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Daley Train Log
Page 13

Tuesday May 12, 2009 Lethbridge, Alberta

6:00 am

I received an email this morning indicating that the 4 decoders for my locomotives have arrived. Fantastic! Now I need to make arrangements to take my 5 locomotives (plus the one decoder that I obtained at the SuperTrain show) into Calgary to have them installed.

Here is a list of what is to be installed:

• CN 7847 - an Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive made by Atlas
  • a Tsunami AT1000 decoder with ALCO 244 sound.
• CN 1720 - a GP-7 diesel locomotive made by Atlas
  • a Tsunami AT1000 decoder with EMD 567 sound.
• CN 9408 - an Alco FA-2 diesel locomotive made by Proto 2000
  • a Tsunami AT1000 decoder with ALCO 251 v12 sound.
• CN 6707 - an Alco FA-2 diesel locomotive made by Proto 2000
  • a Tsunami AT1000 decoder with ALCO 251 v12 sound.
• CN 8414 - a 0-8-0 USRA steam locomotive made by Proto 2000 Heritage
  • a Tsunami AT1000 decoder with Light Steam sound.

The diesel locomotives will all be "matched" for speed so they can be lashed together in various combinations.

The next step is to set up a time for meeting with the person who will be installing them. He also lives in Calgary and works with the individual who ordered the decoders. The person ordering the decoders is known as The Dispatcher and the person installing them now calls himself The Installer. They obviously are having a little fun. I like it. I have the clear impression that both individuals are extremely competent in their respective roles.

4:00 PM

I now have the process worked out for how I will pay for this. The next step is to set up a time for delivering the locomotives to The Installer.

6:30 PM

I am just off the phone with The Installer. I will take the locomotives into Calgary on Thursday. Everything is unfolding smoothly.

9:00 PM

I am back from the SAMRC meeting. It has been a few weeks since I was last there. I had another good chat with one of the members as we shared various personal train memories and stories.