Good day Tom and all present. Have one on me. I'm in a rush this am, (doctor's appt). I just wanted to quickly thank ERIC for the dimension for the 1-C-1 electric. I didn't think it would be so wide.
James: That's a real nice layout you have put together and a nice locomotive to go with it. You sure look like a great lad. You remind me of myself when I was 19. Them are good days. Enjoy them to the fullest. When I was 19, the legal drinking age was 18. When I turned 21, the legal age became 21 also, so I guess I was born in the right year. I look forward to further discussions with you. Although I'm 72, mentally I'm still a kid at heart, unlike the old fuddy duddies around here.Looks like you've done quite a bit so far. Your knowledge of the Milwaukee Road is impressive. What are you planning to do in the future? Go to college, work
As I stated earlier, I'm short on time, so I'll be back later.
2007 2nd Annual Darts Challenge ‘n Grudge Match!
Okay Gents, here it is - the 2007 2nd Annual Darts Challenge ‘n Grudge Match information sheet. Cut ‘n paste this one, for it ain't gonna get repeated! <grin>
When
Thursday - Friday ‘n Saturday nites, October 25th thru 27th, 2007!
Where
Match #1 at "Our" Place - Oct 25th - Match #2 at The Second Class Saloon - Oct 26th - Match #3 at "Our" Place - Oct 27th.
Note: Match #3 WILL BE PLAYED regardless of either team having a 2-zip advantage!
"Our" Place Teams:
#1 The UK Connection of: What'd he say? - Pete (pwolfe) ‘n Kiwi's are Down Under - Allan (Gunneral)
#2 The Norsemen Duo of: I'm Oaring the Boat! - Lars (LoveDomes) ‘n Deserts are for Swedes! - Eric (EricX2000).
Alternate - open: WE NEED THIS SLOT FILLED ASAP!!!
Ace Reporter: From high atop Mt. Mentor, we'll be treated once again to some fine reporting of the events as they unfold! Watch for the ENCOREs from last year's competition!
The Second Class Saloon Teams:
#1 Mo Lester (aka: Eunuch maker) ‘n Rock Pounder (aka: I got stones!)
#2 Lance Butts (aka: Watch your back!) ‘n Doug Graves (aka: Last stop!)
Alternate: Mountain Man Mike (Moose) - Proprietor of The Second Class Saloon
Shirts: As with last year, we'll have 5 shirts for the teams ‘n alternate.
SEND ME AN E-MAIL with your selection(s) 1st choice - 2nd choice - 3rd choice!
Shirt #1 -
Shirt #2 -
Shirt #3 -
Shirt #4 -
Shirt #5 -
As with last year, the "Our" Place teams will be provided with DESIGNER leather apparel (pants ‘n foot wear) to compliment the SHIRTS! Boris will help you with the sizing . . . . <uh oh>
Now we need ONE MORE GUY to serve as the ALTERNATE!! C'mon Gents - after all, this is CYBER SPACE!!
I'd like to "close the book" on this before week's end - so PLEASE respond with shirt selections ASAP!! Alternate too . . . .
Later!
Tom
G-day Tom and all present!!!!
Ruth- Good morning!!! I think I will have an OJ and a pastry this morning. Keep the change!!
Eric- I thought it might be the throttle.. But it seems a little weird to me since I'm use to the handle throttle. But it's neat anyway.. It's an electric!! That Class T21 was an interesting one. When you said Diesel-hydralic.. I thought, "what?" But does this thing actually use hydralics to move itself?? I have never heard or seen anything like it... It's a neat little locomotive. I can see the wheel drivers connect to a center drive wheel. That drive wheel must be set up similar to a cars automatic transmission, would that be correct? Thanks for sharing.
Jan-AH, the Milwaukee Road East, a very good book!! I too own that book. As it states he lives in Superior, Wisconsin and guess what. Superior is only about 5 miles. He doesn't live far away at all. Well, I talk to him last night and we set a time so can look at a couple of his models that are causing some trouble.. So I will forward your compliments over.
Oh, yes, the latern. A very nice piece indeed.. But. The reason it went so low was because of the maker. Adlake made many of these laterns, almost to the point if you looked in any Antique shop, there would 20 or 25 of the laterns hanging from the ceiling. They were and still are very common, even the ones form the early 1900s. But if that were a none adlake latern... then it would probably be going for hundreds of dollars. But, thanks for showing me.
Your Milwaukee posters are looking good. I am very impressed with how many you have come up with. Thanks for sharing.
I have to give John Allen credit. HE DID A LOT OF WORK!!!!!!!! That is an amazing layout!! I am impressed!!!
Tom- Well, I thought drinking one at a time was something unique! Hmmmm That was a bit of an awkward sentence. Hehehe. I'm still getting a kick out of Lars' math!!
Lars- I am also sorry to hear things are not going as planned around the Homested. Hopefully they get better soon. Looking good with the book covers. I am quite impressed. I would really like to see the book about the Sunset Limited. That looks like an interesting one indeed.
A lot of models you are sharing there. I am impressed with how many of those companies I know. Trix, Fleisschmann, Marklin, roco... I think that's all of them. Walthers sells a lot of there items and they are interesting to look at. Thanks for the explanations along with the models. Good stuff there. Thanks for sharing
Fergie- nice looking ship you're on mate. 4 Alco engines. Excuse me, I think you know where I will be.. Wow, I am impressed with her. A very nice ship indeed. Have a good one.
Pete- Ya, If I don't have that inventory I could end up with the same number car..... And those a re a pain to change.. <groan> Unfortunately I able to find nothing on the midland continental. I find the Midland and Colorado... Now I can see that this was not a very big railroad. Infact they had a total of like five locomotives. which all were Alcos. RS1s. They did a lot of grain industry and they an about 150 miles of trackage from Jamestown North Dakota to Fargo, ND. And there was a lot of switching to be done along the line. There were grain elevators all over the place.. Unfortunately the line was ripped out in the later 1950s.... Kind of a sad story. Today, they would be doing quite well with the increase in price of corn.
That looked like a nice little train ride. That is also a pretty cool little steam engine. I woudln't know how to run that but that Grey NW2 would be a nice one to run, and I would certainly know how to run that one.. Infact you got a bit of a rare pic. NW2s are the thing of a museum now-a-days. Something to enjoy.
Well I think I will show some pics of the layout and then I will go and attend to those... ahem.. 4 Alcos on the ship...
The new loco. It's a GP40. It's pretty nice and runs like a "good" dream.
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Greetings Tom and gentlemen,
May I please have a top up around the bar please?
Just thought that I pop in quickly, feeling a tad .... The nights are getting more and more heavy at work, and we're constantly short staffed....
And since it's Optional Toy & Model Train Day here today, I thought that I'd psot this link to John Allen's Gorre and Daphetid Railroad. An early inspiration for my own HO layout WHEN and IF I ever get to build it.... http://www.gdlines.com/
Da Larsman, nice pics mate! I didn't even know that Roco was such a deep !! Go figure, I used to have plenty of their stuff. Also beside Roco, Fleischmann and Piko.....that was before I saw the LIGHT Next round is on me.
Have a nice day everybody and take care.....
GO VIKINGS!
GO La Dodgers!
Go Boston Bruins!
See you around the corner.....
Ahoy Cap'n Tom ‘n fellow travelers at the bar!
Ruth my deAH, my lovely lady I'd like a mugga Joe with a jolt if you will! Yes, a round for the house ‘n treats for the crittAHs. Boris, feed ‘em ‘n the small jar of PPF is YOURS! Keep the change my sweet! <blush>
Short on narrative this day, but I do have some pre-prepared items for Da Bossman's Optional Toy & Model Trains Day here at the Watering Hole by the Wayside!!
First, let me thank those of you who commented about our situation at home. I shudda kept it OFF the internet - some things are bettAH left in privacy. BUT, this bar becomes "real" in the sense that there are many times I feel as if we're all talking . . . NoWutIMean??? <grin> Anyway, for the 2 or 3 who recall how all of this began a year or more ago - terminal is terminal. Not much one can do or say with that, huh
For Cap'n Tom: Had I known you weren't gonna be ‘round yesterday afternoon, I'd have come back - as there wasn't much going on once we returned from the hospital. You SHOULD take off more often . . . why not??? Seems that an awful lot of what gets deposited into the ether winds up being "used" by so many who "take" but nevAH "give." BUT more importantly, everyone needs a break from the "routine" - even YOU!
For Fergie: <gotcha> Just can't pop in ‘n outta here without the protocol of greeting ‘n ordering!
Fine looking vessel - can't miss it, huh <grin> I recall when our US Navy operated the ice breakers down here - they were painted white in those times. I'm not sure, but didn't the Ruskies begin painting theirs red? I know Cap'n Tom's outfit has gone to red as well. Makes sense against the background they operate it.
For Pete: Sure, sure - hiding away <under the covers> afraid of a thunder-boomer. Yeah, right! Regards to Sonia . . . <grin>
For Eric: Reptiles should prevail - BUT Philadelphia does have a darned good offensive team. Cubs ‘n Rockies - well, I don't see ‘em going on, although I'd say the Cubs, if they get hot, could really surprise the lot. I'm sticking with the Reptiles. I think the Red Sox will win it all - BUT also think the Angels could do it as well. AL will win the WS.
For CM3 I'm NOT Shane! You bettAH get that reporter outta the sack ‘n at his typewriter. The tournament approaches . . .
For Ron: Good to see ya back at the bar. Don't know much about trucks, other than I hate driving behind ‘em!!
For Jan: What's to say other than - yeah, right - whateverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! <grin>
No, no - the whisky STAYS! Once given it can't be retrieved! Rule number 343 in Da Bossman's litany of Things to Abide By! Hmmmmm, wondAH if there's a "cover" I could find for that "book" ?? <grin>
Something SPECIAL for OPTIONAL TOY & MODEL TRAINS DAY!
Roco, based in Salzburg, Austria, is a manufacturer of model railway equipment, The company was founded in 1960 by Ing. Heinz Rössler and started with a plastic 'minitank' series. After export to the USA became successful, the model line was expanded with model trains in H0 scale and the smaller N scale.On July 15, 2005 ROCO Modellspielwaren GmbH was declared bankrupt. From July 25 the company continues as Modelleisenbahn GmbH. from: http://www.wikipedia.com/
Roco, based in Salzburg, Austria, is a manufacturer of model railway equipment, The company was founded in 1960 by Ing. Heinz Rössler and started with a plastic 'minitank' series. After export to the USA became successful, the model line was expanded with model trains in H0 scale and the smaller N scale.On July 15, 2005 ROCO Modellspielwaren GmbH was declared bankrupt. From July 25 the company continues as Modelleisenbahn GmbH.
On July 15, 2005 ROCO Modellspielwaren GmbH was declared bankrupt. From July 25 the company continues as Modelleisenbahn GmbH.
Roco - Austria - (DC) 63271 - Steam Locomotive 01 533 ÖGEG
Greetings Tom the Enlighted One and gentlemen....
Errrmmmm...cough..cough. Could I trouble you for an extra cold Guinness, top up with cigars for the lads please? Here some for yourself as well....
Aaaaahhh.......well worth waiting for...
O' Enligthed One, I think that there's a slight misunderstanding here. I know that I'm good, but not THAT good though....have only managed to turn water into to wine, still working on how to turn Vodka into Whisky....
Anyhoo, the bottles of 30 year old Glenfiddich was for you and Da..Da..Da Larsman for running the ship and doing one good job . I only pored the Vodka to share with all the lads in the bar.. Well, if you don't want the Whisky, I'll take it back and save it for a special occasion.
Da Larsman, sorry to hear how things are going on the home front. I'm sure that Grandma will pull through, nae doubts about that. Please forward my very best get well wishes to her and hi and hello to the good lady of yours too...
Have a dram on me and let us together curse our teams that so seriously have let us down so far.....
Great covers etc as always mate
Fergmiester, some nice lassie that you've got there.... Hope to see more of her.
coalminer3, I don't think that I've ever seen a SP&S tenwheeler actually.... I must admit as with the 4-4-2's the 4-6-0's has grown on to me BIG time....
Can't remember ever to have heard about "clinkers" either.....
Good joke too mate
DL - UK, not to worry mate, we'll all be here waiting for you. I'll keep a pint ready for you... I hope that the pressure at work will ease off.
pwolfe, I really like the style that the stations had out in west, grand work they were indeed. I wouldn't mind to ride on the Olympian Hiawatha from Chicago to Seattle on the Milwaukee Road, I'm sure that the old Olympian was quite the ride too in its day....
Great pics!
DD1, no panic mate, we'll all be here... Have a Guinness on me.
Thanks for the "Turbomotive" info as well....
EricX2000, true about the T-21. I was always amazed with the T-21 and the Ub how much they could push and pull despite being so small.... Skytop in the 16 Mile Canyon, well for the whole stretch of Milwaukee Road.....sweeeet!
nice pic mate, where was it taken? I can't read the station name....looks familiar though.
Well, all the best lads and I'll see you around the corner.....
Sorry if I missed anyone.
Good Morning Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please; round for the house and $ for the jukebox. Gas dropped here today to $2.85 (excuse they use is that they the tanker trucks have to (are you ready for this) drive uphill to get to where we are - the last time I looked you have to drive uphill (at least one way, Awk) to get to anywhere around here. Baseball playoffs will be starting soon and all is ready; Varitek and Schilling shirts have been freshly washed (for the younger set) and they are begging to be allowed to "stay up late."
Fergie - All the ships at sea. Many thanks for the picture of your "base of operations."
DL - Hope to hear from you soon.
Pete stopped by with travelogue and pictures.
DD1 has returned. Thanks for the info. on USS Albany. I lived close enough to the yard when I was in Charlestown to hear the morning and evening gun on the Constitution. It was a gritty neighborhood to be sure, but some mighty fine people.
Eric - For real, I couldn't tell if that locomotive was a 4-8-0T or not.
Awhile back, somebody was talking about Chessie (the cat). The C&O Historical Society recently released a whole bunch of DVDs of old C&O films. One of them is titled "Chessie - Her Story." It's a good one and available from the C&O Historical Society.
The September issue of C&O History is devoted to Covington, Virginia - the station there has recently been restored. A friend called me last night and told me all about the "grand reopening" and the reception. They have done a beautiful job. Next up is the freight house. This was built in 1890 and was the passenger station until about 1908 when the "new station" was constructed.
I will try and post tomorrow but it is shaping up to be another one of "them days" as management has been seen "filing their teeth." This surely means that we are going to have a "fun-filled day."
OSP - Thought of you the past couple of evenings while watching "The War" on TV. They had svereal nice sequences of troop trains pulled by GG1s (trackside and overhead shots). Also some good pictures of NYC and Burlington steam as well.
Work safe
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Wednesday's Witticism
If you wake up feelin' halfway ‘tween "Oh Lord," and "My God," you overdid it!
Guten Morgen allerseits!
Wie ist jeder? Es is OKTOBERFEST! Partei wollen wir!
Long day yesterday, but today is a new opportunity to shine! Step right up ‘n order a <light> or <traditional> breakfast - grab a few pastries from The Mentor Village Bakery case ‘n wash it all down with our freshly ground ‘n brewed coffee!
Petrol is at $2.49 (rounded) up at "Collusion Corner" - temps are expected to again be in the 80s (F) - 90s on the way! <ugh> Where's FALL?!?!?!?!?!?
Comments from the Proprietor:
OKTOBERFEST at "Our" Place begins Saturday, October 6th at Noon!
Yes, I took the afternoon "off" . . . wonder if anyone noticed <grin>
Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative)
Tuesday - Oct 2nd:
Jan (JanOlov) at 7:45 AM: In the Confused Dept!! Vodka turns into Scotch Say what!?!?
I dare say that there aren't any sites quite like this one for innovation, inclusiveness ‘n maintaining a sense of theme. All who enter these premises does so with the knowledge that unless you are a willing participant - the doors swing both ways! <grin>
Boris, translate that bit o' something for us . . .
Round, cigars ‘n cash always welcome!
Lars (LoveDomes) at 9:11 AM: Not to be concerned about this joint - we'll muddle through! Thanx for the Email, by the by . . .
I watched the entire baseball game ‘n found it to be quite even . . . really a fine endorsement for the wild card in baseball. HOWEVER, the ending surely soured many. Not that the Rockies weren't coming on strong ‘n probably wudda won it - just that the "ump" blew the call. I watched it ‘n can only wonder why the call took so long - why the catcher seemed to "know" the guy missed the plate - ‘n why the injured runner didn't scamper back to touch the plate, as if waiting to be tagged out. Too many unexplained "things" . . .
Yeah, Patriots look awesome <what's new?> Surprise of the Sunday games had to be the Steelers losing to the Buzzards of Arizona (oooooops, Cardinals). <grin>
Thanx for the round - and - really appreciate your taking the time to provide us with those six book covers - in spite of having other things on your mind. Now THAT's dedication to the bar, Mate! 5- Salute to our Manager, the Larsman!
That Sunset Limited scene is awesome!
Fergie (Fergmiester) at 9:17 AM & Noon: Okay Skipper it works like THIS! You've been ‘round this joint long enough to KNOW the parameters (check out Page One of this Thread!!) You've just earned TWO <tweetings> for Rules Violations!! Rule #1 failure to greet the barkeep - and - Rule #2 failure to order a drink or food!
As Proprietor of this fine establishment, I will hold in abeyance any discharge of punishment until you've been given an opportunity to atone for your transgressions. If NOT - you've had it, Mate! <uh oh>
Fine looking vessel - THANX!
<Clarification for the curious: The Canadian Coast Guard is NOT a military organization, whereas the USCG is. "Thems" are civilians north of the border!>
CM3 Shane (coalminer3) at 9:36 AM: Outstanding effort with your "catch up" Post - looks like you covered the bases quite thoroughly!
Barring any interruptions to my busy, busy retirement life - I plan to get the info out this week regarding the Darts Challenge ‘n Grudge Match! Encouraged that our Ace Reporter high atop Mt. Mentor may be covering the event again. Best two out of three matches takes the Can-Am trophy for best in the county . . .
Good joke - something we've really missed round here since our Groan-o-Meter Guy dropped outta sight . . .
Many thanx for the round ‘n quarters. May have a bit of difficulty with the SFran blend - seems there's a "narc" watching this joint ‘n anything from the Bay Area is being "tagged" evidence! <oooooooooops>
Dan (DL-UK) at 12:04 PM: Brief visit is better than no visit! AND you greeted the barkeep ‘n ordered a drink!! <catch that,
Good morning Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!
Hello Leon! Ooops, I am not even hungry this early morning. I'll just have a plain hamburger with some curly fries, please! Coffee!
Time flies, I don't know what happened to this Tuesday. It came and went before I knew it.
JanOlov – Class T21 was/is a very good switcher. You have a good view from the cab and the controls are easy to use. I liked to work on them. Some nice Hiawatha pictures!! It must have been very nice to sit in the last car and see the landscape passing by!Tom – I saw the doctor for a few minutes today and he was satisfied that everything went well yesterday. Let’s hope that you picked the right team (Snakes) for the World Series! There are snowy days in Arizona!! Maybe not in Phoenix, but not far from here. Flaggstaff is a very nice town. A lot of trains but a little bit too much snow in the winter. Lars – Sorry to hear the not so good news about Grandma! Hope everything goes well! Some very nice book covers. My favorite is the Sunset Limited!Fergie – I am glad you made it back to port safely. It seems like you are well “equipped” to survive all kinds of storms!Do you really use train wheels as anchors for your deep sea moorings? CM3 – No it is not a 4-8-0T, it has a very short tender. That and the angle make it looks lika a 4-8-0T.Good blonde story!DL – Hope to see you again soon!Pete – I don’t think there are any pictures of Hans’ models on the CD he sent to me. I’ll see what I can find. #4 in the background is a Class V3, a small diesel-hydraulic switcher. 400 hp.Nice pictures from Sacramento! Was that steam loco burning oil? Ron – Good to see you back! I think your son picked the right truck, a Peterbuilt! Do you know what year it was?Class D, the width is 132.7 inches (3,370 mm). I have a very simple drawing with some dimensions (from the Operator’s Manual) that I can scan and send to you or post it. If you need any more info on Class D, just let me know and I’ll try to provide it.
1976.
Eric
Hi Tom and all at the bar. The next couple-a-rounds are on me. My usual Guinness please. I just got back from Tampa, Fl. The weather was passable, actually better than Ms. I just don't really care for the place. It's too much like a big city. Hustle and bustle, heavy traffic, crime and rude people. I have met some nice people there, but for the most part, I wouldn't want to live there. My brother-in -law has a nice place there. He has a trucking company that handles all the waste management for the state of Florida. That is why we went there because he has much contacts for trucks and trailers. My son found a Peterbilt truck that needs some work. It looks pretty sound, but could use some tlc. I came back with my wife and he is staying there to get the truck ready for the road. He is still looking for a dump trailer before he comes back. At that time, I will have to go back down there as he doesn't have his CDL yet. He and a CDL friend and myself plan to drive down and I will come back by myself. A lot of running around to be sure. I haven't even had a chance to check E-mail or go to "Our Place" since I've been back. I'm going to try to play catch-up, but probably won't get through but a few pages. Please forgive me if I don't personally respond to each and everyone of my friends at the cyberville watering hole. In fact, my presence may be spotty for a while as I have so much to do and so little time to do it. I wish I could be there in person and knock back a few malt whiskys and Guinnesses. Being so isolated down here from people with the same interests and tastes, makes me thankful to have a place like "Our Place" to come to.
BTW, I have switched horses in mid stream. I have put the DD1 engine on the back burner and am now working on plans for a class D, 1-C-1 engine. Jan and Per have inspired me to want to build that particular engine. I don't have much information available about it, except for a few pictures. I'm drawing plans for it's construction. They are just about complete and I will try to post a picture of the plans when it is done. I am missing one vital piece of information, if someone can provide it. I need the overall width of the engine. I am guessing 10'-6" (based on the width of the DD1), but I think it is too much.
CM3: I worked on the conversion of the USS Albany at the BNSY. It was initially a heavy cruiser converted to a guided missile cruiser. It was stripped of it's heavy guns and went on to become a flagship of the fleet.
Gunneral: I've enjoyed your NZ pictures and want to ask you something. I don't know if you do woodworking, but we have some mighty fine wood here that comes from NZ, It is called "Radiata pine" (I think). I understand it was planted there from seedlings from California and it grows very fast. Also, one of my favorite foods is mussels from NZ. They are featured at all the Chinese buffets here.
Pete: You mentioned geese. They are great "watchdogs". We used to have about 9 of them on our land, but dogs got most of them (I got some of the dogs as well). The rest flew the coop and took up residence in my next door neighbors pond.
Jan & Tom: An interesting note about steam turbines. According to one of my books, the UK had one in 1935 that ran on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. It was called "Turbomotive" and served quite well for 300,000 miles until after the war and nationalization came, was converted into a conventional engine. Germany also experimented with steam turbines. The C & O also tried it out in 1947-48 with three turbine-electric engines, but were declared "hopelessly uneconomical" and scrapped.
Tom: Regressing a bit, I can remember the 50' in New York, where I could walk a few blocks to my local watering hole and meet up with the regulars. Those days are gone forever. Not only is it unsafe to "walk" to a bar in some neighborhoods, the clientele has totally changed. The last bar that I used to frequent, was taken over by drug dealers and other scum, so I don't go anymore. Besides it's cheaper to drink at home and off course at "Our Place". BTW, I did some design work on two Italian built frigates for the Venezuelian navy at Northrop Grumman 10 years ago. They had two MAN diesels and two GE gas turbines. They could be run all together or separately. The diesels were used mainly at slow speeds. One limped into the yard under one diesel and the other had to be towed in. One of the diesels had been cannibalized to keep the other one running. It was quite an interesting job, especially trying to mate American and metric components together. I made a point earlier that Marklin was considered a "toy" way back in it's early days before adults got their hands on them. Although they were highly detailed to scale, it didn't take long for adults to discover them as no longer "Toys". The prices they fetch, certainly has taken them out of the "toy" category.
I'm going to have to stop at this point, having gotten only up to page 115. I try to answer direct contacts first, but forgive me if I miss someone. As usual, I enjoy all the pictures that have been posted and I must say I am surprised at the actual train driving experience that some of you here have. There's a lot of good knowledge available that would be very difficult to find anywhere else. I appreciate all the knowledge that you share with us. I know so very little about trains compared to you so I feel I can't contribute much about trains that you don't already know. My coming to "Our Place", serves me as a vault for knowledge. I can provide you with a lot of other knowledge, but "trains", I'm afraid not. Later, Ron DD1
A pint of Bathams please RUTH.
ALLAN Glad you are enjoying the photos.
Many thanks for those links. I am pretty sure that is very hard to get tickets for a Newcastle game they are well supported. I see Kevin Keegan was one of their most successful managers, it was a real shame they did not win the league that year. I remember a sign outside of a Newcastle church a few years back. The sign said, "What would you do if Jesus came to Newcastle?" someone had written underneath " Move Malcolm Macdonald to inside right" (I'm afraid this will mean nothing to our American friends).
I wonder if Newcastle Brown is as strong as it was in the 1960s. My Geordie mate, who I worked with many years ago, swore there was a ward in Newcastle General Hospital solely for ‘Broon' drinkers.
I did not know that NZ was the first railway to use ‘Pacifics'; it is great what you learn at Our Place.
JAMES Glad you had a great time on your birthday.
You comment about a inventory reminded me about when I went to train shows, if I hadn't got my list I always bought an old magazine I already had.
If you ever get to San Diego a tour of the 5 Historic boats is very well worth it, bit do the Russian Submarine first as the water tight doors are a bit awkward if you are tired, at least for an old one like me. On the Berkeley you can visit the engine room and see the boilers, unfortunately the photo I took of them as not come out.
It will be good to read about that short line at Jamestown ND, we visited a line at Jamestown California, I will show the photos when I get a bit more on with my California notes at the bar.
Yes the Olympian Hiawatha was a train to be admired.
ERIC Real glad you passed your test at rehab yesterday and you are feeling fine again.
Glad we are going to see more of Hans's great photos. I would be good to see some photos of the models he builds.
Thanks for the photo of the T21 Switcher; I cannot recall seeing a coupled locomotive with such a big gap between the center driving wheels. What is the locomotive? No 4 in the background.
JAN YES the Santa Fe station does have a lot of style.
I often wonder what the UK locomotives would have looked like, in later days if they had adopted Brunel's 7ft gauge and the UK had a larger loading gauge.
Those are really great pictures of the Olympian Hiawatha; the dome cars must have looked very futuristic when they were first introduced, thanks for sharing.
Many thanks for the Scottish Toast.
LARS Sorry to here the news about the wife's mother's health. I know when she is with you she will get the very best of care.
Despite you being busy at the present you have provided another great set of book covers, many thanks. Love the artwork on the Western Pacific books, and doesn't that photo on the SP Sunset Limited make you want to cross the tracks and climb aboard.
FERGIE Many thanks for the photo of your fine ship. Hopefully you will be able to repair her without a visit to the dry dock.
CM3 Thanks for the details on Lars's book covers.
It was the usual practice on BR to have the pilot locomotive leading, apart from the Great Western (who usually were different) who put the pilot loco inside. I think the streamlined LMS streamliners also had to have the assisting loco (if they ever needed it) on the inside as well.
Alls well with Zeppelin, the puncture repair kit as been found while Boris's shed was being cleaned out.
Hello Tom and all in
Pint of mild for me please. I'm afraid pressure of work has kept me away, so this is not able to be a proper inclusive post. I've got some catching up to do but at least I've certainly not forgotten the place! Only had a chance to scan the pictures recently (and soem great stuff there).
I'll get going and try to find a bit of time to study things in more detail!
Regards
DL
Well good Afternoon Fans
Since I couldn't get the last pic to go bigger I'll try this one
Later All
Fergie
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If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
Good Morning Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please (Let's see, New England Coffee has a good one called "San Francisco Blend" - let's have some of that; round for the house and $ for the jukebox.
Let's see what's happening.
Lars sent lots of materials and sports commentary. Nice MP items. The PFE book is excellent. Appalachian Crossing is a good one. I was fortunate to share a program with Gene Huddleston one time. He truly "was there," and it was a pleasure to be on the same platform with him. If you can find it, dig up a copy of C&O Power - he has some very evocative writing about C&O in the late 40s, early 50s. BTW, look what the switcher is handling on the cover picture of the RF&P book. Also have the Atlantic and Danville volume - it's a good one as well. One last thought on the baseball. To paraphrase a line from the movie ‘Battle of Britain," It should NEVAH repeat NEVAH have to come down to one game in September. Just the same as a whole season should not rest on a !@#$-poor call by an umpire in extra innings. It's totally bogus! Unhand me, Boris, I'm done!
Eric - Steady, lad. Thanks for sharing all of the pictures. Is that truly a 4-8-0T or is the angle of the photograph?
Dave - Good to hear from you; Danville, VA or Danville, KY? Knox is not all that far from this part of WV.
DL provided a neat trip report - thank you.
James has been providing commentary as well.
Pete sent more travel summaries and pictures. RE your question, head end helper generally goes on the point. However, the practice varies depending on operational concerns.
Fergie - Got an extra plate handy? Glad you made it back. One of our instructors in the class I attended last week is from Newfoundland so I got a chance to hear some about that part of the world. She had to fly back to Deer Lake.
Per - Jack Delano did the ATSF color picture. Also, New Hampshire is another state where you can water and snow ski if you wish.
Jan sent many photos. The prettiest 4-6-0s, IMHO, belonged to the SP&S although the NYC had some nice looking ones that ran on the "Put." ATSF "scout" was, IIRC, an all-coach train. The Erie engine in your picture is a 2-8-2, not a 4-6-2 (the extra driver always seems to hide from the camera - LOL) - picture was taken at Salamanca, NY. Fused pieces of coal in the firebox are called "clinkers." They are also referred to by a lot of politically incorrect terms which would, for sure, get us shot off the air. Enjoyed the MILW pictures and the designer plans for cars and car interiors.
Mike sent pictures. Another Delano shot with some beautiful freight cars. Less said about Penn Station, the better!
OSP - Trains 48 and 49 are the "Lakeshore" operating between NY and Chicago - that's why I was fussing re the diners. They had a Heritage diner on the last time I rode which had been r/b - it was a beautiful car (yes Boris, it was originally from the California Zephyr). NP Alaska poster was outstanding! Also liked the "Golden State" offering.
The picture of the Second Class was a little confusing. Then it hit me, no barbed wire, catapults, old cars, craters, and - the trees had greenery. Sorry folks, you had to be at the last darts tournament.
BTW, I got a call from the Intrepid Reporter who is still rusticating high atop Majestic Mount Mentor. He asked me to find out who was on the team(s) this year, and what was up with the shirt designs. As he told me, "Gotta have the background to make the coverage work." I asked him why he hadn't been seen lately and he gave a cryptic reply about owls eating the cogs on the cog railway. Then the line went dead. Man, you never know what you'll hear when you talk to that guy. Between us, I think his imagination gets the best of him sometimes. What's that Frostbite? I said imagination, not medication.
Now we are dealing with Oktoberfest. Does this involve overflights of aircraft with fire retardant? Not the same w/o the Zeppelin although I hear it may be brought back into service for the tournament.
Last, but not least, good selection of movies. I'll be over there soon.
Here's a little something you might enjoy:
A blind man wanders into an all girls biker bar by mistake.He finds his way to a bar stool and orders some coffee. After sitting there for awhile, he yells to the bartender, "Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?"The bar immediately falls absolutely silent. In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says,"Before you tell that joke, Sir, I think it is only fair -- given that you are blind -- that you should know five things: 1 The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.2. The bouncer is a blonde girl.3. I'm a 6 foot tall, 175 lb. blonde woman with a black belt in karate.4. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weightlifter. 5. The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler.Now, think about it seriously, Mister. Do you still wanna tell that joke?"The blind man thinks for a second, shakes his head, and mutters, "No... Not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times."
Good Morning All
As promised a picture of my baby
She has 4 ALCOs and has several sets of train wheels up foward??? (Anchors for our deep sea moorings )
Ship Update: Earliest we can get to a drydock is October 27th But... divers are down sealing off the tubes in hopes we can take the internal covers off the shafts and repack the stern tubes. Fingers crossed all!!!
Eric: I have a thick hide, wide shoulders and calluses to provide plenty of protection.
Anyway it's
Ruth my deAH, just a mugga Joe with a <double> jolt if you please! Boris, feed the gang - a round for the house ‘n the change is for you, my deAH!
Sorry to report that things on the home front aren't going as well as we had hoped. Grandma is hospitalized ‘n then if she pulls through, she'll require constant care. The Mrs. is preparing "her room" right now, almost as if she's "willing" it to be.
One thing about the old gal - she has put up a valient fight for such a long time that has all involved in awe of her will to carry on. Almost as if there'are no problems. Unbelievable, simply unbelievable. Anyway, she'll be giving up her apartment ‘n returning here for "hospice care." At least that's the plan . . .
So, if I'm "scarce" for awhile, you'll know why.
The Mrs. says "thanks" for your well wishes! She thinks you are a bunch of "nice boys" - ohhhhhhhhhh man, IF she only KNEW!!
On happier notes - I watched the Patriots destroy the Bengals last night while "flipping back ‘n forth" to the Padres-Rockies game.
That was some thrilling baseball game, huh The guy DID NOT touch the plate!! Had that been a Mets game the headlines wudda said, "We wuz robbed!!" Oh the pain . . . <groan>
Some fine posts I see, but an awfully long "silence" during the afternoon. Good to see the boyz come through in the evening!
Pleased to know that our friend Fergie has made it safely back to port . . .
Sorry, guyz - but I gotta cut this short . . .
Have some pre-prepared "stuff" to keep you enthralled! The Larsman-Mobile has arrived!
Western Pacific Color Pictorial - Vol One (book)
Western Pacific Locomotives & Cars (book)
Wabash Trackside 1954-1974 (book)
Spokane, Seattle & Portland Rwy - The Northwest's Own Railway (book)
The Sunset Limited - SP's Premiere Train with a Southern Accent (book)
Soo Line - From Michigan to Montana (book)
Ruth, I'll try to get back here in time for your break . . . can't let that <ahem> admin "stuff" pile up . . . <grin>
Until the next time!
Lars
Greetings Tom and gentlemen....
I think that I'll have a cup of black Java if you don't mind please....top the boys up as well please and a cigar to go with it.... Here's for you $$.
Tom, well you know me by now.....a bit of a slow starter you could say. I thank you kindly for the Vodka and the kind words . I can tell that you know good quality when you see it, the Vodka that is.....
......poors some up of for the lads......
I feel that I have to return the favor for running this great show of yours....got a bottle for Da Larsman as well for putting up with my wee "derailments"....
The more I visit this place of ours (yours) the more I like it, the atmosphere and the people. But beware, I'll probably come up with another frog or two in the future, I promise that they'll be small though But just for such an occasion I've bought a state of the art electric toothbrush to help me with my brass etc. polishing ....
No names, but here's to you all..... Slainte Mhor!
May the best you've ever seenBe the worst you'll ever see;May a moose ne'er leave yer girnalWi' a teardrop in his e'e.May ye aye keep hale and heartyTill ye're auld enough tae dee,May ye aye be just as happyAs I wish ye aye tae be.
Yeah, it's Tuesday 'n some things never change! Coffee 'n pastries are ready! Breakfasts can be ordered too!
Monday - Oct 1st:
Lars (LoveDomes) at 9:19 AM: Old dependable comes through once again - what is this, your umpteenth consecutive day at the bar
So has the pain subsided sufficiently to where there's some objectivity to be had in the discussion of what went wrong with the Mets this year Hey - think about we Cardinals fans - defending World Champs looked like World Chumps. Such is life in the thrilling world of pro-sports . . . Anyway, you at least have a "fooooooball" team over in the Meadowlands that put together one hulluva defensive effort Sunday night. Our "Lambs," in case you haven't noticed, are OH ‘n FOUR! We're "thinking" hockey about this time of year in mid-continent USA! <grin>
Many thanx for the continuing "series" of your books ‘n steam locos. Those require quite a bit of effort to retrieve, download, etc. Only those of us who "do" these things understand the process . . . <tedium>
Regarding your experiences at sea - anytime one is taking on water at a rate whereby sinking becomes more the reality than not - well, it surely can ruin one's day! Glad the Coasties came to your assistance with those pumps. Our air "arm" is a "Johnny on the spot" outfit and has been for as long as I can remember. Hurricane Katrina was but one example of the fine work those crews ‘n pilots do - daily.
Anyway, one of the ships I was assigned to also experienced an episode whereby water was coming in through a place where it shouldn't have. Stern tube problems (aka: hemorrhoid at sea) can ‘n do cause much anxiety, especially in water that's a bit deeper than the Empire State Building is tall! <ooooooooooops) Thanx to the efforts of our engineering ‘n damage control people, we were able to stop the flow, get the problem neutralized ‘n complete our mission without having to return to port. The latter was questioned "heatedily" by the "mess deck experts" <grin> I'm here to report that we all lived through it to fight another day . . . . <phew>
Now to something much more SERIOUS: So, let me get this straight: Jan says you're exceeding the 6 Pix limit, whereas you say since your submissions are two to a set, you're really at 4, not 8 which of course is less than 6 (the 4 that is) but could be more, if looking at the 8. <huh>
Boris, give me that bottle of JD ‘n throw the stopper away!! <geesh>
Thanx for the continuing support ‘n of course the round, Pix ‘n covers!
Jan (JanOlov) at 9:43 AM & 12:50 PM: Now you've figured it out, Mate - some fine ‘story telling" that not only is of interest to the guys at this Tavern by the Tracks, but also provides a bit of insight into the guy who resides in Scotland, but calls Sweden home ‘n knows more about U.S. railroads than most of us, ‘n has a hard time figuring out the "new math - Lars style"!! <grin> Seriously, I enjoyed the accounting of your experiences in the cab - surely an element of danger, along with chance ‘n perhaps a bit of humor thrown in. Nicely done!! []tup] That chilled bottle of Vodka over there is for YOU!
Some fine looking Posters too, I should add. I've got some of them in my archives - but I'll tell ya this - depending on which sites you've found them on, some have "copyright" restrictions, whereas others do not. It's a "thing" with the internet ‘n far too "bollixed up" for me to sort out - anyway, just be careful . . .
Appreciate the visits - rounds, cash ‘n smokes!
Fergie (Fergmiester) at 11:07 AM: Most relieved to learn that you made it back to port safely. Now to get the ship repaired, figure out "why - what ‘n how" - then get ‘er back to sea!
My guess is that you've got far more on your mind than providing us with some Pix of your layout for this Wednesday's OPTIONAL Toy ‘n Model Trains Day! at the bar - HOWEVER - we'll be watching for future opportunities!!
By the by, somewhere in my collection of Model RR magazines I KNOW that the Southern's beautiful green steamer "lives." I believe Bachmann may have put that out in a lucite protective case as one of their collector's items a few years back . . . Anyway, she's a beauty - saw it a couple of times when in WashDC. <sweet>
Go Cleveland, Go - eh Well, IF you've ever been to Cleveland - you'd wanna "go" too - away, that is! <grin>
Thanx for stopping by - twice!!
CM3 Shane (coalminer3) at 12:28 PM: All's right with the world as our WVA Connection has returned to the bar! With a round for the house ‘n quarters for Herr Wurlitzer's Coal Scuttle, what more can we ask of the man
Greetings Tom Hood and all you merry men....
Could I trouble you for an extra cold Guinness, top up for the lads with cigars please? Here's something for yourself as well.....
Puts some $$$$ in the cigar box and Mr Wurlitzer.....
pwolfe, you're welcome mate. Even though our steamers are waaayyyy smaller than the ones that you find in the US, they're still good fun.
That is some awesome pics on the San Diego station. WOW! Back then they really knew how to design, well....stuff.
Gunneral, me and Da Larsman? Competing? Not at all, nothing of the sort....(darn...spotted) The railroad business is serious stuff....we do not take part in that kind of unsafe and highly inapropiate business.... Why does suddenly NYC and PRR suddenly pop up in my mind..?
CMSTPP, I've got the book Milwaukee East by Mr Dorin and I enjoy his way of writing as much as Mr Scribbins . Gonna look and see what other books he has done...
Don't mind at all telling what it went for..... $51.51. Here's a link, I hope: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330169160770&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=014
This with Milwaukee Road......well, I think that you know what I'm talking about.... For the moment I'm following a NYNH&H and a GM&O lantern to see if I have better luck this time. I couldn't agree more about the Olympian Hiawatha, that must have been SOME train. The Olympian wasn't that bad either if I remember correctly . If the Pioneer Limited was the Rolls Royce as it says in "Some Classic Trains" then Olympian/Olympian Hiawatha must have been the Duesenberg.
Please forward Mr Dorin my very best the next that you meet him. That goes for Mr Scribbins as well. My "Hiawatha Story" Is signed by him, something that I just recently noticed....I know,
EricX2000, I hope that you'll have better luck than me Eric. My dad as you already know from that "other" forum that you're member of has all the pics from the trips....
Nice picture of the T-21, I drove one of those once, a very shakey experience you could say.... I'd love to take a ride in one of the Olympians or Olympian Hiawathas as well, as you put it, it's shame that they're not with us anymore.
Credit: Wikipedia and THE_IDE_VIRTUAL_DESIGN_MUSEUM
See you around the corner...
Leon, just a plain ham sandwich, please! Sugar cured ham! And coffee!
I passed my test at the rehab today. My heart is doing fine. It feels fine. More to read today than I expected!
Fergie – Hope your trip back to port goes well! Glad to learn you know how far you can push your Mrs! But you better be careful!Tom – Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Jawohl, jeder Oktober! I think I’ve forgotten most of my German though. Haven’t used it for so many years. But I still understand it when I read it! I know how you can take care of the loooong winters if you move to Alaska. Become a Snowbird and travel to Arizona every October! Return in April/May! A lot of people from Alaska is doing that every winter. I’ll tell Hans that you liked his photos (more are coming). He is also a very advanced model builder. Building locomotives from scratch, very detailed! I think Boris need to go to a refreshment class to improve his Swedish. I’ll see what pictures I have of the ugly EMU. Poway 25 miles outside San Diego? That explains it. I’ll have to look it up on the map. Thanks for the link!Nice, old fashion, ads! I think I like the Southern Belle the best!Lars – The only pictures of me actually operating locomotives are pictures from some newspapers and magazines. Plus one that was used by ABB in one of their worldwide ads. And I never took many photos at work. I should have taken many, many more. Thanks for the book covers and photos of good looking locomotives! I especially like MP #1716! Built by Brooks 1917 and retired 1953. I hope the Snakes will beat Chicago Cubs!JanOlov – You have to tell us more about your career as a fireman on different locomotives! I’ll see if I may have any pictures of #1182 and #905.Nice Hiawathas ads! Too bad it is too late to take a ride on one of them. Pete – I agree, that Class X40 is so ugly it is almost unbelievable. But I guess it is the same when it comes to modern cars. They get uglier for each year. I also have some pictures of that model railroad in Balboa Park. But I took them many years ago, in the 80’s, so I have to find them first. Thanks for the link to Poway Park! I’ll be happy to pass on your thanks to Hans!Nice pictures from San Diego! I have been driving by the Santa Fe station a few times but never been inside.Allan – I’ll pass on your thanks to Hans! James – The steering wheel is not a steering wheel. It is exactly what you think it is, a throttle of sort. The more you turn it clockwise, the more power you’ll get.
A Class T21, diesel-hydraulic switcher.
G-day Tom and all present!!
Leon- Make an OJ and a turkey sandwich. Thanks. Keep the change.
I would like to tahnk everyone for wishing me a happy Birthday. It was a good one. I picked up a Milwaukee Road GP40, some detail parts and a couple of truck trailers marked for the Milwaukee Road. I also got a lot of painting supplies. It was a good one. I will have pics tomorrow. I still have to take a couple of shots of the loco.
Tom- I would first like to say thanks. I would also like to say sorry for not being there on Saturday. We partied until midnight (family and I) and I was quite tired when we came home. It was enjoyable.
I would have to think that, that has to be one of the most impressive mountains... well, Volcano. It is very cool. Lots of neats photos. Those shots from the dome car of the other passenger train coming at you was pretty cool. I still find it a little unusual to see SD70Ms leading those trains. It's a little weird to see that, but cool in every sence.
I'm already a step ahead of you. When it comes down to inventoring my stuff, I have it down twice. One on notebook and I am going to be working putting it on the computer. I wrote down what manufacturer, the number of the locomotive and on the box, when I got it, and where. So I have it down double time. But I pretty much know my locos. Pretty much the only reason I have it, is so I don't go and buy one of the same locomotives with the same number.... That stinks. I usually bring it to train shows. It comes in pretty handy.
I have to say. The Emporium has a very good movie showing. One I have enjoyed for quite a while. Horatio Hornblower was one of the best naval movies I have seen. A great movie about the fighting of the French revolution. I highly recommend the movie.
The month of October is always a fun one. Especially with all of the events that go on here at the bar. I am certainly going to take one of those train rides to CanAm gorge. That should be fun.
Jan- Looks like Tom got to you... He certainly reminded you of something significant.. But you got around to it and I thank you!!
Yes sir, I have to say Mr. Scribbins did a nice job on that Book. Thats were most of that information came from. Infact, that book is his oldest. I have a very good friend by the name of Patrick Dorin (probably know him with all of the books he has written) who knows Jim. He is an exceptionally good writer. I do enjoy reading his books. I'm not sure how well the SP did on its passenger trains. That's a question for our man Dave. But the Milwaukee Road was the most successful train in the northern part of the states. The Twin Cities Hiawatha being the most popular. And yes, it did bring in some serious money!!!!
A latern!!!!! And one from the Milwaukee Road.... So why was I not notified!!! When it comes to the Milwaukee Road.... well you get the idea. Do mind telling what it went for?
Nice posters. The Olympian Hiawatha was one great looking train, but a little odd. Not all of the trains were stream lined. Some of the train consisted of Heavy weight cars. One that I know of had a Neavy weight diner and a business car, and a bunch of heavy weight head end cars. With stream lined mixed in with them. But the locomotives in charge of this train were some of the most stylish. The FM Erie Builts handling the trains most of the way and Bipolars handeling it in the electrified territories. It was quite the passenger train. One to definently be admired.
Lars- I apprciate you wishing me a happy B-day. It means a lot. Good material on the Southern, NYC, B&O railways. Especially that bueatiful Southern steam locomotive. I believe (If my memory serves me correctly) Doug introduced that picture to us. I wish he would come back. <sigh> Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.
Over the last few days, you have given some good steam material. A lot of great steam engines have come along. Maybe we could get one running on the mainline out side the bar here... It's a dream.. Good job on the pics... ummm ya, what Tom had said. the foursome that equals eight but is less than six!!!
Pete- Thanks for remembering my B-day. I enjoyed looking at the pics of the boats. Some really great looking old timers out there. I like the steam boat with the SP logo on there. Some classic stuff fer sure!!! Also thanks for the pics of the great little steam locos. Those little guys are pretty neat looking. I would certainly like to see one of those chugging down the tracks. Thanks for sharing.
Also, Thanks for the link to the Midland railroad. It reminded me of the Midland Continental that was based out of Ja
Hi Tom and all,
Leon, drinks all round please, seeing it`s Oktoberfest time how about a Hakkebeck[from Bremen] my favourite brew when stationed in Germany?[Way back when!]. And how about a Liverwurst sandwich and some Brokwurst to go?
Tom. Please apologise to Cindy for me, I sure was lucky not to get "Tweeted" for that! What with the double shot for James as well! I am now up to speed with time managment and am following your suggestions. Enjoyed your six pack, flicks, pics, the Alaska pics were great. The Newcastle football team got the name Magpies from their black and white playing gear. Their is a write up about them at,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_United_FC
Pete. Enjoying all the story and photo`s of your trip, San Diego station looks great. Their is a site for Newcastle "Broon" Ale at,
http://www.newcastlebrown.com/home/
Did I mention they used to call it "Journey into Space"?
Eric. Nice to see you getting back to your old self again, a great crop of photo`s from your friend Hans, give him a big thank you from me.
Per. Geordies are native`s of Tyneside, north east england, their is a good write up about them in,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geordie
Tui beer is named after a NZ native bird, they have a Tui Brewery site at,
http://www.tui.co.nz/index.asp
The girls will give you a guided tour of the premises.
Lars. I am not going to mention the "????" at all mate! Hope your wife`s mother is on the improve? A great selection of book covers and steam photo`s on your posts.
Jan. Enjoying all your steam photo`s, you and Lars have a bit of a competition going on there, keep it up! Their is a bit about how the "Pacific" type came about at,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-6-2
It has some very interesting info.
Fergie. Good to see you got back to port OK mate.
Dave. Good to see you on board again.
James. Remember that I owe you that "Double shot" when you reach your legal majority mate.
Hav`nt seen Dan or Ron for a while.
See ya, Allan
Hi Tom and all.
PER Thanks for the link to the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum at Campo. It looks well worth a visit and a ride with a good collection of locomotives. Do you know if they use a steam locomotive very often on the excursions, it seems they mainly use a diesel.
Glad you are enjoying the photos. Thanks for the old photo postcard of Horna station. It is fortunate that since the invention of the camera, that the railways have attracted photographers, even though they may not have had an interest in trains. I think those old sepia photos and postcards are great
ERIC Real glad you are feeling back to normal again.
It seems, like me, you have a friend in the old country sending great photos. As we have talked about at the bar, there are not many modern locomotives and railcars that have the style of the older locos, that really shows up when the two forms are shown alongside each other as in the photo of the Ra and the modern unit.
Can you pass on my thanks to HANS for letting us see those great photos at the bar.
Thanks for the interesting link to the AC versus DC traction motors, it make one wonder why some railroads are still having Dc motors on their new locomotives.
84 mph is not bad at all for #701.
I will pass on your kind words to the bride. I have some pics of the model railway at Balboa Park for Wednesday, hopefully.
A link to the railroad at Poway Park.
http://www.powaymidlandrr.org/default.htm
Yes the WT 2-6-4 tank locomotive was built in England. The Northern Counties Committee of Northern Ireland was owned by the LMS. The WTs were built in Derby England in 1946/7 based on a LMS 2-6-4 designs, to me looking more like a Fowler than Stanier design. One main difference is that the WTs had 6ft driving wheels as opposed to the English tanks that had 5' 9" drivers.
DAVE Great to see you in the bar.
Thanks for the info on the Santa Fe San Diego station. The Sacramento Locomotive Works building that is still standing looks a good size, is there a plan of the works when it was intact about, do you know.
I have some more photos of our visit to show, some of the museum in Sacramento and the line at Jamestown. The bride and I really enjoyed our visit to your fair state.
FERGIE. Real glad you made it safely back in harbor, by Tom's post, you had calm seas on the way back in. Perhaps a few Keith's tonight and treat yourself to that Southern model.
LARS Sorry to hear your wife's mother is not doing very well.
Thanks for the kind words.
I don't think Alan spends much time on the computer now and he is away again at the minute. I think you and he would get on well. He was a commissioning engineer for the company he worked for and this included some ships drives.
I think the photos that are missing are when I cleared out my Photobucket by mistake quite a while back; luckily I still have the photos in an album (I hope)
Perhaps you were moving about the engine room so fast that they could not get your photo. They were going to take my photo at work but said they did not want a ‘still life'.
Many thanks for the ‘Mix n Match' photos and book covers works very well.
Of course back in the Penthouse again, never did find out your ‘Secret Place'. Hope the mirror is well secured.
JAN Many thanks for the great description of your trip with No 1182. It must be hard enough to be a fireman on a steam locomotive when things are going OK, but when you run in to those sorts of problems it must be doubly hard.
Thanks for sharing.
Great selection of Milwaukee Road posters
CM3 Sorry you got hit with a project as soon as you got to work this morning
Greetings Tom and fellowship of the turntable....
Tom, a foursome that's eight which equals four that's less than six???? I suddenly developed a headache here and need to lie down for a while..... Well, God loves a trier..... "Think of other ways to come up with a plot....."
Great ads mate!
Let's see.....1, 2, 3, 4, 5 which is less than six....good. Can I carry one over to tomorrow??
Credit: Allposters....
Good Afternoon Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please; round for the house and $ for the jukebox. Just a quick one to let you know that we survived our trip to Ohio County (Yes, Boris it is in WV). I got hit with a project as soon as I walked in this a.m., but will definitely read through material and post tomorrow. Just a couple of comments for now, however.
Lars - I feel your pain, but you'll always have Mookie and Buckner. Didn't the Jints do "good" yesterday?
OSP - I rec'd your e-mail and responeded - the research dept. is pondering the problem even as we speak.
James - Happy birthday, lad!
Talk to y'all tomorrow. Go Sox!
G'day Gents!
An interesting morning at the Tavern by the Tracks! We've got Jan trying to "nail" Lars - we've got Fergie making it back to safe haven BUT editing his Post thereby skewing everyone else's!! - we've got Lars providing his "foursome" that equals eight, which is less than six AND we haven't heard from CM3 Shane <yet>
Here's my offering for the day - unsure about making it back later on.
Now Arriving on Track #1
Six Pack Special Number Four
RR advertisements from the Classic Era
Rock Island Line
Kansas City Southern
Missouri Pacific
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
Advance Zephyrs
Enjoy!
Greetings Tom and fellow beer and other alcohol connoisseurs....
I think that it's time for a refill for me and the boys. So, one extra cold Guinness, top up with cigars for the lads.....and something for yourself, please.
$$$$ for the cigar box and Mr Wurlitzer....
Fergie, I was shopping for a really nice 1921-23 CMStP&P RR lantern on ebay, unfortunately I didn't win...... Oh well, just keep looking I guess.
Speaking of "Stiff Breezes" I'll take a stiff one once I'm home thank you!
Lars not the trip to be oboard my friend as we hobble home on one shaft. Unfortunately got one of those calls at 3am from the Chief Engineer saying we had blown the packing on our port shaft. So after a 150nm trip in we should be tied up about lunchtime (Salt Cod, Onions, Pork Scraps and boiled potato. It doesn't get much better!! I'm serious)
LoveDomes wrote: Southern #1401 at the Smithsonian
Southern #1401 at the Smithsonian
Lars I wish they'd make these in an affordable model as I would love to have one of them ride the M.E.S.S. rails. As far as the Canadian Loonie. It's a blessing and a curse as the maunfacturing sector will get hit but the buyer is already starting to see some benifits. I've been buying up Semaphore Signals on E-bay like there is no tomorrow this past week.
Pete: 35 is a stiff breeze but it is comfortable as opposed to say... 100+ kts. I've got a shortcut on desktop to NOAA Hurricane Centre.
Yes Peter, Per and Eric I do know how to live a precarious life. But I also know how far I can push the Mrs without getting into the deep end. BTW my pick won yesterday
Go Cleveland GO!!!
Yes that was my suicide pool pick... Ya I know... Why? I picked the wrong team and it was too late once I realized I made a mistake.
Anyway I must run
Tried to drop this earlier but as Tom said the server musta taken on water. Anyway We made it to the dock and are now safe and sound and the sweat is off my brow... Hate days like this!
Greetings Tom and fellow railroad hobos.....
May I please have an extra cold Guinness, top up with cigars for the lads? Here's something for yourself....
Puts some $$$$ in the cigar box and Mr Wurlitzer..
EricX2000, E-10 1742, great pic! I've been on her sister 1744. Nice and easy when they're oil fired don't you think...? The other steamer that worked on was E 905 and E-2 1182. Unfortunately I have not photos of them here....
Tom, I loved to work on "my" steamers, winter or summer. Sorry to say they're not as BIG as the US ones, but still, STEAM! The trip when we had our King with us in the middle of the winter. One of those perfect winter days with high blue skies and deep freshly fallen snow, snowplows came in hand on that trip. I enjoyed the trip back more though which was in darkness with a fullmoon.
Another trip which we did in the summer (Inlandsbanan which was I on, makes steam trips every now and then during the summer period) which were a tad bit more exciting.. The start in the morning with firing up and all that went well with no problems at all, pumps and everything working fine. We left the roundhouse, headed for the station, picked up our passengers and took off. Can't remember where we were going, the few hours there went as well as anyhting. Arriving at the destination we had a few hours of music and BBQ in nice sunshine. Anyhoo, when it was all done and dusted we started to make preparations for the trip back....more coal on the fire and water.
Halfway back we started to have a water leak between tender and locomotive, which made us stop a couple of times to try fix. The last time we stopped, we saw that we were going to be late, so we fixed it good as we could. Well, everything was going dandy until our airpump stopped working....banging our heads together we tried to figure out what to do. Luckily we had both our engines on this trip, me on 1182 and my bset friend on 905. As we tried to gain as much lost time as possible, we deiced to keep going. So, there I was going out through the door on the engineers side, work on the airpump to get it going, back inside to check on coal and water, out on my side hang on to the steps to check on the leak, back inside to check on coal and water and if neccesary put some more coal and water on, back out to the airpump to see if it still was working.... fives times I did this in 50+ Km/h. Needles to say, my best friend and his engineer wondered what the I was doing.
After a while our train started to slow dramatically. Hearing on the radio that my buddy was loosing steam due to a "gubbe" in the fire (don't know what they're called in US those piles you can get in the fire) because of the coal quality wasn't the best.
So there we were, he loosing steam, me with water leak and faulty airpump trying to make up lost time...., I had to pull the train and he break the same.... In the end we were only 10 or so minutes late getting back. Must have lost a stone or two on that trip.
As for the Sunday, I thought that people would take the chance to check up on stock....
http://www.inlandsbanan.se/eng/index.php
See you around the corner....
Just edited some mistakes and there was Da Larsman, with EIGHT pics....what happened with the six rule friend of order might ask??
Great pics none the less mate! Have a dram on me.....
Ruth my deAH, I've had much bettAH Monday mornings, but there is ONE thing to cheer me up ‘n it's the sight of YOU! <blush>
A round for the boyz - treats for the crittAHS - a small jar of PPF for Boris - a mugga Joe with a jolt for me ‘n the change is YOURS!
My JINTS surely made up for the feelings I had yesterday afternoon with the total collapse of my METS! Anyway, 12 sacks - now I've nevAH seen such a defensive performance - nevAH! They looked awesome over at the Meadowlands . . . two of my boys went to the game, whereas the other one was at Shea for the collapse. I had the chance to go to either - but opted out. The Mrs. was looking a bit <sad> - her mother isn't doing well . . .
All kinds of activity since my Saturday visit ‘n it's good to see. While the "gaps" between posts still seem to be longer than what we'd like, I have to say that in spite of the UTBs who we used to depend on so much, our Faithful Few are keeping us moving forward! Five- Salute to all who give a Rat's Patoot about Cap'n Tom's Place!
Hey Fergie! I can remember having sea water overtaking our pumps to where the freeboard was disappearing faster than the water coming in!! Thanks to Cap'n Tom's organization, we survived it due to the pumps dropped to us. One of the most harrowing nightmare evAH at sea . . . We really thought we were "goners" - and yes, it was the packing that gave way - single screw ship.
Best of good fortune to you ‘n your crew as you make your way to port . . .
Exchange rate is good for something I see! Buying "train stuff" - well, why not
Hey Jan! I'm forever amazed at what comes outta your head! We're not open on Sundays, mate . . . every post that Da Bossman puts up on Saturday has a header saying this - week after week after week. Good Grief Charlie Brown, aren't you seeing what we're seeing??? Missed B'day greetings too along with . . . . oh well, WhatRyaGonnaDo - can lead the horse to water, but ya can't make it drink! <geesh>
BUT, you have a way of making up for it with a keen sense of humor, some fine photos ‘n of course generous rounds, cigars ‘n money for the juke (Herr Wurlitzer)!
I see the brass is looking rather "spiffy" this morning!
Some nice material from ya, mate!
For Pete! What's THIS So that gal from up in Canada IS flying to St. Louis to meet with Da Boss who is going to get her to where you live AND all this while your Mrs. is out of town [?[ Slick, mate - slick. I'll not tell anyone - nope - you can count on the Larsman me boy! <grin>
Some fine photos from San Diego ‘n from your friend Alan who for whatever the reason will not make an appearance here. How hard would that be for him, I wonder? Meaning, does he have a ‘puter and if so, is he comfortable using it for online stuff? Some guys aren't.
By the way, didjaknow that an awful lot of your photos are not showing up on some pages of this thread and over at the "old" site too???? I was browsing around trying to come up with some "stuff" and noticed it the other day.
Liked that Berkley ferry photo ‘n especially the stack!
For Eric! Some mighty fine shots of those trains in Sweden! Funny how some guys have all kinds of things to bring back their careers in photos, whereas others don't. I can't recall one single picture of me in any engine room . . . .
Somewhere in my boxes of "stuff' stowed away in the basement are my Navy pictures - have lots of ‘em from my around the world cruise, but all either on deck or on liberty. None that I can recall from being on duty.
Keep taking things on a slow bell, mate - we want you back in full form!
Wait 'til NEXT YEAR! Good luck to your Reptiles . . . <groan>
For Per! One could spend a week at the Smithsonian and NOT see it all! Used to be one of my "must visit" places when traveling to our Capital city . . .
This "thing" about your citizenship application seems rather screwed up with you as the victim. Makes me angry to think of how things have gotten so messed up - we have millions of people in our country who shouldn't be here - don't belong here - and won't leave because we either don't want to find ‘em or can't. With you, I'm presuming you are a "straight arrow" with nothing to hide and most probably an asset to be added to the roles of citizenship. So what do they do? Make it nearly impossible for you. Arrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhh.
Does anyone in Washington DC understand the word, "competence"????
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