On this cold and sunny winters' day a new diesel switcher joined the layout. It is an ETS diesel engine no. 111, modelled after the CSD 704 engine, nicknamed "Lego". Since most of the ETS trains I originally obtained were 2-rail versions, I previously had to convert them to 3-rail operation. That was not necessary for this one. Unmodified, it skids on the Merkur tracks. The sun that returned and this joyful engine, just puts a smile on my face.
For weeks the sky is grey and there is no proper sun in sight. The best remedy against a weiry mood is to fire up some trains and let them run. In this case a Lionel diesel with some Weaver cars. What a pleasure indeed.
During these overcast and weiry days, toy trains distract and give joy. So on this new years day there was heavy traffic on the layout. The Lionel 289E speeded by with some Paya passenger cars.
The Merkur freight service had a few heavy rocks to transport.
As a new years resolution, I will run the trains more often in the coming year. I do hope that all train enthusiasts will do the same. Lets run the trains and lay these "smart phones" aside.
