05-26-2016, 01:43 PM
Greetings,gang.
Sunny and 79 degrees in the remote reaches of northern Iowa this afternoon. Highs near 80 and lows near 60 with chances of rain every day through next Wed.
Had a great trip. Drove to Beatrice, Nebraska, to visit train friends there. Spent Tuesday morning the the Spring Creek Hobby Shop in Deshler, NE, where I picked up two of the new Athearn version of the MDC EMD Model 40 critter. Will test run them later this week. Then in the afternoon we went to Belvedere, NE. The town has set up a train watching area with picnic tables and a covered area right on the UP mainline. Just after we arrived a local appeared and proceeded to switch out the local grain elevator. Really fun to watch. Then after supper we went to another friend's house and spent a couple of hours switching on his layout.
Then yesterday I headed to Omaha to visit my newest great-granddaughter and her three siblings. Oh, yeah. Mom and dad (my granddaughter and her husband) were there also.
Drove home today and will be resting for a day or two.
All stay safe.
Tom
Sunny and 79 degrees in the remote reaches of northern Iowa this afternoon. Highs near 80 and lows near 60 with chances of rain every day through next Wed.
Had a great trip. Drove to Beatrice, Nebraska, to visit train friends there. Spent Tuesday morning the the Spring Creek Hobby Shop in Deshler, NE, where I picked up two of the new Athearn version of the MDC EMD Model 40 critter. Will test run them later this week. Then in the afternoon we went to Belvedere, NE. The town has set up a train watching area with picnic tables and a covered area right on the UP mainline. Just after we arrived a local appeared and proceeded to switch out the local grain elevator. Really fun to watch. Then after supper we went to another friend's house and spent a couple of hours switching on his layout.
Then yesterday I headed to Omaha to visit my newest great-granddaughter and her three siblings. Oh, yeah. Mom and dad (my granddaughter and her husband) were there also.
Drove home today and will be resting for a day or two.
All stay safe.
Tom
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Occupation: Professional Old Guy (The government pays me to be old.)
Dinosaur Rider