Well i dig those Georgia peaches make me feel right at home. Spent a lot of time in Georgia mostly at Road Atlanta (the funny looking beetle shaped cars in Ulrich's video and Savannah (more to my liking). Savannah has a great rail museum and also the 8th? Air Force museum right off I 95. I like going down to the water in Savannah where all the tourista traps and resturaunts are. Atlanta had underground for a long while where we always ended up at Dantes Down the Hatch for fondue. Road Atlanta in Gainsville holds lots of memories as well. A road course with lots of blind corners, it is challenging. Early on in my career as a human being we won an SCCA National Championship in C Production with Bob Sharp Racing and some guy named Newman. This year I raced there with my oldest son in Lotus 18s. Not sure which was better. Trains? Oh yeah there are lots of tracks throughout Georgia. I'm sure our more on topic breathern will fill us in. I don't go back until next April and Roebling Road in Pooler (also part of Georgia).
Vaping is not cheating Ken. It is a path to a solution. If you can stop smoking, when the time comes you can stop vaping as well. No pressure, no rush.
Ciao, J.R.
Brent,
Hmmm, gift wrapped locomotives! Christmas must be coming! Is that Santa driving #3888? Where are the bows and ribbons?
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Tinplate ToddlerI guess not. Peaches get soft pretty quick, so there is little time between picking and consumption. My guess is that the majority is shipped by refridgerated trucks to keep the peaches from ripening.
Somebody told me that fresh fruit like peaches is now shipped in a gas that retards their ripening. Once they arrive at the food terminals they are treated with different gas that helps the ripening so that when they hit the store shelves two or three days later they are perfectly ripe. I'd be curious to know if that is correct or not.
It is like treating produce with radiation to preserve it. I believe that Canada was one of the pioneers in the field. IIRC it was pretty controversial when its use began, but now I don't think anyone cares.
Jimmy_BraumWell I've unexpected three day weekend from work, due to no power at work- high wind knocked it out during the night. Maybe I'll cstch up on some sleep, ha. Or maybe some rail work instead
Jimmy, how is the job going? Well, I hope.
I grew up in Grand Junction in western Colorado. The area has been big on peach and other fruit growing for a long time, although unfortunately, less so now. Some of my earliest memories were of going to my grandparents house and we had to cross the railroad viaduct on the south side of town to get there.
During fruit season the area seemed to have every bit of track filled with yellow refridgerator cars, ( a bunch still iced then, I think). I think I have vague momories of seeing one small steamer shuffling cars, but may have that mixed up with another place & time. Everything else was diesel switchers of some kind though. Anyhow, the Rio Grande had all its' main lines under the viaduct and there was a siding that ran across the road at one end. That road was one of the main highways in town.
The ice loading facility was on a straight track with a long curve at one end. Years later wind took out the curved end and shortly after that it was all gone. I was still young enough I didn't think of getting pictures of all the old stuff.
I picked peaches as a kid to earn spending money The kid I drove to work with used a can of talc every day because of the fuzz. The stuff didn't bother me a bit. One of the canals in the area was the first place a lot of the kids hit for a swim before heading home. Took me a while to figure out how fortunate I was with the fuzz thing. Then there were the packing houses that de-fuzzed the peaches before boxing. The fuzz in the air in there made it look foggy. I've often worndered how many people developed breathing problems later in life from that stuff.
Anyway, I didn't realize that anyplace else had any notoriety for growing peaches till I was in Jr. high and a new geography teacher from out of state got laughed out of class for saying Georgia was the most famous place for growing them.
Evening.
Thanks for starting out the Diner Ulrich.
Georgia. I know I've Been through there many years ago. Geography isn't one of my best subjects. I'll have to pull up the United States map and refresh my memory. I know it's somewhere down in the southeast corner.
Only three days back to work this week after our vacation. I have another half day to put in tomorrow. I sure get out of shape after a week off of Leisure Time.
I'm kind of like the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz. My joints get sore after I haven't done anything for a while. I need a little more oil.
I'm taking Sunday off to enjoy some modeling. Tiss the season. It's getting cold and crappy outside.
Judy will have me busy running errands Monday, especially after we missed last Monday out of town.
Have a good night all.
TF
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a and Dirk a Blue Baffaol treat.
Funny thing happened when I went out side this Morning. There where 3 good sizes box on the front pourch? Hum. Either Ed was giving a early Christmas present or I got three Computers? Nope no train stuff in the box I opened it was a computer!
I have contacted Newegg by phone and they will try to help me with this. While I was trying to buy from them I wound up on there Market Places. That is where other sellers get to sell stuff on there site.
Far as the computer it self, looks all most new. Inside is spot less and there is a very small dent on the top.
Getting ready to fire up for the first time.
JR I am cheating with Vaping. But I have not smoked for over 6 months.
Later Ken and Dirk say's Woof.
I hate Rust
Good sunny morning from the edge of the Pacific Rim where it is 8c.
As usual, we had no trick or treaters last night, the 150' hike to the front door makes for a poor rate of return on time spent in Acquisitions. Not that there were any ghosts or goblins pounding the pavement within miles of the place anyway.
Well that 17h22min flight from Auckland to Atlanta goes by fast when you sleep most of the way, I just wish you guys had woken me up, I found myself asleep on an empty plane. I remember when I was flying from Sydney to Nadi I fell asleep right as we were taking off I am sure, I woke up with the lady next to me rubbing my shoulder saying time to wake up. I said are we landing? She said no we are at the terminal, parked. Fastest 4h30min flight I have ever taken. She also said I wish my husband slept as quiet as you do, I had to keep checking to make sure you weren't dead.
We get peaches from right here in B.C. along with a lot of other fruit, not oranges though. I agree the taste varies greatly depending on where the oranges come from as does the nutritional value. I eat about 15 oranges a week and always check where they are from before buying. We get a lot of fruit flown in from Asia and the nutritional value also varies depending on where it comes from. I have stopped eating many bananas as over the years the sugar content of them has shot through the roof as they keep getting genetically modified to be sweeter. People like sweet and thus the modifications.
Georgia has a huge movie and TV industry, the kid gets called to work there often though he has not gone but many of his friends go down on a regular basis. It is a beautiful place to film. I can't remember if I have been there or not but I don't think so. I have been to most States though. I remember we had friends over at the house once and they were telling us about their trip to a certain place in South America I said we had not been there at which time my wife produced a photo of us standing in the town square. The world is a wondrous place, I fear I will not see all I want of it.
Have been talking to both kids a lot this morning on FB, I sure miss them, can't wait till Christmas when they are home. Daughter is home next Friday for fall break for six days.
Well to the train room to try a grand experiment, if it works I'll let you know.
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
MisterBeasleyDo peaches still travel by rail?
I guess not. Peaches get soft pretty quick, so there is little time between picking and consumption. My guess is that the majority is shipped by refridgerated trucks to keep the peaches from ripening.
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
We loved our farmers' market peaches when we were in Virginia. Of course, those were fresh, local peaches picked either that day or the day before, and trucked to the market by the sales teams that morning.
Do peaches still travel by rail?
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Georgia is the Peach State because it was the first state to grow peaches on a large scale. For a good 100 years in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th, if you got a peach, it probably came from Georgia.
When I spend time in Georgia, I'm down in onion country.
York1 SeeYou190 Here in Florida we have an Orange on our license plate, like Geogia has a Peach, but again, California is tops in Orange production. I've had both and to me, Florida's oranges taste better than California's. Maybe it's just that I don't like California.
SeeYou190 Here in Florida we have an Orange on our license plate, like Geogia has a Peach, but again, California is tops in Orange production.
I've had both and to me, Florida's oranges taste better than California's. Maybe it's just that I don't like California.
If we're gonna compare peaches to oranges . . .
First, a disclaimer. I was born in Florida and lived in Atlanta for 20 years. South Carolina peaches are better than Georgia peaches, and both are waaaay better than California peaches. Now that I live in Wyoming, I've discovered that Utah produces some pretty dang good peaches, rivaling South Carolina. So, I'd rank SC No 1.a and Utah No 1.b with Georgia No 2 and California pretty far down the list.
Florida oranges are juice oranges and California oranges are peel-and-eat oranges. Two different categories, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. But overall, I'd go with Florida.
Just my opinion, of course.
Robert
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ill agree. Florida oranges do taste better. Maybe it's the temps that make it sweeter
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These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
SeeYou190Here in Florida we have an Orange on our license plate, like Geogia has a Peach, but again, California is tops in Orange production.
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."
January, 1979, my wife and I ready to board the last Southern Railroad Crescent from Atlanta to New Orleans. I had hair.
My in-laws lived in the Dunwoody section of Atlanta, and we lived in New Orleans at the time. This was taken at the Atlanta station, and this was the last Southern Railroad run.
My wife asked the dining car waiter if we could have a souvenir, and he gave us the menu. The staff was in a good mood for it being their last trip, and they were all telling stories of their times working on the line.
I have some other pictures of the trip, and I will try to find them.
Have a good day, everyone.
Tinplate ToddlerGeorgia, which ironically is called the "peach state" and not the "peanuts state".
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That is not ironic, just innacurate. New Jersey actually produces more peaches than Georgia does. So do South Carolina, and of course, California. California is the agricultural giant of almost every non-grain crop in the United States.
Georgia is the top producer of Peanuts in the United States, and number two for cotton production.
Here in Florida we have an Orange on our license plate, like Geogia has a Peach, but again, California is tops in Orange production.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Morning all. Seeing as how Im allergic to peanut, maybe ill steer away from there lol. Anyway, that state definitely made a great Ray Charles song. You know the one.
Well I've unexpected three day weekend from work, due to no power at work- high wind knocked it out during the night. Maybe I'll cstch up on some sleep, ha. Or maybe some rail work instead
I’ve associated Georgia with peanuts
I did, too - for the same reason! Peanuts are still a key crop in Georgia, which ironically is called the "peach state" and not the "peanuts state". What I didn´t know is, that China is by far the largest producer of peanuts - they produce over 17 million metric tons each year, that´s over 5 times as much as all of the US production.
Thanks Ulrich! Beautiful start to the month in Georgia.
I am a bit rattled tonight. I was checking my Visa credit card balance and all of a sudden the balance owing ballooned by $6000.00+!!!!!!! The statement ending on October 21 showed a balance of $1376.00 The statement starting on October 22 showed a balance of $7092.00!!!!! There were no transactions between the two dates. I phoned the bank and I got the explanation that "It is a known problem and it should correct itself by next week". Wonderful!! Just wonderful!!
This has stressed me big time! I'm going to have a very hard time getting to sleep tonight. I am not a happy camper!!
Thank you, Ulrich, for a beautiful ride half-way 'round the globe.
C-of-G by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Welcome to Jeffrey´s Trackside Diner, which is located in Georgia for this month! Atlanta will be our base, as we explore this state with the help of our fellow diners familiar with this region.
Jeffrey´s Trackside Diner is the place for you to go to relax and talk off topic about most anything - as long as you stay within the forum rules, which means certain hot button topics are excluded. Please refer to Steven Otte´s post on Forum Policies. Everybody is welcome to participate in the Diner !
The staff - that´s Zoe, Chloe, Flo, Janie, and Brunhilda - is very friendly and will serve up plenty of virtual food with a smile. Just don´t forget to leave a generous tip!
At the beginning of each month, it is the time to pay our respect to friends no longer with us.
Barry Arnold aka BlownoutCylinderJerry Cox aka Cox47Wolfgang Dudler aka Westport TerminalBob Hartle aka cmrproductsEd MurphyBill NorthStein Rypern, Jr. aka SteinjrAndy SperandeoJeffrey "Running Bear" WimberleyAlan BTom MillsJames W. Rohde aka CapeJimMichael L. Myles aka Inch
Gone, but not forgotten!