Saturday, September 8, 2007

Derailments.

Last night, I had my second try at operating the Pass. One problem repeated from the first try. A consistent derailment on the curve between Red-E-Mix and the passing siding in town. It was only a problem for 57' reefers. But, it was aggravating. So, I stopped operating and called in the track gang. I found the problem, a kink in a joint. A slight track realignment and all is well! This confirms a lesson from previous layouts, never ballast down the track until all the kinks are worked out.

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