Who the hell am I talking to? Slate Creek who? Bruce Chandler running a wayfreight
A little later, full rain gear, pouring rain, is Bruce switching at Mound House.
Three operators fighting Mother Nature.
Snoqualmie Valley Railroad switching tanks at Whiterock. Seven + hours in the pouring rain.
Didn’t say you couldn’t run in the rain.
Said you all are NUTS!!!
Only duck hunters and fishermen actually love sitting in a cold rain.
And maybe die-hard Packer Backers.
The next issue of “The Chandler Report” should be most interesting.
He said he was really looking forward to this trip. Dave, I’d say you didn’t dissapoint him.
Hey Bruce! Are you having fun yet?
-Brian
I guess Bruce didn’t read the “Inclement Weather” clause…
Last thing I asked Dave yesterday: “Are you running today?” “Yes!” 
hehehe
I had heard the weather report, but pictures tell the real story. 
Gee Dave don’t wear poor Bruce out before he gets down here! 8O hehe!
Tell him we have plenty of rain waiting for him here too. At least he’s had inclement weather training before he arrives!
Nice layout anymore pictures of the layout? Would love to see some more.
Dave doesn’t kid about running in the rain, that’s for sure! What a visit! I want to go back! I almost drove by his house, until I looked in and saw this old truck. I just knew it was Dave’s place.
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(Well, that and the big ‘Goodsons’ sign hanging by the house.) Dave and Paul were busy running some long trains for the initial set out. Very long. In spite of the light rain. Being my usual helpful self, I set out to explore the layout, and it was quite impressive.
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As always, pictures don’t do a layout justice. It was also impressive because the trackwork is faultless. (I need to do some tuning on my switches.) Jean, my favorite engineer, had the trottle and did well, as usual. That’s John Lily in the background. I met a lot of the regular crew and even remembered some of their names. What I didn’t forget was how nice they all were. A truly great bunch of folks. I just wish I had more pictures of them as well, as they helped make it a great day.
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Jean and I took out one of Dave’s converted 10 wheelers - it’s got a BBT 2-8-0 drive in it. While we had a challenge to learn the layout and the operating routine, we were helped not only by Dave but by other members of the crew.
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It started off dirty and dusty, but by the time we were done with the train it was sparkling clean. The light rain turned into a heavy rain. Temperatures hovered around 40 degrees, but we had a great time. Jean is definitely in favor of good operations, but it took a couple of hours to finish the first run. By that time we were a tad chilled. Jean retired to Dave’s office to warm up for a bit.
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I headed over to the train room to get a cup of coffee to warm my hands and dry off my jacket - well, that and chat with the crew. Although I was chilled to the bone, it couldn’t dampen my enthusiasm. Once the jacket was dry, I grabbed my raincoat and headed out for another run. This time, I had a logging train, and took the Heisler.
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What fun. This was a bit easier than the first run, as there weren’t nearly as many stops. But running in the rain, gave me a deeper appreciation for what Dave and his crew have to put up with - and how well they have done it. Everything ran flawlessly. I was impressed, and I have some new inspiration for my own operating sessions back home. The 3-hour time difference caught up with me, and I left about 8 PM - having had a wonderful day! I’d been looking forward to this for a long time, and it fully exceeded all my expectations. Thanks Dave and crew!
Tell him, as of 1800 local today, 50 degrees, and the concrete steps are dry and white, even after I hosed all the mud off them this morning.
On top of that, the “weatherpukes” said heavy rain after lunch, and not a drop.
TOC
Great pics, and a beautiful layout!
Brilliant - great photos!
Saw 40 deg and thought you blokes were overdressed - then remembered it was Fahrenheit.
Hey, I have Dave’s truck. I just gotta weather it now! -
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-Brian
The photo of Bruce and I was taken with me in my second jacket and hat (soaked), and first set of coveralls (soaked).
7-1/2 hours of running, mosting in the pouring rain!
I was going to mention the fantastic weathering on that oold flathead Ford pickemup, but Brian beat me too it!
Curmudgeon said:Sheesh Dave, when someone told me about similar weather at Whistler Olympic Park (i.e. super wet snow) I asked if a wetsuit would solve the problem. :lol: I guess it's another case of "Timing is everything!" ;) :) ;) BTW do you get cold rain in August?
The photo of Bruce and I was taken with me in my second jacket and hat (soaked), and first set of coveralls (soaked). 7-1/2 hours of running, mosting in the pouring rain!
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:Ahh, Cascade Concrete. One of the benefits of living east of the Cascades is mostly powder snow.Curmudgeon said:Sheesh Dave, when someone told me about similar weather at Whistler Olympic Park (i.e. super wet snow) I asked if a wetsuit would solve the problem. :lol: I guess it's another case of "Timing is everything!" ;) :) ;) BTW do you get cold rain in August?
The photo of Bruce and I was taken with me in my second jacket and hat (soaked), and first set of coveralls (soaked). 7-1/2 hours of running, mosting in the pouring rain!
For running on the Colorado Consolidated RR after the 4th of July and before Labor Day, bring plenty of sunscreen. Otherwise, Gortex is fashionable.
D*mn fingers don’t work right, been out in the cold and rain doing some transplanting of trees…
The weathering on the truck is impressive. But that look at that moss. Suck attention to detail, even did the driveway/parking area. Wow!
If I receive permission from TOC, I’ll post a few more pictures of the CCRwy. I aways bring rain gear to an operating session, ‘Be Prepared’ or some thing like that. I am glade that Bruce had a good time in spite of the rain, welcome to sunny western Washington! I have not been able to get over to run a plow train but have done so on th e SVRR!
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