 | 12-31-01
Another year has passed for the DC&H Railway. Although there
are still lots of things I wish I could have done, there was a lot
accomplished. The layout size tripled, I installed 3 new ponds
and built an observation/engineering deck.
The future holds lots more. I have lots of pictures and
information to add to this site that I can hopefully do this
winter. I will be attending the Diamondhead Steam-up in just
over a week and I will have lots of pictures to share.
I hope everyone has found this site informative and maybe a little fun
over the last year. I really look forward to 2002 and all the
projects just waiting to be done! Happy New Year!
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| 11-18-01 The weather is turning and the Live Steamers
from the Dark Side had to get out once more and run on the DC&H
Railway! Check it out!
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 10-25-01
I always intended to make this more of a How-To web
site. And I also seem to have 3-4 projects going at once.
I just never take the time to follow-up and document my projects like
I should. So in an attempt to make this site more useful I have
added another short How-To article on Kit
Bashing a New Bright 4XFOURS Truck.
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 10-23-01
Howdy all! Had another successful steam up on
the DC&H last Sunday. Got some pictures and a couple short
videos for you. Check it out!
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 10-06-01
Got together with Fred today and worked on updating
some locos. We removed the normal headlights and installed Super
Bright LED lights that run off of 3 "AA" batteries wired in
series. Wow, this makes all the difference in the world.
And they only draw 20ma of power so they should last for hours and
hours on the "AA" batteries.
Fred changed the light in his Colorado Live Steam engine so we had to
try it out. Even though the wind was howling and it was 42
degrees! I'll post some "How To" info soon about
changing the lights, power supply and LED resources.
Firing up the Colorado with it's new
light and my Ruby. |
At 42 degrees it took a little bit to
get a head of steam. |
Ruby pulling past the station after the
sun went down. |
The Colorado pulls into the station and
blows off a little steam. |
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| 09-26-01 Got a chance to take Ruby out for a run the other
afternoon when is was 46 degrees and light rain. Just wanted to
see how it would run in the cold. She ran great but kind of
short. You use up a lot of fuel when it gets cold. Had
some nice plumes though.
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| 09-24-01
Added a few more pictures from last Saturdays
Steam-up from Fred, who attended and ran his Ruby and
Colorado. Link to
additional pictures.
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 09-22-01
The steaming just doesn't get any better. The
weather held out for 9 hours of steaming on the DC&H
Railway. Checkout today's
photos.
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| 09-21-01 A couple of shots of the layout as it looks
today. The plants and pond are coming along nicely.
Upper Section of Layout with water
falls. |
The New Pond and Water Falls. |
Lower Section of Layout. |
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| 09-16-01
Decided to add a section that was dedicated to
pictures and information from our Garden Railway Club. The
Lakeshore Garden Railway Club.
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| 09-15-01
On September 22nd I will be hosting another Steam-up
for the Live Steamers in our club. If you are a live steamer and
Troy, Michigan is within your reach, drop me an e-mail. We would
be glad to have you stop by and do some running with us.
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| 09-14-01
Added a few extra
pictures from my steam-up on G-Day this year. Complements of
my friend Sunny.
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| 09-14-01
We are all railroad fans and in light of the recent
events we can see how important it is to have a strong Railway Infrastructure.
With the lack of Air Travel our country has come to a crawl. We
need a strong passenger and freight rail system and I urge you to
contact our government officials and express your opinion's. Contact information is listed in the Garden
Railway Links section. If you would like to see the letter I
sent, you can see it here.
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| 09-11-01
My thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have
been effected by this incredible act of terrorism. I encourage
each person to contact their Senators, Representatives, the Vice
President and President of the United States. Send them an
e-mail and let them know this is not acceptable. I have added
Government Contact Information to the Garden
Railway Links Section.
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