We were back at the shop
Yes, sometimes what the omscaler does has to be redone or
more correctly repaired. Recently I experienced a couple of retainers coming
off the railcar. Close examination revealed components that were somewhat over
sized on the lower “shoe” or plate. It may have been that I thought I had
modified this equipment but apparently I did not remove enough material or
possibly skipped these cars in my mad rush to enjoy my model trains. Anyway,
the suspects were apprehended and modified and returned to duty. It is
incidents like these that sometimes delay current efforts. But this is all part
of a smooth running model railroad. We are still moving forward. As a side note,
I recently had the opportunity to attend a festival. The name of the festival
was “Whistle Stop”. The location of the festival was located at a shopping area
in west Leeds, Alabama. The Whistle Stop restaurant is located in Irondale,
Alabama. It was prominent in a book and movie, “Fried Green Tomatoes”. When I
first learned of this, I thought “What gives?”. I finally learned that some
politics and finances had levered the festival away from its original location.
Oh well, the only constant is change. See you next post, omscaler