BLR MERRY XMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well here it is Dec 5Th and I just got word that they are going to operate on my back on Dec 9Th, which is good news for I will probably be home for Xmas. I just finished putting up the tree the other day just in case I got the call. The LGB 2-4-0 Xmas train has also been set up under the tree, so it will be ready for me to run when I arrive home. It sure is sad news that Marklin have done away with the LGB Magazine " LGB DEPESCHE ". This was our main source of information from LGB other than the catalogues. Sure will be missed. They are combining G Scale with their regular magazine, so we well will only get a few pages. NOT INTERESTED.

I would like to take this time to wish everybody a very MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR or HAPPY HOLIDAYS which ever may apply. Talk to you in the new year.

Gary

BLR Running Equipment

I have been having a lot of fun running all the new Locomotives and Rolling stock that I acquire last month. Every thing runs great and with no problems. Well I had another MRI Oct 22 and got the results on Friday. I have to have another back operation for the area above where I had my last operation in May has gotten a lot worse since then and needs to be look after right away. They have me on a waiting list. My be I will get lucky and they will be able to due it before the end of the year. This last year has been he.. and I don't want to go on with this problem over and extend period of time. In one word my back is a DISASTER. It looks like there could be more things happening after this operation. Oh well I just have to hold onto the positive attitude that I have and not let it go. Bye for now

TRURO NS CDA TRAIN SHOW

Well the annual Truro Model Railroad Show was held on Saturday October 17. Two of my friends and myself drove down from Halifax NS. The show as usual was a great show, lots of sellers and model train layouts, mostly HO and N and one HOn30 layout which was excellent. My two friends bought some N scale things, but I didn't spend anything for there was no G Scale that I could find. All in all it was a great day. Well on Thursday I go for another MRI on my lower spine, to see if they can finally see what is happening to my back. They first told me I would be on a waiting list for 3-4 month for the MRI, but the day after I saw the specialist, they call me and told me to be there for the 22nd of October. Lot of folks are complaining about the medical system here, but for some reason, anytime that I have had to have anything done especially test, I have gotten them rather fast. I sure have nothing to complain about. Well bye for now, will keep you posted.

Gary

More Additions to the BLR

Well I went and did it I called my friend and he gave me an excellent price on 5 freight cars and a caboose(Van), I could not refuse. So now I have a CP Grey Steel Reefer, CP Chemical Single Dome Tank Car Tuscan & Grey, CP Yellow Steel Box Car, CP Red Gondola Car with ends that drop down, Ontario Northern Blue Steel Box Car and a CP Red & Yellow Steel Caboose (Van) with lights and lanterns. All the cars have Aristo Knuckle Couplers and Aristro Metal Wheels. These additions have certainly made my Small BLR layout much bigger in equipment. They don't look to bad on the layout either. Still have problems with my legs, I was to see the Doctor today and I am not progressing as well as I expected that I would and he wasn't please. So they are scheduling another MRI for the lower spine, below where they just operated in May. He thinks that S1 & S2 area my be the cause. Stay tuned for another saga of Gary and The BIG little RAILWAY.

NewAdditions to the BLR

Well I got a big surprise the other day,my best friend decided to get out of G scale and was selling his equipment. I bought from him an LGB CP F7A & F7B units along with a USA Trains Alco S4 CP diesel switcher. I was really happy to get the F7's for I had a set when they first came out and I sold them when we move to this apartment. A move I have always regretted(selling the locomotives) the sound of these diesels is out of this world. He also has four box cars for sale and I am having a hard time not buying them as well. I know I shouldn't but I am going to give him a call and see what he is asking for them, maybe the Big little Railway will get even bigger,equipment that is. I will let you know what happens in my next post.

HAPPY RAILROADING

BLR NW2 CN SWITCHER

Well I have been running my new US TRAINS NW2 CN Switcher for about two weeks now and I am very please with it. The locomotive runs beautiful, looks great. It looks like I will be taking up the track on the patio that I run my SD70MAC on for the weather is great, but it is getting a little cool sitting out with the winds. I probably will not be making my October trip to my friends layout in New Brunswick Canada this year, for my legs are still giving me a lot of problems. It has been 4 months since the operation I had on my back to free up nerve blockage, progress has been slow and driving 5 hrs is not a good thing for my legs, also standing or sitting for long periods tends to bother them also. I was told that it could be up to a year to improve my walking. Well I guess that I will stop writing and get back to running trains on my indoor layout. Bye for now

Gary

BLR Hurricane Coming

Well we have some bad weather coming this Sunday a Hurricane. The BLR is safe for it is an indoor layout. But my SD70 MAC which I run on my patio has to be moved before the storm or I may have a flying SD70MAC, winds are expected to be 120 kilometers + and 100mm 0f rain in just over a 12 hour period is expected. I just ordered an NW2 CN Switcher along with a wooden caboose from Art Knapps in British Columbia Canada. He had a special order of 100 of these switchers made in CN colors, they look beautiful , should have it within a week. Cannot wait to run it on the BLR. We have had a rotten summer so far, fog,mist,drizzle every second day, but from the first of August it has changed to 30 degrees Celsius and humidity of 70-90, cannot complain or we will probably go right into winter, haven forbid. The SD70MAC has sure got a lot of running these last few weeks. I hope after the hurricane that the weather continues to be good. Well I have gone on long enough, bye for now.

Gary