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8/7/2006 |
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Randy's Curve
"Named for the first man to run a train off the tracks."
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Eagle
"The scenery is mostly in."
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Pre-Kramer Farm
"If you listen closely you can hear the theme song from Green
Acres ..."
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Kramer
"Much like the Seinfeld show ..."
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Red Rock (Power Plant)
"Main destination of coal trains."
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Newton
"Home of a church and cemetery."
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Newton Cut
"The scenic exit after passing through Newton."
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Zion Interchange
"Visible exit of the hidden staging yard (North Burlington and
South Island)"
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East Toulon
"Very picturesque town and main passenger train
destination."
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Toulon
"The other exit of the hidden staging yard (North
Burlington and South Island)."
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Amboy
"A very busy passing siding with many industries."
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10/9/2006 |
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New
Switchboard
Ron Rahn is designing the new master switchboard.
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10/23/2006 |
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October
Operating Session
Our new dispatching switchboard in operation.
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October
Operating Session
Our new dispatcher trying to locate train 201 - The Ghost
Train.
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October
Operating Session
Beware of Ken the Dispatcher ....
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October
Operating Session
The Bill McQuitty Special Training Train. Next month,
we'll add a boxcar!
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11/06/2006 |
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Scenery
Construction At Henry #1
Master Scenery Artist Bill McQuitty is
wetting down the plaster rock face.
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Scenery
Construction At Henry #2
Bill McQuitty is demonstrating how to color
a rock face (in Iowa?).
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Scenery
Construction At Henry #3
Bill McQuitty continuing to work despite comments
from so-called "friends".
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Wiring At Henry
When asked "What Can Brown Do For You", UPS guy
Ken Roehr not only delivers the wiring but installs it!
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11/11/2006 -
K & Railway |
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Full View of
the K&R Railway
Ken and Ron demonstrating their K&R N-Scale at the
QCA Trainshow.
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Where the K
and R Comes From
Proud owners of the K (Ken) & R (Ron) Railway.
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Demonstrating
DCC for N-Scale
The K&R Railway is fully DCC equipped with
multiple trains running.
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11/28/2007 -
TNT Operation Night |
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Brandon
Wehe Operating Near the Central Computer
The TNT Layout has a central computer that can run
multiple trains without operators.
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Eric Vaill as
the Lone Operator
Eric Viall as the "Lone Operator" since everyone
else is eating pie by this time.
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Ron Rahn
Directing Traffic
Ron Rahn is assisting in directing the two-man
QCSME/TNT teams.
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Watching the
Trains Up the Grade
Either everyone is watching the train go up the
grade or else the Bear and Lady HO figures have been moved again ...
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Joint QCSME/TNT
Operation Crews Group Photo #1
The pie is all gone so its time to take the Paul's
daughter take the group picture ...
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Joint QCSME/TNT
Operation Crews Group Photo #2
More people (14) are smiling in this one.
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Space, Space, Space!
This is just "one" of the three rooms making up
the TNT layout.
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Beep, Beep!
The Road Runner is winning against the Wile E.
Coyote with a CNW locomotive!
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