Today belonged to Mike and Preston and they had no problems running a nice looking big circus train on the middle elevation. At least once we got out of their way. But first Carl & Mac and Ben and I all arrived to make sure we handed over a clean layout to the circus guys. Over the course of the weekend all 3 Station masters were disconnected and we wanted to make sure they were OK. We got the 2 on the main line working quickly but the Thomas one was confusing. The unit needed to be re-programmed and also re-wired. As we worked on it Ben was able to recognize the fault and we were able to correct it so that when we left all three units were running the way we want them to. Carl had a box with him and a surprise for Ben. It was a nice looking little LGB steam engine that has been refurbished and never used for years in his shop. Carl (jokingly) made Ben promise "No more plastic wheels" and he presented the train set to Ben. He was happy, and I would like to have ended the story right there. Except he had to try it out of course, and unfortunately it ran smack dab into the tunnel and snapped off the smoke stack. Rats! But it is nothing a little super glue cannot fix and we are very glad to say its all well that ends well!
To see some pictures and a video that shows everything working good, Click here:
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