Hi Andre:
Thanks for the comments. COVID-19 has forced a lot of layout time, particularly since our Friday night crew has not held a session since March 13th. We are holding our first "Phase 3" session tonight at my house, but I will only have a crew of 8, including yours truly, 9 if you count my dispatcher who is going to dispatch the session from his house. Looking forward to trying this remote dispatching, as it might work to entice some other remote people that love to dispatch to give my railroad a go. Hey, this adds just another piece of realism to the equation. I'll be the "super operator" for all of the stations tonight, so the crews will just give me their OS times, and I will phone them to the dispatcher instead of the crews doing it, which adds another level of reality, except I do more than one station.
Jim, sorry to say that photo is not taken on my layout. Very nice modeling, but one big difference for my layout vs the one in the picture is the equipment is weathered. I've neglected that facet for the time being as I want to focus on layout construction, which for me is scenery. My friend Tom completed all of the engine terminal trackage over the last two months, and is moving on to my tractor plant. The goal is to finish all track and scenery on the upper level this year.
I'm taking a week's vacation next week to set up my 3D printer, and start that facet of model building. Since I really don't want to go anyplace yet for a vacation (just not worth the risk yet), I may take a week off and do nothing but weather equipment.
Regards,
Jerry
