While not big it's better than nothing. A little pre-Christmas shopping for us who can't do York

Greenberg show

Who wants to go and meet?

I may be interested in going as I cannot do York . Keep me posted. I also do the Big E every year. Mike

In addition to the usual variety of Lionel, MTH, AF and scale vendors, the Connecticut Society of Ferroequinologists will have their layout at the show and Miller Engineering will also be there with their latest signs. There's also a riding train for kids scheduled in case you're thinking about bringing along the family!

Well lets have a O gauge meeting in front of the Ferroequinologists layout say 1 PM

Gary, what day are you going?

Don

I'm going to try and make this show but not sure which day yet

There is also the Wilmington Show 2 weeks later on the 22 and 23rd

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Gary, what day are you going?

Guess that would help. Saturday for now.

I will let you know. I was thinking of going on Sunday as we babytsit the grandkids on Saturday. I will keep in touch.

Don

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Maybe Sunday would be better. I'm taking a group so we will see.

Sunday for now....

Does anyone know about how far from NYC is Hartford? What kind of drive could one expect?

Hartford is 2.5 hours from NYC without traffic. Should be an easy drive on Sat or Sun interstate all the way. The center is right at an exit of I91. You could come up early in the morning, spend a few hours at the show and then hit the Danbury RR museum on the way back.

Lad

Ok, it's this weekend. Sticky and I will be there Sunday. Who is going?

I will be going. Where do you want to meet and at what time.

Don

In front of the Ferroequinologists layout I think would be good. Say 1 pm.

It will be good to see you again Don.
In the meantime work on your buddy to sell me his extra Housatonic GP 50 by the January show!

What Ferroequinologists? Only kidding! I'll miss seeing you til the Big E, I'm going to Allentown's First Frost show,first time I missed a day with the club in 12 years....Ted

Ok for one PM.

Don

My Son and I are planning on Sunday also.
Hope to see you all.

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Sunday is a work day and lots of work is going on weekends now on the B&A...

What's going on Bill? I see the new block signals in Westfield. Did you have a hand in the install?

I'll be going Sunday and will look forward to meeting other forumites.

Gary we are pretesting the new CP 105 at the stone quarry. This new CP is a giant step toward Lionel CTO jon's radio controlled switches he alludes to for Fastrack. In a loss of Dispatcher Remote Control Communication situation "any" Engine could line his own route after getting authorization! Sadly though the remote feature will not be turned on for now. Working Night's I am "pre-testing" all the new CP, or control point also known as interlockings. I test all the programing changes required for the track and signal changes checking that the code changes in the new and existing modified CP-100 and CP-109 plants will work correctly. But at the end of each test session I slide out the new and replace with the original circuit boards which contain the programming chips back in. LOL, This could never be done in the days of mechanical pipe controlled interlocks of course. In those days after modifying the many sliding rods which made up the "locking bed" any changes went "in service" right away. LOL

After electronically testing the new program changes this way the CP's can be ready for a quick "cutover" on the day we turn it all on for trains. Each CP takes days of careful testing. New switches that are "in" the track but not yet used are blocked safe so they act as a straight piece of rail for now.

As to all the new HUGE signals, while my "hands" were safely at my sides I had an EYE on the setting of the huge signals. That is as close to them as I will ever get. I don't climb them anymore. Gravity is not my friend. But I watched respectfully from a safe distance as cranes set them on giant cement slabs.

Billville will never see any of the new style signals on the layout either. I prefer the older Semaphore style signals where steam powered engines can run by at any moment...

They are doing all this when they have to raise the track bed for the new viaduct coming in the future?

This is because the track has to raise. A second close CP will reduce delays when there is only one track from 109 to 105. The old diamond CP 107 is going.

The New Haven Train Show though a bit small was great fun today! Movies and slides were shown and though very little O scale trains were for sale there were a ton of DVD and VHS movies and books on every line I could imagine. I saw retired men I had not seen in many years from the New Haven and Penn Central. Tomorrow should be a good show in Hartford also. More O scale will be there as it is a show more about hobby trains than real stuff.

See Ya!

Gary if you see this post I pulled the pin on work and took today off so I will be there at 1:00 also. I should be easy to spot in my OGR shirt! LOL.. I realized I still had 12 days of vacation left!

It was a good show!



from the left Bill (Billman730), Don (DMASSO), me (raymanssr), Rich (pretorius), Avery (Stickpilott) and Gary (Superwarp)with his son Evan.

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