<Nickel Plate #170 at MoT, Kirkwood, MO - personal foto>
G'day Gents!
With the winds out of our sails, things have been rather subdued as of late - but take heart, we are going to change that!
Saturday at the bar means "kick back day" - so order a <light> or <traditional> breakfast from our Menu Board, check out The Mentor Village Bakery case ‘n of course fill up your coffee mugs with our freshly ground ‘n brewed special blend!
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Comments from the Proprietor
Email "off-line net" is in full gear - many thanx for the responses. Be sure to KEEP checking your mail boxes at least daily ‘til we resolve the matter. Thanx!
REMINDER: Be sure to read the material on "Our" Place III before it slides off of Page One . . .
Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative):
Friday - August 1st <all times Central daylite>:
Page 1 - Pete <pwolfe> at 10:18 AM: Nice of you to fill Shane's ‘slot' . . . helped quite a bit with the way things have been since all of "this" began. <geesh>
When it comes to providing background info, no one does it better than our Wolfman with his foto collection! For example: the shed name on the buffer plate of the steam locos - that's an insight that would've been totally lost on Moi. Nice touch, Mate!
All of your fotos are of fine quality ‘n clarity. Surely appears that you made a wise choice when purchasing that scanner of yours!
Had hoped to see ya later on in the day, but given the "mood" ‘round here, surely can understand . . . This too shall pass - have one on the barkeep!
Page 1 - Dan <DL-UK> at 11:21 AM <5:21 PM GMT>: Nice of our Resident Brit in Sherwood Forest to swing by before his hi-speed rail trip to Paris! That's an experience I'd like to accompany you on . . . But if given my "druthers," I'd just as soon remain aboard the train in Paris for return. Been there, done that ‘n don't want to do it again <Paris, that is!>.
Many thanx for the visit ‘n ROUND!
Page 1 - Lars <LoveDomes> at 4:26 PM: You must have a psychic link to the bar - that's all I can come up with to explain your timely appearances of late! Appreciate having you aboard - as always, and of course the "glow" from Ruth kinda peeled off some of our worn wallpaper! <uh oh>
Your Email was received - thanx! Also enjoyed our conversation last evening . . . always helps to exchange points of view on subjects that "gnaw" atcha . . .
While I didn't live ‘round here when those fine Eagles were being operated by the MoPac, they've sorta become "part" of my interests in Classic Trains. Many thanx for that fine spate o' covAHs from the Larsman Mobile. Well done <as always>!
We're always a happier place with you aboard - ‘n the ROUND added to the good cheer too!
Page 1 - Fergie <Fergmiester> at 7:32 PM <10:32 PM ADT>: A most welcome visit from our Most Irregular-irregular Part-time Resident Canadian Maritime Mariner! <phew>
Had a wee bit of difficulty following your thoughts since the "quotes" you used weren't highlighted ‘n it all appeared "bunched up." A couple of read-thru opportunities ‘n it began to make sense!
Speaking of reading - what I said is what you quoted - I had to CHECK to see if <tweeting> the wife of a customer was allowed in our Rule Book! Apparently, NOT! Too bad - for she was waaaaaaaay off with regard to operating trolley systems in north America - specifically Canada ‘n the U.S. <geesh. <grin>
Observation: You, Sir have a "problem" with placing the "I" ‘n "e" - for example, you refer to the brew as Kieths - whereas in your article, it was Keiths - which by the by, is the CORRECT spelling. Hmmmmmm. Hope port ‘n starboard aren't problematic for you! <yikes> <grin>
Did appreciate the insights regarding Alexander Keith - thanx!
Surprised at you for not ordering something from the bar - but given the way our crew is feeling these days <daze> - I'll let it slide. BUT - many thanx for the "real stuff," as you put it - what in the world do you think we serve ‘round here It's as real as yours is! Hmmmmmmmm.
Thanx for your link, although I had to cut ‘n paste it in order to bring it "up" . . . <geesh> Must've been a good nite at the refrigerator . . . <uh oh>
Your Email was received ‘n forwarded to Shane . . . Thanx!
Page 1 - Eric <EricX2000> at 8:40 PM <6:40 PM Sandbox time>: An early visit - still in daylite out in the sandbox - so, "qualifies" for a special mention!
Email received ‘n responded to - many thanx for the help!
Snow in Mountain Village is a 12/12 proposition due to the elevation ‘n latitude. Now, snow down in Mentor Village is a different matter - much more seasonal where "Our" Place is located. <grin>
One day, perhaps we can meet in Nebraska - I've been looking at a dinner train that operates a wee bit west of Omaha. Perhaps the 4 of us could "book it" . . . something to think about, eh
Click the link: http://www.dinnertrain.net/
Great looking caboose!
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!
Boris, serve ‘em all of the "spiked" OJ they can handle!
Tom
Good evening Captain Tom and all present!!
I'll have a Filet Mignon with Nick's special stuff! Yes, Leon, I know. A Keith's is fine, thank you!
Kind of sad day here this Friday and I understand it.
Tom – I guess I have said most of what i think about the locking of "Our" Place III in my mail and I’ll keep it that way.Rock Island, one of my favorite roads! I wonder where Aerotrain #2 is sitting? Green Bay? Nick – Interesting locomotive, vertical boiler! When I first saw the picture I thought it was the tender I saw. Do you have any more info on that locomotive? I guess Llyfan Cerrig is somewhere in Wales? Thanks for the photos!Pete – We never reached 114˚ today, it stopped at 113˚. Could have been worse. Strange it is still snow in Mentor Village, don’t you think? Very nice photos of those old steam locomotives! I’m a little (?) bit confused, is #1264 preserved or not? It says it reached Barry scrapyard, but maybe she was saved. Rob – Nice museum, Port Stanley Terminal Railway! Green locos. And a red caboose for birthday parties. It seems to be popular, Orange Empire Railway Museum also has a red caboose for birthday parties! Allan – I think things will change! Hope the winter storm is gone by now.DL – Have a nice trip! Looking forward to your report! Lars – Stopped by to see Ruth, I guess! Hmm. Well, I guess our Senior Manager Emeritus is entitled to that. A good collection of book covers! The first one, The MoPac in Nebraska is perfect for my bride, she is from Nebraska. A MoPac caboose, Atchison, KS. Fergie – Thank you for the link to all those books! I am going to check what i can find. Interesting reading about Alexander Keith! Nice to know the background to the name of what we are drinking!
Eric
Good Evening Captain Tom and Company
I'd ask for a Kieth's but... I have a fridge full of the real stuff and it's a long weekend here. Not to worry as I shall drink to all your health, thrice over I'm sure.
here it comesssss <TWEET> I know, I know... drinking the real stuff and not sharing The spoils of riches when ya live in Kieth's Country.
Just another quip of Nova Scotia history
Keith was born in Halkirk, Caithness, Highland, Scotland, where he became a brewmaster. He immigrated to Canada in 1817, founded the Alexander Keith's brewing company in 1820, and developed a signature India Pale Ale, which is still popular today, especially in Nova Scotia. Many beer drinkers do not consider Alexander Keith's IPA a true India Pale Ale, and in fact consider it more like a lager than any ale at all.[citation needed] He served as mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia three times, and as a member of the Legislative Assembly for 30 years.
Throughout his career Keith was connected with several charitable and fraternal societies. He served as president of the North British Society from 1831 and as chief of the Highland Society from 1868 until his death. In 1838 he was connected with the Halifax Mechanics Library and in the early 1840s with the Nova Scotia Auxiliary Colonial Society. Keith was perhaps best known to the Halifax public as a leader of the freemasons. He became provincial grand master for the Maritimes under the English authority in 1840 and under the Scottish lodge in 1845. Following a reorganization of the various divisions in 1869, he became grand master of Nova Scotia.
Alexander Keith died in Halifax in 1873 and was buried at Camp Hill Cemetery across from the Halifax Public Gardens. His birthday is often marked by people visiting the grave and placing beer bottles and caps on it (or, less frequently, cards or flowers).
He has often been confused with his nephew, Alexander Keith, Jr. (nicknamed "Sandy") who was a notorious Confederate agent during the American Civil War.
Page 63 - Fergie at 8:03 PM <10:03 PM ADT>: In port ‘n secured is the word from our Most-irregular, irregular-Part-time Resident Canadian Maritime Mariner! Anyway, surprised - but pleased - to see him climb aboard that "guest stool" over at the far end of the bar . . . Thumbs Up
Riot report Question Hmmmmmm. This should be interesting . . . Keep in mind that there's been lots of stuff Posted since you last interacted - so provide some background, wudja Question
Tell Lisa that she left out New Orleans! That system is back up ‘n running since Katrina.
The question may be difficult to answer with regard to operating trolley systems in North America. Why Question Because the term has been morphed into light rail, LRVs, etc. Did a preliminary search - because of curiosity - ‘n determined this would be a mind bender to sort through. It'll be interesting to see what Rob comes up with - hope he provides some reference material too. Thumbs Up
Did I read correctly... in a previous post...you were going to Tweet Lisa People would pay money to see that "match"ore of a miss match were the Miss would rhiene victorious!
Eric: saw the link to N.A. Street cars and LRTs. Lisa has proven her self to know what she was talking about. She said two and technically she was right in saying two systems that are original and the rest were "re-established".
Lars: good to see ya drop in and have a seat in your private cushioned "reserved for Lars" chair. Though the guset seat seems reserved for me though it seems rather sticky and hard to get up from. At least I don't see it connected to any wires going to a nearby wall socket.
Peter: Nice pics once again, reminds me of my youth actually (ya right says Tom) Actually it does. When I was 16 (back in the 70's) I went to England on a School Music trip, anyway we spent several days in Coventry and instead of being put in residence with the majority with the Orchestra I was billoted with a nice family on the outskirts of town. So one evening, as my classmates were cavorting through the streets of Coventry I spent the night in... of all places... A Switch tower on the Main Line to London. Somewhere I have pics to prove it! I told my wife the story just recently and all she could say was " You were warped from day one weren't you?" ~And now you know the rest of the story~
As I told you all the other night in my excitement, The MESS had aquired yet another Loco, A "Southern" Ps-4 Pacific. ANyway I called the seller the other night and it turns out his mainstay of business is the selling of books, namely Sunset titles. He has 3,000 titles on hand. So if anyone is interested here is his link:
Anyway time for a nice icy chilled bottle of "Kieth's India Pale Ale" The real stuff!
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
Ahoy Cap'n Tom 'n fellow travelers at the bar!
Just in time to grab a face full of munchies 'n a cold one - hiya Ruth my deAH - you sure do look radiant, as evAH! <blush>
Boris, ring the gong 'n I'll spring for a round . . . perhaps that, along with that bevy of great looking ladies who followed me in will help to get rid of the "fog" in here.
Just read through my e-mail messages and must say, all of this surely could have been avoided. I looked at those "active" places and saw two with three times as many pages as "Our" Place III had. Why weren't they LOCKED Double standard stinks. I'll not go any further here, as I respect the wishes of our Esteemed Proprietor and good Captain, Tom!
It's Friday and I hope by this time next week all will be resolved! You have my complete support, Bossman - where you go, I'll follow . . . another ROUND on the Larsman!
Something from my archives too - these inside the Larsman Mobile of covAHs!
MoPac - River & Prairie Rails
Route of the Eagles - MoPac in the Streamlined Era
Four-Eight-Fours on the MoPac
Cabooses of the MoPac Lines
1975-1976 MoPac Annual
The Missouri Pacific Lines in Color
Let's GO Mets! <sorry, Tom!>
Almost quitin' time, Ruth - I'll wait! <blush>
Until the next time!
Lars
Not particularly feeling "interactive" so just let me drop this off from the sub-basement archives . . . Pleased to see Pete came thru with a fine AM Post! Also a pre-depature "howdy" from Dan!
Email sent to <GoR> plus one . . .
The Passenger Railroad Fallen Flags of "Our" Place #9
<A form of this was initially Posted on 26 Sep 2005, Page 118 of the original Thread >
Here's another Passenger RR Fallen Flag for the gang from Classic American Railroads:
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (CRIP> <Rock Island>
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Mileage in 1950: 7,579
Locomotives in 1963: Diesel - 539
Rolling stock in 1963: Freight cars - 26,690; Passenger cars - 646
Principal routes in 1950:
Chicago-Omaha, NE
Omaha-Colorado Springs & Denver, CO
Davenport, IA-Tucumcari, NM
Bureau Junction-Peoria, IL
Minneapolis, MN-Kansas City, MO
Manly-Burlington, IA
Cedar Rapids (Vinton), IA-Sioux Falls, SD
Keokuk, IA-Bear Lake, SD
Tucumcari-Memphis, TN
Herington, KS-Houston, TX
Little Rock, AR-Eunice, LA
Kansas City-St. Louis
Passenger trains of note:
Choctaw Rocket (Amarillo, TX-Memphis)
Corn Belt Rocket (Chicago-Omaha)
Des Moines Rocket (Chicago-Des Moines, IA)
Golden State (Chicago-LA; joint ops w/SP)
The Imperial (Chicago-LA)
Kansas City Rocket (Minneapolis-Kansas City)
Peoria Rockets (Chicago-Peoria)
Texas Rocket (Ft. Worth-Houston; then Kansas City-Dallas)
Twin Star Rocket (Minneapolis-Houston)
Quad City Rocket (Chicago-Rock Island)
Rocky Mountain Rocket (Chicago-Colorado Springs & Denver)
Zephyr Rocket (Minneapolis-St. Louis; joint ops w/CB&Q)
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Rock Island EMD E8A #652 (courtesy: www.cvma.org - foto credit: unknown)
Rock Island Aero Train #2 (courtesy: www.cvma.org - foto credit: Wade Calvert)
Rock Island EMC E3A #625 (courtesy: www.cvma.org - foto credit: unknown)
Enjoy!
Hi guys,
Sorry I abruptly closed down version 3 yesterday. When the time comes to shutter version 4 (most likely, months from now) and move on to version 5, I'll give you guys a heads up so you can start version 5 before 4 is locked.
Please don't take the fact that your thread was locked as though your group is being singled out. You're not. I do this from time to time in all the large "coffee shop" style threads to help with overall performance of the forums. Think of it as an archiving process. The previous threads will still be available for anyone to read, and will show up in search results. And, since Tom links to them, they're will always be a reference at the top of the newest version.
Have a great weekend,Bergie
Hi Tom and all in
Round for the house and here's some cash for the next round. Quick post on the new thread - bags packed and ready to go 7.30 am sat. Tom very much appreciated the Eurostar pics prompted by my last post - that will be what I'll be looking at.
Hope to let you all know how it goes when I'm back!
All the best - sorry for the brevity!
DL
Hi Tom and all.
A cup of coffee and a bacon sarnie please RUTH.
Seeing as CM3 is going to be away this morning I thought I would drop off some photos. These are engines from Allan's favourite line the London & North Eastern Railway.
LNER class J27 0-6-0. This loco was part of the class introduced in 1921 a Raven design based on a W. Worsdell design of 1906. The loco is seen here as she would have appeared new in North Eastern Railway livery and number 2392 at the Llangollen Railway in Wales.
Seen here in her BR guise as 65894 at her usual home on the North Yorks Moors Railway. She is heading for the shed at Gropsmont after bring in a train from Pickering. 65894 was one of the very last locos to work for BR in the North East of England in 1967.
Reaching the shed, 65894 has her smokebox cleaned. I can't just read her shed plate but it looks like 50A York which in 1958 the loco was allocated to.
Miexed traffic 4-6-0 class B1 No 1264 on the Great Central Railway at Leicester North. There are just 2 of the once 410 strong class preservered.The Parkeston name on the buffer beam is a shed 1264 was allocated to for a time.No doubt she would have worked boat trains from there and Harwich to London.
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1264 was the only ex LNER engine to reach Barry scrapyard.
Passing Switherland sidings on the GCR.
Back later
Pete.
Friday's Grin
Brain Cramps
"If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record." -- A former FCC Chairman
We made it - Friday ‘n the beginning of a new month AND a new THREAD at that! Fill up those coffee mugs, order a <light> or <traditional> breakfast from our Menu Board ‘n while you're waiting - grab a pastry from The Mentor Village Bakery case!
Many thanx for the use of our Email "off-line net" <aka: back channel> for the discussion of this latest poke in the collective "eye" of "Our" Place. Boris is infuriated ‘n one really doesn't want to "mess' with a Cyclops gone mad!
I'll be in touch with our <GoR> plus one, later on - but wanted to say THANX for the SOLIDARITY!
Thursday - July 31st <all times Central daylite>:
Page 63"Our" Place III - Dan <DL-UK> at 8:14 AM <2:14 PM GMT>: Was hoping you'd not skip the week ‘n there you were!
Really enjoyed the link on "seat 61" - fully understand ‘n appreciate having the seat line up with the window. I try to do that with Amtrak, but since seating in coach or business class is reserved, but "open," it's catch-as-catch-can. Add to that the assortment of equipment being used, ‘n one never knows what to expect. Kinda like Forest Gump - My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
A most envious weekend ahead for you - sounds like a delightful trip, fer sure, fer sure. Now if we could only get you to snap off some fotos for Posting here!
Visit, < I3 > Post ‘n ROUND most appreciated!
Page 63 "Our" Place III - CM3 Shane <coalminer3> at 9:06 AM: Absolutely on the money - it was <censored> cold or <bleepin'> cold back in the day when I walked to school in snow knee deep to an elephant - uphill BOTH ways, of course! <grin> Now we NEED these artificial indicators to make us feel worse-er-er . . . <geesh>
Of COURSE - BahStun - yes, yes - I'd surely say the PCCs "qualify" - Poor Fergie's bride. Appears that I'll have to research the ‘rules' to determine whether there's a <tweeting> pending such a WAG <look it up!>
Problem is- we never seem to know what our Maritime Mariner will be reading at the bar, of WHEN. Very hard to maintain dialogue -unfortuantely. <groan>
Tsk, tsk - very SURPRISED at you - that's what the PONY is for in "pony keg"! <grin> But, still an interesting posit regarding the infamous Black Bag! Hmmmmmmmmm.
I'm still at a loss regarding those ice-cream cone meat loaf "things"- so, deal me outta that one. <geesh>
And can't forget the leading ‘n trailing six-wheel trucks of the Pennsy S1 . . .
Not difficult to provide all sorts of stuff for the crew when we get into the "You Post, I Post, You Post, I Post - routine" . . . Always appreciate knowing that the material is being viewed. But the idea has always been to generate comments - platitudes are tertiary, indeed.
Thanx for the quarters, ROUND ‘n conversation. Certainly hope you'll be able to stop by today <Friday> . . . but if not, enjoy your weekend!
You, Sir were the FINAL CUSTOMER at "Our" Place III . . . but not the last Post . . . that, unfortunately went to Kalmbach. <bratzafratz>
Page 1 "Our" Place IV - Rob <trolleyboy> at 2:42 PM: Was good speaking with you, but would rather have had better circumstances, eh This too shall pass, Mate! If nothing else - SAVE BEFORE Posting!! <grin>
Email received ‘n forwarded to Shane- thanx!
Page 1 - Pete <pwolfe> at 3:17 PM: Sometimes it is a good thing to "talk things through," but Thursday wasn't one of ‘em! I think a bucket o' nails to chew on wudda been better. <arrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhh> BUT, it was good having our chat <twice> ‘n as they say, "Clear heads will prevail," or something like that . . . .
Email received ‘n forwarded to Shane - thanx!
Page 1 - Nick <nickinwestwales> at 6:35 PM ‘n 6:40 PM <1:35 AM ‘n 1:40 AM Friday GMT>: Putting the best foot forward, eh Always helps to look at the bright side - however, Thursday was a bitter pill to swallow . . .
Foto spate was "calming" . . .
I trust you've received the "back channel" communiqués . . .
Page 1 - Pete <pwolfe> at 8:52 PM: A return to "normalcy" from our Bar Chandler! The first < I3 > Post at "Our" Place IV goes to YOU as does the ROUND! <In spite of your having prepared it BEFORE the LOCKDOWN !!>
Appreciate mention of the final few Posts of mine over at "Our" Place III - surely hope the guys review the last couple of Pages BEFORE that Thread disappears from Page One . . . <groan>
Good that you prepared your Epistle in advance of the LOCKDOWN - otherwise, it would've been rather hard to compile - given the mood ‘round here. <tdn>
I'll forgo my normal commentary ‘n just say THANX for being so supportive!
Page 1 - Rob <trolleyboy> at 9: 51 PM: Another attempt at being "normal" ‘round here from our Manager! In time, it will all come together - but right now . . .
A fine < I3 > Post in spite of the circumstances! It's never easy putting the bright side forward when one has been dumped on . . . but you did it! And with a ROUND at that!
In lieu of my routine commentary, let me just say THANX for your continuing support! [tup`
Page 1 - Allan <Gunneral> at 11:13 PM <6:13 PM Friday NZ time>: Many thanx for keeping us in mind! The idea is NOT to fill up the Page with commentary, sometimes short ‘n to the point is far more effective - "thought for the day" sez it all!
ROUND of Tui went down well!
Friday, August 1st:
Page 1 - Eric <EricX2000> at 1:52 AM <11:52 PM Thursday, Sandbox time>: Appreciate the visit on this not-so-happy occasion. Many thanx for thinking of us ‘n keeping to your Gawd-awful "slot"! <grin>
Email received ‘n forwarded to Shane . . .
Suggestion: Read the last couple of Pages at "Our" Place III before they disappear into oblivion . . . some good material that was Posted for ALL of our <GoR>!!
Reminder: Ruth has the bar from 9 AM until Leon the Night Man comes in at 5 PM ‘til closing.
TODAY is Pizza ‘n Beer Nite! - and - Steak ‘n Fries Nite!
Saturday is Steak ‘n All The Trimmings Nite!
Cindy is our Saturday bartender!
Good evening Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!Leon, just a cold Tui, please!I had decided not to stop by tonite but when I saw the lights I changed my mind. I think we have a lot to discuss the next few days. Sent a mail to GoR a little while ago, hope Tom will forward it to Shane.I'll be back tomorrow, Friday. Oh, that's today? Time flies!
Hi Tom and all,
Leon, the usual round of Tui`s for all the guys`please!
Hi Guys`, Just popped in for a quick look around the NEW "OLD" place, nice to see the same old crew around here. Time is tight today, so will be in tomorrow, Saturday here, to catch up with all your fine posts.
A thought for the day, "If things` do`nt change they`ll stay the way they are!
See ya, Allan
Good evening leon. Hmm I see that your wearing your new flak jacket,not a bad idea today all things concidered.I'll have the fish and Chips and a very large kieth's with a CR chaser.Set up a round for the GOR as well,indeed the best corps of blokes, pals and friends on the net today.
Gang-I'm happy to see all the emails,my thoughts went out to all of you as well.Last that I'll mention it here as Tom said the rest will be handled via email.
I'm not going to attempt to recreate the post lost at the moment of the closure of OP3 new bar new slate ( for as long as we stay here )
Pete-In with some thoughts and some chat about English electrification nice to see you start the new thread off with an I3.
Nick-Glad to know your with us mate I'd hate to really have to train H&H as chefs coupe nice photo's and more descriptions. *** I almost said in the lost post I ahd enjoyed both yours and Nick's banter about the small industrial switchers. I noticed that Pete had said that alot of them served as power before steam was used in the various excursions. Similar to some roads here. We have a local museum road called the Port stanley terminal railway.
http://www.pstr.on.ca/
They run an all industrial switcher roster and operate 90% of the trackage that used to be the London and Port stanley interurban RR.
Fergie-Your wife will find that there are quite a few streetcar systems left. Toronto,Boston,San Fransisco,Philly are the big one's. Tampa Bay has a line in their downtown which operates brand new cars built to look like old double truck Birny's.Light rail systems have popped up in a lot of cities as well ( and are still being built )St Louis,Memphis,Calgary,Edmonton,Vancouver,& Buffalo soon to be Phoneix are other ones that come to mind.Kitchener / Waterloo is also in the final costing stages of ther system that may eventually reach Cambridge and Brantford. Hamilton and the Niagara region are also looking at it again.I've likely missed many other US cities as well.Check the trains transit sub forum it ahs lots of info on them as well.
Tom-What can I say, you talked me down from being extremly PO'd this afternoon thanks.Lots of great stuff the last two days from you as well to enjoy over at the other bar.Loved teh eurosatr piece and teh layout photo's
Well guys I'm gone for today see you all tomorrow.
Rob
A pint of Bathams please LEON, running late tonight
TOM Good to talk with you today.
Many thanks for the GM Train of Tomorrow. GM must have been very confident of their diesel locomotive just having the one unit, as a failure on the road would have brought a lot of bad publicity. That really is a great model with the very life like scenery.That is two good links as well where is says "read about it here". Great GM poster saying The first 50 million miles were the hardest.
Another great trolley at the start of today's post.
I did notice the price of the ticket to travel in the dome at the GCR.
Yes it is sometimes forgotten nowadays the smaller industries that supplied the railways and manufactures with equipment, not to mention the service industries that were involved with the passenger trains.
Many thanks for the Passenger Trains from Around the World on the Eurostar. Great photos and I enjoyed the link, I believe it is the first time I have seen that link since the service operated over the new high speed lines in the UK.
NICK I have done a bit more investigating into my photos. The Peckett in the photo at Southall, with the Barclay in the background, is named ‘William Murdoch' and is works number 2100, I can't see any numbers or name on the Barclay nor find one resident at Southall. In the next photo the other blue Peckett is ‘Lion' works No. 1351, I believe the photo is at the Chasewater Railway in the West Midlands.
I have never been hunting or wanted too and I think Oscar Wilde's thoughts on Foxhunting are about right. Only trouble in this area with the deer is, especially during the rut, they run onto the roads without warning and cause numerous accidents some of which are very serious.
Many thanks for the photos of Barmouth Bridge, the locomotives and their descriptions at the Gwili Railway. That is a great signal box and the Barclay's had a style of their own. I looked through my notes and I visited the Gwili Railway on 29th July 1991. I was hauled by RS&H 0-4-0ST works No 7058 which is named Olwyn .I noticed that we traveled from Swansea to Carmathen and back in the old class 108 Derby Lightweight DMUs.
While looking through my notes I saw a trip earlier that year on the 13th April .It was run by Herfordshire Railtours and used a Midland Main Line HST set that was spare on a Saturday. We caught it at Leicester and traveled by the MML and skirted London via Dudding Hill to the Western Main Line, skirting Swansea at Landore Junction then avoided Carmarthen going on to Pembroke Dock and back for a short break at Tenby.Then on to Whitland before going to Fishguard Harbour. After Fishguard back to Clarbeston Road and down to Milford Haven. Returning back home calling in at Carmarthen this time. I bet there have not been many HSTs at Pembroke or Milford Haven. For the record the HST power cars were 43047 and 43076.
Thanks for giving me a smile tonight on the forum; I was pretty down thinking about what as happened.
ALLAN Thanks for the kind words on the photos, I did not know Alan had been to that gala at the Rhyl Miniature Railway and the photos were a pleasant surprise to me as well. Even now I can still smell the steam and smoke that seemed to hang about around the station on the RMR when I was a kid.
It would be interesting to find out how 06 003 was saved for preservation and I liked the idea that Hornby have produced a model of her.
The photos Alan has sent me are from Germany, Rhyl and main line and preserved steam in the UK.
ERIC There was a brief mention of 02 101 in the Industrial locomotives part near the end of the 02 link, although it does not give much detail on 02 101. I had a look at the allocation for the 02s, I see Bank Hall shed Liverpool had quite a few of them, perhaps they were used in the docks there.
Try to keep cool in those very high temperatures that are expected Friday.
Many thanks for that interesting link to the streetcars in North America and the great and snowy photos on the Can-Am.
DL Yes Cathiron is still a good place but I guess it is all Pendelinos on the passenger services now, they will be at top speed there I would think. It was good to go to Cathiron when the APT ran through there.
Sounds like a great trip in store on Eurostar to Paris, I will look forward to the report. I had not heard of Seat 61 before, that looks like a bottle of Bathams Special on the table in the link.
CM3 I don't know if you have seen any episodes of Dr. Who, but the black bag works on the same principle as his TARDIS police box where the inside space is in another dimension to the outside.
Many thanks for the information on the 6-wheel trucks and the PRR electrics. I believe the last 6-wheel trucks in passenger use on BR, was on the Royal Train although I think the 12 wheel LMS sleepers were in service for BR for a while.
As the West Coast electrification came south from Crewe my home town Rugby was, for quite a while ,the place were the electrics took over from the diesels a busy scene with the electrics running from the south of the station to stable in the north side sidings waiting for the trains to the north.
I got my Classic Trains this morning, a great start to the magazine with those tug boats, not read any of it yet but looks some interesting articles, love those big steamers on the Western Maryland..
Well LEON a round please, I know H&H are in a foul mood tonight but I'll risk the Fish 'N' Chips .
well good evening gentlemen all-as a working musician I am used to this sort of b*ll ***-I can only assume that we are victims of our own success......presumably the many people who visit the bar without stopping in to make a post are complaining that it takes too long to load or something.......imagine my distress here......
BUT IT`S ALL RIGHT NOW,IN FACT ITS A GAS-BUT ITS ALL RIGHT ,I`M JUMPING JACK FLASH ITS A GAS GAS GAS............DADADALALA
Right,lets carry on with the notes for last nights pix-
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Right to start with,T.L we have `Olwen` about to take a train up to the top of the line,T.R here is a side on view of `Nellie`,B.L. we have `Rosyth #1 also about to take a train out,B.R.-we have a J94-May well be `Errol Lonsdale`
and with this set-T.L-an interesting loco-a Sentinel vertical boiler unit-also with vertical boiler & cylinders and chain drive-T.R some industrial engines at Llyfan Cerrig station....B.L -now this may look like a chicken coop but is actually quite an important vehicle:-G.W.R code `Monster`-this is a theatrical scenerey van that was used as part of Eisenhowers mobile headquarters post D-Day B.R-this is either `Idris ` or `Swansea Jack`-R&H 48 HP shunters
O.K-lets get into the groove of vol. 4-one of my favourite Black Sabbath albums.............
We continue-the shape may change but we continue........-Hey Bergie-have a nice day
Just a quickie on this most disturbing of July days <daze> - received Email from Shane - Rob 'n Pete. Spoke with Rob 'n Pete by fone . . . this too shall pass, and so shall we!
Until matters get resolved, it's business as usual for as long as we're "carried" by Kalmbach. Remember - use Email to vent!
I'm finished for this day - but will resume with the AM Acknowledgments . . .
I agree with you TOM. Yes I am mad too with no warning, although unlike ROB I had not posted my reply for today yet so it is still in word and I did not lose it. I am a bit confused as well as there are 4 forums with way more pages than us.
I see with have over the 3 Our Places over 481,000 yes nearly HALF MILLION views so a lot of folks DO appriciate us.
Well I ahve to say that I'm a bit Po'd. i just spent a good forty five minutes typing up a catch of for yestrday and today in word,had just pasted it into the window I had opened for the last thread a and hit post only to be informed it was locked guess what, post is gone,and I don't save them in word once I paste them so needless to say I'm not going to retype all that.Back lalter when I'm less mad and less likely to fire of some unfortunate PM's
G'day Gents <it really isn't!!>
I will be editing this FIRST message as we go along . . . .
Seems that once again - this is the 3rd time - we've been LOCKED . . . kinda getting old, isn't it Youbetcha! There's an awful lot of quality material being put aside 'n much frustration as a result.
Think of it this way, the <crap> that occupies so much space can get "brought back" at the "click" of the mouse - but NOT sites like ours. Once LOCKED, they continue the downward slide to oblivion . . . that surely is bothersome to me.
Let's get SERIOUS about a new home for the bar . . .
I'll be shipping Emails to our <GoR> . . . but for now, this is our reborn-reborn-reborn bar.
There's plenty of Posts to review at "Our" Place III - catch 'em while they're still on Page One . . . <geesh>
Edit #1:
"Our" Place III was locked today by Kalmbach, so "Our" Place IV has begun on this 31st day of July 2008.
Final statistics for "Our" Place III:
REPLIES: 1,254
VIEWS: 25,965
PAGES: 63
The links to the old bars:
#1 - http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/451/991587/ShowPost.aspx#991587
#2 - http://cs.trains.com/forums/201/991960/ShowPost.aspx#991960
#3 - http://cs.trains.com/forums/63/1500733/ShowPost.aspx#1500733
<Note: #1 had 451 Pages - #2 had 201 Pages - #3 had 63 Pages . . . hmmmmmm>
Edit #2
What's different Nothing! Same crew, same way of doing things and hopefully the same supporting cast that has kept us afloat all this time.
History: "Our" Place began on April 12th, 2005 on the General Discussion (Classic Trains) Forum.
Concept: An adult bar & grill for all who are interested in and familiar with "Classic Trains."
The conversations are as they would be in a neighborhood bar, where people know one another and share stories, photos and other information relevant to the idea of the Forum - Classic Trains.
All of this with some humor thrown in and the rest is simple.
Objective: Have fun!
Ground rules: Leave ALL emotional baggage and "attitudes" on the front porch.
Be inclusive with your comments through the acknowledgment of the other guy's efforts. Hit ‘n run Posts are not welcome.
Greet the bartender upon entering and order a drink or food. Pretty easy, eh
Gentlemen - CHECK YOUR Email at least daily until we resolve the business at hand!
Until then, life goes on . . . business as usual, guys! TRY to maintain a degree of civility while we are guests of Kalmbach . . . no point in making matters worse than they already are <and they ARE> - in other words, use Email to VENT!
Boris, ring the bell for a ROUND on me for our <GoR> - long may they continue as customers of "Our" Place - best watering hole in cyber space.
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