Had some friends from Switzerland come over to see the Canadian Wilderness. They wanted to see Banff and Jasper. I laughed and told them it was nothing but wall to wall tourist buying original native artifacts made in China. Then I took them to see what they really wanted to see.
We passed a sign similar to this one that said "next fuel 326 KMS" and their jaws dropped. One girl said that's more than Switzerland is across!
They fished, panned for gold and when the once a day Mountie came by on patrol he joined us for lunch.
On the way South, we stopped At Jasper and Banff, but all they did was check it off their bucket list.
Also on our way home, there was a string of nine C.P. pushers out in the middle of nowhere in the Rockies and we got the front to back tour of the lead engine. The two train buffs in the crowd were delighted especially the one from Switzerland.
When I want to get off the beaten track I don't mean two miles up the local dirt road.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Retsig, yeah that is an option but as Brent pointed out one that isn't really needed. It worked just fine as designed I just need to find a "quality" part to install. Besides most inline electric pumps are kind of noisy.
Brent, 2 day walk? wow I don't plan to get that backwoods yet.
Next trip will be simpler, no kids, no dogs, no trailer, heck maybe not even the wife. Just some food a tent and camera...
Modeling the Cleveland and Pittsburgh during the PennCentral era starting on the Cleveland lakefront and ending in Mingo junction
retsignalmtr Put in an electric inline fuel pump. Either bypass the mechanical pump or put the electric pump in parallel with it controlled with a toggle. Feed the pump electrically with something that is on when the ignition system is energized.
Put in an electric inline fuel pump. Either bypass the mechanical pump or put the electric pump in parallel with it controlled with a toggle. Feed the pump electrically with something that is on when the ignition system is energized.
I don't know about anyone else here, but if I am going to be a two or three day walk back to a highway I want my vehicle to be running the way the manufacturer designed it to run.
There is an old saying "some people create their own luck"
Alas, no worthwhile pics since we didn't stray from Rt7 until we got near home. But at that point we were well away from any tracks. The best fuzzograph was of the B+O bridge from Bellaire to Benwood.
Modern vehicles? Well the fuel pump culprit is a 77 Wagoneer. This will be the 3rd pump in it in the last year. !st was no good out of the box, second lasted 11 months. I'll need to find the receipt and exchange it but kind of a hassle. Why can't I get good parts anymore? Actually I know and call it WalMart syndrome. The water pump on the 95 F150 is going to be a hassle, I've changed many over the years and half the time I end up having to pull the timing cover too, ugh! I can't complain too much, 15 uears is a ripe old age for a water pump. Other than the 95 everything else I own is from the 70's. I fix late model stuff for a living and enjoy the simplicity of the older stuff.
I'll get the trucks fixed and try again next month or so. The leaves are starting to change color and it gets downright beautiful in the river valley. The wife will love it and maybe I can combine it with a hunting trip and be able to stock the freezer for winter.
Railfans and their vehicles. My annual trip was over pretty much before it started, as early on I ripped up a near new $340.00 tire. I wasn't going off to the middle of nowhere without a spare, as tire destruction is not uncommon when in search of Iron Ghost.
Last year I took a friend out with me and he had the best time ever. We saw long lost turntables, snowsheds and bridges. He couldn't believe the terrain we went over and how far from a paved road we would go. Going through creeks and driving over washouts on various goatpaths. What fun! Once I ran into a C.P.R. MOW crew high in the Rockies and they said " how did you get up here? I thought the road was washed out" "obviously not" was my reply. It was a very rough trip up though. We had a good talk and they pointed me in the direction of a old stone arch bridge that was part of the original CPR line from the 1880s.
Railfanning is a whole lot of fun. Especially on the historical side. I have introduced a friend to it and he now is doing a lot of reading on railroad history. Could a model train layout also be in his future????
My trusty steed. The adventures we have had and the stories we could tell.
I've taken one day off in past two weeks, what better way spend it then visiting the grandson with a side trip to further explore the remains of the Ojai Branch including exploring the abandoned packing house that will probably some day pass from the scene, alas the one house I need more info on has been razed recently and replaced with a shopping mall. My 63 Dodge didn't mind the trip with the exception of intermittent hard starting when the temps are in the upper 90's, gotta relocate that fuel line and filter away from the manifold, a recent condition brought about by that fine new formula California gas were forced to use
Dave
Yesterday I was returning from a long weekend in the Catskills in NY. I usually stop about halfway back at some locations along the westshore route of CSX formally Conrail/NYC. When I started to slow down to make a turn to one spot my foot went to the floor on the brake pedal. Sure enough the only brakeline I hadden't yet replaced on my 14 YO pickup ruptured to the rear wheels. I was able to crimp the line to avoid losing all fluid. I limped to a quicky mart to buy some more. I asked the attendant where the brake fluid was, he replied that breakfast food was over there on the shelf. Still had 60 miles to go. Found some at another mart.
Modern vehicles. Can't live with them, definitely can't live without them.
In days of old they used ot shoot the horse. Now we can keep fixing them til we run them into the ground.I just put a lot of money into a 12 year old van I hope to run into the ground in about another 5 years. I hope it turns out to be worth it!
At least you caught the problems before you got stranded somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
Railfanning will have other days of good times.
At east you enjoyed your weekend.
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Machines are like that, just when you have something special to do, they have different ideas. Good you got away though. Took 3 grandkids to a fair and the local club had their layout set up, so railfanned there.
Any chance you could post a picture or two?
Have fun,
But didn't succeed. Planned a camping trip and figured to do some railfanning while traveling. Well our trucks had different ideas. The fuel pump started to die in one and the waterpump started to leak in the other. So we set up camp and didn't adventure.
I did get some views of the former PRR Powhattan secondary that answered some modeling questions I had but also revealed that the portion from Captina Jct to Omal will likely be abandoned soon (trees growing between rails=not good sign)
Since the last time I ventured out that way they have built a bypass for Route 7 around Bellaire which gives a nice elevated view of the town and cemented the fact that this will be modeled on my layout. The B+O/PRR interchange is just too cool to ignore. B+O tracks are elvated through town before crossing the Ohio River to reach Benwood Jct. Stone arches and deck girders are very scenic.
I may change my Cleveland area section of the layout by moving the steel mill to Stubenville as the prototype location of the mill south of Stubenville would definitly fit a shelf layout better than the locations in Cleveland, not to mention it also allows for long distance running of ore trains. This allows more room to model the Cleveland Flats area too. Wether I use that space to model more industies or perhaps Cleveland Union Terminal I'm not sure. Probably industires since CUT is HUGE!
All in all not a bad weekend, got some much needed R+R but also the urgency to get some pictures before the tracks are gone.