OK, three days on the railroad done (the fall colors in the central Adirondacks are fabulous!), now two days of trying to get more people to ride the railroad.
Moose River from the McKeever Trestle.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
ok - I am sold.
This is spectacular!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Time to head to upstate New York for a big bushel basket of apples!!!!
CSX is doing some ROW work here on the A&WP sub. For the first time in at least 20 years trees adjacent to tracks are being removed. The pine trees are starting to lean over the tracks inviting a major track fouling if any storm happens especially winter ice storms or heavy snows..
Even this Saturday daytime trains are passing at restricted speeds.
Larry, back in 1965, '67 & '68 I got to spend a couple of months each not far from your neck of the woods (Ilion, NY), and got a chance to explore some of the beautiful country up there, though never in fall. Beautiful picture. We don't have much of an autumn down here.
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"A stranger's just a friend you ain't met yet." --- Dave Gardner
CShaveRR From the looks of that track, the train didn't have to jump very far!
From the looks of that track, the train didn't have to jump very far!
good morning
Pen pal has made it to Ohio.Going to see what csx can run through Deshler.If ns or the I&O want to come today we'd be close enough to go look too.Crew from the ND&W said they could use another tie grant for west of Defiance(ya think????).They were spreading ballast from FC to their yard shak Thursday.Back to work tomorrow.
stay safe
Joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Wow - a full day today.
Got to see a few trains and then got to go nap - er...fishing.
Johnny - I saw Amtrak - it was coming thru going to Omaha (EB) - scheduled for about 5 am and arrived her about 9 am. Had you been on it, I could have waved @ you!
Coming to a TV near you, a new UP television advertising campaign. Begins Sept 29. Look for them on all the ones you would expect, those that have political or financial programming, plus TBS, ESPN, HGTV, the Food Network and the History Channel. (Even if there isn't much history on the History Channel anymore.)
Jeff
All Right. Will be watching for them!
Day two of the Massena train show (Norwood Model Railroad Club) is in the books. Like Saturday, beautiful, sunny weather, with temperatures in the mid-70's limited attendance, but I still talked to a lot of attendees.
The show was right across the river from the Massena yard, so we were occasionally treated to some "real" train sounds, in addition to all the models at the show.
Lots to do this week right here at home, before heading back to the railroad next weekend!
Did cha' have any Forumers?
Mookie Did cha' have any Forumers?
None that I'm aware of...
Ns had a freight in the siding this morning and a stack train when I left work.No cars or local uptown.came home and got yardwork done.Also moved things around in the shed so we could put the outdoor stuff away.Matt was amazed.Time for supper.
Just had a nasty hailstorm in Denver. Time for new screens and shingles at the house.
There won't be any fall colors here after today's shreddamatic episode.
Company car got attacked by the gnomes with little ball-pein hammers.
The Fordasorous known as Lurch?
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mudchickenCompany car got attacked by the gnomes with little ball-peen hammers.
Character?
edblysard The Fordasorous known as Lurch?
tree68 mudchickenCompany car got attacked by the gnomes with little ball-peen hammers. Character?
MC - did you ever get the house painted or did you let the hail do it for you? Saw pix of the hail. Yep - it was hail all right!
I was on the ladder when Ma Nature said it was time to leave. (there will be a 24 Hr delay on progress)
Nigel got bandages removed today, healing nicely. The donut comes off Thursday.
I made the run from Elburn to Chicago in 24 seconds flat today, and have the video on Facebook to prove it!The G-forces were daunting, but nothing compared to the people who were launched onto the train by the wheelchair lift! Halfway through the run I saw NS's NS heritage unit (8104? Red and black), and at Proviso I saw the D&RGW heritage unit and a new GE test unit (2024? Blue all over). That radiator profile looks like it could scrape a tunnel or two!
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
mudchicken I was on the ladder when Ma Nature said it was time to leave. (there will be a 24 Hr delay on progress) Nigel got bandages removed today, healing nicely. The donut comes off Thursday.
For those of you out on or interested in the Great Plains: My wife saw this documentary on PBS over the weekend (I haven't yet), and recommends it highly:
http://www.pbs.org/program/great-plains/#
Great Plains: America's Lingering Wild
She said the camera work on the wildlife was really impressive, as was the explanation of the Ogallala Aquifer.
- Paul North.
mudchicken I was on the ladder when Ma Nature said it was time to leave. (there will be a 24 Hr delay on progress)
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
2 trains waiting to move on Ns.Didn't see the local.Need to do some chores.Cooler weather coming.
Murphy Siding I finished painting my house last Saturday. It only took 8-1/2 weeks. If I were given a choice between painting or doing hard time, I'd choose breaking rocks at Sing-Sing. I hate painting, but the going price to paint a house like mine is around $4200, so I paid myself quite well to do it.
Painting is easy. The prep work sucks.
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Murphy SidingIt only took 8-1/2 weeks.
Should have just given his boys some paintball guns. They make house paint in ball form?
Hey Carl!
Since I don't recall getting a "commemorative" car during my visit to your neck of the woods last year, I picked up an Evans 57' Plug Door car, CNW 600538, for my layout. Now I just have to figure out whether it's going to haul something in or out.
Sounds like we're going to have a wet weekend here. Not good for the leaves. I think they'll peak in Thendara this week, and the rain just drags them off the trees. And onto the rails. Hope the sanders are working well on the locomotive!
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