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    Luck - and bad luck!

    Two months after I retired, to my great surprise I got a note from my former employer that he would pay me a final reward for my loyalty at the job. So I was able to fullfill a long time wish - I bought myself a brass engine. It is a Precision Scale K-28 of the D&RGW, #478. I bought exactly...
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    Cold Christmas Eve morning in Trim Creek

    Although its almost Christmas, there's still no snow on the ground! The bleak morning light reflects from the boiler of the weary C-25, leased to the TC&W from the D&RGW. She is drifting into the Trim Creek yard with the morning ore train, and the crew sure is looking forward to a hot cup of...
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    Whew! I made it back to The Gauge...

    Hi to you all! I had a complete crash of my computer stuff and lost also my connection to the web. :curse::curse::curse: Since my pocket money isn't THAT big, I had to save money and wait a bit until I got a new system together... But now I'm back online - it's like I found a long lost friend...
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    Bye bye for a while...

    Hi all, for the next four weeks I'm up in the Swiss mountains, doing some hiking, photographing (hopefully trains, too!), painting, reading, relaxing... in short, nothing USEFUL! sign1 Most probably I'll have no connection to the internet (at least that's what I think) :(, so I'll leave the...
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    Masonry tunnel portal out of cardboard

    I wanted to build a tunnel portal made out of cut masonry stones. Shaywen developped a fine technique for building such a portal out of pink foam. It's described in the Academy - see this link. But I don't like pink foam that much, so I tried Robin's favorite material: Cardboard! Then I applied...
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    RailRon's Layout Party - finishing standard gauge tracklaying

    Up to now I finished laying the flextrack and turnouts for the standard gauge part of my layout. Here are a few views of the east and west loops/helices and 'Ronville station'. Next thing I do? I'm off for my winter holidays in the mountains for two weeks. :wave: Then it's back for more...
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    More waterway engineering!

    Rivers crossing rivers, wheels lifting ships... Interurbans post brought back memories of a trip to France two years ago. In France there are lots of waterways and canals which are both used by freight ships and tourist boats. Near St. Louis-Arzviller there are a few engineering tidbits...
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    A visit at the passenger car shops

    Olten is one of the most important railroad nodes of Switzerland with about 1000 trains going through per day! Therefore you find large maintenance facilities both for locomotives and passenger cars - less than a mile from my home! :thumb: Last weekend they had an open house in the newly...
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    A little riddle...

    Does anybody know what this is? Post your opinions! I'll post the solution in a few days... :D :D :D One hint: It is a part of a hi-speed passenger train. Ron
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    Running behind Europe's biggest active steam engine

    On May 1st I rode an excursion train with the biggest active steam engine at the point. It was a great day, and I'd like to share a bunch of photos with you. The locomotive is the ex-French Mountain engine (4-8-2), class 241A. She was built in 1931. It is a four cylinder compound engine, with...
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    Too soft insulating track joiners

    In his beautiful thread Just some piccies Woodie mentioned a problem which is concerning me, too. One of his locos kept derailing in certain spots and after some discussion about that loco Woodie brought up this topic: I'm starting this new thread in the 'Technical Q&A' section, because I...
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    Another Birthday Trio!

    Hellloooouu, George D, upguy and Gary H Pfeil. A happy birthday to you three, and have a real good day! Ron
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    Wahoo! Entering the four-digit club!

    Hi y'all, gals and guys on the Gauge! Although I haven't something earth-shaking to say, I'm blaring out: :) This is my post number 1000! :) Come to think of it - just the same: Yes, I have something really important to say: I'm happy and proud to be a member of this forum. I made a...
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    Happy Birthday, Ray!

    :) :) :) Happy Birtday, Ray!!! :) :) :) And thank you for your great contributions to the Gauge. I always stand in awe when I follow your first class explanations of your iron horse surgery! Here a little present from Switzerland: This is the clockwork of a "Grande Complication", the...
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    Fifer's day!

    :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Happy Birthday, Mike!!!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: A very happy day, and lots of joy and success for the future! :wave: Ron
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    A high speed run

    The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have nearly finished the 'Bahn 2000' line - a high speed passenger train stretch between Berne and Zurich. Normal traffic on the line will be running 'only' 160 km/h (100 mph) in the first year, until a new Cab Signalling System is installed. At the moment there...
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    Happy Birtday, Mason Jar!

    Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Andrew.... Happy birthday to yoooouuuuuuu!!!! :wave: :wave: :wave: Have a great day! :thumb: Ron
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    Birthday wishes to Ricardo in Portugal!

    My best wishes from Switzerland down to the South of Europe for a very happy birthday, Ricardo! :wave: I wish you lots of railroady presents today! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Ron
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    Happy Birthday, Shaygetz!

    Have a beautiful Birthday, lots of fun and lots of presents! :) :) :) And my best wishes for another happy and successful year! :thumb: :D :thumb: :D :thumb: Ron
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    Happy Birtday, Greg!

    Have a great day, Greg! I wish that you're getting all that you really wanted to get today! :thumb: Ron
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