Track fiddlerWould things be better with no more TF?
NO!!!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
What??? How could things possibly be better without one of the most consistent and interesting contributors to the forums?!?
Don't you dare quit!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Track fiddler Post Hog! Haven't been myself lately TF
Post Hog!
Haven't been myself lately
TF
So...... Who were you?
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
hon30critterDon't you dare quit!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll second that!
Good morning diners. It's doughnut day as I had to go for a fasting blood draw this morning, so while I was out...
Track Fiddler, good to see you back. Better keep it that way. By the way, that first photo you put in, is that your truck? I thought you were talking about it being time to replace the one you had a while back. Just curious if you did.
Brent, congrats on the Canucks winning. On to the next!
Bear, that Kiwi burger has my interest. Is that sliced beets on it? Is that what I'm seeing under the egg? I've never heard of them being put on a burger before. And what's the white sauce on the bottom? It looks kind of like tartar sauce. That pudding though, I think I'll just slide away to the corner booth with the whole dish.
Nice weather in the forecast for today. Means finally getting started on outdoor projects. Long day ahead for me.
Have a good one guys!
Mike
Good morning, diners.
Even though it's still morning, I'll have one of the Bear's Kiwiburgers! I'm not sure I understand the dessert, though. I've never heard of "self saucing chocolate pudding".
TF -- Don't think of quitting. Without you, the diner would seem very lonely.
Brent, have fun with the wedding. All three of my daughters got married at destination weddings. It was great. Just show up and write some big checks.
MisterBeasley, I've never heard of that situation with the wine not being able to be delivered to your house. Each state has certain laws. One of the strangest was that a few years ago, Colorado allowed grocery stores to sell beer that was 3.2% alcohol. If you wanted regular beer, you had to go to a liquor store. In my state, you can buy beer, wine, and liquor at just about any grocery store or convenience store -- except on Sundays before noon. You can still buy beer or wine before noon, but no hard liquor. I guess they didn't want anyone hitting the hard stuff on the way to church!
I have hopes that the new company may decide to upgrade the forum software. I have a fear the new company will look at the forum as an unneeded expense and drop it.
BNSF yard at Tulsa, OK:
BNSF Tulsa, OK by J Burke, on Flickr
Have a great Saturday.
York1 John
I asked my doctor if I gave up delicious food and all alcohol, would I live longer? He said, "No, but it will seem longer."
Good Morning,
TF, I sometimes think how great it would be just trolling along in a 16' Lund with you on Lake of the Woods. I know a few spots where the fishing is good just north of Bergland. Don't leave the Diner. That's an order.
Well the lattice fence is done at the front. Naturally my wife isn't happy with the job as the fence drops slightly with the yard slope to the street. Also it is about 6" lower than the old one which I think was unavoidable with the lattice panels that are available now. I'm in the doghouse again as I talked to the contractor for 20 minutes (while wearing a N95 mask). She is convinced I have put us at risk of contracting covid so I am in quarantine in the basement as I can't be trusted.
Have to go pick up more birdseed today. We have gone through 75 lbs this week.
Bear, that burger looks really good but I think I could only eat half of one.
CN Charlie
richhotrain Mark your calendar for May14th, Mr. B., when HB262 will be heard in committee. The anti-wine days in Delaware appear to be numbered. Rich
Mark your calendar for May14th, Mr. B., when HB262 will be heard in committee. The anti-wine days in Delaware appear to be numbered.
Rich
Typically, in Delaware these bills appear every session. They are always voted down. The retail alcohol merchants and from what we've heard the distributors just give too much money to the state legislature so the will of the people doesn’t matter at all.
This bill only allows 3 cases of wine per year to go to any one household. That amount would use up our quota before mid-year.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good Grief Mr Charlie, I'll go trolling for walleye with you anytime you want, in a 16 foot Lund!
I'd much rather go fishing with my friend Charlie on Lake of the Woods though!!!
Good morning. It's donut day, so just coffee please.
Just last week, I was invited by a friend to go fishing with him and several others as they head to northern Minnesota somewhere. I said no thanks.
I fished as a kid, and I did some ice fishing in college. I never enjoyed it. I could not see the enjoyment in getting eaten by bugs or having frozen fingers. My friends continue to fish and can't believe I don't enjoy it.
Time to head out the door. I'll check back into the diner later.
The diesel shop at the Bailey Yard in North Platte:
The House by Troy Snead, on Flickr
Flo, where is everybody? I have been waiting to be served since last Saturday.
Alton Junction
I don't know what's more discouraging, the state of my Boston Bruins or this forum. Oh well, in either case, bigger things in life exists I guess.
Regards, Chris
Back on the rails?
And on the 155th anniversary of the Gold Spike:
UP CP May 10,1869 Promontory Utah by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
I nearly didn't check getting into the diner again. I thought I'd give it one more try and I was amazed the site opened. I wonder for how long.
I hope the new owners will at least acknowledge what it going on, and what will be happening.
Three days ago I got a card asking me to renew my subscription to Model Railroader. I was going to hold off until I see if we hear from the new owners.
Anyway, even if it's just for a few hours, it's good to be back.
Toast by Bear, on Flickr
I'd be inclined to renew now, before the new owners raise the price.
Oy vey.
Hello everyone. Allow me to introduce myself as it's been so long you may not remember me. I'm Mike, live in Michigan, and model a fictional branch of the New York Central in HO scale.
York1Just last week, I was invited by a friend to go fishing with him and several others as they head to northern Minnesota somewhere. I said no thanks.
maxmanI'd be inclined to renew now, before the new owners raise the price.
Hello everybody! Great to see you again!
No real train news but we are making major progress cleaning out the garage for the layout.
It's been so long I forgot — is our Diner theme still yards? If so here's a track diagram of the busy and congested Mott Haven coach yard of the New York Central where the 'Great Steel Fleet' was turned and serviced:
Mott_Haven-track-layout-1927 by Edmund, on Flickr
Every afternoon the Century was pulled back to Grand Central Terminal for boarding and a 6:00 pm departure.
NYC S-motor 133 Mott Haven by Edmund, on Flickr
We had our first baltimore oriole at the grape jelly this morning. It was a female so perhaps the males have already gone through.
We are the unfortunate victims of urban sprawl. When we first moved in in 1988 there were lots of natural areas close by. The sprawl has now put us closer to the center of town and as a result, there are only small numbers of birds at our feeders. We used to have 40 - 50 goldfinches at a time. Now we might have six.
Oh well, we'll just have to climb into the van and go north a bit. There is a conservation area fairly close but I'd much rather watch the birds from our deck.
Hi Bear,
The burgers and the pudding look fantastic. We'll have to try your recipies soon. I have a suspicion that I will need several napkins and maybe a bib for the burger!
Good morning dinners, good to see everyone again. Glad they unlocked the doors (again).
Flo, I'll please have 2 eggs over eas, well done corned beef hash, home fries and sourdoughs toast.
Dave, I had the pleasure to see my very first Scarlet Tanager yesterday morning in our Magnolia tree. Super bright red! Stunning.
Good morning, diners. Chloe, I'll have bacon, eggs, and coffee, please.
It's good to see everyone so far. It would be nice to hear from Lion soon.
Bear, thanks for the dessert recipe. The term 'self-saucing' was a new one to me. I'm not sure I could take a bite of that burger. I think I'd need a knife to cut some pieces first.
I'll say my goodbyes to all the diners, just in the off-chance the forum goes away for good.
For the bird watchers, my wife has been very happy the past the week. She had five pairs of orioles at the feeders, and two male rose-breasted grossbeaks. That's in addition to dozens of cardinals, blue jays, squirrels, etc.
Last night we saw the northern lights. It's fairly rare that we see them here. Pretty neat.
The layout has not seen much activity lately. I'm in the process of my most difficult scratchbuilding project, but I'm not putting too much time into it. Too many other retirement duties. I'm waiting on some Tichy windows I've ordered, and I may drive the fifty miles to the hobby shop today to see if I can find some specific styrene I need.
On another forum, the main topic of discussion was this forum! We're famous.
Have a great weekend.
40BCP1401Toronto by Michael A Da Costa, on Flickr
Hi Chris and John,
Great birding!
I wish I was still able to visit Point Pelee on Lake Erie in the spring. We have seen several Scarlett Tanagers there but never any in our own yard. We have had a few Indigo Buntings over the years but they were often still in their winter brown with just a few bits of blue showing.
Good Afternoon,
Nice to see the forum back but for how long?
We had a Scarlet Taniger in our back yard a couple of years ago. My wife just happened to have her camera at the ready and got a few great photos. Indigo Buntings have been here too, the best was a vivid blue one last year that stayed for about 10 minutes. The hordes of White Throated Sparrows are gone and hopefully the warblers are next. Had one male oriole last week. He must have been here last year as he knew exactly where to find the grape jelly.
No train news except CP has announced #2816 will make a stop here at the end of June. I saw it in 2007 down in Thief River Falls. Got some great video pacing it. Was the only car following for about 25 miles.
My sister is in shock. She has lost a 6 figure sum from her bank account. Told her to be at the bank Monday morning as soon as it opens. There has been a fraud and hopefully the money can be recovered. It was most of the proceeds from the sale of their house. I tried to give her some guidance based on my experience as a credit manager. Sued more than a few people back in the day.
Very warm day here, about 75F but back to a more normal 60 tomorrow.
Almost all the streets in our community are named after birds. We have an Indigo Bunting Court, a Tanager Way and we live on Flicker Court.
I don’t know about the health of the forum, either. I've been getting timeout messages when accessing threads, and the hated 504 error popped up earlier. Duct tape and baling wire seems to be holding it together.
Ed, thanks for the map of old Mott Haven yard.
Not much left there now, just the "Y" and it's a single track.
In my time in freight, we used to come out of Oak Point via the Port Morris connection (the switch would be located at the extreme lower right, just before the crossovers on the Harlem Line), then go over all the crossovers and "turn right" and go along the Y to the Hudson line north (originally, it was "west").
In the earlier time, MO tower was still open, later it closed and the dispatchers were all downtown. It was (for me) an easier move when the old NYC signals were still there, as you would get "slow clears" so you'd know at least the next signal was good (with a big train behind in some very tight spaces). Later on, when Metro-North went to the "proceed cab" signals, all you'd get is a "restricted cab", so you were running on faith that the dispatcher had the next one cleared up and wanted to "get you through". Sometimes they'd let you know that you only had it so far (he might say, "I've got one to get by on the Hudson"), so you could lay back a bit.
Going north was pretty much all empties, but coming south with all loads, again, could make you nervous until you saw you had the railroad all the way. 80-120 loads, and the odds of getting stopped in 6-10 car lengths, well, they weren't assured...