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Posted by spankybird on Friday, April 9, 2004 8:37 PM
Hi Buckeye and all,

I like your bunnies.

HAPPY EASTER





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Posted by Jim Duda on Friday, April 9, 2004 3:43 PM
I'm hopin' ol' Peter, The Easter Bunny Rabbit, brings me the Golden Egg!

Happy Easter folks!

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 9, 2004 3:42 PM


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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, April 9, 2004 3:31 PM
Good pictures. Happy Easter. OH Dave, I grew up on a farm.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Friday, April 9, 2004 1:20 PM
Happy Easter!!!!



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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 9, 2004 11:44 AM
OK, here's another old pic, since I don't have any new ones:



All the equipment in this pic has been sold off, except for the RS-11 and the "Madisons". I just completed the switchover to scale a couple of weeks ago.

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Posted by FJ and G on Friday, April 9, 2004 10:23 AM
If you are into farming, some milk and cattle cars would look nice along with the tractors. As a kid, I used to visit a Pennsylvania farmer who had an old 40s type Ford tractor that I used to ride on the side or if pulling bales of hay, atop those.

Too bad farming and modern trains don't go together like they used to (old granger roads, NYO&W, cattle cars of the Santa Fe, and so on).

At least we still have the Tropicana Fruit Trains on CSX.
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, April 9, 2004 10:11 AM
Man, boar dis acting funny. This time your pictures were X's. Clicked on them and told it to show picture and they down loaded. HUMM

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Posted by Jim Duda on Friday, April 9, 2004 9:47 AM
Along with your smokin' pistols, bring me a couple of International Harvester flats, loaded with Farmalls and I'll trade ya! In the meantime, fire up that Deere and cultivate your garden! A bacon, lettuce, and FRE***omatoes on whole wheat sandwich sounds great for lunch!

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, April 9, 2004 8:16 AM
You stinker, you. You got my cars and tractors. Flying to South Texas in June to fish. If they are the last ones, I'm coming over at high noon with guns smoking. [:D] Pretty good. Man, that makes me want to spend my money. Oh well, got to do another BPS show in Savannah next weekend. Then I can buy them. Budget you know. [:D] Better save some money as got to buy all that track or I'll have to use the old Lionel stored. Well, pretty day here so I'm out and getting the JD out of its garage and mowing [after I sevice the wife's car, yes I do mechanic work too].

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Posted by Jim Duda on Thursday, April 8, 2004 9:46 PM
Here ya go, Chiefster...





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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, April 8, 2004 9:34 PM
Hey "Grump", I can see them now. Funny. [:D]

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Posted by dougdagrump on Thursday, April 8, 2004 9:32 PM
My wife wants to put in a garden railroad but I keep telling her the only thing that would happen is the GOPHERS would use it to ride around the yard. The only thing they haven't eaten is the weeds that pop up.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, April 8, 2004 8:53 PM
Pretty and good old buddy. I got my two Williams sitting upstairs. Got a MTH caboose yesterday. Too late to call Marty and see if I can get the NS caboose he has. Maybe tomorrow if he is open. Got some things on wish list on MTH site [one is John Deeres on flat]. Chief [loves his John Deere] Eagles

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Posted by Jim Duda on Thursday, April 8, 2004 7:10 PM
Supposedly they did to honor our troops' involvement in the 1991 Gulf War...

...at least according to MTH...read on.

http://www.mth-railking.com/detail.asp?item=20-2446-1

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Thursday, April 8, 2004 6:36 PM
That is a real nice SD60 MAC. Keep it polished.

I have never seen Burlington Northern in Central Ohio. Did they really paint one like this?

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Posted by Jim Duda on Thursday, April 8, 2004 6:20 PM
Thought you folks might like to see my newest diesel...just arrived yesterday. I charged it overnight, and fired it up tonight...Perfect! Just might be a fine engine to pull some "politically incorrect/correct" cars...hmmmmm. (wink)

Anyway, it's the first loco I have with DITCH LIGHTS...I can keep them on constantly, have them flash continously, turn them off, or have them flash only when I hit the horn - then they go back to continuously on after a few seconds. Love it! And it smokes great, too! Gotta love the red, white, and blue - Stars and Stripes forever!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 4:44 PM
No, no gargraves.... i run atlas.
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, April 8, 2004 4:04 PM
OH Lehigh Valley, maybe you are like the guy at train shop today. I asked him if he carried Gargraves and he replied that there was a lot of used Gargraves track around for sale at a good price. Snooty SOAG. Had everything in his store at retail and above.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 3:36 PM
you like trains?

talk to me, I have a WHOLE garage full.. you can HAVE FREE as much as you can carry away.

email for directions.
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Posted by Jim Duda on Thursday, April 8, 2004 3:31 PM
Chiefster...I'm gonna predict you'll choose Atlas...but wait until all the votes come in.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, April 8, 2004 3:21 PM
Me no close to 80 [age wise]. Some say too young to retire. Me, I think I'm too old to retire. I'm lazy. [:D] Been to Raleigh [city] to fight traffic and eat with guys I use to work with. All you can eat Mongolian Stir Fry. [:p] You guys are doing good on here today. Now can I start a fight. What is the best track to lay? [remembering the young days when I was told, tracks you don't make are tracks you don't have to cover [:D]] I talked to one train shop yesterday and she said Gargraves. One to day [snooty fellow] said Atlas. Lady working for this man was trying to push Fast Track. Lady yesterday said use some brand of switches I had not heard of [I don't think] and this guy says use Atlas. Lady yesterday sells only Lionel and MTH with some K-Line. No Williams as he tried to do some folks in with something about real-estate?????????? Guy today sells only Lionel and K-Line [but belittles K-Line]. Had two MTH CSX Cabooses for 50% off. Says he dumped MTH. This can get real confusing.

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Posted by FJ and G on Thursday, April 8, 2004 3:05 PM
Hey Chief,

If you are out there, this one is for you:

Two Indians and a Tennessee Hillbilly were walking in the woods, all of a
sudden one of the Indians ran up a hill to the mouth of a small cave.
"Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!" he called into the cave and then he listened very
closely until he heard an answering, 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' He tore off
his
clothes and ran into the cave.
The Hillbilly was puzzled and asked the other Indian what that was all
about.
Was the other Indian crazy or what?
"No," said the Indian. "It is our custom during mating season when Indian
men
see a cave, they holler 'Wooooo Wooooo! Wooooo!' into the opening. If they
get an answer back, it means there is a girl in there waiting to mate."
Just then they saw another cave. the Indian ran up to the opening of the
cave, stopped, and hollered, "Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!" Immediately, there
was an
answering 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' from deep inside the cave. He tore off
his
clothes and ran into the
cave.
The Hillbilly wandered around in the woods alone for a while, and then he
came upon a great big cave. As he looked in amazement at the size of the
huge
opening, he was thinking, "Hoo, man! Look at the size of this cave! It is
bigger
than those the Indians found. There must be some really big, fine women in
this cave!"
He stood in front of the opening and hollered with all his might "Wooooo!
Wooooo! Wooooo!" He grinned and closed his eyes in anticipation,and then he
heard
the answering call, "WOOOOOOOOO! WOOOOOOOOO! WOOOOOOOOO!"
With a gleam in his eyes and a smile on his face, he raced into the cave,
tearing off his clothes as he ran.
The following day, the headline of the local newspaper read.....
Get ready, this will kill ya)

"NAKED HILLBILLY RUN OVER BY TRAIN"

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Posted by spankybird on Thursday, April 8, 2004 12:05 PM
Hey Jim,

Look at MTH gauge one, then you can use your DCS outside.



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Posted by Jim Duda on Thursday, April 8, 2004 10:26 AM
LHV - $16.00 is fair, but no way in hell am I payin' any transaction fee! (wink)
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 8:46 AM
JD,

just $16.00, plus a $2.00 transaction fee.
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Posted by Jim Duda on Thursday, April 8, 2004 7:50 AM
Are they worth $18.00...???

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Posted by FJ and G on Thursday, April 8, 2004 7:50 AM
Chief,

I thought you meant you got to 80, meaning your age. :-)

Pretty soon you can share with us your layout progress like I'm doing. Even with all the rework it is still imo the most fun of model railroading. It's the journey, not the destination, as the cliche goes.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 7:37 AM
You need topay to view my pictures, I don't give anything for free. Plus if you use them, you need to pay me royalalitys... just like UP...

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