Buckeye Riveter tmcc man: Oh and for anyone who interested in this too... NORFOLK, Va. — To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Norfolk & Western/Southern merger in 1982, Norfolk Southern plans to honor many of the railroads that make up the present day NS system. As Union Pacific did a half-decade ago, NS plans to create a fleet of heritage locomotives, though NS’s plans are bigger: 18 units honoring a wide variety of predecessor roads. I can't wait to see those Wabash units. Do you think the railroad remembers when my grandfather stole coal from the Wabash to heat his house during the depression and hold that against me? During the depression when the trains slowed down, they would jump on the hopper cars carrying coal and throw it off on to the ground. Later they would pick the coal up with gunny sacks and use it in the stove to heat the house.
tmcc man: Oh and for anyone who interested in this too... NORFOLK, Va. — To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Norfolk & Western/Southern merger in 1982, Norfolk Southern plans to honor many of the railroads that make up the present day NS system. As Union Pacific did a half-decade ago, NS plans to create a fleet of heritage locomotives, though NS’s plans are bigger: 18 units honoring a wide variety of predecessor roads.
Oh and for anyone who interested in this too...
NORFOLK, Va. — To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Norfolk & Western/Southern merger in 1982, Norfolk Southern plans to honor many of the railroads that make up the present day NS system. As Union Pacific did a half-decade ago, NS plans to create a fleet of heritage locomotives, though NS’s plans are bigger: 18 units honoring a wide variety of predecessor roads.
I can't wait to see those Wabash units. Do you think the railroad remembers when my grandfather stole coal from the Wabash to heat his house during the depression and hold that against me? During the depression when the trains slowed down, they would jump on the hopper cars carrying coal and throw it off on to the ground. Later they would pick the coal up with gunny sacks and use it in the stove to heat the house.
Ray
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Well, so far today I've weathered a grand total of one car.
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tmcc man Oh and for anyone who interested in this too... NORFOLK, Va. — To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Norfolk & Western/Southern merger in 1982, Norfolk Southern plans to honor many of the railroads that make up the present day NS system. As Union Pacific did a half-decade ago, NS plans to create a fleet of heritage locomotives, though NS’s plans are bigger: 18 units honoring a wide variety of predecessor roads.
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Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
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Blueberryhill RR Pulled over by Ohio State Highway Patrol.... Guess what it's cargo was ? Yep..hot Grits.
Pulled over by Ohio State Highway Patrol.... Guess what it's cargo was ? Yep..hot Grits.
Chuck..........the local Ohizo Hazmat crews and top level officials had to be called in on this one. The grits are currently being held under quarantine at the nearby nuclear power plant alongside the spent nuclear fuel rods. The spent radioactive fuel rods then got contaminated by the grits !
Jack.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
tmcc man Oh and for anyone who interested in this too...
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cnw1995 ......... Jack, the dauschund should've won.
......... Jack, the dauschund should've won.
DougM.........my wife had one when she was growing up. Their attitude can be much larger than their relatively diminuitive size, and my wife loves them. They can have long lives, and hers made it to 16!!! The one at Westminister was a real looker. Around our training acquaintances, Dachshunds are likened to "Dobermans with short legs."
Jack
NORFOLK, Va. — To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Norfolk & Western/Southern merger in 1982, Norfolk Southern plans to honor many of the railroads that make up the present day NS system. As Union Pacific did a half-decade ago, NS plans to create a fleet of heritage locomotives, though NS’s plans are bigger: 18 units honoring a wide variety of predecessor roads. The locomotives will be 10 SD70ACes on order from EMD that are being constructed at its Muncie, Ind., plant, and eight ES44ACs from an upcoming order for 25 units from GE. While EMD will paint all 10 heritage units in-house, NS forces will paint the eight GEs. The railroad’s Altoona, Pa., shop will paint five, while the Chattanooga, Tenn., shop will handle three heritage units.The 18 predecessor railroads selected for heritage paint are: • Central of Georgia• Conrail• Erie• Erie Lackawanna• Leigh Valley (red)• New Haven (not definite yet)• New York Central• Nickel Plate Road• Norfolk & Western (blue)• Penn Central• Pennsylvania (Tuscan Red)• Pittsburg & West Virginia• Reading• Savanna & Atlanta• Southern• Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia• Virginian• WabashNS plans to recreate the paint schemes as accurately as possible. By contrast, UP used the old railroads’ logos and colors, but created new interpretations on the old liveries.
I can't wait to glass a few of these units. As much as I like Conrail, I definitely want to see the PRR, LV and RDG the most out of the Heritage fleet.
Afternoon all,
Sorry for not checking in sooner. My trips to the mountains last weekend was nice, I liked being cut off from the world of technology for a weekend as it actually gave me a chance to relax. Besides, most of the people I hang out with were there with me!
I got home late Sunday afternoon and fell asleep immediately. The weekend wore me out but in a good way. I'm excited to do it again! Monday morning got me started into painting again and I've worked everyday so far this week except for today. I'm hoping to finish the bedroom tomorrow even if it takes all day.
BTW, I'll be at the Reading Greenberg Toy and Train show this Saturday all day long. I'll be with the SEPGRS garden railroad modular layout and occasionally walk around to see what's new since I've been out of the hobby for an extended period of time! If anyone else is going, I hope to meet you guys there!
Well I'm getting ready to head to a late class. Thankfully I have a 5 day weekend this weekend so hopefully I can catch up on some sleep!
See ya guys!
Buckeye Riveter The Good News: Cabela's is building a new store near Roger's Corners, Ohio!!!! The Bad News: This always causes rif-raf from North Carolina to show up in Ohio.
The Good News: Cabela's is building a new store near Roger's Corners, Ohio!!!!
The Bad News: This always causes rif-raf from North Carolina to show up in Ohio.
Buckeye.............regarding the bad news, there goes the housing values in Roger's Corners. They may NEVER recover from this.
RockIsland52 KEV...............Jeffrey is McGyver, only better. Probably installed some salvaged, state-of-the- art navigation and auto pilot stuff from those hurricane chaser aircraft into his UltraLight, using little more than a screwdriver, wire, a switch, and some duck tape. Radar jamming and stealth technology off a scrapped B117. Jack
KEV...............Jeffrey is McGyver, only better. Probably installed some salvaged, state-of-the- art navigation and auto pilot stuff from those hurricane chaser aircraft into his UltraLight, using little more than a screwdriver, wire, a switch, and some duck tape. Radar jamming and stealth technology off a scrapped B117.
Been thinking about what happened to page 35. I think it was a Yankee conspiracy. Maybe it was my fault. I was on there when it crashed trying to give some reinforcement to the Chief who was under attack at the time. I had been making suggestions about the new deck on the box. I said that adding a screened in porch with swing and maybe a spit-toon would be a nice touch. I mentioned something about the last battle of the war between the states (nothing civil about it) which was fought in the West was won by the rebels. Right after that page 35 was history. Coincidence?
Chief get well soon,
MichRR714 Laz here is the video !!! Watch the very end, that's when one of the Chief's cinder blocks struck this train! I've heard from the Nickel Plate.. they don't plan to sue. The Pere Marquette however plans to be in Rolesville in the morning...
Laz here is the video !!!
Watch the very end, that's when one of the Chief's cinder blocks struck this train!
I've heard from the Nickel Plate.. they don't plan to sue. The Pere Marquette however plans to be in Rolesville in the morning...
WOWSA NICE PILE UP!!!!
Even had them JUMPIN out of their seats!!!
Ouch my neck hurts now. Musta been the whiplash?
laz57
Good afternoon all,
It is milder in SE Indiana with temps in the 40s. Feeling better today. Just rested all last night. Read Billy Graham's latest book, Nearing Home. He is one of the few TV evangelists I admire and respect. Like to read his daily column in the paper as well. Usually pretty good advice. Work goes well today. Lots of meetings. I had the regular fare on the dining car this morning for breakfast. TBIL anytime tonight. I hope everyone has a good day. I wonder if anyone will ever know what happened to page 35.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
KRM Good mooring guys, Slept like a rock again last night and just got up at 8:20. Must be the new foot meds. They do say "May cause Dumb foundness", kind of like beer then. Charlie and Bob, nice video clips. That must have been the block intended for me that hit in the end of the clip because no damage here. Drops are not over yet. Surprise Surprise!!!! LAZ your right about DA Rectangle. It's not a box it is a WRECK TANGLE. Inside it is. Walls and etc. in a mess. Later guys Prayers to all in need, Kev
Good mooring guys, Slept like a rock again last night and just got up at 8:20. Must be the new foot meds. They do say "May cause Dumb foundness", kind of like beer then. Charlie and Bob, nice video clips. That must have been the block intended for me that hit in the end of the clip because no damage here. Drops are not over yet. Surprise Surprise!!!! LAZ your right about DA Rectangle. It's not a box it is a WRECK TANGLE. Inside it is. Walls and etc. in a mess. Later guys
Good mooring guys,
Slept like a rock again last night and just got up at 8:20. Must be the new foot meds. They do say "May cause Dumb foundness", kind of like beer then.
Charlie and Bob, nice video clips. That must have been the block intended for me that hit in the end of the clip because no damage here.
Drops are not over yet. Surprise Surprise!!!!
LAZ your right about DA Rectangle. It's not a box it is a WRECK TANGLE.
Inside it is. Walls and etc. in a mess.
Later guys
Prayers to all in need,
Kev
I'll put in a special request.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Aloha . The sun is out and it's 39 so everyone is in shirtsleeves. LOL. Nice videos, Bob and Charlie. I love Marx clockwork trains. Brutus, hope you got the La-Z-Boy fixed. Going to take the youngest to see the 3D Star Wars film today. It's part of our studying science today. . Think I'll skip the Chicago Auto Show though. I was going to take the teen, but he's been 'uncooperative' lately. Jack, the dauschund should've won.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
39 and cloudy, we had rain overnight.
The pileup occurred when it looked like the scale Berks were going to rear end another train. Someone grab the caboose, that turned over the cars on the curve taking the Berks with them. The video was taken from a phone camera riding in a gondola behind the second tender. Well home from the store, ready for the noon rehashed news..S.J.
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KRM Good mooring guys, ........RIJack I find it hard to believe that Jeffery could get off an attack with the weather he had yesterday I did not think you could fly an UltraLight it that weather or anything in that case. .......... Later guys Prayers to all in need, Kev
Good mooring guys, ........RIJack I find it hard to believe that Jeffery could get off an attack with the weather he had yesterday I did not think you could fly an UltraLight it that weather or anything in that case. .......... Later guys
........RIJack I find it hard to believe that Jeffery could get off an attack with the weather he had yesterday I did not think you could fly an UltraLight it that weather or anything in that case. ..........
My days as a care-free teenager have come to an end. My duties as vice-president of my parents heavy machinery recycling business start today. My study-at-home college courses for accounting and business management start next week so it looks as if I will have a lot on my plate for a while. How many guys go from unemployed 18 year old high school graduate to VP of a nation-wide company overnight! This is a huge step for me. I hope I do not trip on the way up. I hope I will have some time to work on my layout. I have yet to even start on the benchwork. I have all the lumber, plywood and tools I will need. I just need time. I can try the advice a good friend gave me. If something is important you make the time.
CUL8R
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
Good morning. It's 59° and cloudy with some fog. The high will be 72° with breaking clouds and some sun.It looks like we'll have a brief respite from the rain today but indications are for more showers to come in tonight with more rain over the weekend. Anybody wanting fresh rain water should send down a train of tank cars and fill up. Then you'll have more rain water than you'll ever need.My plan for today is to weather some freight cars. I have seven blue boxcars in front of me, one L&A and six KO&G that are way too clean and shiny. They all also have the same number. All that will have to change. I have some old dry transfers that may take care of the number problem. That depends on whether they're too old or not.
ChiefEagles Morning all. Cloudy and warm. Got to get ready to do the ribbon cutting. Then rest again. Good snoozes at the TV. Letting the meds work. Actually feel better. Meds, rest, and harassment all working? That's good news. And lay low for a few more days. You are of no value to us sick. laz 57: BUCKEYE, Was DA CHIEF CUSSIN ME OUT AGAIN? Because I made fun of DA Rectangle? It's not a box its a WRECK TANGLE! laz57 Will get even for those comments. My new weapon. Grits cammoed as snow. Headed your way. Northern borders secured night and day against the dumping of Southern toxic waste North of the MD line. As for Jack and Buckeye, no snow so they will live in parched earth this summer. Not have fun with their snow blowers and shovels. Chief foiled again.....landscapers out in force in my neighborhood today, getting a jump on Spring Cleanups while this February's sunny weather remains in the mid to high 40s for the time being. Springtime is always very wet here, the reservoirs are all full, the same with the aquifers. No shortage of water or stored water here. The usual snowfalls were rainfalls instead. Later.
Morning all. Cloudy and warm. Got to get ready to do the ribbon cutting. Then rest again. Good snoozes at the TV. Letting the meds work. Actually feel better.
Meds, rest, and harassment all working? That's good news. And lay low for a few more days. You are of no value to us sick.
laz 57: BUCKEYE, Was DA CHIEF CUSSIN ME OUT AGAIN? Because I made fun of DA Rectangle? It's not a box its a WRECK TANGLE! laz57
BUCKEYE,
Was DA CHIEF CUSSIN ME OUT AGAIN? Because I made fun of DA Rectangle? It's not a box its a WRECK TANGLE!
Will get even for those comments. My new weapon. Grits cammoed as snow. Headed your way.
Northern borders secured night and day against the dumping of Southern toxic waste North of the MD line.
As for Jack and Buckeye, no snow so they will live in parched earth this summer. Not have fun with their snow blowers and shovels.
Chief foiled again.....landscapers out in force in my neighborhood today, getting a jump on Spring Cleanups while this February's sunny weather remains in the mid to high 40s for the time being. Springtime is always very wet here, the reservoirs are all full, the same with the aquifers. No shortage of water or stored water here. The usual snowfalls were rainfalls instead.
Later.
Good mooring guys, Cloudy and 33 degrees with fog. They are calling for sun but I will wait till I see it to believe it. Looks like all points east are going to get the wet today and Jeffery can dry out and won't need to post any radar shots because there won’t be anything on them. I see FEMA got the last of the toxin filled temporary housing trailers out of Louisiana. I wonder where they all ended up? Some looked a lot like Chief’s WRECK TANGLE. Slept like a rock again last night and just got up at 8:20. Must be the new foot meds. They do say "May cause Drowsiness or Dizziness", kind of like beer then. Charlie and Bob, nice video clips. That must have been the block intended for me that hit in the end of the clip because no damage here. RIJack I find it hard to believe that Jeffery could get off an attack with the weather he had yesterday I did not think you could fly an UltraLight it that weather or anything in that case. LAZ your right about DA Rectangle. It's not a box it is a WRECK TANGLE. Joe I was thinking the same thing about DougDG taking the rap for the crash. Later guys
Cloudy and 33 degrees with fog. They are calling for sun but I will wait till I see it to believe it. Looks like all points east are going to get the wet today and Jeffery can dry out and won't need to post any radar shots because there won’t be anything on them. I see FEMA got the last of the toxin filled temporary housing trailers out of Louisiana. I wonder where they all ended up? Some looked a lot like Chief’s WRECK TANGLE.
Slept like a rock again last night and just got up at 8:20. Must be the new foot meds. They do say "May cause Drowsiness or Dizziness", kind of like beer then.
RIJack I find it hard to believe that Jeffery could get off an attack with the weather he had yesterday I did not think you could fly an UltraLight it that weather or anything in that case.
Joe I was thinking the same thing about DougDG taking the rap for the crash.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Good Morning CTTFans!
It's 17F and Sunny heading for 40F and they say it should be a nice weekend; to bad I have to work this weekend.
Still uploading my Model RR Roster photos and yesterday it was all about HO Engines like this one.
Konbanwa,
I wasn't able to read page 35 or make any posts yesterday. I wonder how much money Chief paid Dougdagrump to take the fall for the problem. It's late now so I only have time for a quick post.
Chuck - The northern parts of Japan enjoy lots of snow, but unfortunately I am near Tokyo in central Honshu and this part of Japan does not get much. We are supposed to have some light snow the next couple of days so I'd appreciate you turning up the snow cannon.
Charlie - Thanks for posting the video, but it's hard to tell what happened. I see some folks scrambling but not the cause. How do all those Cab 1s and Cab 2s work together? I presume each person is brining their own with them?
Bob - That's a cool looking train. Thanks for sharing it.
Sayonara,
Joe
laz 57 BUCKEYE, Was DA CHIEF CUSSIN ME OUT AGAIN? Because I made fun of DA Rectangle? It's not a box its a WRECK TANGLE! laz57
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is 44 degrees. Rained last night. Going up to 50 today with more rain. Crazy weather.
Today is a busy day. I have a project to work on and the usual chores. One small errand to run. Other than that , not much else new.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
Hi GUYZ,
30 and rainy. Not freezing though which is a good thing.
BOB, nice video. Gee I thought it was in 3D, trains looked scary coming that fast that close.
8NTRUCK, K-line by Lionel, its mainly the less expensive stuff that Lionel produces. Appose to be out maybe next week, along with a seperate AF cat?
Stay frosty,
PS whats up with this forum, getting on and all. Couldn't get on yesterday.
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