Sea Trial Test Operating
Session #2
M
y good friend George Dutka (see his excellent blog
at
measures his
model railroad progress in terms of “model rail-
road seasons.” In his case, the model railroad season begins in
November and goes through April. Of course, he lives about
two miles south of the Arctic Circle… (Well, maybe not quite
that far north, but compared to me he’s pretty “up there.”)
In the area of the country where I live (northern Virginia)
I’ve noticed the model railroading season is divided into two
phases. There’s the winter of course, November through early
March. Then in spring we spend time outdoors until the sum-
mer heat and humidity both reach the high 90s and drive many
of us back into the air conditioned house or basement for a
"second" model railroad season. So what have I been doing in
the basement? Well, the major event this summer was a test
operating session on my rebuilt railroad.
TEST OPERATING SESSION
In my last Getting Real column
, I discussed the major rework
Getting Real column
by Marty McGuirk
How I spent my summer model railroading ...
Getting Real Column - 1
MRH-Nov 2013
