2022 Update!
It’s long overdue, but here’s an update for 2022! In February, we held a ceremonial “golden tie” installation and celebration to mark the...
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John
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
"Shakedown"
Well, the day is finally set. Next week will celebrate "completion" of enough work to try out Operations. This marks 4 years and 1 month...
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John
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Layout is ready for Ops!
No photos today, but a lot of changes to the website "Layout" pages. There are updated schematics, detailed maps, a narrative on the...
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John
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
Let's retry a new blog post!
Last week's did not automatically send notice to subscribers...
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John
- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
A Mid-year Update
I'm back after a crazy year-to-date. Vaccinations were finished up in March which coincided with the Orthopedic Surgeon confirming a...
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John
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
A little bit of invisible progress...
As I mentioned previously, in December I accompanied my good friend Chuck from NJ to inspect the new house that he's building in...
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John
- Dec 12, 2020
- 4 min
Final Progress Report for 2020
Year-end holiday and family activities kicked in, infrastructure work in the laundry room, a very aggressive schedule of remote Ops on...
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John
- Oct 29, 2020
- 1 min
Customers are returning and clamoring for service!
Hard to believe it's more than 2 weeks since the last update, and this month is almost gone already. There's been real tracklaying at...
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John
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Fascia, Phones, and Loconet
The last three weeks have moved us ahead towards operations and "presentability". The fascia that was recently installed has now been...
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John
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min
Continuing progress on fascia and track. First way freight over the railroad!
The track for the lumber mill yard on what used to be the "Quail Ridge Branch" has been connected to the main line. It is now known as...
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John
- Sep 4, 2020
- 1 min
Website Optimized for mobile phones, too!
Based on a little feedback, the web pages have been configured to look better on mobile phones. If you care to offer opinions, they would...
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John
- Aug 31, 2020
- 2 min
September 1, 2020 Long Overdue Progress Report
Trains are successfully running throughout the layout!
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John
- Aug 29, 2020
- 1 min
Welcome to the website
Today, August 29, 2020, marks a new day in the history of the AL&E--our website is finally launched. This has been a long-time dream to...
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