Label: A little more...about the trip and on the railroad

I thought I would mention a little more about the Chattanooga trip. As I said before, it was a railroad buff's paradise. When we went through the tunnel, the conductor said to shine our cell phone lights out the window. He went on to say that the tunnel sides were only about six to eight inches from the sides of the car. It looked like he was right. The wall was right there! Let's go back a few minutes. We started out by getting our tickets in an “old fashioned” train station. It was actually a new building I believe. Then we went out to the yard area in front of the station. We actually walked through this area to get to the station but I wanted a further look at all the equipment. What a collection! Everything from a 4-4-0 American to modern diesels. The trip took us on the old abandoned Southern right of way to the TVRM yard and turntable. Along the way we could see the old roadbed of the pre-Civil War railroad that was parallel to the roadway we were on which was parallel to the new Norfolk Southern roadbed(s). Lots of railroad action that day. The TVRM also runs along the Georgia Railroad for a little bit. Hope you readers can check it out.

     Meanwhile, back at the ranch. Our shifter rework is well along. Right now we have the lower frame with wheels. The boiler has been jacketed with the crown sheet. Drilling for stack and dome attachment has be done. The cab is underway. Progress continues. omscaler