Weekend Update 8/5/18

[up1950s]

I wish to apologize to Paul , TRW staff , and crew for my lapse in judgement the other day . 

[peteski]

You know Richie, you can go back, edit that post and delete that image.  I  don't think that anybody would object to that.

[Joetrain59]

What?
 Joe D

[up1950s]

You know Richie, you can go back, edit that post and delete that image.  I  don't think that anybody would object to that.

That was done well before your post the other day . IIRC the post was made at night , and by 10AM ish I removed it along with the image in the gallery , and mine on my computer  . 2 days ago maybe .

[peteski]

That was done well before your post the other day . IIRC the post was made at night , and by 10AM ish I removed it along with the image in the gallery , and mine on my computer  . 2 days ago maybe .

Good to know - I didn't looked back there again.

[up1950s]

These gems came today .

[nscalbitz]

You know Richie, you can go back, edit that post and delete that image.  I  don't think that anybody would object to that.

I'd do it just for the spelling mistakes and atrocious grammar. But hey...  

[peteski]

These gems came today .

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Mine also arrived today.
I mentioned them in this post.

[bbussey]

Sweet-looking pickle cars.  I have two of the NSA kits already Bestine-soaked, waiting to be assembled and painted someday.

I did get the subway portals finished though.  They just need some stair-climbing patrons! 

[BCR 570]

Bryan:

Those look really nice; we have a lot of those in my native England.  I am wondering if perhaps there might be a UK source for people climbing stairs given the proliferation of footbridges and subways?


Tim
 

[BCR 570]

I held my second trial op session this past Tuesday; this was the full meal deal with a third operator and the Dawson Creek Switcher.  I also put dispatcher's train sheet, MBS clearances and bulletin, train registers and fast clock into play.

Michael repeated his role as Chetwynd Yard operator, seen here dismantling Train No. 23 and building the Septimus Turn and Dawson Switcher:




Gary arrives in Chetwynd with Work Extra 810 from the ballast pit at Teko:




Upon arrival he contacts the dispatcher to cancel his clearance, and as dispatcher I mark my copy Cancelled in the clearance book:




Philippe departs Chetwynd with the Dawson Creek Switcher and upon arrival at Tremblay, sets out an empty boxcar for the elevator there:




The real test during this session was to confirm that operators could work simultaneously at Chetwynd and Dawson Creek given my unavoidable violation of a layout design rule not to double stack two yards; it actually worked out well especially with the Dawson Creek operator having a wireless throttle.  Here Michael continues to work in Chetwynd while Philippe goes to work in Dawson Creek:




Another scenario tried for the first time was to issue work limits and subsequent clearances with restrictions to protect those work limits.  Here Gary is back at work with Work Extra 810, this time ballasting between Groundbirch and Progress:




For his trip back to Chetwynd, Philippe is issued a clearance with a restriction to protect against Work Extra 810.  Upon arrival at Progress, he has to call Gary for clearance through the work limits.  After receiving Gary's clearance, Extra 613 West motors through Tremblay with Work Extra 810 in the siding:




All in all, another successful session with a lot of positive feedback and some more lessons learned.  There is enough now to create an interesting job for a fourth person as dispatcher.


I also acquired a nice pair of cylindrical hoppers which were seen on the BCR in the late 1970s:  a CN car and an NAHX (North American) car.  I installed body mount couplers, MT trucks and FVM wheels, and they are now ready for some weathering to indicate lime service:




Also a CP grain boxcar newly repainted in Action Red, re-equipped with body mount couplers and FVM wheels:




And two new diesel fuel tank cars, created by adding an Arnold tank body to a Micro-Trains underframe, installing etched grab irons, wire handrails and Gold Medal ladders/platforms, trucks with FVM wheels, and body mount couplers:




Thanks for looking,

Tim

[Joetrain59]

Pickle cars, a really big dill! LOL, joke between GF and I. Bryan, portals look really nice. Maybe some exterior lighting, and advertisements?
 Joe D

[bbussey]

Bryan:

Those look really nice; we have a lot of those in my native England.  I am wondering if perhaps there might be a UK source for people climbing stairs given the proliferation of footbridges and subways?

Tim,
If you know of any British manufacturers the offer scale people,  I'll definitely check into it.  I wonder if some manufacturers of architectural models offer stair-climbing people ... probably, but not in N most likely.

[bbussey]

Pickle cars, a really big dill! LOL, joke between GF and I. Bryan, portals look really nice. Maybe some exterior lighting, and advertisements?

Joe, I might install platform lights.  Don't know if I want to be that ambitious with so many essential details still to do.  The main purpose of the portal lights is to make the interior detail visible in room light.  The bonus is that it opens up night photo possibilities.

[BCRail_FSJ]

Some more progress on the layout this week.   Finalized the rough terrain and pre-weathered the track the fast way. ..with flat black spray paint.