Mornin'
I have no idea what the temp is, 60's I think, opened the window to the train room for a little air, have the ceiling fan on Just got done with SPF, have some running round to do a shower would be nice right now....wish I could get on the bike, just too much stuff to do right now.
I have to learn DreamWeaver as I have to do a website and up date it. More fun.... yuk.
Ran the boxcab last night, a typical northeastern consist....runs really well.
I'll check back tonight..stay warm. I'd trade this weather for a nice basement!!!
See ya!
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Buckeye Riveter ChiefEagles Mitch Off to bed. Good night all. The old guy went to bed rather late. That means he won't be up and awake until noon, so I can have some fun. FOR SALE -- Leaking old piece of junk bass boat without battery charger. Tires recently painted black for the photo. Big hole in bow on the other side of the photo. Engine cover re-decaled to make a 10 hp motor look like a 50 hp motor. $100 or best offer. Call Roseyville Police Department witness protection program for more details. Remember, proceeds from this sale go towards the Yankee Train Fund Association.
ChiefEagles Mitch Off to bed. Good night all.
Mitch
Off to bed. Good night all.
The old guy went to bed rather late. That means he won't be up and awake until noon, so I can have some fun.
FOR SALE -- Leaking old piece of junk bass boat without battery charger. Tires recently painted black for the photo. Big hole in bow on the other side of the photo. Engine cover re-decaled to make a 10 hp motor look like a 50 hp motor. $100 or best offer. Call Roseyville Police Department witness protection program for more details.
Remember, proceeds from this sale go towards the Yankee Train Fund Association.
What makes Yankees so jealous of what they do not have?????
Actually up early this AM. Weent to early Church and Sunday School. MAN!!! Its turned cold compared to yesterday. BURRR
Now for a Hardee's Chicken Biscuit and some coffee.
BTW: great train collection [mostly TMCC or converted to TMCC] for sale. Removed while a certain person was off riding the tourist train near the Grand Canyon. $10 or highest bidder. If no bids, will throw in snow blower removed from garage.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good Morning,Laz that humming sound you hear is the switch coil. The car trucks are sitting on the short piece of track that throws the switch if it's turned the wrong way. Low track voltage may not burn it out but they are not designed for a constant voltage, just the short jolt as the wheels run over that short rail. Don't let the cars sit on it too long.
Overcast and 5 when I got up, 9 now. What is this, about the fifth week of January with one more to go. >>TTFN...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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I JUST DON'T HATE .... I DESPISE WINTER .... Come on summer !
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cold 10 degrees. Going up to 25 today with some snow flurries. I sure will be glad to see Spring come.
Today is an easy day. I plan on running trains, later this afternoon. Not much else new here.
SPF...Great pictures, Guys.
Dining car was here and then headed to " Points West". Breakfast was as usual.
Y'all have a great Sunday.
Chuck
HI GYZ,
10 this morning in MILLERSBURG, Pa. They say a storm is on the way, maybe Wednesday? We'll see? Ran trains last nite, all ran good. Finally got my Big Boy back on the tracks. I haven't run it since last spring, all I gotta say is wow! It ran GREAT! And the sound is just wow.
Going to do a little mor work on layout.
Question for YUZ GYZ? I have a 0-42 switch just before my rotary tipple, about 16 inches. Will going at a slow speed and dumping coal with the tipple have any effect on that switch? I hear a hum when the cars go over it and especially if there is a lit caboose on top of it waiting it turn to go through the tipple? I am curious and don't want the switch burning out?
Stay FROSTY,
laz57
Morning all. Grey today and just about zero. Amazing the difference no sun makes. Off to church just myself and the youngest. Then back again in the afternoon. Maybe I'll get to read the paper. Last evening, I troubleshot the MTH 151 Semaphore - maybe something's loose in it and I have to take it apart - it works intermittently - maybe it needs more consistent power....
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Sunny & 18 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. First weekend without football game in "years" seems like. I realized I got married, have 4 kids living with me, a dog, a layout....
Spman - Do you still use slide film? I still do. Getting harder to get processed.
Morning all from Southern Ohio
Getting ready to head out to church.
Happy Birthday Mitch!
Buckeye - Nice boat. Do the cinder blocks come with it?
I will check back later
May God bless
Jim
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
Sorry late about it but HAPPY BIRTHDAY MITCH
I get to do that next sunday
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Very little time tonight, work tomorrow am., hope to get to catch up and check SPF in the PM, then go to see Chicago tomorrow night.
Don
laz 57 HI GYZ, Big nite here in MILLERSBURG, PA. At about 815 this evening just outside my house, a big wreck. I live on a rural route and a one car accident happened. No one hurt but the driver hit my neighbors brick mailbox went up my bank and ended facing the wrong direction on his roof. I was down playing trains and wife came down and told me. Got there at the scene and driver was already out, I checked to see if anyone else was in and no one was, thank GOD. Was an older SUV but now its scrap. I had to direct traffic til the FD got there. Kinda exciting here tonite. After FD came went back in and ran trains NO PILE UPs. BRUTUS, yep I'll go see MIKE C. too, pick me up I need a beer. laz57
Big nite here in MILLERSBURG, PA. At about 815 this evening just outside my house, a big wreck. I live on a rural route and a one car accident happened. No one hurt but the driver hit my neighbors brick mailbox went up my bank and ended facing the wrong direction on his roof. I was down playing trains and wife came down and told me. Got there at the scene and driver was already out, I checked to see if anyone else was in and no one was, thank GOD. Was an older SUV but now its scrap. I had to direct traffic til the FD got there. Kinda exciting here tonite. After FD came went back in and ran trains NO PILE UPs.
BRUTUS, yep I'll go see MIKE C. too, pick me up I need a beer.
Had a great time, Laz - glad you came along after all that action at home! Talk about a Pile Up! That guy must have been hauling to flip over like that!
Finally caught up on everything - HAPPY BIRTHDAY MITCH! Hope you had a good one!
Banilla sounds good! Sorry to miss our chat, SJ! Where's RT? Hope he got some OT for more train money! Went out to Chili's with friends then they picked up a German Chocolate Cake and came over to our house for cards and cake. Had a couple cold Landsharks - keep thinking of the old Chevy Chase skit on SNL! Man that was a funny show years ago! Laz, I'll throw a few in the cooler for the trip tonight if you are still up? Kurt can drive, he was first in I think? TTFN!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
good evening everyone! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MITCH!!!!!!!!!!
Celebration at the library was nice. Amazing how many folks showed up for that. Then, we had some guests over who had also adopted from China. Guy is very computer savy.....needless to say, he got things straightened out regarding the iPod Touch. I now have about 250 songs on it. Currently listening to Dean Martin "San Francisco".
Well, heading to bed. Rib is killing me. Hurts when I breathe, but man, when I cough, OUCH!
God Bless,Dennis
TCA#09-63805
ChiefEagles Went for a walk with Lucy in the park. 7 deer gave her a charge. She jerked me on her leash. Think she would still be chasing them if I had let her go. She is a real hunter. She could smell then 50 yards away. They were near the new feeding station I have in the park. Then we hit Smithfield BBQ for two BBQ and slaw sandwiches and fries. I got a big sweet ice tea. Hit Wallymart on the way back. Now watching Clint on TV [Halmark Channel]. Later.
Went for a walk with Lucy in the park. 7 deer gave her a charge. She jerked me on her leash. Think she would still be chasing them if I had let her go. She is a real hunter. She could smell then 50 yards away. They were near the new feeding station I have in the park. Then we hit Smithfield BBQ for two BBQ and slaw sandwiches and fries. I got a big sweet ice tea. Hit Wallymart on the way back. Now watching Clint on TV [Halmark Channel]. Later.
Chief,
I thought that Lucy wasn't allowed to have people food anymore...
Mitch !!!!!
Thought I would be going to the nuseum again tomorrow but fortunately a couple of other guys signed up to run. Got a few jobs done in the trainroom, unfortunately I got more to do.
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Just a quick howdy, sunny but cold all day, stayed in and ran some trains for awhile. No wrecks today, GG1 has worked it's way up to six madison type cars and one baggage. I'm not sure I like the rubber tires, don't have to replace a Magnatraction wheel very often. It has both.
Brutus is out for the evening but I have banlla if you are over this way...S.J.
Cleaned up the train room (again), have a little more room, got some stuff put away. Watched th NHL Super Skills from Montreal, really coool (-10F) hardest shot 104+MPH!! I'm not steppin' out in front of THAT!! Now watching the start of Speed Weeks, 24 hours of Daytona. I pulling for the Brumos Porsche team - I used to work for the late Bob Snodgrass and Brumos Mercedes (Porsche Racing was behind us, I visited the shop once a week). #58 & 59.
Got the loco and consist ready for pictures for tomorrows SPF. I have been taking good care of our visiting rolling stock.
Nice vid Buckeye, bet it was a really great trip...hope you enjoyed it.
Gonna catch up on some reading and watching the 24. I'll visit later.
kpolakBuckeye: Great photo show! Pretty cool having Wierd Al riding with you. Beautiful scenery
Kurt....That was Jack in the Back. Glad the photo show worked!
BTW, the notorius Michigan Graduate, Michigan Mike tried to sneak into Ohio by the way of your Ann Arbor Box Car.
Evening all!
Buckeye: Great photo show! Pretty cool having Wierd Al riding with you. Beautiful scenery.
Brutus: I'm in tonight!
Went to new to me hobby shop with neighbor today...Nice shop, for plastic models, some trains, big cash. No bargains here. Nice to spend some time with him without the kids for a change.
Wired up a few additional 3-button UCS switches today. I can uncouple the coil couplers with just the ground button, and the milk cans are slinging out at 11 volts!
Pork shoulder rubbed since this am, will put in crock pot tonight for lunch tomorrow. Sister and BiL stopping in!
Kurt
Evenin' all
Just finished supper. Bride made ham panini's. We had evening service with 6 Baptisms so church was not over for about 2 1/2 hours. Made a hospital visit then home.
RT- Thanks for the paint. The color was right and I finished the 751. I post pics on SPF
Dennis - Picked up a copy of Fireproof; the bride and I may watch it tonight.
Buckeye - Will be looking for the package
Movie time
Buckeye Riveter anjdevil2Pictures on SPF tomorrow, Macys NYC layout and a little sumpin sumpin from .... why it's from OHIO!!! Imagine that... Whew!! It is still in good hands. For your Saturday night entertainment, the Roger's Corners Theater and Porta Jon Company* proudly present our short short feature for your enjoyment. So fix some popcorn and pull up a chair to see: http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewalbum.html?alb=148771
anjdevil2Pictures on SPF tomorrow, Macys NYC layout and a little sumpin sumpin from .... why it's from OHIO!!! Imagine that...
Whew!! It is still in good hands.
For your Saturday night entertainment, the Roger's Corners Theater and Porta Jon Company* proudly present our short short feature for your enjoyment. So fix some popcorn and pull up a chair to see:
http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewalbum.html?alb=148771
*Where Buckeye is chief engineer for pumping and cleaning.
Got a new smoking UP [yellow] caboose to go with my Big Boy from Miss Edna's. Went for a walk with Lucy in the park. 7 deer gave her a charge. She jerked me on her leash. Think she would still be chasing them if I had let her go. She is a real hunter. She could smell then 50 yards away. They were near the new feeding station I have in the park. Then we hit Smithfield BBQ for two BBQ and slaw sandwiches and fries. I got a big sweet ice tea. Hit Wallymart on the way back. Now watching Clint on TV [Halmark Channel]. Later.
For your Saturday night entertainment, the Roger's Corners Theater and Porta Jon Company proudly present our short short feature for your enjoyment. So fix some popcorn and pull up a chair to see:
Happy Birthday MITCH!!!!!! Hope you have a GREAT ONE? Run some trains!
Well GIZ, I worked some more on the mining part of the layout. I hooked up the Lionel coal loader the one where you dump the coal into the bin then you push the lever and it travels up to store it, then you come back you can load it in one opening of the shoot. Also put two unloading tracks in where I can unload a kinds o cars. Wood, coal, boards. Looks Kinda cool. I'll try and get some pics for SPF?
All quiet here in Millersburg, Pa.
Gotta go and run trains now.
Stay Frosty,
Good afternoon all, rain here today in sunny Southern California. I went to the TCA Western Divlision monthly meeting today in Arcadia and attendance was good in spite of the rain. The usual suspects were sellers plus a couple of new ones. Lots of things for sale but nothing I needed. Best buy looked like a Lionel red #8 standard gauge engine that went for $100 in good condition. Only thing I got was three Kodak Carousel trays for total of $5. I guy sold a whole table full of stuff to the highest bidder which went for $10 and I bought the Kodak stuff from the high bidder. One guy had a whole table full of fairly new Lionel and other make trains in original boxes but did not sell anything I saw. He put it all in the auction at the end of the meet but had to pass on account of no interest. One example were three pairs of like new Lionel 027 powered switches in their original boxes with all paper work complete. Very nice indeed but he only got a one or two dollar bid. That was an insult. He passed on selling anything else due to lack of interest. Is this a sign of the times or what? On the other hand I saw from auction results on the internet that a Williams like new boxed SP Daylight GS4 brass steam engine went for $575. That gives me some hope for the one I have which I would part with if I can find it a good home. I replaced mine with a MTH newer model. It's getting late here so I think I will go out to my layout in the garage for a while before it gets too cold and exercise the trains a llittle bit.
Ray
SPMan
Before I forget,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MITCH !!!
Untangled the MTH tinplate semaphore that wasn't working. Going to set it up off the layout so I can retrace every wire from lock-on to this TAD thing to the semaphore itself.
Fifey
: How did you know I like leather...?
Happy Birthday Mitch!!
Worked on a couple of G scale engines and now working perfectly
Also had a K-Line GP38 and a K-Line GG1 come in. the GG! was rammed into a wall, bent the coupler and shorted out on the axle, fixed 'er up good as new, GP38 had some debris in the gearing free'd it up and off it went both Conrail Blue.
I'm going to start packing up the Polar Express, need to make room for mor inventory anyway, so maybe this is a good start. Ahhhh, more drama....
Pictures on SPF tomorrow, Macys NYC layout and a little sumpin sumpin from .... why it's from OHIO!!! Imagine that...
See inna while!
Buckeye Riveter Phish....Package on its way. RT......Package on its way. Chuck.....Package on its way. Chief.....Didn't send you nothing.
Phish....Package on its way.
RT......Package on its way.
Chuck.....Package on its way.
Chief.....Didn't send you nothing.
Thank You, Buckeye. You are truly a great guy. You should be given a medal for friendship. You always remember your dear friends. It is an honor to know you.
20th? Mitch!I'll 'work' on the photo tomorrow... MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA <insert loud sound of thunder clapping>Got some more work done on the layout today... well last night too... Rich working on a scene for that tanker... hmmmmm....
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