03-10-2025, 08:56 AM
Good morning folks
It is a balmy 51 with little to no wind to make it feel colder than it is. High is supposed to be 63.
We have a concrete pour scheduled for noon today. Hopefully the trucks do not get stuck in any traffic delays otherwise it could be a long afternoon.
Saturday, I did not go out. My wife and daughter went out to shop for a coat for my daughter and to get some kitten food. Since I had stopped at the pharmacy and grocery store on Friday there was no urgent need to make a run. I did some laundry and for a fleeting moment I actually finished all the laundry. That glorious moment only lasted about a half hour when a pile was discovered lurking in the bottom of the hamper.
I tuned up 13 passenger cars that I recently ran on a train. After that I got the idea to add a base for the Golden Valley Canning Company structure. I cut out the base and made sure it fit. I then had to make some minor repairs to the structure such as reattaching a couple of downspouts and a railing. It was then I discovered that the roadbed had not been glued down. I knew the track was not tacked down. I pulled the track and roadbed up and then glued the roadbed down. I also began to lay out the parking area for the coal dealer. I plan to use Smooth It for that.
Sunday we ran to Kohl’s as my wife had an online order to pick up. Of course we realized that we needed to go the grocery store and did so. Lastly we picked up sandwiches for dinner. I did a heavy duty cleaning of the range top and surrounding counter.
On the layout I tacked down the siding for the canning company and the piece of track that replaced a bad piece that I removed last week. I thought about starting the Trade Tower but that was as far as I got.
Tonight I want to see if I can again finish the laundry. The next steps with the Golden Valley Canning is the paint/weather the track and then ballast the track. At the coal dealer I need to place the paving tape to form the parking lot.
I hope everybody has a good day.
It is a balmy 51 with little to no wind to make it feel colder than it is. High is supposed to be 63.
We have a concrete pour scheduled for noon today. Hopefully the trucks do not get stuck in any traffic delays otherwise it could be a long afternoon.
Saturday, I did not go out. My wife and daughter went out to shop for a coat for my daughter and to get some kitten food. Since I had stopped at the pharmacy and grocery store on Friday there was no urgent need to make a run. I did some laundry and for a fleeting moment I actually finished all the laundry. That glorious moment only lasted about a half hour when a pile was discovered lurking in the bottom of the hamper.
I tuned up 13 passenger cars that I recently ran on a train. After that I got the idea to add a base for the Golden Valley Canning Company structure. I cut out the base and made sure it fit. I then had to make some minor repairs to the structure such as reattaching a couple of downspouts and a railing. It was then I discovered that the roadbed had not been glued down. I knew the track was not tacked down. I pulled the track and roadbed up and then glued the roadbed down. I also began to lay out the parking area for the coal dealer. I plan to use Smooth It for that.
Sunday we ran to Kohl’s as my wife had an online order to pick up. Of course we realized that we needed to go the grocery store and did so. Lastly we picked up sandwiches for dinner. I did a heavy duty cleaning of the range top and surrounding counter.
On the layout I tacked down the siding for the canning company and the piece of track that replaced a bad piece that I removed last week. I thought about starting the Trade Tower but that was as far as I got.
Tonight I want to see if I can again finish the laundry. The next steps with the Golden Valley Canning is the paint/weather the track and then ballast the track. At the coal dealer I need to place the paving tape to form the parking lot.
I hope everybody has a good day.
Tom
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Ridley Keystone & Mountain Railroad
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Silence is golden but Duct tape is silver
Ridley Keystone & Mountain Railroad
My Rail Images Gallery