Jim's Model Train Site

Recently I purchased an extra switcher for the C&SFT - a GE 70 Ton switcher. The C&SFT now has 2 of it's own switchers, as well as the SW1500 it leases from BN / Frisco. The loco is a Bachmann DCC OnBoard loco. It runs well at low speed, and it quite responsive to the throttle.

A visit from my dad for a few days is always seen by me as an excuse to engage in some more social aspects of railfanning / model railroading.

May has been a busy month model railroad-wise.

Last Sunday the MWSL actually set up and most of the trackwork finished. The only bit of track left to do is about 1 foot to allow it to connect to my C&SFT layout. I reckon that counts as a major milestone.

The 3rd and final installment of videos for my recent YouTube video series featuring a full operating session on the C&SFT is now uploaded. Now you can view the full operating session, from episode 1 through 11.

Here are the links for episodes 9 to 11:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk9SCNh4BAU - Episode 9.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHQjAfX4lt4 - Episode 10.

When I realised that my internet was working really well (we have wireless internet which is somewhat influenced by the weather because of our location), I decided to upload the next 4 episodes of the series to YouTube rather than wait till next week.

So here are the links to go directly to episodes 5 through 8:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORVEZvPNcDY - Episode 5

I have released the first 4 episodes of the C&SFT Operating Session series on Youtube. There are 11 episodes in all, and I plan to release episodes 5 to 8 in a week or so, and the remaning 3 a week after that.

The series features a full operating session on the C&SFT, including all arriving and departing trains, train meets at Calumet South loop, switching moves, and yard work.

What does a bit of extra cash and a flurry on eBay equal?

Why, a few new locos of course!

Just arrived today - 2 DCC equipped Bachmann locos. An ATSF SD40-2, and a generic industrial looking GE44 tonner. Both run really well, although I did have to add some acceleration and deceleration delay to make them run a bit more realistically.