What’s the movie? “Union Pacific” that they lay the track on the snow to keep moving forward? Sounds like a plan.
All my buildings stay out year round. Being buried in ice and snow helps preserve everything. Ill take in my small details like people, animals and barrels. The line stays open all winter and is always ready for operations. Whenever it gets buried, I clear the line right away. I not normal but I do love running in the winter and in the snow.
I leave my buildings out all year 'round. I bring in the small bits, and I never leave anything with motors out any time of year. But then, when it gets too cold for me (like today) at 43ºF this morning before sunrise, I just think of my daughter in upstate NY and smile.
Dick, my friend; Come visit your fine young daughter, and realize that you are rather close to Ottawa.
This gives you reason to visit Ottawa, and see a bit of our operations.
Yes; Winter does give us a bit of a break, and a chance to rest up for the next Spring and Summer, but 43F is not at all cold, in fact it’s a bit warm for storing bheer…
Smile, Dick…
Fred
I taking advantage of retirement to live where there’s plenty of water for a garden in the summer and live where there’s no snow in the winter. Cathy loves to garden, so we are not willing to give up Minnesota completely yet.
I don’t have to deal with snow and ice here in Sandy Eggo, so everything stays outside except for motive power and certain details such as figures. However, if we did have a harsher climate I’d still have to leave everything out – if I had room to keep all that stuff indoors, i’d probably just have an indoor layout instead.
Sean McGillicuddy said:
I haven’t put anything out for the last two years. No time for trains. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cry.gif)
Wife has a new interest and guess who has one too?(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
So you traded the iron horse for a real one! I say trains are much cheaper.
Todd Haskins said:
Sean McGillicuddy said:
I haven’t put anything out for the last two years. No time for trains. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cry.gif)
Wife has a new interest and guess who has one too?(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
So you traded the iron horse for a real one! I say trains are much cheaper.
You have no idea! (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-frown.gif)
Dick Friedman said:
I leave my buildings out all year 'round. I bring in the small bits, and I never leave anything with motors out any time of year. But then, when it gets too cold for me (like today) at 43ºF this morning before sunrise, I just think of my daughter in upstate NY and smile.
Upstate, NY. Where about? I’m in Buffalo and I definitely bring everything in for the winter. Especially last winter- anyone remember SNOW-VEMBER. 8 feet of snow before Thanksgiving.
-Kevin.
Today the C.V.S.Ry. ran a work extra to bring our only wooden building to a weather safe location for the winter. Here Shay #5 passes the cargo an the way up the hill to turn on the wye…
Passing Pine Summit preparing to reverse and shove up the Wye at Deep Cut…
Arriving back at Wall Station…
I have no idea why the staff photographer didn’t get some shots with the building rigged to a crane, but they seem to be missing. Here Wall Station is already settled on a flat car ready to be moved…
Ready to depart…
Crossing the 'trestle" approaching West Escap-e…
Moving through the town of Honey Grove on the indoor division…
Backing down the approach track to Willow Hill where Wall Station will spend the winter…
And one again, shots of the crane move are absent, but here is Wall Station situated at Willow Hill…
Thanks for looking - I hope I didn’t monopolize this thread with all the pictures (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-embarassed.gif)
That could be very convenient, a train that brings its own station along.
David Maynard said:
That could be very convenient, a train that brings its own station along.
At least the station master would know where his trains was!(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Yup, that’s true.
Sean McGillicuddy said:
David Maynard said:
That could be very convenient, a train that brings its own station along.
At least the station master would know where his trains was!(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
This guy here on the front of the flat is the Station Master at Wall. You don’t want to anger him by being late (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)
Nice photos and back story Daktah.
I was going to run some trains this afternoon when the temp hit 60+ which is high for this time of year, but after a few laps, filthy track, derailments, a broken coupler and a popped fuse it suddenly wasn’t worth the struggle. I retreated to the basement to continue work on the Garrett.
I miss the Summer already.
But, how can the train be late to Wall station, if the station is on the train?