Large Scale Central

Spring

General Discussion
#21

Jon Radder said:
Why cut? Hang elevated roadbed from the trees !

Let me know what you think can be hung here :wink:

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I do have a clearing that I cut some time back. But the Pines are slowly taking it back. I mow up here too, so the Pines and Poplars don’t completely take it over. It’s pretty far from the house.

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Found a few more things blooming around the GRR.

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#22

Jon Radder said:
Why cut? Hang elevated roadbed from the trees !

Ralph Berg said:
Let me know what you think can be hung here :wink:

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OK…I know it’s coming so I’ll say it first… A ROOSTER ???

#23

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This is the rotten post that let go of the track board and did in the tie strip and bent the rail.

#24

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This is what greeted me when I got to the outback (back 40). I am with out a knee right and need to use a walker all the time and can not put mor that 50% of my weight on the right leg. Had an infection in the metal joint and it was removed to fight the infection and when it is gone then they will put a new one back in. Soon I hope!

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This is the other end. Need to get the rail sections off and then deal with the track board and/or replace the Post (w/ treated wood).

#25

Holy Bandwidth Batman!

#26

Holy 3456 x 2034 pix! :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

#27

I don’t think it’s as warm today as they expected, but pretty nice.

Sorry, they cancelled global warming for lack of interest.

#28

Ralph Berg said:

Jon Radder said:
Why cut? Hang elevated roadbed from the trees !

Let me know what you think can be hung here :wink:

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Well, it is tax season: A couple of revenoo agents would look real purty swinging in the breeze.* Toddled into the backyard today, turned the rainbarrels open end up and reconnected the downspouts to them. Still a couple of patches of ice on the surface, and the ground is still pretty sodden, so I shan’t be doing too much there. * Now to wait for a visit from the black helicopter squad.

#29

Did a little testing today. Successfully turned a 10 wheeler around on the WYE. Also was able to turn a train on the WYE. Here is a crappy video backing onto the main. For some reason the resolution on You Tube is about half what the camera shoots. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_len_ZUA_4&feature=autoplay&list=ULaeoM2iUACPo&index=2&playnext=7[/youtube] Here you can see the flats. When done, the flats will wrap around three sides.

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I actually ran “the other way around” today. Here 1332 takes on water before picking up at Parrothead Yard.

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#30

nice work Ralph. Glad to see your a two way RR. :slight_smile:

#31

Well, at least ya had a sunny day. That’s more than we had…:wink:

#32

Had a beautiful day. It just had a late start waiting for the clouds and fog to burn off.

A friend of my daughter asked if he could run the train. So I showed him the buttons and he ran it for a bit. He thanked me when he finished.
Said he’d never run a train before. He’s probably 20-21 years old…

Shot another short video with the digital camera as it was getting dark.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQqkHiTUIWs[/youtube]

The trains run much smoother the direction I ran today. The grade is longer, but not as steep.
Ralph

#33

Nice video Ralph, thanks for posting.

#34

We had about 4 inches of rain overnight. High winds this morning.
So far the GRR has come through unscathed.
Ralph

#35

Lucky you. Keep running, loooks good

#36

I think the 12 tons of gravel in the GRR might have a little to do with it’s ability to survive heavy rains :wink:
Ralph

#37

Nice Ralph. We are getting hit with that rain now. So far 2.5 inches of rain. Not a fun day at work.

#38

Cold front came through here yesterday with the Porta Potti dump and I have to agree with Shawn, “Not a fun day at work”. Baseball season has started, so I’m in shorts, but the legs were cold. I don’t think we made 50 degrees and it was a cold wind. If it gets real bad, I wear warm up pants over shorts, but I still have the shorts on. :wink:

#39

So called “Spring” is here, and I still have my long johns on. !!!

I'm going back to hibernate for another six months.
#40
Fred Mills said:
So called "Spring" is here, and I still have my long johns on. !!! 
I'm going back to hibernate for another six months.</blockquote>

Ya can’t do that, you’ll miss the invasion…:wink: