It's Happening

New Team Track Freight Agent Office

        Things continue to progress on the railroad. I'll leave at a bulleted list for now. 

• Brought ChatGPT to a standstill six times trying to automate the layout. It is I fear still a bridge to far for that particular AI. We're in the CC&WB territory now. It just works
• But not all was lost with AI. I have about a thousand waybill options there were generated in a few minutes. That's impressive.
• And we're working on a variety of operating schemes involving dice. More on that as it matures.
• Getting some details in that tell the story of the railroad. The new unpainted office you see is one such example. That's the level of service to the local community the CLSP provides. A one stop shop to ask questions and get your freight delivered or shipped. 
• Scenery continues. One small segment at a time. Every week I try to get ground cover a little further on. Starting to look better.
• Operating sessions continue to dial in our paper work and character of the railroad.  We're a long way from prime time but we do have an operating goal and we are getting there.
• 57' Mechanical reefers are too much. Sadly. But we have 50' mechanical reefers that will sub in for them. It's a minor detail and I think too hard about it it bugs me but what can you do? The freights gotta move!

    I'm really please with how things are going. I hope to start on the Seeley Lake subdivision soon. One rail at a time.

It's Starting to Look Railroady in Here!

 

A work in progress

    As the temperature plumets here in the Rocky Mountain West the layout work has really ramped up. We held our first operating session and the next one is scheduled for December 14th. This gives me a date to get some work done. There has been a rework of the entire railroad. From it's name and image to the time period it exists in. Learn more about these changes and updated maps on the website. But the recent work is that on Edmonds Landing and boy has it gone quickly. 

    A shout out to the Milwaukee Road Des Moines Subdivision in HO for his video on how to make foam roads. 2mm Silly Winks foam is in my eyes unmatched as a 1/87th building material. In three hours we have laid more roads, wooden walkways, and concrete foundations then would have bene possible before. Sure it's a bit slap dash at times and we'll need to touch up the shoulder a bit here and there but it's looking like it should. And that's the goal. I want myself and my operators to know what is in the area. I'm not a looking to get it absolutely realistic but if you say "Hey look a road" then I've achieved my scenic goal. And the apple barrel brand paint that was recommended is doing great work as pavement, color "pavement" and wood, color "Burnt Umber". I'm not a scale painter at all but even I'm surprised how easy it can be if you Just Do It. It's learning and that's what important. 

    I need to put the final coat on the roads and head to bed. But we're making progress and here's to more.