BLR NEW ARISTROCRAFT 2-8-8-2 MALLET

Last weekend I ran my new Mallet at a friends outdoor layout and what a sight it was, ran beautiful right out of the box. We ran it for over 2 hours and never had a problem. I cannot wait to put sound in it.

BLR NEW LOCOMOTIVES ARRIVE

Well I had on back order the LGB Mallet 2-6-6-2 Uintah #50,the Aristocraft Mallet 2-8-8-2 D&RGW and the Aristocraft Pacific 4-6-2 D&RGW. and guess what they all came in the same day. They were all worth waiting for excellant craftmen ship on all three locomotives. I will be going over to one of my friends house this weekend where we will be running the Aristocraft Mallet and Pacific for the are two large to run on my indoor layout. The LGB Mallet will run on my indoor layout and it sure looks good running through the layout. My wife says that I have got all my Birthday presents for the nex three years. I can live with that. Well take care I will let you know how things work on this weekend. I also am planning to put sound in both of the Mallets, cannot wait to have that done.

Gary

BLR CROSS CANADA BY TRAIN

Well the wife and I just returned from traveling across Canada By Via from Toronto CDA to Jasper CDA and then by The Rockey Mountaineer to Vancouver CDA. All I can say about the trip was that it was excellent. The staff of the VIA were there for you at every turn and the meals were excellent. Everything on the Rockey Mountaineer was First Class and above from the Staff to all the meals served (WOW how do they do it). Really enjoy the scenery throught Northern Ontario and the flat lands of the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Love Jasper area so peaceful and the mountains of Alberta and British Columbia, what can I say but beautiful.We arrived in Vancouver just after the riots after the Stanley Cup Final. Saw some windows boarded up, but the rest of the area was cleaned up by the city and local volunteers. "GREAT JOB GUYS " . It sure was the trip of a life time, met so many fine people from all over the world, especially a couple from New Zealand, Brian and Lynn. Brian's grandson is interested in trains so I told Brian to keep in touch and I will help them out no matter what scale they choose to model. Well by for now.

Gary

LGB Uinath #50 Mallet Is being Deliver

The LGB Uinath#50 Mallet is being deliverd after about two years of waiting. I am sure happy about this for I have been looking forward to this locomotive for a long time. Thank You Marklin.

Well we start our trip across Canada on the VIA and Rockey Mountaineer next Friday. The wife and I are really looking forwarded to this trip. Should be a great time. Attended a train display at Maritime Hobbies Halifax NS Canada last night put on by Jason from Rapito Trains of their HO F9A's and the complete set of 2a and 1b unit Tuscan and Grey along with 10 passengers cars that make up the set of the Canadian that ran accross Canada from Toronto to Vancouver. There are only 2000 sets being produce. The detail, no other way to descripe it but SUPERB IN EVERY WAY. I am in G Scale and these are in HO, I am thinking of buying a set just to have them as a collectors item. I fell in love with them the moment I saw them

BLR TRAIN TRIP

Well the wife and I finally did it. We booked a rail trip on VIA from Toronto to Jasper and then we will pick up the Rockey Mountaineer to Vancover in June. We were planning this for our 50th anniversary in 2013, but our children said don't wait, do it now, so we book the trip. We are really looking forward to this trip. Still no news on the LGB Uinath #50 Mallet I order in Feb. Delivery was changed to Mar and now May. It was scheduled to come out in 2009. It looks like the new Aristo-Craft Mallet with all the new updates looks really nice. I cannot run it on my layout due to the curves required, but I can run it on the patio where I lay down 36ft of track and just run it back and forth like I do my SD70mac every summer. It's due out in May also so I am going to wait until then so I can get a good look at it, before making a decision on it

BLR NEW LOCOMOTIVE

Well I decided that I would clean house, I just bought before xmas 2 USA Trains locomotives and seven Aristo box cars and a lot of track. I was going to expand my layout. But I decided to stay put. I sold all of the fore mentioned and sold it off. I then decided to buy the New LGB locomotive UINTAH #50 due out in May 2011. Order placed. This locomotive looks beautiful and I really am looking forward to seeing it run on my layout. This hobby sure can drive you crazy. I was looking at the USA Trains HUDSON but cost finally won out on that. My layout is small and to pay that kind of money to just basically look at it, is to much, no matter how much I love that locomotive. Ah well maybe someday it will happen.

BLR CHRISTMAS

Well here we are another Xmas season. Just set up my LGB 2-4-0 Xmas Train. I put it on the layout this year, for we didn't put the large tree up this year. We only put up a small tree on one of the end tables in the living room. Spent the morning of Xmas eve at the Childrens Hospital in Halifax, NS Canada runnning trains. This layout has been there for 15 years now and it is well accepted by the community. We get lots of visitors daily. Really surprise today Xmas eve at the number of children that visited the layout. Sorry for not posting for a while, had some health problems and was not to active in my hobby. Have another MRI scheduled for the New Year, to see what if anything can be done to solve my latest problems with my back. All ready had two operations in the last year. Well so much for my problems. I would like to wish everybody a MERRY CHRISTMAS OR HAPPY HOLIDAYS which ever
applies to you. Take Care.