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Category: Operation

Katy’s Tru-Color

My search for a red-painted Missouri-Kansas-Texas diesel locomotive was going nowhere, so I decided to ‘take the bull by the horns’ and create my own. The M-K-T (Katy) owned a number of GP40 locomotives, and a number of them still wore red paint well into the nineteen-seventies. Fortunately, Spring Creek…

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Mopacmike November 11, 2020 November 11, 2020Blog, Featured, Locomotives GP40, HO-scale, Katy, M-K-T, Tru-Color Paint

Rolling Realism

According to the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA), “Weathering railroad rolling stock is a subtle way of adding a bit of realism to your model trains.” Rarely do we see real freight cars with that “fresh from the factory” look. Most cars show signs of accumulated dust, dirt, rust, oil,…

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Mopacmike November 10, 2020 December 16, 2020Blog, Locomotives, Rolling Stock model railroading, weathering

Operating Session – Dec. 2019

A group of experienced model railroad operators and fine gentlemen were on board as The Eagle River Division hosted our annual December operating session and Christmas lunch on December 7th. Thanks to all who joined us. Special thanks to BNSFguy617 and to Mr. Ron Williams, both for participating in the…

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Mopacmike December 9, 2019 December 9, 2019Gallery, Locomotives, Operation, Rolling Stock model railroading, operations, trains

Backtracking

Originally, the Eagle River Division was a two-level layout. Two levels allows for double the operations in the same amount of space – or so it does in theory. In actual practice, I learned that two people cannot occupy the same floor space, with one working the upper level and…

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Mopacmike February 15, 2019 March 9, 2019Blog, Construction, Operation double-deck, HO-scale, layout construction, operations

Ops for Less

We enjoyed a pleasant, laid-back ops session on the Eagle River Division this morning.  With only three operators in attendance, there was less train traffic to worry about and more time to visit with and assist the operators who were here.  A significant amount of work was still accomplished, with…

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Mopacmike September 29, 2018 March 7, 2019Blog, Operation model railroad ops

The Times They are A-Changin’

Setting the clocks forward recently for daylight savings time wasn’t the only change on the Eagle River Division. The ERD changes have more to do with operations than with time, but hey, I needed a catchy title for this blog! What’s the big change? So glad you asked. Eagle River…

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Mopacmike April 16, 2018 March 6, 2019Blog, Operation

Eagle River Operations – January 2018

Here are some photos of a group of dedicated model railroaders enjoying a Saturday morning of operations on the Eagle River Division. Thank you Ron Williams for sharing the first 6 or 7 photos below!

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Mopacmike January 20, 2018 March 7, 2019Blog, Featured, Operation

Kudos to CTI Electronics

kudos noun ku·dos \ˈkü-ˌdäs, ˈkyü-, -ˌdōs\ Popularity: Top 20% of words Simple Definition of kudos : praise or respect that you get because of something you have done or achieved Source: Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary More specifically, kudos to Tim at CTI Electronics.  He not only sells a great product in…

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Mopacmike September 10, 2017 March 6, 2019Blog, Featured, Operation CTI, signals

Smooth Operators

Six talented model railroaders and experienced operators participated in the action during Eagle River Division’s operating session on Saturday, August 12th 2017.  There were the usual derailments, problem couplers, and minor electrical issues that always seem to magically appear during an ops session, but they were infrequent, and nobody died.…

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Mopacmike August 21, 2017 March 7, 2019Blog, Featured, Operation HO-scale, model railroad ops, operations

Get Ready

It is customary in our area to provide snacks and beverages to our operators.  Deciding what to serve and making sure you procure the items is just one of many steps one goes through before hosting a model railroad operating session. The preparation begins weeks in advance.  There are usually…

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Mopacmike August 6, 2017 March 7, 2019Blog, Featured, Operation HO-scale, model railroad ops, ops session
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