“Prepping” means verifying car locations and correcting track errors. I don’t have the luxury of a crew coming in every Wednesday to dust and trim. 
If you could just get a g scale-sized crew to help…
Doug Arnold said:Doug,
If you could just get a g scale-sized crew to help...
Fred’s crew size works better. However, if we scale it down it would save on food and beverage.
Here we are, just shy by a couple of days; a week before the first days of November. The leaves are turning and falling into neat little piles, so easy for clearing…!!!
I can picture young Ric Golding, out there grooming his hedges, trimming his beard, and tamping ballast; while his great younger partner, friend, lover, and chief gourmet, is boiling up great kettles of food for the masses.
The grandson, and his partners in crime are climbing over every rock, chasing puppies, rabbits, or groundhogs in search of the missing stock car that gran-paw just can’t seem to find.
A chair has been bought, with a well padded seat, to be located within calling distance of the chief dispatcher, in hopes that the sidelined, gruff young Yardmaster will be well enough to oversee his temporary stand-in.
The guests and visiting railroaders…called “Boomers”, are packing their bags, greasing and oiling theirmechanical steeds, and even getting ready for the last minute shave and trim, in order to accept a warming kiss from Jan herself on arrival, at the Golding, “Iron Horse Ranch”.
There is fun and laughter in the air. The saying in case of snow, is that “All ruts lead to the Goldings”…in the case of rain, you just follow the wake of the vehicle ahead. BUT…no worry…SUNSHINE always can be found over the “Iron Horse Ranch”.
I wish I could be there, even just for the operational briefing, and the fine fellowship, all day…all weekend.
Safe driving everyone…(Ric enjoys bheer from micro-breweries…include a case from your local micro-brewery, as a gift/bribe, to ensure a good job on the railroad…!!!)
OK, I am hoping it’s time to get a tally on just who IS going to sacrifice their daily mundane lives and make the trip?
Me, Mini me and Klay make 3
Jean and I are planning to attend.
Bruce Chandler said:Kewl beans, Bruce...................me too!
Jean and I are planning to attend.
We have had a truely measurable amount of rain the last couple of days. Those of you in the Ohio River Valley and east of the Mississippi River are probably in for a lousy weekend (October 31 and November 1). Lots of leaves to pick up and I need to get the steam track setup, without my normal unpaid help. However, we should be able to get it done.
Look forward to you all coming and let’s hope for some decent weather. It is suppose to be dry through this week. We can certainly use the drying weather.
Should I bring my leaf blower?
I can arrive early Saturday morning after seeing local motorcycle dealer and help out
Ric Golding said:
We have had a truely measurable amount of rain the last couple of days. Those of you in the Ohio River Valley and east of the Mississippi River are probably in for a lousy weekend (October 31 and November 1). Lots of leaves to pick up and I need to get the steam track setup, without my normal unpaid help. However, we should be able to get it done.Look forward to you all coming and let’s hope for some decent weather. It is suppose to be dry through this week. We can certainly use the drying weather.
We’re getting the same here. I had to drive out to Ohio and Kentucky the last 2 weeks and rain into rain all the way to Charleston WV…stayed cloudy the rest of the trip. Ran into snow flurries between Morgantown and Cumberland on my first trip back.
All are welcome, we’ve got plenty of tools. Bruce, save the leave blower for another trip and bring the “Mike”.
OK. I’m thinking the Mike and the M3 will be about it. I don’t think I’ve made anything new since we saw you in York.
Dang, I’m really looking forward to this. I sure wish Andy could be there as yardmaster - that would make it perfect.
Ric,
I can be there fairly early(9-10ish?) if you need any help.
And if anybody wants to try to help me shoehorn a TE and three 7.2v batteries into the K-27 tender, I’d be most grateful 
Robbie Hanson said:
Ric, I can be there fairly early(9-10ish?) if you need any help.And if anybody wants to try to help me shoehorn a TE and three 7.2v batteries into the K-27 tender, I’d be most grateful
you could put it in a box car and run wires to the K27. Lots of people do it that way.
Say 11:00 am to Noon on Saturday - I have to do a little work at the marina earlier than that. Sunday, anytime.
It looks like I will be to make it.
Robbie, I will be able to help you with your K-27.
Rodney
Thanks Rodney, but I’m running into an issue.
Namely, no batteries yet
It appears I may end up buying cheapo Harbor Freight drill batteries on Friday night(only night I’m free this week–college is a killer) and seeing if I can shoehorn them in around 8 PM Friday. Only problem will be hooking them to the engine.
I guess this means I need to have the work bench cleared off. Not a problem, you guys can play in the basement between runs. Don’t know about a K-27 making some of the clearances. I have a collection of parts from “to big” equipment “rubbing paint”.
I had that problem with the Connie, mainly with the counterweights. I didn’t loose any parts but some spots were a bit restrictive.