Posted By Paul Norton on 01/30/2009 10:04 AM
"If you consider an overhead layout, be aware that some visitors may be taller than you. A section of Ric Golding’s Kaskaskia Valley Railway is indoors, and one track traverses an aisle about 6 feet above the floor. The roadbed is made from two pieces of 3/4 inch plywood laminated together.
While attending the Annual Fall Railway Operations, I managed to walk into the edge of that 1 1/2 inch thick roadbed and gave my head a terrible whack. After reaching up to rub it, my hand came down covered in blood. A second or two later the blood began to running down my face.
Unfortunately there were a kitchen full of ladies between me and the washroom and I really didn’t want to walk through them looking like something out of a chainsaw movie. I did find an alternate route to the washroom however, and was able to stop the bleeding and clean up without scaring anyone. "
Oh the DRAMA. First off the roadbed is only two 1/2 inch pieces of plywood laminated together. Alignment of trackage was required after the Canadians left. Secondly, he was given fair warning that I was 5 foot 9 and it was built for my height. He was warned it was a hard hat area. We would have had him wear one, but the floor joist are only 7 feet above the basement floor and we were afraid he'd disturb the settling of the house. I just don't know what to say, if you give him support he will probably use it against me in court. Truely an International incident. You know in the old days they used leeches for blood letting, said it was good for the health. I offered this free and he wanted to bleed on the rugs and scare the dispatcher and yardmaster.
Rumor is, he may be back for a second blood letting this Fall. ;-) Pictures to follow if it happens again.
"If you consider an overhead layout, be aware that some visitors may be taller than you. A section of Ric Golding’s Kaskaskia Valley Railway is indoors, and one track traverses an aisle about 6 feet above the floor. The roadbed is made from two pieces of 3/4 inch plywood laminated together.
While attending the Annual Fall Railway Operations, I managed to walk into the edge of that 1 1/2 inch thick roadbed and gave my head a terrible whack. After reaching up to rub it, my hand came down covered in blood. A second or two later the blood began to running down my face.
Unfortunately there were a kitchen full of ladies between me and the washroom and I really didn’t want to walk through them looking like something out of a chainsaw movie. I did find an alternate route to the washroom however, and was able to stop the bleeding and clean up without scaring anyone. "
Oh the DRAMA. First off the roadbed is only two 1/2 inch pieces of plywood laminated together. Alignment of trackage was required after the Canadians left. Secondly, he was given fair warning that I was 5 foot 9 and it was built for my height. He was warned it was a hard hat area. We would have had him wear one, but the floor joist are only 7 feet above the basement floor and we were afraid he'd disturb the settling of the house. I just don't know what to say, if you give him support he will probably use it against me in court. Truely an International incident. You know in the old days they used leeches for blood letting, said it was good for the health. I offered this free and he wanted to bleed on the rugs and scare the dispatcher and yardmaster.
Rumor is, he may be back for a second blood letting this Fall. ;-) Pictures to follow if it happens again.
