Layout
Track Plan
DCC
Structures
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Railroad
Locomotives
Rolling Stock
Maintenance
Layout
Track Plan
DCC
Structures
Scenery
Railroad
Locomotives
Rolling Stock
Maintenance
Daley Train Log
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I am just leaving the house for a drive into Calgary.
My first stop was Chinook Hobbies in Calgary. I asked whether they had any CN Wheel Stops but it turned out that they were out of stock. I then asked if they had anything that would serve as a switch control panel, but they said no. I browsed around a bit, but didn't see anything special that caught my eye.
My next train stop was at Trains and Such. Yes, they did have some CN Wheel Stops. I bought 4 packages (2 sets of stops/pkg).
I then asked about switch control panels. The previous owner overheard me and said they might have something in a bin of "old stuff". Sure enough, they had 3 packages, each containing a control panel that would operate 6 switches. I bought all 3 packages with a discount of 30%. These look ideal - even better than what I had in mind. The box says Acme Model Engineering, part # 306.
Further browsing and I bought 2 refrigerator cars from the 1950's era. One was owned by Swift and the other by Fruit Growers Express. I now have 4 reefers for this era, the others owned by Home Hardware and CN.
I then visited Dave Bedard (The Installer) who will be installing decoders in the 5 locomotives that I dropped off at his house. Everything seems in order and I should be able to pick them up the first week in June.
I now have lots of work to do: