The pot of coffee is always on [even after 2 years have passed]. Come on in. Sweet ice tea too.

[Jim Duda]

Good Grief! Can you imagine the Coffee Pot on April Fools Day??? Better start thinkin' up some stuff NOW...those OHIO boyz will be tough to beat in a few weeks...!!!

[3railguy]

NEVER NEVER Drink coffee at work on Aprils Fools day unless you make your own

[Buckeye Riveter]

The Eagle has landed......that's for sure and he is now laying eggs.

Notice the book isn't titled, How the Eagles from NC saved civilization.


Now where's my beer.

Tom, turn up the snow making machine for NC.

[ChiefEagles]

Your snow machine died. Good night to the Irish. Hope you had a grand day. God bless all.

[TurboOne]

Now I know where all the blarney is coming from. You guys were great. When is the show going on the road. Just another day in paradise today. 78 and beautiful. But Chief has sent the rain man again. He is suppossed to arive tomorrow.

Go east wet man, go east. We are sliding, and slipping all over.

Doug Murphy, hope ye had a grand day. You look green today, as does buckeye. Or is that the beer talking. [:)][:)]

Alas no green beer today, but did have some green tea. NOT sweet tea, I wish, but green tea, good for what ails ya.

Take care y'all

Tim

[Buckeye Riveter]

Good morning. Now the mark of a real Irishman is how he can pop out of bed the next day with no ill feelings.
THE MORoning Afrter......fealing gud tday. Here is a foto of me an me favoright train car

[Roger Bielen]

'Mornin' all.

A brisk 32 here this morning, don't know if I'll go out and pick up the brush I cut last week, grounds still soggy from the last couple of days. Instead I might do some yard work at the ELM Ry yard.

[laz 57]

TGIF stands for
Thank God Irishmen Fled. Was a good St. Pattys day but glad its over for another year.
Didn't Pee green last night yea.
34 and nice here to get to 51 today yeah.
CHIEF good one. Eagle has landed. Seems with all that happenend in OHIO they should move Washington there. Sounds like the major hub of the nation.
DOUG was the river green again this year and how long does it take to clear up?
Have a good one and Thank God Its Friday.
laz57

[laz 57]

Oh yea BUCKEYE love the pic. Is your little buddie a Black Lab?
laz57

[TurboOne]

Good morning it is a beautiful 6:10 in the AM, don't know why I am up this early. Overcast so far, but 52 and warming. They are predicting 65 and rain.

Roger, hope you have fun doing the yard work. Enjoy.

Buckeye, great pic, what a picture ham you are. Soooooooooooo cute.

Laz top of the morn...oops that was yesterday, Good morning to you sir.

Have a great day guys.

Tim

[cnw1995]

Happy Day-After-St. Patrick's Day to ye all.

Laz, the river turned green again this year - some city guys go out in a little boat and putt-putt down the river and dump this sort of granular dye into the water - it spreads out behind until the whole thing turns green, since the river flow is pretty slow - it takes a few hours to dissipate. Overcast, 40s. Another beautiful Chicago spring. Buckeye, you sure was a cute little bug. Looks like a lab with you too. Roger, great picture - it looks like it is N scale.

[wrmcclellan]

Morning all,

Cool and cloudy, but heading for sun and 70's today! [8D]

Daughter made the chronic tardy list at school yesterday. Jr. High is such a thrill! [:-^]

Great pic Buckeye.

Have a great day all!
Roy

[TurboOne]

By the way, congrats to Laz on becoming Green. Another 3 star ! Thanks for all your help and encouragement Laz.

[:)][:D][8D][:p][:0][:X][8)][:-^][tup][wow][yeah][swg][swg][swg][oX)][oops][{(-_-)}][dinner][C):-)][C=:-)][bow][bow]

Tim

[ChiefEagles]

Morning gang. Who is holding Buckeye in the picture? [that is not a pup, that is Buckeye] That dye stuff is unbelievable. The pond guys want me to dye my pond in the woods to darken it. They are now dying all the ponds they manage. Does not hurt the fish and works great. Pretty blue water. A gallon will do about a two acre pond. Sun is out and it is warming. Now if it will just dry out. Good talking to Tom and Keith last night. Excited about Tom's upcoming "caper". Hope your Friday goes well for all and weekend too. Jon and I have been on weekend all week. [:D] Now Dr. John stays on weekend all week except for weekends [I'll bet]. [;)] Instructors like Doug M and Laz just walk around the room and make others work. [}:)] God bless all.

[1688torpedo]

Hello Everyone! Chief, it was nice talking to you last night. Hope you feel better soon.Must be too much smoke from your engines[;)][:-^][:-^] Can't be good for you.Plus we need you to help keep Jimbo in Line & out of trouble[;)][:)] Have a nice day everyone..........Keith

[cnw1995]

This is just a post to temporarily catch up to Tim, who has posted more in 3 months than I have in almost 2 years...

[FJ and G]

looks like the forum is getting overrun by the Irish. Great to know, Buckeye, that the Irish saved the world!

Roger B.

Some nice Q trains there.

So far disappointed w/Solder Weld. When I heat it up it turns to mush and doesn't hold anything together. Waste of $5!

[laz 57]

Thanks TURBOTIM, I just thought it was the leprichans of Ireland messing with me.
DOUG, the river must look pretty cool. The race is on with you and TIM on the posts, watch out it looks like a dead heat.
CHIEF somebody has to make these kids work.
ROY sounds like the daughter is in that swing of "you don't know what its like to be 14 years old". See it everyday.
laz57

[underworld]

Hey ChiefEagles.....it's never too cold for Ohioans. A few years ago for vacation I went to the Arctic Ocean! [:p][:p][:p][:p][:p]

underworld

[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

[Buckeye Riveter]

Is it morning yet?

[Buckeye Riveter]

QUOTE: Originally posted by underworld

Hey ChiefEagles.....it's never too cold for Ohioans. A few years ago for vacation I went to the Arctic Ocean! [:p][:p][:p][:p][:p]
underworld
[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

[#ditto] [bow][bow]
I vacationed in Yellowstone.....in the winter. [:)] Neeless to say I don't remember seeing any plates from NC. [:0]

[wrmcclellan]

This just in.....post St Pat's day news...

Apparently Buckeye had a little too much to drink and was driving
home from town last night and, of course, his car is weaving
violently all over the road. A cop pulls him over. "So," says the
Cop to Buckeye, "where have ya been?"

"Why, I've been to the pub of course," slurs Buckeye.

"Well," says the cop, "it looks like you've had quite a
few to drink this evening."

"I did all right," Buckeye says with a smile.

"Did you know," says the cop, standing straight and
folding his arms across his chest, "that a few intersections back,
your wife fell out of your car?"

"Oh, thank heavens," sighs Buckeye. "For a few minutes
there, I thought I'd gone deaf."

Happy day AFTER St Pat's day!
Roy

[Anonymous]

Doug...how far is CLake from Carpentersville and Elgin...was out there in '80 and had a freakin blast....went back to CHI 2years ago and stayed at 4 Seasons in the city--WOW bus over to see Blackhawks in a suite.....I do love that city.....now to get the wife out there with me. dan

[spankybird]

T G I F

End of the Week


Friday evening is finally here. Glad the this week of work is over. I was happy to have Keith over and have him run his restored engine. What a beauty it is. [:D]

tom

[csxt30]

Tom[#ditto] even though I was off all week! Sure is a fine lookin' caboose there! Was nice to see you & Keith there last night, too. Now that I think of it, I'm sure glad I somehow came to this forum & met everyone! Can't wait for tomorrow's show!! (only in Ohio) !! [(-D][(-D][(-D] Thanks, John

[ChiefEagles]

Glad all you folks that have to W--K [bad 4 letter word] made it to Friday afternoon. Can't understand it????? If the Yankees love the cold so much, why do they move south???? Sure wi***hey would move back up nawth. [:D] Have a great weekend.

[Anonymous]

(This is not my 2026, just a example picture)

Me and Dr. FuManchu traded locos. I traded my 4-4-2 and some realtrax for a beutiful 2026. Got the steamer and tender today! It was very well packaged! Before it came I bought a smoke conversion kit, and "power" brushes(ones with braided copper wire on the ends). I took the whole loco apart to put the conversion kit in. I got too the smoke unit lining, MAN, was it hard to get off! All the lining and condensed sp residue mad a huge mess to take out. I took a lighter and melted the residue out, and then th lining came off easily. I did install the kit today, and you guys should see how much IT SMOKES.

The commutator had the usuall grease gum on it, though with this one there was alot of it. Took TV tuner cleaner to it and mopped it till clean. Then I installedt the "power" brushes. Now the 2026 can climb grades well now. I bet the commutator cleaning had to do mostly with that.

It has been only a few hours and Ireally like these postwar steamers.

Jerry

[FJ and G]

Jerry,

That locomotive has a lot of character!

I'm busy not reweathering my rails, didn't like the previous color.

Finished running BB the beagle thru the woods. She scented a rabbit and also went thru some swamp. Smells like a swamp entered the house too!

[spankybird]

Jerry, you will have to take some pics for Sunday Photo Fun, be sure to get the smoke.

Dave - Don't dogs just love swiming.

Chief - there are still plenty of us up north, we still have to protect our borders.

[ChiefEagles]

David, wonder what BB says about the way you smell???? [;)] Looks good Jerry. I replaced one smoke unit on an old Pensy Turbine. It was "glued" so bad, I could not get the top off. New one works great. Yesterday, took the smoke unit out of the 2055 and and completely cleaned it and made sure the hole was open. A few drops of Mega and she puffed away.