Big Day on the SR&CL

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Marty_Knox
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Big Day on the SR&CL

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Sunday, March 24, was a Big Day on the Sandy Ridge & Clear Lake Ry.!
We fired up and ran #10 for the first time in 2 years.
I replaced the throttle and the water glass. The work itself didn't take that long - the problem was finding time to go down there.
The track is 2 1/2 hours from home, so I couldn't just pop over after work.
But she is back together and running!
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Re: Big Day on the SR&CL

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Is that the engine made by Don Small in Brantford Ontario?

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Re: Big Day on the SR&CL

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No, this is the locomotive built by me in Freeland, Michigan.
No. 7 was built by Jim Small of Brampton, Ontario.
Jim recently passed away.
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Re: Big Day on the SR&CL

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Here is a pick of #7 on our TT at Phelps.

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Re: Big Day on the SR&CL

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Here is Marty posing with #10 in the roundhouse while starting the petticoat install.

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Re: Big Day on the SR&CL

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Here is no. 10 on the turntable.
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Is that the boiler that went for a ride in a green El Camino?
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Re: Big Day on the SR&CL

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Yup! That's the one.
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Re: Big Day on the SR&CL

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This is one railroad I'd really like to see!
Great prototype and great adaptation preserving the flavor of the full sized 2' gauge.
Wonderful work!
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Re: Big Day on the SR&CL

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Thanks for corrections, Marty. Confused both the home town and the first name of the builder. Wow, almost thirty years have passed since I pulled the throttle of Jim's almost finished Lucky7 on a track north of Toronto. Still remember how neat it felt and the felling of the suspension working a track. Quite a change for a guy used to 3.5" gauge engines! Sorry to hear he recently pased away.

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