"OUR" PLACE - SEE NEW THREAD!

[LoveDomes]

G'day Cap'n Tom and fellow travelers at the bar!

Hmmmm, I see it's been a rather quiet late morning, early afternoon 'round the joint.

I'll take a frosty cold bottle of Ballentine XXX Ale if you please and slide those snack bowls down my way, wudja [?] Still have my ten spot from earlier, huh [?] No sweat - someone will come along . . . [tup]

Nice work with the Contributors compilation and equally nice touch with the waving flags! [tup] [tup] Getting better all of the time. I appreciate seeing the stats and appears to me that the "standings" have remained pretty stable over the past several months - just a few swaps of places, but nothing dramatic.

Been looking in on "your other thread" and things are equally slow over there as well. Blue Monday perhaps. <grin>

Looking forward to your RR from Yesteryear for tomorrow - Maine Central I see. This should appeal to Shane 'n Rob would be my guess . . . . I'm trying to come up with a "hook" of my own so that I can do more than make comments from the gallery. My preference is to be a contributor of "stuff" - but the drawback for me is always the same thing - time to devote to the reference and preparation stages.

I made mention earlier regarding my not being a photographer. I should clarify that a bit. You see, I've taken just about all the pix I'm going to in this lifetime, as the boxes and boxes of them in our refurbished and dry basement can attest. I have more 35 mm slides than Carters has pills; more negatives and "glossies" than a herd of gnats and a lifetime of sorting - if I wi***o engage in that sort of activity - which I don't! [tdn] So, I'm just at that point in life where I've considered "Chucking" it all - but the Mrs. wouldn't permit it. [swg] Just boxes of "stuff" with very little practical use around here. My guess is we're not alone in that regard.

I admire those of you who not only take the pix, but actually put them to good use. You, Tom are an inspiration - but unfortunately not enough to get me into the digital world much less back to 35 mm. When we made the trip to the left coast, I didn't even have a camera with me! The Mrs. had hers and I doubt that she snapped off any more than a dozen for the entire time we were away.

Ok - 'nuf babble outta me. I'll take another brew and then I'm headin' back home.

Good to have you back, and hope to see the other guys pick up the slack as we enter into the 1st week of our 14th Month on the forums! [yeah]

Until the next time!


Lars

[siberianmo]

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The Top 10 Active Contributors to ”Our” Place through Page 350:
(figures in brackets denote number at Page 300. “plus number” represents number of Posts since Page 300.)

1st trolleyboy Rob 754 was [593] +161

2nd passengerfan Al 468 was [393] +75

3rd Theodorebear Ted 467 was [416] +51

4th nickinwestwales Nick 359 was [339] +20

5th barndad Doug 321 was [265] +56

6th pwolfe Pete 259 was [192] +67 – resides in

7th coalminer3 CM3 223 was [173] +50

8th West Coast S Dave 213 was [171] +42

9th LoveDomes Lars 170 was [117] +53

10th wanswheel Mike 131 was [76] +55



Proprietor: 2733 was [2413] +320


Note: These calculations have no connection with the numbers appearing beneath your cyber name. Those figures represent total Posts on all of the Forums since membership date.


Thanx to all for making this the place to be for Classic Trains information, conversation and good times! [tup][tup][tup]


Tom[4:-)] [oX)]


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[LoveDomes]

Good Morning Cap'n Tom and fellow travelers at the bar!


That Bloody Mary I had the other day tasted like "another" - so "hit me" again! [swg]
Here's a ten spot for a round whenever you decide to ring the bell . . .

Nice pix posting for Sunday huh [?] Capped off quite well by Eric and his pix from Sweden! [tup] [tup]

As has become your custom around here, you've done it again - exceeded all expectations with those fine pix from your Alaska trip. What can I offer other than a 5-[tup] Salute to you Sir! [?] [tup] [tup] [tup] [tup] [tup]

Really, really loved those scenic shots and you can keep providing them all week as far as I'm concerned! A truly majestic place and those pix bring back some great mental images as well. Thanx!

Happy 14th Month Anniversary to "Our" Place best cyber watering hole in the Ether! [yeah] I see Coalminer3 "I'm not Shane" - what's his face - CM3 picked up on the date . . . nice going! Looks like he reads the Summaries!! [swg]

Speaking of the 2007 Rendezvous in St. Louis - and yes, I'll be providing my thoughts via e-mail to you - a trip to the IRC would really be a good idea - IMHO. [swg] Now, barndad Doug excactly where is the place in relation to Chicago [?]

I too believe in planning ahead - and recalling everything I read regarding the Toronto Rendezvous you had things well in hand many, many months B4 fruition. That's my way of doing things as well - leave little to chance so that the JOs don't get to ya! [swg]

Rob Nice Rendezvous shots from your 35mm! I'm NOT a camera user - or let's just say, I infrequently remember to bring one! [swg] Anyway, always enjoy looking at other people's efforts and those of yours are well done! [tup]

Doug Always good stuff coming out of that place you devote so much time to - the IRC. I'd like to see it and my guess is Tom will crank it in to the sked for the spring. Of course this means YOU are "nominated" to host the tour! [swg] Jumping the track [?] Hardly - now's the time to seriously look into these things, wouldn't you agree [?]

Anyway, enjoyed your work and the return of the Jokes! <groan>

Eric Now those trains are some contrast to what we're used to seeing 'round this joint. Of course Tom does provide us with the international flavor from time to time and we've seen quite a bit of Sweden's trains along the way. Always good to have the first hand stuff along with the explanations - helps!

Surely hope you will be able to find the time to frequent our hang out on a regular basis, for I know the guys appreciate your efforts! [tup]

Hey Rob that air show must've been quite a treat. I've never quite gotten "into" planes - trains and ships "do it" for me! [swg] Anyway, from the pix that Tom provided us in that 70-pix posting Sunday a few weeks ago, it is easy to see how one can become fascinated with those "birds." Looking forward to perhaps seeing some of your pix in the near future. [tup]

Shouldn't our friend (and my "bookend") BK be showing up soon [?] We're getting to that mid-point of the month. Of course they are both as free as birds and can come and go as they danged well please. Wouldn't surprise me to learn that they headed "down under" from Hawaii. If I recall, he has property down thataway . . . . hope whoever is watching over it has done a better job than what we've experienced upstate! <double groan>

Speaking of which - I'm heading back up there either the end of this week or the beginning of next. Have a few things to attend to along with an appearance at the County Seat, with my attorney. We've got to get this matter behind us once and for all. Fortunately, insurance will cover the damages. After the fiasco we encountered with our basement wall and related flooding, my confidence level in insurance companies has bottomed out. But, this time things are looking better.

My guess is two of our number are rather ecstatic over the success of the Mets - me 'n Mike the UrlMeisterMonster! [yeah] They really are distancing themselves from the rest of the pack in their division and as long as HOTlanta remains far behind, that will suffice for me! [swg] Time for their "string" to be broken, huh [?]

Here's to the return to full health for passengerfan Al and to the well being of our friend, Theodorebear Ted in not-so-sunny Florida. [tup] [tup]

One more time Mr. Barkeep, then I gotta move on down the line . . . .


Until the next time!


Lars

[siberianmo]

G'day Gents!

Nice beginning to the new work-week (for most) with comfortable temps and partly cloudy sky. We had a rather stormy Saturday evening and early Sunday morning with the boomers and lightning bolts putting an edge on things. With the passing of that system came some welcomed relief from the heat, just the way Juneau and I like it! [yeah]

A few comments are in order this AM:

I see EricX2000 popped in late Sunday night with a “deposit” of 10 interesting Pix from Sweden. Many thanx for those and your comments, Eric!! [tup] [tup] [tup]

Midnight sun in Alaska you ask [?] Why of course! Anchorage is at latitude 61° 10' N and Fairbanks at 64° 49' N. The days were long indeed, about 22 hours worth of daylight!

Coming to the mid-west next year, you say [?] Perhaps with a bit of coordination, you may be able to attend our 2007 Rendezvous in St. Louis! Exact dates and details have not been worked out – but April-May looks pretty good. Drop me an Email if you wi***o discuss this further . . .


For Ted Good to see ya this AM! I note that your part of the “Sunshine State” is to receive some long needed rain. Keep your powder dry . . . [tup]

Glad you enjoyed the Alaska Pix . . . there are plenty more, but it takes much time to sort through ‘em and make ‘em ready for Posting. I took nearly 500 shots, compared to the 250 by my bride. Obviously many will not be shared here – but take heart, more are on the way for the next Sunday Photo Posting Day!

It was indeed a trip done brown and one we’re contemplating doing again. Not precisely the same – for there’s so much to see ‘n do in the 49th State. Next time I want to “show off” southeastern Alaska – Juneau & Ketchikan comes to mind. Undoubtedly much has changed since I last saw either – but something to plan for. Then I think we’d fly directly to Fairbanks and take the southbound to Denali for a couple of days, then resume the journey to Anchorage for our flight home. Ambitious [?] You bet! [swg]

Menu aboard the ARR [?] Check out this URL:
http://www.backcountrysafaris.com/pdf/PAS_MENU_2005_Denali_Star.pdf



For Al - Regarding those fine double-deck cars you refer to as Ultra Domes – check out my Pix on Page 351 (Saturday) and you will see the builders/manufacturer’s plate indicating a build year of 2005. Curiously, nothing whatsoever in the ARR literature refers to their cars as Ultra Domes. Wonder why [?] Guess since they own ‘em, they can call ‘em what they wish, eh [?] [swg]

Anyway, on the northbound to Denali there were 10 cruise ship Ultra Domes cars along with the ARR one we rode in for the eleven you mentioned (Also indicated in my narrative with yesterday’s Pix.) From Denali to Fairbanks and then Fairbanks to Anchorage the cruise ship Ultra Domes dropped from 10 to 8, however the number of ARR cars remained constant at 7.

I wondered about those single level domes that were on the consist for the ARR Glacier Discovery train shown in yesterday’s Pix. Nice looking cars and probably would make a fine addition to the Denali Star as replacements for the traditional 85 ft coaches.

Appreciate the insight! [tup]


Finally, good to see you this AM, CM3 and appreciate your morning “pick us up!” [yeah] Time flies when one is having fun, eh [?] 14 Months! [wow]

That wasn’t an “assault,” it was simply a “greeting!” After all, the crew and attendant beasts pets hadn’t seen you in a few days! [swg]


Okay, Gents – time for me to set about getting some things taken care of. I’ll be behind the bar for the day! Just make your presence known . . . [tup]


Tom [4:-)] [oX)]

[coalminer3]

Good Morning Barkeep and All Present; coffee, please, round for the house and $ for the jukebox.

I figured that Tom was back when I opened the door this a.m. and was assaulted by a pack of beasts – let’s see; one dog, a parrot, a demented armadillo, and a bartender in boondockers – had to be Boris!

14 months - zoiks!

Glad to see you made it back in one piece; have been enjoying the pictures, comments, and reminiscences. Also, rec’d your e-mail. I know how you feel abt. relocating. A recent issue of Yankee magazine had an ad for a parcel of land in the Northeast Kingdom; sure sounded tempting, but retirement is a ways out for me anyway.

Mike – Congratulations on your selection and welcome!

Dave – There’s a prototype for everything (locomotive consists); if you don’t see something, wait a minute! I enjoyed your comments on the photo line enforcer. One of those !@#$ cost me what would have been a nice picture of MILW 261 back when it made its trip from Buffalo via the old BR&P – ‘nuff said!

Rob, Ted and Lars – As always insightful observations and comments.

The Picture of B&M 1513 at Ayer brought back some memories. I may have been on that trip, but I’d have to go back and find my notes. The picture at White River was a good one as well; made from the high ground on the west side of the terminal.

Eric – Thanks for your postings – is that meter gauge track or something a little smaller? I really couldn’t tell.

I see we have some good movies this week as well – I’m ready.

Work safe

[siberianmo]

Today is the 14th Month Anniversary of ”Our” Place

THANX to all who have made this milestone possible!! [tup] [tup] [tup]

Boris ring the bell! Drinks on the house! [tup]


Tom [4:-)] [oX)]
Proprietor of “Our” Place, an adult eating & drinking establishment!

[passengerfan]

Good Morning Tom. I see Ted is up early this AM as well. Time for a coffee and a crumpet from the Mentor Village Bakery.

Can't say enough about the pix of the ARR you shared with us. Those new cars you rode I believe just entered service last year and are different than any built for any other railroad to date in that they have the Open Platform on the upper level while all others built to this point have the Open Platform on the lower level. The Alaska Rilroad is the largest operator of the Ultra-Domes owning not only two themselves built new but several single level Ultra-domes that wewre built for the Florida Fun Train and acquired used when that rode went under. In addition at least three Cruise ship operators own Ultra Domes that operate on the rear of the ARR trains. Their was a total of eleven on the train you rode I see.
I have decided to include all of the Ultra-domes in my book on the dome cars. The numbers of Ultra-domes keep growing year by year.

TTFN Al

[Anonymous]

And a very good morning to the start of a new productive work week. Tom, I'll grab a couple of Bavarians and a cuppa Joe to start my day, thanks. Photo Posting Sunday's just continually get better and better, don't they? Doug, your last 2 excerpts from the IRM tell a tale of great progress and improvement over the course of 6 months or so.[tup] Anyone can see that your members are serious "heavy weights" in preservation and restoring R.R. history. That is "knuckle breaking," bull work and the results speak for themselves. A 21 gun salute for the membership's hard earned rewards. The pix of the Electro Liner are indeed "classic" traction. In 1962, I was taking shots of Her myself from the N.S.L station and the Shroeder Hotel across the square. Tom's mention of a "hot shot" possibility to Chi Town for a peek at IRM on "Our" Place Rendezvous 2007, sounds compelling; something we need to keep in the "memory" file. Eric, it is good to see you and the fine photos of steam and electric along the narow guage museum's ROW. My old friend Gunnar (near Stockholm) shared some slides of electric passenger operations from Sweden...very impressive. Mike, I hope my "jumping the gun" was more prophetic than "non copus mentus." I'm so impressed with the relevence and timely URL references that I got "carried away."[:I] Lars spread on the Alaska R.R. surely brought some measure of de Ja vu to Sunday's viewing. The vintage prints and post cards "tell it like it is" for the 1930's thru mid 1950's. Al, those "keep on truckin" days must have been an adventure as much as a job, no? Maybe you cold share with us a few snipettes from those "wild and wooly" days in the future?[^] My "connection" was totally mundane compared to yours, although I could mention some pretty hairy flights "through" the mtns. on the first trek.[:O] Hey Rob, I would've have given a (formerly) vital part of my anatomy to have been with you and Heather at the Air Show. Not only my favorite Allied war birds but a BF Messerschmidt 109E would have sent me straight to virtual Valhala.[^] We have 2 fine annual shows here at McDill A.F.B. and Lakekand, FL but they are short on Allied, let alone, Axis specimen.

My "stars and garters" Tom, you and the "Little lady" really did Alaska R.R. up "brown," I must say. The Gold Star Service #651 has to be the last
"hold out" for premium luxury travel by scheduled rail....5 diamonds, fer sure! Just one glance at the interior of the private dinning area brought me to salivate.[^] Hopefully, some mention of the menu and service will be forthcoming in future segments. Gentlemen, it is time for that "sinking feeling" that I've omitted someone but my time has run out. "Alberto" slowly is making his presence known and I must do some last minute adjustments. Boris, be kind enough to hand me the Poncho and rubbers, please. Well, he got one out of two right.[:(!] Happy rails 'til....

[siberianmo]

MONDAY’s INFO & SUMMARY of POSTS


We open at 6 AM.
(All time zones - Don’t ask how we do that!)[swg]


The 14th Month Anniversary of ”Our” Place and the start of a new week! C’mon in – enjoy a cup of freshly ground ‘n brewed coffee – a <light> or <traditional> breakfast from the Menu Board and of course one or two goodies from The Mentor Village Bakery!


Daily Wisdom


Stay alert! You can observe a lot by watching.
ENCORE! Yogi-ism



Info for the Day:


Railroads from Yesteryear –
Maine Central (MEC)
Arrives Tuesday!


* Weekly Calendar:


Wednesday: Toy & Model Trains Day!
Thursday: Fish ‘n Chips Nite!
Friday: Pizza Nite! & Steak Nite!
Saturday: Steak ‘n Trimmin’s Nite! – and –
ENCORE! Saturday


MVP Award Winners

April 2006 . . . LoveDome Lars
May – June . . To be announced


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Comedy Corner


[:I] A man follows a woman with a parrot out of a movie theater. He stops her and says, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I couldn't help but notice that your bird seemed to understand the movie. He cried at the right spots, he was fidgeting in his seat during the boring parts and he laughed at jokes. Don't you find that unusual?"
"I do indeed," she answered. "He hated the book." [:I]


[:I] A carrot crosses the road and is hit by a car. He is rushed to the hospital, where he goes through hours of surgery.
After surgery the doctor comes into the carrot’s room and says “Well, I’ve got good news and bad news.”
The carrot says, “Give me the good news first, doc.”
The doctor says, “The good news is you’re gonna live.”
“And the bad news?” asks the carrot.
“The bad news is your gonna be a vegetable for the rest of your life.“ [:I]


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The Mentor Village Emporium Theatre

Double Features and Three Stooges Short Subject!

NOW SHOWING:

. . . Sunday, June 11th thru June 17th: Major League II (1994) starring: Tom Berenger & Charlie Sheen –and- Mr. Baseball (1992) starring: Tom Selleck, K. Taukura & A. Takanashi. SHORT: Hoi Poloi (1935).

COMING ATTRACTIONS:

. . . Sunday, June 18th thru June 24th: League of Their Own (1992) starring: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis & Madonna – and – Memphis Belle (1990) starring: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan. SHORT: Three Little Bears (1935).



SUMMARY

Name …..…………… Date/Time …..…..………. (Page#) .. Remarks

(1) trolleyboy Rob Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 00:03:20 (351) 4 Rdvu Pix!

(2) trolleyboy Rob Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 00:22:17 (351) 6 Rdvu Pix!

(3) barndad Doug Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 06:15:09 (351) 7 IRM Pix ‘n Joke!

(4) barndad Doug Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 06:29:33 (351) 7 more IRM Pix ‘n Joke!

(5) siberianmo Tom Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 09:23:08 (351) Sunday’s Info & 10-Post Summary

(6) wanswheel Mike Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 10:19:03 (351) Comments ‘n URLs

(7) siberianmo Tom Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 11:00:00 (351) NOW PLAYING at the Emporium!

(8) LoveDomes Lars Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 12:23:08 (351) Alaska Pix/poster spread!

(9) wanswheel Mike Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 13:21:53 (351) Coments ‘n URLs

(10) siberianmo Tom Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 14:11:35 (351) 12 Alaska Pix!

(11) passengerfan Al Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 17:30:20 (352) Comments

(12) siberianmo Tom Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 17:43:52 (352) 12 more Alaska Pix!

(13) barndad Doug Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 19:32:16 (352) 5 more IRM Pix ‘n Joke!

(14) siberianmo Tom Posted: 11 June 2006, 22:19:47 (352) Acknowledgments ‘n Comments!

(15) EricX2000 Eric Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 23:56:53 (352) Comments ‘n 10 Pix from Sweden!




That’s it! [tup][;)]


Tom [4:-)] [oX)]
Proprietor of “Our” Place, an adult eating & drinking establishment!

[EricX2000]

Good evening gentlemen! Hmm, this place seems kind of deserted. Glad I brought a thermos with strong coffee. This is the bad part of not being a morning person (I am allergic to mornings). Anyway, I am glad to be back and I brought some pictures since it is (still) Sunday. At least in Arizona.

Before showing the pictures I just want to say I have been looking at a bunch of nice pictures here late last night, or maybe it was early this morning. And I had a second look a little while ago. I can only comment some tonight. I’ll be back in a few days with more.

Tom - I find your trip very interesting and since I am planning a trip to Alaska myself in a couple of years am I really enjoying your pictures. I was kind of surprised when I saw the pictures from Anchorage. It does not look like I thought it would. The station building looks like it has been moved from somewhere in eastern Europe. Strange looking. I am looking forward to see more of your pictures. Did you ever get to see the midnight sun? I guess you never got that far north.

Lars - Nice pictures of those dome cars from many years ago. I never had a chance to ride any of them. The closest to a dome car I have been riding is double deck cars, but that is not it. And you also have some pictures from Alaska.

Rob - Pictures from Toronto. I obviously missed a lot of things when I was in Toronto in 1993. We never had a chance to leave the train. But there are many reasons to go back there after my retirement by the end of next year.

Doug - Same about you! Your pictures have already made me put IRM on the map for my next trip to Midwest next year. I visited IRM 1984. Seems like a lot has happened since. Very interesting. Wish we had a museum like that here in Arizona.


Sunday, picture time. I thought I should show some pictures from the old country, Sweden, that I took in May of 2004. It’s about a living Railway Museum in Mariefred, about an hour and half west of Stockholm. They are running old, narrow gauge (600 mm = almost 2 ft) trains. Everything is well kept and the season starts in May and ends in September.



The Castle of Gripsholm is next to the railway. This castle, built in the 1370s, has played an important role in the Swedish history.



One of many passenger cars. Not exactly a dome car.



The yellow station building is barely visible to the right.



The yard.



A train is arriving.



The locomotive pulling the train is "Dylta", 0-4-2, built 1919.



A trespasser crossing the tracks.



The last train of the day is leaving for the trip back to Mariefred.



Behind my back the regular train to Stockholm is passing across the bridge, pulled by an electric Class Rc6.



The same train also has a pushing engine in the rear. Same class (Rc6). The yellow line above the car windows indicates 1st Class.


See you in a few days!

Eric

[siberianmo]

”Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAY’s

Evenin' Gents!

Just a word or three from the barkeep . . . .

A nice Sunday Photo Posting Day! thanx in large measure to the Posts from trolleyboy Rob - barndad Doug 'n LoveDomes Lars! Can't forget the contributions from our resident URLMeisterMonster wanswheel Mike! [tup] [tup] [tup]

Nice work, Rob with the Rendezvous Pix!! Although I must question that return train Pix taken by your friend at the hobby shop. If I recall, it was rather gloomy and drizzling when we got back . . . . hmmmmm. BUT - I truly appreciate your efforts and will "burn" copies of them for my Rendezvous Album! [tup] [tup] [tup]

That Niagara Falls air show sounds like a sure-fire winnAH - hope your Pix turn out! Can't imagine what that Lancaster looks like in the air - must have been an impressive and memorable sight. Glad you and Heather had the opportunity to see it. [tup]

Doug That's quite a bit of activity at the IRM and I'm glad you shared those Pix, descriptions and <ah-hem> jokes, with us! Also appreciate the contact by Email - Thanx. [swg] [tup] [tup] [tup]

As we begin to develop plans for our 2007 Rendezvous in St. Louis we're going to have to figure out a way to spend a day at the IRM.

What can I say about our friend from Staten Island [?] Thanx for the "tribute" in the form of the Alaska Pix & poster spread! Great idea and always good to see! [tup] [tup] [tup]

Mike Many thanx for the Emails and URLs both here and there! Appreciate your taking the time to entertain and educate us once again! [tup] [tup] [tup]

Finally, thanx for stopping in passengerfan Al to share your thoughts with us. I can only imagine what it must have been like for you to travel those vast distances back in your truck driving days. I've only been up to Fairbanks twice, once in 1959-60 (honestly cannot recall which year!) and last week! From what I could see from the train this time, the highway looks as if it is in great shape. A few people up in Fairbanks said that driving down to Denali only takes 2 1/2 hours (4 by train) and going all the way to Anchorage can be done in about 7 1/2 (12 by train).

We're already talking about a return trip . . . it's addictive! [swg] If I wasn't so blasted old, I'd really consider packing up and heading north - way north! [yeah]

Okay boyz, time to check out and I'll see y'all in the AM! [zzz]

Tom[4:-)][oX)]

[Anonymous]

Wow Tom! Thanks for the incredible pictures from your trip, and Lars, what a beautiful compilation of "welcome back" pix from you! On a much more subdued note, I made it to the IRM, and just look what they were doing to my BN 5383!





Also, here are some pix of our Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee 801-802
Builder: St. Louis Car Company
Year Built: 1941
Seats: 136
Length: 145ft 4in
Width: 9ft 2in
Height: 12ft 7in
Weight: 214000 lbs
Brakes: HSC
Motors: 8 WH 1443B
Control: XMA1
Compressor: 3 DH-25
Trucks: Commonwealth Steel Company
Description: Double End / Five Trucks / Arch Roof / Articulated Streamliner









[:I] A man was walking through a forest pondering life. He walked, pondered, walked, and pondered. He felt very close to nature and even close to God. He felt so close to God that he felt if he spoke God would listen. So he asked, "God, are you listening?"
And God replied, "Yes my son, I am here."
The man stopped and pondered some more.
He looked towards the sky and said, "God, what is a million years to you?"
God replied, "Well my son, a second to me is like a million years to you."
So the man continued to walk and to ponder... walk and ponder... Then he looked to the sky again and said, "God, what is a million dollars to you?"
And God replied, "My son, my son...a penny to me is like a million dollars to you. It means almost nothing to me. It does not even have a value it is so little."
The man looked down, pondered a bit and then looked up to the sky and said, "God, can I have a million dollars?"
And God replied, "In a second." [:I]

[siberianmo]

Even though ”Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAY’s –
We do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day!

Here are some more Pix from our Alaska Rail Adventure!
Click to enlarge!


(13) ARR Anchorage Depot




(14) upper level interior of car #651 en route Denali




(15) ARR lower level dining area of car #651 en route Denali




(16) ARR Denali Star en route Denali
Consist of train: 2 loco’s – 1 baggage – 1 double-deck full length dome for Gold Star Service (1st class) – 1 conventional diner – 1 coach - 2 conventional domes – 1 coach – 5 Holland-America cruise line double-deck cars - 5 Princess cruise lines double-deck cars




(17)ARR Denali Star en route Denali




(18) ARR Denali Star at Talkeetna




(19) ARR Denali Star – reflections at Talkeetna




(20) ARR Denali Star at Talkeetna




(21) North to Alaska! at Talkeetna




(22) ARR Denali Star in the Alaska Range en route Denali




(23) ARR Denali Star in the Alaska Range en route Denali




(24) ARR Denali Star in the Alaska Range en route Denali



That’s IT for this fine day . . . . more next Sunday Photo Posting Day!


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Enjoy![tup]


Tom [4:-)] [oX)]



REMINDER!
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[passengerfan]

Enjoyed the first photos from your trip Tom.

Mike you find all of these photos that I only wish I had the time to find they are really excellent old photos.

Doug enjoyed the Illinois Railroad Museum photos. It has been on my list of things to do for far to lang maybe I will get around to it one of these days.

Rob liked the article on the CF7s their is a very ggod book out on just the CF7s and where the survivors are today.

Lars I see you like Tom and I are a believer in Alaska. If I was young that is ceratinly where I would be. Drove truck between the lower 48 and Anchorage, Fairbanks and even in the winter never could find much to complain about. Actually I probably complained more about the tourists slowing things down in the summer months. Idon't think one could drive the Alcan for twenty years and never become bored. Seems like every trip their was always something new to see.

TTFN Al

[siberianmo]

Even though ”Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAY’s –
We do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day!


Some Pix from our recently concluded Alaska Rail Adventure!
See Page 351 (near the top) for a few others.


(1) AAR HQ at Anchorage
Relocated from Seward in 1917. Short walk to downtown Anchorage.




(2) AAR Depot at Anchorage
Completed in 1942; expanded for additional office space in 1952. Short walk to downtown Anchorage.




(3) AAR Coastal Classic at Anchorage
Runs from Anchorage to Girdwood to Seward, daily from May 13th to Sep 18th, 2006




(4) AAR Coastal Classic at Anchorage




(5) AAR Coastal Classic at Anchorage




(6) AAR Glacier Discovery at Anchorage
Runs from Anchorage to Girdwood to Portage to Whittier, daily from May 20th to Sep 17th, 2006




(7) AAR Glacier Discovery at Anchorage




(8) AAR Denali Star at Anchorage
Runs from Anchorage to Wasilla to Talkeetna to Denali to Fairbanks, daily from May 18th to Sep 17th, 2006




(9) AAR Denali Star at Anchorage




(10) AAR Denali Star Gold Star Service car at Anchorage




(11) AAR Denali Star at Anchorage




(12) AAR Denali Star at Anchorage




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Tom [4:-)] [oX)]



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[wanswheel]

Nice! the Alaska train on the bridge Lars
Also your California Zephyr at Chicago yesterday, very atmospheric.
Here's 2 of the best you're apt to see of old scanned photos of the Cal Zeph
March 21, 1949 http://photoswest.org/photos/11006251/11006352.jpg
August 28, 1949 http://photoswest.org/photos/11006251/11006357.jpg

[LoveDomes]

G’day Cap’n Tom and fellow travelers waiting for the bar to open!!


Here’s my contribution to your “Welcome Home!” – although you’ve seen ‘em B4, my guess is they will bring a smile to your face and a bit of warmth to your heart! [tup] [tup] [tup]


For Tom’s Alaska Trip!!



For Tom’s Alaska Trip!! A chart map!



For Tom’s Alaska Trip!! The Anchorage Depot!



For Tom’s Alaska Trip!! The Denali Depot!


For Tom’s Alaska Trip!! The Fairbanks Depot!



All pix posted with the “blanket permission” from Alaska Railroad!

For Tom’s Alaska Trip! Alaska RR 2003 print



For Tom’s Alaska Trip! Alaska RR 2004 print



For Tom’s Alaska Trip! Alaska RR 2005 print



For Tom’s Alaska Trip! Alaska RR 2006 print



For Tom’s Alaska Trip! Alaska RR herald



For Tom’s Alaska Trip! Alaska RR emblem (wall sign)



For Tom’s Alaska Trip! Alaska RR at Mt. McKinley (lithograph)




Until the next time! [tup]

Lars

[siberianmo]

Even though ”Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAY’s –
We do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day!


NOW PLAYING at the Mentor Village Emporium Theatre!

. . . Sunday, June 11th thru June 17th: Major League II (1994) starring: Tom Berenger & Charlie Sheen –and- Mr. Baseball (1992) starring: Tom Selleck, K. Taukura & A. Takanashi. SHORT: Hoi Poloi (1935).


Major League II (1994)

QUOTE: PLOT SUMMARY: Those Cleveland Indians are at it again! After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! First, though, they have to contend with Rachel Phelps again when she buys back the team. Also, has Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn lost his edge? Are Jake's knees strong enough to make it as a catcher another year? These and other questions are answered as the Indians recapture the magic and win the championship "their way".

from: www.imdb.com



Mr. Baseball (1992)

QUOTE: PLOT SUMMARY: A Major Leaguer down on his percentages gets traded to the Chuunichi Dragons , and has trouble adjusting to Japanese customs. He resists what he considers ridiculous and arbitrary rules of the club and belittles the etiquette expected of him as a representative of his team. When he starts seeing the interactions of his coach with the owners of the team, and falls in love with his trainer's daughter, he begins to rethink his attitude.

from: www.imdb.com



Three Stooges Short Subject: Hoi Poloi (1935)

QUOTE: PLOT SUMMARY: Featuring Moe, Larry and Curly
Two high society professors argue over which influence molds gentlemen. One claims environment is the keystone to social distinction, the other asserts that heredity is the backbone of social life. They pick on nearby trash men (the Stooges) to prove their theory. After spending months in training, the Stooges attend an elegant dinner party, ultimately disproving BOTH professors' theories.

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Tom [4:-)] [oX)]


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[wanswheel]

Second Class Saloon, too funny!
Doug is back, wonderful
Good ones, Rob

No camera here, but 5 easy urls. Just to refresh your memory, if you have one, I put a link the other day to a b&w photo of a CV locomotive at White River Junction.
http://www.davidplowden.com/photographs/Railroads/image/06DPTrains.jpg

This is that location at a different time in a colorful context.
http://nerail.org/showpic/?photo=2006031519504013409.jpg&byrail%3A11%3ACentral_Vermont

'54 Chevy & Pacific locomotive
http://nerail.org/showpic/?photo=2006031519440120914.jpg&order=byposter&page=11&key=bmcdr

B&M RS3 possibly maybe & RDC no doubt
http://nerail.org/showpic/?photo=2006031721205515810.jpg&order=byposter&page=7&key=bmcdr

Hiawatha observation car at Moffat Tunnel
http://www.trainweb.org/DOMEmain/picMILW186i.jpg

[siberianmo]

We are CLOSED on SUNDAYs but do observe Sunday Photo Posting Day![tup][tup][tup]



We open at 6 AM Monday morning. (All time zones - Don’t ask how we do that!)[swg]


SUNDAY’s INFO & SUMMARY of POSTS



Daily Wisdom


Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.

ENCORE! Yogi-ism



Info for the Day:


* Weekly Calendar:

Wednesday: Toy & Model Trains Day!
Thursday: Fish ‘n Chips Nite!
Friday: Pizza Nite! & Steak Nite!
Saturday: Steak ‘n Trimmin’s Nite! – and –
ENCORE! Saturday



MVP Award Winners

April 2006 . . . LoveDome Lars
May – June . . To be announced


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Comedy Corner

SIGNS YOU HAVE GROWN UP!


1. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.

2. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.

3. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.

4. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's leftovers.

5. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt. [:I]


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The Mentor Village Emporium Theatre


NOW SHOWING:

Double Features and Three Stooges Short Subject!

. . . Sunday, June 11th thru June 17th: Major League II (1994) starring: Tom Berenger & Charlie Sheen –and- Mr. Baseball (1992) starring: Tom Selleck, K. Taukura & A. Takanashi. SHORT: Hoi Poloi (1935).


COMING ATTRACTIONS:

. . . Sunday, June 18th thru June 24th: League of Their Own (1992) starring: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis & Madonna – and – Memphis Belle (1990) starring: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan. SHORT: Three Little Bears (1935).



SUMMARY

Name …..…………… Date/Time …..…..………. (Page#) .. Remarks

(1) siberianmo Tom Posted: 10 Jun 2006, 01:19:18 (351) Sunday’s Info & 11-day Summary

(2) siberianmo Tom Posted: 10 Jun 2006, 08:49:37 (351) ENCORE! Awk story


(3) Theodorebear Ted Posted: 10 Jun2006, 08:56:35 (351) Welcome back – Congrats ‘n Inclusive Gulf Coast report!

(4) LoveDomes Lars Posted: 10 Jun 2006, 09:10:31 (351) The Larsman report!

(5) wanswheel Mike Posted: 10 Jun 2006, 10:07:34 (351) URLMeisterMonster strikes again! [tup]

(6) siberianmo Tom Posted: 10 Jun 2006, 11:56:25 (351) Comments ‘n 5 Pix!

(7) LoveDomes Lars Posted: 10 Jun 2006, 15:16:09 (351) ENCORE! Lars Post w/4 Pix from page 219

(8) siberianmo Tom Posted: 10 Jun 2006, 16:40:19 (351) ENCORE! Irish Brews!

(9) trolleyboy Rob Posted: 10 Jun 2006, 22:45:53 (351) Count Robulla’s Inclusive Post!

(10) trolleyboy Rob Posted: 10 Jun 2006, 22:57:47 (351) ENCORE! Classic Diesels #8 – CF7



That’s it![tup][;)]


Tom [4:-)] [oX)]
Proprietor of “Our” Place, an adult eating & drinking establishment!

[Anonymous]

Good morning again! Here are some pix on a subject I have been neglecting …. the many signs and displays we have inside the barns at the IRM. Perhaps I need to take a trip there today to rectify this omission?






You might remember an article I typed way back when on the Chicago Tunnel Company (page 221). Here are some newer pix of these cars.








[:I] In an ancient monastery in a faraway place, a new monk arrived to join his brothers in copying books and scrolls in the monastery's scriptorium. He was assigned as a scriptor on copies of books that had already been copied by hand.
One day, he asked Father Florian (the armarius of the scriptorium), "Does not the copying by hand of other copies allow for chances of error? How do we know we are not copying the mistakes of someone else? Are they ever checked against the original?"
Fr. Florian is set back a bit by the obvious logical observation of this youthful monk. "A very good point, my son. I will take one of the latest books down to the vault and compare it against the original."
Fr. Florian went down to the secured vault and began his verification.
After a day had passed, the monks began to worry and went down looking for the old priest. They were sure something must have happened. As they approached the vault, they heard sobbing and crying. When they opened the door, they found Fr. Florian sobbing over the new copy and table. It was obvious to all that the poor man had been crying his old heart out for a long time.
"What is the problem, Reverend Father?" asked one of the monks.
"Oh, my Lord," sobbed the priest, "the word is 'celebrate'!" [:I]

[Anonymous]

Good morning everyone, and seeing pix from Rob is a fine way to start the day! I managed to sneak to the IRM for about an hour last weekend, and look at the change in the BN5383 paint scheme!



Here’s a few “before” pictures






Heyyyyy …look at the nice new(old) signal being installed at the Museum entrance!




[:I] A man who lived in a block of apartments thought it was raining and put his head out the window to check. As he did so, a glass eye fell into his hand.
He looked up to see where it came from in time to see a young woman looking down.
"Is this yours?" he asked.
She said, "Yes, could you bring it up?" and the man agreed.
On arrival, she was profuse in her thanks and offered the man a drink. As she was very attractive, he agreed. Shortly afterwards she said, "I'm about to have dinner. There's plenty; would you like to join me?" [:I]
He readily accepted her offer and both enjoyed a lovely meal. As the evening was drawing to a close the lady said, "I've had a marvelous evening. Would you like to stay the night?"
The man hesitated then said, "Do you act like this with every man you meet?"
"No," she replied, "......."Only those who catch my eye."

[trolleyboy]

Okay and here's set number two from our second ( extra day ) of the official Our Place rendezvous.



Fresh coat of paint and lettering ablaze in the morning sun. Our gate guardian LE&N locomotive 335



Ted posing with TTC snowsweeper S37 at the musuem



Tom posing with the Dakota at the Canadian Warplane Herritage Museum



CWH's tracker ASW plane. Formerly of the HMCS BONAVENTURE



CWH's CF104 Starfighter in the "tigermeat" paintjob of 405 tiger sqd.



CWH's Sabre 5 Jet In the Golden Hawk / Golden Centenaire's Air Demo team Colours

Enjoy

Rob

[trolleyboy]

Allright gents I'm back again. This time for an early spread of photo's for tomorrows photo day. ( working all day not sure if I'll be able to pop in later [sigh] )This first set are my best shots from day 1, the official day of the Our Place rendezvous.



Not Our train but the first westbound to London,20 minutes before our train to Toronto. Lead P42 unit # 900 was leading the LRC consist



CN GP9 4117 kicking cars in the yard prior to our departure. Needs some paint !



Ted and Tom posing in front of our Go train after arriving back from Pickering at Toronto Union Station



Our train ( the return leg ) arriving back at Brantford ( Photo by my friend Scott who runs the Hobby shop at Brantford station )

Enjoy
Rob

[trolleyboy]

ENCORE ! ENCORE ! ENCORE ! ENCORE !

One final encore from me this evening. This one of a classic two times over. A locomotive that is now concidered a classic which was remanufactured from earlier classics.[:p][:0][;)] Confused yet[?] Anyway this originally was posted back on page 263.

Enjoy again
Rob

CLASSIC DIESEL'S #8 THE CF7

The CF7

At the end of the 1960's the ATSF found itself with several hundred F7 frieght diesels that were out of a job. They had been bumped from mainline frieght duties by high horse power hood units , and their carbody configuration made them unsuitable for the branchline and local duties where they were needed. Santa Fe could not afford to to buy several hundred new units for this type of work and the F7's mechanically still had many usefull years left in them. So the Sante Fe decided to convert them ( F7's ) to hood units.Two factors influenced this decision : 1) The desire to keep the shop at Clerburne Tx busy , 2) The financial advantage of a capitol rebuilding program, whick let them treat the rebuilt locomotives as new, therefore enabling them to depreciate their value over a period of several years.

The rebuilding process was complicated by the basic difference between cab units,such as the F7, and a hood unit. A hood unit is essentially a flat frame carrying a diesel engine,and a generator and controls, with sheet metal hoods protecting them and the crew from the weather. A cab unit was designed so that the sides carry part of the weight of the machinery. Remove the sides and the frame will sag. Fabricating new frames was a major part of the conversion process from F7 to CF7 .

At first glance, the CF7 looks like a GP7 that has had it's short hood lowered.It differs from a GP7 in having a shorter , short hood and a longer cab ; the side members of the frame are also quite different. Most of the CF7's were built with a curved cab roof ; the last 54 had an angled cab roof that can accomodate a roof mounted air conditioner.Mechanically the CF7's are tthe same as the GP7 1500hp 567prime mover and the assosiated gen set. All refurbished as needed, but the original as installed powerplant from their F7 days.

Sante Fe built 233 CF7's between 1970 and 1978. In the early 80's the road began to phase them out and discovered a ready market for them in the various short lines and regional railroads. Many are onto their third and forth owners, in may cases running with thier purcgasers longer than with their builder. The CF7 was likely one of the most ambitious rebuilding schemes attempted by a class one. eclipsd only by some of the switcher rebuilds and GP7 and 9 conversions done by the UP and ICG to name just two.



CF7 working for a shortline dinner train in Florida.

Enjoy Rob

[trolleyboy]

Good evening Leon, I see that you are back to your normal hours,I'll grab a keith's if you don't mind sir.

Tom You sound rested and re-energized which is good cause someone has to count all the petty cash from last week [swg]Good to hear that your trip was a good one and the first set of shots that you have tantilized us with are supurb[tup] That was quite an episal todays summery was, I'm just glad that we could keep the ole homefires burning [tup] No Boris not the curtains [:O] Moron [:(!] Nick's latest disaperance is still a mystery however [sigh] Oh and I was hgetting close to the bottom of the barrel encorewise which is why I tried to cherry pick a bit of everything. That and the different writing styles and topics that we covered here all needed equal coverage.

Mike Another star studded url fest sir. Keep em comming. You are "Our Places" official research dept. We can let Boris help you when he's not polishing chairs if you would like a research assistant [alien].

Lars Loved the reprise of the domes [tup] I know that the boss can't get enough of em either, so a good choice for a Saturday encore [tup]

Ted Well said all around sir, we weathered the storm of the lean times so now I aggree full steam ahead dam the torpedos and lest see what the next 14 months will shake loose informationwise around here. [tup]


Tom you will be happy to know that during the day today Heather and I got truly and completely classic warplaned ! A friend sent me a flyer for a small local airshow at the Niagara Falls On grass field,the Lanc was to fly there as well as the CWH's usual other suspects the Harvards, Yale, Chipmonk traineres their Avro Anson also a speacial group from the states was going to fly a P51D and a Dauntless torpedo bomber so we went. I'm glad we did. Little did I realize that this little airstrip in tthe Falls is home to Russell air groups own collection of flyable warbirds which also demonstrated. As we pulled into the parking lot { just of the QEW } Low and behold heather and I found nirvanna. Flying in formation above the grass field The lancaster from Canadain Warplane Herritage, this made us smile and point. Behind her came Russells warbirds. Two Spitfire 9's and a MK 12 Hawker Hurricane. Yup count em 3 brit fighters and the Lanc flying in formation over the field.7 RR Merluines scremming along at 1500'. If that wasn't enough the next act was the dauntless and the P51 escorting the Memphis Belle B17.! The thrid act 10 Harvard trainers all in the air a Yale trainer and Russells fully restored and flying Messerschmit BF109E ! Talk about the caper of the day. Thsi is why My posts are late this evening. Wish you were there, hopefully some of the photo's turnned out.

Rob

[siberianmo]

G'day!

Nice ENCORE! Lars! [tup] Looks like you and I are holding things together today, eh [?] That's fine, I think the boyz deserve a break . . . [tup]

So, let's see . . . I'm gonna be "out" this evening, so perhaps a little something from the past will be appropriate 'til Sunday Photo Posting Day!

ENCORE! Saturday - ENCORE! Saturday

Here's something from March 17th, 2006!! An appropriate Post for us - we are a BAR 'N GRILL after all! [swg]

Brews of the Ould ‘n Nua Sod


Bell's Kalamazoo Stout . Brewed in Michigan. A relatively small head of medium and large bubbles, brown rather than the much whiter heads of the other stouts. Mouth-filling flavor balanced among roasted, bitter and creamy, with a lingering finish of all of these flavors.

Beamish Genuine Irish Stout Brewed in County Cork, Ireland. Classic downward-foaming head that resolves to about 10 percent of the total glass but lingers in a creamy form. Full-bodied but smooth, with gentle coffee notes at the start and a hint of bitter that goes away at the finish.

Schlafly's Irish Stout Brewed in St. Louis. First pour results in about 40 percent head of medium bubbles, which lingers. Smooth with hints of bitter, resolving back to a smooth finish.

Murphy's Draught-Style Stout Brewed in England. Pour results in parfait layers of foam, resolving to a fine layer of bubbles at about 10 percent of the glass. Noticeable coffee aroma and flavor upfront, otherwise smooth with little bitterness.

Guinness Extra Stout Brewed in Canada. Head takes up about 40 percent of the pour, diminishing slowly. Nice multiflavored character, with a hint of coffee and a touch of warm spices.

Boulevard Irish Ale Brewed in Kansas City. Moderate head, sweet notes in nose that repeat in the relatively complex flavor.

Smithwick's Brewed in Ireland. Medium head, amber-brown color. Good body, remarkable overall balance and smoothness.

Harp Brewed in Canada. Light head, golden color, fairly neutral nose. Light to medium body, nicely smooth and balanced.

George Killian's Irish Red Brewed in the U.S. Medium red-amber color. Notes of malt in the nose and flavor. Medium body, smooth and balanced.

Murphy's Red Beer Brewed in Holland. Formerly known as Murphy's Irish Amber. Gold-brown-red color, large head of medium to fine bubbles, medium body. Pleasantly drinkable, but not much depth.

Guinness Draught Brewed in Ireland. Classic downward-foaming head, with little left when foaming ceases. Interesting sandalwood/incense notes in the nose, decent body and medium bitter flavor, but little dimension to the flavor.

Wexford Irish Cream Ale Brewed in England. Lots of bubbles generated by the in-can "widget," but small head after they resolve. Golden-brown color. Medium-light and smooth body, but with bitter tones that make for an overall unbalanced effect.


So, whadilyahave??


Tom [4:-)] [oX)]

[LoveDomes]

ENCORE! SATURDAY - ENCORE! SATURDAY - ENCORE! SATURDAY

G'day Cap'n Tom and fellow travelers at the bar!

Love those pix, Tom - just makes me want to drop everything and head north to Alaska! (That was a fine movie with John Wayne and Capucine from way back when . . . . a bit corny, or course - but SHE was quite the looker, huh [?])

Can't imagine anyone getting their knickers in a knot over your URLs, Mike - they are always "right on" and take us to places many haven't been B4 - kinda like Star Trek! <grin>

Ok - enough from me - I'll take a frosty cold mug of Schaefer if you please as this ENCORE unfolds B4 your eyes! [swg]

QUOTE: Posted by LoveDomes Posted: 13 Jan 2006, 14:11:32 from page 219

Hello Tom,

I'll have a belt of black label Tennessee sippin' whiskey, and maybe just a half sandwich. Another one of those ham & swiss, butter & mustard on a hard bread will do.

Thank you to all who have extended a welcome in my direction. Nice to be appreciated, but not at all necessary. I'm hardly a touchy, feeling kind of person! [swg] In reading the past score of pages, I would guess that Tom, BudKarr and I would make quite a threesome. [tup]

Been browsing all over the web this day and have found several sources for pictures that do not require any extraordinary measures to use their photos. They are out there, just have to research and ensure that you are compying with their wishes. Several simply want the "credit" shown by the phot when posted.

Snaining in your part of the world is it[?] Always thought the mid-west had great white winters, but from what I have been reading, isn't the case these days. Well, you may recall some dilly's back in the 40's and 50's in NYC when we had snow waist deep - of course, our waists were a bit closer to the ground than today![swg]

Saw a post a bit back that sent a shudder up my thick spine. One of the reasons I decided to get away from this cyber stuff has shown himself here. I like the way you handle it though and seems to work. No point in encouraging these kinds of people.

On to more pleasant thoughts - Check these fine domes out:

from: www.trainweb.org


from: www.trainweb.org


from: www.trainweb.org


from: www.trainweb.org


Lots more where these came from! (All posted under the terrms listed by trainweb.org)

I'll have another, please and use this twenty for a round on me!

Lars

Until the next time!

Lars


ENCORE! SATURDAY - ENCORE! SATURDAY - ENCORE! SATURDAY

[siberianmo]

Mornin' Gents!

A couple of comments, in no particular order, before getting back to the rigors of a Saturday at home! <grin>

Mike Regarding that Davenport loco here's a bit of info from web sources:

QUOTE: The Davenport Locomotive on the pedestal in front of the Anchorage Depot was never on the roster as #1. It is actually #6 and started life as a 3 foot gauge locomotive that was then standard gauged. It became the ceremonial #1 only because it was a survivor.

from: http://alaskamodelrrnews.homestead.com/Steam.html

QUOTE: Historian Pat Durand says, "Builders #764 by Davenport Locomotive Works October 1907 for the Isthmus Canal Commission where it operated as No. 802. Acquired by the Alaska Engineering Commission as #6 in 1917. This locomotive was 3 foot gauge and was converted to standard gauge and used as a shop switcher in Anchorage. During 1947 she was renumbered No. 1 for use by the Anchorage Lions Club Moose Gooser train on 4th and 5th Avenue during the Fur Rendezvous for two years. Later she was placed on display facing East in front of the Depot. In the 1990, Bob Yost lead a group to a full restoration, short of a new boiler, and she went back on the display facing West."

from: http://www.alaskarails.org/pix/former-loco/JC-arr1.html

And, finally from my Pix archives!





Rob Good to be back and in the swing of things . . . Looks as if the staff behaved themselves for you and none the worse for wear! <grin>

Juneau the Wonder Huskey has hit the deck running and all's well here at the Wolf Den! If I didn't know better, I'd swear he has a smile on that fuzzy face of his! [swg]

By the by, I doubt that you'll ever run out of material to Post! That would happen only when the tides fail to come in at the Bay of Fundy! [:O]

Greetings to you Lars 'n Ted nice to have you guys aboard for our Saturday happenings! [tup] Appreciate the kind words. The platitudes aren't really needed, just your continued enthusiasm for "Our" Place!!

The SUMMARY took a bit of time, but it enabled me to read through the Posts during my absence, which really kept me captivated. Even 20 Fingers "data dumps" were supurb! <grin?> Anyway, now we're back in "business," with everything up-to-date - so to speak. [tup]

The Alaska Railroad experience was in a word - terrific. It had been rather cloudy in Anchorage on the morning of our departure for the northern run to Denali and Mt. McKinley. Shortly after passing by Elmendorf AFB, bits of blue sky appeared and before we knew it, the visibility was enhanced 10 fold. Just a marvelous experience, fer sure, fer sure.

We were seated in one of those double deck dome cars built for Alaska Railroad by the Colorado Railcar Mfg., Ft. Lupton, CO in 2005. Here's the name plate located on the upper rear open deck area:



And of course, here's the car (traveled aboard from Anchorage to Denali - and Fairbanks to Anchorage):





Get the idea [?] [swg]

Later!

Tom[4:-)][oX)]

[wanswheel]

Thank you Tom and Our Place gang, always a pleasure and an honor to post amidst posts by a great bunch of knowledeable guys. What else? Donuts for everybody! Or doughnuts if you're serious.

Ted, I join you in toasting Commander & Mrs. Tom on their safe return to sensible environs. And thanks, I am highly flattered that a Master Sergeant E-8 mistakes me for someone of equal rank.

Thank God Lars cleared that up in a hurry. Lets Go Mets!

As is conspicuously clear, I have a penchant for posting links to photographs of locomotives and trains and stations and stuff, you might even say a compulsion. My hope is that no one is inconvenienced by this. It's perfectly fine if most of my urls get scrolled past unclicked by most of the people. My fun was in finding the picture, and in imagining that others will see it and think it's a cool picture too.

Regarding photographs, we're spoiled by advances in technology. There's a zillion pictures on the Internet of every two-bit thing that ever happens. The great era of classic passenger trains unfortunately did not coincide with digital cameras and excellent color, so the photographic record of Streamliners, for example, is scarce and drab. But we know what color the sky is, and the grass and the trees. There are many blanks the eyes can be trained to fill in. Actually I just plain prefer black and white Kodak, it's what I grew up with.

Encore Saturday or not, Al, have a look at some of these if you want to.

LV John Wilkes
http://www.cvrma.org/pictures/MISC/dfrr5_092_lv_streamliner_john_wilkes_sayre_pa_1939.jpg

Rock Island 606 EMC TA east of Denver, November 25, 1937
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00005893+OP-5893

AT&SF diesel-electric engine 10 (formerly # 1) EMC at Wichita, January 21, 1939
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00001096+OP-1096
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00001097+OP-1097 March 4, 1939

AT&SF diesel-electric engine 2, 2A, type EMC E1 at Raton, N.M., February 22, 1939
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00001089+OP-1089
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00001090+OP-1090

AT&SF diesel-electric engine 3,3A, type EMC E1 at Raton, N.M., February 27, 1938
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00001091+OP-1091

AT&SF diesel-electric engine 5, type EMC E1
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00001093+OP-1093 La Junta, CO Feb. 22, 1939
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00001092+OP-1092 Albuquerque, Nov. 5, 1938

AT&SF diesel-electric engine number 6, type EMC E1 at La Junta, CO, Feb. 27, 1938.
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00001094+OP-1094

AT&SF diesel-electric engine 7, type EMC E1 at Los Angeles, August 1, 1940.
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00001095+OP-1095

AT&SF diesel-electric engine 13, type EMC E6 at Raton, N.M., December 29, 1940. http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00001098+OP-1098

STEAM! The first one's for Ted

Rock Island 4051 type 4-8-2 at Kansas City, August 13, 1933
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00005834+OP-5834

CV 707 at White River Junction 1930
http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00002846+OP-2846

CV 707 at White River Junction 1957
http://www.davidplowden.com/photographs/Railroads/image/06DPTrains.jpg

CV 465 south of Brattleboro 1952. ALCO class M5-a 2-8-0
http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo=2002031916410019996.jpg&byrail%3A94%3ACentral_Vermont

First diesel on the CV.
http://imagescn.technomuses.ca/railways/index_view.cfm?photoid=84794484&id=55
http://imagescn.technomuses.ca/people/index_view.cfm?photoid=813693029&id=26

That 8015 again. Thanks a lot for the commentary CM3
http://imagescn.technomuses.ca/railways/index_view.cfm?photoid=-1120148246&id=55
http://imagescn.technomuses.ca/railways/index_view.cfm?photoid=-1780054122&id=55
http://imagescn.technomuses.ca/railways/index_view.cfm?photoid=-1693569015&id=55

Tom, I'm sure you've heard of Davenport Locomotive
http://www.steamlocomotive.info/locomotives/ak3.jpg

Mike, also a member of the Order of The Out of Order