Moving locations

A lot has been going on for the B & B Railways.  Being that I am on facebook more often than google, I would like to encourge those that do view this site to check it out on Facebook.  You do not have to have an account to view the page, but there has been more that is updated there, then there is here.  

Please feel free to come over to: http://www.facebook.com/BBRailways

Please feel free to add me to your friends if you are on facebook also.  

There will be no further updates to this blog moving forward

Thank you for looking, and hope to see you check out the page on facebook.  Remember, you can still view it without an account!

CEO
Nathan Brown

New pictures

Well the Bench work is finially all done.  Next step is foam the cork and track.  Here are the pictures of the completed sections.  Working on Timetables, Schedules, interchanges with other friends, and new decals.  More to come shortly.

I did decide to go with a different system for power, only because of some work and re-gearing engines.

Update on the network

Well there has been a lot going on here at B & B Railways.  We have completed out last sale of 6 axle engines to Eastern Township Railroad via the CN.  We are also proud to announce our first purchase of a 'Green' unit from NRE and will be placed on our system be the end of the year.  Our plan is to purchase a few more Green units, and we are working out details.  We are also working on a few more bids to obtain some more 4-axle power for this portion of the line.  This portion of the B & B network is only suited for 4 axle, which can make power hauling a bit more difficult as more units are needed on certain days.

I have modified the layout for various reasons, and will post the new version this weekend after some finial tweaking to it.  Our new system will hopefully be here by year end, and will be testing it on the layout.  It is from RTI, and is a Wireless Android Zigbee system.  This system requires no wiring on your layout, as there is a module in the engine that makes it run and with the aid of NO booster.  No in-between with this system like others. All you need is a place to re-charge your engine, a separate track like you would do with DCC.  The system has an easy to use interface on the tablet.  You can control signals and switches, through the interface on the tablet and also through the hand control (coming soon) The system also come with 24bit sound system of CD quaility.  This is on sale now and if you want more information, please send me a message.  Once mine has arrived, I will be testing it, and will have videos on youtube.

As of November, I will be starting the daily log of what happens on my railway.  Some days will be back to back, others may have some time in between.

Nathan
CEO B & B Railways

New times, come with new things...

Well here once more-updating a new blog.  Looked at the website thing, and again its cost was a factor bring me back to here, or something free.  Why put money into the site on a monthly base, when it can go towards that freight car or to finish part of the layout.  So I spent the better part of yesterday working on a new blog and getting it setup to where I like it.  So with that being said, here once more is the new and improved blog.  Pictures will be uploaded tonight, as well as some other pages will see content over the next few days.  Please feel free to comment, and share and follow. 

On the other blog that I did have, I had posted pictures, so I am going to take the day to figure out a better format, or will work with what Google has.  Things are on hold right now till sometime next week, until I can get some MDF sheets and some pink foam.  Switches are being built by my friend Ron Pare and should soon be here.  I have to get some track Monday, so I can get to track laying by next weekend.  This is also Part of the MRH 120 Day Challenge that I took on among others to give us some encouragement into getting more work done on the layout.  The deadline for this challenge is of course Labour Day, so I only have a matter of a few weeks left.  Although I had hoped to have all the track work done, that will not be the case, but will have a good portion done. 

I have also switched the power system that I will be using form Rail Pro, to Railflyer Prototype RTI System.  This mean no wiring is involved and thank god that I don’t have to wire this layout up.  No blocks, no headaches.  The system does not require a booster, and is wireless from the tablet to the engine, and work on battery power, that is recharged in the yard each night if need be.  So testing of that will be towards month end or sometime in September.  So stay tuned for that.