Good afternoon Ruth , made it in before you escaped for the evening.I'll have my usual extra large stein of Keith's,since Eric is so nice to pay my way today. Apologies for not making it in yesterday the forum kept me off ( couldn't sign in to save my sanity ) Today it seems to work but nothing I can do will remove the extra wides <grr>
Tom-Great news that you been able to access the sub basement files , I haven't attempted that trick yet myself. Good to know also that the wet basement phenome is now hopefully an unpleasant memory.
Sadley the Gardens still sits vacant, several attempts to secure it for other retail or musuem type uses have failed so at the moment it's breeding mice and rats I'd imagine.A major grocery chain owns it now ( Loblaws ) they have high hopes to turn it's insides into a large grocery and a few small boutiques. The out side of the building is designated a historical landmark so only the insides can be changed.
I can't or won't comment further on the AH's and JO's,suffice to say those that don't get it never will .Screw em all is what I say,nuff said.
Eric-Your wayward rider was indeed luckey, to be still sahring oxygen with us. Most end up like the lad ( term used loosley )that Fergie mentioned.I can never fathom the need to strap 200+ hp bwtween one's legs on those high power motorcyles ( murdercyles) no need for that kind of performace really.
I haven't worked through them all yet but the first batch of urls are right on
Fergie=Wonderfull shots from Kingston. I love that City and have two Aunts and many a Cousin there as well. I do hope you made it to Cooks Cheese's on Brock Street.Nice shot of the old down Town station and the Sir John A as well.
Nick-Hope you mend soon. otherwise I'll send Boris and H&H out to cup and bleed you <uh oh > Boris goes along to hold down their erstwhile patients victims.
Shane-I don't know I just love seeing the old 7's and 9's still pulling yeaoman service.Over two hundred still active on both the CN and CP rosters.Just can't keep a good engine down.The transfer runs are still very common on both roads throughout the country.
Anything big and metal that moves. trains,planes and ships catch my fancy,never a wast of film or digital pixles in my estimation.
What did you do to shrink some of the pictures is it a forum fix or something you ahdon your own computer.
Allan-As always great to see our many from the lower reaches of teh globe is making it in and helping keep the evenings going round this joint .
Rob
Okay Ruth another round of Keith's if you don't mind.Sorry guys just playing with one of the more unusual tools on the new forum controls.New to me as this never showed up on the old one.Here are a couple more photo's to add perhaps a bit of life to what is I see another new page.We must be close to the locking again.
Tom-I haven't noticed any posts missing,has a thread been removed that you were heavily invloved in perhapsMy numbers ( not that they amtter ) seem to be the same.
The museum's 1912 crane car C1
Ottawa Street railway B2 snowsweeper now preserved operational at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport.
A Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia RS18 ( ex CN )photo from 1997 this was one of the last Alco's on their roster which started out as an all MLW roster including the big six axle M630's.
Grand Trunks's "four four's" at Battle Creek
enjoy
<ATSF 2-10-2 #3860/troop train, 1943 - Fred C. Stoes foto from yesteryeardepot.com>
G'day Gents!
Bit of a chill in the air this afternoon as a front is moving in - no rains yet, but supposedly on the way. Good breeze building - makes one feel good to be alive! <grin>
More day lite activity than we're accustomed to on Wednesdays - but we'll take it, eh Youbetcha! I've taken a brief hiatus from the Toy ‘n Model Trains Day until we see how things shake out on the Forums. Not in the mood to be wasting my time with being exasperated <again> - so perhaps next week.
Anyway, here's an installment of Acknowledgments for those who've taken the time ‘n made the effort to help keep this cyber bar ‘n grill of ours an active ‘n fun place!
Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative):
Wednesday - October 22nd <all times Central daylite>:
Page 52 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 6:59 AM <12:59 PM GMT>: Most pleased to see ya at the bar for our AM opening, but not under the circumstances described.
Email received ‘n you'll find it surprising that I do AGREE with your assessment of things. I'm NOT in the least bit concerned over the JO/AHs other than to say they happen to be breathing the air! The point of it was to illustrate <again> the folly of having such a "system" just waiting to be abused. Apparently the decision makes can't see the forest for the trees on that score.
Insofar as the remainder goes - we'll carry on with our core of regulars in spite of it all. But it indeed is maddening when the wide page phenom, super-sized Fotos, et al "attack" at once. <yikes>
Good day to remain prone ‘n wait ‘til things abate . . . Cheers, Mate! <clink>
Page 52 - CM3 Shane <coalminer3> at 9:34 AM <10:34 AM EDT>: Let's just chalk up your morning in the Ether to "bad day at Black Rock." <groan> Do appreciate your stopping by though ‘n providing us with a ROUND ‘n a batch of quarters <adjusted for inflation, of course!>
Page 52 - Eric <EricX2000> at 2:23 PM <12:23 PM Sandbox time>: Almost jumped outta my boots when those super-sized MoSheen-ery Fotos came up. <grin> Filled up the entire screen - almost. Great clarity ‘n lots of detail fer sure, fer sure.
Posting in TEN different Forums Hmmmmm - and here I thought you were soooooooo busy at work! <geesh> Comment, though, is "right on" when it comes to things ‘round here as of late. <barf>
I've edited several of my recent Posts to downsize some of my images - thinking perhaps it would help with the problems we're having. No changes noticed - other than the smaller images. Adverse Page effects are still there . . . so it ain't Moi causing this. <groan>
If not NOW - WHEN, asks Ruth Hmmmmmm. <uh oh>
Thanx for the visit, Fotos ‘n ROUND!
Pages 52-53 - Rob <trolleyboy> at 3:06 PM ‘n 3:18 PM <4:06 PM ‘n 4:18 PM EDT>: Kinda figured the problems with the Forums kept you away - why not It's more than a "learning curve" as I see it. Surely might've been smarter to fully test this "thing" out prior to dumping the old in favor of the new. But, what do I know, eh I dealt in real life situations during my career - ya know, boring things like saving life ‘n property at sea - or interdicting the bad guys trying to poison our kids - or helping to protect the sea lanes from hazards to safe navigation - or trying to ensure that international fisheries laws were adhered to - or performing military missions during times of war ‘n conflict . . . Yeah, important stuff like running a web site, now you're talkin' . . . <barf>
No, I haven't even thought about trying to figure out where those missing "numbers" may have gone. Who cares! Really just brought it up because it kinda "jumped" out at me when at first. Maybe your idea is the answer - can't say fer sure.
Sometimes when buildings are set aside under the protection of "historic landmark" or some other such thing, it can come around to bite the community in the caboose. We have a bunch of old warehouses that occupy a piece of prime real estate not far from Busch Stadium. About a decade or so ago, it was proposed to tear ‘em down for a new hockey arena - all to be built with private funds - no costs to the taxpayers. Sounded terrific. So what happened A group of about a dozen people stopped the project dead in the water - ‘n the idea died on the vine. So, public funds went into building the new venue - the warehouses are still there, some being used as parking garages others for the "loft" crowd. <barf>
A shame about the Maple Leaf Gardens - but keeping a structure simply for the outside appearance makes absolutely no sense to me. In time, there will be so many who will wonder, "What is so important about this place?" Not your generation - but those to come. Saving it for something other than deterioration makes far more sense to me - as does tearing it down for something else. Too bad there's nothing in sight for rehab . . .
Murdercycles - appropriate at times! <uh oh>
Appreciate your inclusive comments, Foto spread ‘n <ahem> innovative coloring! <grin>
Thanx for the two-fer!
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Boris, ring the bell - a round on the Proprietor!
Tom
Well good evening all-just floating through on a wave of medication (entirely legal I might add.....) ,thought I`d better place the regular pre-post bookmark and slip into the loop to clear the single line section for TOM to highball through on the main with the Can-Am flyer............
Couple of pix to get the ball rolling whilst I get my notes in order...
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Here we have the top and bottom levels as was until last week-the foreground spur on the low level has now been re-laid with a kick back track at the junction (RIP track ) and a diesel service point replacing the plie of junk on the left--looking at this reminds me of how brutally honest digipix can be...........
Here is 3F 0-6-0 #43216 (from Templecombe shed) heading the XP freight down the bank -Esme cat doing ghost impression visible through window
Home sweet home...............
O.K-back in a bit
Right good evening all and welcome to the Kalmbach lottery show.............Is it gonna look like THIS OR PERHAPS LIKE THIS
or even like this...?
Who can tell..................
Right-Leon-large drinks for all please whilst we wait for the stress management team from L.O.P.M to arrive (they should also be bringing chinese take-away with them.......)
Gonna try and pick up where I left off before I was struck down........and gonna find another font-can barely read this one...how about this-yes much better.Hmmmm---
O.K,had got up to :-
SHANE-A number of companies over here used small tanks in full pass. livery as pilots at principal stations and very fine they looked too... R.E. Donegal railcar pic-you display a keen eye Sir ! -the cars were ,I think more bus than automobile-here`s a couple of pix of the power units detached from the trailers-note stick shift etc...
These pix from the depot at Stranolar-The Killybegs depot had a turntable made out of the frames of one of the lines 2-6-4 tank engines -recycling in action.....Gotta love it ..
ROB-F40 wraps-that green REALLY doesnt work-not sure why,cos its not much lighter than `GO` green-although without the redeeming white panels and sharp angular graphic design.........although,that said,to me the GO trains look like either toothpaste tubes or cigarette packaging for the brand I found I preferred when I was visiting--cant even remember the name now-...---Conversely,that Hudsons Bay geep really looks the part-just a few tones darker makes all the difference......The workcars are always dear to my heart -as well you know...
ERIC-How are you dear boy ..???--I trust haus Afeld is settling down after the recent disturbances..???--If I could afford a full-dress Harley like that ,I would take more care of it-actually I would trade it for a 650 Triumph Bonneville & a 750 Norton Commando fastback,but thats another story... -some excellent pix from our man in the desert -especially enjoyed:-the Milw. monster,sunset in mid continent and the long view of the Nevada hills-top shelf stuff mate -the AMTRAK F-unit leaning into the superelevated curve is a benchmark contempory classic.....who says we dont contribute to the `proper` flavour of these forums ................Now-to Irish matters-I fear I may have mislead the company-on second study,the green diesel is pulling mostly (very old) bogie vehicles-the first car is a 6 whl (3 axle) train heating van,however,in my own defence,many lines at that time were equipped with new diesel engines pulling museum grade coaches-presumably the company bosses forsaw that the passenger traffic would die the death of a thousand cuts but there would still be sufficient freight traffic to justify new engines....The Donegal railcars are no doubt familiar-have shown them before because the livery reminded me of the narrow gauge pix from your own home country that you put up-circular logic at its best.....
Right-gonna post this then right back with the next bit
Good Evening Capt'n Tom and Crew
I had a post all set to go earlier today but... I, not the forum dumped it Ya that's right i screwed up!!!
Anyway it's 9pm haven't eat'n as we were shopping for new Vehicles today and... I'll pick up the ball tomorrow I promise!
I'll leave this with you though as a little something to chew on!
It was given Railfan Photos of the Week billing
http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=102394
Speaking of which some great offerings there Tom, Rob and Eric!
Eric Photo one is the hook up for the Booster Engine (Trailing truck) and photo two looks like a Leaf Blower but I'll guess it's a "On the Fly Water Scoop" to top up the Tender with water.
Rob: Nice photos! and yes Kingston is a great little town though it's growing leaps and bounds!
Tom: I'll give ya hint as to my year of Birth
Moon River by Mancini
Movie: The Brain that wouldn't die
Marilyn died
Cubans were into more than just Cigars!
Yes I'm the yung'n here! Ain't I!!!
Later All
Fergie
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5959
If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
Now then Leon-less time spent hanging out with the galley creatures please-we dont want to encourage them-lets have drink for the house please-and snack trays-I need to build myself up-140 lbs is not a good weight when you are above 6` tall (apparently-has always worked for me....)
So-where was I ---ahh yes:-
TOM-How are you my friend ??-so the `big dig` is done-you have the only house in town with a moat--(shades of Python & Holy Grail )--whoops--sorry.......gas prices were mentioned-over here they have slipped down to below $2 a litre for the first time in ages-although given recent fluctuations,that is prolly not an accurate assessement..dangerous territory...a fair point about Brit railway landscape-over here we have a branch of the police dedicated to the railways ( the British Transport Police) who,together with the various track gangs ,keep the right of way pretty much clear-although urban trash finds it`s way everywhere......Morale support welcome-anytime mate -although the prospect of anybody requiring me to provide MORAL support is slightly scary --movies-Slapshot-Gawd bless old blue eyes-a fine actor and a fine movie-Cross of Iron-unknown value but will check it out on the strength of other opinions.....
ALLAN-Ulster bacon-The Belfast fry is the 2nd best way to start the day ()-especially compared to the Welsh breakfast-Cockles,lava bread (boiled seaweed )& bacon or the Glaswegian ( bottle of cheap sherry consumed in the park whilst screaming abuse at passers by)-the secret of the Belfast fry is the soda bread.......soaks up the juices without losing the flavour............Have long been a fan of the Irish rail scene,just `cos of the pure eccentricity of it all...............
ROB-Love the G&E pic-Are the Govt cyls at the front in traffic or barrier wagons ?---Hudson & Mountain also excellent value------C.N #4112 is one of the engines on my TRAINZ virtual trainset-wondered where I had seen the number before.....
JAMES-Welcome dear chap-glad you could make it -Find yourself a corner that feels comfortable and join in when you feel ready-no rush ...As you can see we are an easy-going company by and large---relax-enjoy
FERGIE-Glad to see you are using quality turnouts-at risk of a Grandmother/egg sucking clash-I presume you know that the PECO turnouts have an extra switch you can buy to fit under the switch motor that changes the polarity for live frog turnouts-although with the extra load it puts on the switch motor you need the 16v A.C feed to power them-if you dont need it for the turnout,you can use it to power route indicators at the previous signal or track diagram displays-but you knew this anyway..........
TOM-Finally got the random pix from saturday-good stuff !!-also the B&M R.D.C`s-excellent mate -we are loving this !!!
ROB-More top-drawer stuff from north of the border-would go into more detail but,to be honest,I`m done for the day......sorry..........
O.K chaps-take care-will be back asap--be happy and lucky
Regards to all
Hi Tom and all,
Leon, the usual round of Tui`s for all the guys` please.
Nick. Great to see you back in, hope you`ve got over the flu bug by now? A fine set of pix of your layout, your home area and the two very interesting Donegal railcar power unit pix . One thing about the Ulster bacon was that the slices were always thicker than the Danish bacon was, the Maori`s here also bake a type of soda bread using potatoes as a basis, wonder if the Welsh/Irish immigrants had a hand in this?
Eric. Looks as if you are having a frustrating time with the site? Couple of nice steam loco pix.
CM3. Good to see you sir. Sorry to hear your having site problems as well, hopefully Bergie will fix all the glitches up very soon?
Rob. Great to see you again. Another fine set of trolley and loco pix from your collection.
Fergie. Good to see you in. Hopefully all the hassles with the site will get fixed ASAP, the pages take a heck of a long time to load down here for me at the moment.
Tom. Thanks for the heads up and synopsis on Eric`s relay book "Steel Rails to Victory", looking forward to my turn coming up. Female logic is mind boggling, but how is it they know exactly what we`re thinking all the time? A fine RR Ads from the Classic Era #15, some very colourful posters.
See ya, Allan
Good evening Leon,just a quick Keith's and I'll leave a couple extra bucks for a round as well.
Tom-Not going to try the background colours again,normally one would have thought the background colour would be the entire background not just around the words.Kind of pointless the way that was set up oh well whatcahgonnado
I imagine that MLG will get reused at some point , the buildings structurally sound ( for now ) it is sitting on some fairly pricey real estate though.Lots of similar stories of projects abandonned due to histroical societies etc stepping in. In some cases I figure it's warrented in others I think people are just being disaggreeable.
Fergie-Fine photo,Looks like the covered sheds at Union Station. I'm guesing that that was one of the trains you were on recently Kingston has indeed grown by leaps and bounds,but then a lot of Ontario is like that,the transplanted Maritimers have to live somewhere.
Nick-Looks like you are rounding back into form.Loved the new shots of the pike.I wouldn't worry about the bits of this and that the camera caught lying about.Most of us have similar looking layouts with "stuff" stacked where it shouldn't be.
I aggree with you the GO livery does look like it's off a tube of Colgate or export A cigs.Most of VIA's wraps have not been too bad, the Telus and Kool Aid one's caused the most turmoil.I'm sure tha in the years to come worse ones will materialize.
I'm sorry I didn't follow your question ( likley I'm not reading the Queen's english properly )Some help or clarification maybe ,which picture were you wondering about
Allan-Hopefully the slooow loading will abate eventually for you,I do imagine it's partially due to the upload time on dial up as well. I'm guessing that the new software isn't likely dial up friendly.A lot of the new software providers don't take in account that high speed isn't available everywhere on the globe.You gotta love,modern high tech stuff.
Back later guys.
<In my modest hardcover RR book library!>
Thursday has arrived as the week winds down - strange how that happens. Hmmmm. Anyway, temps have dropped - time to get out the sweatshirts! Petrol was $2.68 <rounded> up at Collusion Corner yesterday ‘n we're awaiting some predicted heavy rains! Gotta test out that water-diversion job . . .
Galley crew sez all's ready for our <light> ‘n <traditional> breakfasts. Mama ‘n Papa Grundledink have just departed after stocking The Mentor Village Bakery Case ‘n of course our coffee is freshly ground ‘n brewed. So, what's the delay
Comments from the Proprietor
Been trying to help things out on our Pages by downsizing my images - not all, but just those that have occupied nearly the entire space. Anyway, not sure it has done anything other than create lots MORE work for me. <ugh> This situation is really out of hand ‘n it would be nice to go back - TEMPORARILY - to what we had. Then figure out what in bloody blue blazes is WRONG with this new set-up. Oh well . . . what do I know Hmmmmm.
Page 53 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 5:13 PM ‘n 7:12 PM <11:13 PM ‘n 1:12 AM Thursday GMT>: For a guy who is under the weather, you surely have rebounded quite well with a two-fer.
Some things ‘round here just will not go away - an your version of Pike Perspective's Day <now called: Toy ‘n Model Trains Day> is alive ‘n well. All of your Pix came through quite well - with none of ‘em taking up the full-screen <yet>. Luv that final shot - sunset in your part of the globe! <sweet>
Some rather strange looking contraptions in your 2nd submission - without the descriptions I'd sure be wondering . . .
As Forest Gump has been known to have uttered: My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Well, these days <daze> that's pretty much what we're experiencing - Post by Post - Page by Page . . .
My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
Many thanx for the comments, Fotos ‘n good cheer!
Page 53 - Fergie <Fergmiester> at 7:15 PM <9:15 PM ADT>: Most people who KNOW me understand that there are THREE things I detest in life: (1) Wet toilet paper (2) Warm beer (3) Rude people. Well, there's at least one more (4) Buying a new car! <ugh> Don't envy ya, Skipper - it's all about the money <catch that, Shane??> ‘n there's NO WAY anyone "makes out" on the purchase, aside that is - the dealer. <barf> Anyway, good luck with your car-hunt.
I get it: 1962 - yeah, that is a year of special significance in my life. My late-oldest son was born that year as well. Lots more, but better suited for fone conversations . . . anyway, here's a link to YOUR year:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962
By the by, our Birthday Watch List was revised ‘n edited on Forum. Check it out - you ARE included! Finally . . . <groan>
Do thank you for your visit - wondered WHY you failed to ORDER a drink or food Hmmmm, but since you had a Post evaporate earlier in the day - there will be NO <tweeting> coming your way! Magnanimous ‘r Moi! <grin>
Good to see ya, Skipper!
Page 53 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 8:06 PM <2:06 AM Thursday GMT>: And another one bites the dust . . . <oooops> wrong Page! So, there's Nick <again> ‘n this time getting CLOSER to completing the catch-up game.
Can you just IMAGINE our Wolfman ‘n Interim Governor General when he gets confronted by not only the amount of material amassed since his departure - but he Forum's nightmare as well!?!?! Perhaps by his return, all of this will be settled - one can HOPE. <geesh>
In "my day" I NEVER blamed my transgressions on anyone but Moi. I'm sure you know the type - "He MADE me do it," etc. Nah, ain't the way it works. Anyway, I've had all kinds of drinking buddies who were GREAT for my MORALE but not so good for my MORAL slant. <grin> <uh oh>
I'll try to put together a brief collage of Fotos from the "big dig" just to give you ‘n those with an interest in what things looked like. But of course, will wait ‘til this nonsense on the Forums gets resolved.
Can't see the moat anymore - all filled in with gravel ‘n topped with decorative stones. First trench ran about 50 feet ‘n 2 feet deep. Other one was 4 feet in depth ‘n ran about 22 feet. Lots of back breaking work for those guys.
A ROUND for the house ‘n the snack tray is a nice touch for topping off our evening!
Page 53 - Allan <Gunneral> at 8:42 PM <2:42 PM Thursday NZ DST>: Good to see our Resident Downunder Kiwi Connection stroll into the place! Always know it's gonna be a good nite when he plunks down one of those LARGE notes on the bar ‘n orders a ROUND for the gang!
Quite frankly I'm amazed that you're able to hang in there with us given the problems we're experiencing AND the fact that you're on dial-up.
I gave up a long time back on trying to figure out the female mind . . . after all, it wasn't the mind that . . . oh never mind! <grin>
Appreciate your recognition of the efforts from the guys - always a nice touch!
When do those Tui brewery gals go on tour You'd think with the holiday season approaching it would be sooner rather than later! <geesh> <pant> <pant>
Thanx for the visit ‘n good cheer!
Page 53 - Rob <trolleyboy> at 9:55 PM <10:55 PM EDT>: Good to see our Manager on the prowl once again - this staff of ours requires WATCHING! <uh uh> What was THAT!?!? Boris - put Tex down . . . And <zoom> there goes Awk with his divebombing routine - ‘n what in the world is Spike trying to do with that inflatable! <oooomigosh> <POP> Another fun-filled-day here at the Bar by the Ballast, eh Sorry, Artie, didn't notice you chasing that critter on the back porch. And Frostbite, who wudda figgered you'd be sleeping in our freezer <geesh>
First time I visited Carlton Street was back in 1987 when attending an IACP convention in Toronto. IACP Look it up or better yet, ask your Dad! <grin> Anyway, the hotel we were staying at was on the next steet <north> across the street from the arena - don't know if it's still there. And as luck would have it - there was a game that first night. BUT the bad news is that there was sooooooo much going on <hospitality suites, etc.> AND the World Series was on the tube <StL vs Minnesota> that hockey took a back seat to it all. Finally did get to catch a game against the Blues in 1996 . . . at least I can say that much.
Do appreciate the nite visit ‘n Loonies for a ROUND!
Reminder: Ruth has the bar from 9 AM until Leon the Night Man comes in at 5 PM ‘til closing.
TODAY is Fish ‘n Chips Nite!
Friday is Pizza ‘n Beer Nite! - and - Steak ‘n Fries Nite!
Saturday is Steak ‘n All The Trimmings Nite!
Dinner begins at 5 PM so come early ‘n often!
Cindy is our Saturday bartender!
Boris, serve ‘em all of the "spiked" OJ they can handle!
Well good morning gentlemen all-thought I would post at this end of the day as we have an extreme weather warning in place -it`s blowing a hooly out there now and gonna get worse so is a good chance the connection will drop out by this evening.....-still,small price to pay for living where we do.....
Gonna battle through the gales to the shed in a bit and spread a bit more solder about,just to keep things moving but I thought a full breakfast would be a good way to start,so...Cindy,a Belfast fry and a pint of tea for me please and I`ll spring for the breakfasts for the company......
ALLAN-Am recovering well thanks -just keeping well wrapped up and taking it easy for a day or two...Ulster bacon-not only thicker cut but less water pumped into it as a makeweight-got to be a good thing...soda bread etc--If I remember right from my college courses,what we think of as normal bread is a fairly modern innovation using `introduced` yeast to give greater bulk and more rapid proving, In the States & Canada this is taken to a further level by introducing sugar and/or corn syrup into the mix to `force feed` the yeast,resulting in a noticeably sweeter product.... traditionally breads were leavened using the natural yeasts in the ingredients - A slow process resulting in a slightly denser but far better tasting product......
ROB-Am constantly suprised by the amount of clutter that seems to accumulate in the train shed-much of it entirely non-train related...guess this says more about my lack of organisational skills than anything else............Export `A`s -that `s the kiddies !!!!!-well done -actually I think the current GO livery is a vast improvement on the old pink/purple number..which is strangely close to the current 1st Great Western colours over here.........The question referred to the Gooderich & Exeter train with salt loads-had assumed that the cyl. hoppers in `Govt` livery were reserved for grain traffic only,hence,were they barrier wagons or carrying a load ?-hope this clarifies...
TOM-The `contraptions` were a typically Irish piece of lateral thinking-since traffic was being lost to the roads,adapt road vehicle technology to the rails and cut costs-a number of other Brit light railways went down this path but ultimately to no avail.........Now PETE-A more suspicious mind than ours might suspect that PETE had made arrangents with the powers that be for the transition to take place whilst he was safely out of the way...................... ........Would be most interested to see pix of the dig,having engaged in a few minor civil engineering projects in my time-indeed,have a similar (although rather more modest ) project on the current honey do list-the cottage is set into a bank and exterior ground level is about 2 feet higher than interior along part of the rear wall-also no damp-course-results can be easily predicted............
O.K-better get with the plan or it will be school run time before a wheel has turned
Will try and touch base later-have a good day guys
Hi Tom and all.
A round of ether Murphy's or Beamish please RUTH as we have reached the fair city of Cork Ireland. Well it has been fair, but a very windy and wet day today.Hope it eases tomorrow for the ferry or we night be in Ireland a bit longer. The high speed ferries were cancelled owing to the high seas and wind coming over and the open deck of the old type ferry closed on the voyage.
It seems the bar is still busy, just had a quick look through the posts and I did notice the new format Tom, just wonder how my computer at home will get on with it.
Our lodgings looks over the station in Cork and took a trip over to Tralee on the train yesterday including the reversal at Killarrany that has been seen at the bar in Nick's Photos.
Well I had better see if this posts, read some more with my time left in the IT Cafe and hope you are all keeping well at the bar.
Pete.
Good Morning Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please; round for the house and $ for the jukebox. Gas is at $2.89 here and has been that way for a few days. Weather clear, track fast for today and tomorrow although we are supposed to have rain this weekend and possibly snow next week.
Let’s see what the forum is doing today. So far we have big pictures, small pictures, “normal size type” and then randomly selected fonts and type sizes in some posts. I also had one that was blocked and highlighted like you would do for a “search and destroy” in word. At least I can read stuff today, though! No, Boris, stop pushing the buttons! Thanks you!
Rob – Maple Leaf Gardens is at least a facade of its former self (sorta like the hockey team – sorry, couldn’t resist). The Torontos and Bostons play tonight but we won’t see it down here. Everyone is all aflutter because West Virginia and Auburn play. Good match – one side has no defense and the other no offense. The Aud in Buffalo is being torn down. The Buffalo News had a good slide show about the festivities yesterday. You can go to their website and I’ll bet that the slide show is still there.
Nice work car shots – love that stuff!
Nick – Ain’t it true how the camera sees things that we don’t. Appreciate the pictures of the power unit on the turntable – it clarified how “things work.” Enjoyed your description of the Glaswegian breakfast; can’t wait to see the Yorkshire menu.
Allan was in with comments as was Eric. BTW, Eric, the buckets of ice melter have already been set out for easy access on the sidewalks around our buildings; won’t be long now!
OSP – Glad you got the WP&Y material – I didn’t know if you had seen it or not. Compliments for a nice selection of ads from back when. The PRR Atlantic City one is a classic. I see where the USCG got some favorable comments re recent rescue activities in Alaska.
Now let’s see if I can copy this over to where it’s supposed to go – wish me luck!
Work safe
Good morning Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!
Good morning Ruth! Yes, coffee and a cheese danish would be perfect! You look great today!!
Never got time to stop by a second time last night so I decided to have breakfast here this morning instead.
Tom – I understand that they are doing a good job fixing your leaking basement! Thanks for the photos! Looks like they have been doing a good job. I thought they were going to dig much more. Must be good not to have to worry about water in the basement every time it is raining. Glad you liked the links! It gives us an idea what it is going to be like when we get our own car!!! I actually won on Powerball tonight! $7!!!! I don’t know if the forums are going back to normal, yesterday it was worse than the last few days. Bergie hasn’t answered my second mail and I don’t think he will. Classic ads! But for some reason the Land of Pueblos looks more like a book cover! I like the Streamliner City of Denver ad the best!No, I wrote almost ten forums. I’ll make a list and let you know exactly how many it is. I am not sure how many it is. As I said to Shane, I have not had any problems with super-sized photos. Allan – Yes, the Harley rider was lucky to survive, that’s for sure! The question is if he will be able to walk again? This site is making me very frustrated. There is not one single reason that it should be like this. Period. This is the only forum where I have ever had this kind of problems.Nick – Get well young man! You are not supposed to catch the flu!Interesting photos from your layout! I just discovered a light signal! Is it working? Also most interesting to see the pictures of the detached power units! Never seen anything like it before! What kind of engine do they have? Gasoline or diesel? How old are those units/cars?Thanks for the info on the Irish locos and cars! You are right about the motorcycle, someone said that the one that ended up in our backyar was a $19,000 machine. Very heavy!!CM3 – I have certain problems with this forum after the change, but no problems with full size pictures. Did you manage to get through to the Swedish forum? Ice melter in place already? Wow, I’m glad I’m not living in that part of the world. We are still around 90˚ during the days. No ice!!Rob – Yes, the Harley rider was very lucky. It’s a hevy motorcycle and I know he bought it very recently. I think he lost control of it because he wasn’t used to it. Very nice photos of those work cars, the RS18, and the “four fours!Fergie – Photo one is correct, hook up for the booster engine. Photo two is wrong, it’s a blow down muffler. Pete – Wow! Good to see you Pete!! Hope you are having a great time on the other side of the ocean! What the heck are you doing in Ireland? Be careful! How is your black bag doing?
SP Class M-7, #1774, 2-6-0. Globe, AZ.
Round for the house!!
Eric
<Boston & Maine 4-8-2 with a mail train heading into Mechanicville, N.Y. (Courtesy of Artist: Gilbert Bennett - www.xmission.com)>
Windy, rainy, blustery ‘n chilly kinda day as it's dreary in these parts! Juneau ‘n I just made it home after walk #1 as the rains began to pelt down - coming in spasms right now. "They" are calling for perhaps an inch . . . good test for the basement!
Speaking of the basement, an was sent to those of you who I figured would be interested in the "Big Dig" Fotos. You should be able to access my PhotoBucket account for views of the project. Please send me an Email if you have problems or would like to comment. I'd prefer to keep that kinda thing away from the bar. THANX!
Quite an interesting morning as I was browsing ‘round the Forums - not participating necessarily, just rubber-necking to see what's what. Anyway, noticed Fergie - Nick - Shane ‘n Pete all logged in pretty much within an hour or so of one another. Three of the four made it to the bar!
So, that calls for some quick Acknowledgments!
Thursday - October 23rd <all times Central daylite>:
Page 53 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 8:40 AM <2:40 PM GMT>: Free breakfasts on our Resident Musician in Wales! That calls for a Five- for the Nickster!
Nasty is perhaps the best descriptor for the type weather we're both experiencing. Something about cold, dark, damp ‘n dank days <daze> in the fall, eh Good day for stone fireplaces within a remote Inn somewhere - with of course the proper ‘warm ups' in abundance ‘n plenty of consumables on buffet tables. Oh yeah, a table full of Cindy's LOPM would certainly add to the setting! Hmmmm, sounds just like "Our" Place!
Hope my Foto spread via PhotoBucket ‘works' for you - as perhaps you'll spy something that may assist you with your project.
I too wondered whether our Interim Governor General had exercised is considerable influence ‘n clout with the LOCKMASTER to guarantee pandemonium during his time away from the bar. Hmmmmmmm. Actually, that would be more like our Sandman to sand bag us! <grin> <sorry, Eric! >
Good luck with the soldering . . . ‘n many thanx for thinking of us this AM . . . nice to have you begin the day for us!
Page 53 - Pete <pwolfe> at 8:47 AM <2:47 PM GMT>: Really pleased to see you at the bar from the Emerald Isle at that! Sorry ‘bout the nasty weather - Nick gave us a head's up on what's happening over there. Missouri is getting a touch of it as well - but surely not like the storms whipped up from the ocean. Anyway, great having you with us again - that's your THIRD contact since departing on vacation.
A shame that what should've been a more pleasant ‘n scenic crossing turned out so poorly. Perhaps the return ferry will encounter better weather ‘n sea conditions.
Thanx for the ROUND - we just happened to have a stock of BOTH brews, so your tab has been billed accordingly - one ROUND of EACH! <grin>
Page 53 - CM3 Shane <coalminer3> at 9:14 AM <10:14 AM EDT:> Snow in the forecast for the WVA hill country, eh What NOT, sez Moi! <grin> Some frost on the pumpkin, surrounded by the white stuff is "nice" this time of year. <yikes>
Just did some reading about a recent rescue operation in the Aleutians where another fishing vessel went down in those cold ‘n stormy seas. Was in an area that I'm familiar with - near the passage into the Bering Sea. Last count is 5 dead - but a couple were rescued. Just amazing that anyone survives in those conditions - believe me, that's a challenge to say the least for any mariner. No wonder those guys "play" as hard as they do - it's definitely not for the chicken-hearted of the earth, fer sure, fer sure.
And speaking of hockey - been reading about some conjecture <repeat: conjecture> regarding Toronto getting one of the U.S. franchises that are in financial difficulty. Apparently a "buzz" going on about that north of the border. Some good points though - New York City has 3 teams within the greater metro ‘n they all seem to be drawing well. Toronto is surely a qualifier when it comes to the population base ‘n business interests being centered there. So, why not Lots of questions to be answered - and it's only a bunch of talk anyway. The Garage League Czar is most probably tied to keeping the U.S. franchises afloat - or at least relocating ‘em down here. Talk is Atlanta, Phoenix ‘n a few others are in financial trouble. <geesh> Surprise, surprise that we'd be reading that - when times get tuff, the expendable buck gets swacked the hardest ‘n that spells trouble for ALL spectator sports. But, what do I know, eh
Many thanx for the visit - glad things seem to be a bit better today than yesterday. But stick around, one just never knows, eh
ROUND ‘n quarters <adjusted for inflation!> most appreciated!
Seven bucks toward your purchase of a private rail car! Well, it’s a start. <grin> In that URL spread of yours was a most-interesting breakdown of the car costs for hooking up to a train. Really something to keep – which I’ve done. Never know – perhaps I’ll win a Lottery too! Hmmmmm, but first a small matter like – purchasing a ticket! <oooooooooh>
Been all kinds of comments regarding motorcycles lately, especially those involved in accidents <or as I like to term it: self-inflicted carelessness>. The young man who worked most of my project had an incident with his bike – just purchased it for $11k – ‘n it now is in dire straits in terms of requiring repairs. Apparently it “got away” from him <don’t know or understand the particulars> dragged him a considerable distance ‘n he wound up with a rather nasty puncture wound into the fleshy area of his foot. Fortunately, nothing permanently damaged – but he’s a hurtin’ toad, fer sure, fer sure. Cudda been worse, eh I think Rob had it right – MurderCycles . . .
Sorry, but I do not understand what you mean regarding the ten Forums . . . I’m sure you’ll clarify it as we go along.
I had explained to the gang about Pete’s trip to Ireland before this latest CHANGE took place. The people who accompanied his bride to the UK wanted to spend 4 days over there – so that’s what they are doing. Not sure that Irish Customs would permit entry of the Black Bag! Hmmmmmm. <grin>
Good Foto ‘n appreciate the ROUND!
Boris, serve ‘em all a second ROUND of the "spiked" OJ!
Good afternoon Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!
Ruth, yes I am back, but just for a little while. Just a cold Tui, please!
Thought I would stop by and give you the last link to the private car trip report.
http://www.postvagnen.com/forum/index.php?id=71336
Includes Kansas City.
Milwaukee Road F7-A #118C. Illinois Railway Museum.
A thought popped into this aging cranium of mine as I read thru the day's offerings from the most-dedicated crew "Our" Place has ever had. That statement pretty much sums up what I have in mind . . .
"Our" Place has been and IS all about giving a Rat's Patoot for the way things are done on this Thread. It never was for the recalcitrant - the pretenders or those who simply couldn't and wouldn't get into the swing of things. Why in the world some of them stuck it out so long is beyond any level of comprehension I have. Anyway, when Eric came back for his 2nd visit of the day - during daylite at that - it illustrated to me just how much he 'n the rest of our crew really CARE about keeping this idea of OURS going 'n going strong.
Thanx, Eric for the shot in the arm 'n thanx for that supplemental link for the Swedish Private Rail Car tour of America. Fantastic - simply fantasic!
Here's something from the sub-basement archives room - hopefully the formatting will "work" . . .
Time again for a Blast from the Past in the form of a Fallen Flag from Classic American Railroads:
The Passenger Railroad Fallen Flags of "Our" Place #23
New York, New Haven & Hartford (NYNH&H) (NH)
<A form of this was initially Posted on 18 Oct 2005 at "Our" Place I>
Caveat: The information provided is NOT all inclusive and is reflective only of the periods mentioned.
Headquarters: New Haven, CT
Mileage in 1950: 1,800
Locomotives in 1963:
Diesel: 381 - Electric: 22
Rolling stock in 1963:
Freight cars: 6,925 - Passenger cars: 1,055 (including self-propelled)
Principal routes in 1950:
New York City (Grand Central)-New Haven-New London, CT-Providence, RI-Boston, MA
New York City (Pennsylvania Station)-New Rochelle, NY
New Haven-Hartford, CT-Springfield, MA
New Haven-Middletown-Putnam, CT-Boston (Readville)
New Haven-Northhampton & Holyoke, MA
Devon-Winsted, CT
Waterbury-Hartford-Plainfield, CT-Providence
Providence (Valley Falls)-Worcester, MA
Norwalk, CT-Pittsfield & Station Line, MA
Derby, CT-Campbell Hall & Beacon, NY
New London-Worcester
New Bedford & Fall River-Framingham-Lowell & Fitchburg, MA
Boston-Brocton-Provincetown & Hyannis & Woods Hole, MA
Attleboro-Taunton-Middleboro, MA
South Braintree-Plymouth, MA
Passenger trains of note:
NEW YORK-BOSTON
Bay State - Bostonian - Commander - Forty Second Street - Gilt Edge -
Hell Gate Express - Merchants Limited - Murray Hill - Narragansett -
New Yorker - Owl - Puritan - Roger Williams - Shoreliner - Yankee Clipper
BOSTON-PHILADELPHIA-WASHINGTON
(operated by PRR west of NYC (Penn Station)
Colonial - Federal - Patriot - Pilgrim - Quaker - Senator - William Penn
OTHER RUNS
Bankers (New York-Springfield)
Berkshires (New York-Pittsfield)
Connecticut Yankee (New York-Springfield)
Day Cape Codder (New York-Hyannis & Woods Hole
Day White Mountain (New York-Berlin, NH; operated by B&M north of Springfield)
Montrealer (New York-to-Montreal, operated by B&M, CV & CN north of Springfield)
Nathan Hale (New York-Springfield)
Naugatuck (New York-Winsted)
Night Cap (New York-Stamford, CT
State of Maine (New York-Portland, ME via Providence & Worcester; B&M beyond
Washingtonian (Montreal-to-Washington counterpart to Montrealer
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Some drumheads from the NH:
Enjoy!
well good evening all-against the odds the weather has calmed down a bit so lets have a look at yer...-am just back from band night and a bit pi**ed off-the plan was `lets have some soul classics to work up`-nobody else could be bothered -irritating enough, and my choices -`Heatwave ` and `Nowhere to run ` by Martha and the Vandella`s were both kicked into touch without even the courtesy of a listen---serious grumps here....mutter mutter mutter
But enough of that-lets have a little drinkie and make merry-Leon,this is your cue dear boy-shall we have some proper Oktoberfest European beer....??????
A round of the Staropramen Prague lager for the house please whilst I catch up on the day....
back in a bit
Right then -where were we -ah yes ---
first up -
TOM-E/M recd. and responded--good job there mate
And now to the meat of the day...
PETE-glad you are enjoying the best of the Emerald Isle....BTW,if you are coming back via Rosslare/Fishguard give us a bell...Now for the benefit of the company,here are some pix of the station at Killarney-will be interested to see how your pix differ from mine
Here is a train heading out to Tralee after the tricky reversal noted in PETE`s post.
SHANE -the camera never lies-and sadly is rarely bribable....As it happens my mums youngest brother married into a Yorkshire family-`soft` Yorkshire though-they accept the existance of other tribes-good people --traditional `hard` Yorkshire breakfast is a pint of black tea with a black pudding or similar as bulk...scarily hard folk.....
ERIC-Flu-:-am pretty much back to full strength thanks mate -although there was a period when I felt like I wasnt gonna make it-all part of life`s rich pageant... -Yes indeed,there are colour light signals on the layout but they are currently not working-as part of the re-wiring scheme they are the last on the list to be hooked back in-but trust me,it`s on the list !!!
Now,you mentioned the Walker railcars ,as I understand it they were derived from road vehicles-not sure if they were petrol or derv powered
will look it out ...
Hope your unexpected visitor is healing well.....$19,000 for a bike is fairly scary-could get a Bonny,a Norton,a B.S.A road rocket ,tattooes and change for that money over here ........B.T.W love that MILW `F` unit
O.K-am somewhat the worse for drink and medication toight-lets have a little sing along -----You cant always get what you want..................
but if you try sometimes,you might just find (da da dada da da) that you get what you need......oh yeah......
O.K guys-I`m for thr the long walk home-have a good night ,speak soon
Nick. Good to see you, glad to hear you are getting over that flu bug visitation. Interesting chat about the bread ingredients, we stick to a local mixed grain bread here. One thing about Ulster bacon was that it fried really nice and did`nt spit fat all over the place like those brine pumped ones. A very apt pic of the train at Killarney to fit in with Pete`s visit there, the trackwork and yard area look really well maintained.
Rob. Hope this site settles down after all the hassles we`ve been having lately, I`m still hanging in there with the slow page loading problem, the waits worth it!
Pete. Great to see you in mate, sorry to read the weather in the Emerald Isle is`nt too good at the moment, at least you will be inside when your on those train trips. Will be great to see all of your photos` once you get back home.
CM3. Good to see you sir, looks as if your all prepared for the ice when it arrives there.
Eric. Good to see you got in OK, at the moment i`m frustrated by the page loading time here, but I`m on dial up service so will have to put up with it! Thanks for the link to the last private car trip report, great set of photos` that's for sure. Couple of fine pix with SP M-7 #1774 and the F7 diesel loco.
Tom. The Tui girls are here in Hawkes Bay at the moment for the A&P (Agricultural & Produce) Show in Hastings, they are much like your State Fairs over there. We did`nt get up to see it this year as the bride is playing in a two day Ladies Lawn Bowls tourney just now. A fine Fallen Flags #23 on the NYNH&H RR with the set of nice Drumheads. E-mail received with thanks.
Good evening Leon , made it in befiore the bats crow or something . No Boris you can't keep them as pets,we have enough critters in this place <sheesh> Lets see Leon I think a round of Keith's is required no expected this evening.
Nick-Ahh yes I now understand what you were asking.No those cars were loads, the cylindrical hoppers come in two styles,trough hatched for grain and round hatched for the other granules that they carry, potash, fly ash and salt.All the cars come from the same pool, so one has to look at the type of roof hatches they have to know what commodity they are used for.
Interesting shot of the Irish passenger train Nice to know that you weathered the weather,hopefully you didn't remove too many layers of skin while you were sodering.
Pete-Good to hear from you , sounds like your having a grand time dispite the recent bad weather.
Shane-Yes they blue and white aer re-building,mind you all the youngings on the team seem to want to play which is a good thing,of all the games this year they were only really out of one of them,and they did knock of the high flying Bruins tonight.oddly enough with the seven points they are right in the middle of the pack.I think in the end they will be in more games then people are willing to give them credit for,anyone who has played them this year have had their hands full,a lot more speed, and a lot more sand paper in the line up.
Kind of sad seeing the AUD go,it was the best way to see Leaf games live as buying tickets in Toronto are usually a non-starter,I did manage to see them play two games in the 80's while perched up in the greys.One was an 8-0 drubbing of the Colorado Rockies ( remember them before they moved onto New Jersey ) and the other was a 3-3 tie against the Hartford Whalers.
Eric-Love the MLW F7. Mind you I'm a sucker for F units anyway, great steam shots too It's inteersting seeing the locomotives that had the boosters on them,a rarity but the heavy drag freights tended to need the extra push to keep the drivers from spinning. Shane would know better , but I believe I read that the C&O and B&O tended to have locomotives equipped with them working in the coal fields.
What can you say about that Harley rider other than someone must have been looking out for him
Tom-Nice to see more material from the basement,great info on the NH and soem great looking drumheads as well,love the Yankee Clipper.I hace to say that I've been greatly impressed by the amount of support and material the GOR has put out this month,it could have been alot lot worse.5X for the guys and another round for them all Leon.
Hopefully the trenches have held back all the rain.Speaking of trenches go see the movie Passiondale,it's a winner great story about the Canadian Corps during WW1.
Dad was never a chief of police so he never went to any of those meetings,he tended not to rub shoulders with the high and exalted.<grin>
Nice to know that the skipper's on the birthday list ( finally )Same age as my oldest sister too
Allan-It's hard to say if the software will settle down,but it's good to know that you are still with us through the adversity , an extra shot of the good stuff for our hearty and patient Kiwi Leon.
Hello again Leon back again so you might as well top up me glass Figured I would drop a couple more photo's off then call it a night.
Science and Tech museum in Ottawa's FA2
The lone MLW SD 17 now a museum piece in St Thomas Ontario.
Another random shot from the seaway
Enjoy guys
Friday's Grin
Lines To Make You Smile
NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
Awwwwwwwright, it's Friday ‘n the END of the work week <for many>! But for those of us on the retired rolls, well . . . <grin>
Coffee's ready - pastries freshly stocked in The Mentor Village Bakery Case ‘n our <light> ‘n <traditional> breakfasts only need to be ordered from our Menu Board!
Page 54 - Eric <EricX2000> at 2:20 PM <12:20 PM Sandbox time>: To reiterate from a previous Post of mine - Well Done, Sandman for coming thru in the daylite TWICE on Thursday - not only "enabled" me for the PM, but illustrated LOUD ‘n CLEAR what it's all about to be a REGULAR at the bar!
Supplemental link to the Swedish Private Rail Car tour of America was <top drawer> as are the other URLs . . . they've been placed in a special file for posterity. Never saw anything quite like those. Many THANX!
Appreciate the visit, Pix ‘n ROUND!
Page 54 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 5:45 PM ‘n 7:21 PM <11:45 PM ‘n 1:21 AM Friday GMT>: Many thanx for the Email response to the Foto album on the "Big Dig." Response sent . . .
Funny how there are times when cohesiveness can come in varying degrees of acceptance. Some can be cohesive as total JO/AHs whereas others can jump on board the proverbial bandwagon ‘n do their respective parts to a high degree of excellence. Perhaps those boyz in your band need some motivation - or as we used to call it, "Attitude adjustment." Hmmmm. Vito is available . . . <uh oh>
Luv that shot of the right-of-way with the Tralee bound train! <sweet> Another fine example of what appears to be well-maintained track ‘n groomed landscape.
Just a WAG <figger it out!> but I doubt Wolfman ever saw my message for him to check his <censored> cell fone! Probably can't find it . . . <uh oh> Could it have been gobbled up by the BB Gremlins <yikes> Anyway, it surely would be nice if you guys could connect . . . doesn't look promising though.
Yeah - you can't always get what you want . . . but there are sometimes one is better off NOT getting it! <grin> But that's for another time ‘n place, eh
Appreciate the good cheer - ROUND - foto - ‘n support for "Our" Place!
Page 54 - Allan <Gunneral> at 8:57 PM <2:57 PM Friday NZ DST>: Another good nite as our Resident Downunder Kiwi Connection has found his way to "Our" Place!
Tui gals are in your neck of the woods and you haven't provided us with some Fotos via a link!?!?! <geesh> C'mon, man - share the wealth! <grin>
So now you have a handle on what the "Big Dig" was all about. Hopefully that's THAT!
In spite of the loading issues at your end of the bar, at least you've been able to enjoy the material being presented. Those URLs provided by Eric were absolutely marvelous ‘n I hope everyone took a "tour" of ‘em. I've spent at least two hours going through them - twice. Then put ‘em in a file so that at a later date I can re-visit ‘em. Anyway, that's the kind of stuff this bar has been known for ‘n why so many guys feel we are unrivaled in the quality Post department. No "chest beaters" ‘n "know it alls" reside here.
Thanx for the visit, chat ‘n of course the ROUND! Bring on the Tui gals! <pant> <pant>
Page 54 - Rob <trolleyboy> at 10:34 PM ‘n 10:50 PM <11:34 PM ‘n 11:50 PM EDT>: "In" comes our Manager with a nite-time two-fer for the boyz! And a very LARGE Pix on the 2nd one.
No signs of problems with our bout of spastic rain yesterday - so far, so good. Probably will require something akin to what we had this past spring to fully relieve the mind . . .
Haven't heard of that movie - but WILL put it on my "list" ‘n should it show up on DVD, I'll purchase it. Thanx! Passiondale - an interesting title.
Glad that the "Big Dig" Foto spread came thru via Email . . .
Only reason I was eligible for IACP membership is that I was in charge of a federal LE organization <several times over> - so in the "game" of equivalencies <which I truly detest!> for the mere price of XXXX bucks, I too got to mingle . . . went to 3 of those events. Met many interesting people - and keep in mind that the Chiefs come up from the ranks <99% of the time - as did I> - so, it wasn't a "snooty" kind of thing.
Comments <spot on> regarding this month's participation by our crew - 4.0 fer sure, fer sure! While we all miss our Bar Chandler, those who have WANTED TO - have come through, which of course is what is needed.
All nice shots, with the FA leading the pack!
Appreciate the visits, chat ‘n of course the ROUND!
TODAY is Pizza ‘n Beer Nite! - and - Steak ‘n Fries Nite!
Good Morning Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please; round for the house and $ for the jukebox. Clouds and wind this a.m. with temperatures in the low 40s and rain in the area. It is supposed to warm up Sunday and then go down into the 20s overnight next week with (this is for Juneau from the K9 Korps) snow forecasted for three days next week. He says, “Come on over and we can dig up some more of my yard.”
WV thumped Auburn last night (probably the best game the Mountaineers have played all year) so the alumni at work are well pleased. Rays beat the Phils which is o.k. because all Phils needed to do was to win one on the road. Now they go back to Philadelphia for three games which may be spread out over a few days given the weather forecasts for the area.
Eric – wish I could get the files you have been sending to open; must be something with the attachment which our multiple firewalls don’t like – we’ll keep trying. “Chapel Hill” is over here this month running on New River train. NRT is 28 cars this year. Lovely MILW F unit.
Fergie – Apologies for not acknowledging your VIA picture – the VIA scheme looks good on that engine.
Nick – Yorkshire folks are tough indeed. Have some kin in that part of the world though my mom’s people were/are mostly from Wiltshire. Hear me, oh Nick – wire signals before you cover everything up with scenery – it’s a pain in the neck but you can do your tests and troubleshooting without having to rip up everything.
Allan, good to see you with us – see below for some New Haven related material.
Rob – I think I have hockey cars somewhere with Whalers and Rockies players depicted. Know I have some Atlanta Flames for sure. Boston has not been that high flying for a long time. One of my all-time favorite graffiti was on a PCC car I saw at Park Street when the Bruins were a force, “Jesus Saves but Esposito Scores on the Rebound!”
C&Os philosophy was maximum power rather thank tinkering with technology. I will have to do some checking into boosters. Their motive power folks assigned equipment based on the terrain over which it operated. In general, the biggest stuff ran between Hinton and Clifton Forge. Mine shifters were often handled by 2-6-6-2s, etc. In short, fit the engine for the assignment.
I liked the FA in proper CN livery. The shot of the Canada Steamship Lines self-loader reminded me of something I saw in the Buffalo Whizbang awhile back in that some of the old grain elevators at Buffalo are being used (what a concept) to handle agricultural products. They have rail and water service available and have been handling loads from steamers – we must investigate when there next month.
OSP – E mail rec’d and thank you. Maybe the cell phone is submerged in the black bag. The B&M painting is loosely based on an ancient publicity picture from the B&M archives. I never saw any of them run, but recall 4-6-2 and 2-6-0s in operation quite well.
Since you had a drumhead for the “Yankee Clipper,” here’s a consist from 1950.
Train 22 “Yankee Clipper”
Parlor Cars: New York-Boston (3)
Grill Car: New York-Boston
Diner: New York-Boston (FR and SU only)
Coaches: New York-Boston
Not bad – rode this one a few times over the years.
Last – we haven’t drug out the Groan-O-Meter in awhile so here goes – this one is especially for Eric since he appreciates snow and cold so much.
A rather gloomy morning here in mid-continent USA, but the good news is the rains have apparently come to an end - just the heavy overcast ‘n damp feeling . . . . Juneau ‘n I didn't miss a beat yesterday, as all the walks were taken. <phew> Lucky for me, eh
I see Shane has come by with a fine AM pick-us-up which of course has "enabled" me to follow thru with this offering from our sub-basement archives room!
PASSENGER TRAIN NOSTALGIA #25
<Initially Posted on 15 Nov 2005 at "Our" Place I>
Here's something to enjoy regarding the Santa Fe (AT&SF) from a 1952 advertisement in my personal collection.
a trip
you'll always
remember
The comfortable way to see
the most colorful part of America
is on anyone of Santa Fe's
five famous trains between
Chicago and California - through
the Southwest Indian Country
Super Chief - Chief - El Capitan - Grand Canyon - California Ltd.
Santa Fe
Good Afternoon Capt Tom and Crew
Another, sweet and to the point post, well maybe... Kids are off today and want the puter... Well like I care!! Then again it's hard to type with vultures hovering overhead.
If I didn't know better I spend far too much time here and must have a "problem". Keith's please and since it's Friday i assume it's a "Fish and Chip's" kinda fare
Tom: Yes it is done as i took advantage of falling prices as dealers try to rid them selves of old 08' stock. After all these years we no longer own a van and now have something to lug my garden gear and nursery pickings with. Got me a 1/2 ton pick up Wanted something smaller but with two kids that stand over 6' 2" each to put them in something less than a crew cab would be un-humane.
Nick: Yes Pecos are definately the way to go but as to the switch machines I actually use both the peco and tortoise types. it depends what I have at the time. Hope you feel better soon.
Pete: glad you made it in... Tom wants you to turn on your cell phone Get with the program man!! Hope your having a great trip hopefully they'll let you back into the country with your black bag A couple of times I did airport security I had my camera bag swabbed down
Shane: Toronto teams are suppose to loose! It's part of their culture and heritage. And as for what Tom was saying regarding TO getting a second team I think it would be a mistake. I know Hamilton has wanted a franchise for some time and i think it would actually be of benifit if Hamilton got the team as the rivalry would be a healthy one though I don't know if it would impact on Buffalo's fan base. Rob would be more knowledgable regarding that.
Eric: Thanks for the foto's more gems. Number one was a given but 2 was a wild guess. So do I still get a half prize? C&O is one of my favourites. I would have to say they were masters of new technology within their own right as they gained through the MAC which gave us the Berkshire, Allegheny and other fine marvels. None the less Brute strength was definately one of their pillars to success!
Anyway guys I have to run! Rob and SHane I'll get back to you next post! And yes I'll provide more pics
Don't want to spoil you guys too much!
Was enjoyable speaking with Fergie for a bit earlier this day . . . he's now the proud owner of a man-sized truck! Yeah - nothing less for our Skipper! <grin> <vroooooooom> <vroooooooooom> <Fill 'er up!> <groan>
Appreciate the "enabling" Post too! Sorry to have to break the news to ya - BUT Thursday's are for Fish 'n Chips! <geesh> Every AM summary <aka: Acknowledgments> has been listing that feature for YEARS! <triple geesh> However, since you are such an esteemed member of our select group of bar flies, H&H have "whipped up" a little something in the galley just for you! Boris has come running out with what appears to be flames exiting his nostril (he only has ONE - Cyclops dontchano!!> I think they call it Chili-Fish-Flambe! <yikes>
Okay - here's a little of this 'n that for this afternoon . . . .
CN cylindrical hopper <foto: unknown>
CP Waterton Park Car <Courtesy: trainweb.org>
GO Train en route Toronto Union Station <personal foto>
Government of Canada cylindrical grain hopper <foto: unknown>
HBR #2505 (foto: Bart Hasselfield - 1997)
NAR \"Rycroft\" Pullman (from: Alberta Rwy Museum)
Good evening Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!
Leon, it's time for a #1 Special with fries and a cold Keith's, please!
Almost missed getting here before sunset. A lot of stuff to read and look at! In other words, a pretty good Friday!
Tom – Thanks for the Photo-Bucket photos from your Dig-out adventure! The main thing is that the leak was taken care of. We don’t want to see “Our Place” get flooded and sail away! Obviously there was a lot mor digging than what I imagined. I think the $7 I won will pay for the paper napkins on the table for our first dinner in our private car! The chances to win Powerball increases slightly if you buy a ticket. Not much, but a little bit. Motorcycle accidents are always bad. I’ve seen what can happen to the rider if he/she doesn’t have all the needed protection and most of them don’t. I’ll try to have my list of forums included tomorrow. You are probably right about Pete’s Black Bag. It was not allowed to enter the Republic of Ireland. I’m glad I could stop by a second time yesterday, with only a few days left to work I don’t have to attend any meetings and don’t get much to do so I had some time off. Thanks for the New York, New Haven & Hartford information! A very classic railroad! It must have been the only railroad that did not have any trains to St. Louis!! The Yankeee Clipper had a very nice drumhead!Same goes for the Santa Fe ad! Still around as a part of BNSF! Santa Fe had quite a few nice looking drunheads! The reason I linked to those private car trip reports was the photos! You really don’t need to able to read the comments, the photos tell the story pretty well. Glad you liked them. Nice collection of Canadian equipment! Including one with snow!! The CP Waterton Park Car is very nice! Nick – Glad to hear that you have recovered almost completely from the flu! It sounds kind of scary that you are running trains without working signals!! Talking about signals, the signal in your photo, is it a plain light signal or a combination of light signal and a semaphore? The Walker railcars look like they were derived from road vehicles. Allan – Can’t you get an Internet DSL connection over your phone line? I remember when I had a dial up connection how slow it was. The M-7 locomotive is in a sad condition. I hope somenbody will take care of it soon before it turns into a pile of rust and junk. Rob – The F- and E-units are indeed very classic. That good looking design lasted for many years.A kind of look alike was the Alco FA2! Nice to see those lcocmotives shiny clean! The ship’s name is Halifax! Maybe something for Fergie.Boosters on locomotives were very rare in Europe. From the top of my head I can’t recall any locomotive equipped with abooster but I know there were some. CM3 – “Chapel Hill” is running in WV? Is there any site that has any photos of it? Would like to send a photo or link to that Swedish guy. Sorry to hea that you are having problems opening the files. At this very moment I don’t even recall what it was (must be my age). Fergie – Yes, sir, you’ll get a half prize! Free drinks the next 3 days (Sunday excluded). It is okay if you spoil us with more pictures! We will not complain! Good luck with your 1/2 ton truck! Hope the gas price doesn’t increase too much. We have an old 1989 1/2 ton truck that we use for heavier transports. No crew cab though.
Somewhere in the Cascades 1993.
Eric. Would love to have an Internet DSL line but with being in a rural area of NZ we only have the basic dial up connection. Nice pic of your X2000 train.
Rob. Thanks for the round mate. Another fine set of pix of the locos` and the lakes steamer from you collection.
Fergie. Good to see you in again. I use Peco switches on my N guage layout predominatly, their double crossover cost a mint but is so very reliable compared to other makes.
CM3. Thanks for the New Haven "Yankee Clipper" train info, good to hear you had a few rides on it. That was a really great blonde joke you shared with us.
Tom. I`ve saved the site URL`s that Eric put up for us, the photos` are really spectacular, of great interest to me were the latest pix of the Raton Pass area. A fine Passenger Train Nostalgia #25 with the classic SF Drumheads, fits in with Eric`s last URL site pix.Another fine spread of random fotos` from your great foto collection. Many thanks for your e-mail reply, it was great to see the Big Dig 2000 results. Have been searching for the Tui Gals` on the net and found this site featuring them,
http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?Memberld=7904650231
Well good evening Leon. I see that a new order of keith's has arrived so I'll a nice fresh cold one thanks.Set up a round for the boys if you can be so kind.
Tom- I see we've had an all right day today Great to see another classic passenger piece up and live in the new system. Hopefully you didn't have to format it long.Great batch of photo's as well.Liked the park car the old CP livery Great shots of the Covered hoppers as well, the one in the CN noodle livery shows the Potash/ Salt type hatches
The Chiefs do usually come up from the ranks,but normally with alot of butt kissing and the usual politics <barf> still theer are a lot of fine people in those jobs.I see that more and more ( at least in Ontario ) there is a movement for civilians to hold that postion.As with any that's sometimes good sometimes bad.
Hearing about the three alarm fish n chips that H&H whipped up for Fergie brings to mind that imortal Johnny Cash song about a certain " Ring of Fire " Passchendale is out in the theaters right now,from everything I've heard and seen it's a keeper fer sure fer sure.
Fergie-The sucking sound you hear is the truck helping itself to your life savings <uh oh>It's hard to say,theer certainlyy is the population in the GTA to support a second NHL team ( Missisauga is likey the best choice,Hamilton has an AHL team but then so does Toronto )The rivalries would be top notch,mind you I think Buffalo would suffer the most,as a lot of Southern Ontario and GTA people tend to go there for their NHL fix as opposed to going there to truly support the Sabres,if they had a closer to home team many would gravitate towards it.
Eric-Nice Amtrak shot.I can't call myself any sort of authority on steam locomotives the boosters were not that common over here either,but with the heavier trains on this side of the pond I dare say that they are / were more common here.
I've always been an F unit fan,but the Alco MLW covered wagons were always my favourites.
Shane-Imagine grain silos and elevators used for grain,a radical thought I'm guessing that the Buffalo waterfront while not as busy as say 30 yeasr ago still handle's quite a bit of the bulk trade on the lakes.Loved the PCC grafitie BTW.
Allan-Interesting website link thanks again gald that you enjoyed the photo's.
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