Good evening Leon, in for a quick Monday evening catch -up. Just a Keith's for me this evening sir as we who still toil prepare for the upcomming work week ( mercifully shortened )
Tom-Yes indeed the Classic forum certainly does not pose any threat for posting records.I enjoyed the B&O piece and the fine set of posters that you put up for Pete. Both of the sporting movies for this week should be well recieved by the patrons of the Emporium
My friend Jeff has indeed spent an enormus part of his life amassing those ship photo's.He's always happy to read an email or two as the canal is his life.Both from the enjoyment and employment side of things ( he works the control centre at lock 7 in the dispatching offices )He does have a similar love of the train model and real but his time and efforts spent with his family and the ships.
I don't remember seeing many US or Canadian coast gurd vessels in the canal,they do transit but for the most part it is the perview of the big bulk freighters.
Tom the steamers will cost you big,but hey it's only money.
Pete-I'm glad that you have enjoyed Jeff's web site as well. It is an all consuming monster of a thing. There likely is not a bigger one out there on the Great Lakes shipping.Today's photo's were 5 for sure as well
Nick-Fine fine photo's of your London adventure / vacation Indeed your description of your Friday night was awe inspiring Kind of makes me glad that I never took up anything musical as anything more than a passing fancy.Coarse hearing me sing would likely cause much consternation so I'll leave it to my more talented betters
What a great father daughter event the train shed would have been as well Gotta get them hooked young as it were
Well Leon another bottle if you don't mind and I'll leave a couple more photo's for the gang.
One for Tom,a shot my uncle got of a CN RDC 3 at the St Catharines station 1978 ish
A hard working Geep in Brantford.
Rob
Right then my lovelies,here we are on the tourist trail-Leon-a think a round of beers in take-away cups please cos we are on the move:-now,when last spotted we were walking across Blackheath towards Greenwich park,home of the royal observatory and the famed greenwich meridian-0 o`clock so to speak.....
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Just to restore continuity,here we are at Blackheath Stn-the McConnell ladies-from right,Missisnick,Elisabeth,small Hannah & Mary-Louise
And here is the wee monkey contributing to the tourist trade just outside the park-the donkeys were lovely gentle creatures
Now into and across the park and we are suddenly presented with a glorious view of Mother London at her best
And down we go into the park-the series of buildings in the foreground is the national maritime museum
A picnic lunch in the park is enjoyed,and onwards to greenwich pier to get the riverboat
Most of the old docklands-the area where my paternal grandparents came from-is gone,however the odd pub survives
Not sure what this one is called but is somewhere along Limehouse reach....
Now we are doing the tourist thing.....
Now here is one of the worlds most iconic images,but seen from a different angle-Tower Bridge
And one for the new millennium
The London Eye-couldnt be doing with it personally.....
Spent a couple of hours doing touristy things then back to Waterloo for the train home-stuck in a carriage with a load of commuters including a city whizz-kid called Toby who insisted on talking to the whole carriage on his mobile phone...." Oh yes,Toby here-are we good for a monday meet to move the deal on Slater-Nazi finance" etc-after about ten minutes small Hannah goes over to him--"excuse me Toby" "?" "Why are you talking to everybody??" "?" "Can I use your phone to talk to my granny in Wales ?" At this point he has spotted me giving him the 1000 yard stare and gets all flustered..." Is this your child ?" "Yup" "Ohh.."
From then on it was a pleasantly peacefull trip home.
Went out that night to the local pub ,met some interesting people ,went back to the house and saw a shooting star whilst having a late night smoke out in the garden....A fine week away
O.K guys-speak soon,take care now
Regards to all
Well good evening all and welcome to the new week-lets hope it`s a good one for folks down in the Big Easy,latest news reports suggest that (for once) things may not be as bad as first indicated..........lets hope so
Right then,Leon-since it would seem to be a holiday,lets try a round of ice-cold Czech Pilsners for the crew with a large jug of Sangria to chase them down with-and a round for the staff as well (it seems only fair)
So whats new `round these parts...?
TOM-E-Mail should be with you,R.E previous post:-I was reporting,rather than endorsing-my thinking is fairly Darwinian here,these losers are unlikely to ever contribute to the gene pool and the human race will be better for it,that said ,I am in no position to attempt the moral high ground here,Like all of us,I have travelled a long road to get where I am now...also I am one of those people who can watch and enjoy Caddyshack and similar low-brow movies repeatedly.............Animal house & the Blues Brothers are especial favourites
Lovely selection of Brit artwork btw...--so a new display cabinet is under consideration eh ..should you wish to consider a Brit example I can do no better than suggest anything from the current Hornby Catalog,although they do not do unpowered `display` versions,the current P.R.C factory output is of a VERY high standard-express engines go at about $200 and matching cars at about $40-there are also a variety of `collectors ` sets of an engine and 3 cars.....just a thought
PETE-Yes indeed,any other night and I would have been in the front row for the Ritchie Havens show,still-when duty calls and all that.....As it happens,the Queens hall in Narberth used to be a regular gig for bands on their way over to Ireland-my pal Simon has a story about coming home from watching Van Morrison and Them back in the 60`s` and stopping to assist a fella changing a tyre on an old Commer van-turned out to be Van himself,the motor is swaying around and noises are heard,when questioned yer man has replied-"oh,thats the band-if I let the ****ers out,I`ll never see them again."..............
Now that mystery pic of yours-was an easy `spot`-I have an almost identical pic myself-only the wee engine is different-in my pic its green
Was indeed a quality moment with Hannah-unlike most boys-who seem to treat a train as a form of missile,she seems to see the thing as part of a whole-as noted,lets take it slow so the passengers can see the countryside-most gratifying-there is hope yet
Nice pics of the Trevithick engine-have mentioned before ,one of my neighbours is a direct descendant-now heres a puzzler for you,-have it in mind that the original used a sort of outside 3rd rail as a kind of rack and pinion using the big flywheel as a driver-any thoughts ??-am prepared to be talked down on this but is a very strong memory from somewhere.........
Right then Leon-lets have another round please-head is spinning from the vinegar fumes-it`s the end of the growing season and intensive jam & pickle making is occurring-so far we have 8lbs of raspberry jam,10lbs each of apple and mixed fruit jelly,16lbs of spicy apple chutney and the freezer is full of raspberries,gooseberries,blueberries and blackcurrants-we are picking green beans and yellow and green zuccini every day and it looks like we are gonna have green tomato chutney,passata mix and grape jelly to spare--if the sun ever comes out again we might also have some red tomatoes-had a couple earlier on-wonderfully sweet-just a sprinkle of salt and they melt on the tongue-sadly the carrots were a non starter-although the few we had were lovely-we may consider going into business exporting mixed leaf lettuce and the beetroot are looking good so far although I am playing the waiting game there.......Sadly,the plum & pear trees and the herbs have been a total loss but since we have only had about 1 dry day a week for the last 6 weeks I shouldn`t be too disappointed..........
O.k-gonna post this before I lose it and shall we have part two of my trip report.....?
G'day Gents!
As seems to be the norm 'round here, it's become the Pete 'n Tom show during daylite . . . especially weekends 'n holidays <when of course he's not skeedaddling out of town!>
Now Arriving on Track Number One
UK by the Half Dozen #3
(1) Brighton Railway - Victoria & London Bridge Stations
(2) British Railways - Windsor
(3) British Railways - The Queen of Scots <1950s>
(4) LMS Express & Cunard Liner
(5) LMS - Scotland
(6) LNER - Restaurant Cars
Enjoy!
Tom
Hi Tom and all.
I see RUTH as the day off so a full breakfast please TOM
TOM Great selection of Random Photos, from Alaska all the way to St Louis. The area around the last remaining rolling stock at Union Station St Louis looks as though it is waiting for some more stock to arrive but sadly that is not the case. I wonder what plans there is for that area now. The photo did remind me of the glorious weather we had a Rendezvous II and Rendezvous III was not too bad ether.
Many thanks for those great book covers from your collection. A great choice to have an Alco in the great D&H blue livery on the American Passenger Train one and that is a great night photo of the Reading diesels on Classic American Railroads VOL. III
I believe that Alan has only recently been going to mainland Europe visiting the preserved lines and museums there. I think he is thoroughly enjoying it.
It will be very interesting to see which steamers will occupy the new display case, selecting them will be a lot of the fun. Looking at the superb detail on the models nowadays, perhaps a display case here with British models HMMMMM.
Glad you enjoyed the photos. It is surprising the amount of nicknames for money there is both sides if the pond.
Good photo of the inside of the Renaissance lounge car. Two good films on again at the Emporium this week. It will be good to see Caddyshack again and The Longest Yard is a film I would like to see. I wonder how many times cars have got Burt Reynolds in to trouble with the police in films. Then, of course, the Stooges.
Many thanks for the Passenger Railroad Fallen Flag on the B&O. The first line in the U.S I believe. I see their Drumheads, although not as attractive as some designs I feel, were recognizable having the Rotunda of the Capital on them.
E-mail received thanks.
ROB Thanks for the kind words on the photos.
I guess CM3 has more chance of seeing Amtrak #100 in the ‘Postage' livery than we have here in Missouri, with the locomotive working in the east part of the U.S. Perhaps it could turn up in Montreal on the train from New York.
The Mapleglen is a fine looking ship, many thanks for the great link to those many other fine ships, including the Mapleglen, a site well worth visiting many times.
NICK Ritchie Havens playing in your area. Real glad you was heading homeward as those fights were braking out.
What a great moment with Hannah driving her Granddad's model 6/6. Yes indeed Alan would be looking down with a massive smile, many thanks for sharing that great moment with us at the bar.
Today's photos are of the replica of Richard Trevithick's Penydarren locomotive of 1804, said to be the first ever steam railway locomotive. I have a link to the Penydarren Tramway.
http://members.aol.com/Walesrails/trevithick.htm
The photos were taken at the Maritime Museum in Cardiff, if I recall correctly.
The replica was working along a piece of track, with much clanking and banging I recall. It must have alarmed the folks in 1804 when they first saw it.
Well TOM we are off out now so a round please for those who come in..
Pete.
It's a Monday Holiday - Labor Day - ‘n a new month at the Tavern by the Tracks! Things are rather quiet, which is fine. We're OPEN today with our traditional bill o' fare at the bar . . . so grab a mugga Joe - a few pastries from The Mentor Village Bakery case ‘n of course order a <light> or <traditional> breakfast from our Menu Board!
Ruth is "off" today - I'll handle things ‘til Leon comes in at 5 PM . . .
NO ACKNOWLEDGMENTS this morning . . .
Email from Pete received 'n responded to . . . nothing from Nick!
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Here's something from our sub-basement archives room to kick off the day . . .
The Passenger Railroad Fallen Flags of "Our" Place #15 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O)
<A form of this was initially Posted on 04 Oct 2005, Page 127 at "Our" Place I>
http://cs.trains.com/forums/127/991587/ShowPost.aspxHere's another Fallen Flag for the gang from Classic American Railroads:
Caveat: The information provided is NOT all inclusive and is reflective only of the periods mentioned.
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
Headquarters: Baltimore, MD Mileage in 1950: 10,000 Locomotives in 1963: Diesel: 491 Rolling stock in 1963: Freight cars - 59,152 Passenger cars - 654 Principal routes in 1950: Jersey City, NJ (New York)-Baltimore, MD-Pittsburgh, PA-Chicago Washington, DC-Point of Rocks, MD Cumberland, MD-Cincinnati, OH-St. Louis, MO Detroit, MI-Toledo, OH-Cincinnati Hamilton, OH-Beardstown, IL Pittsburgh-Buffalo & Rochester, NY Akron-Cleveland, OH Midland City, OH-Columbus, OH-Pittsburgh Passenger trains of note: Ambassador (Baltimore-Detroit) Capitol Limited (Jersey City-Washington-Chicago) Cincinnatian (Detroit-Cincinnati; later, Baltimore-Washington-Cincinnati) Columbian (Washington-Chicago) Diplomat (Jersey City-Washington-St. Louis) Metropolitan Special (Washington-St. Louis) National Limited (Jersey City-Washington-St. Louis) Royal Blue (Jersey City-Washington) Shenandoah (Jersey City-Washington-Chicago)
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Some drum heads of the B&O
Enjoy! Tom
<VIA Rail's eastbound Ocean departing Halifax - Renaissance lounge - personal foto>
"Our" Place is CLOSED on SUNDAYs
Starting TODAY at the Mentor Village Emporium Theatre!
. . . August 31st thru September 6th: Caddy Shack <1980> Starring: Rodney Dangerfield, Chevy Chase, Ted Knight & Michael O'Keefe - and - ENCORE Presentation of The Longest Yard <1974> Starring: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad & James Hampton. SHORT: The Three Stooges - Who Done It? <1949>
Caddyshack <1980>
PLOT SUMMARY: A no-brainer that has become a low-brow classic, this 1980 comedy makes anarchy the rule of the day, unleashing the antics of Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, and Chevy Chase. Caddyshack is about the scheme of a vulgar land developer (Dangerfield) who wants to build condominiums on the site of a ritzy country club. Director Harold Ramis (who later reunited with Murray to make Groundhog Day) is content to let the comedy follow a variety of wacky detours, most notably Murray's maniacal war with a gopher that has been digging up the golf course. Dangerfield ultimately steals the show, firing off a battery of one-liners, insults, and tasteless gags. Caddyshack is the kind of movie some people have been known to watch several times a year, reciting every line of dialogue like the followers of a bizarre comedic ritual. --Jeff Shannon
A no-brainer that has become a low-brow classic, this 1980 comedy makes anarchy the rule of the day, unleashing the antics of Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, and Chevy Chase. Caddyshack is about the scheme of a vulgar land developer (Dangerfield) who wants to build condominiums on the site of a ritzy country club. Director Harold Ramis (who later reunited with Murray to make Groundhog Day) is content to let the comedy follow a variety of wacky detours, most notably Murray's maniacal war with a gopher that has been digging up the golf course. Dangerfield ultimately steals the show, firing off a battery of one-liners, insults, and tasteless gags. Caddyshack is the kind of movie some people have been known to watch several times a year, reciting every line of dialogue like the followers of a bizarre comedic ritual. --Jeff Shannon
The Longest Yard <1974>
PLOT SUMMARY: In this rough-and tumble movie actually filmed on-location at the Georgia State Prison, the cons are the heroes and the guards are the heavies. Eddie Albert is the sadistic warden who'll gladly make any sacrifice to push his guards' semi-pro football team to the national championship. Burt Reynolds plays one-time pro quarterback Paul Crewe now behind bars for leading State Police on a wild chase in a "borrowed car" and more. He agrees to organize a prisoners' team to play the guards. The warden intercedes to assure that his goon squad will meet only passive resistance from Crewe's "Mean Machine." But the license to pound on their hated guards is a big incentive for murderers and thieves to learn strategy.
In this rough-and tumble movie actually filmed on-location at the Georgia State Prison, the cons are the heroes and the guards are the heavies. Eddie Albert is the sadistic warden who'll gladly make any sacrifice to push his guards' semi-pro football team to the national championship. Burt Reynolds plays one-time pro quarterback Paul Crewe now behind bars for leading State Police on a wild chase in a "borrowed car" and more. He agrees to organize a prisoners' team to play the guards. The warden intercedes to assure that his goon squad will meet only passive resistance from Crewe's "Mean Machine." But the license to pound on their hated guards is a big incentive for murderers and thieves to learn strategy.
SHORT: Who Done It? <1949>
PLOT SUMMARY: The Stooges are hired as detectives to protect John Goodrich from the Phantom Gang, but are tied up, causing them to be an hour late. Before they arrive, Goodrich is snatched by The Goon, a member of the Gang. The Stooges then arrive and search the house. They find Goodrich and have a fight against the Gang, knocking them all out.
The Stooges are hired as detectives to protect John Goodrich from the Phantom Gang, but are tied up, causing them to be an hour late. Before they arrive, Goodrich is snatched by The Goon, a member of the Gang. The Stooges then arrive and search the house. They find Goodrich and have a fight against the Gang, knocking them all out.
<from: threestooges.net>
Enjoy the holiday weekend!
<VIA Rail LRC-2 at ExpoRail - personal foto>
Reminder: "Our" Place is CLOSED on SUNDAYs
<but go ahead ‘n slip your messages thru the mail slots on the doors!>
Sunday at the Saloon by the Siding ‘n we're CLOSED . . . but take heart, we'll be back in business on Monday morning, even though it's a holiday!
SPECIAL FOR NICK: Please check your Email account . . .
Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative):
Saturday - August 30th <all times Central daylite>:
Page 14 - Pete <pwolfe> at 11:01 AM: Methinks your Mate - Alan - lives the PERFECT life for a retiree. Oh how I envy that man! What a way to spend the time - traveling aboard trains of yesteryear ‘n today throughout Europe. <envy>
Began looking into acquiring another Lucite display case <4x2 ft> to house STEAM locomotives - which I haven't yet begun to purchase. Hmmmmmm. Does this hobby ever have an "end" Will probably relocate that wall of Canadian Railway heralds to beneath the Retired Canadian Railway models - then use that wall for the steamers . . . we'll see. Oh how the hobby people luv me! <grin>
Spate of six fotos w/descriptions fit nicely into our Saturday at the bar!
Haven't seen the term "dosh" used ‘round here for a ROUND!
Page 14 - Rob <trolleyboy> at 7:34 PM <8:34 PM EDT>: Yeah, the Classic Trains Forum is surely not setting any records for activity . . . brings to mind that nagging thought of "Our" Place being pushed out . . . only to rise again <aka: Phoenix>.
Was indeed a looooooooong time between customers . . . but we've grown accustomed to Saturdays being like that. <groan>
Your friend has quite an impressive site ‘n I found all sorts of "guduns" to gaze at. Didn't see any of the ships I served aboard - but methinks only Hamilton <WHEC-715> remains afloat. The Ark is long gone! <grin> Kudos to your buddy for amassing such a fine spate of ship fotos!
Ahhhh, so there IS a story attached to that Gawd-awful Amtrak wrap! Figured it would be something like the Postal Service! <grin> Don't really want to see anymore of it - RIP! <ugh>
Appreciate the visit, chat ‘n good cheer!
Page 15 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 8:44 PM <2:44 AM Sunday GMT>: Truly a mixed bag from Sir Nick - from sick-o-dregs on drugs to the warmth of daddy-daughter in the train shed. Yeah, the spectrum of imagery was fully covered . . .
Ritchie Havens - now there's a name from the past <perhaps the rest home!> He's 3 years younger than I - also a New York City "kid" who made it at Woodstock - don't know of his present-day music, but do recall his 60s ‘n 70s tunes. Never was "into" the protest era - I was supporting what they were protesting!
What in the world is he doing in west Wales Ah yes, strumming ‘n singing - of course! <grin>
Email regarding RR BOOK RELAY 2008! pends . . .
A Saturday nite in Pembrokeshire is surely not for the faint o' heart, methinks! I'd love to introduce a crew or three from my days to that area - we'd have a blast! <uh oh>
ROUND ‘n chat appreciated along with taking the time 'n making the effort to join us!
Well good evening all,just back from a VERY strange night out-we were supposed to be the top of the bill.....(with Ritchie Havens-yes that Ritchie Havens playing in the big room down the road..)..after some searching I found both of our support acts snorting speedballs (cocaine & heroin) in a squalid little room across from the pub--left them to it and went back to work,played two sets of good ole boys music in the style of the Who live(great thing about C&W music-you can really kick *** with it) got paid and then home we go-as we were leaving the first support band were starting up-possibly the worst versions of `Fire` by Jimi & `Smoke on the water ` I have heard in a while........by this stage fights were starting all over the place,a classic Pembrokeshire saturday night out........
Gotta love it
Should you require a booking,don`t hesitate to call.........
O.K-Leon-please give a drink to anybody that doesnt have a Welsh accent or claim that they are with me (apart from the boys in the band of course)
Lordy-its getting near bedtime and I havn`t even started on the stuff thats gone before-with due respect it will have to wait until tomorrow--sorry guys-interesting stuff going on here but I`m past my best for the night and this stuff requires my full attention--sleep well and sweet dreams
one quick thought to share-had a quality moment earlier-had a rare afternoon in the garden earlier (the rain stopped for a while)--small Hannah joined me in the train shed....."Daddy-can I drive the train....."O.K-this is one of Grandads trains (Swiss 6/6 with a full set of cars)-can I drive it please-?-yeah-no worries-" Am gonna drive slowly so the passengers can enjoy the scenery-O.K -you go for it...........was a very pleasant interlude and I am sure that Alan was looking down on us and approving.......
Right -it`s bed for me,apologies for not being more relevant,I will get there...............
Love to all
Pete 'n Rob have made visits on this holiday weekend <Saturday> 'n I've noticed that our man Nick in west Wales has been active on our Forum - so perhaps we'll be seeing him as well.
Check your Email, Sir Nick!
Thanx for the link, Rob - I'll be sure to check it out tomorrow <Sunday> when there's time for this 'n that . . .
Additional commentary in my next round of acknowledgments . . .
Here's a hodge-podge of books from my library, to round out the evening - then I'm gone-zo!
Good evening Leon , I see that you and Boris are having a friendly game of darts ( I see that the critters are staying well away from the "event" as well ) both will make good back-ups for the next grudge match Well leon I think just a Keith's for me tonight I don't want to have anything too heavy with both you and Boris hurling darts around the bar room.
Tom- I see it's a normal slooow saturday at the bar and on the forum as a whole. Your last post was noon and with me doing this one at seven the bar had only slipped to the number two slot.
I see that you are of the same mind as to the not normal use of locomotibves, oh well I suppose that the railroads paid for them and should get to use them as they see fit.Thnaks for teh link to the Great lakes list there are several good ones out there,a good friend of mine operates one of them, and has taken ship shots since he was a wee lad.
http://www.wellandcanal.ca/
This is his sight if your inetrested
Nice looking rogues gallery of rendezvous and persol trip shots today Thanks for the comments on that GP shot , once in a while I like trying to get the odd well odd shot instead of the same old same old.
Pete-In with your normal round of cheer and chat Loved today's steamer shots as well. top notch as always.The Mapleglen likely will retire sooner as opposed to later ,but it is a beautifull ship Yes that the flight locks behind the Federal Frasor , locks four five and six of the canal, they are all twinned locks as they do the biggest lifts.
I don't think you will likely see that Amtrak unit,my friend took that shot in Baltimore,it was painted for the last big milestone birthday of the US Postal service.
And Sir Moderation was "in" about an hour ‘n a half ago with some fine fotos along with his inclusive commentary . . . so in keeping with the "You Post, I Post" idea - here's mine!
Here's a spate from my collection of Random Fotos for this Saturday . . .
(1) TTC subway arriving at College station! <Rendezvous I>
(2) CPR M-640 #4744 at ExpoRail railway museum <2007 Canada Rail Adventure w/Pete>
(3) From the northbound ARR Denali Star <2006 Alaska Rail Adventure>
(4) Eastbound VIA Rail F40PHs #6441 & 6442 at Jasper, AB <2002-03 Cross-Canada trip>
(5) The boyz ‘n the last of the rolling stock at St. Louis Union Station <Rendezvous II>
(6) Southbound Texas Eagle at Chicago's Union Station <trip w/Pete>
Enjoy the weekend!
<BESA Class 4-6-0 India Railways - foto credit: unknown>
From the Ooooooooooops Dept. - appears I messed up the AM acknowledgments by leaving out the daylite portion of Friday's submissions. Apologies to Shane 'n Pete - ma culpa, Mates! <grin>
Lost Customer Acknowledgments!
Friday - August 29th:
Page 14 - CM3 Shane <coalminer3> at 8:20 AM <9:20 AM EDT>: "In" with insights 'n comments regarding this 'n that - lots of good stuff from the memory banks of our Resident WVA Connection!
I had no recollection of that GG1 disaster in WashDC until my rekindling of interest with all-things-trains much later in life. Amazing that the beast was made whole again - grateful for its preservation. Do recall seeing GG1s haulting freight - didn't like the looks of it though . . . <comments to Rob refer>
Always enjoy your comments on the background stuff in the photos 'n book covers - things many of us would never have picked up on!
Many thanx for the visit, ROUND 'n quarters - restful weekend to you 'n yours!
Page 14 - Pete <pwolfe> at 1:56 PM: Storms that roared through your part of the state, "split" when they got here - went north 'n south 'n we were spared the wrath of it all once again! <phew>
Yeah, there's a <tweeting> hiding out for the unsuspecting violator! Could it be YOU <bwaaaaaa hahahahah>
Loco shots 'n mosaic of the Santa Fe herald are <top drawer>! Nice work!
Not many people would've picked up on that 'detail' regarding the Magna Carta - but Eagle Eye Wolfman did!
Regarding the operation of those beasts on rails - yeah, undoubtedly took quite a bit of mastery on the part of the engineer to get those Mo-Sheens rolling 'n doing so in such a smooth fashion. Just goes to show that one should never take for granted what it takes to make "things" happen all around us. Skill comes to mind - lots of it!
Many thanx for your fine, inclusive offering - chat - fotos 'n ROUND!
Hope you 'n Laura have a most relaxing holiday weekend in store . . .
Since I messed up the AM acknowledgments - I'll be back with my submission for this day . . . "You Post, I Post" sorta thing, dontchano!
Later . . .
I think I will have the full breakfast today seeing as it is the weekend please CINDY.
TOM Many thanks for the Budd advert from 1950. I suppose, although the same year, as the advert posted Thursday it was issued a bit later as it lists the RDCs that were already operating for railroads. Seeing the RDCs were only introduced the year before, it is good the see the Western Pacific trusts them to operate the 924 mile Oakland to Salt Lake City run. As we said a good product.
Thanks for the link to the Spruceglen and the other ships of the Great Lakes.
ALLEN Have a great holiday.
I thought you would enjoy the photo of the Port of Tyne Authority shunter. I too have happy memories involving a locomotive of that type, some stories to tell if we ever can meet up.
I believe the 58s were the last diesel locomtive class built by British Rail workshops for BR use. It was hoped that some export orders for the design would be won but I don't think any were placed. I must admit I much preferred the more traditional design of the 56s to the 58s.
Glad you enjoyed the photos, yes Nick does have a good knowledge of railways.
I see Toon have sold one of their better players; I really hope there is not unrest behind the scenes. It would be good if Newcastle can win a trophy this season one of the cups would do nicely.
ROB Glad you liked the photos. Thanks for the information on Mapleglen; she is nearly as old as I am. Lets hope she has a few more years of service left, perhaps the high price of diesel fuel might help keeping her in service.
Many thanks for the photos. Oh Dear the livery on Amtrak #100 would be an instant cure for any hangover, I will have to have a look to see if #100 runs through here, do you know where the photo was taken. Much better the ‘Chessie' livery in 2003 I don't suppose it is possible to see that livery today outside of a museum. Like the photo of # 7039 and the tanker cars were moving. It looks a great day for taking photos the day you caught ‘Federal Fraser', I guess they are the locks in the background.
A few photos from Alan. Taken on preserved lines in June this year.
The first two are at Llangollen station in Wales. The locomotive is Manor class 4-6-0 No. 7822 Foxcote Manor this locomotive was a familiar sight of the ex Cambrian later Great Western Railway in Mid-Wales.
In 1958 No.7822 was allocated to Aberystwyth, a sub-shed of 89C Machynlleth, where she would work The Cambrian Coast Express to Shrewsbury,as well as other trains. The 89C Manors were usually kept in immaculate condition in the 1950s.
The next 4 are at the Great Central Railway. The first two are at Loughborough.
Great Western 'Hall' class 4-6-0 No 4953 Pitchford Hall. In 1958 No. 4953 was allocated to Swindon Depot near to the works where she was built. Behind the Hall are BR class 25 and 47 diesel-electrics.
BR Standard class 2MT 2-6-0 No 78019. She is wearing a 51H shedplate which was for Kirkby Stephen shed in the Northern England Fells.
At Rothley station, Great Western 2-6-2Tank No 4141.
No. 4141 is wearing a 85B shedplate, which was Gloucester shed with sub-sheds at Brimscombe, Cheltenham, Cirencester, Lydney and Tetbury.
May I wish a Happy Labor Day to everyone.
Well CINDY another coffee please and I will leave some dosh for a round for who comes in.
<CP #2928 (4-4-4) Jubilee - personal foto from Rob>
Saturday morning ‘n not much happenin' at the Bar by the Ballast as this holiday weekend is in full swing. Coffee, pastries ‘n breakfasts to order are ready, though, so join us for a jump start on the day!
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Friday - August 29th <all times Central daylite>:
Page 14 - Allan <Gunneral> at 10:41 PM ‘n 11:02 PM <5:41 PM ‘n 6 :02 PM Saturday NZ time>: Glad to see ya, Mate - but a bit <sad> regarding your two week hiatus from the bar. But, as has been said a time or three - there's more to life than a keyboard, screen ‘n cyber chat! <grin>
Surely hope your trip to ‘n from is a safe one and of course all goes exceedingly well for your time away from Kiwi-land! Best to you ‘n yours while in Australia! Bon voyage, Mate!
Many thanx for stopping by on the eve of your getaway - the chat ‘n two ROUNDS sez it all!
Page 14 - Rob <trolleyboy> at 10:42 PM <11:42 PM EDT>: "In" with an assortment of things to ponder . . . and enjoy.
Hmmmmm, that Amtrak is absolutely hideous. I'd love to know the rest of the story <Paul Harvey>. Without knowing the circumstances, I have a difficult time accepting that Amtrak wraps it's locomotives the way VIA Rail does - for advertisement revenue. Perhaps so, but I can't draw that conclusion. Surely looks to me as if the entire train may have been wrapped - perhaps for some special event, who knows Interesting, but hideous! <barf>
Comments regarding the GG1 makes sense ‘n I felt the same way - back in the day. Those beasts never looked quite "right" hauling freight - but heck, the route was electrified. Anyway, pretty much compares to my feelings of seeing "Geeps" hauling passenger trains once the Fs bit the dust ‘n so forth. Just looked weird to me. But, what do I know!?!? <grin>
Nice spate of diverse fotos from our Resident Ontario Connection! Good "catch" on that GP9 peeking out in between those tank cars!
An interesting link for you regarding the bulk carrier:
http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/spruceglen.htm
Many thanx for the visit, chat, fotos ‘n cash for a ROUND!
Reminder: CINDY has the bar from 9 AM until Leon the Night Man comes in at 5 PM ‘til closing.
Dinner begins at 5 PM so come early ‘n often! [yeah]
Boris, serve ‘em all of the "spiked" OJ they can handle!
Hi Tom and all,
Leon, another round of Tui`s for the guys` please!
Rob. Many thanks for your kind wishes`my friend. Another very nice set of pix of the diesels`, that FPH was very colourful thats for sure, and a nice shot of the Federal Fraser as well.
To all. See you all in a couple of weeks time, stay safe, and keep well!
See ya, Allan
Good evening Leon , just a quick Keith's if you don't mind.I'll leave a twenty for a morning round or at least a healthy tip for Cindy
Tom-I'll "splain" my understanding is that the GG1's were originally intended to be passenger units,as I hate seeing passenger units forced to pull freights, that's why seeing GG1's in freight service would have been a waste ( I know it wasn't but it's the way a feel bout it anyway )
Loved the Budd and S1 info today. Can't say I like the fully streamlined steam engines, I've always felt that they were a bit over the top looks wise. Kind of like hanging a tiffany chandelier in a haunted house, working engines IMHO should look like engines not a puffed up french poodle,ask me how a really feel about streamlinned steam engines.
Shane-Interesting history on that train wreck , seems like that particular train sounds as if it had a bad run of luck.
Pete-Couple nice photo's again sir.Glad you liied teh shots I put up yesterday.It's nice taking shots along the canal there is a nice public pathway along it a bike trail really.There are not to many steam turbine powered lakers left.The Mapleglen was built in Collingwood in 1953 and has served P&H it's entire career.She's liley due to retire soon but P&H prefers steam powered vessels and tend to by up ones retired by the three big fleets. CSL, Algoma Marine and Upper Lakes Shipping who all have gone for diesel only ships.
Allan-Safe journey my friend , enjoy your vacation
Lets see Leon another couple Keith's if you don't mind while I put up a couple photo's for everyones enjoyment.
Here's a shot a friend emailed me. It's not only VIA that wraps their locomotives.
A supprise on a CSX feight train in Sarnia in 2003 no less.
An I was goofing around with the camera shot. A glimpse of GP 9 yard engine between a passing trains cars.
A shot of Fednav's Federal Frasor,( CSL's blue water fleet ) exiting the flight locks of the Welland Canal.
Enjoy
Leon, the usual round of Tui`s for all the guys` please!
Rob. You are so right about our place in this world of ours`.
CM3. Some fine background on the GC 1 "Federal" wreck including your Dad`s recollections of it. Thank`s for your good wishes`for our trip.
Pete. Thank`s for the photo of the Tyne Port Authority shunting loco, some fine Geordie nostalgia. Those BR Class 58`s were so different in looks to the other BR diesel locos`. A fine shot of the Santa Fe logo tilework at San Deigo station. Nick has a mine of information on all types` Welsh Rly lines` and equipment has`nt he? Hope the Toon keeps up it`s winning ways` from now on.
Tom. I`ll keep a watch out for an Aussie contender for membership of the bar, you never know, but a Tui girl would really hit the spot! An interesting post in Classic Locomotives` #1 on the PRR S1, it was a massive steam loco, pity it was`nt very successful in service. Another fine Ad on the Budd RDC`s in Passenger Train Nostalgia #17, fits in really well with all of your Dallas RDC expidition info and pix. Will really miss the bar for the next two weeks, sure will have a heck of a lot of catching up to do when we get back.
PASSENGER TRAIN NOSTALGIA #17
<Initially Posted on 01 Nov 2005, Page 153 at "Our" Place I >
http://cs.trains.com/forums/129/991587/ShowPost.aspx
Here's something to enjoy regarding the Budd RDC's from a 1950 advertisement found in my personal collection.
RDC - All-purpose Railway Passenger Coach
RDC introduced a year ago, is the new all-stainless steel, self-propelled Budd rail diesel car. It is good looking, quiet, smooth riding. It is comfortable, clean and air-conditioned.
The New York Central now has two Budd RDC's operating express service between Springfield and Boston, and a third, providing local service between western Massachusetts and Albany.
The Western Pacific has two RDC's covering the 924 miles which separate Oakland and Salt Lake City.
The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines have just placed six RDC's in operation between Camden, Ocean City, Wildwood and Cape May. They leave Camden as a six-car train and end up as two-car trains at each of the three Jersey cities.,
The Chicago & North Western has three RDC's in commuter service; the Baltimore & Ohio will soon have two and the New York, Susquehanna Western, four.
These varied uses to which RDC is being put cover almost every kind of service a railway passenger coach can render.
The Budd Company
Philadelphia, Detroit, Gary
It was good to see LEON so happy last evening with a busy bar,so a round please RUTH
ROB We had a bit of a doozy of a thunderstorm last evening, luckily though we missed the worst part, although there was one loud boom and it seemed to rumble on for at least 30 seconds.
Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed the photos, yes I have days at work where they have started bad and have got worse as the day went on.
Having seen the state of BORIS's shed (again) I feel a ‘tweeting' for someone is one the cards, although BORIS is doing a great job in making sure the Mascots get their treats.
Many thanks for the photos I do like the look of the M630s, I bet they sounded good as well. It seems a long time since RS 18 # 3104 has had an overhaul by the faded paint work but I bet 3104 was still doing good work at the time of the photo. Enjoyed the photos of Mapleglen on the Welland Canal.
FERGIE Glad someone else enjoys H&H's Fish ‘N' chips and thanks for the Keith's
Glad you liked the photos and watch out for them scientists.
NICK Thanks for the round and for the location of the ‘Mystery Miniature Train'. Was it at the Carmarthan end of the far end of the line.
Many thanks for the trip report and photos. The bride and I took the same service as you, but in the opposite direction when we visited relations who live near the next station down the line at Fleet. I was expecting a semi fast train stopping at several stations but found that train first stop Farnborough, I too was hauled by a 444 EMU. The 465 looks good in that livery, I think. Looking forward to the next installment.
ALLAN Yes the Cov v Toon was a lot closer game than I though it was going to be. If Cov can play like that in the Championship (the old Division 2) they should do OK this season.
I guess in England the general rainy weather is equaled by the lack of really severe weather like tornados or quakes.
Glad you enjoyed the photos, I'm glad Nick knew where that miniature locomotive was, it was taxing my brain cells thinking where it could be.
I found this photo of a Port Of Tyne Authority diesel-electric shunting loco at, I believe, the Tanfield Railway. We had two of this design that used to work at my old factory.
CM3 Glad you enjoyed the photos. The class 56s and the class 58s were mainly found on the Merry Go Round coal traffic from the collieries to the power stations when first introduced. A few of the locomotives were named after collieries and also power stations. Looking through a book I found that 56093 was named ‘The Institution of Mining Engineers'.
A class 58 diesel-electric locomotive No. 58039 'Rugeley Power Station'
Many thanks for the details on the GG1s in Tom's photos and the ‘Federal' wreck. It is strange that it seemed that it was an unlucky train. It is two classic locomotives in the photo of 4935 and that diesel.
Have a good Labor Day.
TOM It seems the RDCs done a similar job and could have inspired the Diesel Multiple Units that were introduced on BR from the mid 1950s they too were a good buy and a lot of them worked a long time indeed.
I agree the PRR really got it right with the livery on the GG1s, I think those classic electrics did not deserve to have the Penn Central or the Amtrak liveries, I have seen in photos applied to them, in my opinion it did not seem to suit them.
Yes perhaps a lot of coal is still there at Selby and in the future it could be mined again. Another aspect of the Selby Coalfield was that the East Coast Main Line of BR had to be diverted away from the mining area, it is still possible to see the diversion with the new concrete bridges on the new line. The old line went through the town of Selby, which had a swing bridge and a slow speed restriction for the railway whereas the new line is a 125 MPH line.
Glad you enjoyed the photos. I will have to have a look for some more of our trip on the D&SR.
I believe the AT&SF had some powerful and good looking steam locomotives as well but it does take a lot of beating those large ALCOs in the Warbonnet livery with the silver bogies.
As reminder of the Santa Fe at San Diego station.
Many thanks for the very interesting Classic Locomotives on the PRR S1 Duplex locomotive. I see the streamlining was designed by Raymond Lowey who designed the look of the GG1s I believe. It was really interesting reading the rest of the link about how the S1 was very prone to slipping, I had not thought about how the amount of skill it must have taken by the engineer on a large Duplex locomotive to prevent damage to the locomotive. It said that the S1 was prone to slip at speed it must have been a very scary experience.
Looking at a link to the New York World's Fair in 1939, I see that for the duration of the war a copy of the Magna Carta was along side the American Constitution in Fort Knox.
I believe the LMS Pacific No. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton was at the Fair in the guise of 6220 Coronation.
Well RUTH another Bathams pleaseand the Steak and Frieslater.
Shane has made it "in" for the 2nd day in succession to begin things 'round here! Specific comments in my next round of acknoweldgments . . . but do appreciate the business! <KaChing> <KaChing>
Here's one not seen at "Our" Place . . .
Now Arriving on Track Number Two
Classic Locomotives
Number One - PRR S1
The PRR S1 class steam locomotive (nicknamed "The Big Engine") was an experimental locomotive that was the largest rigid frame passenger locomotive ever built. In 1937, Pennsylvania Railroad officials decided to build a new passenger locomotive to replace its aging K4s locomotive. In a collaborative effort, the Pennsylvania Railroad, Baldwin Locomotive Works, the Lima Locomotive Works and the American Locomotive Company contributed to the experimental S1 design. The streamlined Art Deco styled shell of the locomotive was designed by Raymond Loewy.The S1 was the only locomotive ever built to use a 6-4-4-6 wheel arrangement. Also, the S1 class was a duplex locomotive, meaning that it had two pairs of cylinders, each driving two pairs of driving wheels. Unlike similar-looking articulated locomotive designs, the driven wheelbase of the S1 was rigid. The S1 was completed January 31, 1939 and was assigned locomotive number 6100.The S1 was displayed at the New York World's Fair of 1939 with the lettering American Railroads rather than Pennsylvania Railroad. After the World's Fair, the S1 was relettered and numbered. It was assigned to passenger service on the main line between Chicago, Illinois and Crestline, Ohio. The S1 was used by the PRR for publicity purposes as well. Its image was featured in calendars and brochures.It was hoped that the locomotive could haul 1,000 tons at 100 miles per hour, but this goal was not reached. There are apocryphal stories of the S1 reaching or exceeding 140 miles per hour, but there is no documentation of this and it is considered unlikely by experts.Furthermore, the locomotive's extreme length (140 feet 2½ inches/42.74 metres) limited its usefulness as it was incapable of negotiating curves on most of the PRR track system. Wheel slippage was another problem with the S1. No further S1 models were built and the last run for the S1 was in December 1945. The engine was scrapped in 1949.
The S1 was the only locomotive ever built to use a 6-4-4-6 wheel arrangement. Also, the S1 class was a duplex locomotive, meaning that it had two pairs of cylinders, each driving two pairs of driving wheels. Unlike similar-looking articulated locomotive designs, the driven wheelbase of the S1 was rigid. The S1 was completed January 31, 1939 and was assigned locomotive number 6100.
The S1 was displayed at the New York World's Fair of 1939 with the lettering American Railroads rather than Pennsylvania Railroad. After the World's Fair, the S1 was relettered and numbered. It was assigned to passenger service on the main line between Chicago, Illinois and Crestline, Ohio. The S1 was used by the PRR for publicity purposes as well. Its image was featured in calendars and brochures.
It was hoped that the locomotive could haul 1,000 tons at 100 miles per hour, but this goal was not reached. There are apocryphal stories of the S1 reaching or exceeding 140 miles per hour, but there is no documentation of this and it is considered unlikely by experts.
Furthermore, the locomotive's extreme length (140 feet 2½ inches/42.74 metres) limited its usefulness as it was incapable of negotiating curves on most of the PRR track system. Wheel slippage was another problem with the S1. No further S1 models were built and the last run for the S1 was in December 1945. The engine was scrapped in 1949.
<from: wikipedia.com>
For remainder of article, click: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRR_S1
PRR S1 in promotional pamphlet <Wikipedia.com>
PRR S1 w/designer Raymond Loewy <Wikpedia.com/Fair Use>
PRR S1 under construction at Altoona, PA <Wikipedia.com>
PRR S1 at NY World's Fair 1939 <Wikipediea.com/Public Domain>
PRR S1 driving wheels <Wikipedia.com/Public Domain>
Good Morning Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please; round for the house and $ for the jukebox. Heavy fog here this morning and we are supposed to have some thunderstorms later today as a cold front passes followed by a stretch of decent weather. Is at $3.79 this a.m. but wait until next week given the possible weather situation in the Gulf.
Pete - as far as I know the P Company 2-10-0s all stayed here. Enjoyed looking at your collection of photos. Black Diamond logo and coal-related names is something I had not heard about before. Incidentally, there was a passenger train named the "Black Diamond." It ran on the Lehigh Valley.
Rob - Nice set of photos, especially of the lake boat.
Fergie - the Big 6s and the EM1s were arguably the pride of B&O steam.
allan - Safe travels.
Nick was in with a travel report.
OSP sent along some Santa Fe material and some G motor pictures. Lets look at the latter a little more closely.
The shot of 928 with the passenger train meeting the freight has a most interesting single-dome tank car.
Double Gs were not that uncommon on freight. Take a look at that picture and you will see both welded and stick rail.
The "Federal" wreck happened right before Eisenhower's inauguration. They left the G in the basement and covered over with a wooden structure until after the ceremonies when it was extracted, cut into pieces, loaded into gons, and sent to Altoona for rebuilding. The big concern of course was dealing quickly with this because they were expecting so many folks to be in Washington for the inauguration.
Yes, Frostbite, people traveled by train back then - lots of them, too.
My dad was on travel to DC and came into Washington on the following train. He said it was really something to see the train "down cellar." A little farther and it would have wound up in the concourse. Over the years, BTW, the "Federal" was the subject of some spectacular wrecks, both on home rails (New Haven) and on the PRR.
I recall 4877 quite well having visited her several times in Penn Station.
Last, 4935 was photographed at Washington (Ivy City). I can't tell from the picture whether the diesel in the background is Southern, C&O, or B&O - I'll put a small wager up that it probably is SOU.
If I don't get a chance, have a good long weekend.
Work safe
Friday's Grin
Lines To Make You Smile
Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
And Friday has finally rolled ‘round! Coffee ‘n pastries are ready! While enjoying both, order up a <light> or <traditional> breakfast before heading out into that cruel, cruel world!
PLANNED ABSENCES:
(1) Eric is in Sweden ‘til week after next . . .
(2) Allan leaves for Aussie-land on Sunday ‘n will be gone for 2 weeks . . .
(3) Rob will be gone for the last week of September . . .
(4) Pete will be gone for the month of October . . .
In the Misc. Dept - we have Shane still battling the work environment - very questionable for next week, especially Tuesday . . . Haven't a clue what's "up" with Dan . . . <groan>
Calling upon ALL who CAN to do so!
Thursday - August 28th <all times Central daylite>:
Page 14 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 7:27 PM <1:27 AM Friday GMT>: Back with a foto spread featuring right-of-way, station ‘n train shots!
Page 14 - Allan <Gunneral> at 9:40 PM <4:40 PM Friday NZ time>: A most inclusive offering from our Resident Downunder Kiwi!
Glad to know that everything's "go" for your get-away! You have an "assignment" - that is to find an Aussie for participation at the bar! Ya know, someone on the order of perhaps one of the Tui Brewery Gals would "do" . . .
Many thanx for the visit, chat ‘n ROUND!
Page 14 - Rob <trolleyboy> at 10:15 PM <11:15 PM EDT>: And our Manager checked "in" for a nite-cap ‘n some conversation!
Not sure what you mean by "wasted" in freight service - that's what paid the bills! But anyway, being a passenger rail kinda guy, freight was something that you looked at from inside a speeding train! <grin>
Appreciate your continuing support ‘n of course the ROUND!
Reminder: Ruth has the bar from 9 AM until Leon the Night Man comes in at 5 PM ‘til closing.
Thursday is Fish ‘ 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!
Good evening Leon , I see that many a round has been poured tonight <burp> I might as well add to the mayhem, so a round of everybody's fav poison Keith's for me,you know the rest of the drill.
Fergie-In with a "two fer" before he gets beyond the range of anything but smoke signals No Boris you don't need your Plains Indian headress quite yet.Not fair to temp the week hearted with Selkiriks and Hudson's ( they would look good on your layout , just get some more red wine before you get back home ) Happy voyage at any rate. Interesting story about your old ship, for the moron's that were using her so awfully.
Nick-A fine round of photo's sir ,looks like you were able to squeeze some quality rail travel time into your busy gig scheduale
Tom-Yes today was a fine turn out by the gang, basically everyone stopped by for a chat and a swig or two. GG1's of any flavour are nice to look at I must admit. I was never a PRR fan either , but their was something about them,they were wasted in freight service as far as I'm concerned , but what was not to like about that five stripe Brunswick Green paint scheme.
Allan-Hope the ground stays firm under you for a while.You are right though, any place people live have their own set of goods and bads.Far too much humidity in summer , and ice storms in winter in my neck of the woods,but I wouldn't give it up for any other country to live in.As always glad to know the photo's were appreciated.
Nick. Good to see you in again. Good to see you came up with the answer to Pete`s small guage Rly phote query. Some fine pix of your Portsmouth to Waterloo fast service trip, Farnborough station area looked really pristine, not a bit of rubbish lying around at all.
Pete. Missed the Notts Forest v Sunderland match, will have to watch out for a replay on Sky TV, the Cov v Toon match was really close, good job Owen scored that goal in extra time. Sounds as if you`ve got the same shaky ground problems like we have down here, their`s always a con side to wherever we live in this world of ours` is`nt their? Some nice small gauge Rly pix , the BR Class 56 with the link to the Selby Coalfield and a great selection of mixed US RR pix too. Many thanks for your holiday wishes`.
Eric. Good to see you in again, hope the rainy and cool weather clears up for your moose photo expidition.
CM3. The quakes` are just one small irritation of living down here in "The Shaky Islands`"
Rob. Good to see you in. A fine selection of diesel loco and Great Lake steamer pix from your extensive photo collection.
Fergie. Good to see you in.
Tom. Thank`s for your holiday wishes`, we are just about all packed up and ready to take off early on Sunday. A fine selection of model RR equipment and catalogue covers`, great re-post of the Passenger Train Nostalgia #16 on the Budd RDC`s in the Single Car "Limited" Ad with pix, the really great post on your favourite electric loco the GC 1 with all that interesting spec info and the great set of GC 1 pix, and the fine AT&SF Rly info with the Drumhead selection as well, a very fine and interesting selection of info and pix that`s for sure.
Okay-lets slide straight on to the trip report.........
Right then team-have we all got our sandwiches and drinks ready -and has everybody `been` -good,lets go:-.....
Arrived at Farnborough main station in good time for the 10.30 Portsmouth-Waterloo fast service,
Looking `down` from the footbridge
And up....
And here is our train-right on time
All aboard and off we go,now this train is one of three that calls here every hour-this one runs almost non-stop into Waterloo-
a steady run up to Woking,then we are switched across to the fast lines and we run through the south-western suburbs like Rhubarb through a tall lady ( Elmore Leonard)-we reach Wimbledon and things slow down a bit-we pass the underground railway sheds on the left -also the multiple unit sheds -next thing we know we are into Waterloo...up and running ,we are off through the walkway to Waterloo East
Here we have the station with and without trains......
O.K here we are at Waterloo East stn-from here we go to Blackheath then across Black heath common to Greenwich park and back into Mother London-stay tuned-this is a city that was there 2000 years ago-long before the Romans arrived..........
In the next instalment we will take a trip up the river from Greenwich pier to the heart of the old city........
Right-its Gwelli for me ( Welsh for BED)-sleep well guys............
<Mural in the Kirkwood Depot - personal foto>
I see we've had quite a flurry of activity from late afternoon on . . . best to get these acknoweldgments going!
Page 13 - CM3 Shane <coalminer3> at 9:05 AM <10:05 EDT>: Many thanx for the AM start-up!
Received your Email ‘n responded - thanx!
A real shame we lost Mr. Watkins, for had he remained with us, I'm sure we'd have held a Rendezvous down his way . . . but only when temperatures were in the "comfort zone"! <phew> Yeah, the TRE facility was something special to tour . . . no doubt you'd have enjoyed it too.
We didn't really swap stories about Boston's North Station at our get together - will have to make sure at Rendezvous IV!
Many thanx for your visit, chat, quarters ‘n ROUND!
Page 13 - Pete <pwolfe> at 11:46 AM ‘n 4:12 PM: A daylite two-fer from our Bar Chandler - the Wolfman! Really appreciate the extra effort, for when you provide something, it frees me up to do the same . . . otherwise as we've seen, it can be a rather lonesome joint at times. <groan>
RDCs did in fact extend the "lives" of many branch lines - that was one of the purposes behind their creation. Of course, they took on expanded roles as the individual railroads ‘n railways sought to cut costs by laying up loco's ‘n the more traditional coaches. A very interesting history ‘n a highly recommend reading for anyone interested - RDC - The Budd Rail Diesel Car - Donald Duke & Edmund Keilty <available on-line through the most popular outlets>.
It's an amazing story regarding GG1 #4846 - one worth checking out!
My favorite era of GG1 livery was when Tuscan was used for passenger service ‘n Brunswick Green for freight - all with the pin-stripes! <aaaaaaahhhhhhhh>
Enjoyed the foto of the Class 56 loco <my high school grad year!!> - anyway, the URL was really something else. Quite a story ‘n something that could easily set one's hair on fire. Sure smelled rather fishy to me . . . No, has nothing to do with this being our Fish ‘n Chips nite! <grin>
Super-fine spate of random fotos! That Durango & Silverton shot is a <keeper> fer sure, fer sure!
Yeah, the AT&SF was a behemoth when it came to trackage across this great land. A most famous railroad with some outstanding paint schemes for their diesels. Just fantastic!
Just count up how many "viewers" have EVER come forward with a POSITIVE statement regarding "Our" Place . . . you ‘n that "politician" can have your HOPE! <grin>
Thank you for your inclusive commentary, good cheer, fotos ‘n ROUND!
Page 13 - Rob <trolleyboy> at 4:22 PM ‘n 4:37 PM <5:22 PM ‘n 5:37 PM EDT>: And our "Manager" hasn't deserted the ship, he's just one of those working stiffs! <grin> Good to see ya about the decks, Mate!
A fine two-fer from our Resident Ontario Connection on this next-to-last day of the work week <for many> AND the start of the Labor Day weekend in both countries! <aaaaaahhhhhhh>
As mentioned ‘round here more than a few times, I traveled aboard one of the Chiefs from Los Angeles to Chicago back when I was a kid - never really got "into" the Santa Fe, but always enjoyed their color schemes <liveries> ‘n those great drumheads!
GG1s are "it" for me when it comes to motive power - luv ‘em, fer sure, fer sure! Really a <censored> shame that none exist today in running condition. But according to many of those fotos - more than a few look super-fine to this day!
And what's to say about RDCs other than I've always held a fascination with ‘n for them. Can't think of another self-propelled passenger vehicle on rails that has had the longevity of those great Budd innovations. There's a design that could be modernized to fit into today's commuter rail needs without resorting to light-rail technology for long-distance hauls. Oh well . . .
Yeah, the precious few are keeping things afloat ‘round here . . . and Thursday was really an exception for daylite Posts - a GOOD exception, I might add!
Nice mixture of trains ‘n train-hauling-vessels in your foto spate!
Many thanx for the TWO ROUNDS, good cheer, chat ‘n fotos!
Page 13-14 - Fergie <Fergmiester> at 5:54 PM ‘n 6:30 PM <8:24 PM ‘n 9 PM Newfie time>: Just was thinking about our Canadian Maritime Mariner ‘n there you were!
Nah - you missed the point! Large red CCG vessels aren't built to escape the scene of the crime <pirate trade> whereas virtually anything that floats will ‘n has been used to transport illicit "things." Dope is a good adjective for both cargo ‘n crew! <grin>
An interesting tale regarding your former ship . . .
It was enjoyable speaking with you the other morning - sorry it had to be brief. I will be on the lookout for the parcel!
Thoughts of us, chat ‘n ROUND very much appreciated! Smooth sailing, Mate - that Davis Strait area can be a <censored> ride . . . but, you already know that moreso than most!
Back with a 2nd installment! Always good to know that you're checking us out - even if transmitting is not possible. That's a comfort - really!
30 scientists! Must be a bit crowded in the bething areas . . . ahhhhh, yes - the memories.
Really appreciate the visits ‘n know that the guys do too!
Page 14 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 6:36 PM <12:36 AM Friday GMT>: Terrific! Our man in west Wales is alive ‘n responsive! <grin>
Email sent to you this AM . . .
I haven't had a rum in ages! Think I'll stick with the brew . . . thanx!
Boris, serve ‘em up a ROUND on the BOSSMAN!
Well good evening gentlemen all-Lets get the formalities over with first-Leon-Beer and rum for all please dear boy,-good man...right first up -PETE`s mystery train is the miniature train ride that is part of your ticket price on the Gwili Railway in deepest Carmarthenshire-I think it is 5" gauge-this line is a part of the former Carmarthen-Aberystwyth line which used to arrive in the platforms now occupied by the Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge line which I have posted previously........
Right-gonna post this then look back at other business
Second installment
Yes Tom i did check in several times today but was unable to drop a line due to time constraints, i.e: Boat and Fire Drill, OSH training for new staff as we're carrying 30 scientists and all the paper trails that go with the job. Like the blurb on the Budds!
Shane: Ya she's a beaut alright and the more i read about the Big 6's the more I'm impressed!
Pete thanks for the Pics some real interesting ones.
Rob: Some nice pics of the old Lakers and CP gear btw saw a Royal Hudson and Selkirk on e-bay today
Anyway it's late and i got to get a good night sleep.
Later All
Fergie
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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
Good Evening Captain Tom and Company
Well... make it a Large Fish and Chips and a round of Keith's for all!
This could be my last transmission for quite some time as we're headed for North of Thule and the Satelite will drop out soon, very soon. At present it's slower than dialm up so it's painful, very painful.
siberianmo wrote: Methinks it would be laffable to take on a Pirate's trade using a CCG vessel. They aren't built for speed! <grin> But the thought is interesting . . . <grin> Seriously doubt that the port calls would be anything like those from my distant past . . . I'm too <censored> old ‘n educated to repeat some of those antics from days gone by! <uh oh>
Methinks it would be laffable to take on a Pirate's trade using a CCG vessel. They aren't built for speed! <grin> But the thought is interesting . . . <grin> Seriously doubt that the port calls would be anything like those from my distant past . . . I'm too <censored> old ‘n educated to repeat some of those antics from days gone by! <uh oh>
"Laff" as you may but one of my first assignments the "Daring" was busted in the Carribean soon after she was decommissioned and sold. Seemed she had a hold full of Dope and no not the crew were dopes but that could be questioned I suppose.
As far as being Pirates, Nah I'll leave that to the proffessionals!
Tom: A little something is headed your way sir so please enjoy once recieved and believe it or not the "Tares" [sic] are apart of the garb, It's a Farmer Fisherman kinda thing.
Rob: Oh ya once the bills come in I'm fried and probably a good thing I'm way North! Though i did tell her about them after I poured the third glass of wine
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