I’ll check flights in the morning. You don’t charge for board and room do you??

He’s got a warm and inviting shed available…
Nope! But expect to put in 8 hours of slave labor 
Furnace is working great even without everything being closed in. Tonight it was easily holding it at 67 while it was 41 outside.
I took advantage of 60 degree daytime temps to paint the new front wall. I used leftover paint from the CT house. The color is just slightly darker than the primer. I’m working up a color scheme using all the same colors as the CT house. All shades of gray.
how many shades? 50?
I noticed that Bachmann are selling an HO version of the open passenger car made from a steel boxcar.
https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=258_316_321&products_id=9045
Not sure what they used as a prototype. It’s not very close to the actual “rider cars” that recently were returned to service with rebuilt trucks and brake systems.
It’s looking petty festive around these parts already. Christmas in Coal Country trains start a week from Friday. This view from my kitchen window. The one I took from the deck in a 40mph gale was over exposed, as was I.
Might could be these Jon,

Just a quick web search for Vermont outside braced cars
