2009 Coffee Pot. Here we gather with friends with trains for chats, 4 years of coffee and sweet ice tea.

[SPMan]

Sorry Don, my only floor fan is already in use blowing hot air out of my train room.  Thanks for the pictures of the fire trucks on flatcars.  Looks like the AGHR layout from that so called red rock canyon in the background.  Don, those pictures of the dry river bed with the leaf blowers was a hoot.  Kinda like putting your finger in a dike or something or closing your eyes if you want to hide. Must be a good analogy for this.

My son is feeling much better today.  He went to the dentist and they feel confident they can repair the damage without too much trouble.  Restaurant people called today and said they have turned the matter over to their headquarters and would be getting back to us.  Sounds like they are taking some responsibility for the unsafe condtions around the place.  I'm glad to hear it.  I think my son would be satisfied if they just cover the dental bill.

Thanks to all you guys who expressed good wishes for my son.  I have'nt had time today to look at everything on the Coffee Pot.

Ray

[ChiefEagles]

Today's meetings are over.  Tomorrow is breakfast [free] and a meeting.  May drive up to lake house and back.  Resting and watching TV.  LAZ, three boxes of coal in the mail [USPS].  Later.

[edw]

dwiemer

I actually enjoy the intellectual arguments with EDW

Dennis, hold onto your chair, I'm going to agree with you.

I enjoy our discussions because they are always intellectually stimulating.

(Now if we could only get anjdevil2 to elevate his game.)

[laz 57]

RRCharlie

Laz57;

Don't know what Lionel is really up to but latest shipping schedule-1/12/09-shows coal tipple packs to ship September '09.

Thanks MEL, probably the ole bait and switch?  I'll be a looking for it, probably get a case?

laz57

[laz 57]

fifedog

Evenin' boys.  It's cold.  Probably colder in New York...and Carolina...and Nashville...and Sandy Eggo...definitely Indianapolis.

Boy came home with his next english project.  He needs to do write a how-to paper...I suggested a how-to article on a simple Christmas Garden...SOLD!

laz - Hey! My trousers were a little "snug" this morning.  Have you been skipping "our" 4-milers....

cheapclassics - Safe trip.

FIFE,

  Sorry man, was the WINGs and YUENGs.  I'll be a running ALL WEEK LONG.

laz57

[Blueberryhill RR]

Buckeye Riveter

Chuck....I was horrified to learn that you had lost your photos, so here is the one I know you cherish above all others.  The next time you see me, Tom or Laz, we will be more than glad to autograph it for you. 

 

BTW, did you lose the photo of the Chief?  If so, I'm afraid I don't have any, but my friends at the Ohio Highway Patrol have hundreds.

 

 

 

It's too bad the Chief doesn't loose our email addresses.  I have always thought if my email was Go_Sherman_Go.Northwon.com the emails from the Chief would stop. 

 

Chicago Doug......I hope you have the hatches on tight tonight because the boat is going to get some big waves. 

 

SD Doug.......Your weather reports are entertaining.  No where in the world is the weather that bad.  Sun and warm; who would want to live like that? 

 

Chief....O-72 switches are working perfect.

 

Laz..... After thinking about all the miles you are running, fife and I want to invest in your "miles run bank."   So starting tomorrow, please up the milage to 42 miles per day.  That should be enough to get both fifedog and me in great shape by June using the banked mileage.

Yes, Buckeye, that is my most favorite picture. Thanks.

AND...............I did lose the pictures of Chief....( finally ) !!!!!!!!!

Chuck

[laz 57]

Buckeye Riveter

Chuck....I was horrified to learn that you had lost your photos, so here is the one I know you cherish above all others.  The next time you see me, Tom or Laz, we will be more than glad to autograph it for you. 

 

BTW, did you lose the photo of the Chief?  If so, I'm afraid I don't have any, but my friends at the Ohio Highway Patrol have hundreds.

 

 

 

It's too bad the Chief doesn't loose our email addresses.  I have always thought if my email was Go_Sherman_Go.Northwon.com the emails from the Chief would stop. 

 

Chicago Doug......I hope you have the hatches on tight tonight because the boat is going to get some big waves. 

 

SD Doug.......Your weather reports are entertaining.  No where in the world is the weather that bad.  Sun and warm; who would want to live like that? 

 

Chief....O-72 switches are working perfect.

 

Laz..... After thinking about all the miles you are running, fife and I want to invest in your "miles run bank."   So starting tomorrow, please up the milage to 42 miles per day.  That should be enough to get both fifedog and me in great shape by June using the banked mileage.

BUCKEYE,

  42 miles WOW!!!!!??????  Gee, I'm only doing 21 a week now and you want 42?  I better start right after dinner.  I got gett YUZ GYZ in shape by JUNE?

LOVE that CLASSIC COVER of CTT.  MY FAVORITE ISSUE.

laz57

[dougdagrump]

dbaker48

 Doug or Ray ---

Do either of you guys have a floor fan that is not in use??  Our Air Conditioning isn't working well, and the repair guy is gone on vacation.   Thanks

Sorry Don, all packed away in storage but if this keeps up I'm going to fire up the AC. If it gets to uncomfortable we could spend the day at the museum playing with trains.

[dwiemer]

Yeah Fife, I been a BAAAAD boy!  If they knew some of the things I did in my early years.....well, can't go there.  We have an old saying, don't get even, get ahead.

RT, the fire post was the one in question.  Glad it was able to finally get on.  Thought it would be of interest to a lot of folks here.

Well, got an email from the folks at Apple.  They sent a video explaining how to copy the songs from the computer to the unit.  I have been loading a bunch of songs from some site called "FileVOom" that has all kinds of songs.  Been listening to "Dock of the Bay" and some Allman Brothers.  Also watching Trains and Locomotives on the "Boston and Maine in the Four Seasons".  Really like this RFD-TV.

Sounds like Kevin in AK has the door jammed open and we are all about to get a Arctic blast.  Hope everyone has a good night.  Have another big day tomorrow.

God Bless,
dennis

[rtraincollector]

anjdevil2

 Hey Dennis, that's what happens when you argue with edw about anything!!!

Thanks for the picture of Anderson Station.  I saw the befores but not the afters.  It's a real shame.  Also saw video of the Elizabeth Fire Capt's service.  Bostons own Lt. Kevin Kelly died in the freak accident, he was late of Firehouse USA on USA network.  I sorta remember him, great guy almost 30 years in the fire service.  Shame to loose him.

Got a package from Ohio today, wonder what it might be....?

Stay WARM, frosty is for beer!

Rich

since the chief hasn't made it in yet Quick call the bomb squad for that box from Ohio!!!!

that fire what a shame . I hate seeing landmarks go up.

Well Brutus the beacon is on got the pineapple upsidedown cake waiting

 

[Buckeye Riveter]

Chuck....I was horrified to learn that you had lost your photos, so here is the one I know you cherish above all others.  The next time you see me, Tom or Laz, we will be more than glad to autograph it for you. 

 

BTW, did you lose the photo of the Chief?  If so, I'm afraid I don't have any, but my friends at the Ohio Highway Patrol have hundreds.

 

 

 

It's too bad the Chief doesn't loose our email addresses.  I have always thought if my email was Go_Sherman_Go.Northwon.com the emails from the Chief would stop. 

 

Chicago Doug......I hope you have the hatches on tight tonight because the boat is going to get some big waves. 

 

SD Doug.......Your weather reports are entertaining.  No where in the world is the weather that bad.  Sun and warm; who would want to live like that? 

 

Chief....O-72 switches are working perfect.

 

Laz..... After thinking about all the miles you are running, fife and I want to invest in your "miles run bank."   So starting tomorrow, please up the milage to 42 miles per day.  That should be enough to get both fifedog and me in great shape by June using the banked mileage.

[dbaker48]

 Doug or Ray ---

Do either of you guys have a floor fan that is not in use??  Our Air Conditioning isn't working well, and the repair guy is gone on vacation.   Thanks

[dougdagrump]

S.J. In our house we have a general understanding:

#1.  I make the big decisions and she makes the little decisions.

#2. She decides which are big decisions and which are little decisions.

 

[anjdevil2]

 Hey Dennis, that's what happens when you argue with edw about anything!!!

Thanks for the picture of Anderson Station.  I saw the befores but not the afters.  It's a real shame.  Also saw video of the Elizabeth Fire Capt's service.  Bostons own Lt. Kevin Kelly died in the freak accident, he was late of Firehouse USA on USA network.  I sorta remember him, great guy almost 30 years in the fire service.  Shame to loose him.

Got a package from Ohio today, wonder what it might be....?

Stay WARM, frosty is for beer!

Rich

[sir james I]

Howdy All

RT good luck with your GP9 project.  Nothing going on at the S.J. household except looking out the window. gave a couple of trains a few laps and finished CTT. My wife had a Dr. appointment for tomorrow but forcasters are all guessing for a nasty day so she changed her  appointment. I let her bring it up and decide because whatever I tell her ,we all know would be wrong. Yea I love her but that part about the husband being the head of the house got lost during the 80s I think. I'll stop back later..TTFN     S.J.

[rtraincollector]

Chief look out!  headline on yahoo this after noon " More people left California than any other state last year"

Afternoon all or should I say evening. Anyway had a normal day did find out the part to repair my engine is $69.95 at electric railroad. My Kasey Kahne Expansion pack due in tomorrow while I'm at work ( I have OT tomorrow and Wed. )

Talk to you all later time to go fix some dinner

[RRCharlie]

Laz57;

Don't know what Lionel is really up to but latest shipping schedule-1/12/09-shows coal tipple packs to ship September '09.

[dougdagrump]

Afternoon All.

Fife, The Charger fans are a bit blue today, but at least not from the cold. Gorgeous brite blue sky and 89* with a bit of wind, supposed to be this way for the next few days as well. Red flags are flying and CalFire has extra crews on alert just in case, hopefully they will be staying at the stations.

Chief, Check your inbox.

Dennis, Are you being non-pc again ? p.s. Belated

Now, where did I leave my coffee cup ?   

[jakeoregano]

I know I'm a day late and a dollar short as they say, but I am so happy for both the Ravens and the Steelers. I can't wait for this match up. This is going to be an out and out brawl. My Ravens are beat up and need the rest, but they'll be ready for the Steelers on Sunday. AFC NORTH is the toughest division in football. GO RAVENS!!!

[rtraincollector]

Dwiemer I had that happen once when I was posting some Pics of instructions it appears certain links will do that or if you post a lot in one day not sure which lol

Evening all you been busy today page and a half in 10 hours lol

[fifedog]

dwiemer - Hey, I din't know you were a fellow DELTA!!!

[fifedog]

Evenin' boys.  It's cold.  Probably colder in New York...and Carolina...and Nashville...and Sandy Eggo...definitely Indianapolis.

Boy came home with his next english project.  He needs to do write a how-to paper...I suggested a how-to article on a simple Christmas Garden...SOLD!

laz - Hey! My trousers were a little "snug" this morning.  Have you been skipping "our" 4-milers....

cheapclassics - Safe trip.

[dwiemer]

Not sure what is going on here.  Posted about two hours ago and when I hit the button, it displayed a screen telling me that this site is monitored by moderators and once my post was approved, it would be posted on the site.  Am I on double secret probation?  Anyway, hope folks here are having a good one.

Dennis

[jonadel]

A strange day here weather wise.  We have about 5" of fresh/wet snow and the hammer is supposed to fall in about two hours with a ground blizzard situation.  We share a long and steep gravel driveway with two our neighbors, the one guy is in Iraq and the other couple both work so I just plowed the whole thing with my ATV, what a machine.  From the bottom of the driveway to the far back neighbor is about a 1/4 mile, from our house to the bottom is about 150 yards.  It took me about 80 minutes and that's with me doing hand shoveling on our approach as I have the blade set up just a bit as our driveways are rock except in front of the garage doors.  When we first moved out here 19 years ago I did it by hand and thought nothing of it....... I was also in my 40's and in a lot better shape    Right now it's 32 (a heat wave) and it's supposed to drop to zero tonight with wind gusts of 50 MPH,   Key West is going to look mighty fine next month

[Blueberryhill RR]

Hey Guys,

I need an e-mail from all of you. I lost your e-mail addresses on my old computer.

Thanks,  Chuck

[Sturgeon-Phish]

I just re-read my post.  Can you tell I just came off night shift

Jim

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Morning (Afternoon?) all

Just woke up.  I came home and worked in the 751 Log Loader.  It works really neat.  No to start cleaning it up.  I had a scrap 751 I was parting out to contribute the house on top.  I may start stripping it soon.  I finished the 714 Log Unloader using J-B Weld to make a goober at the end of the hinge pin.  It sem to be working.

I am going to go to church and take down the outside NAtivity Set.  Today is going to be the best day this week.

May God bless

Jim

[dwiemer]

Good Early Afternoon Y'all!  Well, took quite a long time in finishing this morning's case.  Sometimes they just take awhile as everyone's anatomy is a little different.

Going home soon, have a parenting class at the church tonight.  Hope to get a little train time in, but it is doubtfull.  Some of the guys I used to work with sent me this article on a fire in NJ at a train station.  Rather sad as it was a nice station.  I will try to attach it here:

Fire destroys historic Hackensack train station

by Nyier Abdou/The Star-Ledger Saturday January 10, 2009, 3:15 PM


A three-alarm fire tore through the historic Anderson Street train station in Hackensack early this morning, destroying the local landmark and disrupting service on NJ Transit's Pascack Valley line.At least a dozen fire companies were called on to fight the blaze in the one-story wood structure, which is located close to the railroad tracks, said Capt. Ken Kalman of the Hackensack Fire Department. No one was there at the time of the fire, which broke out around 6 a.m., Kalman said.The fire spread to the three-story building next door, which has a tavern on the ground floor and apartments above, but fire fighters were able to save the building from serious damage, Kalman said. The residents were evacuated from the building, he said.Fire crews brought the fire under control by 9 a.m. No one was injured.Train service on the Pascack Valley line, which runs from Spring Valley to Hoboken, is suspended between the North Hackensack and Essex Street stations due to work at the site of the fire, said NJTransit spokeswoman Penny Bassett Hackett. Buses are shuttling train passengers between the stations. Service is running with about a 20-minute delay, Bassett Hackett said.The Anderson Street station, built in 1869 as one of the stations on the Erie Railroad, is listed on both the state and national registers of historic places. It was the second-oldest in the state system, Bassett Hackett said."It really is tragic," said local historian Albert Dib, who works for the city and also runs the community website hackensacknow.com. "It's really a huge loss, culturally and historically."Dib, who lives a few blocks away from the station, said something good could come of the incident if it helped draw attention to preserving local sites. "This is one of those situations that is going to get people thinking about historic preservation," Dib said.Mayor Michael Melfi said the loss was unfortunate at a time when the city is looking for ways to preserve historic sites. Even if NJ Transit replaces the station, "It obviously won't be historic anymore," Melfi said.

National Register of Historic Places listings in
Bergen County, New Jersey



A circa-1930 Ranulph Bye watercolor painting of the New Jersey & New York Railroad Anderson Street, Hackensack, NJ station. (E. S. Kaminski collection)

20 Anderson Street Station 01984-06-22 June 22, 1984 Anderson St.
40°53'39?N 74°2'40?W? / ?40.89417, -74.04444? (Anderson Street Station) Hackensack

Hope everyone has a blessed day,
dennis

[laz 57]

DOUG, and KURT,

  Great ideas.  I gotta do some more thinking on this and tinkering around with the coal loader motor.   Just wish we all could get together and talk about this and other subjects on RR for a few hours.  Might be fun?

laz57

[cnw1995]

There are some interesting MR articles about this very thing. One I recall built the tower out of PVC pipe with a clever loading and dumping mechanism. I'm toying around with what might be possible with a Bachman / Plastiville tower. I want a sort of ramp too. In some British yards, they hoisted the entire coal truck up an elevator to dump into the tower at the top. In others, the cars were pushed up a ramp, unloaded into covered bins that then served tenders for engines on tracks on both sides of the covered ramp.