Archive for October, 2009
Wiring Ahead on the Garden Railway
I wish, when I’d been working on the Pola railway station and the Forces of Valor farm cottage, that I’d used epoxy instead of Plumber’s Goop. If I had, I could have yelled “epoxy on BOTH your houses!” Alas, my wife would have said it’s [Read More]
Garden Finally Arrives on Garden Railway
What’s the first thing you know about garden railroading? Well, it takes place in a garden! That’s why they call it that! Until this weekend we’ve been Brown Dirt Railroading…not much fun! “I say, Brown Dirt Railroading,” sniffs the CEO. “I don’t quite get [Read More]
Rain Teaches Valuable Lesson on Garden Railway
As you well know, there’s an adage that says it never rains in Southern California. There’s another one that says an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. There still one more that says stupid is as stupid does. Well, you probably know we Californians [Read More]
Tanks Added on Garden Railway Locomotive
As you know, the Bachmann Not-So-Big Hauler, the classic 4-6-0 locomotive I’ve converted into a 4-4-0, has been undergoing the Europeanification process for quite some time now. The reason behind this entire process is quite simple: we need a heavyweight, [Read More]
Lackluster Locomotive Lends Liveliness to Garden Railway
Well, it’s been a long week since the last posting. Many things have happened along the Paris to Peking Railway (the Poolside Route). Electrification of the China Section is moving along slowly but steadily…poles are in the design stage, just waiting for assembly and [Read More]
