10-09-2015, 06:55 AM
Greetings, gang.
Another sunny day underway here in the remote reaches of northern Iowa. 48 degrees headed for a high of only 62. Warming trends starts by tomorrow with highs for Sunday predicted to be in the low 80s.
Got the Afternoon Special out yesterday afternoon to run it for a while. The pilot truck would occasionally derail in one spot. Started investigated and discovered that one section of tie strip was under the minimum track gauge. I had one spare strip left so I replaced it. After that the train ran for over an hour without a derailment. Hopefully that's the last of the track repairs. There have been a lot of repairs this fall but the track has been neglected for some time and was definitely in need of some attention.
On the agenda for today is a trip to the gym this morning. After lunch I'll probably harvest another crop of leaves. "Late afternoon may see a fire in the fire pit and an adult beverage or two.
All stay safe.
Tom
Another sunny day underway here in the remote reaches of northern Iowa. 48 degrees headed for a high of only 62. Warming trends starts by tomorrow with highs for Sunday predicted to be in the low 80s.
Got the Afternoon Special out yesterday afternoon to run it for a while. The pilot truck would occasionally derail in one spot. Started investigated and discovered that one section of tie strip was under the minimum track gauge. I had one spare strip left so I replaced it. After that the train ran for over an hour without a derailment. Hopefully that's the last of the track repairs. There have been a lot of repairs this fall but the track has been neglected for some time and was definitely in need of some attention.
On the agenda for today is a trip to the gym this morning. After lunch I'll probably harvest another crop of leaves. "Late afternoon may see a fire in the fire pit and an adult beverage or two.
All stay safe.
Tom
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Occupation: Professional Old Guy (The government pays me to be old.)
Dinosaur Rider