Good Morning from Blueberryhill.......
Good Morning, Joe.........
It is a cold 44 degrees. Going up to 74 today with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. Lots to do and busy all morning. Lunch and a nap, later.
Cheerios for breakfast on the dining car.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
Aloha from a cool Chicago. Just met a cousin from NYC who was visiting in town. Talked them into seeing the train layout and other goodies at the Museum of Science and Industry. Chief, I'm glad your'e feeling better. All that good BBQ and train-driving too - wow! Welcome home, Joe - I've been to the Dayton airpot once - I was actually locked in overnight back in the 80s when my Republic Airlines flight arrived late and a connecting flight didn't leave until the morning. I was the only one in the whole place. SJ, I love your train club videos - and your layout!
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
A Late Good Morning,
Doing pretty well here, leg OK. Have a smaller cast on now, which is not as near restrictive as the other one. Back to Dr this Wednesday to have remaining stitches out from surgery. No weight bearing, but I can handle that. The leg sure feels a lot better, more secure.
Kay is doing well she has 3 of the 4 major treatments behind her. And still doing well, never complains!
Received two engines back that I had out for repair, I am happy with the results. (Guy in VA, did the work). Had to have a DCS system replaced, and some wiring on a TMCC engine. Sure wish I had a wire diagram for the board sets!
Weather certainly is hot ! Over a 100 yesterday, and same for today. We only get 1 or 2 days of that maximum per year! Looking forward to winter along with Doug. (Have to start winterizing soon!)
Ray, maybe Chuck from who used to work for Minzels in Denver could help with that engine. (?)
Joe, Glad to see you home!! Sure your family is happy as well! Good Job!
Chief, Glad you're feeling better. Think you need a couple of days of rest before it is forced upon you.
Dougdagrump, you should build one of those beds and take it to the club. Then you guys could turn it into a fund raiser, raffling them off. Good idea, huh!
Well going to go see what I can get into today. Take care all and stay healthy!
Don
Mornin' All.
Up early this morning so I can get the laundry done before it gets hot. One load done two in process and one to go.
Don, I have been using Chuck, "O'nly 3 Rail", in the Denver area for some time now. Started having him do my repairs when he was with Mizzells and continued when he opened his own place. I think it is going to tuff finding parts for Ray's engine, maybe someone will have one they are parting out.
We, the club, have to be very careful with regards to "fundraising" since we are a C-7 non-profit which has a lot more restrictions than a C-3.
Don, Prayers continue for you and Kay.
Well the laundry is calling !
Later all.
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rrswedeRay, saw your post regarding the stripped gear on the 4-8-4. For interest sake, what is the model number of the locomotive and bad part number. PS: I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of Kale. Swede The number of the engine is 20-3015. Don't know the gear part number. Local repair guy thinks both the gear on the axle and the worm gear are stripped. Axle gear appears dished out. Found some metal filings in gear box. The engine was made in 1995 in Korea I think. Ray
The number of the engine is 20-3015. Don't know the gear part number. Local repair guy thinks both the gear on the axle and the worm gear are stripped. Axle gear appears dished out. Found some metal filings in gear box. The engine was made in 1995 in Korea I think.
Ray
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Hi Guys wanted to say hi. Hope all are doing well and enjoyed summer. Plugging along here.
Trying to get all my benchwork done before the weather turns. Almost there.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
V8Vega Workers are putting a new roof on a neighbors house and the forecast is 105 today and tomorrow I feel sorry for illegal aliens sometimes. On the Model Railroad forum Elliott's Diner Jeffery Wimberley posted 5 times on Monday by 7:48 in the morning. I think thats central time..
Workers are putting a new roof on a neighbors house and the forecast is 105 today and tomorrow I feel sorry for illegal aliens sometimes.
On the Model Railroad forum Elliott's Diner Jeffery Wimberley posted 5 times on Monday by 7:48 in the morning. I think thats central time..
On big blue he averages 6 to 8 per page of 15 post per page.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Hey, guys!!
Long weekend was great, needed time off.
Saturdays NJ Firemans Convention Parade saw us march 1st in line in memory of our
LODD Davey...not in competition, but still got 2nd place color guard overall,
which I was proud to be a part of.
Just getting back in the swing of things, roadrunner is now on the front burner. New engine harness came in and tonight, I'll install. Maybe fire it up.
for those in need....
Fife --FYI - I got the reference...lmao!!!
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
If you were basically stuck at home, you would too. Good outlet.
BTW: I am stuck at home too. Dr. ordered me home. Filling me full of steroids and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever meds. Waiting for results from 4 vials of blood taken. Unknown reaction or virus right now. So, I guess Mayors do get sick. Well, at least I will not come dragging in at 9:30 10:00 tonight. Re-watching DVR'd train and hunting shows. Spending a lot of time on Sportsman and Outdoor Channels.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good evening,
I just have time for a quick post tonight as I’m about to get some sleep. Today was a long, busy day. I worked a half-day so I could come home and tend to the still ailing family. The daughter was well enough to make it to school but the older boy was not. The wife was feeling worse so I needed to be here to help her out. I think you all can relate to what it’s like when mom is sick.
Doug M. – The Dayton airport is small but convenient. It sure beats the three-hour bus ride to Narita I used to have.
Good night Chuck, and everyone else.
Joe
Cloudy good morning. Turning sunny so they say. The rash/hemorrhages on legs and feet are fading in some. We'll see how the day goes. Home resting [as ordered] except for a lunch meeting here.
All have a great day.
ChiefEagles Cloudy good morning. Turning sunny so they say. The rash/hemorrhages on legs and feet are fading in some. We'll see how the day goes. Home resting [as ordered] except for a lunch meeting here. All have a great day.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
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Mornin' Fellas
Charlie - that benchwork looks.... awesome! How did you cut the rounded ends? All one level?Buckeye - LOL...Getting ready to invade FL with the family on Friday.
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Bench work looks great Charlie!
Frank get better and like Buckeye suggest, lay off the grits.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Good morning all,
Dennis, the outdoor G gauge railroad is about the only thing I care to see at the fair. The G gauge has been in for a few years now and is operated by a club. Prior to that the engines were hand built and an unusual scale. Actually I liked them better than the G gauge. The fair paid an individual to maintain and operate the old railroad but after a falling out between them, the fair got a club to come in, tear out the old track and lay the G gauge. On top of that they do it all free just for the priviledge of being able to run their trains on the layout during the year
The guys in my Thursday night group which used to meet at another member's house for years helped the guy at the Fairground to get the track ready for the fair for a couple of years. He wanted to buy the old trains from the fair but they would not sell them. I think they are still stored out there somewhere. I know there was a lot of bitterness over getting him out and bringing in the G gauge but I believe that in the long run, the G gauge people have done a superb job of keeping it up and adding a lot of new things that the old guy was unable to do. The only down side was that the old trains had a lot of historical value having been at the fair for so many generations. I also miss the O gauge indoor layout that was underneath the grandstand. That was another fiasco between the fair manager and some hot heads in the club. Bottom line---the club lost. Too bad, it was a great layout. Of course they still have the real steam engines on display less the Big Boy which was sent back to Cheyenne this year for restoration.
lion88roarCharlie - that benchwork looks.... awesome! How did you cut the rounded ends? All one level?
All one level Brent. I used my jigsaw with a Bosch blade to cut the plywood and SJ's belt sander to smooth things out.
Afternoon all,
Cool but sunny here in beautiful downtown Gormley. Spell check suggests I change the town name to Gormless. I'm gonna have to look up that word in the dictionary.
Hope you're feeling better, Chief.
Don'tcha just love that benchwork? It's like a fresh, clean piece of drawing paper just ready for the imagination. Wish I was that far along with the attic. All the fun parts of the layout building begin now!
The general Toronto area has pandered to the bike riders as of late too. The war against the automobile is hotter and heavier than ever. The bike lane on a close by secondary street within a subdivision seems to be always blocked with parked cars, making it kinda dangerous. Obviously the cops are even ignoring such a stupid idea. Even stupider is that realistically the season for bicycling here is only about 7 months out of the year.
Bruce
MichRR714 lion88roarCharlie - that benchwork looks.... awesome! How did you cut the rounded ends? All one level? All one level Brent. I used my jigsaw with a Bosch blade to cut the plywood and SJ's belt sander to smooth things out.
Good Afternoon,
Sure is hot here, over 103 (in the shade). Sure glad I'm not in a steam engine right now!
Was browsing around on various forums, sure hope RB (from Louisiana, does OK tomorrow. He is having surgery don't know what kind, but sounds serious.)
Also, sure like that benchwork Charlie! Makes me want to tear mine down and re-do it. Those pictures are really great everything so nice and clean. Love to see an image of the layout your going to build.
Chief glad to see you are taking it a easy, a little bit. You need to come up with away of doing that without running yourself to the end of the line first.
Going to go and see if I can do something with a couple of printers that are giving Kay some headaches.
Talk Later
lion88roarLooks awesome! In the second photo in the far corner it appears there is a gap in the benchwork. Is that so?
Yes that is the door to my mechanical room. I will have a lift up bridge at that location.
The wife was a little better today and the 4 y/o son is fully recovered; however, the older son needed to stay home from school again. He progressed as the day went on and should be back in school tomorrow. The workday was busy and flew by. We had a nice dinner at home and it’s just about bedtime for me now.
Good night all and good morning Chuck (that’s for tomorrow),
Cloudy good morning. Rested up yesterday. Lunch meeting and that's all. Meds are working. Legs and feet are good. Occasional joint pain.
Nice being lazy. OH, sun just came out. Contrary to weatherperson. Prayers for all those that were in the fires paths in CA. Surprised NC Air National Guard is not there. C130's bomb the fires. Remember, we lost a crew in CO. a few years ago.
Then AZ, NV and west Texas is going to get flooded.
Have a good one.
Aloha. My first evening of class went well. I even managed to lug home a gigantic new computer afterwards. Nice 60-70 degree day today. Joe, is Wright Patterson AFB near the Dayton airport or associated with it. They had an awesome museum there.
Dennis, is there still a railroad that you can ride or see in Griffith Park? I hear what you say about the bike lanes but they're deeply appreciated here - especially in the city where they are trying to off-set them with their own little traffic lights and fencing. They even have a new enormous rent-a-bike program- for $7 you get one for 24 hours. Anyway, the cyclists are always getting clobbered by taxis... They also put in bike lanes in our subdivisions but they're more visual reminders that a cyclist is riding there. When I grew up, you had to stay on the sidewalks...
Doug, Dennis is right about two train rides in Griffith Park. The live steamers operate on weekends with 1 and 1 half inch scale trains as well as a 1" scale track. The big ones carry the most passengers. There is another train that runs around an oval track at Travel Town where there is some vintage railroad equipment on display. I think the live steamers don't operate much steam except maybe once a month. They run a lot of diesels in between for the public and at least one steam engine each time.
Good Afternoon from Blueberryhill........
Good Afternoon, Joe.......
Well, our Internet has been down since Monday afternoon. It just came back on. I asked if they would credit our account for the days without service, and they could not find an answer.
All is OK here. Cool at night and about 70 during the day. No rain. A nice breeze. Great weather.
Y'all have a nice day and evening and maybe, I'll see ya in the AM.
Evening all,
Cool and sunny again....which kinda sums up the whole summer here.
Cobbled together a work caboose over the last few days. I think I prefer silver in place of the white so probably will repaint then weather to suit. Never know when one of them TMCC boom cars happens along.
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The sick family was just about to 100% today and should be back to normal tomorrow. I had a few meetings and plenty of paperwork to keep me busy during the workday. The weather here has been great. The highs are in the upper 60s, maybe low 70s and the sun is shining. I’m off to bed early tonight as I need to wake up early to run.
Chuck – I’m glad you’re back online. I’m loving this weather.
Doug M. – Wright-Patterson is a few miles from the Dayton Airport, not associated with it. The U.S. Air Force museum is near Wright-Patterson and it is a great museum.
Bruce – The work caboose looks great.
Good night,
Good Evenin' All.
Temps came down a few degrees today, only 101* instead of 107*. San Diego got hit pretty good yesterday, one of those freaky cells that dumps a bunch of rain w/lightening and some really strong winds. Some flooding, downed trees even a few Palm Trees caught fire from strikes. One of the local puddle jumper airports got hit hard, a hanger ripped up and 5 or 6 planes heavily damaged. Couldn't believe that the winds were strong enuff to straighten the "S" hooks used to chain down the planes. The worst part for us though is the AC crapped out and all the repair guys are backed up with jobs til next week.
Gonna be busy the next few days with club meeting tomorrow nite, run day Friday, then on Saturday I have been asked to do the "Father/Daughter Dance" with a young lady that has been part of our extended family since she was in gradeschool. She has really become quite an individual that anybody would be proud to have as part of the family.
Gotta run !
Good Evening,
Bruce, the caboose is great, really a nice picture!!! Its perfect the way it is!
Dougdg, What a great compliment and honor, you've got to be really proud of that! (Father/Daughter Dance). Congrats!!!
Should be having a visitor tomorrow, my brother is coming down from Reno. Will be pleasant.
Today was a little bit cooler, but still hot. Hopefully will be getting better in the next couple of days, before the Santa Ana's hit.
Take care all, and stay healthy!
Good Morning from Blueberryhill.....
Good Morning, Joe......
It is a cool 52 degrees. Going up to a sunny 72.
Today is an easy day. I have a few chores to do and then I will relax and do some reading. Not much else new.
Usual breakfast on the dining car.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
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