Dear TOC

[Marty Cozad]

I never use flash on mine. I set the digital camera on scan and before it gets too dark take the shots. Or if its tooo dark I use a simple trouble light with 60 watt bulb as back lighting.

[GP-9_Man11786]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Curmudgeon

Whose?

Your's and Marty's.

[Curmudgeon]

Whose?

[GP-9_Man11786]

Question, were your photos taken with a flash or a long exposure?

[tangerine-jack]

QUOTE: Originally posted by troybetts

QUOTE: No, I use an interesting new thing, it's called "maps on paper".

Wow.The've been used in this country for years.[:D]

I just hope yours aren't made by Lucas![xx(].

TOC- love your RR! I'm also having the same 1:1 leaf problem right now, but I guess that's what a broom is for[;)].

[oX)]

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by troybetts

Got it thanks.
Anybody else here use Google Earth for maps.
It's fascinating.

www.googleearth.com

Sure, we got a heads-up on that some time ago, complete with follow ups on how to access other nifty mapping apps.

http://www.rhb-grischun.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=685

Very nice stuff, especially to check out prototype railways. Some of the resolution in some places is good enough to have them as a basis for track plans.

[tmcc man]

Nice pics Marty, and congrats on the pic in the Photo Contest. I also like your picture at the end with the rotary snowplow.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: No, I use an interesting new thing, it's called "maps on paper".

Wow.The've been used in this country for years.[:D]

[tangerine-jack]

No, I use an interesting new thing, it's called "maps on paper". I love it, no electricity needed, no monthy fees, and it has a feature called "notes" whereby you can input information directly onto the map with a device called a "pencil". These "maps on paper" should be available wherever "books on paper" are sold; i.e. a "book" store or the other place nobody goes, the public "library".

[oX)]

[Anonymous]

Got it thanks.
Anybody else here use Google Earth for maps.
It's fascinating.

www.googleearth.com

[Curmudgeon]

Find Seattle, Washington State, just below British Columbia.
Now if you stood in Seattle and held your 30-.06 up at about a 44 degree angle, almost due east, and pulled the trigger, the round would land close to the CCRy....

[Anonymous]

Thankyou.
The maps are out!

[Curmudgeon]

Close.
Near Seattle.
And the comment about LGB passenger car lights wasn't aimed anywhere close to you or England.....a tad further south, it was.....

[Anonymous]

Dave,
I was being serious.The children,as I, want a city or town name so as to locate the people on the forum.
I obviously have not made this clear!
I don't care about manufacturers or anything else.
As you said before"this is not a p***ng contest.Please don't make it so.
My children saw the leaves on your railway and assumed that you lived in the same temperate zone as we do.
Good photos though!
I would like a diagram of your railway.Makes the photos better.

[Curmudgeon]

As, yes, Fall in the Great Pacific Northwest.
But, we should be about done with the fall of fall.
I lightened the shots a bit to allow visibilty of the content.
I could do a string of lit coaches, done it before, but Roy took out the LGB coaches which don't come with lights.
The Bachmann ones do.
Funny.
Wonder why that is.

It is interesting in the rain.
Pulling the lower setout in last night, normally one Shay pulls 28-34 loads, unassisted, no wheel slip, up 150' of 4% grade.
Double-headed with 2 Shays last night, slipping like crazy to get 24 up the hill....

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by toenailridgesl

QUOTE: Originally posted by iandor

What does TOC mean the purpose of writing is to communicate!

Ian

What does TOC mean ?(question mark)
(Capital letter T) the purpose of writing is to communicate!
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"
I think what I'm politely trying to say, Ian, is "Lighten up!"

Hi Phil,


"Eats, shoots and leaves" [;)][;)]

[Anonymous]

Yes Marty.
Headlights and interior lights.



Whatever you think HJ.

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by troybetts

P.S.
If you ask HJ nicely he will give you the scale height of your sleepers.
(ties)[}:)]

edit due to my inability to be able to spell 'your'

Wellllllllllll Hmmmmmmmmmm

For someone who doesn't care you seem to have an extraordinary obsession with scale height of ties.
Some of the larger proto ties were on the D&RGW, the cross section measured 6x8".

PS Interpolating from the pictures I would say the ties are 5.75 x 5.75"

PSS Some of the posts are a daily reminder of that interesting "Eats, shoots and leaves!" book.[;)][}:)][}:)][:)][:D]

[Anonymous]

P.S.
If you ask HJ nicely he will give you the scale height of your sleepers.
(ties)[}:)]

edit due to my inability to be able to spell 'your'

[Anonymous]

Good photos.However.I can't see the point in taking night time shots of trains.
Unless you have a sweeping curve of beautifully lit coaches or a train sitting in an intimately lit station.I've tried various ways and I have learned that the flash is the kiss of death to nightime model pictures.
Dave,you appear to be suffering with the wonders of Autumn (Fall) as I am.
Bits everywhere.For you on battery it does not have the same effect as it has on me (but we won't go there..[:D]
A 1:1 leaf has the same result whatever.

[Tom The Brat]

Somehow, there's a contradiction in the phrase, "Dear TOC"[:-,]

These night shots are cool. I did get to turn off the lights in the shop and watch a Dash 9 glide along the track.

[Anonymous]

Marty and TOC the pics look great!

TOC, has your RR every been featured in GR? I know Marty's has although I missed that issue for I wasn't involved in trains again yet. The rail looks great TOC[;)] It would be nice to see a layout that is for operations.

[toenailridgesl]

QUOTE: Originally posted by iandor

What does TOC mean the purpose of writing is to communicate!

Ian

What does TOC mean ?(question mark)
(Capital letter T) the purpose of writing is to communicate!
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"
I think what I'm politely trying to say, Ian, is "Lighten up!"

[Curmudgeon]

One of the Big 2-8-0's having crested the grade, drifts into Whiterock to begin the switching needed there.

The Shay has made it to the top of the grade, backed onto the old switchback line with caboose, waiting for the uphill passenger to clear so work can commence.

Bert's train with Shay in the lead pulls into the Gorge on the New Line Grade coming up 4% while passing under the Bald Mountain Branch to Pete's Pit Mine. You can see the 10% grade on the bridge.

[Curmudgeon]

Shay crawling upgrade at Mehus Siding for a rolling meet with a downhill run.

Later, old #83 pulling a freight onto the east end of Mehus, westbound towards Mound House, holding for the uphill train with the right of way.

Busy at Mound House, one departing, one starting the evening's work.

[ttrigg]

I once was told the "light at the end of the tunnel", instead of being a brilliant idea, just might be a train hurdling down the tracks about to crush your little "posterior."

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by iandor

What does TOC mean the purpose of writing is to communicate!

Ian

I guess it is that common language which divides us, so let me try

QUOTE: I should take some photos tonight.
Pouring rain, wind blowing, dark as a...

I'll take some pictures even if the weather isn't great

QUOTE: But, we're running trains!

We run trains even if the weather isn't great

QUOTE: We're home........lights are on....coffee's warm.......beer's cold.....stogies are lit....

If one expects company (visitors), one should be home and the lights are on to indicate that.
OTOH "if the lights are on, but nobody's home" is slang for someone being .......... not too smart.

Coffee is usually served hot or warm in our geographic region at this time of year, beer on the other hand is cold year-round, cigars are usually lit to keep mosquitos and flies at bay.
Chomping on a cold cigar hmmmmmmmm let me think about that.

Recommended reading: http://www.urbandictionary.com/ , the laughs while reading are strictly optional!

[Curmudgeon]

Table of Contents?

[Marty Cozad]

TOC I think some of that rain will be heading our way Sunday. As for tonight it was perfect out.. I sat in the gazebo and just enjoyed a quiet time.