General Discussion (Model Railroader)

It is time for me to live on the other side of the clock for a week, 12 hour nights that is.

Jim since you have forgiven me does that mean you are taken away the wish of snow for me? Being from Mass you must realize the insulation value of snow around the foundation and with fuel oil cost approaching $3.00 a gallon I need all the help I can get. What kind of wood stove are you breaking in? Do you know if you have to follow a break in sequence on a pellet stove?

Garry interesting shot but I have to agree I don't think that is Jeff driving that loco if it was him you would only see a bunch of teeth because he would be grinning so much.

I will have to start posting pictures of some of my limited engine roster. I am collecting Lehigh Valley and PRR, I have a FA2 and FB set of Lehigh Valley from two different makers (A unit is proto 2000 and B unit is Atlas I think) I was surprised at the detailing difference between the 2 The proto 2000 has a greater amount of detail than the B unit and the colors are no where near the same. I also have a F9 and a SD? in Pennsy colors. After I build my 15 year old daughter a new bedroom I will take over here old bedroom and begin to build my layout again. Think I would like to do something like the HOG posted by Chuck Geiger yesterday.  I have had the 4X8 and really would like to do something different.

Has any one frequented the new hobby shop Mister Beasley opened? I really enjoy his attention to detail and how he finishes the inside of his structures excellent work.

Good night all Kevin

Good morning ! from Indiana.

11-07-07

Good Morning All,

    A regular and a glazed donut please Zoe. Chilly but dry outside this morning and best of all the sun was up at 6am (for now anyway).

    Worked on the museum layouts last night HO and O troubleshooting, and starting on expanding the housing stock and foundation pads on the N. Shop work is starting to pile up with four gearboxes to go through so far and the Cooper Monaco project to move forward. This should be an interesting car to finish with a 1300 lb weight most of which is the 450hp small block Chevy and McKee transaxel. Even though the racing season's over the ol' dance card is still pretty full. 

    When did the SD24 enter production? I was under the impression that the ALCO RS-1 was the first 2nd generation road switcher in the late Forties and the New Haven had diesel switchers as early as the Twenties (HH660 etc.). Perhaps historian Ed can fill us in? Speaking of which - nice pics Ed. I liked the KCS shot as well but I know it's not a Tyco since the locos' have glazing.

    Glad everyone survived the storm over the weekend. My mom is south of the rest in Nova Scotia and while she got some rain and wind it wasn't nearly as bad as predicted and her power never went out though her beach got a fair bit of erosion damage.

    Time to pick up tools - also a doctors appt this morning so we'll see how that all goes. CUL, J.R.

der5997 wrote:

Fergie: Isn’t 110-120 knots considerably more than the forecasters were saying our max gusts would be? (135kph if memory serves.)

Oh Ya! The Harbour tends to act as a funnel for the Southerly and Northerly winds. In this case McNabs Is. was registering 85 mph winds while the Ship was registering 110-120. Go figure? Maybe Mr. Venturi has a say in this... 

Dick: Dolphins have to win some time and I think the Bills could be the team to allow this So I may look at GB as another choice.

Anyway must run as i have work to do. 

Good morning all, we didn't get our promised 5" of snow :(

The EMD SD24 was a 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) C-C diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between July, 1958 and March, 1963.^[1] A total of 224 units were built for customers in the United States, comprising 179 regular, cab-equipped locomotives and 45 cabless B units. The latter were built solely for the Union Pacific Railroad.^[2]

The SD24 was the first EMD locomotive to be fitted with an EMD turbocharged diesel engine, several months before the four-axle (B-B) model GP20. Power output was substantially higher than the 1,800 hp (1,350 kW) of the concurrent Roots blower-equipped SD18s with the same engine displacement.

In terms of sales, the SD24 was only a moderate success, and few had long service lives in SD24 configuration (though many rebuilds are still in operation), but the SD24 was a milestone in EMD locomotive development and the forerunner to today's high-powered six-axle locomotives.^[2]

***Lee, thanks for the further info on the SD24.

Well, just popping in to say Good Night....er....Morning. Pulled an all nighter, just did the critter rounds so I wouldn't have that on my brain, so now going to hit the hay.

Rob

Good Morning

I'll have a cup of root beer. Maine Central mug.

  Hey Jeff I got a power pack with a curitt breaker (spelling), new, it set me back $51.71 that was at the train show. I also got a BAR 40' boxcar, track, and a Southern Pacific flat car with chains already on, but I thought I would be able to switch the couplers on it. so I took the trucks off and the dummy couplers, the flatcar is now part of the senery.

Heartland Division CB and Q wrote:

Hello everyone....  This photo was forwarded to me by email. I see a copyright, so don't sell it to anyone. Is that Jeff in the cab smiling ????

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Good morning.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      11/7/2007

Wind Chill:  39°F
Humidity:  56%
Dew Point:  28°F

So Far Today
High:  46°F
Low:  43°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  8mph ENE

Today    High: 62    Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable.    
 
Tonight    Low: 40    Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Light and variable winds.

Mornin' everyone!

Not too many in yet this morning I see!

Well, when you all come dragging yourselves in here I'll have the coffee ready, OK?

If that doesn't get your attention, the weather outside around here will!  It was a balmy 26 degrees when I hit the door this morning!  Yeah buddy!  That'll get your attention!

For those inquiring about Mrs. PC, her surgery is set for Tuesday, so we're just in a holding pattern till then.  Thanks for your thoughts & prayers though.

Howdy folks!

Nice to see all the action and activity you guys have been putting in over the past few days, as I have been out of pocket with work being busy and all!

Welcome back Kevin and Duce and Cheese and Lisa! 

And thanks again for all the belated BD wishes from, well....you know who you are!  LOL

I will post an update on the Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Train Show later today.

And now for a bit of sad news, my boss Liz just informed us that her nephew was found dead last night, he was only 21 years old. Seems he had a known heart condition, but that was taken care of last year. He had just worked out, returned home and was found in the bathroom last night. He was a body builder and took great care of himself and worked out every day, and ate healthy. She is requesting prayers for her sister and family at this time. Thank you!

Paul - Glad to hear MaryAnn is better now! Sorry to hear about the Hotel closing, and sounds like everyone was certainly loyal to the cause.

Sue - I bought the air brush on sale at Michael's a few months ago and finally got over the fear and just did it! Practiced on some cardboard first, then got the courage up and just hit the task full steam...

Jim - Ditto on 3^rd PlanIT track planning software, I just got the latest version 8 installed and it is a vast improvement over the previous versions. The program does have a high learning curve up front, but the more time you spend with it the better you get.

RT - Thanks for the reminder about bring you trains to work day, that's this Friday the 16^th. Going to bring in a few pieces I think!

Rob - Best wishes for the wife getting better soon! Hey...uhhh...Rob...that Apri is quite a selection of coffee flavoring agents eh! Like RT said...yuck!

Cheese - Welcome back and you must be located around the Sevierville /Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge area eh!

Dick - snow already huh! And hurricane force winds this late in the season is quite a diversity of weather.

Der John - Nice looking rock formations and the talus is a great plus too! Hope your power supply gets back to normal soon.

Garry - hot apple cider sounds like just the right thing with these cold temps lately! And nice KCS pic too!

Fergie - Yea, Bills over Dolphins is probably a good bet! Now how about Saints over Rams?

And I did hit the trifecta this past weekend, all my teams won: NC State, LSU, and Saints!

PC - No Christmas shopping done yet, but the list is started....

Duke - Those Lions sure are looking quite good I see!

Ed - great pictures from the old station and such, and thanks for sharing before your computer glitches out on you.

Later on,

Ryan

jeffrey-wimberly wrote:

Colby: Good to hear from you. I was wondering if the weather up that way had blacked you out.

nah. My home comp got a virus. so I'm using the one here at school. it's peroid 1 flex.

Glad to see some ol' friends back...

Speaking of laws, here's some rediculous ones I found:

LONDON (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II's speech in the British parliament Tuesday may have been routine but at least nobody got bored to death. That would have been against the law.

Dying in parliament is an offence and is also by far the most absurd law in Britain, according to a survey of nearly 4,000 people by a television channel showing a legal drama series.

And though the lords were clad in their red and white ermine cloaks and ambassadors from around the world wore colourful national costumes, at least nobody turned up in a suit of armour. Illegal.

Other rules deemed utterly stupid included one that permits a pregnant woman to urinate [WHAT?!?!?!]in a policeman's hat and murdering bow-and-arrow-carrying Scotsmen within the city walls of York, northern England.

A law stating that in Liverpool, only a clerk in a tropical fish store is allowed to be publicly topless, was also ridiculous, said a poll of 3,931 people for UKTV Gold television out Tuesday.

Nearly half of those surveyed admitted to breaking the ban on eating mince pies on Christmas Day, which dates back to the 17th century and was originally designed to outlaw gluttony during the rule of the Puritan Oliver Crowmell.

The laws and other regulations were culled from published research into ancient legislation that has never been repealed although subsequent statutes have rendered them obsolete.

Respondents were given a shortlist and asked to vote.

Most ridiculous British law:

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 percent)

2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (seven percent)

3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (six percent)

4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (five percent)

5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter (four percent)

6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (four percent)

7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen (3.5 percent)

8. It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing (three percent)

9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (three percent)

10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (two percent)

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And in America.......

Offbeat's Definitive List Of America's Strangest Laws

Yes, yes, Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, was found "tied to his steering wheel in his birthday suit," but did you know that it is illegal to peel an orange in a Los Angeles hotel room? If not, don't fret -- OFF/beat is here to set you straight with our definitive list of America's 20 strangest laws (compiled from various websites and legal tomes). Readers are encouraged to add their own as long as doing so doesn't violate any obscure statute in their locality ... this means you, readers in Turkmenistan and North Korea!

It's Against the Law to:
20) Fish while wearing pajamas in Chicago.
19) Sell instruments in South Carolina on Sunday.
18) Be drunk in a Wyoming mine.
17) Have a goatee in Boston.
16) Serve margarine in a Wisconsin restaurant unless the customer specifically requests it.
15) Eat a hamburger on Sunday in Minnesota.
14) Offer cigarettes and/or whiskey to zoo animals in Jersey.
13) Use a lasso to catch a fish in Tennessee.
12) Perform marriages in Pennsylvania when either the bride or groom is drunk.
11) Box a kangaroo in Oregon.
10) Shoot rabbits while motorboating in Kansas.
09) Sell milk in a liquor store in Indiana.
08) Wear masks in public in Alabama.
07) Have kisses lasting more than five minutes in Iowa.
06) Fall asleep in a South Dakota cheese factory.
05) Use profanity in front of a dead body in Georgia.
04) Keep a gorilla in the backseat of a car in Massachusetts.
03) Take a lion to the movies in Maryland.
02) Whistle underwater in West Virginia (same goes for Vermont).
01) Push a live moose out of a moving airplane in Alaska... it's also illegal to feed moose alcohol