O.K. boys & girls,heres some model pix....
" border="0" />
Since FP units are in the news,heres a couple of part-decorated examples with a road van moving out of the engine yard with a further unpainted example back in the platform roads
assorted freight cars seen from the end of the steel stockholders spur--FP7a`s visible in far distance
Especially for PETE:-large & small prairie tanks,auto tank & HyMek
Some `spoof` liverys-PRR boxes rebranded for Conrail and generic 50` box with C.N. cyl hpr decals-refer to rule 1-it`s MY train set...............
FP7a`s again-presence of E/E class 37 on adjacent track and Austrian freight cars on the other side suggests open house w/end
FP`s & Geep descend the bank with a considerable load on (testing new power pack-eminently satisfactory
Right chaps,thats me-Leon,another round on my tab please old son-have a good one,see ya
nick
Well greetings fellow survivors-I type this from my locked-room bed in Mentor cottage hospital ,with the two fingers I retain the use of. Have just checked the medical card at the end of the bed and feel that the volume of red ink and exclamation marks used may be excessive,although they are feeding me more drugs than a chimp in a govt research lab so who knows...........
Only 2 questions-did we win & did the rest of the team make it out in time...
Leon-please get the guys a drink on my tab if you would-good man
Right-to the business of the day:-
ROB-Sounds like an excellent w/end up at Halton County--good to see the `Reaperman` car earning it`s keep...As to the tour...never say never !!-stranger things have happened (had an offer tonight to play at a beer festival in Somerset-about 5 hours drive away. -only problem is,will they cough up $1500 to have us.....-building up quite a network of contacts all over the place thru Myspace and the like...)
ERIC-To be honest,I have no idea how `Sir Drefaldwyn` ended up at the W&LLR-best guess is that as it is a 30" gauge line (uncommon over here) they were forced to look overseas for additional power...will do some browsing,see what I can dig up
PETE- home dear boy-you have been sorely missed-hope the trip was all you had hoped for -now come and join me in nicks nitpicking corner for a moment-I think you may have confused `Free`s "All right now" with the Stones cover of B&S Womack`s "all over now" (oh for goodness sake,somebody shut him up I hear you all cry,and rightly so.......)
MIKE-Spain is a fairly short hop from here-it actually takes longer to drive to the airport at Cardiff than to fly to Bilbao...---Basque Country fascinating place,local population even crazier than the Welsh-real nutters nutters
DOUG-Thank goodness you made it out--rather lost track of you after the second bout of small arms fire-The memory of you charging the 6`6",450lb bulk of slope-head,armed only with an ice-bucket,is one that I will pass on to my grandchildren..........................
DL-UK-Most excellent news from your quarter -Dare one hope that we are,in some small way,entering a new age of enlightenment........--I`ll organise some suitably posh nibbles to go with the champers (Boris,Copperkettle---the red folder on the top shelf ,next to the stereo-make some of everything from pages 6 thru 11....NOW.!!! )
LARS-How ya doin mate-enjoying the trip -How come I can still see you,even though you are several thousand miles further away........---nurse,more of those pills please.....
JAMES-Congratulations on your medal -having seen the pics I think it is thoroughly well-earned,nice piece of work mate--those FP9`s are quite something as well-couldn`t believe the detail on that `A` unit (winterisation hatches,red & white top h/light,metal wipers-) Man,lady luck sure smiled on you this week-delighted for you-enjoy them --nice layout pic as well-gives a good `feel` for the whole project-sensibly manageable size---Are you going for any staging or does everything live out in the open -I can see it getting quite crowded without a fair amount of self-discipline
O.K-not sure what model pix I have available that havn`t already seen the light of day but lets have a browse anyway......will just get one of the porters to sneak this note out whilst the officer on duty is having his meal break,back in a bit
G-day captian Tom and all present.
Well I am back.
I see that Tom is out this week. But As long as he keeps the Model RR around I will be posting pics every Wednesday. But since I have never been here when Tom is out maybe someone could give me a heads up on how it works around here.
I am glad you liked the elevator Mike, infact you will like it when I am done adding in all the scenery and when the elevator is weathered. I also got a little note from Eric who told me That I should get a couple of swift trucks for the layout. I gave it a bit of thought and I think I might do so. I do like trucks and a couple of Swift trucks would make the layout more realistic.
Nick- I am glad you like the elevator. Now it should give some inspiration to those that need to build there layouts still. I've still got quite a way to go on mine but it's coming around slowly.
Buddcarr and Coalminer also thought the elevator was cool too. Now If you have a layout.. Add on!! I like to add as much detail as I can to make it look as real as it can be.
DL-UK- I noticed your news report on the man doing his thing in passeneger cars! What in the world was on his mind.. except. You would think he would have had the common sence "NOT" to do that.
Anyway I think I will add my portion of the model pics to the thread.
This is the winner car that took best in show.
This the underbody to the car. I don't think you can see the pipes really well but they're under there.
This is the car along with the medal.
The medal.
Here are the F-units I bought. They are sure nice. FP9s.
The front view of the FP9.
This shot was taken a few months back gut it gives you an ides of what it looks like minus all the buildings and scenery and a couple of changes.
Happy railroading!!
James
Until the next time!
Manager Lars
Hi Tom and all.
A pint of the usual please LEON and a round please.
Still catching up on the posts while away some really great posts, with some wonderful links, especially to Merchantile Marine and the Liverpool Museums.It is taking a long time but deffinatly very worthwhile.
Looking forward to the dart match report and will callin again soon.
Pete.
Hi all - is Tom still ont he line from NS - say hi if he is.
Well - trebles all round today for all in as we have some big news to celebrate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/6082026.stm
578m govt cash to expand our fantastic street car system !! See the link above - does not happen every day as vitually every other UK city in the bidding got the cold shoulder a while back.
I'll be cracking out the champagne in my fridge when I get home, and I'll splash out on the local rag to get the full story.
More here too on the official website
http://www.thetram.net/
A historic moment.
DL - UK
Good morning gang! Anyone see Nick? Took me awhile to find the Our Place building this AM. Did you know that there is a pile of crushed cars all over the layout where it used to be located? The Mentor Bakery still made their delivery to the old location, so I picked-up all the pastries I could jam into my bike bag and pockets and brought them here. Don't use the johns, as I don't think there is any water. Couldn't login to the forum yesterday in spite of many attempts. First time that's happened to me. Perhaps sacrificing my Trains subscription to the gods might help. Got to be running to job#1, and later have financial papers to deliver to the loan gods, but I'll be back!
There were two carrots walking down the road, a big carrot and a little carrot. On the other side of the road they see their friend cabbage in his cabbage patch. Big carrot says: "Let's go visit cabbage on the other side of the road."Little carrot says: "But there is so much traffic here I'm afraid I might get run over." Big carrot says: "Nonsense, just wait for a break in the traffic and run as fast as you can." Big carrot sees a break in the traffic and runs over to cabbage. He then calls to is friend to try. Little carrot gets ready, sees a break in the traffic and runs across the road. Unfortunately there was abig truck coming and little carrot gets squashed in the middle of the road. Big carrot feels really bad and scoops his friend up and takes him to the hospital. The doctors perform emergency surgery. After several hours the doctor comes out. "I have some good news and some bad news." Big carrot says: "Ok doc, go ahead, I can take it." The doctor says, "Well the good news is that your friend is going to live, but the bad news is he's going to be a vegetable for the rest of his life."
G-day Captain Tom and all present!
My computer is Having some problems!! I hate this thing, Can't wait for my laptop!
So this is going to be quick. Sorry that I am not naming people tonight. But I will tomorrow.
I came back from a good show.
I picked some things that I thought I would never get.
A few Accurail box cars. Two Northern Pacific and one Milwaukee road. Nice cars. Already built up.
Then the winner for the year. I got a set of A-B Northern Pacific FP9's. Made by Athearn Genesis. There regular price is set at 270 some dollars and I got them for 125 dollars!!!
I couldn't believe it!! I also picked up a U33C in the burlington northern paint scheme. Made by Atlas. Nice loco.
Then this year I decided that I would enter the plastic contest that is held at the show. So I put in an Accurail Bilevel open auto rack that I built up. I also added a lot to it. All the under body air pipes and two grab irons that run the length of the car. And then put some weathering to it so that it looked used. I was surprised to fing out later that day I had won Best in show for the railroad portion of the contest!!! I couldn't believe it. It was great. I will have pixs posted tomorow.
Then I came home.
Sorry for the brief message.
Hi Tom and everyone, a round for the house.
Pete, welcome back.
Doug, thanks for the Chicago pictures.
Rob, glad you got a good crowd at the museum on the weekend. Hope they appreciated all your work to restore and preserve.
Eric, according to the photographer's notes it took 5 minutes to refuel the Super Chief.
Nick, Spain, too? I envy your travels.
CM3, you're imagining things, and wildly. That is, if you believe your readership can define crepuscular.
http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/in/in0200/in0200/color/572134cv.jpg
http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/in/in0200/in0200/data/004.gif
William Jennings Bryan
http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/in/in0200/in0200/photos/065562pv.jpg
PRR bridge South branch Chicago River
http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/il/il0700/il0706/photos/037299pv.jpg
http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/il/il0700/il0706/photos/318384pv.jpg
Mt. Washington in 1940
http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/archives/cushman/full/P02441.jpg
Pere Marquette
http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/archives/cushman/full/P02995.jpg
Mike
I had better have Holden's Golden Glow with a half of the Special to prepare for the darts match at the Second Class saloon.
After reading CM3's report of the parade it looks like a tough night but I am sure we can do it.
I think they have someone into computers as it took a while to log on. It was not a case, on the forum,of the words in High Noon " Do not forget me oh my darling". But as the Stones said "Its all right now".I'll have tee-shirt #1 and am looking forward to tonites match.
I will catch up on the posts while I have been away and it is great to be back.
Great to see the Cards doing well and let me add to Tom's round BORIS with another to get us in the mood for the darts,
COME ON YOU MENTORS.
.....................................MENTOR......................TELEGRAPHIC.........................SERVICE.........................................
Message...From 2ndclassSaloon to OurPlaceTavern
Begins.....Pinned down in car park by heavy covering fire...stop...Wrecked autos everywhere...stop....instigate plan `B` ...stop...Launch all Zeppelins and fit Spads with the `special` canister munitions....stop...take no prisoners....stop...the last man & the last round....stop...take care of Boris for me...stop...am going to attempt breakout...stop...remember me fondly...stop......stop...message ends
Guten Tag allerseits!
Reporting in from Halifax (Bedford) Nova Scotia . . . Memorial Service has concluded and I am making reading for my return trip home tomorrow. Hope to catch the beginning of WS game #3 tonight - comes on here at 9:30 PM (Atlantic time). Go Cardinals!
Tried to connect early this morning, with no luck - but a window of sorts must have opened, as I now am here!!
Have not seen ANYTHING for our THEME for the DAY - MONON - what happened boyz ??? So, here is what we will do - MONON for NEXT Tuesday!
Thanx to those of you who have kept things going . . .
Gotta get scurrying over to the Second Class Saloon - tonite is the BIG START to the Grudge Match Bragging Rights DARTS CHALLENGE! (where IS Pete????)
Judging by CM3 and his reports - he is certainly READY!!
Leon - a round on me if you please and Boris ring the bell!
Auf Wiedersehen!
Tom
Good Afternoon Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please, round for the house and $ for the jukebox.
Snow here today and !@#$ cold this a.m. Have been busy outside (of course) but am back inside for now. Looking forward to another full day of it tomorrow. Monon is not a topughie, but we have been busy covering the darts tournament so the railroad will have to wait a bit.
Since Mentor operates in a parallel time zone, here's a report on festivities leading up to the first game of the tournament.
I Love a Parade
Greetings again from our observation deck (aka Immodium Acres) high atop Majestic Mount Mentor, where we gaze out over the crepuscular crushed catapult cogs that are still smoldering behind the Second Class Saloon. The first contest is finished (and it looks to this reporters red rimmed eyes that so are many of the contestants). But let’s begin at the beginning.
Some of our more stalwart readers may remember a few days ago that this reporter managed an exclusive interview with Man Mountain Mike. The subject was the stacks of lumber, coils of rope, and many used vehicles stacked behind the Second Class Saloon. You will also recall (yeah, that’s likely!), that your intrepid reporter found blueprints for a catapult.
Well, our suspicions were confirmed. The Second Class folks somehow managed to cobble all of these pieces together into a working medieval monstrosity. It was, however, carefully hidden under a tarp which was further camouflaged by huge piles of empty beer cans. Your reporter’s surmise is that the Second Class Trogs were working on this infernal machine while the Our Place patrons attention was distracted by the activities that occurred at the barbeque and pep rally.
It was now time for the pregame parade to the Second Class Saloon. The boys were formed up and the cheerleaders were in good shape (oh, yeah!), and the parade stepped off (make that fell off the porch) right about on time – sort of like the Mentor Street Railway..
A sudden crash from behind the Second Class Saloon, and the tarp and beer cans fell away, revealing the catapult in all its majesty. The next thing we knew the parade was under fire from a hail of crushed Gremlins, Pacers, Edsels, and Corvairs (where did they find all of this stuff?) All participants scattered as the crushed cars cascaded crazily from the clouds.
After awhile it was clear that the Second Class Catapulteers were beginning to get the range of the Our Place building. However, the Our Place folks had a trick of their own. You will recall that the railroad had sort of hosted the pre tournament barbeque and pep rally. The Our Place cheerleaders somehow (we will not tell) managed to bribe the Mentor section gang into raising the Our Place building and placing crib blocks, freight car trucks (roller bearing of course,) and rails under the structure. When the barrage began, the crew fell to with a will. Awk flew forward observer duty and spotted the trajectories of the crushed cars as they rained down. The track crew pushed and pulled the building “just enough” to avoid the hail of Gremlins, Pacers, Edsels, and Corvairs.
The situation ‘twas indeed ‘parlous as Awk had disappeared. It was then that a flight of Spads from the Greater Mentor Vintage Flight, Balloon, and Social Club appeared. Awk was in the first plane, calling down a hail of suppressing fire upon the catapult. A humming, buzzing, sound filled the sky and the Zeppelin appeared floating lazily over the field of conflict. For once, Boris did something constructive. He lobbed a Molotov cocktail (made of something from the never-ending Oktoberfest punch bowl) from the Zeppelin into the turntable pit. There was enough ‘oomph left in the turntable pit from the beans that a massive explosion followed. Given the terrain around the Mentor freight yard, the explosive forces propagated in such a way that the catapult was destroyed. What a way to start the tournament!
I have seen enough to know I have seen too much; back to the studios high atop Majestic Mount Mentor.
work safe
Good morning everyone. Bit of a slooow day today but that is to be expected with our corps off galivanting around the world, unfortunatly not all on pleasure trips.
Eric-You must find away to entice the bikini team over by this evening, we could use the extra "support" this evening , a "leg" up if you willThose shots of the street railways in Chicago are something else aren't they. Imagine how many times those exact scenes were played out accross the country and up here in Canada, when the trolley line craze was at it's zenith.Slowley but surly it seems they are making a bit of a triumphal comeback in alot of the bigger cities downtown cores, mind you the costs are alot different as is the equipment, the variety will not be there.
Well still looking for any and all submissions on the Monon ,our theme line du jour today. It will be a tough one but I believe that I did find a small contribution that I will get to in a moment or three.
Ruth another extra large thermous of coffee and a number three if you will, yes the side of saurkraut will be fine with it, espeacially if it's Helga's home brew.
Rob
Back again folks. Leon another round for the battered and bloodied practice "darters" How the moose on the wall got the extra decorations when I was tossing is beyond meI blame it on poor flights ya that's it
Nick-great shots of the slim guage sir and yes I blame it all on Eric
Remember everyone , Monon tomorrow, might be a toughy but lets see what shakes loose. We don't want to dissapoint our fearless leader(hosen)
Good evening Leon , a tankard or two of the fine German Pilsners that we brought in if you would please. Oh and here is a sack of quarters for Her wurlitzer, I believe that it's been quite a while since we heard the Canadian Railroad trilogy in it's entirity Sorry that I was a tad unavailable this weekend it was Spooktacular weekend # 1 at the museum. At least a thousand through the turnstyles ! hopefully the last night show next saturday will be as big of a hit as well. So yes I will be scarce next saturday, I'll be running the Reaper express at the museum
Tom-I know that by this point you are well into your sombre visit to Halifax , let me just reiterate Nick's sentiment on this occation, remember the ahppy and good times.Great movie picks for this weeekend as well, and I did enjoy the rerolls you provided us with on saturday I'll put that latest siberianmoism in the bank, not sure where or when I will use it though Good showing by your Redbirds, it's looking to be a good series
On a happier note , I loved the photo's of yours and Pete's trip.It's nice to see that much classic rolling stock in such good repair, and open and available to the general public at that.
Doug-I loved the three parter from saturday, good shoew and your sunday photo extravaganza was equisite as per always. The digs are looking mighty good , hopefully this means better times ahead for you and yours. Just a thought, your JO former neighbour could become a test target for our team warmups this evening .
Mike-I agree with Nick , that ATSF scene is just screaming for modelling
Eric-Great photo's sir I hope that if your supprise from Sweden is the swimsuit team , that you will save some for the rest of us.
DL-That just the worst bit of railway behaviour I've ever read about. Sick or not that type of behaviour absolutly can not be tolerated.To your query about hetting to the ACR. I would check the VIA timetables. If Sault Ste Marie is listed as a station stop then you are in business. Otherwise the closest habited area would be Sudbury, which would leave a 4-6 hour bus or car ride to the Sault.Big towns with air or rail conections are few and far between in this part of the province. Thunder Bay is the next more Northerly city but it's almost 8 hours from the Sault !
Nick-Good to know that you got the dirt on the Second Classes defences. We might now be able to co-ordinate a dedicated watermellon dropping carpet bombing by the H&H 'waffeYou are still envisioning a triumphal NA tour with the bands Stopping in Brantford by chance
CM3-I await with baited breath the ,prolificly perfect prose of our upcomming tourney of tourney's.Winter hasn't quite showed it's head around here yet.We didm get a bit of driving hail this morning but the temps are staying in and around a crisp 40F.
Right,back again-Leon,another bottle or three of that wonderful Czech Pilsner if you please and another round for the chaps--looks like the last minute practice night has been an unqualified success --the dart board has got more arrows sticking out of it than Gen. Custer 2 hours after his last big mistake,the picture of Dubya hanging next to it is similarlry well perforated and Boris is wearing his wounds as a badge of pride (bless him.....)
Now then-ERIC made the fatal mistake of showing an interest in Brit narrow gauge trains so you can blame him........Tonights tour around `Merrie Olde` takes us up into the marches-the debatable land that separates England from Wales,more specifically the Welshpool & Llanfair light Railway.
Running between Welshpool & Llanfair Caereinion (nr Newtown in Powys,for those that are interested) this line is unusual in that it was built as a common carrier,rather than to exploit any mineral resource.It was taken over by the G.W.R in 1923 and lost it`s pass. service in the `30`s
The original engines (Beyer-Peacock 0-6-0t`s) both survive (pix next week) and are augmented by a former Sierra-Leone rly Hunslet 2-6-2 (similar to the W.H.R " Russell" seen previously) and a former Feldbahn 0-8-0t
O.K:-pix-------
Here is " Sir Drefaldwyn",the former Feldbahn 0-8-0t ,easing across the grade crossing at Castle Caereinion and into what was a passing track but is now a stub siding
Starting out towards Llanfair Caereinion again with a mixed bag of ex- Austrian & Sierra Leone cars
A clumsy attempt at a panoramic shot--the building on the right is the old signal box,on the left is a freight/tool store and I`m standing more or less where the stop block of the original freight spur used to be
Another 4-in-1 here,from top left we have 1:-the obligatory diesel shunter sitting on the headshunt at Llanfair Caereinion with S/L coach in tow 2:-facing the other way-original loco`s "The Earl" & "The Countess" sitting on the spur 3:-Ex-Glasgow gasworks 0-4-0t " Dougal" at the end of the platform road 4:- Ex Sierra Leone Hunslet soaking up the sunshine
Whilst I realise that this is not a "Classic Train" by any stretch of the imagination,I thought that you might enjoy it .
Apparently it was built by a company who specialised in cranes & marine boilers and it worked in a North Wales quarry-just check out the look of quiet pride on the faces of the two Victorian gents ............................
Right then,off to get my beauty sleep-big night tomorrow,take care boys
Well good evening gentlemen all-Leon a round for the house if you please,a bottle of Pilsner Urquell for me ( change is good for the soul,so they tell me ) and one yourself.
Apologies for failure to provide pix yesterday,couldn`t get server connection --Thought I`d slip in for a few quiet ones and limber up my throwing arm ready for the upcoming challenge--anyone care to step up to the ocky for a few practice hands
Whilst on the subject,might I repeat my earlier warning R.E rapid retreat from the 2nd class saloon-the area around the car-park has been liberally salted with industrial grade rocket fireworks ( an old Llangwm tradition-every new year is greeted with salvos of these things launched at head height,horizontally up main street....honest.....) and 410 shotgun cartridges loaded with either rice or rock salt,for which many thanks to the ingenuity & free thinking of the boys from the Mentor Nomads M.C.
Incidentally,anyone wishing to further accessorize their T-shirt & leathers team outfit need look no further than Mentor Ethnic Jewellery,where the lady of the house,Miss Lavender-Rose,is displaying an exciting new range of combined mood-ring/knuckle dusters hand crafted from Mexican silver and tuned to the wearers personal Aura.
Right Leon,lets have some more beer & crank up Herr W. whilst I get down to the serious business of the night:-
CM3-Yet more marvellous reportage -the mining industry`s gain is truly the world of journalism`s loss --N.B.-would agree R.E. Boris`s contribution to "Paint it black"-anything that gets him near a washtub is good for me....My own recollections of the performance are sowewhat hazy as I suspect it took place whilst DOUG & I were beating out the small fires on each others clothing with handy lengths of planking
DL-UK-Nice link to the Radstock museum site (although they seem to have confused Weymouth with Bournemouth and Birmingham with Manchester r.e. the Pines Express...........) R.E-the O.N.R,havn`t ridden the route,but am a great fan of the line and get daily pix and message board submissions forwarded to my E-mail-have picked up loads of useful info ,mostly by pestering the other members (was seriously considering modelling a portion of the line until I got some station plans that showed how big the layouts are--since I am regrettably without a sports-hall sized model room.................) Normal formation on the Northlander ( To.-Cochrane) is GP38-2,train heat unit (converted F7b) 2/3 coach cars plus f/s car. It used to be possible to do the O.N.R & A.C.R in one trip ( I have a 196x something article from the railway magazine which describes it,which I will happlily scan in and forward ) but since the withdrawl of the Cochrane-Hearst pass. service this no longer happens....................unpleasant Grauniad article-probabally some poor `care in the community` type who hasn`t taken his medication..............................P.S-good job done in the galley the other night ...fear is the key...
JAMES-Hope the weekend wasn`t too traumatic-nice layout shots,that grain elevator is a truly eye-catching feature-suprising the impact that a very tall structure can make on a layout-we tend to loook at models in terms of just length & depth--nice work mate
BK &LYDIA-Hannah is total thrill-sucker-prospect of small aircraft flight would be almost too much for her to bear-when we flew out to Spain last year her principal comment was "Can`t it go faster...."....waaaaah
DOUG- Secrist Towers looking mighty fine-seems almost a shame to let the company loose on a house warming party (have checked the calender and would you believe it-it fits right in with our planned U.S tour with the band........) A fine ( if somewhat gloomy ) "fireside tale"-one wonders what coverage it would have had ,had there not been `important` people aboard............or is that just me being cynical..Fascinating pix,both from your signs and the street lines and the `docs` and `things to ponder` both caused much giggling--good work all round mate !!!!!!!
MIKE-As ever ,a splendid follow up with the URL`s-that pic of the `Super Chief` at Alberquerque is just crying out to be modelled
ERIC-A fine spread of pix there mate ( and thanks to both DOUG & TOM for providing links ) loads of interesting stock that I hadn`t seen before,as well as some that rang some bells-nice shots of the buses as well-most of the Scania vehicles we see over here are lorries---that big triple-unit Iron ore hauler looks like a monster.....
TOM-Unlikely that you will see this ,given the time lag and all,but enjoyed the close-ups of the Budd cars-no excuse for getting the details wrong with pix like that ...Our thoughts are with you during the next few days mate---celebrate the good memories,we shall all raise a glass at the appropriate moment..........................
Right,lets get this lot on the board and go find some delayed sunday pix
back in a bit
Hello there bar keep. Pint of cider for me please.
Yes, Tom - Woodside ferry was the one I was thinking of - I had thought it might give a different perspective on the Halifax skyline - sounds like it is less highly rated given your comments.
As per Tom and Rob's comments
On ONR Toronto northwards looks like only way is an overnight in seated accom - nothing luxurious about that but maybe you take what you can get.
I've heard of the Algoma central route - and see the times in my Thomas Cook world wide train timetable - it sounds interesting and scenic - anyone done the run - presumably from Toronto you head west on VIA then connect with it (ACR) at a releavnt location. I also see a passenger line in north Quebec - isolated from the VIA netwrok int he north east of the province - anyone rode that line?
Just seen this particulalry unpleasant report in the paper today:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,1929486,00.html
I trust those street car regs had a special section for that sort of thing. Lets hope the railway police catch up with him sharpish.
Good Morning Barkeep and all Present:
First snow of the season this a.m. The K-9 Korps has moved into winter quarters, but I imagine that they will reappear because it’s rare for it to be this cold here this early. I watched the Pittsburghs shoot themselves in the foot yesterday. The Steelers quarterback looked like he got hammered by the 3:15 Sunday only Mentor local. My boys play Dallas this evening. St. Tiki, pray for us! The Cardinals go home 1-1 which is o.k.
A few comments, etc.
Rob – Thanks for the rulebook material.
Lars – Keep on keepin’ on.
Tom – I have saved all of the “deathless darts” prose in one long file. Movies look good. Maybe we can run “Strategic Air Command” again sometime as that has references to the Cardinals, plus some fine flying scenes. Also thanks for the car interior pictures. Safe travels, chief.
Barndad – Yes, they do measure! Try and get your street plowed in the winter, though! Thanks for the pictures and the Too Far North comments – they do hit close to home. Nice shots of the ads and signs. Also appreciated the Chicago material.
The Spuyten Duyvil narrative was most appreciated.
Mike – OMG! Pictures of WRJ in 1964! They were great and the Hotel Coolidge as well! That place was venerable in the 1930s. I was living in the Republic of New Hampshire then, hard by the Portland Division of the B&M. It was interesting over there as well.
BTW, enlarge the Delano shot and spend some time studying the freight cars and vehicles there in.
I will be in and out over the next couple of days, so dart reports, etc. may be a little delayed. But never fear we will have full and complete coverage with bulletins posted as the situation warrants (No Boris, not arrest warrants!)
Santa Fe was originally "La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Assisi" or the Royal City of the Holy Faith of St. Francis of Assisi. Ironically bypassed, it got a branch line in 1880. The first train backed into town, 18 miles from the mainline, because there was no wye for a turn around.
Super Chief at Albuquerque 1943 Jack Delano (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)
Okay Gents, here they are, the shirts for the Grudge Match Bragging Rights DARTS CHALLENGE! (GMBRDC) are yours for the taking - matching leather jeans along with designer footwear to complete the ensemble!
That's five shirts for the five players - make your selections! Team names are up to y'all . . .
Team #1 - John (slopehead) 'n Larry (scrote)Team #2 - Bob (cannibal) 'n Tim (tiny)Substitute - George (grommet)
Sponsor: Mountain Man Mike (Moose) Proprietor
More on the Grudge Match Bragging Rights DARTS CHALLENGE!
Been contacted by Mountain Man Mike (Moose) the Proprietor over at the Second Class Saloon. He tells me that his teams are READY to "get it on" and are more than ready to "rip our souls out." Hmmmmm, a bit of the theatric runs hot over in the "Mountain Village" methinks. We've been invited to a "social" event any weekend prior to the first match - that we can fnd the time. His thoughts are to get "to know one another a bit" before they "stomp our butts." Any takers Oh yeah, the names of the guys on their teams:
Team #1 - John (slopehead) 'n Larry (scrote)
Team #2 - Bob (cannibal) 'n Tim (tiny)
Substitute - George (grommet)
They call themselves the Avengers, get the point <oooooooooooooh>
Dates for the CHALLENGE:
Tuesday, Oct 24th at the Second Class Saloon
Wednesday, Oct 25th at "Our" Place
Thursday, Oct 26th at the Second Class Saloon (if necessary)
See y'all when I get back!
Looks like it's just me and you Tom. Nifty pix from you sir. Here's the last of mine for today
Here are more pix of the construction of the Chicago Railway
Concrete mixer in use for reconstruction work on Ogden Avenue
Continuous concrete mixer in operation
Discharge end of continuous concrete mixer
Eight-ton steam roller used for preparing sub-grades
Electric clamshell bucket equipment
Automatic shovel loading a wagon
Electrically operated rail-grinding outfit
Derrick car for handling rails and special work in storage yard
Too far north:
You design your Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.You have 10 favorite recipes for elk, moose or deer meat.You live in a house that has no front steps, yet the door is three feet above the ground.Driving is better in the winter because the potholes get filled with snow.You think everyone from the city has an accent.You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nitie with only 8 buttons.At least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.The most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun.You frequently clean grease off your barbecue so the bears won't come up on your deck.There is only one shopping plaza in town.You find -40C a little chilly.The trunk of your car doubles as a deep freezer.Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout.There are two seasons: Liquid and SolidNine months of winter and three months of rough sledding.Six inches of snow is still considered a heavy frost.You actually 'get' these jokes, and forward them to all your Northern friends.
Even though the bar is CLOSED on SUNDAYS -
We do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day!
A few Pix from one of my trips to KCity, MO with Pete . . . .
BNSF observation
BNSF diner
Milwaukee Road diner
Galley of Milwaukee Road diner
Interior of Milwaukee Road diner
Great Northern observation
Interior of Great Northern observation w/Pete!
That's IT!
Even though the bar is CLOSED on SUNDAYs
'nuf said - we're up, one game to zip. Can it be true Who wuddathunkit
Howdy again. Before we leave for Shane's (not CM3) instructors' 7th degree black-belt testing at 2pm, here are pre-1912 pix of construction sites and equipment used to build the Chicago Railway
LaSalle Street tunnel of the Chicago Railways under the Chicago River – view at North end of twin bore
Type No. 2 track complete and ready for installation of paving
Type No. 1 track complete and ready for the installation of paving
Track jacks for Type No. 2-A track
Track of the No. 2-A ready for paving
Electric-welded track joint on the Chicago Railway
Electric welding outfit
Rail-crimping machine
Things to ponder:
1. Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.
2. One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
3. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
4. If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
5. The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.
6. I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
7. Could it be that all those trick-or-treaters wearing sheets aren't going as ghosts but as mattresses?
8. If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?
9. If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him...is he still wrong?
10. If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?
11. Is there another word for synonym?
12. Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice?"
13. Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all?"
14. What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?
15. If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?
16. Would a fly without wings be called a walk?
17. Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?
18. If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
19. Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
20. Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?
21. If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?
22. Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines?
23. How do they get the deer to cross at that yellow road sign?
24. Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?
25. What was the best thing before sliced bread?
26. One nice thing about egotists: they don't talk about other people.
27. To be intoxicated is to feel sophisticated, but not be able to say it.
28. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
29. The older you get, the better you realize you were.
30. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
31. Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
32. Women like silent men, they think they're listening.
33. Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.
34. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
35. Do pediatricians play miniature golf on Wednesdays?
36. Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?
37. Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
38. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
39. If God dropped acid, would he see people?
40. If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest have to drown too?
41. If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?
42. If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it?
43. If you ate pasta and anti-pasta, would you still be hungry?
44. If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
45. Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
Good morning again! I just got back from cleaning the stable, and taking daughter#2 on her mandatory driving lessons. Nice to see we have some baseball movies to watch at the Emporium, ad another great Stooges film. We’re not thinking to mach about baseball in these parts … just about Bears.
Here are some rail pix from the Chicago area pre-1912
Bridge over the South Branch of the Chicago River at Lake Street, showing elevated and surface cars
South portal of LaSalle Street tunnel of the Chicago Railways
View at State and Madison Streets, the most congested corner in the crowded Union Loop District
One of the four corners of the Union Elevated Loop, showing connections with main lines of operating companies
Construction view of intersection during process of installation by the Chicago Railways.
View of same intersection after paving. Streets are Halsted and Grand Avenue, the most complicated arrangement of special work in Chicago
The Doctor Says:
"This should be taken care of right away."I'd planned a trip to Hawaii next month but this is so easy and profitable that I want to fix it before it cures by itself."Welllllll, what have we here..."Since he hasn't the foggiest notion of what it is, the Doctor is hoping you will give him a clue."We'll see."First I have to check my malpractice insurance."Let me check your medical history."I want to see if you've paid your last bill before spending any more time with you."Why don't we make another appointment later in the week."I need the money, so I'm charging you for another office visit."I really can't recommend seeing a chiropractor."I hate those guys mooching in on our fees."Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm."Since he hasn't the faintest idea of what to do, he is trying to appear thoughtful while hoping the nurse will interrupt.(Proctologist also say this a lot.)"We have some good news and some bad news."The good news is he's going to buy that new BMW, and the bad news is you're going to pay for it."Let's see how it develops."Maybe in a few days it will grow into something that can be cured."Let me schedule you for some tests."I have a 40% interest in the lab."I'd like to have my associate look at you."He's going through a messy divorce and owes me a small fortune."How are we today?"I feel great. You, on the other hand, look like hell."I'd like to prescribe a new drug."I'm writing a paper and would like to use you for a guinea pig."If it doesn't clear up in a week, give me a call."I don't know what the hell it is. Maybe it will go away by itself."That's quite a nasty looking wound."I think I'm going to throw up."This may smart a little."Last week two patients bit through their tongues."Well, we're not feeling so well today, are we?"I can't remember your name, nor why you are here."This should fix you up."The drug salesman guaranteed that it kills all symptoms."Everything seems to be normal."I guess I can't buy that new beach condo after all."I'd like to run some more tests."I can't figure out what's wrong. Maybe the kid in the lab can solve this one."Do you suppose all of this stress could be affecting your nerves?"He thinks you are crazy and is hoping to find a psychiatrist who will split fees."Why don't you slip out of your things."I don't enjoy this any more than you do, but I've got to warm my fingers up somehow."If those symptoms persist, call for an appointment."I've never heard of anything so disgusting. Thank God I'm off next week."There is a lot of that going around."My God, that's the third one this week. I'd better learn something about this.
SPECIAL from Eric - SPECIAL from Eric - SPECIAL from Eric
Check out this URL:
http://web.mac.com/ericx2000/iWeb/Sunday%20Picts/Sunday%20Pictures.html
pictures from the 150th Railroad Anniversary in Sweden this last September.
Enjoy!
Even though the bar at "Our" Place is
CLOSED on SUNDAYs -
and - breakfast - brunch - lunch is served 'til 2 PM!
NOW PLAYING at the Mentor Village Emporium Theatre!
. . . Sunday, October 22nd thru 28th: It Happens Every Spring (1949) Starring: Ray Milland, Jean Peters & Paul Douglas –and – The Pride of St. Louis (1952) Starring: Dan Dailey, Joanne Drue & Richard Hylton. SHORT: The Three Stooges – Cash and Carry (1937)
It Happens Every Spring (1949)
PLOT SUMMARY: A college professor is working on a long term experiment when a baseball comes through the window destroying all his glassware. The resultant fluid causes the baseball to be repelled by wood. Suddenly he realizes the possibilities and takes a leave of absence to go to St. Louis to pitch in the big leagues where he becomes a star and propels his team to the world series.
from: www.imdb.com
The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
PLOT SUMMARY: The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.
SHORT: Cash and Carry (1937)
PLOT SUMMARY: Featuring Moe, Larry and Curly The Stooges come home after several months of unsuccessful prospecting only to find that a young, crippled boy and his older sister have moved into their City Dump shack. The Stooges attempt to invest the boy's operation money by buying a house that is supposed to contain Captain Kidd's treasure, but when they attempt to dig it up they break into the US Treasury instead!
The Stooges come home after several months of unsuccessful prospecting only to find that a young, crippled boy and his older sister have moved into their City Dump shack. The Stooges attempt to invest the boy's operation money by buying a house that is supposed to contain Captain Kidd's treasure, but when they attempt to dig it up they break into the US Treasury instead!
from: www.threestooges.net
Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!
Get the Classic Trains twice-monthly newsletter