Well, I didn’t get a lot done in September…as work was my primary focus and task; which demanded my attention. I did take some time off…although that seems like a lifetime ago. In fact, it was at the beginning of Read more…
Well, we rolled right through August with nary a thing completed. However, I did get a new shed installed at the house that will now be my main workshop in regards to heavy machining; grit blasting; sawing; drill press work; Read more…
Running a little behind this month…lots of 12 hour days. I did make significant progress with regards to the bench work…and am finishing up a couple of GE engines. I purchases a couple of CAD programs to design some buildings Read more…
Hard to believe that we’re over halfway through this year. That’s for sure. Working full time has taken a bite out of my hobby time at first; but I am figuring it out. I sold off all of the surplus Read more…
June has arrived; hard to believe that we are halfway through 2020 at this point. The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be calming down a bit here in Illinois. We’ve been fortunate to have the leadership necessary at the top of Read more…
May has arrived and brought the warm temperatures and sunlight that we all need this year. Things are static here at the homestead. All is well. No COVID-19 here; and we are following the protocols laid out by our Governor. Read more…
April is upon us. I don’t have to go into the current events drill to get my point across with regards to our fellow Americans as we deal with the COVID-19 epidemic. In fact, I am often speechless at the Read more…
We have made it to March. I started working a new job in mid-February. I haven’t had much time to get anything going other than assembling the Ivar shelving and taking some inventory. I bought a new Protothrottle and the Read more…
A little late this month with the blog. I’ve been working on some projects. I have several rolling stock projects near completion. And, I pulled the GE B23-7’s out of storage to begin working on them. I will use them Read more…
Zeigler 4 Mine (also called the Buckhorn Mine) was a slope mine located just south of the Franklin-Williamson County line in Southern Illinois. It was off of “Old Ben Road” in the aforementioned county. The mine worked for over 30+ Read more…