Jeffrey's Trackside Diner, January 2017 at Bretton Woods, NH

[Steven Otte]

<looks around>

Guess I better lock this place up.

*click*

[cudaken]

 Evening Diners

 Flo, Ed and I will have a

 Work Front this month was a bust. Month started out so well, by the 16th I had $17,000.00 plus in sales. If I had another $5000.00 for the rest of the month I would be shocked!

 I may have hurt my knee at work? Have no idea how I may have done it, maybe twisted it? It feels fine when walking in a straight line. But trying to rasie it, like getting in the car? It started hurting around 4:00 PM and is getting worse. By the time I got home I started feeling like I was getting a fever.  I normally off Wednesday, but with have a VA appoiment Friday I had to change days off. If the knee is still hurting I see what can be done while I am at the VA.

 Later, Ken

[BigDaddy]

Ulrich you don't have our permission to leave the diner permanently.

Lion Great looking sticky buns.  The local bakery doesn't quite get it.  Their raisin buns have 3/4 cup of raisins and the sticky buns have been cast in molasses.

While it's not officially a lion, DC is in turmoil because of a renegade bobcat  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2017/01/31/fearing-a-missing-bobcat-d-c-kept-schoolkids-inside-but-ollies-most-likely-shy-experts-say/

Hope you guys get published in MR.

 

[yougottawanta]

Hello again

Arrived home and MOH was so sick she didnt even stir from her slumber on the coach

Train front - Trucking company promises that by Friday they will be hauling in. We will see ???

Der - What is "Mais natureelement" ?

Garry - How did you make the star wars picture ? Pretty neat ! Did the engineer get killed in the Amtrak incident ?

CN Charlie - Is the class physical therapy ? Education on better living ???

FRRYKid - Oh thanks I was a bit cinfused there.

Moe Larry - You are welcome. How are you doing today ?

Ulrich - I hope you feel better.

YGW

 

 

[howmus]

Steven Otte

And that goes for you, too, Howmus. We can always use more scenery articles.

Well....  I'm still waiting to see one I already sent in... . (Yeah, I know how the process works and that it just will get in when there is a need and space, etc.) I may well take you up on that just as soon as I get caught up on all the other must get dones around here.  Thanks Steven!

73

[moelarrycurly4]

MLC ...  We ate at Ollie's two times. Now it is closed. Sadly.

I wondered how they would stay open, with the odd hours of business. 

[yougottawanta]

Hello all

Busy day. Will read post tomorrow and respond. Prayers for those in need. Well wishes for all.

Prayer request. MOH has been sick for about a week now. I have been Mr. Mom, nurse maid, chief cook...plus regular duties etc... It is nothing more than a severe sinus infection/Flue but she just cannot shake it.

TTYL and thanks in advance for all or the

History qoutes from women of History in honor of MOH:

The balm of life, a kind and faithful friend.

Mercy Otis Warren

 

'Tis social converse, animates the soul.

Mercy Otis Warren

 

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be.

Martha Washington

YGW

[Steven Otte]

And that goes for you, too, Howmus. We can always use more scenery articles.

[Steven Otte]

Der5997, if the photos you've been taking to document your process are in sharp focus and of a sufficiently high resolution to print (2500 pixels wide at least), you might consider submitting an article to MR. Your technique is interesting.

[der5997]

Hello folks, a few minutes to get to the keyboard, so here are the end-of-day rushes which did not want to post from Photobucket yesterday. Not rushed any more, they have now sauntered in.

 This is the trimmed foam shell containing the foil liner

 and this one of the portals

 for that one I had to move the portal back about ½ inch – that shrinkage had consequences!

Finally, the portal of the tunnel which has the return loop tunnel diverging close by it.

I’ve started the card shell for the return loop tunnel (I’m going to have to invent some actual tunnel names – but the muse seems to be on vacation) So far test runs have been optimal, but it’s this tunnel which drove me to consider full liners since, being straighter and much shorter than the others, it can be seen through from both ends in normal layout operation.

That didn’t take long as I’ve reused card sections. (No foam on them since the foil shields them.) Here’s the result

Note a couple of things: The small purple foam blocks offset on each side about ½ way down the tunnel will provide voids in the foil to represent refuges for track workers. Also, the unprinted card section shows a characteristic of cereal box card. It is “polarized” as to direction of bend. So, if you are thinking of doing something like this for tunnel liners, be aware and test your card for ease of bend – see those crinkles?  I needed a longer straight bit although it “went against the grain”.

Ulrich:

John - thanks for sharing the pictures! There is something really nice in the making! I remember the pictures of all those tiny detailed things you made a few years ago! I wish I would still be able to do something like it!

I saved the small stuff from the turntable and still have both them and it. If I sell the table, I think I’ll keep the little detail things. I’m pretty sure I’d have difficulty doing them again! The snowblower sold when I thought I’d be leaving N. (As, interestingly I thought, did the whole of that 7 Atlas kits viaduct scene. It was on a module, and the chap who bought it said he knew just the spot for it. So, I’m happy with that!) Your layouts never cease to amaze, the speed with which you accomplish what would take  me ages!

John, May I come back to that at a later stage?

Mais naturellement! This is what’s available  plus the bridge I mentioned. It struck me that the turnout would provide a siding on which to either deliver or park. Timing is up to you as there is nothing for which to save. PM me a mailing address. We’re all pulling for you and Petra Hope you feel better by the time you get to read this.

Ken :

 Der On the tunnel liner, will it lift off in case of a de-railment? All my hills / tunnels are lift off just in case. My main mountain you posted the photo can all so be lifted off. Never have had to with the back being open with hidden staging.

In a word, No. The one I showed I can get at from either end with my handy-dandy flexible grabber thingy The black is insulation in case I have to recover in a live rail situation. (Unlikely, but then the softer insulation tends to scratch things less anyway. The grabby business end does this

The short tunnel is easy to get at. From either end, not anticipating trouble there. The long tunnel which will go under the far end of the layout’s major mountain is more of a potential problem. I figure I can provide access hatches from the side – the tracks are close to the edge all the way round that curve. I’ll cut (and now I’m “stream of consciousness-ing” since you’ve made me think more exactly about this) hatches in the foam and probably attach their outer faces to hatch covers on the fascia so that the whole hatch unit moves as one piece. Two should suffice given the flexibility of the HDFGT. I used hatches on the last layout, but they were all in the scenery, and I didn’t, in retrospect, like the joints. So, this time they will be in the fascia / out of sight in the tunnel. Thanks for asking, I needed that!

 Der Thanks for the kind words. Now that I know better and looking at it for years I see many mistakes I made. I painted it from tips I watched on U-Tube and made up a lot of the mistakes I made.

…I know what you mean, but from where we stand watching your handiwork, it’s quite another matter!

 Angelob6660:

Der- I liked the process. I didn't think about using cereal boxes and foam to cover the tunnel. I only thought of one. The foam.

I was after something to support the foil – rather like the wood forms used to construct stone arches in the real world. BTW, I realized last night (now three major improvements for this project have come at night) that I should paint the foil before crinkling it up. It’s a pain to work the brush into the folds once it’s all wrinkly! The foil shields the card from the foam so I can reuse the pieces, as the sharp eyed among us may notice.

I’d better go and get the sauce ready for this evening’s chicken curry. Hopefully I’ll have the new liner ready for the new Diner location. South Africa sounds great as their steam power is(?)/was awesome.

TTFN

 

 

 

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

moelarrycurly4

Garry,

 

No I did not make it to the museum in Princeton, They day our group went there I had to work. 

I have eaten at the choo choo olie's that is there now. 

 

 

 

 

MLC ...  We ate at Ollie's two times. Now it is closed. Sadly. 

[moelarrycurly4]

Garry,

 

No I did not make it to the museum in Princeton, They day our group went there I had to work. 

I have eaten at the choo choo olie's that is there now. 

 

 

[Anonymous]

Good Evening!

I have not been feeling well during the day, so I´ll be heading for the hay soon. Sorry, no video today.

I may not be around to facilitate the move of the diner to the February 2017 location. Would someone please step in for me?

 

[CNCharlie]

Garry, why certainly.  There is a rail line to Churchill and Via operates trains there but not sure if they do in February. Never mind, we could organize a special run as this is a virtual Diner after all. Just for Stephen, nothing is too much trouble.

CN Charlie

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

last mountain & eastern hogger

I thought that for Feb. we were going to Churchill Manitoba while the muskeg is still frozen and the ride there will be smoother.

I'm sure our good friend Steven Otte knows this as I caught a picture of him getting ready for the trip. 

Don't forget your ear muffs Steven.....

Johnboy out...................

 

 

JohnBoy and CN Charlie .... You can provide transportation for Steven. 

How about this idea ?

 

 

[CNCharlie]

Johnboy, Churchill seems like a good choice. Why not just celebrate winter. Besides the high today there is just -20F so not too bad. We can enjoy watching the polar bears from inside the Diner!  Tourists spend a lot of money to go there and do what we can do from the comfort of our cozy Diner.  Best not to wonder outside. Never mind just the cold, a polar bear can run at an amazing speed, far faster than any of us and they tend to be a little grumpy.  

I was going to suggest we go to South Africa as it is summer there and if we park at the Rovos Rail station in Pretoria, we can hitch a ride to Victoria Falls, or Cape Town. That would require changing the trucks on the Diner to 3'6" guage so perhaps Churchill is a more practical choice, not to mention the ocean voyage for the Diner. Yes, the more I think about it Churchill is a good choice. Great idea Johnboy!

CN Charlie

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

I thought that for Feb. we were going to Churchill Manitoba while the muskeg is still frozen and the ride there will be smoother.

I'm sure our good friend Steven Otte knows this as I caught a picture of him getting ready for the trip. 

Don't forget your ear muffs Steven.....

Johnboy out...................

[howmus]

Mornin' everyo......

Oooo.....  Sticky Buns!  (Thanks Lion!) Ah. Zoe, I'll need a couple of those and a pot of Marrakesh Express Organic Dark Roasted Coffee to start the day....

There appears to be a bunch of little white specks outside my window going from South to North at the moment....  I think they call that "Partly cloudy".  May get a few inches of "Partly Cloudy" before the day is done.  Think I'll just stay here and get stuff acomplished that should have gotten done weeks ago.  I do have a meeting to go to tonight, but it is right here in Geneva....

Catch you all later!

73

[CNCharlie]

Good Morning,

Lion, thanks for bringing the sticky buns, they sure look good.

Yesterday was my first day out driving the car. It sure felt good to be largely 'back to normal'. I went to a class for prostate cancer survivors at the Reh-Fit. It runs twice a week until April. I won't be able to participate much for a few weeks as there is a lot of fitness work and my surgery is just too recent to do that sort of thing. 

Ed, Garry, Via has a facility here where they do the maintenance and re-build work on those Budd cars. If I take the bus downtown it goes right past it. There are always a few cars sitting outside. 

Today is the last of our warm weather that we have been enjoying for the past 2 weeks. It will get up to 25F today but we will be back to seasonal normals of 5F tomorrow. At least it will be sunny. I plan on getting the car washed in the next couple of days. There is a place here that does a very thorough job especially on the drying and wipe down so there isn't any freeze-up of windows, etc. 

Hope everyone had a good day,

CN Charlie

[Steven Otte]

gmpullman

See you next month in our new locale...

 

Can I request that next month be somewhere down South, where it's warm? I've had enough with below-freezing temperatures for this year...

[BroadwayLion]

Heartland Division CB&Q

Where is Lion? A sticky bun would hit the post now.

ROAR

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good morning, everybody ... 

Ken ... You remind me of my brother in law who once worked as a salesman in a Lazy Boy recliner chair store. ... He used to take naps in the chairs waiting for customers to come into the store. One day, a news reporter was interviewing people who sleep on the job. BIL admitted he did that, and his story was published. His boss read the story, and he lost his job. 

Ed ... Your link about Via Rail's rebuilt Budd cars is interesting. I recall riding on such equipment on Via several years ago and it was very nice.... Nice Amrak photo. 

MLC ... Did you ever have a chance to visit the RR history museum in Princeton before it closed? ... I did that, and the man there told about the gold trains going to Fort Knox many years ago. There is a lot of interesting railroad history in Kentucky. 

Here is Amtrak on a bad day. The train hit a rock slide in Fraser Canyon in Colorado. Damaged equipment was moved to Denver where the photo was taken. 

Note .... The locomtive closest to the camera is 246, the same number as the E8 in Ed's picture.  

[gmpullman]

Hi, Everyone—

Just a quick peek in the door before I turn in. Got a Prestige Bedroom all to myself tonight and Hayley has made up the berth for me and even put a mint on the pillow!

http://trn.trains.com/photos-videos/railroads/2015/03/making-a-prestige-class-bed

I hope you are all doing fine on this last day of January and that your troubles be minor and your rewards great!

See you next month in our new locale...

On-the-move—with green flags no less. Sunny, Saint Petersburg, Florida, Jan. 1973.

 

Regards, Ed

[FRRYKid]

yougottawanta

FRRYKid - I am confused. Is the new build for the entire layout or just an engine house on the layout?

It's redoing an entire section (about 2' x 2') The area in question is in the southwest corner of the layout. (Cardinal directions not layout directions.) It was originallly installed many years ago. (The section on question is one I built from an old NMRA module that I had from a modular club I was a member of in the early 90's.) I think the cork got wet with some of the landscaping I had done.

Hobby Front: I got the replacement pieces of cork ordered for that project earlier this evening. I also broke down earlier this evening and ordered another tube of putty as well. The storage shed components will have to be ordered later. (Two more Pikestuff 5000 enginehouses. I already have one that was purchased for another purpose but is no longer needed.)

[cudaken]

 Evening Diners

 Flo, Ed will have a Crown Royal and I will have a please.

 Over all, pretty boring day. No real customers today, well 2 people came in but nothing really worth calling a ture customer.

 Der On the tunnel liner, will it lift off in case of a de-railment? All my hills / tunnels are lift off just in case. My main moutiain you posted the photo can all so be lifted off. Never have had to with the back being open with hidden stagging.

 QSI speed reporting using F-10 question? Do you fellow QSI decoder owners think the speed read out is close to being accurate? If the speed read out is correct at a mer 18 mph they seem to be hauling. I do know how to do the timing if I wanted to check, but not real important over all in life. Maybe seems fast because I normaly just make them creep around the layout.

 Later, Ken

[moelarrycurly4]

YGW : Thanks for the well wishes. 

Was good to get out of the house today even if I did go back to w*rk.

Got the 1970 Teac reel to reel going, now to copy the blues tapes. 

 

 

[howmus]

Evenin' folks!

Janie, could I get a mug of Decaf please?

First off thanks for the kind comments on the photos of the Keuka Outlet Gorge I posted last night.  I got a bit more done today so here was yesterday:

Here is today:

Got the basic greenery done.  I just use plain old white glue painted on the surface and then sprinkle various sizes of WS foam greenery followed by some larger chunks of stuff.....  I added the tree armatures up on the hill (that whole hillside will be forest, BTW), then mist the entire area (when more or less dry) with WS Scenic Cement.  That lets particles that didn't touch the white glue stay put better and also has some ingredient that fixes the colors so they don't fade much.  Learned that at a clinic at an NMRA Convention.  Appears to work, BTW!

Had snow showers off and on all day and the tempes were in the 20s here in the Finger Lakes.  Had to run a couple errands including grocery shopping, got some NMRA items going that need to be addressed, but found a few minutes down in the layout room to get the above done...

Hope you all have a great night!

73

[moelarrycurly4]

Garry,

 

NRE bought shops from VMV They talked about layoffs a few weeks ago.

NRE still rebuilds here. 

Progress is at the old Ingersol rand compressor facility in Mayfield. 

[angelob6660]

Afternoon Diners,

Der- I liked the process. I didn't think about using cereal boxes and foam to cover the tunnel. I only thought of one. The foam.

Ray- The scenery around the bridges and mountains look really great.

Since I was thinking about my SBSO layout, I decided to take some pictures of graffiti that's on walls around my neighborhood.