them.</span></div><div style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSY0o05mPH25ty8aeR5lyt8EubX_M95v6NUHgoqin25YDa0C8GIjghbSI1E-FTDWGFdMJvjNr4nqqfFmWT1cGgJb3cA3Gpc0bnZY4j5Pdz4Qhyphenhyphen-Ml6vS1vutIj6oJYWU-WL2i/s2048/IMG_6066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSY0o05mPH25ty8aeR5lyt8EubX_M95v6NUHgoqin25YDa0C8GIjghbSI1E-FTDWGFdMJvjNr4nqqfFmWT1cGgJb3cA3Gpc0bnZY4j5Pdz4Qhyphenhyphen-Ml6vS1vutIj6oJYWU-WL2i/w415-h312/IMG_6066.JPG" width="415" /></a></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">The "Black Aces" may not see very much "game action" in front of the fans, but they must commit themselves to practise each day throughout the season, just in case! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-4m1dxf5M6OX6O_H7LCLekbYcJzG_kp1u0NmPAe2ar9kvsiWBimMKfzxM4ZYsEncL0WrkRItEVPEc2XWG5aqux_SW8FILPNPsgDzIB0rgVnHQRmJmVZ_WaFRO3LXJzE1SOs9/s2048/IMG_6064.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-4m1dxf5M6OX6O_H7LCLekbYcJzG_kp1u0NmPAe2ar9kvsiWBimMKfzxM4ZYsEncL0WrkRItEVPEc2XWG5aqux_SW8FILPNPsgDzIB0rgVnHQRmJmVZ_WaFRO3LXJzE1SOs9/w408-h307/IMG_6064.JPG" width="408" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;">Without them, their team falters. Yes, they may not be utilized all that much, but they are truly team players!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;">Copy this link into your computer's browser to learn more about this rarely seen group of players! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">http://blackaceshockey.com/origin.htm</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktX5qRkN-1bu5zIu9dx-8JCJHsQzyQWPiTNhEGilaYAt1jpmsUe3CyF4i4Tc0we-LqIOJv7ZLJLF3DYr1p5y2vKq_ZKDGDY5ljdqow309EUT7dPMCqbb2nZAXLXSYebk1cQw1/s2048/IMG_6062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktX5qRkN-1bu5zIu9dx-8JCJHsQzyQWPiTNhEGilaYAt1jpmsUe3CyF4i4Tc0we-LqIOJv7ZLJLF3DYr1p5y2vKq_ZKDGDY5ljdqow309EUT7dPMCqbb2nZAXLXSYebk1cQw1/w429-h322/IMG_6062.JPG" width="429" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">Indeed, my 44-tonner is a member of the "Black Aces" on my railroad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZHlV2UsmQ8wx4cJLNdHq1QU-iCuxU7n-qxiDD59bpQYS21fSY71PbDo_x9WDqlNby8Ppw-2UhLUDQdiq71SezuySaR3TZfTyZQYkLsI8Ss_kR2yRGrBHi-VGvv5OtytggjoK/s2048/IMG_6061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZHlV2UsmQ8wx4cJLNdHq1QU-iCuxU7n-qxiDD59bpQYS21fSY71PbDo_x9WDqlNby8Ppw-2UhLUDQdiq71SezuySaR3TZfTyZQYkLsI8Ss_kR2yRGrBHi-VGvv5OtytggjoK/w424-h318/IMG_6061.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">She reminds me of me and those hard-working hockey players.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCk5euZ0mQGQG0sRyl_LQAHifZA3wdWVBU1DRiDOsdX2eSHMlaHRfykUOKn_8RXZaDha3CHmO8zF8CmZl0-8s-wug4OId_XcX1gQ9QeMOcSeRCJ81rfrjMmtLAIj9y7m3tdi3S/s2048/IMG_6057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCk5euZ0mQGQG0sRyl_LQAHifZA3wdWVBU1DRiDOsdX2eSHMlaHRfykUOKn_8RXZaDha3CHmO8zF8CmZl0-8s-wug4OId_XcX1gQ9QeMOcSeRCJ81rfrjMmtLAIj9y7m3tdi3S/w417-h314/IMG_6057.JPG" width="417" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Mostly dedicated to switching service in my city of North Dover, the 115 appreciates the times when she gets called into the line-up to run a local train out of town!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aAQoEHP0xuy6Nn5nR4UasW-A4Lw4792onBnWLmmDQllKxwH7NiHOWUOqhKCD8q6kfjGllNLP3JoFE5m0yvLfepnpp7YMdzVdNl5voWuiFYwUSZ1p5s9B8wwfMI_9ilaApniD/s2048/IMG_6055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aAQoEHP0xuy6Nn5nR4UasW-A4Lw4792onBnWLmmDQllKxwH7NiHOWUOqhKCD8q6kfjGllNLP3JoFE5m0yvLfepnpp7YMdzVdNl5voWuiFYwUSZ1p5s9B8wwfMI_9ilaApniD/w414-h311/IMG_6055.JPG" width="414" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">Yes, the viewing public does not get the opportunity to see her too much...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXRMUac0K4RV-L-Ob5Wo1foadwHdKaPhZ2isIirUFC0UIMZKSl5SfaEZvkFNo64TFBLEIAP2-xTaDsyhAzb3JD_Yew5zW8_wLRguf-d6AvtiJKmusC_vc0y6f_NrD8y0P_SXj/s2048/IMG_6052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXRMUac0K4RV-L-Ob5Wo1foadwHdKaPhZ2isIirUFC0UIMZKSl5SfaEZvkFNo64TFBLEIAP2-xTaDsyhAzb3JD_Yew5zW8_wLRguf-d6AvtiJKmusC_vc0y6f_NrD8y0P_SXj/w415-h312/IMG_6052.JPG" width="415" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">...but she's okay with that!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZXqTC4VWM0dA8pPK8hc7tm7Dd0-sZdLosulS87ofp6yIV_dX0Y8QFI_eBDwnrb_FW1qFBvOTfeeY5LHKFCjIaL5rUyRSCcgNq2SeZkIKlhB66ND4B6H46Mlxa9BhyNzV57lL/s2048/IMG_6051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZXqTC4VWM0dA8pPK8hc7tm7Dd0-sZdLosulS87ofp6yIV_dX0Y8QFI_eBDwnrb_FW1qFBvOTfeeY5LHKFCjIaL5rUyRSCcgNq2SeZkIKlhB66ND4B6H46Mlxa9BhyNzV57lL/w414-h310/IMG_6051.JPG" width="414" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">She's also proud of the fact she shares illustrious company with another group of "Black Aces" from another sport.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvUe4SfrJYo3k9O-jCRUfMd1SWEy2yRY-D9LYdMcnfv8yORI1FebIf60_RF7rm5EExk8SMR6YTb5681w1YpT5V_1onOhhuiQiylbRxACyqKbCQg2wzWmnFi9nzMXNOhZFALiR/s2048/IMG_6050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvUe4SfrJYo3k9O-jCRUfMd1SWEy2yRY-D9LYdMcnfv8yORI1FebIf60_RF7rm5EExk8SMR6YTb5681w1YpT5V_1onOhhuiQiylbRxACyqKbCQg2wzWmnFi9nzMXNOhZFALiR/w431-h323/IMG_6050.JPG" width="431" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">In baseball, the "Black Aces" are the group of African-American pitchers who have achieved an amazing feat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIufEx8rQX-nMMCAcM3HPbiqVJT1gR5ZvPHK3sJW-1lLK4b0O37s5Hp456dMwVrOwnjNtCnskoKtKYDPPtS7CEdq6Z8Q0ocmYc39p88phzhdmjMNiAspPi-bEsXDsQh2SoOMDR/s2048/IMG_6049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIufEx8rQX-nMMCAcM3HPbiqVJT1gR5ZvPHK3sJW-1lLK4b0O37s5Hp456dMwVrOwnjNtCnskoKtKYDPPtS7CEdq6Z8Q0ocmYc39p88phzhdmjMNiAspPi-bEsXDsQh2SoOMDR/w438-h328/IMG_6049.JPG" width="438" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">They have at least one major league baseball season under their belt where they had won twenty or more games in a single season.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQr84jI0uJKPBndVoY7cWinPY0kZuFQbdPiRRBFESJ8XbHDyWp7g_93F7dkMs3zhhgAqI-b32GDkXYJZ0pT6ytxiHjJTDtfvv57gGGzbETQZemUzMFnHbU8r7wxDuzikFjhwzT/s2048/IMG_6046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQr84jI0uJKPBndVoY7cWinPY0kZuFQbdPiRRBFESJ8XbHDyWp7g_93F7dkMs3zhhgAqI-b32GDkXYJZ0pT6ytxiHjJTDtfvv57gGGzbETQZemUzMFnHbU8r7wxDuzikFjhwzT/w433-h325/IMG_6046.JPG" width="433" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">In order to win twenty games, you must demonstrate the same dedication and commitment to excellence that our diminutive 44-tonner has shown over its years of work on many a railroad...including my Boston and Maine!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHen-p1iJU82_FKZF9_5bcTjFtXlwdnexbxvkZg8e_kVQ8dvG2Rz6H92zO1kZT2sj2pN34qvjrBpllvYTf1UofYFhAh2NgUWBzP4LRSOY3PAb6SOsAd1suvVzD_MUnqmeGuRU1/s2048/IMG_6045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHen-p1iJU82_FKZF9_5bcTjFtXlwdnexbxvkZg8e_kVQ8dvG2Rz6H92zO1kZT2sj2pN34qvjrBpllvYTf1UofYFhAh2NgUWBzP4LRSOY3PAb6SOsAd1suvVzD_MUnqmeGuRU1/w435-h327/IMG_6045.JPG" width="435" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">To learn more about this incredible group of professional baseball pitchers, copy the link below into your computer's browser.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Aces</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hNZuGuFSGuGfxK8M4fkaI4KoMprzsAdNId0eLmofahyphenhyphenq8U8FmJoJyPx77zyid3PL3FIfokR_OHLkAnJLKrRscJlY4DXHd2TbsDt3QxC8NB3mKqfBfaHRAAyAdOUrOnidSOqk/s2048/IMG_6039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hNZuGuFSGuGfxK8M4fkaI4KoMprzsAdNId0eLmofahyphenhyphenq8U8FmJoJyPx77zyid3PL3FIfokR_OHLkAnJLKrRscJlY4DXHd2TbsDt3QxC8NB3mKqfBfaHRAAyAdOUrOnidSOqk/w434-h325/IMG_6039.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">Hey, this railfan has spotted another member of the "Black Aces" on my model railroad, the 1170, an Alco S1.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJg4dbhM3OedpUP3lccJxYHM8I_HfunifWlDJdDEGAp61AXO2cP6RNqbqUWLdSxdoVb4c7wyyeDfPiRvN_zviGiItq2ZG4jnpiqgqKtRS2BsvQXAsooyn069-0bOBPQtop1AAz/s2048/IMG_6126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJg4dbhM3OedpUP3lccJxYHM8I_HfunifWlDJdDEGAp61AXO2cP6RNqbqUWLdSxdoVb4c7wyyeDfPiRvN_zviGiItq2ZG4jnpiqgqKtRS2BsvQXAsooyn069-0bOBPQtop1AAz/w440-h330/IMG_6126.JPG" width="440" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">We catch the centre cab on a slow order as she passes the station platform in my fictitious town of North Dover.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoM8JfhtkhgFnGtX3aZGhirJCk530XrWCzG6RiuEJ-bfPFDmnwHMYCZAwkPEm8ubWPwhlulylTswvCC6NYWmpeuLYfzOmzqrn5dG_jzeODN2Twm5hxIKm3gVYhTne7FB3vt7CA/s2048/IMG_6124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoM8JfhtkhgFnGtX3aZGhirJCk530XrWCzG6RiuEJ-bfPFDmnwHMYCZAwkPEm8ubWPwhlulylTswvCC6NYWmpeuLYfzOmzqrn5dG_jzeODN2Twm5hxIKm3gVYhTne7FB3vt7CA/w443-h332/IMG_6124.JPG" width="443" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">The red striping on the front along with the Minute Man herald on the cab give it an "upgraded" appearance, shall we say!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrThlJR4IJogWiUWa6aXI1TCXhGxXys9kUi3uKPwzNYwV5D5_A22JkdAtUgMYx37_V_HnJTXskMl1lET810p4Eofbwraw3OvsJt_P1QVxGgPSDQ4Sc41RhX3tAufLw3GCIC-fh/s2048/IMG_6122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrThlJR4IJogWiUWa6aXI1TCXhGxXys9kUi3uKPwzNYwV5D5_A22JkdAtUgMYx37_V_HnJTXskMl1lET810p4Eofbwraw3OvsJt_P1QVxGgPSDQ4Sc41RhX3tAufLw3GCIC-fh/w438-h329/IMG_6122.JPG" width="438" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">She's a four axle diesel electric.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBuWzUTvRcTrEM8oODv-6sAEiDgle_ftSn3SukKEqA5SIVCMfTtz8rwWO3wiEhTLTVV-yg4HHnZlrSnYH8QcurajnAe6AefE10gQ2r5Y3hydODWM_fEtMvmnmJ8sSf5UjeM9c/s2048/IMG_6121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBuWzUTvRcTrEM8oODv-6sAEiDgle_ftSn3SukKEqA5SIVCMfTtz8rwWO3wiEhTLTVV-yg4HHnZlrSnYH8QcurajnAe6AefE10gQ2r5Y3hydODWM_fEtMvmnmJ8sSf5UjeM9c/w431-h324/IMG_6121.JPG" width="431" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">The B&M's sister railroad, the Maine Central also stabled a number of these friendly units.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4DUq6pwQb3s1mNqGhSEgOPRcCNvtC6nDGaYvB3_PBYu5lEk0nzIqnpxHmKMOSIV0UugBRwcL_j-0ByXmlDA283-6h2q8b4o4MMfKMxcOf-Tvk34GFpiWiGjTgR0DK7xS2mPJ/s2048/IMG_6120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4DUq6pwQb3s1mNqGhSEgOPRcCNvtC6nDGaYvB3_PBYu5lEk0nzIqnpxHmKMOSIV0UugBRwcL_j-0ByXmlDA283-6h2q8b4o4MMfKMxcOf-Tvk34GFpiWiGjTgR0DK7xS2mPJ/w423-h317/IMG_6120.JPG" width="423" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">The 115 was built in 1941.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZgfdQ_bvuVEUVeDU0s9Ank7jsD4s0dS-v3eobFufmCRD3Dju-FnfhbxDsVilKl5xfh1eKRv3AlIrZdOS4S577QLzPaGjKd0PuMEr34P77HnAZt5bj6x95lLSHtPocBzxHhOB/s2048/IMG_6119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZgfdQ_bvuVEUVeDU0s9Ank7jsD4s0dS-v3eobFufmCRD3Dju-FnfhbxDsVilKl5xfh1eKRv3AlIrZdOS4S577QLzPaGjKd0PuMEr34P77HnAZt5bj6x95lLSHtPocBzxHhOB/w429-h322/IMG_6119.JPG" width="429" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">She was initially delivered in an "all black" scheme...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JIJZYLYTFReXYcKlu-2iymkkH8tvPegNYsnmAfVWM38JI7iyP5EHuICPHKQw7NG5CKVEuqVesqYue8SqPN25nEdYpwNbzCQsNc_wdm4dQyFDD1R-cHyTcoXyngF5avXGLi5P/s2048/IMG_6118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JIJZYLYTFReXYcKlu-2iymkkH8tvPegNYsnmAfVWM38JI7iyP5EHuICPHKQw7NG5CKVEuqVesqYue8SqPN25nEdYpwNbzCQsNc_wdm4dQyFDD1R-cHyTcoXyngF5avXGLi5P/w427-h320/IMG_6118.JPG" width="427" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">...and received her striping and herald at a later date.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nhHrtc7AzJtPzD3HARUJIAcyLtd9EHjkJagYX8tqkdH-FRBq2oVwALLRnd8nKwzdu-_rA4eWEY-QQrt7IMkwYadufkUU5CKF3si9T1_K2k-RFZg13tMm0QvP55SXKIO8CSRe/s2048/IMG_6117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nhHrtc7AzJtPzD3HARUJIAcyLtd9EHjkJagYX8tqkdH-FRBq2oVwALLRnd8nKwzdu-_rA4eWEY-QQrt7IMkwYadufkUU5CKF3si9T1_K2k-RFZg13tMm0QvP55SXKIO8CSRe/w415-h311/IMG_6117.JPG" width="415" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Indeed, she is a testament to perseverance and a greatly appreciated member of my locomotive roster!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6jllu-Wq2cAXv393N08C5KgmqGQ6IqFLWEKrplvMMwMbOJirSCpDrV2392BbcjSMC5pofT4v8-VEnmeSNzmCGe6InyvQ5HVbZejXOUStqWTI5ZyUbwxULrjXhkfDkny0jHBk/s2048/IMG_8702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6jllu-Wq2cAXv393N08C5KgmqGQ6IqFLWEKrplvMMwMbOJirSCpDrV2392BbcjSMC5pofT4v8-VEnmeSNzmCGe6InyvQ5HVbZejXOUStqWTI5ZyUbwxULrjXhkfDkny0jHBk/w417-h313/IMG_8702.JPG" width="417" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Speaking of perseverance, my little 44-tonner inspires me when I need it the most with a challenging scratch build!</span></span></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtOc9OTCd0j8aEm71q2IC4x0f4YesoHpVF6ek27k8H9Q_6wN2shogWzu5xy_8_2KS2UsiGdWu0lMC1W8O77na7JmLwDMZUNHW1EwZCcIL88dgBZYGpPC2eBMrGpKGFnSpg3pL/s2048/IMG_8721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtOc9OTCd0j8aEm71q2IC4x0f4YesoHpVF6ek27k8H9Q_6wN2shogWzu5xy_8_2KS2UsiGdWu0lMC1W8O77na7JmLwDMZUNHW1EwZCcIL88dgBZYGpPC2eBMrGpKGFnSpg3pL/w420-h315/IMG_8721.JPG" width="420" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">I just retired from 40 years of teaching and now find myself with more time for my hobbies, of which I have many.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnmd3lry4JDAgQREtill62m14e_7RewVekaPIUk8bftqJmas12H-nvHY1RDRFIRsi6lb55vKBeArIEJ2ou-YiA42V-CPGneTmJmSjF8cAtlPA7YTNutIFvolyVGVEzCMTRGac/s2048/IMG_8722.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnmd3lry4JDAgQREtill62m14e_7RewVekaPIUk8bftqJmas12H-nvHY1RDRFIRsi6lb55vKBeArIEJ2ou-YiA42V-CPGneTmJmSjF8cAtlPA7YTNutIFvolyVGVEzCMTRGac/w428-h321/IMG_8722.JPG" width="428" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">A good friend of mine, Doug Matheson, had asked me to build the Sierra West machines in O-Scale for him.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoDCLQgwvfQocqv1SmrqECpY0f2Da0sPajKQBW9LvTgOdPWVbKuS3Z1K7R-EDzmBwT1g7zhzwZvw5t88nPL0Ovr2TrlDUE4fpx0kqpRSlB6JlRjGcVlUlyEZNHPVAMR_t3Xol/s2048/IMG_8723.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoDCLQgwvfQocqv1SmrqECpY0f2Da0sPajKQBW9LvTgOdPWVbKuS3Z1K7R-EDzmBwT1g7zhzwZvw5t88nPL0Ovr2TrlDUE4fpx0kqpRSlB6JlRjGcVlUlyEZNHPVAMR_t3Xol/w420-h315/IMG_8723.JPG" width="420" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">With the machines completed, they begged for a "home".</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPigz2UuSPrPB-zB-ljJu4e4O4rcMzBqrcb9PV6mQIgUnX8JL8GH6KQ-7LRefXYrQ8ZHQHFijW30nhpw3scHOnx2szS7t5YYvQnCRCng78vmp4dGjGi61pYDFfAGO_yfsj6AK/s2048/IMG_8726.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPigz2UuSPrPB-zB-ljJu4e4O4rcMzBqrcb9PV6mQIgUnX8JL8GH6KQ-7LRefXYrQ8ZHQHFijW30nhpw3scHOnx2szS7t5YYvQnCRCng78vmp4dGjGi61pYDFfAGO_yfsj6AK/w422-h317/IMG_8726.JPG" width="422" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This scratch building project of the machine shop is now taking up most of my modeling time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-04Sk09LHvmaEitH_7KqxEDHuaAbPejogxOuXCg9hndFyKxAi1IkZKv1RwP_nJzK7VmdmIcjM9TdYqTZ0dKMzKSllv7Da3z-wzyy5Gr3BnRjgi-z_tUwzig5paeUaa8aGQuz/s2048/IMG_8742.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-04Sk09LHvmaEitH_7KqxEDHuaAbPejogxOuXCg9hndFyKxAi1IkZKv1RwP_nJzK7VmdmIcjM9TdYqTZ0dKMzKSllv7Da3z-wzyy5Gr3BnRjgi-z_tUwzig5paeUaa8aGQuz/w424-h318/IMG_8742.JPG" width="424" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">With my layout "complete" I am appreciative of Doug for asking me to undertake this project. I am not charging any money for the job...it's a favour for a friend.</span></span></div><div><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtOIw_Zj6WY-C_0srfmb8MJBDigTefRqWq52jCs5_vxtZNS4TKbGzWMYSltiq2B4w11SO7T9D3yH14y5eMpy4y_CYlnMVR9xnaCHiZSAM35oXMfSp1vlbohVZd8JmKPRnHZXH/s2048/IMG_8743.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtOIw_Zj6WY-C_0srfmb8MJBDigTefRqWq52jCs5_vxtZNS4TKbGzWMYSltiq2B4w11SO7T9D3yH14y5eMpy4y_CYlnMVR9xnaCHiZSAM35oXMfSp1vlbohVZd8JmKPRnHZXH/w422-h317/IMG_8743.JPG" width="422" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">His favour to me is offering me the opportunity to build the model for him!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9wLksMrruq6atvUlYIey7CY0w4IsL-Hdmge5dxDjUVGKR_zvRzEksMIQ3BHWNJ0LYeytPpI6NytpkncZPJ5Gw4PIkC-og0tZ0iKuThWQsX-0-H0jtqrp0Z4pDSqU8Ci4WpFU/s2048/IMG_8741.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9wLksMrruq6atvUlYIey7CY0w4IsL-Hdmge5dxDjUVGKR_zvRzEksMIQ3BHWNJ0LYeytPpI6NytpkncZPJ5Gw4PIkC-og0tZ0iKuThWQsX-0-H0jtqrp0Z4pDSqU8Ci4WpFU/w413-h310/IMG_8741.JPG" width="413" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">I had built the machines over the last couple of years...and now the shop is "materializing" on a "slow order"! Big grin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6689GbCzvLh7yyPfvfbT_X4bfNrx13fbuNHzkYf0VPD3oHiKU-m7qRwY2Ljm6SB259Mhl01hEiqGjoqgNJ6Dm_1bShPVKjBss617X7sxLJ5SrnRfYpKuhTly3HAqsl7hWDzOY/s1326/Picture2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1326" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6689GbCzvLh7yyPfvfbT_X4bfNrx13fbuNHzkYf0VPD3oHiKU-m7qRwY2Ljm6SB259Mhl01hEiqGjoqgNJ6Dm_1bShPVKjBss617X7sxLJ5SrnRfYpKuhTly3HAqsl7hWDzOY/w436-h327/Picture2.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;">As I was progressing along on the build, Doug and I gave a clinic to our local chapter of the NMRA on the machines. At the point this picture was taken, Doug had built the two machines on the right side of the image and I had finished up the other four leading up to the boiler. Doug explained the operations of a machine shop and I outlined the steps I had taken to finish the models. Lots of fun!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEJZT1Dc2ttnDr681NOan3rtXVyVbwysMBj6ZKn8Id1d6iZ9-vXI2lkkucLanq0yD7nDC0zhaW01GtUv51ZhjAuyuu1oy2j88koOEX3dXplCAp3S6Qn8RZ-Bmr7-9GPOiL5Ia/s2048/IMG_0899.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEJZT1Dc2ttnDr681NOan3rtXVyVbwysMBj6ZKn8Id1d6iZ9-vXI2lkkucLanq0yD7nDC0zhaW01GtUv51ZhjAuyuu1oy2j88koOEX3dXplCAp3S6Qn8RZ-Bmr7-9GPOiL5Ia/w425-h319/IMG_0899.JPG" width="425" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">Thanks so much for checking in on my blog!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial;">Mike Hamer, "An honorary member of the Black Aces!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial;">Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div></span><p></p></div>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152894241309010942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-8251405919953013472020-12-09T04:50:00.028-08:002020-12-19T14:39:02.678-08:00Layouts in Ottawa Plus a Visit to An Ops Session<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>New Video Footage and Vintage Footage of My B&M/MEC Railroad</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Layouts in the Ottawa Region and a Visit to An Ops Session</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium;"> <b style="font-family: arial;">Also, a Re-Visit With the Incredible Walter Gretzky the Father of NHL Great Wayne Gretzky</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Some friends asked me to update my blog with video footage and vintage scenes from past operating sessions, so I will do so by re-igniting my previous two postings from a couple of years ago. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiA0HaRhUwboPOA3-ncVnGQgOaaHkc_5qF4nS9UAYv22ve5sqB_46Tl7j8lOtfnnccpg48GvwQL_2hLjgHI3hFFdB4sFyuU-_SnUiv5tAUu1ZewDrLFXZridLKaeQVmtcb2ZuZQ/s1600/1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiA0HaRhUwboPOA3-ncVnGQgOaaHkc_5qF4nS9UAYv22ve5sqB_46Tl7j8lOtfnnccpg48GvwQL_2hLjgHI3hFFdB4sFyuU-_SnUiv5tAUu1ZewDrLFXZridLKaeQVmtcb2ZuZQ/w469-h308/1a.jpg" width="469" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here is one of my favourite pics from my layout. No...the starlike appearance in the headlight was not photo-shopped! The light was so bright, it reflected this way naturally when I snapped the picture!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #3d85c6;">To view the images in larger format simply click on the picture.</span><br style="color: #3d85c6;" /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #3d85c6;">To return to the default look of the page, click outside the image.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvIC_DArjFuJYCSgPj84niGcc3ep8jAiRUfaVYltkVyklnlOTgyWQ17K30x35Q48GqUZkj5uPM9HWNClNCLeaoZ1e4jxh6YPELi_qREm4NxHbnzSlYiNCMiimUgnLRULwJGBg/s2048/IMG_7783.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvIC_DArjFuJYCSgPj84niGcc3ep8jAiRUfaVYltkVyklnlOTgyWQ17K30x35Q48GqUZkj5uPM9HWNClNCLeaoZ1e4jxh6YPELi_qREm4NxHbnzSlYiNCMiimUgnLRULwJGBg/w480-h359/IMG_7783.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We view an area of my layout where a hidden portal brings trains from hidden (surround) staging to the visible portion of the model railroad. Yes, my staged trains actually surround my layout!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='380' height='316' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dysQmFPcpIYt_dDy3YptnuzITVJn67WdXAlCLZ1Xs6FHv89z93FC8YWdy0EbB7wXo_JUcjXSR_EuuI' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>B&M VIDEO FOOTAGE</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yes, blogger now allows "easy to upload" video format...although I have to keep the video short or they will not upload. About 50 or so seconds seem to be the max. Therefore, if I have a long train (like the one above) I have to keep it going in high notch so as to get the full train in the video! Yikes! (This video will be re-shown further down the blog posting with an explanation about the train.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To view the video, simply click on the white arrow once, then a second time when it appears within a red circle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZyrnLNdhvq7y2Yy1Ivhe5z2tINtM3ZTfxIYL28i43a9EvJXlNJp1C-K0zRFPSGLolCJlrMrATIMe4GspTzms9pI49bQTQxyoW0mFj6wt7O9CpBIwnsGGMR1ODtVO_sA6Bj7N/s534/4+-+Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="534" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZyrnLNdhvq7y2Yy1Ivhe5z2tINtM3ZTfxIYL28i43a9EvJXlNJp1C-K0zRFPSGLolCJlrMrATIMe4GspTzms9pI49bQTQxyoW0mFj6wt7O9CpBIwnsGGMR1ODtVO_sA6Bj7N/w544-h505/4+-+Copy.jpg" width="544" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is the schematic of my layout as portrayed by Rick Johnson in Model Railroader Magazine. Note the visible layout in the middle and the "surround staging" along the perimeter of the room. Pop-up areas allow me to get in the corners should I need to. I have placed the red arrow to show the location where the video was taken.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0b83xDtZs59ATunTv1NI1XitFTcUVhFPtgrPPLc4tGARrgmhl1SbkNjER20hs3FhYTvBUN6qWx9HSn_7CjHAHygSzA-XBQyiANlQ1JGIIliojN694OmF3idg1nKfkdXydU8q/s2048/IMG_7814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0b83xDtZs59ATunTv1NI1XitFTcUVhFPtgrPPLc4tGARrgmhl1SbkNjER20hs3FhYTvBUN6qWx9HSn_7CjHAHygSzA-XBQyiANlQ1JGIIliojN694OmF3idg1nKfkdXydU8q/w530-h397/IMG_7814.JPG" width="530" /></a></div><br style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I wrote an article for Tony Koester on the concept of "Surround Staging" that appeared in Model Railroader's MRP 2001 edition. The "Bluebirds" in the image to the right are crossnig the same bridge you have just seen in the video.</span></div><br style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-aLNLbLdBIwwO4uV_9OMj5VRcj8X3NORdZc6qW7bWhRJA-I3_tCL3LhZiTMTmKYFMkzxiIoZqnILc2xIhA8W8OHFRmuqkdJGat0snpEBZ4RO2qx0jfi7czy9OlTbG18HmIHO/s2048/IMG_7813.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-aLNLbLdBIwwO4uV_9OMj5VRcj8X3NORdZc6qW7bWhRJA-I3_tCL3LhZiTMTmKYFMkzxiIoZqnILc2xIhA8W8OHFRmuqkdJGat0snpEBZ4RO2qx0jfi7czy9OlTbG18HmIHO/w517-h388/IMG_7813.JPG" width="517" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I credit my good friend, Trevor Marshall, for coming up with the idea of surrounding the layout with the staging. At the time I was constructing my railroad in a spare basement bedroom (11'x13') my lovely wife, Lisa, was running a daycare in the basement lounge...which was effectively a kindergarten! I didn't want little hands touching any trains that would have been staged outside the bedroom...so...all trains had to remain within the confines of the room! Voila! Surround Staging! The image above shows the staging tracks to the left and the modelled portion of the layout to the right.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6DunQ55dh3FoO0IkbvAXGE7iG0_1SaelxTgJQxOKMObc-BPNGxwWOuO1X_isH8gB6goo26d5Zsm3M54-RFw5QPfXiQXDqH_QBap7I4Nospy8zChnIvWYj5nG51S65OFbVJKK/s2048/IMG_1444.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6DunQ55dh3FoO0IkbvAXGE7iG0_1SaelxTgJQxOKMObc-BPNGxwWOuO1X_isH8gB6goo26d5Zsm3M54-RFw5QPfXiQXDqH_QBap7I4Nospy8zChnIvWYj5nG51S65OFbVJKK/w464-h347/IMG_1444.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Some folks wanted to know a little bit more about me. Well, that's me on the left in the light coloured shirt with my good friend, Chris Lyon. Chris and I have made a number of videos on the joy that can be found in realistic model railroad operations. Chris is on Youtube under the CNLVN moniker.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimoyB2yaS6EQJzsvC6DFUG0mzSfR72CTVetLV6A6ChdJFG3Zvxq4kcI5-ln-Hf8us-rKYBdIS9zocA_htZe1nGXh55cCEDfAgW9h7sGi7YpNwyYCZrv-oDoKTWzbZFyCbo3PT/s949/Screenshot+2020-12-09+095400.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="949" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimoyB2yaS6EQJzsvC6DFUG0mzSfR72CTVetLV6A6ChdJFG3Zvxq4kcI5-ln-Hf8us-rKYBdIS9zocA_htZe1nGXh55cCEDfAgW9h7sGi7YpNwyYCZrv-oDoKTWzbZFyCbo3PT/w469-h331/Screenshot+2020-12-09+095400.png" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Chris and I had a blast creating four videos on realistic train operation...one video a day over four days. No we are not professionals at all, but we do find joy in bringing train operations to life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpIlTPXXWrGHR9SPzsNEtpijnybuzfXoFpN7aBrCX1zxH0vAQbd9qq_qe_tP_0aVbf75hoNzbEPN9tDKjToIwTui_EMr0TC8TxYsKA1M1gCKi97UtW7MclWk1zvy0M-ZKd2jA/s951/Screenshot+2020-12-09+095311.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="951" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpIlTPXXWrGHR9SPzsNEtpijnybuzfXoFpN7aBrCX1zxH0vAQbd9qq_qe_tP_0aVbf75hoNzbEPN9tDKjToIwTui_EMr0TC8TxYsKA1M1gCKi97UtW7MclWk1zvy0M-ZKd2jA/w472-h326/Screenshot+2020-12-09+095311.png" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In this video you will learn the importance of "water towers" on your layout. Just watch the introduction and you'll know what I mean! Hehehe. Whenever you get the time, you will find each segment will take you to the next day's session by looking at the videos in the column to the right of your screen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Water Towers Video!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Copy and paste the address below into your browser.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59BE0V0jSx8</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaaFuURV8BJifdA4FiIimpnX9rlwl7JE6Wuhr-SPBa2PeO8S7ZCrj6GdfpEPlWDq09Kac-a9bC-JDnJhoXrHXkXM3BnNf2WbBrEvnVNxPc0o_ncpjlCOLrYYz7QnyVRL3k233/s951/Screenshot+2020-12-09+094715.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="951" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaaFuURV8BJifdA4FiIimpnX9rlwl7JE6Wuhr-SPBa2PeO8S7ZCrj6GdfpEPlWDq09Kac-a9bC-JDnJhoXrHXkXM3BnNf2WbBrEvnVNxPc0o_ncpjlCOLrYYz7QnyVRL3k233/w466-h329/Screenshot+2020-12-09+094715.png" width="466" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Not only do we love running trains together, we also enjoy jamming with our acoustic guitars and our electric guitars as well. The video link below takes you to the two of us playing "Knocking On Heaven's Door".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Will They Make It to the Grand Ole Oprey!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Video Link Below</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">Copy and paste the address below into your browser.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OKKQKgstoM&has_verified=1</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBWHOpCUdLmA9A3nFmYSmnw4ni7FNLDjYQug06d_jlInORh0wcas5iGMtfPz9W32CZ3TBwAWpQcHMsiYm3t6jPnnX6lUcKR0i2-dCB8ZXizh2WCaE_mtIM65EQXYkFTXF8iLr/s600/Chris+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBWHOpCUdLmA9A3nFmYSmnw4ni7FNLDjYQug06d_jlInORh0wcas5iGMtfPz9W32CZ3TBwAWpQcHMsiYm3t6jPnnX6lUcKR0i2-dCB8ZXizh2WCaE_mtIM65EQXYkFTXF8iLr/w449-h337/Chris+2.jpg" width="449" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">One of the joys I find in model railroading is assisting friends with their layouts. In the scene above, I built and painted the Alder Models Canadian Northern Third Class Station out of resin for Chris.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjD6aKbZ8CKN6ooZBqen2epRqS90TtXgptln6hhxLKY7EofFUdjaNwceXVaJpCCZzPMBMEna-8ynbBznRTI0QuUF2U3AxidXIn0eZgHonsbHwOy9YR2Gln-5S6Y7aRKjB5S-Q/s600/Chris+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjD6aKbZ8CKN6ooZBqen2epRqS90TtXgptln6hhxLKY7EofFUdjaNwceXVaJpCCZzPMBMEna-8ynbBznRTI0QuUF2U3AxidXIn0eZgHonsbHwOy9YR2Gln-5S6Y7aRKjB5S-Q/w449-h337/Chris+5.jpg" width="449" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I also helped him create a veritable forest of trees out of the spirea shrub that grows in my back yard!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0-hjPynhyphenhyphenTOdNfDojkKHn5x0rEHUEkIdIpZG2h8afKMlkn2gSDsu8FUDgHjBaqsePQERvEyCUKBmHSf2UpEGdLoYHOcyXqHzkgEycHTd2FLKeixuqekJ4ju6WaW_qyt38-Nm/s2048/IMG_1115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0-hjPynhyphenhyphenTOdNfDojkKHn5x0rEHUEkIdIpZG2h8afKMlkn2gSDsu8FUDgHjBaqsePQERvEyCUKBmHSf2UpEGdLoYHOcyXqHzkgEycHTd2FLKeixuqekJ4ju6WaW_qyt38-Nm/w464-h348/IMG_1115.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The number one rule we have no matter where we operate is to have fun and smile a lot! That's me in red with my good pal, Joel, as we operate our friend, Bill Scobie's amazing Rio Grande Southern narrow gauge railroad in S-scale. "Sn3" in fact!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLMhLL8OaqIDX7t89DxxYN5-QEIoTz9U01D8YWl0Gejtu3bnY-DTieRwiO54ggjPZZ5eL4SCbSI80tb8_IjgOTWGRwl1pnI88U3Ua0B8g3TZjomrBa1Y6it0We-zg7rWnP3aM/s2048/IMG_1089.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLMhLL8OaqIDX7t89DxxYN5-QEIoTz9U01D8YWl0Gejtu3bnY-DTieRwiO54ggjPZZ5eL4SCbSI80tb8_IjgOTWGRwl1pnI88U3Ua0B8g3TZjomrBa1Y6it0We-zg7rWnP3aM/w462-h347/IMG_1089.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is a large basement empire that Bill has created and you do feel as though you are in the mountains of Colorado when you visit his place!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWXHEN1vXW_j0Svavatz_y1Mt9BtcoJcYzptkbjaYnn6yuazQAW69OcY2oj-AeLr_6UDsbomToeBtM2tnivjUQcVC60e2rezlPzAiBjtmcZ_IffLtCqJa2br5fx97bhvpqPZW/s600/Scobie+trestle+again.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWXHEN1vXW_j0Svavatz_y1Mt9BtcoJcYzptkbjaYnn6yuazQAW69OcY2oj-AeLr_6UDsbomToeBtM2tnivjUQcVC60e2rezlPzAiBjtmcZ_IffLtCqJa2br5fx97bhvpqPZW/w467-h350/Scobie+trestle+again.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">What a thrill it is to ascend and descend the mountain grades with true helpers (operating independently) assisting on the climb up the hills.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgVwqyHT-5ENNGhcVOhrsha68AM54JAnHL_DJnoctYqW6se0oVsKWaAMMuZb6UUcvFbu0fWnx9fSwj_IZ7DA1rW86dYV-iG8gxMe2SD1qAgft9bgqapeu74lo5VY9xfisVUd2/s2048/IMG_1021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgVwqyHT-5ENNGhcVOhrsha68AM54JAnHL_DJnoctYqW6se0oVsKWaAMMuZb6UUcvFbu0fWnx9fSwj_IZ7DA1rW86dYV-iG8gxMe2SD1qAgft9bgqapeu74lo5VY9xfisVUd2/w455-h340/IMG_1021.JPG" width="455" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When we operate on each other's layouts, the throttle systems may be different and the operations may vary, but every gentleman who hosts newcomers to the session always pairs them up with someone with experience on the railroad. This creates a tremendous atmosphere of comfort for the visitor and camaraderie for all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwBMWEDkR-Xm2D7yNgT5tyScwu0tnfoE5eDWdytfebPq0aIUi9yThLVQ3SEExnoAyyPv9PZkFAGjfumB0epd_kFkM07nikId8AdglfUld0WuqS6xj_VKeI5Ym7dTdzQYTtjOP/s2048/Two+little+devils+in+train+heaven.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwBMWEDkR-Xm2D7yNgT5tyScwu0tnfoE5eDWdytfebPq0aIUi9yThLVQ3SEExnoAyyPv9PZkFAGjfumB0epd_kFkM07nikId8AdglfUld0WuqS6xj_VKeI5Ym7dTdzQYTtjOP/w458-h343/Two+little+devils+in+train+heaven.JPG" width="458" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There's Bill "Sn3" Scobie on the right with another great friend, Jim McSherry...smiles all around...and...why not!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqsdvJe94FC1XihwHOQf5SOEHLuOJ6A5J-6jpG3p6V4AD5RAWo5oC4yh0tw0KSBManeCU-ydxsSihWa_w-y3bHDFSXBfUsvjjRGlVvjGaVXhlqddsl3m3A2XEKdWRQikglU3l/s640/Michel+10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqsdvJe94FC1XihwHOQf5SOEHLuOJ6A5J-6jpG3p6V4AD5RAWo5oC4yh0tw0KSBManeCU-ydxsSihWa_w-y3bHDFSXBfUsvjjRGlVvjGaVXhlqddsl3m3A2XEKdWRQikglU3l/w457-h343/Michel+10.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Up here in the Ottawa region, along with Bill "Sn3" Scobie's amazing pike, there are so many great layouts you can visit for train operating sessions and Michel Boucher's D&H realm is a true beauty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1IUwwXJG951fezLJpYoigFEAM0sENKekRQSfFrSecJ4pWgzvph5KbuM4rzfRlJ3nlZm-7CCNMATSXrFGiYER5zs0VaIveXhtfPtrqeCyhYO-vMsaJ6aKIq3nuE99M3JZMogW/s640/Famous+SHARKS+with+an+Excursion+Special+%2528Small%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1IUwwXJG951fezLJpYoigFEAM0sENKekRQSfFrSecJ4pWgzvph5KbuM4rzfRlJ3nlZm-7CCNMATSXrFGiYER5zs0VaIveXhtfPtrqeCyhYO-vMsaJ6aKIq3nuE99M3JZMogW/w444-h333/Famous+SHARKS+with+an+Excursion+Special+%2528Small%2529.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The upstate New York landscape comes alive in Michel's basement empire. Love those sharks!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfPSpCtmFoys6xYospJM9lnlnGcVeTKU62ulP1l98n7IRh6ft-uxwcBAsiWNJVd7vQm6VM7IjsILTj7fpiW8isR2iRYWAxfUNFMB4lUojsQsR5DGj-5gXeqv974uOrTvrgvPo/s320/IMG_3956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfPSpCtmFoys6xYospJM9lnlnGcVeTKU62ulP1l98n7IRh6ft-uxwcBAsiWNJVd7vQm6VM7IjsILTj7fpiW8isR2iRYWAxfUNFMB4lUojsQsR5DGj-5gXeqv974uOrTvrgvPo/w439-h329/IMG_3956.jpg" width="439" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Michel used to model Canadian roads but eventually switched over to the gorgeous paint scheme of the lightning striped D&H.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrsENoGxeizhjQulOgp80OLNMH_hCWCjrDnGIMSVstFXzOcRP3lCd3ItfXBgmrGPLC9EtkqvE77SfeuElMr8NGp-Byqj8NLWwiMIZJLPLsAPyzhN22YcLBWWL7UexaN0FU1C_/s400/IMG_0455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrsENoGxeizhjQulOgp80OLNMH_hCWCjrDnGIMSVstFXzOcRP3lCd3ItfXBgmrGPLC9EtkqvE77SfeuElMr8NGp-Byqj8NLWwiMIZJLPLsAPyzhN22YcLBWWL7UexaN0FU1C_/w436-h327/IMG_0455.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That's Michel smiling in red as Marty Phillips and Trevor Marshall check in on the moving train (out of our view).</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDY1Uw-w-Wv_ZQNL7mVmbdRLS1jbrjPWfMLn3rMRj9Ce5L7xu2gojqoYhx67FtF6IiOp7hbPYFuAjT1SxOiM1Iy5qZ6q15svMSPSGGIBVGN5zA0s4vWe8Ff9rqKIvUJSUN0TA/s2048/IMG_6139.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDY1Uw-w-Wv_ZQNL7mVmbdRLS1jbrjPWfMLn3rMRj9Ce5L7xu2gojqoYhx67FtF6IiOp7hbPYFuAjT1SxOiM1Iy5qZ6q15svMSPSGGIBVGN5zA0s4vWe8Ff9rqKIvUJSUN0TA/w462-h347/IMG_6139.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Tom Hood's massive Canadian Northern RR with breath-taking vistas brings some twenty operators together to run the system each session.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLz1u_dpXlQ_fCfBykmed3u-XMFhJFmqU6p3HDeQrJI7aX56PCOL3-yA6IsVwP8P4SXGMiUqV8VcbeN1gQu3ZWs3_KYbTVFPPVlb1Sn3ql3X7TBX4qjCNkp7KkEQLt8NCgXyo/s2048/IMG_1703.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLz1u_dpXlQ_fCfBykmed3u-XMFhJFmqU6p3HDeQrJI7aX56PCOL3-yA6IsVwP8P4SXGMiUqV8VcbeN1gQu3ZWs3_KYbTVFPPVlb1Sn3ql3X7TBX4qjCNkp7KkEQLt8NCgXyo/w461-h346/IMG_1703.JPG" width="461" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">At Tommy's you spend a full evening moving your train across the line! Chris Lyon painted the backdrops for Tommy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROeOxaoLIhrX0XDQuVtabq8hMs_rhBjZbWio0FuqDO11NyT3Egm46Bc2UcIUjUQSgTqwjduEZvbooNajC6oBLDvegxZxwIcE2phFrh3nHZ41L6eadqbfOz0Jt9cHh06A_EUQn/s2048/IMG_2879.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROeOxaoLIhrX0XDQuVtabq8hMs_rhBjZbWio0FuqDO11NyT3Egm46Bc2UcIUjUQSgTqwjduEZvbooNajC6oBLDvegxZxwIcE2phFrh3nHZ41L6eadqbfOz0Jt9cHh06A_EUQn/w464-h347/IMG_2879.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">An earlier time with an earlier backdrop. This demonstrates the sharing of skills among railroaders that makes this hobby the great one that it is!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGsmpGC162WPfoD6RK4oQIvd-XNOvnNX4Z30lxbMpx7MSB_dVs9rzDSb5DR2bO56W4Ch-ErOvJS3LvNxf6NQwtRGMgvagF17TWX-E8mVLkTV4L8fLMaPodZrWMquYLFyfxsmD/s600/IMG_2186.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGsmpGC162WPfoD6RK4oQIvd-XNOvnNX4Z30lxbMpx7MSB_dVs9rzDSb5DR2bO56W4Ch-ErOvJS3LvNxf6NQwtRGMgvagF17TWX-E8mVLkTV4L8fLMaPodZrWMquYLFyfxsmD/w470-h352/IMG_2186.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Tommy's curved trestle is the first view you take in when you descend the basement stairs...and what a view it is!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2yHPK3zKbb2-Xs3nOhz7EnJcSEVa78HQWwpQKd65LXjbKLSpRHFE3T8TjNbAu4CdeTJQ-QlZEmipcQUrODwORE0RACKi8Lflvw4sCeNK2cD-HZtljpS7T-O6oa1Jb75AWg2c/s614/Bill+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="614" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2yHPK3zKbb2-Xs3nOhz7EnJcSEVa78HQWwpQKd65LXjbKLSpRHFE3T8TjNbAu4CdeTJQ-QlZEmipcQUrODwORE0RACKi8Lflvw4sCeNK2cD-HZtljpS7T-O6oa1Jb75AWg2c/w469-h352/Bill+2.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I enjoy visiting Bill Meek's layout depicting the scenery about a 45 minute drive from his home here in Ottawa. His is a smaller layout that operates in a big way!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccBopX1LbHGK5oGafJOtCrwTurceOxWnw5AsEaS7Tu4JlgxyKFN18QnhFAl02t-N_DwaJFsIfNz-H70QbPOVDVhAfIRJZD2IuTNNdbuxpYLFPgX-Jp188sqTxbP_08GlrGJ2t/s600/Bill+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccBopX1LbHGK5oGafJOtCrwTurceOxWnw5AsEaS7Tu4JlgxyKFN18QnhFAl02t-N_DwaJFsIfNz-H70QbPOVDVhAfIRJZD2IuTNNdbuxpYLFPgX-Jp188sqTxbP_08GlrGJ2t/w468-h351/Bill+5.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I love visiting this layout to operate as it follows the pattern of the train operations Bill and I have witnessed in person on drives we have taken to the east of Ottawa.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqFApl6C33Hu3rbjoF00D4olvQ4wd1tc9v_y0l0G8UgU8a8WJeh1pCYIMaFqkS0Qh7Xpf_riQDPSakXLJ0yZteBJMuzQBZAU2kf-UHg1YB8jC_xFwFaZqOkIpbf1r-BMw7ZQA/s600/Bill+3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqFApl6C33Hu3rbjoF00D4olvQ4wd1tc9v_y0l0G8UgU8a8WJeh1pCYIMaFqkS0Qh7Xpf_riQDPSakXLJ0yZteBJMuzQBZAU2kf-UHg1YB8jC_xFwFaZqOkIpbf1r-BMw7ZQA/w466-h349/Bill+3.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another great aspect of this layout is that Bill lives only three streets away from me! (Big grin!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBGcRl9aSrvTclvo1tNbvKjhTj_wqzmdnEThVYUHoboqEyzzl3MPy2_RpXkOoDKJaAuft1eZVoYgT1ZDlN0Oxx3ZGreGj9aOBaEYq1LivFjgb3UHudenQkTkd8WASlJGlBzIq/s600/Howard+11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBGcRl9aSrvTclvo1tNbvKjhTj_wqzmdnEThVYUHoboqEyzzl3MPy2_RpXkOoDKJaAuft1eZVoYgT1ZDlN0Oxx3ZGreGj9aOBaEYq1LivFjgb3UHudenQkTkd8WASlJGlBzIq/w467-h350/Howard+11.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That's little old me on the right with two dear friends, Howard Scodras and Don Leger. Both are no longer with us but the memories I have of operating with these two fine gentlemen will stay with me for the rest of my life!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46MCTr_S1uqS1X5hkHnm1fJPCIzi2N_2RH6gzd4ScnyJY8MM1bxEN-XaWDDwM7SBtE8jsTF8kywW8oueJwgbrjwMNghaFUtjLf4SZsiWQJ2rwr1aD3OQK_dWy6IpHoXlIOwWk/s600/Howard+10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46MCTr_S1uqS1X5hkHnm1fJPCIzi2N_2RH6gzd4ScnyJY8MM1bxEN-XaWDDwM7SBtE8jsTF8kywW8oueJwgbrjwMNghaFUtjLf4SZsiWQJ2rwr1aD3OQK_dWy6IpHoXlIOwWk/w468-h351/Howard+10.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Howard's layout was situated in a small apartment bedroom. It was so well planned that Model Railroader Magazine included it in some of their special book and on-line issues.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hnn9Q7_zA919T5w_Y76V_KT0IRMn2fmh4XwNe6k2OvVjwloBm_0ySAqsL3yyqitM2vICyDssRHEhpnRncIOHO-rEN7cqCRogsRBZFpdUa9jBIdKQlWFPuG9difoDOTtIWAOi/s2048/Howard+18.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hnn9Q7_zA919T5w_Y76V_KT0IRMn2fmh4XwNe6k2OvVjwloBm_0ySAqsL3yyqitM2vICyDssRHEhpnRncIOHO-rEN7cqCRogsRBZFpdUa9jBIdKQlWFPuG9difoDOTtIWAOi/w470-h352/Howard+18.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Even though the layout was small, oftentimes a dozen of us would descend on his apartment and wait our turn to run his trains in the crew lounge out in his living room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33DheYejCKLAgOYRQD_agqhi_32AfG5H8Ih_iHEONd6Li7ysHx9MhQH71hLrxeorBD5D7DS81aBZt0E-Yd_sfg84M3KjfggEILl78t4MR0PzzkZ9_6KnCohq_bZ2gCmMmGVlO/s2048/IMG_1497.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33DheYejCKLAgOYRQD_agqhi_32AfG5H8Ih_iHEONd6Li7ysHx9MhQH71hLrxeorBD5D7DS81aBZt0E-Yd_sfg84M3KjfggEILl78t4MR0PzzkZ9_6KnCohq_bZ2gCmMmGVlO/w466-h350/IMG_1497.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Now that you have seen a few of the many amazing layouts close to my home. I would like to share a couple more images of why I feel model railroading is such a great hobby! (I'm sure that if you are reading this...you think the same!) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This scout troop spent an entire evening in the railroad room. The young lads were able to run a few trains and switch out a few industries and they never lost interest at all. They asked excellent quality questions regarding how trains operate, about the history of trains and how the tracks overcome the obstacles presented by undulating territory. I was most impressed!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqErfFgYgprum_Tl5JWbjAgIL5-2wpMXHqqWQx5DH9a4Dtc83RjrKVsneeah4zemKluP0bMlqtiY8EgSAhUEK9RLIdW66BP5X1wQmd_cLUqMH9DMET3xaRFIi0FlEHTAzh9v6/s600/IMG_3699.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqErfFgYgprum_Tl5JWbjAgIL5-2wpMXHqqWQx5DH9a4Dtc83RjrKVsneeah4zemKluP0bMlqtiY8EgSAhUEK9RLIdW66BP5X1wQmd_cLUqMH9DMET3xaRFIi0FlEHTAzh9v6/w459-h345/IMG_3699.JPG" width="459" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Being a school teacher for 40 years, I always invite my students and their families into my home in late June before the school year lets out. </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The parents, siblings and grandparents get just as big a thrill at watching the trains move through the urban and rural areas as my students do. I typically offer an evening slot and a weekend slot to accommodate all of the families!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiRVDdYVT6ESx3kppu-VJt-DQ5p8WcLeNOi_I_WnAxufifNkZ76Enz1g8xYaqIp1zwCtGoFFj3SknhTgKlIJW1NwBcnjQl1_dkN8nWeXujVQVlB0FmFqmfrlFDQ6XYSPn5D7F/s600/Central+5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiRVDdYVT6ESx3kppu-VJt-DQ5p8WcLeNOi_I_WnAxufifNkZ76Enz1g8xYaqIp1zwCtGoFFj3SknhTgKlIJW1NwBcnjQl1_dkN8nWeXujVQVlB0FmFqmfrlFDQ6XYSPn5D7F/w458-h344/Central+5.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Ah...but what brings me great joy is seeing the smiles on the faces...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyKyb_kZ1xkTSVmIpQ1optGWvHADDjjXWnLWszuIaR-2DSYpS6jdwVdkIFjEG0EECs1aw7Pz4Ig90274XXpG0i5iRbywoNzJeEaWJlwCOxHYj_K8uyzkvkaMKY2V8c_lwfDdF/s600/Central+4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyKyb_kZ1xkTSVmIpQ1optGWvHADDjjXWnLWszuIaR-2DSYpS6jdwVdkIFjEG0EECs1aw7Pz4Ig90274XXpG0i5iRbywoNzJeEaWJlwCOxHYj_K8uyzkvkaMKY2V8c_lwfDdF/w458-h344/Central+4.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">...of the lads...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY9i8ez4bQGe1HW7oUF_w8q_0_a5lBlVq1wfojgHoNcaJRholLAP6QuwcSZC5K5blWQblEcYHOUnN4SqX3qYhH9aZ2PI_uubnLI4Hf2rJYR3SYM4J2eYiRSx7aXqjMAU7DqwC/s1250/IMG_2245+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1250" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY9i8ez4bQGe1HW7oUF_w8q_0_a5lBlVq1wfojgHoNcaJRholLAP6QuwcSZC5K5blWQblEcYHOUnN4SqX3qYhH9aZ2PI_uubnLI4Hf2rJYR3SYM4J2eYiRSx7aXqjMAU7DqwC/w480-h360/IMG_2245+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">...and the lasses...who come to operate the trains on my Boston and Maine/Maine Central model railroad!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSuwJghWFNMZOfIUO1mkSPJ87tf-gf8H1q6CtTMQoVeSbegEF38C0GvLW2XPEG88HSzmgCcMf1T4AgmSdnoS8AGEp7uh0lTkco6Ope0oVAvRhkGHS0D1O1M_BJIrbDJz3WFLo/s413/cartoon.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="413" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSuwJghWFNMZOfIUO1mkSPJ87tf-gf8H1q6CtTMQoVeSbegEF38C0GvLW2XPEG88HSzmgCcMf1T4AgmSdnoS8AGEp7uh0lTkco6Ope0oVAvRhkGHS0D1O1M_BJIrbDJz3WFLo/w458-h382/cartoon.gif" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yup, you've gotta have fun!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T6XK0c_FSVck7jUAtKxNd_OaI2xclwSsfkJ6uUr2lvht_WHbXLaUqRDuANvzxD5xZ60X4lA0rv5Li9eBRovvcioN6Wy21mOs_jssutFtLE4Sqywjcm_MEmGXfDRd6hGJ_TRO/s2048/IMG_1654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T6XK0c_FSVck7jUAtKxNd_OaI2xclwSsfkJ6uUr2lvht_WHbXLaUqRDuANvzxD5xZ60X4lA0rv5Li9eBRovvcioN6Wy21mOs_jssutFtLE4Sqywjcm_MEmGXfDRd6hGJ_TRO/w459-h344/IMG_1654.JPG" width="459" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial;">Before we get back to the layout, I want to share with you the latest project I am working on. </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial;">I have completed many of the machines for a machine shop for my friend, Doug Matheson</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVC-SdvLampCCN8JE1woUIOWqFGN6kX0Tfs516Y5sGChAbl48Y0wQk-SeBMO5qikJFbgDGx6BNmgBFbA-iQEiHlQGXC_28JP4CDpyQYPm-PFeFLXiNd4NqLKJ0fTsO357ltyQy/s2048/IMG_1671.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVC-SdvLampCCN8JE1woUIOWqFGN6kX0Tfs516Y5sGChAbl48Y0wQk-SeBMO5qikJFbgDGx6BNmgBFbA-iQEiHlQGXC_28JP4CDpyQYPm-PFeFLXiNd4NqLKJ0fTsO357ltyQy/w460-h345/IMG_1671.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">With the machines now complete, it is time to build from scratch the actual shop. This is O-scale and I want to let you know that it is a complete joy to work in a scale outside of the one in which you typically model. (I have also helped to build an N-scale empire inside a glass-topped coffee table with a group of friends that was raffled off for our local children's hospital. That was a challenge!)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1it_TaM3UCEz9ENd_2tP7NgzGAAO8xGI5XLuNWOvtFZH-RK3_UisVmg8Lbb79kmS3b9COAx9EUk7PBBkzngEZieLyoJiDQjyj7xVWIVfbeG0xEEmW7jK6CXBWM5o7DnU5FKg6/s2048/IMG_2106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1it_TaM3UCEz9ENd_2tP7NgzGAAO8xGI5XLuNWOvtFZH-RK3_UisVmg8Lbb79kmS3b9COAx9EUk7PBBkzngEZieLyoJiDQjyj7xVWIVfbeG0xEEmW7jK6CXBWM5o7DnU5FKg6/w460-h345/IMG_2106.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These are additional Sierra West parts.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFddUHQtkJo642QvS-tHOG4aUoNm89mf40yOYgN-IiTARO8F6KxPWDhOUARYN126fYhFq1L3ASolnB4QjoWQM829XC9VPrCpdjB6T5np5iD17G51VtAaTT_g_JaejFYuAKcEm/s2048/IMG_2733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFddUHQtkJo642QvS-tHOG4aUoNm89mf40yOYgN-IiTARO8F6KxPWDhOUARYN126fYhFq1L3ASolnB4QjoWQM829XC9VPrCpdjB6T5np5iD17G51VtAaTT_g_JaejFYuAKcEm/w456-h342/IMG_2733.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here is my finished work with them.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvMOi18v__Z9V43Hpe0Pboi0E6gTcFd0DKdVs3TExf-uFHA58qRYqyupmDKlKZajGOo0HrC07VcTL4IEbokwm-HSY-IfsTFrpdpxbX7ir6RywFOrOwO99A-A1zlq5u9VmCD4x/s2048/IMG_2737.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvMOi18v__Z9V43Hpe0Pboi0E6gTcFd0DKdVs3TExf-uFHA58qRYqyupmDKlKZajGOo0HrC07VcTL4IEbokwm-HSY-IfsTFrpdpxbX7ir6RywFOrOwO99A-A1zlq5u9VmCD4x/w455-h341/IMG_2737.JPG" width="455" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Same picture in different lighting. I used a variety of materials to get the look I wanted from washes of paints, alcohol washes with Pan Pastels and other powders and chalks as well.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2v2OLyurGs_2Js7FRpSg7QLNREglpxrPw7GAXr29bd0D8Y2Ij-k1HM7XXCMV1NLZEcu8JR1Qd-GNahTQfI3C_5kSnhyphenhyphenAoYQHoIhvw2i7MZHh32_0kA84brDjGHcyVFvzrdTu/s2048/IMG_2294.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2v2OLyurGs_2Js7FRpSg7QLNREglpxrPw7GAXr29bd0D8Y2Ij-k1HM7XXCMV1NLZEcu8JR1Qd-GNahTQfI3C_5kSnhyphenhyphenAoYQHoIhvw2i7MZHh32_0kA84brDjGHcyVFvzrdTu/w454-h341/IMG_2294.JPG" width="454" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Before I started the actual shop building, I placed the machines on a small board for display purposes.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSe16oDH7Rg7Cay7JC0zzhBTHWxFOKo5WF1LvNERRJm80lwJxA7QU4t76cKIigRDc3PYC0Cc0756kJYdy9HQGxZ2XXYMO4W_RjMA3UlSlfK22zExe1BOVOzeBLyCkowFb0v86/s2048/IMG_7763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSe16oDH7Rg7Cay7JC0zzhBTHWxFOKo5WF1LvNERRJm80lwJxA7QU4t76cKIigRDc3PYC0Cc0756kJYdy9HQGxZ2XXYMO4W_RjMA3UlSlfK22zExe1BOVOzeBLyCkowFb0v86/w454-h341/IMG_7763.JPG" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Then I added a concrete floor and finished the detailing on the boiler and the shop engine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewVNy_u10N3UiPbjMQv73_ZavYfOzBBmijAZlI8XNSFrIYkeLFxGQiFguk7c8rJBCbju0aVLM0ThatvQ3b71JvsUJeBCZGxOvC_v0DAIDmYcIwCYgSxehoE8RIVOHfil2eL9r/s2048/IMG_7753.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewVNy_u10N3UiPbjMQv73_ZavYfOzBBmijAZlI8XNSFrIYkeLFxGQiFguk7c8rJBCbju0aVLM0ThatvQ3b71JvsUJeBCZGxOvC_v0DAIDmYcIwCYgSxehoE8RIVOHfil2eL9r/w454-h340/IMG_7753.JPG" width="454" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It took two full days of modelling simply to connect the engine to the boiler with all metal parts that had to be carefully measured, determined and cut!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcbmXtgxjzkZgwK-VmqPpGXRSqgHqdlYU8UoM4y2vntKo2U16ktNLEv1RcYLhjJxT0QjeHyJesfRWqxorKd2ANZaPiYL8MuZ4H7xwgdThcJvVkph8ppaL6YiBJSkgQukDzakA/s2048/IMG_7762.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcbmXtgxjzkZgwK-VmqPpGXRSqgHqdlYU8UoM4y2vntKo2U16ktNLEv1RcYLhjJxT0QjeHyJesfRWqxorKd2ANZaPiYL8MuZ4H7xwgdThcJvVkph8ppaL6YiBJSkgQukDzakA/w455-h342/IMG_7762.JPG" width="455" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'll share more pics as this build progresses!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjSuqh3ZpQAbV_fVzhHYQbPKoHwBCJc6Mr1wrZNyz_2fsayvcrskIjPUSLWnXRug0ASVZMi8e0Ac5rCxJDVKopHbLimHRVJiiDwKx5E_DGt3E0z41aB4snxDX7wBHUNTsGxOx5Q/s1600/IMG_0310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjSuqh3ZpQAbV_fVzhHYQbPKoHwBCJc6Mr1wrZNyz_2fsayvcrskIjPUSLWnXRug0ASVZMi8e0Ac5rCxJDVKopHbLimHRVJiiDwKx5E_DGt3E0z41aB4snxDX7wBHUNTsGxOx5Q/w461-h347/IMG_0310.JPG" width="461" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Here are the two most handsome lads in Ottawa on this day...Walter Gretzky and...well...Walter...not too sure about me! (Big grin!) I believe he is more famous than his son...#99 The Great One...Wayne Gretzky!</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzm1EXfCdIWcRaCaV0ZS9gzvKHh4jJlHTUyCj9OwxW0OPyR2FbflWopEl8-FLgsZE5ULKHlqOdc_SrHAxDj6KihUvlvw3vwey7Bj8X4HdAW0GVdJ0IxlWiemqVDKnb_vYpRgDC2Q/s1600/IMG_0313.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzm1EXfCdIWcRaCaV0ZS9gzvKHh4jJlHTUyCj9OwxW0OPyR2FbflWopEl8-FLgsZE5ULKHlqOdc_SrHAxDj6KihUvlvw3vwey7Bj8X4HdAW0GVdJ0IxlWiemqVDKnb_vYpRgDC2Q/w447-h335/IMG_0313.JPG" width="447" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">Along with Walter came, from left to right, Jacques (former NHL trainer), Walter, me and Charlie Henry, former NHL scout and chief executive. To view the images in larger format simply click on the picture. To return to the default setting, click outside the image.</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gmaImXbNTFRHhyUwUWi7gbVCIpmUNn84cPkgjjyG8vb8_j_881IZWrM6sC37ytROfkQ25eor8wnYQvfYPjXr4R_xheijTg1VQB7ueFM1X7vbD8GIb8BnERKlNBmd_wc3w_oaNw/s1600/IMG_0315.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gmaImXbNTFRHhyUwUWi7gbVCIpmUNn84cPkgjjyG8vb8_j_881IZWrM6sC37ytROfkQ25eor8wnYQvfYPjXr4R_xheijTg1VQB7ueFM1X7vbD8GIb8BnERKlNBmd_wc3w_oaNw/w465-h349/IMG_0315.JPG" width="465" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">We're in the train room. How did this visit come about, you may be wondering? Well, over fifteen years ago, Charlie's grandson was in my class as a grade 4 student. He visited my model railroad when the class came by on a Saturday morning in June. The young boy showed some pictures of the layout to his grandpa (Charlie) and Charlie simply had to visit the next time he would be in town. Well the next time came about ten years ago, but on that Saturday I was out of town giving a clinic at an SLD/NMRA meet down in Smith's Falls. Walter would have accompanied Charlie at that time.</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh8xZ2wrsJPsPnHimWH5TGRT3C0iukUR9Wl6L8b0gnKkCsL-uoHIPKpEQWZ8Uz09LEqniIwu_XR7XItNC2eK5C35Hw7KSLnEb5LLCHAvz-s1wSgG35V7DtEENlODZOEdZ_kIOeg/s1600/IMG_0319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh8xZ2wrsJPsPnHimWH5TGRT3C0iukUR9Wl6L8b0gnKkCsL-uoHIPKpEQWZ8Uz09LEqniIwu_XR7XItNC2eK5C35Hw7KSLnEb5LLCHAvz-s1wSgG35V7DtEENlODZOEdZ_kIOeg/w488-h366/IMG_0319.JPG" width="488" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">Well it took a number of years, but the rain date materialized this afternoon. My wife, Lisa didn't really want to get into a picture, but Walter insisted!</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktd8jdAETvpuUqcOV-K5IdwmUNfelYyuUlpo75Pa2BBuZ6Kz9yiJJwJcVb0Gc5ollCJ0TKzSXul1NZItGoPbiZxeSWBF4iIlz3QzfB0lvi0gdTadQ9Q1AdlvtT_L-njHKQ1AWWA/s1600/IMG_0328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktd8jdAETvpuUqcOV-K5IdwmUNfelYyuUlpo75Pa2BBuZ6Kz9yiJJwJcVb0Gc5ollCJ0TKzSXul1NZItGoPbiZxeSWBF4iIlz3QzfB0lvi0gdTadQ9Q1AdlvtT_L-njHKQ1AWWA/w471-h353/IMG_0328.JPG" width="471" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">Walter turned 78 the day after his visit to my place. He suffered a stroke a while back, but, boy oh boy, is he still "sharp as a tack" keeping Lisa and me in stitches all afternoon long with stories from way back. He told us how his family came to Canada. He mentioned how proud he is of his five children, 14 grandchildren and one great grand-child. He certainly kept me on my toes asking a series of historical and geographical questions. Lots of fun!</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffQGsED7gse3wbChAo7OPCbkeFKIYo0QN7aXcZIsunsn1ahOtwzNqd9TX12tkYic4c8__SPoTRYqR9dUmJ2q1fWv4Iui6N5WR_afvERUPpSJosK0Q79ddK4FPVqCY0OauwVF9ag/s1600/IMG_0314.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffQGsED7gse3wbChAo7OPCbkeFKIYo0QN7aXcZIsunsn1ahOtwzNqd9TX12tkYic4c8__SPoTRYqR9dUmJ2q1fWv4Iui6N5WR_afvERUPpSJosK0Q79ddK4FPVqCY0OauwVF9ag/w473-h355/IMG_0314.JPG" width="473" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">Joanne Henry, Charlie's daughter and the mom of that young lad who visited my trains when he was in my class was thrilled to make it over. A great thrill for me was having Michael Allan Henry (that young grade 4 student of mine who is now 25 years old) telephone from his home in British Columbia during the visit. Joanne still insisted on calling me "Mr. Hamer" and not Mike.</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiA0HaRhUwboPOA3-ncVnGQgOaaHkc_5qF4nS9UAYv22ve5sqB_46Tl7j8lOtfnnccpg48GvwQL_2hLjgHI3hFFdB4sFyuU-_SnUiv5tAUu1ZewDrLFXZridLKaeQVmtcb2ZuZQ/s1600/1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiA0HaRhUwboPOA3-ncVnGQgOaaHkc_5qF4nS9UAYv22ve5sqB_46Tl7j8lOtfnnccpg48GvwQL_2hLjgHI3hFFdB4sFyuU-_SnUiv5tAUu1ZewDrLFXZridLKaeQVmtcb2ZuZQ/w469-h308/1a.jpg" width="469" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">The gang got to see the Maine Central ply B&M rails...in this image already showcased at the top of this posting.</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxA1CNNWHdfPYph5HciNG5A1EfkQZvCe7yTgUcEj9fXYe71KOXXCFSXb2hgZE9KajKTi9DfW43PL4BXyh3h5Kyyf1dHhBZzs5KBgw7o5Np-HiAQcHyR_MqosUIIuea3IiXx2wEJg/s1600/Hamer+5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxA1CNNWHdfPYph5HciNG5A1EfkQZvCe7yTgUcEj9fXYe71KOXXCFSXb2hgZE9KajKTi9DfW43PL4BXyh3h5Kyyf1dHhBZzs5KBgw7o5Np-HiAQcHyR_MqosUIIuea3IiXx2wEJg/w461-h346/Hamer+5.JPG" width="461" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">They railfanned a 40-car outbound B&M manifest train.</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjromnTJhaE3YqZ8tpskofwDnEQ0BXsLd-cJpC7g0PhaDS62ovDNRza64ZbSo5Bj3Y5S0PQg1_EIDdrWGN_woqBQIHcZzvLhVm602aepbPdGCi1bJ6rlZ3lgF0mTEAzVGz0lhp4hg/s1600/Tenth+Image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjromnTJhaE3YqZ8tpskofwDnEQ0BXsLd-cJpC7g0PhaDS62ovDNRza64ZbSo5Bj3Y5S0PQg1_EIDdrWGN_woqBQIHcZzvLhVm602aepbPdGCi1bJ6rlZ3lgF0mTEAzVGz0lhp4hg/w463-h346/Tenth+Image.jpg" width="463" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">They were keenly interested in the scenery making. It was Walter's birthday the following day. I explained to him that when you step into my model railroad room you go back in time to the day I was born, May 27, 1958. Yessirree, I model New England as it would have appeared on that day in history. I tell the school kids who visit my model railroad that I'm always happy to enter the room as it's always my birthday!</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1Lv_jiy2aaVBF6VJvbH2P64Q-NzEGXPzDHzCq6utdPfQoLVT2qhjDwAIMg6xhOo8yq-qkrQyraxGA3oC-15sBD3hnhJ1aaX3LWJeQb0pBrnZ_Tvr4RgiQXcweux4getQwoCSrA/s1600/1d.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1Lv_jiy2aaVBF6VJvbH2P64Q-NzEGXPzDHzCq6utdPfQoLVT2qhjDwAIMg6xhOo8yq-qkrQyraxGA3oC-15sBD3hnhJ1aaX3LWJeQb0pBrnZ_Tvr4RgiQXcweux4getQwoCSrA/w488-h250/1d.JPG" width="488" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">Before I got to say to Walter and Charlie what an honour it was to meet them, they beat me to the punch, both saying, "Mike, what a thrill and an honour for us both to have finally enjoyed the opportunity of meeting you and seeing this marvel of a railroad you have." Indeed...salt of the earth people! Thank you for allowing me to digress away from the garden aspect of things...well, not entirely...for you see, almost all of the trees on my HO scale railroad were made from the flowers of shrubs in my garden...spirea, hydrangea and sedum! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvIC_DArjFuJYCSgPj84niGcc3ep8jAiRUfaVYltkVyklnlOTgyWQ17K30x35Q48GqUZkj5uPM9HWNClNCLeaoZ1e4jxh6YPELi_qREm4NxHbnzSlYiNCMiimUgnLRULwJGBg/s2048/IMG_7783.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvIC_DArjFuJYCSgPj84niGcc3ep8jAiRUfaVYltkVyklnlOTgyWQ17K30x35Q48GqUZkj5uPM9HWNClNCLeaoZ1e4jxh6YPELi_qREm4NxHbnzSlYiNCMiimUgnLRULwJGBg/w480-h359/IMG_7783.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">With the colder temperatures, we Canadians are known to embrace all elements of winter...although many of us do like to seek refuge in the subterranean areas of our homes.</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjgu-suhvyvysoCanKdwPkEuf3ktfvZUGCxXc9yynZLuQG_lTDaN7ytzI4hQug6HRx5yHLxR_Iw5U3AnQ9AYIyI20Zn8SdgqYxChZ26U1Fe0wmBnf0c75csRJ8NsuK3TZclfA/s2048/IMG_7784.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjgu-suhvyvysoCanKdwPkEuf3ktfvZUGCxXc9yynZLuQG_lTDaN7ytzI4hQug6HRx5yHLxR_Iw5U3AnQ9AYIyI20Zn8SdgqYxChZ26U1Fe0wmBnf0c75csRJ8NsuK3TZclfA/w474-h357/IMG_7784.JPG" width="474" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is where I find sanctuary from the cold and dark of winter...</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZoQxTPWJbmnWRyGKsA4bDGZVeyT-pCVcFkbvu0sGqRWe0jRiW3DgA6oOMXwtoONEHkREkbIIpB0ibR59n6WvefWc6LGaaUGHRQxv7IKAoPIIB90-2KefjV1ENsgtE1jJ_PAP/s2048/IMG_7785.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZoQxTPWJbmnWRyGKsA4bDGZVeyT-pCVcFkbvu0sGqRWe0jRiW3DgA6oOMXwtoONEHkREkbIIpB0ibR59n6WvefWc6LGaaUGHRQxv7IKAoPIIB90-2KefjV1ENsgtE1jJ_PAP/w482-h361/IMG_7785.JPG" width="482" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">...as well as sanctuary from...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0hcU9jMx-_2rpPu6fnyYGaVnHFpTD8c9Eh4lPjAaPV8dYXkl6U_TtgeOOZA2JqGstMKwxq75mJiEPw83CsktSK5hy6MM3quM9Zozu46NIuDBM0tWpfMvcIIAIbZ-k5qLJ-1n/s2048/IMG_7787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0hcU9jMx-_2rpPu6fnyYGaVnHFpTD8c9Eh4lPjAaPV8dYXkl6U_TtgeOOZA2JqGstMKwxq75mJiEPw83CsktSK5hy6MM3quM9Zozu46NIuDBM0tWpfMvcIIAIbZ-k5qLJ-1n/w475-h356/IMG_7787.JPG" width="475" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">...that creatively designed...</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1UpIBumxS83JKI_bfNVzfKp1BZuzmZ2hOIpRoNnhimHe_j53kq55tnBfvtq3Pt5M559BRmPEqo0HZy7DIZ2Sl4ni2OSFUd1FCuxr0HRqzA_oHGNRJe0hBBfcupFalCNUyReE/s2048/IMG_7788.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1UpIBumxS83JKI_bfNVzfKp1BZuzmZ2hOIpRoNnhimHe_j53kq55tnBfvtq3Pt5M559BRmPEqo0HZy7DIZ2Sl4ni2OSFUd1FCuxr0HRqzA_oHGNRJe0hBBfcupFalCNUyReE/w474-h355/IMG_7788.JPG" width="474" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">...honey-do list!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSV1AOuBGjfbr5m_GA-9D7PY0a3uf26QJFCtC6XgcV0rg-xrrkBNdV9LtrzZi8zIYQLwJhXtXpLrNgNZ9AJMfsyruZEb9gpYw_4qiOY4nqICp5foWh9_shHp09tH7KARN-cT7E/s2048/IMG_7789.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSV1AOuBGjfbr5m_GA-9D7PY0a3uf26QJFCtC6XgcV0rg-xrrkBNdV9LtrzZi8zIYQLwJhXtXpLrNgNZ9AJMfsyruZEb9gpYw_4qiOY4nqICp5foWh9_shHp09tH7KARN-cT7E/w468-h351/IMG_7789.JPG" width="468" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So, how about following one of the trains on my HO scale layout...</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvyDk4lI3vAl2djfcEThlObRChtLHYuDOrBOC9B17IwQm0mCgLDelazZegbBQJWfEVxoMUnDhfpNYJXKCM45UyhE67OomM9Ep_5r_Y_RVr9XPagh6kdeTtGVX3YdqepyIuWLd/s2048/IMG_7790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvyDk4lI3vAl2djfcEThlObRChtLHYuDOrBOC9B17IwQm0mCgLDelazZegbBQJWfEVxoMUnDhfpNYJXKCM45UyhE67OomM9Ep_5r_Y_RVr9XPagh6kdeTtGVX3YdqepyIuWLd/w462-h347/IMG_7790.JPG" width="462" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">...as it rides high over the New England River...</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L4Ck0lx6c5LOIyoGarXxQdZ-0e6pXoicFhQIOObD0XpAJHJhuO3K_1L2RdH8mskLG0YMzWGCTHt8kAeVhxmL7hyinOtV1rfy3DVyPnAvZ7qElaNSuGvcU2gnBh0DCejpXvCY/s2048/IMG_7791.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L4Ck0lx6c5LOIyoGarXxQdZ-0e6pXoicFhQIOObD0XpAJHJhuO3K_1L2RdH8mskLG0YMzWGCTHt8kAeVhxmL7hyinOtV1rfy3DVyPnAvZ7qElaNSuGvcU2gnBh0DCejpXvCY/w463-h347/IMG_7791.JPG" width="463" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">...on the New England River Bridge!</span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='380' height='316' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyzlBnlVvqwCXc4DNdBHTVqprde7_wwrzwIq4Mg6dDETXkJzNribdX-eHknc3W9xIAF-_4UgI1rpdk' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>B&M VIDEO FOOTAGE AGAIN</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Let's watch that fun video one more time!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Remember to click on the arrow twice to watch the video of this B&M inbound train PM2 (Portland, Me to Mechanicville, NY) cross the New England River Bridge.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CD075IGiI6lWKQGtVLL6lFkaLNx2Ehyphenhyphen99Cz8RKvHROXYR9A4zixzgMK__GBCw6ogmtnABUdITnerAIebaSHJE1tDw-Os1i6uiFH1lJidbCyKPVy28s1vGE6VTRUxnurlsVRN/s2048/IMG_7792.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CD075IGiI6lWKQGtVLL6lFkaLNx2Ehyphenhyphen99Cz8RKvHROXYR9A4zixzgMK__GBCw6ogmtnABUdITnerAIebaSHJE1tDw-Os1i6uiFH1lJidbCyKPVy28s1vGE6VTRUxnurlsVRN/w469-h352/IMG_7792.JPG" width="469" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The state of Maine is on the left bank of the river...</span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWmQyXSlV50YcQGjSOUSrduNVcKWm9XjC7y6YtPrGlIHsoTsnkg0xw4TIHU3Pq5FGhu2nTEfxevYqyOCNHfVib5xumicPpCwClF2B-SBr_KdhzXmKBAx3EIpcNp-Ydqqjswk0/s2048/IMG_7793.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWmQyXSlV50YcQGjSOUSrduNVcKWm9XjC7y6YtPrGlIHsoTsnkg0xw4TIHU3Pq5FGhu2nTEfxevYqyOCNHfVib5xumicPpCwClF2B-SBr_KdhzXmKBAx3EIpcNp-Ydqqjswk0/w470-h353/IMG_7793.JPG" width="470" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">...with New Hampshire to the right.</span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZJedSQMA-eVyQqTsbOGhI4WwDvtadbwQkzRmnnECAfrH7gz-qhVmzODWjddQxyoTuNeu0x-lNRnIGy2qqSVSNiREvYeW1xTsoOATVlxTFTtAUfOT5oBIkROExx7FzGSQuEBs/s2048/IMG_7794.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZJedSQMA-eVyQqTsbOGhI4WwDvtadbwQkzRmnnECAfrH7gz-qhVmzODWjddQxyoTuNeu0x-lNRnIGy2qqSVSNiREvYeW1xTsoOATVlxTFTtAUfOT5oBIkROExx7FzGSQuEBs/w480-h360/IMG_7794.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A lone canoeist is visible off in the distance below the stone arch to the right. Beyond the canoeist is where the river winds to the left and disappears into the mist!</span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtyVrhPysvGlrn0pkkxffyGuIsphR-Brhr0L2VPGd6qBVe0Gy6rBvch8AhVwNQrBbQHA2s3g3d9R-u7m6pzNIqeW3xd4iN2U1idbb37qPhOliJ3-TROdCa-ksoAFfXRdFFpYD/s2048/IMG_7795.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtyVrhPysvGlrn0pkkxffyGuIsphR-Brhr0L2VPGd6qBVe0Gy6rBvch8AhVwNQrBbQHA2s3g3d9R-u7m6pzNIqeW3xd4iN2U1idbb37qPhOliJ3-TROdCa-ksoAFfXRdFFpYD/w474-h356/IMG_7795.JPG" width="474" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The train horn is blowing as the lead engine reaches the crossing at Boundary Road. The crossing guard has left his shanty and is hidden behind the locomotive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B3KvPXbwf2jk48HFa5A8BzgZ647Vzgy2aU3fNBkVx17JDhxhHqFSEb4LpaXcN8tLP-FfLleyxCUIQnSsT62yfJe8LyCRa4PI-NwgEPaUnClKlJAKWdVazIWXDSl74h1N0fF7/s2048/IMG_7797.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B3KvPXbwf2jk48HFa5A8BzgZ647Vzgy2aU3fNBkVx17JDhxhHqFSEb4LpaXcN8tLP-FfLleyxCUIQnSsT62yfJe8LyCRa4PI-NwgEPaUnClKlJAKWdVazIWXDSl74h1N0fF7/w468-h351/IMG_7797.JPG" width="468" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">While the structure may be made out of a cereal box and construction paper...it is one of the first models I ever made. It is a direct replica of the two-room schoolhouse in which I taught in a small remote fishing village up near the Labrador. It is dear to my heart and thus remains on the layout!</span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgaDVPAj1KmKQscthkpkiOZhDimoxRSRWBNfr0EIh4SwJl8536cS0VUodd0fOtgBGm-G7wVx7QhvwPL5Yvd5hMy-RfiJBQ4kUodRx0ve6ClCVPiCOP9CZnKN2Gn6QtovLqnB-/s2048/IMG_7796.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgaDVPAj1KmKQscthkpkiOZhDimoxRSRWBNfr0EIh4SwJl8536cS0VUodd0fOtgBGm-G7wVx7QhvwPL5Yvd5hMy-RfiJBQ4kUodRx0ve6ClCVPiCOP9CZnKN2Gn6QtovLqnB-/w466-h349/IMG_7796.JPG" width="466" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The train arrives the yard in North Dover as the Holy Spirits Distilleries towers in the distance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzOa8CqRG6YHKO8SMQ6iMva9-pe6MUWXhWB6TlQgUWjOZh1GC333hsz_RhTK52r-jw5LOw8PIlRtIxtNiAoV18oyACsbZCsMyD-MgIkxB4HMv4BRw-jVHrIW1o7SlAjNhliqC/s2048/IMG_7798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzOa8CqRG6YHKO8SMQ6iMva9-pe6MUWXhWB6TlQgUWjOZh1GC333hsz_RhTK52r-jw5LOw8PIlRtIxtNiAoV18oyACsbZCsMyD-MgIkxB4HMv4BRw-jVHrIW1o7SlAjNhliqC/w459-h344/IMG_7798.JPG" width="459" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The sign atop the Phillips Furniture Factory implores you to drink Moxie...a favourite beverage of many New Englanders...but I would implore you to not! It tastes like (and has the similar texture to) cough syrup!</span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywKn1ZuOSPn8oSJ8mnFFchEMnwG3uwhvQWe9CySn-M2PLk_5OlQbrgjcTfWH2q708zpqrryR0Md_ttbM3tEbkAkFiRjO8vSMHEZXdLm6QUT8ipP6l4gsaIf1Yaoh5YffWx9tg/s2048/IMG_7799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywKn1ZuOSPn8oSJ8mnFFchEMnwG3uwhvQWe9CySn-M2PLk_5OlQbrgjcTfWH2q708zpqrryR0Md_ttbM3tEbkAkFiRjO8vSMHEZXdLm6QUT8ipP6l4gsaIf1Yaoh5YffWx9tg/w465-h349/IMG_7799.JPG" width="465" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The large furniture factory requires two siding spurs and numerous loading/unloading doors.</span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSoVzKqaEnMfLi9WSAq-qg_SmaomYPtF_EPVA7yCbGVbV6Y6D4gQYM5wsVPMD-B23PZKuSCmkuJQDeYdG8PKzoFljI3paTd68ad38kAYr1AYjd7K_JXYNxBtKzIfcujOYeGbh/s2048/IMG_7800.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSoVzKqaEnMfLi9WSAq-qg_SmaomYPtF_EPVA7yCbGVbV6Y6D4gQYM5wsVPMD-B23PZKuSCmkuJQDeYdG8PKzoFljI3paTd68ad38kAYr1AYjd7K_JXYNxBtKzIfcujOYeGbh/w459-h345/IMG_7800.JPG" width="459" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another canoe is in evidence although this fisherman pays no heed to the passing train.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaafK5Xa4tGBhDwNFnrzTn1QVRlYyAvrEiAVWoi_sTGKqy4VmPfguv2BfKpb7-MpZyPmFy_IZ-I4bg8c_-JEON4UhtD6DNYduPPRPngvkFfXIg3WJZrpokIk-z3y19TCSPC2WK/s2048/IMG_7802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaafK5Xa4tGBhDwNFnrzTn1QVRlYyAvrEiAVWoi_sTGKqy4VmPfguv2BfKpb7-MpZyPmFy_IZ-I4bg8c_-JEON4UhtD6DNYduPPRPngvkFfXIg3WJZrpokIk-z3y19TCSPC2WK/w460-h346/IMG_7802.JPG" width="460" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Approaching the station at North Dover, we take notice of the tall buildings which climb the ridge out of the natural valley.</span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9621w-y_AzVSZuhzL6Gvrp2y0Y4QovkIIbIgbDX44oYVGW4FnPBXlZh3Gw7FNoyLXZF1DK2aVSxxJIb-XBdIJXkqUMeddmlwa3Go_KK43BYBAnahjjnq4hqHLLxpMJAhBTd-/s2048/IMG_7804.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9621w-y_AzVSZuhzL6Gvrp2y0Y4QovkIIbIgbDX44oYVGW4FnPBXlZh3Gw7FNoyLXZF1DK2aVSxxJIb-XBdIJXkqUMeddmlwa3Go_KK43BYBAnahjjnq4hqHLLxpMJAhBTd-/w452-h338/IMG_7804.JPG" width="452" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Indeed, there is plenty to take in even on an HO scale-sized model railroad in a spare bedroom the size of 11'x13'.</span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='392' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy1MRvEYOoykJIWHM9_g_tlqijqvi-vXzM7-R7SiqHkTlCLgfSztutTmtEkItWyGAlGcTm7-Uooq7I' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Salmon River VIDEO FOOTAGE</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Let's follow the progress of the train in video as it clears the border, crosses Boundary Road and finds its way into North Dover. Simply click on the video's arrow two times to watch the action.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Actual Operation of Specific Trains</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #6aa84f; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTXoxRUKohkmOdeW1ER0GauX2f3qVLzoFiCz8ups-21zFFFqe5N3rES-SN9taTExAIwcomF8pw5s77-OajS3FEOiG2FZXCESTTw6-Cs8GHHvq0RyQQXUVLxua3EL2dRZDDzV9/s959/Screenshot+2020-12-19+173405.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="959" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTXoxRUKohkmOdeW1ER0GauX2f3qVLzoFiCz8ups-21zFFFqe5N3rES-SN9taTExAIwcomF8pw5s77-OajS3FEOiG2FZXCESTTw6-Cs8GHHvq0RyQQXUVLxua3EL2dRZDDzV9/w454-h307/Screenshot+2020-12-19+173405.png" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #6aa84f; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Here I will take you on the trip around the layout following one or my trains, "The Newsboy."</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #6aa84f; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWxekb0DnEZ3vOyy_8-4rpUDZ50_22dZTsYBr8MoJaYgZ8Nt4ByKsNDtMc-amL5t252V7MwDQdzQEheJsswgSBuEpegOtwj4j5nYd1zQHBVH1k3tGD03zpgupUUKBI7x58l7J/s957/Screenshot+2020-12-19+173459.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="957" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWxekb0DnEZ3vOyy_8-4rpUDZ50_22dZTsYBr8MoJaYgZ8Nt4ByKsNDtMc-amL5t252V7MwDQdzQEheJsswgSBuEpegOtwj4j5nYd1zQHBVH1k3tGD03zpgupUUKBI7x58l7J/w446-h297/Screenshot+2020-12-19+173459.png" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">To view an account of this train as it descends from Maine into New Hampshire with a stop in my town of North Dover, simple copy and paste the </span><span style="color: red;">Youtube link below </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">into your computer's browser where you will find Chris Lyon's video footage from a visit to my layout.</span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUd_L3RueMw</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks for coming along with me on my journey in model railroading. To learn more about the </span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">actual operations </span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">of </span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">some specific trains</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">, check the posting immediately below this one and also visit the blog archive to the right at the top of the page for the year 2015 to learn about other trains operating on the layout. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1woLrq7BHaeVFsihcXTB2KHQCNQT_d_mQ__YfrWJU95Jj8dzJ50Qe2Caq-W89SvBG336B6uaJkUnwkZwKnwqbdGD5Qy2zFYFWJuQDeHjnaxsHFiwKfvZ9I2xc0yU48u-PLqi/s309/peabody.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="309" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1woLrq7BHaeVFsihcXTB2KHQCNQT_d_mQ__YfrWJU95Jj8dzJ50Qe2Caq-W89SvBG336B6uaJkUnwkZwKnwqbdGD5Qy2zFYFWJuQDeHjnaxsHFiwKfvZ9I2xc0yU48u-PLqi/w429-h364/peabody.jpg" width="429" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">But,...before you do either of these...let's head into Mr. Peabody's "Wayback Machine" with Mr. Peabody and Sherman to revisit an operating session from the year 2006.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Let's Visit the Archives</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To view these pictures in larger format, you will have to click on them. But...to return to the default page you will have to use your "back arrow" this time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">The Friday Night Crew were thirty minutes into last evening's operating session when a large boom was heard (and felt) as the entire house shook. Indeed, North Dover was struck by an earthquake. Operators Mike Mueller and Bill Meek were startled to see all buildings sway and cars pushed off the road in the brief duration the tremor was felt.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"> </span><span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"></span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">In reality, the entire Ottawa region was struck by a quake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale. The eerie aspect of this story is the fact that the previous week's train operations at Tommy Hood's layout felt a "fictitious" earthquake...which was written about in the previous posting! Last night's tremor was no fraud...it was the real thing! In fact, some of the operators' wives called my home to see if we heard and felt the earth move as they did from their homes!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"> </span><span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"></span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_2970.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_2970.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a>Being a school teacher in the throes of report cards, my railfanning on this day is limited and I am able to capture three trains, the North Turn, a Maine Central hotshot and a B&M passenger train hauling milk to market. </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I was standing precariously on a hillside outside North Dover snapping shots of train D5, "The North Turn" when I felt some movement below my feet. Little did I know that the minor rumblings would be an advanced warning of a larger magnitude tremor that would hit town in short order. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"></span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">From my elevated position I am able to capture the North Turn departing town. (1st image) It has finished its exchange in North Dover and is spotted departing yard limits at Boundary Road in an outbound direction.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">My railfan buddies, Stan and Jim, later met up with the turn as it crossed Stanley Bridge spanning the Salmon River. The train is departing New Hampshire and entering Maine with its consist seen above the curved stone arches of this magnificent bridge.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">(2nd image) </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"></span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_3014.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_3014.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>Shortly the train reaches the interlocking with the Maine Central where Jim managed to obtain a photograph of the tail end of a lengthy MEC mainline train. The Maine Central is the inferior railroad here and typically it has to await the arrival of any B&M traffic. Why it was granted permission to cross the diamond ahead of the superior B&M local is a mystery...but nothing surprises we railfans!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I understand that Rick Craig and Don Leger make up the crew on "The Turn" this day.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"> </span><span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;"></span></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/north%20turn%20home.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/north%20turn%20home.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;">I return to my car to chase the North Turn and I finally catch it at the northern terminus of the line. (On my layout, the staging tracks at the duckunder serve as both northern (Rigby Yard) and southern (Lowell Jct.) classification areas. Here we spot the 1223 sidling up beside a big brother, FT 4217. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/milk%20moo%20cows.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/milk%20moo%20cows.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;">A passenger train is spotted in care of a large contingent of milk traffic. I am thrilled to capture this shot of a Hood milk car and two Borden's cars. Unfortunately my blasted camera ran out of film just as two rather unique rail cars passed by...yes, two red "butterdish" milk cars hidden in amidst a bevy of milk carrying cousins.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hopefully I will be able to capture these cars sometime in the near future. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_2931.1.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_2931.1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;">Sixteen visitors arrived for train ops...a larger group than the typical dozen who attend. For those who don't know my basement setup, the crew lounge is at least three times larger than the actual layout allowing my home to support a greater crowd. Typically four operators run the layout at any given time with the odd occasion of six operators when the Conley Lumber and Coal engine comes to life. The other operators await their call in the spacious and comfortable crew lounge I've created thanks to inspiration from my wife, Lisa...and the handiwork of my good buddy, Mike Mueller. VHS and DVD movies play continuously throughout the evening and the Friday Night fellas bring plenty of books and new magazines to share.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_2925.1.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_2925.1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;">Operations last for two hours from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM followed by food and drink until near midnight. (Friday night means most fellas don't have to set alarms the next morning for work.) Following trains ops we typically watch more videos or we settle in for terrific slide presentations from members of the group.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Look closely at the first image and you'll spot the layout room off in the distance and a bunch of the boys immersed in railroad conversations or checking out books and magazines.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;">This just in! The true cause of the tremor officially has been determined. Apparently Mr. Leger (kneeling) was grumbling to Pope Howard (standing) that his own layout was not receiving the press coverage that the Pope's was...so the Pope's anger was sparked. (Pope Howard's layout appeared in MR recently and was selected to be one of the few layouts chosen for a Kalmbach Trainplayer game.) In begging forgiveness, Mr. Leger was shaken to the soul by the Pope's tremulous response. As the Pope admonished Archbishop Leger, the ground shook...and the vibrations were felt as far away as the CN mainline to the south of the Ottawa region as evidenced in the attached photograph! Lesson here...never covet thy neighbour's layout!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"> </span><span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;">Indeed, model railroading is fun when you get to share your layout w</span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;">ith a bunch of great friends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJ3AywTLUTkkpr4uUJakHlRTEugIFXuiAy0y9afBrMIxrinn-J8uG7JRMQwHB6_DZsAa2oW5tetRJbRaAbQ3FGKFmYBpFBwxaCcXOOj5Ujh4gubQwociQy7cJj1zjsL1YCj28/s1019/Screenshot+2020-12-09+113745.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1019" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJ3AywTLUTkkpr4uUJakHlRTEugIFXuiAy0y9afBrMIxrinn-J8uG7JRMQwHB6_DZsAa2oW5tetRJbRaAbQ3FGKFmYBpFBwxaCcXOOj5Ujh4gubQwociQy7cJj1zjsL1YCj28/w487-h365/Screenshot+2020-12-09+113745.png" width="487" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks for taking the time to check in on my blog!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">All the best in model railroading!</span></div></div></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span> </p>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152894241309010942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-54517687206679831712020-12-09T04:49:00.013-08:002020-12-09T10:30:19.476-08:00Video, Train Ops Plus Rio Grande Southern Visit<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">We Follow Train N6 "The Newsboy"</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here is one of my favourite scenes on my B&M/MEC model railroad. It showcases the Salmon River which acts as a natural border between the state of Maine the left and the state of New Hampshire to the right. I loved building the clipper vessel you see tied up next to the legion hall.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Later in this posting you will find some video footage and we will revisit a train ops session on my friend, Bill "Sn3" Scobie's narrow gauge "Rio Grande Southern" layout!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhai9MN2R4n_tq6NPKIJrjUoQhG843beIuclhfGgNt5G1vPL2IuW_29BzbvwjsRf3YV6n8ID5c0kN6FObGzfwwtS-ZLxAfdRDNBOC22OjzTX0XRAgCdKwWrJpU9ihKZxpeF3rZ/s600/IMG_6066+-+Copy.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhai9MN2R4n_tq6NPKIJrjUoQhG843beIuclhfGgNt5G1vPL2IuW_29BzbvwjsRf3YV6n8ID5c0kN6FObGzfwwtS-ZLxAfdRDNBOC22OjzTX0XRAgCdKwWrJpU9ihKZxpeF3rZ/w477-h358/IMG_6066+-+Copy.JPG" width="477" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">But...let's get on to even cooler things...</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yes, I have re-ignited this posting from a few years back to showcase an interesting train that visits my town of North Dover.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To view the images in larger format, click on them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To return to the page's default look, click outside the image.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHHlstEk4O-748vF1-2UxuYOa1b-aDOwdn3vLL0WABxS9u4KXpDD4T6tUVaLAKhsjd8cg2472FIcm_5lEIJajSfXEsJX5cVO55S5kaJsjpYfrPXShNTKRRHWjpPJY9lfHqgWVMA/s1600/IMG_3498.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHHlstEk4O-748vF1-2UxuYOa1b-aDOwdn3vLL0WABxS9u4KXpDD4T6tUVaLAKhsjd8cg2472FIcm_5lEIJajSfXEsJX5cVO55S5kaJsjpYfrPXShNTKRRHWjpPJY9lfHqgWVMA/w466-h349/IMG_3498.JPG" width="466" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">One of my inbound trains to North Dover on my Boston and Maine Model Railroad is Train N6 "The Newsboy".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> In the image above we see the local North Dover crew having blocked traffic for this train. Moments earlier, they pulled the required freight cars dispersed in among the lines of cars located along the two major sidings in town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Click on the image to enlarge it and click outside to return to the default setting.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKKSKrJZ596RZfcnRjSvRG2iDrVa695BnwnAEX58aB1yMMkw2Lg-ylZ-8dHSMRJ3aA7ogAg6R7Vlk3p17bGri8e2ck3Ue239vLw_J6olkkPy8BaCaSVOCueS1ZPIIAiRNKOomuw/s1600/IMG_3534.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKKSKrJZ596RZfcnRjSvRG2iDrVa695BnwnAEX58aB1yMMkw2Lg-ylZ-8dHSMRJ3aA7ogAg6R7Vlk3p17bGri8e2ck3Ue239vLw_J6olkkPy8BaCaSVOCueS1ZPIIAiRNKOomuw/w324-h432/IMG_3534.JPG" width="324" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The switching order for the local crew indicates the cars to be found in the yard and blocked.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnY8PxZYD9a1wmGFUt5Jyqs29D0pNlDCPk_8dL_5d-KfYJYasx5kiIQ5PGkRX2Sb4xqnLI7rac-IV2VS_V0t2qLpIVmA0-88TNCwOWYHRaXX5h3g81qyI6065fdQBiMzQ-MJ9XQ/s1600/IMG_3497.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnY8PxZYD9a1wmGFUt5Jyqs29D0pNlDCPk_8dL_5d-KfYJYasx5kiIQ5PGkRX2Sb4xqnLI7rac-IV2VS_V0t2qLpIVmA0-88TNCwOWYHRaXX5h3g81qyI6065fdQBiMzQ-MJ9XQ/w465-h349/IMG_3497.JPG" width="465" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">They've placed the cut of four cars to the "inbound" end of the North Siding in town. This will allow "inbound" Train N6's crew ease in lifting the cut onto their train before they set out some cars from their consist for North Dover. </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The switch crew verifies the cars with their switch list. A Pennsy flatcar, a B&M boxcar and two tankers all with proper identifying marks.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuXqVD6PyqlETXg64cnC6IAc46xDiuJeLvFhUBivFcNEpAe-UUAI7BL-7efOtqGqmeWG4wIEewTq5pBAzUBH5Z2faweXx6yf9vJst_oNOUVsD2EsY9XAEr6HLVCk2ez32fZmBlg/s1600/IMG_3495.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuXqVD6PyqlETXg64cnC6IAc46xDiuJeLvFhUBivFcNEpAe-UUAI7BL-7efOtqGqmeWG4wIEewTq5pBAzUBH5Z2faweXx6yf9vJst_oNOUVsD2EsY9XAEr6HLVCk2ez32fZmBlg/w462-h347/IMG_3495.JPG" width="462" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">With the block of cars in place, the local crew moves their locomotive out of the way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuskzhPV8nNux46I1jlZdiq44BP6VUgaPd05YbbWlqBUh-zPRngnpNOHcb4W5WYChUqFlnefUVU60uB6zN4UTdYlgw1SeHFcmd4QJ23chZuwT2WpubizvBe4fIkf8MvFyojoiww/s1600/IMG_3491.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuskzhPV8nNux46I1jlZdiq44BP6VUgaPd05YbbWlqBUh-zPRngnpNOHcb4W5WYChUqFlnefUVU60uB6zN4UTdYlgw1SeHFcmd4QJ23chZuwT2WpubizvBe4fIkf8MvFyojoiww/w468-h351/IMG_3491.JPG" width="468" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They will park the switcher on the South Siding in short order. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHHlstEk4O-748vF1-2UxuYOa1b-aDOwdn3vLL0WABxS9u4KXpDD4T6tUVaLAKhsjd8cg2472FIcm_5lEIJajSfXEsJX5cVO55S5kaJsjpYfrPXShNTKRRHWjpPJY9lfHqgWVMA/s1600/IMG_3498.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCxBWX8bbFdch71zF-4QPICubXe13I0qgSWuXjramAoiPVFxSEyn_MJXIBiIm1N5weCNh0e6i_s6vzmtuqcpagPnLj-t1fTNt1roUJAiFPjElb4ToQDCYdd1F2nTfRJHrWpMRCw/s1600/IMG_3504.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCxBWX8bbFdch71zF-4QPICubXe13I0qgSWuXjramAoiPVFxSEyn_MJXIBiIm1N5weCNh0e6i_s6vzmtuqcpagPnLj-t1fTNt1roUJAiFPjElb4ToQDCYdd1F2nTfRJHrWpMRCw/w475-h356/IMG_3504.JPG" width="475" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In due time, Train N6, "The Newsboy" approaches town.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sfiZc2opX47wK-MLkvSgVsYgEPt7O0MDTxkoby9o7ig7CJeX_f5pafjOPD3q87argD2-Qh3cx9nnXT4Akx0d1jkF3bMEK3x0-35kPQopeqqiHjhMjJyiQwMetnxlW_hxYKKQtw/s1600/IMG_3508.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sfiZc2opX47wK-MLkvSgVsYgEPt7O0MDTxkoby9o7ig7CJeX_f5pafjOPD3q87argD2-Qh3cx9nnXT4Akx0d1jkF3bMEK3x0-35kPQopeqqiHjhMjJyiQwMetnxlW_hxYKKQtw/w482-h361/IMG_3508.JPG" width="482" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The train crosses Stanley Bridge over the Salmon River.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVWfUVl8PIOMG59wFYW8fqMfe_07d9-ekUlgf4bDwI7B8jHe872_qP6QNnbzLNcJoO7S0XzKz11FkGnbKOfMNOZKHZsYB6_JViS41XYgUaq3NXqVAC177MlAKIv-w5UMlQp7KJg/s1600/IMG_3499.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVWfUVl8PIOMG59wFYW8fqMfe_07d9-ekUlgf4bDwI7B8jHe872_qP6QNnbzLNcJoO7S0XzKz11FkGnbKOfMNOZKHZsYB6_JViS41XYgUaq3NXqVAC177MlAKIv-w5UMlQp7KJg/w475-h356/IMG_3499.JPG" width="475" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hitting the Boundary Road crossing, the locomotives are now in the state of New Hampshire with the remainder of the consist back across the river in the state of Maine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AVvbzKf9Q4C24yk63zPr1oJmJcCRMK9WOc4RlDvsbvusj3OJc7x2FVfi-6rekRfYEbqTURGir2sTbCYN7kC2maWdzr0I_K-tyOIr5-N8RFteKSeJsI2djaumAOyCDk2bCs_2vw/s1600/IMG_3509.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AVvbzKf9Q4C24yk63zPr1oJmJcCRMK9WOc4RlDvsbvusj3OJc7x2FVfi-6rekRfYEbqTURGir2sTbCYN7kC2maWdzr0I_K-tyOIr5-N8RFteKSeJsI2djaumAOyCDk2bCs_2vw/w481-h361/IMG_3509.JPG" width="481" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They round the big curve in North Dover with the Holy Spirits Distilleries complex towering above the yard. (Due to selective compression on the model railroad, the mainline in North Dover, along with its two sidings (aka service tracks) act as a yard for the local switcher when dispatch indicates no incoming trains.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENmHIGYh5JftNWeRWUPi18L4JFi5QnkTwDu2A1_iwraffRWQSYA45d6ADRJ6DRk3mX2J2E9Fvra9ma56WPk4Eo6kTg8m-P2lGCJdgKVzsWAK075OrSq68eQDEVF_kLFX6tHyFiw/s1600/IMG_3510.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK_3aAUVfs90p7VvnReKxYozySoUiTiVMHxOG0I9rURQvm25xZoGAd3oI1Zs7c1E_fzYc3Xto1yF5p_c2wKnmtYmrjZeilxJcAbnsu-RQj3XWiVcqLjASAcZ_wHAadSirdL-IDw/s1600/IMG_3533.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK_3aAUVfs90p7VvnReKxYozySoUiTiVMHxOG0I9rURQvm25xZoGAd3oI1Zs7c1E_fzYc3Xto1yF5p_c2wKnmtYmrjZeilxJcAbnsu-RQj3XWiVcqLjASAcZ_wHAadSirdL-IDw/w354-h472/IMG_3533.JPG" width="354" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The train orders for the crew of N6 "The Newsboy". It will determine their moves upon arrival at North Dover which is their only stop en route between Rigby Yard in Portland and Lowell Jct. outside of Boston. The train orders indicate which cars the crew will drop (set out) from their train and which cars they will lift from the town. Note the Slow Order Restriction they must observe at Marshall Cut. Our train orders tell us our first drop is a Santa Fe reefer, so the model railroad operator will be looking for this car in the lengthy consist.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENmHIGYh5JftNWeRWUPi18L4JFi5QnkTwDu2A1_iwraffRWQSYA45d6ADRJ6DRk3mX2J2E9Fvra9ma56WPk4Eo6kTg8m-P2lGCJdgKVzsWAK075OrSq68eQDEVF_kLFX6tHyFiw/s1600/IMG_3510.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENmHIGYh5JftNWeRWUPi18L4JFi5QnkTwDu2A1_iwraffRWQSYA45d6ADRJ6DRk3mX2J2E9Fvra9ma56WPk4Eo6kTg8m-P2lGCJdgKVzsWAK075OrSq68eQDEVF_kLFX6tHyFiw/w489-h366/IMG_3510.JPG" width="489" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We locate the SFRD reefer which we have determined to be the first car in the cut to be removed from the long manifest freight.</span><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU2jgoZ50_UP9YG3es3omg6pTau792GfyOwI40sAQFvMI14dNhh_BJY5brO8H4rlGisZu0YK_SC8kqMrpw_HGqeK06Cf0Nv1LkAUO2ttDdO_R1L00qAe4hqQtuZZ18TT3KvNg4Q/s1600/IMG_3512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU2jgoZ50_UP9YG3es3omg6pTau792GfyOwI40sAQFvMI14dNhh_BJY5brO8H4rlGisZu0YK_SC8kqMrpw_HGqeK06Cf0Nv1LkAUO2ttDdO_R1L00qAe4hqQtuZZ18TT3KvNg4Q/w468-h351/IMG_3512.JPG" width="468" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On this day, the movement will be an easy one with four cars being set out and four lifted.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRgBju75PK9h7y1a4JEw_l_XI5_4ola-LQmk-uiEhqEW0CWjom3zdmjcqlac-o_BIhCYdlyWqUhDBi0EvGmZwd0l995Covvw5BOo0A5ZYBE_xEFcXPxmHqK8vME-FktCrahOiww/s1600/IMG_3513.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRgBju75PK9h7y1a4JEw_l_XI5_4ola-LQmk-uiEhqEW0CWjom3zdmjcqlac-o_BIhCYdlyWqUhDBi0EvGmZwd0l995Covvw5BOo0A5ZYBE_xEFcXPxmHqK8vME-FktCrahOiww/w473-h355/IMG_3513.JPG" width="473" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The cut is made behind the Southern flatcar which is the final car of cut of "set outs" from the train.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-P1yj4tvI_vSAzybb321dpM2etT0FmAsnWZCmSqyzGSSsj_ult2Pq0jOrb3Uk-pjfU3OJ4n6tBDYKuxTG9wd-QhTvmX3j8sw6xnENb0VauN7d8g5ND2JmU4Mvx0iNZaBagj2RIQ/s1600/IMG_3514.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-P1yj4tvI_vSAzybb321dpM2etT0FmAsnWZCmSqyzGSSsj_ult2Pq0jOrb3Uk-pjfU3OJ4n6tBDYKuxTG9wd-QhTvmX3j8sw6xnENb0VauN7d8g5ND2JmU4Mvx0iNZaBagj2RIQ/w476-h357/IMG_3514.JPG" width="476" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The gondola of scrap metal to the left heads up the remainder of Train N6 while the crew pulls the train ahead of the turnout for the siding..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfULCyL7N_BYqXWRNHtVITqwGNDsnn5_iKy7-MET-4nXHiCpTr5Dgc5fKnuxoaW6_N1ygJ7Bcr1KsFjy_s16lfGVvKO-CCwmYBvdC4w3XIhTOWKwrCDi3reLEUW1z3EDhP5JtBA/s1600/IMG_3516.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfULCyL7N_BYqXWRNHtVITqwGNDsnn5_iKy7-MET-4nXHiCpTr5Dgc5fKnuxoaW6_N1ygJ7Bcr1KsFjy_s16lfGVvKO-CCwmYBvdC4w3XIhTOWKwrCDi3reLEUW1z3EDhP5JtBA/w469-h352/IMG_3516.JPG" width="469" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The engineer guides his train on to the North Siding where they have grabbed their lifts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCq8cbAuHM_3C9pdMv0vfmBGfc1RWyhYn84r3i-voMf5xIciuTsqQEYIyg_5QuZDuuiReToB4eoh8aS7PU2pnZOt6TMvKzJkOvWP9V9-1tHKRhEJg623KYENR3i03q2Dlg1zRbSA/s1600/IMG_3517.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCq8cbAuHM_3C9pdMv0vfmBGfc1RWyhYn84r3i-voMf5xIciuTsqQEYIyg_5QuZDuuiReToB4eoh8aS7PU2pnZOt6TMvKzJkOvWP9V9-1tHKRhEJg623KYENR3i03q2Dlg1zRbSA/w474-h355/IMG_3517.JPG" width="474" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They pull the lifts from the siding while still holding on to their set outs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ce7mfTdtlqgWOi8lJXbTJtoOIPhPlafTvQfQXMtstLv6mmiTZhSTcCC3bQ58fmzroJQWt2lLRhhSgVJYJ62PfiH9Te78eFhSLIUgoqu8fZ2vhuztjYLub1_KtP8OnZ2jYD-Igg/s1600/IMG_3520.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ce7mfTdtlqgWOi8lJXbTJtoOIPhPlafTvQfQXMtstLv6mmiTZhSTcCC3bQ58fmzroJQWt2lLRhhSgVJYJ62PfiH9Te78eFhSLIUgoqu8fZ2vhuztjYLub1_KtP8OnZ2jYD-Igg/w475-h356/IMG_3520.JPG" width="475" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They bring lifts along the main to the rest of the train.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahHqZwNGW4gPna0n5SwMCTE0BWQINvPtcRHXuJm4A5qEFM9HEH-IKvQNYLQzXtwRp44q7RQoWmdi1dPr0IkGplEyLujz-VEGtO6uXDraiNKulIupTgF5MmmlFOGOYr1m9TdwGng/s1600/IMG_3521.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahHqZwNGW4gPna0n5SwMCTE0BWQINvPtcRHXuJm4A5qEFM9HEH-IKvQNYLQzXtwRp44q7RQoWmdi1dPr0IkGplEyLujz-VEGtO6uXDraiNKulIupTgF5MmmlFOGOYr1m9TdwGng/w475-h357/IMG_3521.JPG" width="475" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">N6's crew then uncouples the setouts from the train once again.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9GPTda4ET35wPVCcGFUl0081YqltKYp4FgZhEoW0iRvw4yTuwlwWFBLAhUlZw9z_Zvve3-Pr5TaA1G4uAOzO44VGKIzQQnQsEO1p6crVZY80KBaQhNF5OkPo1FPiM4fw-is15Q/s1600/IMG_3523.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9GPTda4ET35wPVCcGFUl0081YqltKYp4FgZhEoW0iRvw4yTuwlwWFBLAhUlZw9z_Zvve3-Pr5TaA1G4uAOzO44VGKIzQQnQsEO1p6crVZY80KBaQhNF5OkPo1FPiM4fw-is15Q/w461-h344/IMG_3523.JPG" width="461" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They spot the set outs back on the North Siding.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKMXyWro0XA_VmZZ4OQ1XPJkwjlbULqGxNAMvOuYaNGpmU4uMfHVm8dBttsEN8qtn82iMWLuPZacG0L8ya_NGx-QOUZonPDKFH5tADfiz6s1N0ocwQKWcHygXPAhHmBAUgkmnBQ/s1600/IMG_3524.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKMXyWro0XA_VmZZ4OQ1XPJkwjlbULqGxNAMvOuYaNGpmU4uMfHVm8dBttsEN8qtn82iMWLuPZacG0L8ya_NGx-QOUZonPDKFH5tADfiz6s1N0ocwQKWcHygXPAhHmBAUgkmnBQ/w450-h337/IMG_3524.JPG" width="450" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Almost there.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PKs7SxZt-EaTNbLziN6RuFEKofpST8nwROgdw1PqK4l9gYOReZpB6NhWyUhFkVX_MxxyF27kLjPpFcos0HoBzEmevXctm-EKNQRfHcJEb6FurJUKJs8Aj0caGOllm3REslbBig/s1600/IMG_3526.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PKs7SxZt-EaTNbLziN6RuFEKofpST8nwROgdw1PqK4l9gYOReZpB6NhWyUhFkVX_MxxyF27kLjPpFcos0HoBzEmevXctm-EKNQRfHcJEb6FurJUKJs8Aj0caGOllm3REslbBig/w449-h336/IMG_3526.JPG" width="449" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Set outs complete. The crew uncouples to head back onto the mainline to pick up the remainder of their train.</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MIvctzyLi-hL_LibZW2m0l3d3dFm0RavBVTkD04BiZj3cRZTl0zT0TPfb6ZuVL-Yg6OwH0I4wx6WuBIEsZaN7cyL1eby9THJfY4ym7_ieiRZmCQqUHwfw0m1voqbOF6ZNUprxA/s1600/IMG_3532.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MIvctzyLi-hL_LibZW2m0l3d3dFm0RavBVTkD04BiZj3cRZTl0zT0TPfb6ZuVL-Yg6OwH0I4wx6WuBIEsZaN7cyL1eby9THJfY4ym7_ieiRZmCQqUHwfw0m1voqbOF6ZNUprxA/w446-h335/IMG_3532.JPG" width="446" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">N6's crew verify their set outs with their train orders. A Santa Fe reefer, a B&M 40' boxcar, a B&O hopper with loads and a Southern flat with all identifying marks corresponding.</span></span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ybVVw7dhp7FhuHAnpUDqm9FSOZmTX3Siac8MtKsXgugki5SKA4vLsJz-YbjYTR3Xenp38-smi9Mu39vld-w77s95EAAmk7ueqgSYj4dAaMgJ12-x5y4DoplKjIDfV_vZ61P5Yw/s1600/IMG_3528.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ybVVw7dhp7FhuHAnpUDqm9FSOZmTX3Siac8MtKsXgugki5SKA4vLsJz-YbjYTR3Xenp38-smi9Mu39vld-w77s95EAAmk7ueqgSYj4dAaMgJ12-x5y4DoplKjIDfV_vZ61P5Yw/w440-h330/IMG_3528.JPG" width="440" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The crew of N6 has performed their brake test and are now underway.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCwUy41wK4l4TtwNlO2gKyj-k-CIagBXcAGSeh99vpcHol6Q-YzbJ66EdNB3Y8V0-7Rcc_ehxYxKVGwOCkFGsE0iXLMu5ENelcys2OIr5tZbaTY-giAFbN2icQ1WDxaxnu8TJ9w/s1600/IMG_3529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCwUy41wK4l4TtwNlO2gKyj-k-CIagBXcAGSeh99vpcHol6Q-YzbJ66EdNB3Y8V0-7Rcc_ehxYxKVGwOCkFGsE0iXLMu5ENelcys2OIr5tZbaTY-giAFbN2icQ1WDxaxnu8TJ9w/w427-h320/IMG_3529.JPG" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We say good-bye to the buggy as the train enters the tunnel beneath the main street of town. In an hour or so they will arrive Lowell Jct. outside of Boston.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks for checking in on B&M Train N6 "The Newsboy".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These next set of images with video footage showcases the same locomotive team, only on a different train...Train PM2, a long manifest freight which departed Portland, Maine in the morning and will arrive Mechanicville, New York in late afternoon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCelFV1YM1zpwnf13dfXqC7cB00B0SS3d9pbbyPvLtsHFkCkOy7-M5rkzzNTI8LcWOE7cXTPrRVoMYXat9AB25UCij1V3zx0QjaiEIHiFKEREXMjlR8U8SfkaqM5EI18MWK-kE/s1166/Screenshot+2020-11-28+130029.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1166" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCelFV1YM1zpwnf13dfXqC7cB00B0SS3d9pbbyPvLtsHFkCkOy7-M5rkzzNTI8LcWOE7cXTPrRVoMYXat9AB25UCij1V3zx0QjaiEIHiFKEREXMjlR8U8SfkaqM5EI18MWK-kE/w444-h307/Screenshot+2020-11-28+130029.png" width="444" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ffa400; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Salmon River forms the border between the state of Maine (to the left) and the state of New Hampshire (to the right).</span></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-0Ko6JHJdph_pMvVwpX2J28BAznQ7KspwFKnkvw3NbujzoQpZ2QIfdEEJ434t8vEt15N0EVtec4PGeAcrJ8s4XTYFOCVSJa9VPn_Xk0qYgWP8WZUSVKTZC2kanVCzxxc0LAn/s1181/Screenshot+2020-11-28+130048.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1181" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-0Ko6JHJdph_pMvVwpX2J28BAznQ7KspwFKnkvw3NbujzoQpZ2QIfdEEJ434t8vEt15N0EVtec4PGeAcrJ8s4XTYFOCVSJa9VPn_Xk0qYgWP8WZUSVKTZC2kanVCzxxc0LAn/w452-h307/Screenshot+2020-11-28+130048.png" width="452" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">PM2 is in</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"> high notch as the thirty-three car train with three units hauling must pass by the lens of my camera before 50 seconds elapses. </span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">Any video over 50 seconds will not upload to the blog. </span></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='404' height='336' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyXLnN5Y_PngKCwljqCjTJb-VeyQpk69VRsAAiUi6E389XxTHTQ3PYjzN85h_EVaSc-qqX6VGVtiCc' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>VIDEO FOOTAGE</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Let's check out the action on this video. Simply click on the white arrow once...and then a second time when the white arrow appears in a red background circle to watch the video.</span></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEII2klYrW6yTPm2BYGIdTymh0lgiMjBjuINHE8ESK7vJPaog1iNsyGByDviRfIj1q5T_Bwz3uywwYVoS3D3qBhYSFuZ7qxphW2AF4i6_If2gmLICd0tyB8SMHv2MkGlowQXc/s1185/Screenshot+2020-11-28+131340.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1185" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEII2klYrW6yTPm2BYGIdTymh0lgiMjBjuINHE8ESK7vJPaog1iNsyGByDviRfIj1q5T_Bwz3uywwYVoS3D3qBhYSFuZ7qxphW2AF4i6_If2gmLICd0tyB8SMHv2MkGlowQXc/w442-h302/Screenshot+2020-11-28+131340.png" width="442" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here is a lower angle perspective.</span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrg1Sau5tYb5g7ZyrKr-GW2Ol27mATnVNohI4N37etqMplKN6ETiaIHlHWbHd82JL6yZubafs6_Vt4xAtYQvtanZTKI-lmMFPZtEdS4yWOlMD81ZDUmvwptZwd3Ak5BGVFBnAN/s1177/Screenshot+2020-11-28+141125.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1177" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrg1Sau5tYb5g7ZyrKr-GW2Ol27mATnVNohI4N37etqMplKN6ETiaIHlHWbHd82JL6yZubafs6_Vt4xAtYQvtanZTKI-lmMFPZtEdS4yWOlMD81ZDUmvwptZwd3Ak5BGVFBnAN/w445-h306/Screenshot+2020-11-28+141125.png" width="445" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">The train</span></span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> passes by the F.B. Hamer building, named for my father, Fred. Frederic Brian Hamer would have turned 99 years old this November had he still been alive! Happy Birthday to you, dad! Mom would be 102 on December 1st if she were still with us. Happy birthday, mom, as well!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='394' height='327' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz1zsOP054sTeivRs5Nlh0s-GBtRALs-TLmND-MjHWZ0xno9oHt7WtsDMmnz2nUPJmc1-wya8nAUTo' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;">VIDEO FOOTAGE</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We check out the video action once more. Click on the arrow twice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOHwQynHpRcnAgxivrXS2cO2NPv5eHZ9_B1VC1XmyRe77ir3BYnXTs5RFRqqCAurEYA9kM7sUb2JcdAJChyRYECkAG_hmXXxL2P23C6CEzUjTgji9rnhnvxIzzyyTqv66C8eq/s1182/Screenshot+2020-11-28+142051.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1182" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOHwQynHpRcnAgxivrXS2cO2NPv5eHZ9_B1VC1XmyRe77ir3BYnXTs5RFRqqCAurEYA9kM7sUb2JcdAJChyRYECkAG_hmXXxL2P23C6CEzUjTgji9rnhnvxIzzyyTqv66C8eq/w459-h313/Screenshot+2020-11-28+142051.png" width="459" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Under different lighting conditions the manifest freight highballs across the borderline bridge.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RfGXjBwQj64-_5FH2U5TGUg425rol3ehFQGo4LIXaMU89fW7f8cWksCwn1JflTOkfgxBOsAKzmI5lvaLinf2gNnENqG5itWpq32L_xq2jjLQX_Y4sauaIzCpHYTr7QpzJio5/s1195/Screenshot+2020-11-28+142135.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1195" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RfGXjBwQj64-_5FH2U5TGUg425rol3ehFQGo4LIXaMU89fW7f8cWksCwn1JflTOkfgxBOsAKzmI5lvaLinf2gNnENqG5itWpq32L_xq2jjLQX_Y4sauaIzCpHYTr7QpzJio5/w485-h328/Screenshot+2020-11-28+142135.png" width="485" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">With a variety of cars in the consist, the train is h</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">eading behind the legion hall </span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">and will be crossing Boundary Road on the outskirts of town.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGAOXTylGcbfhrjGyom0L3Lcct157iGTTZTBXQleSJ75f6vMSwB_ypkJvMP72_LjdGeIqAjhuk6BzXZb3s7rZnvr125izrxLWin1AJ3gTTUNdLeE5KvY67LYasbV4NwgqmZiT/s1183/Screenshot+2020-11-28+142341.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1183" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGAOXTylGcbfhrjGyom0L3Lcct157iGTTZTBXQleSJ75f6vMSwB_ypkJvMP72_LjdGeIqAjhuk6BzXZb3s7rZnvr125izrxLWin1AJ3gTTUNdLeE5KvY67LYasbV4NwgqmZiT/w470-h322/Screenshot+2020-11-28+142341.png" width="470" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Arriving North Dover, the train travels beneath the giant Holy Spirits Distilleries complex...a play on words for this Catholic School teacher.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;">VIDEO FOOTAGE</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='332' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyHbl0tbpU7XkKNv_k4LAS2XADPgTwoM-sQdrFUSEaDzTid6elkqHjjc-hz8b9UV0W5ASf0AWVB3QA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The train is inbound through the outskirts of North Dover on this video. (Click twice on the arrow to view.)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBwz3ZTjTEXCRVx1I0zMbcBH3Mu-wPpvMxRLZcF5FnjNECP9hC7PkwmkLnxR2XKWvFQiIHvpnNai6_aNJHcoWerS_u4csZJ-L5rN9AX7raxlBjKb0tflLoLUq0WhZHE7r8ajO/s600/IMG_4127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBwz3ZTjTEXCRVx1I0zMbcBH3Mu-wPpvMxRLZcF5FnjNECP9hC7PkwmkLnxR2XKWvFQiIHvpnNai6_aNJHcoWerS_u4csZJ-L5rN9AX7raxlBjKb0tflLoLUq0WhZHE7r8ajO/w467-h351/IMG_4127.JPG" width="467" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some stills taken with the camera and not snipped from video.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">This is the legion hall on my layout.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwVCgdE170o82ic5PHnSWie6KXFsfq8IVa9d2Zjn0sTkSV0NbFJ8C4JpPvkHdFnNAq1gkhhJzTwNB2zIql0vz382f0NgMQRfJJZOAiPzfwJ-Y7watOrzlzvJiqUdDrztPLQnO/s2048/IMG_5491.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwVCgdE170o82ic5PHnSWie6KXFsfq8IVa9d2Zjn0sTkSV0NbFJ8C4JpPvkHdFnNAq1gkhhJzTwNB2zIql0vz382f0NgMQRfJJZOAiPzfwJ-Y7watOrzlzvJiqUdDrztPLQnO/w475-h355/IMG_5491.JPG" width="475" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-size: large;">A boat docks up at the legion hall.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp6jW10nqIYgvYzh4mI4N6vxwZsc5qYSNhMYTsxi7sGaIa21sZrkdB393ke8YZNYppFxj3lCtMfLmssP5zLmhhyNzV7JcaYUHz3XLifx9EcC985gEb8iKUtxBqP82xg7D5MV9/s2048/IMG_3626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp6jW10nqIYgvYzh4mI4N6vxwZsc5qYSNhMYTsxi7sGaIa21sZrkdB393ke8YZNYppFxj3lCtMfLmssP5zLmhhyNzV7JcaYUHz3XLifx9EcC985gEb8iKUtxBqP82xg7D5MV9/w477-h358/IMG_3626.JPG" width="477" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Even though the layout occupies a room of diminutive size (11'x13')...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYCUdDtda6PCv4wohaKxXnB5gH5h0X4MQfvtYlcFKaOgYA3sCYGmQRtKDOrvI40lalEgUD6_6F74CBLpZRmLxtyCeY7bWpadP_P1b8pYNMQPnmpmO_sBfb8dZpcsZIKpZR7Lp/s2048/IMG_4257.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYCUdDtda6PCv4wohaKxXnB5gH5h0X4MQfvtYlcFKaOgYA3sCYGmQRtKDOrvI40lalEgUD6_6F74CBLpZRmLxtyCeY7bWpadP_P1b8pYNMQPnmpmO_sBfb8dZpcsZIKpZR7Lp/w478-h359/IMG_4257.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">...I have tried my best to pack in much detail in the various scenes.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhai9MN2R4n_tq6NPKIJrjUoQhG843beIuclhfGgNt5G1vPL2IuW_29BzbvwjsRf3YV6n8ID5c0kN6FObGzfwwtS-ZLxAfdRDNBOC22OjzTX0XRAgCdKwWrJpU9ihKZxpeF3rZ/s600/IMG_6066+-+Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhai9MN2R4n_tq6NPKIJrjUoQhG843beIuclhfGgNt5G1vPL2IuW_29BzbvwjsRf3YV6n8ID5c0kN6FObGzfwwtS-ZLxAfdRDNBOC22OjzTX0XRAgCdKwWrJpU9ihKZxpeF3rZ/w477-h358/IMG_6066+-+Copy.JPG" width="477" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">This scene I share with you today is but one of some thirty or so photographic areas of the layout.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4f_U8zUAL6csAAD41Opz9VqFi2kv8nA2y6olygeggBMreY7VsWYuei8MqIyd_dCsdJNS1k0Rs92c4kQgqzMJ09EF5MY7LktauN3mMRFs1y61C1SHqs00fKuyad4tArAfj0OL/s1422/Hamer+7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="1343" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4f_U8zUAL6csAAD41Opz9VqFi2kv8nA2y6olygeggBMreY7VsWYuei8MqIyd_dCsdJNS1k0Rs92c4kQgqzMJ09EF5MY7LktauN3mMRFs1y61C1SHqs00fKuyad4tArAfj0OL/w393-h416/Hamer+7.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">It is fun running a variety of trains indoors, especially during our non-garden railroad season. My model railroad skills were very much in their infancy when I built the layout as indicated by the stones in the stone arch bridge I carved by hand. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcteMFKNkDxDpeWYhDZc3J0xXVXz2bkG81RudqpQnFTD5wZzqH0BqvssdnTez2D2fF7F7B4WAlNfAWbYxWEUfKfQDZATDxSiJp4nk4eEISsrC-NnsA2D-5REEvG50laXaDn8E5/s2048/IMG_0558.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcteMFKNkDxDpeWYhDZc3J0xXVXz2bkG81RudqpQnFTD5wZzqH0BqvssdnTez2D2fF7F7B4WAlNfAWbYxWEUfKfQDZATDxSiJp4nk4eEISsrC-NnsA2D-5REEvG50laXaDn8E5/w508-h381/IMG_0558.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Even the bluebirds get in on the action! The Salmon River Bridge was quite the challenge to build as there are curves in the arches and the track is on a curve as well! Yikes! Stan Conley assisted with the design of the bridge and, even though it shows my earlier skills as a modeller, it is very dear to my heart!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_KpyUzT5DnU5H-EojhA5Ay1j8hFM_uCojJVR8mCyzjIp2XCwqWXNZYtty8DckiGW64X_24PQX4yt0utfyx7zkhneORFYAAOiibaHgYZSRrlL0rvnljVO2wZ4pZSR0BEHxfOG/s800/1d.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_KpyUzT5DnU5H-EojhA5Ay1j8hFM_uCojJVR8mCyzjIp2XCwqWXNZYtty8DckiGW64X_24PQX4yt0utfyx7zkhneORFYAAOiibaHgYZSRrlL0rvnljVO2wZ4pZSR0BEHxfOG/w542-h278/1d.JPG" width="542" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for taking the time to check out the Salmon River area of my Boston and Maine/Maine Central model railroad!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Recent Modelling</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXK1zo8fKIDdxnaEwbj4SuI7LaGZ_ktSi0bcQXmcGP5kjYUfUN5KFYFgoG9EIC621urL3IQYjksT7S9kM0EC3_Ej0REG-4wZ23QRtnO6Y9Dydfsjayrg8K3RitKsWdKH3p2UOG/s2048/IMG_1515.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXK1zo8fKIDdxnaEwbj4SuI7LaGZ_ktSi0bcQXmcGP5kjYUfUN5KFYFgoG9EIC621urL3IQYjksT7S9kM0EC3_Ej0REG-4wZ23QRtnO6Y9Dydfsjayrg8K3RitKsWdKH3p2UOG/w514-h386/IMG_1515.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over the next couple of postings I will take a little bit of time away from the railroad to show you the latest project I am spending time on.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4JEIzcMfXZh43Tq7CH0ZmL5iFzh2Ep8tQmhynULYYHsdWslDj-a6iaYM6Ftw5t5LVaeaInelJvhYpG1Y8lOoqmFTkLrPoo6mqLm60LA3EdK8hZ0sJ06BVh5TpDCGgBkMZ9u0/s2048/IMG_1643.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4JEIzcMfXZh43Tq7CH0ZmL5iFzh2Ep8tQmhynULYYHsdWslDj-a6iaYM6Ftw5t5LVaeaInelJvhYpG1Y8lOoqmFTkLrPoo6mqLm60LA3EdK8hZ0sJ06BVh5TpDCGgBkMZ9u0/w508-h381/IMG_1643.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The machines are O-scale offerings from Sierra West.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6otb9vdsahs9NCjCugNRXatUYZCNTKrm1-diTYiqtwrftv9AsQdaOxSJE4028OgjhLIA7TaEMXc6DBplyg073nRB-VTq-rhQZoJbidt-5bx5_c2ECZ8RlGaWEPU2ElWSb3Vo/s2048/IMG_2173.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6otb9vdsahs9NCjCugNRXatUYZCNTKrm1-diTYiqtwrftv9AsQdaOxSJE4028OgjhLIA7TaEMXc6DBplyg073nRB-VTq-rhQZoJbidt-5bx5_c2ECZ8RlGaWEPU2ElWSb3Vo/w502-h376/IMG_2173.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Each machine took many, many hours to complete.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD9hvp_mND5v0c6Rjo-JAh2tiMFY3yNrlPwNILYPtJzWdLB44WYu7QuSnnL3H9bgTL19J5REP1xa4rIHp8ONsl8SVmo5RmfulOKmqxuz2zCvxRCijA8y1fVGedgXDc5LSZ8BF/s2048/IMG_2174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD9hvp_mND5v0c6Rjo-JAh2tiMFY3yNrlPwNILYPtJzWdLB44WYu7QuSnnL3H9bgTL19J5REP1xa4rIHp8ONsl8SVmo5RmfulOKmqxuz2zCvxRCijA8y1fVGedgXDc5LSZ8BF/w494-h370/IMG_2174.JPG" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many were made up of tons of smaller detail parts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The instructions for each machine were documented very well.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOc8n5PjDJ2jGPCVm3ezD0vxO4Mb2n2NzKpeJBh33hlW0TwoTCYDOJyy8w2MNnf-qReYthnkwLOMlHYdCAMK85v1XTvIxDqAtuXbkqOFSADtaZETKau5F-n8yfj5PxISwFlEkU/s2048/IMG_2131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOc8n5PjDJ2jGPCVm3ezD0vxO4Mb2n2NzKpeJBh33hlW0TwoTCYDOJyy8w2MNnf-qReYthnkwLOMlHYdCAMK85v1XTvIxDqAtuXbkqOFSADtaZETKau5F-n8yfj5PxISwFlEkU/w498-h373/IMG_2131.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then it was on to some of the castings.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52o-gKE01Msc53tKE8bLNn6U7vsFapP6qXL1c-wnPGU39Ageu5RNHMIq_MWaQMPsyNtcmVXxPv7Wg1C7X82qnL6ATuMX_xWEunI3IDIvuGxEKIPY_XLFDumHBBswe9v3fXvk7/s2048/IMG_2142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52o-gKE01Msc53tKE8bLNn6U7vsFapP6qXL1c-wnPGU39Ageu5RNHMIq_MWaQMPsyNtcmVXxPv7Wg1C7X82qnL6ATuMX_xWEunI3IDIvuGxEKIPY_XLFDumHBBswe9v3fXvk7/w499-h374/IMG_2142.JPG" width="499" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm glad this is O-scale and not HO or N!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9anzBkqTiyAY7ygGoBfNLEi5vEF1a6zt5YktO1K3dnhufnINWWBbXx8EGVEtcn0Q33h4kqEEEhzTtSIwjjzq9VzAzTVLwgTcisa8u0Qm70BEuOWl-AL54vOqR5woxDooBWVTs/s2048/IMG_2143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9anzBkqTiyAY7ygGoBfNLEi5vEF1a6zt5YktO1K3dnhufnINWWBbXx8EGVEtcn0Q33h4kqEEEhzTtSIwjjzq9VzAzTVLwgTcisa8u0Qm70BEuOWl-AL54vOqR5woxDooBWVTs/w501-h376/IMG_2143.JPG" width="501" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Modelling in a different scale than you are used to is rather rewarding...especially when it is bigger!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>and his "Rio Grande Southern" Railroad</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Yes, we journey along with Mr. Peabody and Sherman in their infamous "wayback Machine" to visit a train operating session at a good friend's house about 25 minutes from my home.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Click on the images to enlarge them, but you will have to hit the "back arrow" key to return to the default look of the page.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_2643.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_2643.0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; 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And, what an empire he has in his sprawling basement in Aylmer, Quebec. The five pictures included in this report are but a few examples of the wonders you see when you enter Bill's basement. The lengthy trestles seen in two images are both exemplary pieces of engineering and the close-up of one of Bill's locomotives gives testimony to his magnificent modelling abilities.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/CRW_2297.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/CRW_2297.0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a></span><span style="text-align: left;">One must take note of Bill's rolling stock...all prime examples of a craftsman's dexterity. Bill often makes these fantastic creations at a table set up during Railfair where the public can learn more about the great things that can be done in this hobby. He is certainly a tremendous ambassador on behalf of us all!</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">Yes, any glorious trestles dot the countryside spanning both canyon and cut. Bill is mulling over the idea of manipulating one or two of his bridges that have stood in place for many a year. Yes, just when you think a scene is complete, your mind plays games with you...and before long you've ripped out months of labour to begin anew! Haven't we all been there?</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/Dig%20the%20trestle.1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span>Indeed, the</span> <span>Friday Night Group was privileged to make a visit to Bill Sn3 Scobie's fabulous Rio Grande Southern RR last evening...and what an evening it was. Bill's mode of operations is developing nicely as the layout stood up to the challenges and rigours of a large operating session. While it takes the better part of 45 minutes to traverse the layout with a passenger train, as Stanley will attest, some of the lads were given the controls of longer freight trains and they had to await meets, conduct "drops and lifts" in various towns along the route and clear the road for passenger trains. </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/A%20passenger%20extra.1.jpg"></a></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/scobienew.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/scobienew.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span>Some of the boys were out on the road for a full two hours or more!</span></span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">When double headers are required to tackle the grade, a second engineer with a second throttle couples onto the lead locomotve and the two crewmen must work in careful tandem as was done on the real railroad!</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">If this is what Colorado narrow gauge is all about...then count me in! </span><span style="text-align: left;"></span><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_2623.1.jpg"></a></span><span style="text-align: left;"></span><span style="text-align: left;"></span><span style="text-align: left;"></span><span style="text-align: left;"></span><span style="text-align: left;"></span><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_2623.1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_2623.1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></span><span style="text-align: left;">Chris and I brought along our digital cameras (I wish I had brought a tripod...oh well, next time) and we were feverishly searching out photo locations while keeping ahead of the trains...not unlike true railfans. On many layouts you have to turn a corner to find a new photo shoot...not on Bill's. It seems that every foot or so along the route you discover yet another railfan location...that is if you are prepared to climb the rugged mountainous terrain!</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">Bill, you have a masterpiece here! No other words can describe the layout. It is a brilliant piece of artistry...and a joy to operate. On behalf of the Friday Night Group, I wish to extend our appreciation for allowing the ten of us to visit and</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">run trains in the majestic southwest! ...and thanks for extending an invite for a return visit.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">I</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">know that the few boys in the group who couldn't make it out for this particular evening were very disappointed, so they'll be excited to hear that we'll be visiting again sometime in the not so far off future.</span><span style="text-align: left;"></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span>Please thank David, Doug and Fred for giving up their Friday Night to help welcome us to the Great White North Division of the Rio Grande Southern. Cheers, Mike</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></p><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks for taking time out of your day to check in on my blog!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">All the best in model railroading!</span></div></div></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span> </p></span></div>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152894241309010942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-32516291679115263602018-11-04T10:16:00.019-08:002020-12-09T04:46:03.136-08:00Wayne Gretzky's Dad, Walter, Visits Mike's Railroad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>A Visit With the Incredible Walter Gretzky</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">What a thrill it was for me to host Walter Gretzky to my model railroad about a year ago now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">Walter turned 78 the day after his visit to my place. He suffered a stroke a while back, but, boy oh boy, is he still "sharp as a tack" keeping Lisa and me in stitches all afternoon long with stories from way back. He told us how his family came to Canada. He mentioned how proud he is of his five children, 14 grandchildren and one great grand-child. He certainly kept me on my toes asking a series of historical and geographical questions. Lots of fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">Joanne Henry, Charlie's daughter and the mom of that young lad who visited my trains when he was in my class was thrilled to make it over. A great thrill for me was having Michael Allan Henry (that young grade 4 student of mine who is now 25 years old) telephone from his home in British Columbia during the visit. Joanne still insisted on calling me "Mr. Hamer" and not Mike.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange;">Before I got to say to Walter and Charlie what an honour it was to meet them, they beat me to the punch, both saying, "Mike, what a thrill and an honour for us both to have finally enjoyed the opportunity of meeting you and seeing this marvel of a railroad you have." Indeed...salt of the earth people! Thank you for allowing me to digress away from the garden aspect of things...well, not entirely...for you see, almost all of the trees on my HO scale railroad were made from the flowers of shrubs in my garden...spirea, hydrangea and sedum! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks so much for checking in on my blog!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">All the best in model railroading!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div></div></span></div>
Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-60431089783522683522018-11-03T16:41:00.007-07:002020-12-09T05:07:42.609-08:00B&M Train N6 "The Newsboy"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We say good-bye to the buggy as the train enters the tunnel beneath the main street of town. In an hour or so they will arrive Lowell Jct. outside of Boston.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks for checking in on B&M Train N6 "The Newsboy".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">All the best, Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div>
Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-48127235853869121342015-08-11T07:35:00.003-07:002021-01-23T19:49:31.987-08:00Boston and Maine Manifest Freight MP3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;"><b><span style="color: red;">B&M Outbound Manifest Freight</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Let's follow along on the progress of Train MP3, a manifest freight from Mechanicville, NY to Portland, Me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">In my previous two posts you watched as the Lowell switcher blocked the traffic at Lowell Junction for outbound B&M manifest freight MP3. You also witnessed the crew in North Dover ready traffic for this train in advance of its arrival. Let's head to the duckunder location of the train room where Lowell Junction is located. The hostler has placed this beautiful looking trio of F-units on the head end of the train in Lowell and the crew has boarded. They are snaking through the yard ladder on their way to North Dover, NH.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">We read our current location as being Lowell Jct. Our train is MP3. The date is always May 27, 1958, my date of birth. I've also added additional information up top for my operators that we are an outbound manifest freight. When we arrive North Dover, we have three drops (or setouts) and two lifts. We have a short order restriction at Marshall Cut (Milepost 39). Finally, the paper clipped addendum tells us that we will meet Maine Central train #390 "The Oil Can" at the Interlocking.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Because the layout is in an 11x13 room, I have had to use many interesting artistic devices to create the illusion that the layout is much larger than it really is. I have purposely angled the streets in the lower section of North Dover to help create this illusion. Another trick I used is to place some of those background buildings on hidden shelves. To the viewer, some of the background buildings appear to be about seven or eight storeys tall when in fact some are only three and four storey wall sections.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The switching orders above pertain to the crew stationed at North Dover. They will search the yard for the two cars required for the next outbound train. Outbound, in B&M parlance, means the train is travelling"outward" or "away" from Boston. It is for this reason, the town crew will block these two cars and deposit them to the outbound end of the yard for ease of pickup by the crew aboard MP3.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The two cars are now deposited on the outbound end of the north siding where they will be an easy pick-up for train MP3 when it arrives heading outbound.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks so much for checking in!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Three cars must be located and blocked in the train after the fourth car. We see that it's May 27, 1958, the day of my birth and we notice that Train MP3 will be travelling outbound. It will have left Mechanicville, NY in the morning and arrive Portland, ME late in the afternoon with some stops en route.</span></div>
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<span>An SBLK chemical car. SBLK were the markings for a road a friend of mine modeled and operated here in Ottawa many years ago.</span><br />
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Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-5300425070226199012014-07-26T12:36:00.003-07:002021-01-23T20:03:30.431-08:00A Clipper Vessel Adds to the Scene Along the Salmon River<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;">Here's a closer view of the area. The Salmon River acts as a border between the state of Maine (to the left foreground) and the state of New Hampshire (to the right where the legion hall is located. The structure was a scratchbuilt affair. I really like the look of buildings that jut out over water along hillsides.</div><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Thanks so much for checking in!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div></span>
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Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-83156433640427042112012-11-10T19:17:00.002-08:002021-01-23T20:06:58.027-08:00Boy Scout Troupe Visits the Layout<div>
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<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The boys enjoyed viewing the layout, and each lad was given the opportunity to run a train into North Dover, blow the horn at the crossings and use the bell in the yard. They also switched out a local industry as they teamed up to be part of the North Dover engine crew.</span></div>
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<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another lad was given the throttle as a crewman on the Maine Central. We see his train arriving Boundary Road on the outskirts of North Dover.</span></div>
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<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A couple of the Scouts crewed the North Dover switcher, Alco 1170. Here we see them heading into the siding at Haney Fuels to lift a tank car.</span></div>
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Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-19956131792458952352012-11-10T19:05:00.001-08:002021-01-23T20:12:43.844-08:00Scenes From an Ops Session<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Views from an Ops Session</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The following pics were snapped during a recent operating session.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span><div style="text-align: center;">This shot was taken during a recent ops session. A crew is working the yard at the duckunder portion of the layout. The RS2 is blocking traffic in a long cut of cars and when the work is finished, the FT pair trio-ed with a Boston and Maine F2 will be hostled on to the train for its run into North Dover and beyond.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<span><div style="text-align: center;">The units are now on the train and the whistle has blown. Shortly she'll be on her way. This is the view from the entrance to the room. These are the staging tracks that surround the layout.</div></span>
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<span><div style="text-align: center;">The train has exited the tunnel under the main street of town and will soon arrive the station platform in North Dover. Oops, I'll have to adjust the front coupler on the diesel locomotive! Yikes!</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<span><div style="text-align: center;">An aerial shot of the same location. This scene is reminiscent of a similar one located in Bellow's Falls, Vermont.</div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Great to have you pay a visit!</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div>
<span id="goog_464587535"></span><span id="goog_464587536"></span><br /></div>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-68941483034239262252012-11-03T19:55:00.003-07:002021-01-23T20:15:40.317-08:00The Duckunder Section of My Layout<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Duckunder</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This image above shows the staging area on the crew lounge side of the duckunder area of my Boston and Maine layout. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span><div style="text-align: center;">This image above shows the staging area on the crew lounge side of the duckunder area of my Boston and Maine layout. The two tracks to the right can be used to stage two trains or they can be used as a small yard to make up trains. This allows a crew to have more work rather than simply take a staged train out on its mission. The interlocking tower is an American Model Builders craftsman kit.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<span><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;">This "going-away" shot with the FT's shows B&M train MP3 (Mechanicville - Portland) traversing the diamond with the Maine Central. This scene is located right above my duckunder on the layout room side of the duckunder. The MEC track is a dummy track serving as a scenic element. The interlocking tower is a plaster craftsman kit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Nice to have you pay a visit!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">All the best, Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div></span><div style="color: #ffa400; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-23639986690302756872010-06-28T08:39:00.001-07:002021-01-23T20:17:39.231-08:00Car Loads Along the B&M<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Carloads Along the Boston and Maine</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There are many types of rolling stock that carry loads that can be seen by the railfan trackside.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80Ac8sjwdNAVCWp-1rCu_O8wotf7xbG2f-yYMi0_Yx5kE3bj51obsIlMJhuDtORG9uwIdHZXQtrmoIljYXoJRr6z_0HGLzcS_wRIAb3Txdwr_7kXbevAEB6Sdm553X6cFFxvQww/s1600/201062082128_IMG_3895%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="383" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487850909378367554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80Ac8sjwdNAVCWp-1rCu_O8wotf7xbG2f-yYMi0_Yx5kE3bj51obsIlMJhuDtORG9uwIdHZXQtrmoIljYXoJRr6z_0HGLzcS_wRIAb3Txdwr_7kXbevAEB6Sdm553X6cFFxvQww/w511-h383/201062082128_IMG_3895[1].jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="511" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> Above we have an elevated view of the Conley Lumber and Coal facility where a loaded hopper has just arrived and will be unloaded using the conveyer system just in view to the right.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIim_YruWtNTI8h4j7R35P2Hf6ikRaoZWgRwSiqKn7_gFDCaHZHuzGDYhGOnFNu4fut4iHTJVgadDinL3-oAl-cSU4Ga25yoEE72Ev7g7Op06BF7iXLYJQWXQJCXfhvjafvc-8WQ/s1600/201061912831_IMG_2744%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487850649509657714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIim_YruWtNTI8h4j7R35P2Hf6ikRaoZWgRwSiqKn7_gFDCaHZHuzGDYhGOnFNu4fut4iHTJVgadDinL3-oAl-cSU4Ga25yoEE72Ev7g7Op06BF7iXLYJQWXQJCXfhvjafvc-8WQ/s400/201061912831_IMG_2744%5B1%5D.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is an interesting load. Trevor Marshall made this flatcar model with its load of tractors which soon will be offloaded via the team track. A team track is such a valuable industry on any model railroad as a great variety of freight cars can be spotted beside the elevated ramp.</div></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmKUkQbXPxG1Fea9pXrJfueYMiTajOwl4Fhz74kEACjolb_40N26loBh8N6j9pJ0VtXSbgmckLA5YzyJs2c3Wu_ACKRaHAATSaIzSouRi4YqEiX1VjDVGmBuicUwR3EbiCrx0ZQ/s1600/201061912644_IMG_2738%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487850561857537554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmKUkQbXPxG1Fea9pXrJfueYMiTajOwl4Fhz74kEACjolb_40N26loBh8N6j9pJ0VtXSbgmckLA5YzyJs2c3Wu_ACKRaHAATSaIzSouRi4YqEiX1VjDVGmBuicUwR3EbiCrx0ZQ/s400/201061912644_IMG_2738%5B1%5D.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Flatcar loads are always fascinating to me. This Northern Timber Company flat was a gift from my good friend, Jacques Thuot. Jacques' layout has been featured in Model Railroader as well as Great Model Railroads!</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnAHygMwth8ILRYSzh-nlJEUR6EYaHVUhkWPRjRSjlm4uPRgW-i-RWf2W4T1OTvcrBc77Zjr9idZgAb4YsfEtwMY8ThOd9-Xo-MOTcbVgANaY-qQfuF76R9IGRugMeNBq5VSVPw/s1600/201061912524_IMG_2740%5B1%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" border="0" height="361" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487849899321468962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnAHygMwth8ILRYSzh-nlJEUR6EYaHVUhkWPRjRSjlm4uPRgW-i-RWf2W4T1OTvcrBc77Zjr9idZgAb4YsfEtwMY8ThOd9-Xo-MOTcbVgANaY-qQfuF76R9IGRugMeNBq5VSVPw/w481-h361/201061912524_IMG_2740[1].jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="481" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Railfans along the Boston and Maine are pleasantly surprised when they spot an unusual car carrying an interesting load nestled in the consist of a long manifest freight and this B&M well bottom flatcar is no exception.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Wonderful to have you pay a visit!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">All the best, Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div></span></div>
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Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-61484223176506277542010-06-28T08:09:00.001-07:002021-01-23T20:20:14.532-08:00School Kids Visit Mr. Hamer's Model Railroad<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>My Students Pay a Visit With Their Families</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">At the end of every school year, I invite my students and their families to visit the model railroad.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j9RpBTqLcSBhiGqcD0n99OFJEpfm_Mxt8f-AsymCbXz2cd1sCT95BhQiM-LeJf-PcqQMp08VSBUmF4Rzme0HjJAl2QRIXxMB1OJ2Xqh2B3yVFarOUIZziQ1K1yXMHQv9Anc1gg/s1600/banner.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="360" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487843036564115938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j9RpBTqLcSBhiGqcD0n99OFJEpfm_Mxt8f-AsymCbXz2cd1sCT95BhQiM-LeJf-PcqQMp08VSBUmF4Rzme0HjJAl2QRIXxMB1OJ2Xqh2B3yVFarOUIZziQ1K1yXMHQv9Anc1gg/w480-h360/banner.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="480" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> I fly the train banner outside the house as a landmark to make it easier for them to locate my house along the street. To say the least, the kids are thrilled to visit their teacher's home with their moms and dads and siblings.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8t2YF4TR_srZsms1xHDKnY3tgxHSHxfTkfqfErePayVCknkxCGqYMUOg-sO7tYls7Qk4eRVFEjJmYWiVnMzDNBKmf-RsWqVuqsmyC_8cB_LpZ1mxvBckeonNUCULRVInUKo6SA/s1600/IMG_2748.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487842938302850386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8t2YF4TR_srZsms1xHDKnY3tgxHSHxfTkfqfErePayVCknkxCGqYMUOg-sO7tYls7Qk4eRVFEjJmYWiVnMzDNBKmf-RsWqVuqsmyC_8cB_LpZ1mxvBckeonNUCULRVInUKo6SA/s400/IMG_2748.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Each student is given the opportunity to run a train around the layout. They learn to bring the train slowly into the station on a slow order and they learn how to blow the horn as a warning of the approaching train and to ring the bell in yard limits as a safety procedure.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5jml5ak42DrIlLyI8MztPsAaIXxuXFh6Nx6r__5sq0_ODkonkBPIEfIT__v306LL91IYKbvG85XQTFzTGQ4al0YCpRrlPLRe79ILjkFs-9RxOggK2ksNLnxYh7LcI0Rkk088VQ/s1600/IMG_2737.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487842834670272674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5jml5ak42DrIlLyI8MztPsAaIXxuXFh6Nx6r__5sq0_ODkonkBPIEfIT__v306LL91IYKbvG85XQTFzTGQ4al0YCpRrlPLRe79ILjkFs-9RxOggK2ksNLnxYh7LcI0Rkk088VQ/s400/IMG_2737.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I ask each student to bring the train to a stop at specific intervals so that I can instruct them about the different types of rolling stock. The parents take great interest in this as well.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqPX06MUMz94bKr7cQthcY6ItYc4doEfBkaVuPmOb51X2hOYs2Ljk_Ky-ikXY-tByMhM9-UUeheIIps7_6Kb5DHrbHUWi4fCGTpy0ZN-OIZr83HlMhySyi7jn15Kum83mzxc_aw/s1600/IMG_2752.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487842737963735682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqPX06MUMz94bKr7cQthcY6ItYc4doEfBkaVuPmOb51X2hOYs2Ljk_Ky-ikXY-tByMhM9-UUeheIIps7_6Kb5DHrbHUWi4fCGTpy0ZN-OIZr83HlMhySyi7jn15Kum83mzxc_aw/s400/IMG_2752.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They learn to blow two longs, a short and a long through the road crossings. Moms and dads (and some grandparents as well) are amazed at the level of detail...as many think that when they bring the kids over, they are probably going to see a model railroad on a 4x8 sheet of plywood.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoO8xfxiQIdTyx29lNONmv-svPwp-DYR0TXxvnmu8T_KspRkEBm9iznUOP-APb_oi-r63H_AcEAspMNHs1OFf8Nb7wTcvGwxxV2L1HQE58FH-cRQlUrwerEYzVP-N4VfrLssSZVw/s1600/IMG_2746.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487842626577357778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoO8xfxiQIdTyx29lNONmv-svPwp-DYR0TXxvnmu8T_KspRkEBm9iznUOP-APb_oi-r63H_AcEAspMNHs1OFf8Nb7wTcvGwxxV2L1HQE58FH-cRQlUrwerEYzVP-N4VfrLssSZVw/s400/IMG_2746.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Each child is given the opportunity to board the switcher and perform some rudimentary switching moves at the local industries.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA1TM9CA0NZ4jkt63dwv_Li-oPaW25_Wnqcvv_unfAlZ4WTVrrNHKMMiNsvlFZT2tRhzBkOQH1TwkcJFTDk3TiRGgoo9kSZbgiS-YF4N7UpxIhde8eli2dEXl8ujX1nRAqFeTXQ/s1600/group.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487842513508482466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA1TM9CA0NZ4jkt63dwv_Li-oPaW25_Wnqcvv_unfAlZ4WTVrrNHKMMiNsvlFZT2tRhzBkOQH1TwkcJFTDk3TiRGgoo9kSZbgiS-YF4N7UpxIhde8eli2dEXl8ujX1nRAqFeTXQ/s400/group.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Moms are just as keen as dads and the girls are as thrilled as the boys to run the trains. Each visitor signs the guestbook and I provide a lovely photograph from the layout for each visitor. Here we see two families with the moms. Dads come too, but they aren't as pretty as the moms! (big grin) While each group waits in the crew lounge for their turn in the layout room, I offer many model railroad magazines for them to peruse and there is a railroad DVD on the big television.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-67535707795668432752010-06-28T07:35:00.001-07:002021-01-23T20:22:11.219-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Centerfold Boy!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I was thrilled to learn that my layout wound be featured in the 2010 version of the NMRA calendar, Canadian edition. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9P6Bb5SrV30_uGtJFkOVeadu5QLVAUgiK_fu-M4g7x5pnjgC8EWJ6u8Rh12Q3HEaWLOYcAHEMT35qZ2ZstKN1t5hBoAySvaMWpxhHEWLe_oCSqARjd8zIp-4aB1RAAhg6eFnyw/s1600/IMG_1563.jpg"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" border="0" height="371" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487833308764973858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9P6Bb5SrV30_uGtJFkOVeadu5QLVAUgiK_fu-M4g7x5pnjgC8EWJ6u8Rh12Q3HEaWLOYcAHEMT35qZ2ZstKN1t5hBoAySvaMWpxhHEWLe_oCSqARjd8zIp-4aB1RAAhg6eFnyw/w494-h371/IMG_1563.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="494" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The image shows Maine Central train #391, The "Oil Can" crossing Boundary Road on its approach to North Dover yard limits. The flare on the locomotive headlight is purely accidental. I took the shot with an ordinary point and shoot camera and the Athearn Genesis F-Unit has such a bright headlight! Yup, I am Mr. Month of May (which happens to be my birthday month). Two good friends, Chris Lyon (Mr. August) and Trevor Marshall (Mr. September) also appear in the calendar. To say the least, this was a big thrill for me as I am just a big kid at heart</span><span style="color: orange;">!</span></div></span>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-53491443710137161932009-02-05T16:05:00.001-08:002021-01-23T20:23:05.105-08:00Industries as Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span><div>On my Boston and Maine layout, I have a number of industries which I have named after friends in our Friday Night Group. Bill Meek is a great friend of mine who lives a few streets over from me here in Ottawa. The industry in the background of this image is named after him. Seeing as Bill works in the business machine industry, Meek Ltd. produces business machines and on my layout its head offices are in North Dover. Note the vines growing on the industrial structures in the foreground.</div></span>
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<span>Scodras Grocers is an industry served by rails in my town of North Dover. It is named after a dear friend, Howard Scodras who sadly passed away in 2008. Howard was an instrumental member of the FNG (Friday Night Group) and his modelling inspired us all. His layout appeared in Model Railroad and its trackplan was in the latest Kalmbach Issue entitled 102 Realistic Track plans. My track plan also appeared here. For crew members to switch out Scodras Grocers, they must use one of the two sidings of the Phillips Furniture Factory as a lead. This makes for interesting switching possibilities.</span><br />
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</span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299472503395531154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWw5AvYXcZTv0qVC_hyMNsLXHrwS4iauvbiUGNUa6qdKIRU7NtKl6eLUTcaPAUbb4vIe_2bwzzhs3dCCMErFycllBO-N3-yZpF4twUalEqM7xNg661fg-n9DzkiA72Vk9v1PuYg/s400/Mike+3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span> This scene shows the upper section of North Dover where the main street of town is located. The structure to the left is part of the Wingate Wholesalers complex named after my street here in Ottawa, Wingate Drive. I built the town on a hillside to help create a strong vertical dimension to the scene. The red brick building in the distance houses the local offices of the Boston and Maine in North Dover. My good buddy, Chris Lyon, brought this sign back for me from a train show he attended. You can just pick out the peak of Marshall Creamery to the lower right. This industry is served by rail. </span><br />
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<span>Because I play a Martin guitar, I simply had to have the Martin Guitar Company on my layout even though its actual facility is located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. It is a lot of fun naming industries and buildings on your layout!</span></span>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-63902745989107049612007-03-17T11:10:00.001-07:002021-01-23T20:27:59.292-08:00Visitors to the B&M<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Fun With Friends Operating the Layout</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Haven't posted here in quite a while as I've been busy keeping the Friday Night Group weblog updated each week after our train sessions. Check that blog out at <a href="http://www.fridaynightgroup.blogspot.com/">www.fridaynightgroup.blogspot.com</a> where you'll see many of the other fine layouts I operate on in the Ottawa region!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Just last evening I had my good buddy (and original Friday Night Group member) Marty Phillips in town for a visit. Fifteen lads descended the basement stairs to run trains and what a fun session we enjoyed. I brought out the Bluebirds from the display case for "old time's sake" and Marty really enjoyed seeing them run!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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Here we catch a glimpse of the Bluebirds in care of train N2, "The Newsboy" as it traverses the New England River bridge. The train will enter Marshall Cut and will soon be in range of North Dover.</div></span>
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Bluebirds 1746 and 1701 are spotted exiting the inbound end of Marshall Cut at milepost 39. "The Newsboy" is a train laden with newsprint for Boston. Judging by the murky nature of the water, there'll be no swimming today!</div>
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The Boston and Maine train has superiority here as it crosses the diamond with the Maine Central. The crew aboard MEC train #390 has been holding the interlocking for some time now. The B&M will have siding priviliges in North Dover.</div></span>
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Another aerial shot shows the train crossing the Salmon River on the outskirts of town. Making the crossing, the crew leaves the state of Maine and enters into New Hampshire where they will shortly traverse Boundary Road.</div>
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This photograph was taken from the Main Street on the upper level of town in North Dover looking down on the station tracks. Train N2 will drop off a cut of cars to the north siding (at the right) and will lift an assigned block as well. Those tankcars resting on the south siding (to the left) will be exchanged with the Maine Central.</div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Looking down the length of the track in North Dover we see the large Phillips Furniture Factory in the distance. I hope you have enjoyed the pics of these two trains...showing but a fraction of all trains run during the session last night.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'll close with these two pictures taken of a bunch of the lads in the crew lounge. That's Chris looking up at the camera with Joel and Bob sharing the sofa. Fred, Peter and Rick are off in the distance on the other sofa. That's the back of Jim's head sitting on the church pew!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Peter and Fred seem to be enjoying themselves as well. Peter is another B&M modeller in the group and he models the Peterboro Branch of the B&M in steam days with those beautiful 2-6-0 Moguls!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks for checking in!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</span></div>
</div>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361605.post-1159050207760394832006-09-23T15:20:00.001-07:002021-01-23T20:28:56.575-08:00New Season of Train Operations<span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_7645.1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_7645.1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Hello all. As always, our Friday Night Group commences its new season of train operations with a visit to my Boston and Maine Railroad. It's always good to get back and see all the "boys" and share our summer stories and modelling projects.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">Here I am in the red T-shirt I am wearing to support our Canadian troops overseas. That's my friend, Don, beside me and we're standing at the duckunder entrance to the train room.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_7667.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_7667.0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a>Initially the staging tracks at the duckunder were just that...staging. Then a lightbulb came on in my head...why not make them an active yard where one more crew can make up trains?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">And, that's what I did. So, Don's task was to make up the consist for train MP3 in the yard located at the main entrance to the train room.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">For the job, he used a local B&M switcher assigned to this area known as Lowell Jct. Once the train was assembled, as hostler, he set out the mainline power for the train, an AB pairing of FT's.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_7640.1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_7640.1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>While Don was busy at Lowell Jct. two other crews were occupied in the train room, one crew assigned to the North Dover switcher and another assigned to the "Mill Run" from Conley Lumber & Coal into North Dover.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">Yes, I can easily keep three train crews occupied simultaneously on my 11x13 layout! Typically two crews of two are busy at any given time though.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">That's Stan (supporting the troops as well) and Jim. They are on their way from Conley with an empty hopper car to be exchanged in North Dover for one fully loaded.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_3892.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_3892.0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a>I see that they have returned to Conley with a new and loaded hopper car. An idler car is required to work Conley Lumber & Coal as sparks from the diesel locomotive could easily set the wooden industry ablaze in no time at all.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">The Conley crew must seek clearance from the dispatcher before they head out onto the mainline in order to conduct their switcher here at the mill.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_7635.1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_7635.1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>It's later in the evening and I see that Don has taken another job this time as one of the crewmen aboard S2 #1170 which works the town of North Dover.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">With him is regular operator John Mitchell and judging by the smiles on their faces, they are having a fabulous time. Who wouldn't when you're running trains!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_7648.2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_7648.2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a>Before they spot any traffic to North Dover's industries, their first order of instructions is to lift a milk car from Marshall Creamery. The milk track is an extension of the team track and we spot the crew crossing Station Road.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">The North Dover crew is always vigilant when heading down the team and milk track as the rails traverse the paved station parking lot before they enter the road crossing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">We spot the corner of an 18-wheeler in the photograph as it turns into the station lot.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_7646.1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_7646.1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>Don and John flow forward at a snail's pace to make the coupling at Marshall Creamery. There is a slow order restriction on the trestle which bridges the loading area of the creamery to the team track.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">That's a Hoods car with an interesting picture of a cow on the side. Milk cars had to get to market quickly and many of the milk producers took pride in the appearance of their rolling stock.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">For those interested in milk cars, Intermountain, Walthers and Roundhouse have come out with wonderful offerings for the modeller. The car in this picture is a Roundhouse product.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_7632.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_7632.0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a>While Don and John are in the process of setting out the milk car, Chris is at Lowell Jct. where he is making up the consist for train #11 "The East Wind" which will have some milk traffic on the headend this day.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">Again, this photograph is taken at the duckunder entrance to the layout room. If you look carefully, you will see the valence that protects the viewer from the lighting when they are standing inside the room. I utilize a combination of flourescent and incandescent lighting to get optimum results in the train room.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_7650.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_7650.0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>Chris's smile tells me that his train is made up and ready to go. He'll come into North Dover and the the boys in town aboard the 1170 will give him an assist with the milk traffic. Chris, of course, will conduct a station stop for the passengers before the milk cars are handled.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">Here we see "The East Wind" slowing down as it makes its station stop. The buildings of North Dover loom in the background and the reflection off the Salmon River add a touch of interest to the scene. I wonder how the fishing is this day as all I see are a few seagulls at the water's edge!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/1600/IMG_7543.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7438/2195/320/IMG_7543.0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a>I could show many more images from our first train operating session, but I would be here all night. Instead, I'll leave you with a photograph of my summer modelling project...the Alder Model station kit made out of resin. Chris had asked me to build and paint it for him, and it was a pleasure to do so for a dear friend. The station will reside on his model railroad, but I couldn't resist creating a diorama for it first. I didn't have to worry about the track because the diorama will settle just as it is on his layout in front of his existing track.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">I hope you enjoyed these pictures and stories from my first operating session of the new season in the Friday Night Group!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffa400;">Check out my railfan pictures at <a href="http://www.railfanning.blogspot.com/">www.railfanning.blogspot.com</a> and our Friday Night Group at <a href="http://www.fridaynightgroup.blogspot.com/">www.fridaynightgroup.blogspot.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Cheers, Mike</span></span></div>Mike Hamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02205561756235926631noreply@blogger.com7