I got the train running. As it turned out, all it really needed were fresh batteries. The wire I severed was one of the lead wires to the battery. Once I re-soldered that, it was good as new. It’s been decades since I soldered anything, and I was clearly rusty. In any case, it felt…
Using A Train To Train (Part One)
Just about any car guy (or gal) will tell you that the surest way to figure out how something works is to rebuild it. The kids inherited a Christmas train from a neighbor who moved, and I was about to toss it out figuring the train never worked. My wife stopped me and told me…
The “Why”
I’ve always loved motor-sports. It never occurred to me to what level, until a former boss saw me drop-off a stack of car and motorcycle magazines on the break-room table. He was impressed with their diversity, and his curiosity took over. I explained to him the different classes of auto and motorbike racing I enjoyed,…