The residents of the Willamette Valley in Oregon have a mnemonic to help with the pronunciation of Willamette. The saying is "Its Willamette dammit!". The wineries in the area sell T-shirts and mugs with the mnemonic on it.
This past weekend I received the Willamettes that I had sent to Dennis at ELS Train Service to have decoders, speakers and current keepers installed. Some additional gear repairs also had to be done. The three locomotives were two OMI three truckers (Rayonier #2 as class 75 three truck and Medco #7 a class 70 three truck with the open "sport" cab) and a two truck construction number 25.
All of them run very well, starting at speed step 1 and then at higher speed steps. All have Tsunami 2 decoders. The two truck is already painted and decaled for Modoc and Lassen #25. Rayonier #2 will become Modoc and Lassen #2 and Medco #7 will become Modoc and Lassen #23. Videos of the locomotives being test run will be posted on YouTube.
