kpolak wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: Remember the last time the Chief was in Ohio? The day after he left, the State declared a three day holiday for us to rejoice. The train ride sounds great! But the 'After the Chief Party' sounds better....decisions...Kurt
Buckeye Riveter wrote: Remember the last time the Chief was in Ohio? The day after he left, the State declared a three day holiday for us to rejoice.
The train ride sounds great! But the 'After the Chief Party' sounds better....decisions...
Kurt
Kurt.....maybe we can have Jim/aka Brutus retrofit Tardis to look like the Ohio Central #763 4-8-2 I saw in the link Buckeye provided to get to Chief's lakeside retreat for the party. Did you get your invitation yet? Mine came in a box with a big bag of grits. Although Dennis just got back from vacation, it sounds like he could use another, so we should drop by and pick him up on the way. He could bring Chief some of the dead furry animals the owl was eating in his front yard as a "peace " offering for Chief.
Dennis....the Russians bypassed Roseyville on the way to Georgia because they got intimidated. Saw dead vermin all over the place, did autopsies: found lead pellets, insecticide spray, and grits. Thought they were in the same Forbidden Zone they saw in the movie Planet of the Apes and got out of there fast.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
I hear they are building a new school in Roseyville. I also have heard the school board is trying to determine a name for the new Middle School. I hear that someone in Roseyville has been bugging the school board about the new name. I hearby declare this to be an official petition to name the new facility:
CHIEF FRANK EAGLE'S MIDDLE SCHOOL
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
Mornin' boys. Hazy & 68 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Been reading the latest issue of the NRHS Bulletin (Fall '07...they're a little behind). Anyway, excellent pictorial on cattle cars and stockpens, centered around the Harriman Ranch in the early 70's (UP territory).
Buckeye - It sounds like a good time ahead in OHIZO, but if his emminence is headed your way, I'm headin' south to Roseyville...party should be a good one.
HI GIZ,
58 this morning and foggy. But another nice day on tap here today. Got to cut neighbor ladies lawn then run trains today. I really like the El Capitan set I got from down at BARRYs. I am now looking for a Sante FE A unit Dummy or even a powered A unit for this set ANYONE have any ideas? I tried ebay and the TCA exchange but no cigar. ANYWHERE else I can try?
DENNIS sounds like you might have the beginings of an ARK starting. This summer I've been watching a doe with her two fawns. They are just beautiful. I see them right down from my house about a quarter of a mile, usually first thing in the morning. I've been about 25 feet from them and they are just real cool. Been talking to them but as of late haven't spoken to me yet.
GOLF later today against BRO.
HAPPY FRIDAY EVE!!!!
B good or B gone,
laz57
KURT, JACK, and FIFE,
Yes nice nite lying on hammock.
Had frosties in the cooler on ice next to hammock for easy reach.
The PERSIIDES were in the NE sky. So that explains all them FIREWORKS coming from the SW?
JACK, put my turtle(3) in kidie wading pool for about an hour when do the cleaning. They love it and just are trying to bust out. No diseases here with the turtles. My two are about 15 years old and the female is about 8. She has laid eggs for three years now and we have taken them and buried them in sand kept them moist and still we havent had any hatch.
Jack: Maybe we can remake the tardis like an outhouse, and make it a sneek attack. No one will ever expect the Trojan Outhouse!
Laz: Just buy another set.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: I hear they are building a new school in Roseyville. I also have heard the school board is trying to determine a name for the new Middle School. I hear that someone in Roseyville has been bugging the school board about the new name. I hearby declare this to be an official petition to name the new facility:CHIEF FRANK EAGLE'S MIDDLE SCHOOL
BUCKEYE,
Don't you thinkink it should be
CHIEF FRANK EAGLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
You gotta learn to walk and talk before you can run?
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Dr Who says----
'Can he have his Tardisback?'
AAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!
Now my auto log in has packed up....
John Baker
Good Morning All
Sorry no exciteing news this morning unless you want to hear about the family gals garage sale. I think its still in the 60s this morning, not Aug. temps at all. No A/C though so nice summer smells in the house. Except when there is bacon on the stove for BLT's. Oh I forgot to mention the tomato we had on grilled hamburgers, each slice larger than the bun,summer is so nice. Need to mention something about toy trains, oh I know, I like them. S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
laz 57 wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: I hear they are building a new school in Roseyville. I also have heard the school board is trying to determine a name for the new Middle School. I hear that someone in Roseyville has been bugging the school board about the new name. I hearby declare this to be an official petition to name the new facility:CHIEF FRANK EAGLE'S MIDDLE SCHOOL BUCKEYE, Don't you thinkink it should be CHIEF FRANK EAGLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLYou gotta learn to walk and talk before you can run?laz57
I agree with LAZ....Most of the Suthern kids are 18 or older in Elementary school anyway.
Afternoon from Town Hall. Meeting was a "wash". DOT employee told a guy to build a serivce road and now denies it [DOT Officials are on employee's case]. Now time for lunch. Sunny but cool for August. Later
all Yanks, be on the watchout for a surprise!!!!!!!!!!!
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
cnw1995 - I started a collection of LIONEL Horse cars for the littlest princess. So far she has the A.T.S.F. #9280, LIONELVILLE FARMS #16682, and the BREYER #6473. There's a yellow version from the late 50's floating around, and a Kentucky Derby car as well I'm keeping my eyes peeled (I don't shop via ebay). Any other samples out there?
Future plans are to model the stockpens at Moorefield,WV. So a horse coral is in order as well.
fifedog wrote: cnw1995 - I started a collection of LIONEL Horse cars for the littlest princess. So far she has the A.T.S.F. #9280, LIONELVILLE FARMS #16682, and the BREYER #6473. There's a yellow version from the late 50's floating around, and a Kentucky Derby car as well I'm keeping my eyes peeled (I don't shop via ebay). Any other samples out there?
3356 Santa Fe REA Type I (1956-1960) Labeled "BLT 5-56 BY LIONEL"
3356 Santa Fe REA Type II (1964-1966) NOt labeled, but AAR trucks
3366 Circus Car 1959-1961 w/ nine white horses
Blueberryhill RR wrote: laz 57 wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: I hear they are building a new school in Roseyville. I also have heard the school board is trying to determine a name for the new Middle School. I hear that someone in Roseyville has been bugging the school board about the new name. I hearby declare this to be an official petition to name the new facility:CHIEF FRANK EAGLE'S MIDDLE SCHOOL BUCKEYE, Don't you thinkink it should be CHIEF FRANK EAGLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLYou gotta learn to walk and talk before you can run?laz57I agree with LAZ....Most of the Suthern kids are 18 or older in Elementary school anyway.
I think there are some out there that are doubting the veracity of my story. Since everything on the internet is true, I give you: http://www.newsobserver.com/1253/story/1175402.html
Found out tonight that the original Coffee Pot thread is still available. Was searching for an old post and found it in the original CP thread. Amazing how quickly several years have gone by. The coffee pot has been going for over four years now. Saw many names of posters that no longer post. I guess change is inevitable but sometimes a little sad. Especially when you remmeber that some posters have gone to that big roundhouse in the sky.
[Rant on]The search function needs a lot of work. It will tell you that something you are looking for is in a thread but takes you to the first page of the thread not the actual post it found. Then you have to go a couple pages at a time to get to the page with the post you really want. [Rant Off]
Did NOT get a call this afternoon so it looks like its back to square one.
Perhaps ............
Chief Frank Eagles Alternative --Elementary/Middle/High Sckull 'y'all
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
fifedog wrote:Mornin' boys. Hazy & 68 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Been reading the latest issue of the NRHS Bulletin (Fall '07...they're a little behind). Anyway, excellent pictorial on cattle cars and stockpens, centered around the Harriman Ranch in the early 70's (UP territory).
I read that article as well, very interesting. I was not aware that they lasted as long as they did. Don't think there were any in the East much past the 50s.
SPMan
John, I was checking out a episode of "Trains and Locomotives" on RFD that was on the DVR. The episode was on the GG1s and in some of the shots, you can see them pulling cattle cars. Will have to watch it again for era and location. Obviously, it was in the Pennsy's NE corridor.
Was a long day, but at least I am not on call. Had some things to take care of regarding the movie, but not much. Actually got home in time to do a little wiring on the layout....until the dog decided to take a leak on the tarp under the layout. Thank goodness for that tarp.
When I get done tomorrow, plan to stop by movie theater to get some tickets to take the kids to see the new "Star Wars" movie. Hope it is not too bad as it is hard to find something the kids like, yet doesn't give them a wrong message.
Chief Eagles School, now that does have a ring to it..... I bet they serve Grits at lunch time!
God Bless,
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
dwiemer wrote: Chief Eagles School, now that does have a ring to it..... I bet they serve Grits at lunch time!
Chief Eagles Landfill has a ring to it, too, a dull thud.
Time for some serious train talk...... MTH do you know how to make a switch that works!!!! Your quality control must be run by engineers who received a degree from Cereal Box Technical Institute. (I hope MTH never tries making something important, like toilet paper, airplanes, shovels and paper clips.) How can you make switches with different dimensions? Yes, I measured them and your frog depths are different. Plastic injecton molding is not something that was just invented this year. It has been around for year and years. How about learning how to do it and doing it right. Next time, Atlas or Gargraves. No more MTH junk track.
I feel better now. I bet the Chief is LOL.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: dwiemer wrote: Chief Eagles School, now that does have a ring to it..... I bet they serve Grits at lunch time!Chief Eagles Landfill has a ring to it, too, a dull thud. Time for some serious train talk......[soapbox] MTH do you know how to make a switch that works!!!! Your quality control must be run by engineers who received a degree from Cereal Box Technical Institute. (I hope MTH never tries making something important, like toilet paper, airplanes, shovels and paper clips.) How can you make switches with different dimensions? Yes, I measured them and your frog depths are different. Plastic injecton molding is not something that was just invented this year. It has been around for year and years. How about learning how to do it and doing it right. Next time, Atlas or Gargraves. No more MTH junk track. I feel better now. I bet the Chief is LOL.
Time for some serious train talk......[soapbox] MTH do you know how to make a switch that works!!!! Your quality control must be run by engineers who received a degree from Cereal Box Technical Institute. (I hope MTH never tries making something important, like toilet paper, airplanes, shovels and paper clips.) How can you make switches with different dimensions? Yes, I measured them and your frog depths are different. Plastic injecton molding is not something that was just invented this year. It has been around for year and years. How about learning how to do it and doing it right. Next time, Atlas or Gargraves. No more MTH junk track.
I love my TUBULAR track and SWITCHES.......
SPMan wrote: Sadly, there are no oysters left fit to eat in the Chesapeake Bay from what I hear. Ray
The oysters are no big deal but DON'T mess up the crabbing, gotta have them Md. Crab Cakes !
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dwiemer wrote: Was a long day, but at least I am not on call. Had some things to take care of regarding the movie, but not much. Actually got home in time to do a little wiring on the layout....until the dog decided to take a leak on the tarp under the layout. Thank goodness for that tarp.Always thought the animals liked plastic coverings for that use. Something about it attracts them. Better there than the floor though.Raining now in Pa. Nice breezes coming in the house and I'm watching the olympics.God Bless us allcooltechGod Bless,Dennis
Always thought the animals liked plastic coverings for that use. Something about it attracts them. Better there than the floor though.
Raining now in Pa. Nice breezes coming in the house and I'm watching the olympics.
God Bless us all
cooltech
GOOD EVENING ALL
Just a quick hello and Brutus I'm stayin in tonite but bring the guys over. Whatever they name the school, they will still have to let the students off when they are called for jury duty. S.J.
Good night, Chief - good job. I read that article thanks to Buckeye and it seems that you have a strong argument to me. Good luck!
Cut a brick, finished a small job for a buddy, and ate half a pizza. I hung out with my buddy John Duncan and just had a great talk about stuff. I think there is some pizza left, so I'll fly by and see if any beacons are on, TTFN
PS - banilla and rootbeer is on Sir James! I've got his keys
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Had to come back on for two reasons. Saw WRAL-TV news. They finally got down to whale s--t reporting. Nothing like the meeting ended was what they reported. Citizens are not coming up with alturnatives, I'm and will try to get them done.
Buckeye, MTH Realtrax switches are almost as low as WRAL-TV's reporting. I was running trains the other day adn a train went through the reversing loop. Went to throw the swtich back to green and it acted as if it had shorted out the switch motor. Then the switch lantern went out and when I would flip the controler to green, it made all the switch controler light go out. I turned it by hand. I will check it again soon. They do that a lot. Sometimes they will go back to work by themselves. Sometimes you have to pull them out. Lets all get a letter composed and put our signatures on it. We will email it to CTT Editor and ask for assistance. See if they can get MTH to listen. Fife talked to MTH rep about it at York. Guy didn't know anyone was having trouble [lies like a rug]. They also arc when diesels go through switches used as curves in mainline. I am going to experiment with a Ross switch [a buddy is sending me one to test]. If Ross will work [get roadbed thickness level and they are wired without problem] OK, will start replacing them with Ross's.
OH, it full moon [looks that way] and MTH JUNK does not work during full moon.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: dwiemer wrote: Chief Eagles School, now that does have a ring to it..... I bet they serve Grits at lunch time!Chief Eagles Landfill has a ring to it, too, a dull thud. Time for some serious train talk...... MTH do you know how to make a switch that works!!!! Your quality control must be run by engineers who received a degree from Cereal Box Technical Institute. (I hope MTH never tries making something important, like toilet paper, airplanes, shovels and paper clips.) How can you make switches with different dimensions? Yes, I measured them and your frog depths are different. Plastic injecton molding is not something that was just invented this year. It has been around for year and years. How about learning how to do it and doing it right. Next time, Atlas or Gargraves. No more MTH junk track. I feel better now. I bet the Chief is LOL.
Buckeye--instead of blood pressure medicine (or Gin) to resolve this problem--four words--Gargraves track/Ross switches=problem solved. The issue is you and I are in the same boat, lots of $$$ invested in MTH product and for me I'm past the point of no return, I cannot start over. My MTH track has worked flawlessly for me and I only have two bad switche's out of 14 on my layout, thankfully I can reach them so they become manual switches and they are on sidings. Maybe I was fortunate, they are about 9 years old. I still like MTH track and for a small layout (4 x 8) I believe MTH switches would be OK.
It appears to me quality control from all manufacturers could be better or are we expecting to much? A hobby should not be frustrating, it's challenging enough when everything sort of works
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