I'm not sure what I'll need, a reaper may be required. I haven't been able to mow the weed patch (lawn?) due to the rain and the dogs are about to get lost in the grass. The weather forecast suggests that I'll be able to do the job on Sunday.
afternoon
Ns sent an eastbound.The local was uptown too.Need to go to town and do errands.
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").
At the rate Duncan (scottie) is going, I'm gonna the yard thatched by next weekend. The grass is going green and might be cutting grass and planting veggies (that took over the dining room and living room windows) in about two weeks.
...and then Mr. Hailstorm will make his annual grand entrance.
Finally had my right knee replacement Apr 25th. Due to a found heart problem had to wait from mid July to now to living with the agony of knee pain.. For those who will have a replacement in the future the after surgery pain comes from mussels cramping and not wanting to streach. Working mussels before operation helps. Already pain is below what I had before operation, Re hab schedule is about 6 weeks. Already best 5 weeks to go ! ! ! !
good morning
Chores to do inside and out today.Boots are at the ready for the swamp.Today is Toledo's National Train Day.They have displays inside the station.Ns sends trains on the outside.Matt has to go to work today as well.
Best of Luck with your recovery BS1 !
You might want to figure that 6 weeks will just start on a path to recovery, my experiences, were that FULLY recoverd(?); will be something closer to 18 months...At least you are on the road to that point! Believe me, I am empathetic.
Here are a couple of links to some old time cars[ Remembering when That 'Billboard' era?] for Carl on this Saturday morning:
@https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/40043981553/in/photostream/
[Aetna Explosive Co. New York, NY] and also
@ https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/40043981553/in/photostream/
[F. Pirone $ Sons California Wines Salida Calif and Garfield NJ ]
In this day and time, neither car would get too far with their 'advertising'., {Different days,then and now, for sure!}
Both photos are from a regular, e-mail posting, from the J.E.BarrigerIII Naional Railroad Library, St.Louis; @ https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/
Your second link was just a copy of the first, Sam- here's the correct link-
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47682142382_7f8a73f895_k.jpg
Here's the first link heated up for ya:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/40043981553/in/photostream/
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
blue streak 1 Finally had my right knee replacement Apr 25th. Due to a found heart problem had to wait from mid July to now to living with the agony of knee pain.. For those who will have a replacement in the future the after surgery pain comes from mussels cramping and not wanting to streach. Working mussels before operation helps. Already pain is below what I had before operation, Re hab schedule is about 6 weeks. Already best 5 weeks to go ! ! ! !
Do not blow off the physical therapy. Get moving even if it's not fun. The effort to catch back up to where you want to be gets harder the longer you put it off.
Been a while since I spoke in here. Have been spending the past several years improving my life and getting it to where I'd like it to be. Now I live in a nice apartment with a decent job of 8 years and counting and enough funds to both maintain my living cost as well as continue to enjoy my many numerous hobbies. That being said, I'm planning a road trip to Nebraska either this year or next year. It's time I expanded my horizons literally and set out to see some new sights. North Platte is my ultimate goal for this trip, but it will have to wait until 2020 if 4014 is coming to Chicago or somewhere else nearby, so I'm kinda waiting to hear about UP's plans for that tour before I start booking hotels.
I guess for now, I'm looking for information on a small few things. Is it a fun drive along HWY-30 from Ames to Missouri Valley? It sure looks like it parallels the UP the whole way and railfanning is the purpose for this trip. Additionally, are there any RR museums along that route worth checking out? I'm still gathering information however and appreciate the help. Thanks! :)
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Lord Atmo Is it a fun drive along HWY-30 from Ames to Missouri Valley? It sure looks like it parallels the UP the whole way and railfanning is the purpose for this trip.
Is it a fun drive along HWY-30 from Ames to Missouri Valley? It sure looks like it parallels the UP the whole way and railfanning is the purpose for this trip.
Short answer- Yes. Don't forget to detour off of 30 to see the new Kate Shelley bridge.
Lord Atmo Additionally, are there any RR museums along that route worth checking out? I'm still gathering information however and appreciate the help. Thanks! :)
Additionally, are there any RR museums along that route worth checking out? I'm still gathering information however and appreciate the help. Thanks! :)
evening
Ns had a westbound power move and local in town when I left work.Reclaimed part of the swamp today.Park maintenence guy got his tractor stuck in the bottom land by the creek.Chores to do inside after supper.
Mowed today for the first time.
Headed for the railroad tomorrow for some sort of filming. No idea what.
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Again, Atmo, if you wish to follow the trains, stick with U.S. 30 from Grand Island all the way to North Platte. Between Omaha and North Platte, you may wish to get a taste of that other railroad at Camp Mookie in Lincoln (it's been years since I've done that, so I don't know whether it's functional or above water). Fremont, Nebraska, has always been a great spot to watch trains, but the roads around there took a hit during the flooding this year, so it's hard to say what's happening out that way.
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)
Excellent. Thanks guys! I was indeed eyeballing HWY-30 for most of the trip after I get down to Ames. My plan is to drive to Omaha in a day, stay at a hotel, then continue west to North Platte. It certainly does look like HWY-30 is a guaranteed good time! I'll be doing this either in September or sometime in 2020.
Ns sent a westbound with empty spine cars after work.The local was also uptown as well.We got the cooler air but the rain must have stayed in Michigan.Chores to do.
Spent the afternoon running trains for a movie production.
https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Netflix-movie-filming-at-Thendaras-Van-Aukens-Inne-this-week-509549041.html
The train crew kept out of sight when possible... Aside from that, it was a lot of wait. Not even hurry up and wait. Just wait...
Wednesday AM; and the rain gods have for the last two days delivered rains of almost Biblical proportins for around here. Flooding throughout this area, and schools closed for the day, due to that same flooding and road conditions. Even the traffic on BNAF seems to have quit overnight; normally we get a couple of trains overnight and on first thing in the AM.. So far today, Bupkis.
Just watched a report on the 4014 from Evanston,Wy on F&F; interview with Ed Dickinson, apparently, they are going to do som 'chasing' for broadcast today(?).
I was amazed at how big that 4014 is, and she sure is polished up with the for the events coming in regards to the Transcontinental Celebration.
Ns had some cars uptown when I left work.Still breezy from the east today.Checked the swamp.It is turning into a mudhole.Guessers say rain for tomorrow.Larry I had your kinda day at work.Just wait.Chores to do here.
samfp1943 I was amazed at how big that 4014 is, and she sure is polished up with the for the events coming in regards to the Transcontinental Celebration.
I've seen the Big Boy at Steamtown up close, as well as the Allegheny at the Henry Ford in Dearborn. Massive stuff...
Back home in Denver, watching it snow (2" of wet stuff in the grass) outside.
Was in New Jersey Sun-Tue watching up close, the progress on the New York cross-harbor (NYNJ) railroad carfloat and yard upgrades. Neat stuff all within sight of the Statue of Liberty.
The Tuesday field inspection trip included the NYNJ and the New York & Atlantic (NYA) , including riding the NYA from Brooklyn/69th Street (Brooklyn Army Terminal to Queens).... The older forum contributors may remember Matt Van Hatten; he was along for the ride in his new capacity.
One of the new "stupid zone" highlights involved the shortline's wars with the homeless, poor planning, illegal encroachments, restrictive geometry, clearance violations and rediculous local political behavior. Got so bad that one homeless camp under a bridge was listed by AirB&B(!) The AREMA committee got a good dose of rhe trials and tribulations of shortline railroading in a large urban environment. Illegal dumping problems brought back memories of the bad-old days in LA. (The city holds you responsible for cleaning-up after their "finer citizens" and if you catch 'em, they won't prosecute 'em.)
The Big Boy and the Allegheny are pretty much contemporaneous, hence the recurring arguments about which was more powerful. My money's still on the Allegheny, which should have gotten an opportunity to open up in territory like UP's. Those 2-6-6-6s were built by Lima...'nuff said!
I remember discussions a few years ago about Big Boy vs Allegheny. My "little" N&W Y6 could out pull either one of 'em. ( I know, I didn't say how fast.)
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Ns sent a westbound after work today.Chores and errands to do.Carl they can send another Lima product back for a visit from Portland Oregon.It's been almost 10 years since it's visit to Michigan.Need to get stuff done.
samfp1943Wednesday AM; and the rain gods have for the last two days delivered rains of almost Biblical proportins for around here. Flooding throughout this area, and schools closed for the day, due to that same flooding and road conditions. Even the traffic on BNSF seems to have quit overnight; normally we get a couple of trains overnight and on first thing in the AM.. So far today, Bupkis.
Per BNSF customer notification several subdivisions in the area are out of service. Sounds like your vehicles need to be snorkel and periscope equipped ....
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I had an interesting ride through Atlanta his morning--when we reached Howell, we kept right on going!--a CSX intermodal was waiting for us to cross the CSX. Also, I saw two intermodals with UP power as we went on west.
We made good time--until we entered the AGS track at about mile 135--and then we crept along, stopping at the former L&N station 10 minutes late. Birminham's Greyhound station is now in the same building with Amtrak.
Washington has nice new carts for carrying feeble passengers--last spring, the old carts has given up the ghost, and Red Caps used foot-power wheelchairs to carry feeble passengers. Last fall a small number of powered carts had been provided, and I think they have a good stable of them now.
Yes, at least one Viewliner diner is in service--I ate dinner in Augusta last night and breakfast in the same place this morning. I did not get the name of my sleeper, but I believe it is a new one (I made a note of its number but cannot find it).
A note about the design of the ablutions room in the accessible bedroom--the commode is in a corner and the lid does not go all the way back, so it falls soon after you leave it up. I rode in one of the earlier Viewliner sleepers from Chicago to Washington, and it has the same problem.
The Sloss furnaces are still there by the AGS; I expect they will stay there until the structure disintegrates. I saw the loaders in operation on my first trip through Birmingham, in 1951.
Johnny
Ns had plenty of trains after work today.We followed the line to try to avoid some construction.Ns sent more trains.Also a road paint contractor decided that Friday afternoon is a great time to paint the road.We still made our appointment for mamma's car on time.Chores day tomorrow.Guessers say rain for Sunday.Hope all the mom's have a happy Mother's day wherever they are.
Back to the movie set on Monday - more filming involving the rail equipment. I could work Tuesday, too, but one afternoon of hurry up and wait is enough...
It's a Netflix movie called "The Half of It." Supposed to be out later this year.
MikeF90 samfp1943 Per BNSF customer notification several subdivisions in the area are out of service. Sounds like your vehicles need to be snorkel and periscope equipped ....
samfp1943
You're right, MikeF90, Weatherfolks were saying last night that here in Mulvane they recorded 7" of rain and over East in Rose Hill they recored 10" (Both are on BNSF lines). The Arkansas river is running at an extremely high level( aparently, not quite to full flood, but high) It was in a flood in the 1960's that took out the Panhandle Div line of the AT&SF at Oxford,Ks. The Ks Turnpike was washed out near the OKLA line, as well, resulting in detours over 60 miles for truck traffic ! And according to weatherguesser's, we are in for some more throughout the week-end.
Train count was effected; only a couple of trains through here, on Tues and Wed; I counted about a dozen, when I was at home, thru the day, some MOW 'critters' were skittering about, taking advantage of the traffic(?), even had a 'long' Export container train through here this morning{4x2x2) THe front half was over 5,000' from the switch, past here, must have been heavy, as there were a lot of singled out 'cans'.
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