QUOTE: Theodorebear Posted: 20 July 2005, 09:26:48 I'm not sure Tom, but I seem to recall (vaguely) the missing blank to be something akin to A-holes? Mid-Wednesday a.m. and at least I've opened an account with 'photobucket.' So far, so good! Still, I'm not quite to the "uploading" stage and must take a break for helping some Seniors with transportation hassles. I won't take up space on the Thread for further instruction but Russel, Tom and Rob; you may have "mail" very soon. Please, just an iced tea for now, whilst I get the A/C running for my "mission of mercy." Yes, there certainly are a lot of PHD's out there with "blue pencils" hacking away at everything from the Old Testament to the Kennedy Family; the former being discredited, the later- -Sainted. Don't want to go "beerserk" on politics though, it just "ain't worth it!" Hey Boris, hit the gong, this one is definately "on me."[#offtopic] Please excuse the hasty exit. I'll return this p.m. for proper greetings and salutations And one of those excellent Beefeater's Gin, tonic and a twist Tom. See you's guys a.s.a.p.!
QUOTE: siberianmo Posted: 20 July 2005, 09:41:01 Mornin' Ted Iced Tea [?] [yeah] - Well, that'll rot your pipes - but I'm sure we can find some 'round here! Boris check in and under your shed, must be some fixin's in there somewhere ..... Oh [yeah] (3) is always and forever more, A-holes - but every now 'n then, I like to slide in a new one ....... . You are correct, of course, this thread ain't about politics nor should it be. Wasn't necessarily intended to go down that road, but there surely is a tie in. Revisionists, no matter what the persuasian, seem to have made some drammatic inroads into text books, et al. Why, we've got generations of people who actually BELIEVE that when Hollywood puts out a movie depticing an event from the past, that it is Gospel. Man oh man .... I think I need an Iced Tea - with a double shot of JD! Good luck with your photo posting and perhaps that URL Russell provided may be a bit more friendly than RailImages. Hope so ...... See ya later! Tom
QUOTE: earlydiesels Posted: 20 July 2005, 14:02:40 Hello everyone! A Margarita on the rocks, please. I have been watching from a distance so now I have some replies to respond to. Tom, I still haven't found my newest Trainline magazine. I can't even remember which rr was selling the RDCs. Trolleyboy, I haven't heard anything about replacing the stolen horns. A temporary replacement was cobbed from exATSF 44 ton GE #460 which needs new trucks. It is a single note horn that I am told sounds like a pregnant moose. We are required to have horns and bells to operate over crossings. BTW, I used to do American Civil War reenacting. I was Union infantry and also was on the cannon crew at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield several years ago. Barndad, loved the pix of the E5 and the Nebraska Zephyr. I would really love to tour this train and the loco. Does the E5 have 24 air or does it have that HSC air? With the 1630 around, do you all have any self guarding frogs?? Theodorebear, those Frisco Firefly Pacifics were quite the lookers. They were rebuilt here in Springfield. The shops here were full of very gifted artisans. Even if I wasn't from Spfld I would declare Frisco steam the cleanest, most balanced, and best maintained in the country! The Espee 4449 came from Lima with a air horn. Look on the skyline cowl near the stack. I observed this in 1976 when she pulled the Freedom Train and I also have a vinyl album from the time in which Doyle Mccormack alternated between the steam whistle and the single note horn. According to my collection of books and other stuff, 5 Russian Decapods exist from the Frisco. I have seen 1621 @ MOT in St Louis and 1632 at Smoky Hill Ry in Belton, Mo. I haven't heard about if we are going to replace the stolen air horns. Both locos are privately owned so it may be a matter of liability. Both the Eunits were on auction until 5July but the owners did not get the price they wanted so we still have them for the meantime.We are still looking for the correct shades for the baggage cart. I posted this question on all 3 of Kalmbach's forums and just received a handful of replies. Tom, thanks for the plug from the past. Come ride the rr when I'm engineer and you will get a cab ride. Talked to the rr's General Manager last night. We had over 17,000 riders for Thomas this time. That should help the budget. Now if we could get the dinner train going. We will be at the Midland this weekend and I will be running. The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors will be Saturday evening on the train. Talk about pressure! I will really have to watch my train handling skills! Well, I've babbled enough for now so I will leave with this somber note. James Doohan, who played Scotty on the original Star Trek, died at age 85. He was a veteran of Canada's armed forces and a wounded veteran of DDay.
QUOTE: coalminer3 Posted: 20 July 2005, 14:14:47 Back at last! Round for the house and here's a roll of quarters for the jukebox. We're back after our trip north. I've been reading a few of the recent posts talking abt. Buffalo and all I can say is that there was day after day of 90 degree heat while we were there - worst I've seen in a long time for that part of the country. Can't wait until we go back up in November. The lake is so warm now that it'll be a giant snow machine when cooler weather reappears. There was record-breaking cold for this time of year while we were in New England. I won't even discuss the Red Sox except to say that it's a lot easier to win games now instead of having to deal with that sort of thing in October... Did some looking around at the remains of the BR&P while I was in NY. It's hard to find it in the weeds north of West Valley, but it's still there if you know where to look. It is sad, however to see all of the rr crossbucks with "exempt" signs on them. Also, for other coal folks in the gorup, there's an interesting map of L&NB-served mines in the most recent trains; brought back more than a few memories. Well, glad to be back, and I'll get out of here for now. Work safe
QUOTE: siberianmo Posted: 20 July 2005, 15:59:34 G'day earlydiesels Dan Looks like your back with us ... two days, two visits! Glad to know you are taking the time to catch up .... hope the SUMMARIES make it easier. A Margarita on the rocks - comin' up! Boris have you seen Margarita lately [?] Just curious about those RDC manufacturer's numbers. I like to keep track of there whereabouts, especially the ones that were run on the B&M - CP - CN - VIA Rail and BC Rail. Oh yeah, Dominion Atlantic (CP) too. One of these days I'm going to take you up on your offer of a cab ride! I've never had the opportunity and surely would love it. Tried to pry Ted out of Florida for an Amtrak trip to KCity with me .... thought for awhile that we might do it ... but. Anyway, I'll be sure to let you know when I can get away and perhaps our schedules will work out - like to hook up with Russell too, of course. Enjoy the day! Tom
QUOTE: siberianmo Posted: 20 June 2005, 16:09:10 G'day and [#welcome] back coalminer 3 been wondering where in heck you've been! That cold one over there is for you ....... Thanx for the quarters by the way; Boris put them in the jar over by the Juke, will ya please [?] By the by, as a regular 'round here, we haven't got a name to attach to you, other than your cyber handle. So, what do you prefer [?] You've got lots of catching up to do, and as with my advice to earlydiesels Dan check out the SUMMARIES they should help speed up the process ......... [yeah] In a life a long time ago, I recall being in Oswego over a longer weekend than planned. A buddy and I met a couple of gals in NYC back in the 50's who were going to the teacher's college in Oswego. As one thing led to another, we accepted their offer to spend a weekend with them. So, off we drove from NYC to that far away place - can't remember if there even was a NY State Thruway back then - if there was, it was realtivey new. Anyway, we got there - tired, but being young and all of that - rarin' to go. We had a great time. End of story [?] Not quite. On the morning that we were supposed to leave, we awoke to snow right up to the SECOND STORY windowsill of the place we were staying at. All we could see outside was white and the TOPS of telephone poles and some wires. Needless to say, we were going to be AWOL and no way could we get back in time. All worked out well - but I'll never forget the first experience with what today is pretty well known as Lake effect snow. [yeah] Boris you can ring the ding-dong bell, I KNOW I'm [#offtopic]! Ain't no way I'm making money lately ........ See ya and nice to have you back! Tom
QUOTE: barndad Posted: 20 Jul 2005, 22:07:53 Good evening all. I can only stay for a few minutes. Theodorebear, Trolleyboy and Earlydiesels, my signature pic shows the Nebraska Zephyr running under electric wires, but it's not connected. As I said, the locomotive is the Silver Pilot. The consist is the Venus, Vesta, Minerva, Ceres and Juno. This pic was taken in front of the depot at the IRM. We've got wires running overhead on most of the track we own, as the IRM really started as a Trolley museum. I'll get some more pics of the Zephyr if you would like to see them. Here's a pic of the galley a few weeks ago when we had dinner in the dining car. //NOTE: Scroll up for pix// The pretty lady in red happens to be my wife! She's in a lot of the pictures I took that evening. Like I said ... I'll get some more pics for you (minus my wife) soon! Niters!
QUOTE: passengerfan Posted: 21 July 2005, 07:15:58 Good Morning All guess I'll have a coffee and a pastry or two from the "Mentor Bakery. Barndad,Have been curious about the museum Zephyr for some time now. So the only cars missing are two articulated cars 4850 PSYCHE and 4825 MINERVA. I have a question are the interiors close to as built (restored) in appearance or have they been updated or modernized? My notes show that the two other cars were scrapped and the postwar Baggage Car 906 ARGO went to Amtrak and may still be their today. Interesting to nate that the Train of the Goddesses operated more years in Nebraska Zephyr service than it did in Twin Zephyr service. Have seen a least one movie with the Zephyr in it and it looked like restoration to original.. Some day I have to get back their and see this magnificent train. Have seen the Pioneer Zephyr, and several other older Zephyrs including the Mark Twain Zephyr and 9902 Zephyr. Yours is operational and that makes all the difference in the world. Congratulations to your museum they have done an excellent job. To all of those restoring locomotives etc I have great respect. I belong to the California State Railroad Museum and several Railroad Societies. That keeps me busy with work and ongoing book project. By the way Twin Zephyrs are given space and credit for two inaugurals in my upcoming book as they originally entered Twin Zephyr service and as they entered Nebraska Zephyr service. Time to start getting ready for work so will close for now.
QUOTE: Theodorebear Posted: 21 July 2005, 08:19:59 Barndad thanks so much for the additional info. on the C.B.&Q setting and I ditto the request for more pix of same. Your "better half" is defintely the best 6 of the dozen. Coalminer 3, I can't believe the temps. in Buffalo. Why would you want to return in November, unless you're a "Bills" fan? Spring and early Summer in New England can bring just about any kind of weather and usually does! Earlydiesels, hey I gotta agree on the Frisco steam out of Spfld, Mo.; it was superb. You and Rob share archeology in common. Not long ago, Rob dug up some remains of long ago abondoned R. of W. in his "neck of the woods." Those artifacts are easy to find around Tampa Bay; they are all jogging/bike trails! Its a "long shot" but I'll bet a couple of the 1600's (Decs) ended up at that Gypsum mine near Carthage, MO. I know about 1632, she's near my Uncle's home (Belton, Mo). Tom is right about enticing me into a rail trek (St. L. to K.C., Mo). There's nothing I'd rather do. It's the ^#$%! r.t. flight (Tampa-St L.) that "turns me off." I'm still "running cold" from the Ireland encounter on B.A. and Lingus Air, not to mention the "shake down" and trousers sniffing Beagles at the Terminals. Oh Dan, the Espee put together an excellent video on an excursion "run" from Spokane, WA to Sacramento(?), CA. (Northern "on point"). At the end, the credits specifically stated: "No thanks to the California Highway Patrol!" I thought that had something to do with that ridiculous air horn near the boiler front? Okay Mr. Tom, now I can enjoy that Beefeaters & Tonic. BTW, I'll be in touch about some "security" issues on "hosting" from Railimages and Photobucket. Say Boris, I heard you and Leon were doing the Hungarian "two step" to Johnny Willfahrt's music after hours. Also, 2 quarts of Peppermint Schnapps are missing this morning. Give a care, see y'all later, Ted
QUOTE: siberianmo Posted: 21 July 2005, 08:58:22 G'day to ya Ted and that Beefeaters, with a twist of lime, is comin' right up! [yeah] An all time favorite summertime refreshment for me .... just love 'em. Got started in another time and place in a life long ago ... Cuba was the place, prior to and during Castro. [yeah]Goes back a bit ....... My oh my, how HE is getting old! Glad I checked the postings before setting out to take care of the issues of the day. Blankety-blank refrig/freezer is on the Fritz. What a time to go. Actually, is ANY time appropriate or convenient [?] Carol and I had just returned from a 10-day cross-Canada rail trip aboard VIA Rail's Canadian in January 2003. When we opened the door to our home it smelled as if the entire neighborhood had camped out in our house and died. The refrigerator had. What an experience and what a wonderful time we had cleaning out - cleaning up and then trying to arrange for a replacement, etc. Ugh. So, this unit is relatively new - and fortunately on extended warranty. I wouldn't want Carol to have to get a night job to pay for the repairs! [yeah] Boris The Bossman is [#offtopic] again - so what else is new [?] Give 'em all a drink and of course, ring the ding-dong bell! C'mon Ted weaken! You KNOW that you'd like to take that cross-Missourah Amtrak trip with me - so check under the mattress, and pull out some of those green back silver certificates you undoubtedly have and c'mon up! Oh [yeah] to add to the glorious start of this day, I got stung by a beast on my left elbow. Man oh man, felt it immediately and still do, about 2 hours later. Don't know what it was, but the critter came right at me, zapped and tried again on the other side. It was moving way to fast for ID - couldn't get the plate # - but I had hoped Juneau the Wonder Husky would have at least snapped it up. So, I'm iced on the elbow ........ I need a double JD on the rocks! Remember, it's FISH 'n CHIPS Nite and you're up as Interim Chief Chef [C=:-)]! See ya! Tom
QUOTE: earlydiesels Posted: 21 July 2005, 13:26:33 Hello everyone. A cold Margarita on the rocks, please. Tom, just sit there and relax and let one of these pretty waitresses get my drink and feed the jukebox. Keep that sting iced down. Still haven't found the Trainline but I will eventually. This area has a heat warning from today until at least Sunday so take it easy. Barndad, about 1995 Trains magazine had a great article about the Nebraska Zephyr and IRM. I found it quite informative. A couple of seasons ago, a fellow from IRM came out to the Midland and spent the day. He took several rolls of film. I was engineer that day and we had the 652 and the 142 together on the train. One of the pix he took was made into a print and is sitting here by the pc in my den right now. If memory serves, his name was Harold. Tall, burly guy with glasses. Liked to talk. Springfield has a footbridge that was built in 1902 that spans the former North yards. It was built so people would not have to cross what was even then, busy tracks. The former North roundhouse and servicing facility was close and lots of Frisco employees lived within walking distance and Commercial Street was full of businesses that catered to their needs. Today, the bridge is a Historic Landmark and was recently restored. The businesses are gone but the street is undergoing a recovery. There is now a farmer's market at the south end parking lot of the bridge. This is about 2 miles from the house so yesterday I walked up there to check it out.( and walk off some of this middleaged spread.) I started around 0930 and was home by 1230 before the real heat of the day. Still, I got burnt everywhere there wasn't clothes and my legs are sore. Got to see one of those odd Loram machines and 2 empty northbound coal trains. There is something like 65-70 trains a day thru Spfld now and a lot of those are coal trains. Being on the bridge, I was able to examine the tops of the power and the insides of different types of coal hoppers. It's nice and cool in here. I may just hang out here by the jukebox and keep my ears open. I might learn something and see some of the regulars, too.
QUOTE: siberianmo Posted: 21 July 2005, 14:02:13 Howdy earlydiesels Dan You're in luck, a couple of the gals talked me into letting them work this afternoon, so your Margarita , and then some, is on the way! Good advice about keeping that blankety-blank sting iced down - when it's not, it still hurts. No other symptoms going on - wonder what kinda beast it was [?] I recall as a kid in Boy Scout camp, I dropped a 2" firecracker into a hornet's nest. [wow] [#wstupid] Not smart! I don't think I've ever run so fast - fortunately the lake wasn't too far away - and I spent a lot of time under water! They weren't very pleased with me. Had a few stings - but got away lucky. Haven't been stung since ....... that is, until this AM. 65-70 trains a day through anywhere sounds like great train watching territory to me! What railroads pass through your area [?] Wouldn't it be great to catch a look at a steamliner from the past [?] Ahhhhhhh, you bet! Used to get down to Sprfingfield at least once a year over a 5 year period. Always on business - law enforcement - so never had the time to enjoy the town. There was (or maybe still is) a Holiday Inn right off the I-44 exit that we'd stay at. Mirrors on the ceilings in some of the rooms! This was back in the mid-80's - and the Happy Hours were something else at that place. [yeah]Good times - at times - in Springfield, MO! We'd usually only get one night there, then off to somewhere else ....... long days, longer nights and today I wonder where the energy came from [?] Speaking of the Midland, I've been thinking that it would be smarter for me to drive. What's the best route to take from St. Louis [?]My Amtrak trips to KCity are really just day trips - round trips - and mostly late. So, to ensure that we could hook up, driving seems the way to do it. Your input is apprecited! Been wondering where *** might be today. He said they were leaving for England the day after his July 15th Birthday Bash. Sure hope he and his wife didn't get involved with the latest terrorism attacks in London today. Well, let's all think positive thoughts ....... Enjoy the cool temps, good discussions, and pretty gals! Never know who will pop in, so throw a bunch of quarters from the jar over there into the Juke .... Hey Boris leave her alone! She doesn't want to serve you in your shed! Geesh ....... Tom
QUOTE: barndad Posted: 21 July, 18:27:30 Hi all!. Just have time to flash a few more pics. I'll have to do some reading to answer some of the questions that have been asked about the Zephyr. Here's two pics for Trolleyboy and theodorebear [[NOTE: Scroll up for PIX// The trolley is in front of our barn #9, which is our largest barn. The Frisco is inside the same barn. It needs wheel work! Gotta run
QUOTE: siberianmo Posted: 21 July 2005, 18:53:43 Hello barndad Once again, nice photo's! I have a suggestion for you. The regulars of "Our Place became regulars by taking the time to socialize with the barkeep and the other guys at the bar. Now, I know that may not be in keeping with whatever the agenda some may have, but this thread is that way. Don't get me wrong, you are very much welcome 'round here, just wish you'd spend a bit of time with all of us .... not just a few. Don't forget - tonight is Fish 'n Chips nite and Ted is Interim Chief Chef [C=:-)]. By the way, whatillyahave [?] I can't stay open unless the customers order something! Gotta pay the bills ........ Tom
QUOTE: trolleyboy Posted: 21 Jul 2005, 23:07:56 Good evening everybody. Tom Try putting some after bite( made by deep woods ) on the sting, the swelling and pain should go away. I'll have a nice gyuiness I think with the fish of choice. No Boris i don't want the gold fish . Dan I'm glad you have temporarily fixed your horn delema,you would hate to be sidelined indefinatly by that thoughtless act.The two years I worked at the fort I was part of the 41st regiment of Foot(redcoat unit) The Glengary's that I'm thinking of rejoining were a Canadian light infantry regiment raised to defend Canada just prior to the war of 1812 ( green jacket unit )They are still formally a CDN forces reserve unit. Battle honour s during the war of 1812 were at Chrylers farm, Stoney Creek , Chippawa, Plattsburg,Queenston Heights,Capture of Detroit,and yes they landed at Washington and assulted the white house along with the British units. Sorry weaved off the beaten path again.Ton this isn't as expensive of a passtime as you might think. Contrary to popular belevef I don't make the big bucks. //NOTE: Scroll up for pix// Just a couple shots of the action. coalminer Next time you head buffalo way email me I'm only an hour and a bit from the buff.Our heats been constant like that as well,I'm certainly not looking forward to this winter either. barndad again thank-you for the pictures,a couple of our museum people were down to your fine museum this past may.Nice safety car BTW.I thought you guys might like to see a couple of fairly recent renovations turned out by our shop forces recently. this is London street railway 23 a lg DT open car of 1901 vintage.This car is 50' in lentgh so it's a big guy for an open car of wood construction. When we first got this car body it had sat in springbank park on a cement pad as a changeroom for the swimming pool there along with two sisters. The oroginal; plan was to aquire all three but the other two crumbled when we went to move them. We scrapped them on site and kept what we could off them as spares.This car arrived at our museum in 1984. It's first powered runs were last summer.It's still not cleared for regular use but this is mostly due to training issues for our crews. //NOTE: Scroll up for pix// These shots show truck refurbishing and the final assembly of the car. This was essentially a complete rebuild from fram up. Frame and carbody are wood on this car.It sits fairly high on it's trucks as they are not the originals which were scrapped in the 40's when it was parked in the park.Other than that it's built to it's builders specs. This last shot is at last years 50th aniversary fete. My lovely wife is possing on the running board.Later all Rob
QUOTE: Theodorebear Posted: 22 July 2005, 07:51:51 OH NO!!! I just typed the best reply yet and my spastic right middle finger hit "reset" and blew it away. Okay, I'll just cover the "bear" neccessities and come back later with the "full" text. Gents, we are in luck. My local "contacts" from yonder high country brought in a catch of Rainbow, Speckled and Cut Throat lake/stream Trout. Bring an apetite, 'cause there are plenty of- -"crisp" on the outside and "tender" on the inside- -Fries with buttered Garlic toast. Tom, between your broken Frige, Bee sting and my blunder, it just didn't pay to get out of bed this A.M. I gotta get busy on the cooking oil, etc. OH, stay away from Boris' fillets of Sole! He used the bottoms of Leon's Boondockers! Be back a.s.a.p., Ted
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