The Hobo Camp Fire Is going well #VIII.. Stop In!!!

[tompm]

Good afternoon folks

It is a nice 58 with an expected high of 64.

Took the wife to the dentist to get a couple of fillings. Then we ran to the pharmacy.

I did get to run some trains last night. I ran an older IHC Reading Mikado 2-8-2. I had some issues with it stalling and stuttering at first. It has been awhile since I ran it. It was having trouble pulling the train. I began checking wheels on the cars which were spinning with little or no resistance. I did find the wheels on the tender hard to turn. There were electric pick-ups restricting the wheels. Since the tender is not wired to the locomotive, I removed the pick-ups, and everything ran better. The loco easily pulled the train.

Since the weather is nice, I plan on putting up the outside Halloween decorations. I hope to do some weathering later tonight.

I hope everybody has a good day.