V8Vega Hot all summer ........On a Fiero forum off topic was a topic of Why don't more People take the Train. Everyone thought the train was too slow and it is, if I was working I coulden't take the train. What surprised me is they thought the train cost about as much as flying. The trip I take each Christmas the train is much cheaper and I said so. On TV here they show advertizements for high speed rail they want to build between LA and San Francisco. It shows a sleek smooth fast and long depiction zipping along. I don't think there are enough riders, especally competing with the airlines. In the depiction the train is long, they would never fill up that train.
Hot all summer
........On a Fiero forum off topic was a topic of Why don't more People take the Train. Everyone thought the train was too slow and it is, if I was working I coulden't take the train. What surprised me is they thought the train cost about as much as flying. The trip I take each Christmas the train is much cheaper and I said so. On TV here they show advertizements for high speed rail they want to build between LA and San Francisco. It shows a sleek smooth fast and long depiction zipping along. I don't think there are enough riders, especally competing with the airlines. In the depiction the train is long, they would never fill up that train.
Dennis.......you are right. There are not enough riders. And there won't be.
Here on the Right Coast many folks that have to go down to the metro NYC area from Boston have foresaken the airlines to make the four hour drive in their own vehicle, even with the opening of some smaller airport alternatives and the higher speed Amtrak rail service (not true high speed, may hit 100mph in spots).
Considerations. "Total" time and stress getting to your final destination is one consideration, door to door. Transportation costs once you get there is the second. With airlines you get to monkey around with airline delays, baggage fees, security and carry on limitations, and the cattle car environment of the aircraft. Food in transit?. My wife now just jumps in her car, tunes in XM satellite radio, and enjoys a stress-free and quicker, cheaper trip taking something to sip and munch on during the drive.
Now true high-speed rail may be a totally different story for a trip as long as LA to San Francisco. However, you still need transportation once you get there, rent or livery or public transportation where it exists and is safe.
IMHO the transportation gurus should nix high speed rail while improving/investing in the current infrastructure to speed things up whle remaining far more cost, time, and ease-competitive in the exchange. Then people might bite at the train. My wife and I over the years have sporadically looked at taking the train from Boston to Chicago and back but it makes no time or cost sense. My sisters actually considered taking the bus out to visit!!! We all found that it just doesn't add up to make us give it a whirl.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good morning guys,
Jack, Dennis, Kev, et al, thanks for your comments on the fence. I have been revewing some California laws, one of which states that both parties on either side of a shared fence are equally responsible for its maintenance. Although my side looked cosmetically fine because it was covered with bamboo, I have to admit that his side looked pretty bad. We did agree with a handshake (nothing in writing) to build the new fence based on his estimate (again nothing in writing) so I think I screwed myself. I suggested a less expensive fence but he insist on a block wall. The cost overruns are my big concern. I could get a lawyer to figure it all out and then may find out I'm still on the hook. I don't want to pay a lawyer $275 an hour to litigate this. Would be more than its worth. Everything I did prior to start up was wrong. I'm learning the hard way.
later,
Ray
SPMan
Good afternoon everyone. Tired, but we have violin tonight. Ray, I understand about the fence. In the end, it will be done and hopefully done right. Fife, it is always great to have such an opportune occurrence to impress our kids. When we were in China for our daughter's adoption, our son turned three. Not sure what the event was, but they had fireworks across the lake from our hotel. Son thought it was for his birthday! Regarding your son, perhaps he can apply to NS?
God bless,
Dennis
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RockIsland52 ChiefEagles: Who is that ugly "mug" with the pretty lady and dog???? Chief........that was the judge at the Doberman Nationals held in Fitchburg MA last October when Pam and Maximus got high score, first place, and their first obedience title. Jack
ChiefEagles: Who is that ugly "mug" with the pretty lady and dog????
Who is that ugly "mug" with the pretty lady and dog????
Chief........that was the judge at the Doberman Nationals held in Fitchburg MA last October when Pam and Maximus got high score, first place, and their first obedience title.
Chief He was told to get back in her good graces he had to post that pic in his avatar
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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rtraincollector RockIsland52: ChiefEagles: Who is that ugly "mug" with the pretty lady and dog???? Chief........that was the judge at the Doberman Nationals held in Fitchburg MA last October when Pam and Maximus got high score, first place, and their first obedience title. Jack Chief He was told to get back in her good graces he had to post that pic in his avatar
RockIsland52: ChiefEagles: Who is that ugly "mug" with the pretty lady and dog???? Chief........that was the judge at the Doberman Nationals held in Fitchburg MA last October when Pam and Maximus got high score, first place, and their first obedience title. Jack
RT........as if anything would help me with the holes I have been digging.....
Good Evening...
Got everything done that needed done..tomorrow will be heading back into the hospital to get the IV and ever't'in' else stuck in me for another session.....
We actually only got to 82F feeling like 86F today..nice and mild....
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
Evening all. Busy day. Errands and drove through a flood to take Frankie something. Reminded me of when I lived below Miami FL. Went by Mrs. Edna's and got lockons. Came back and moved some things to the Box. Then hooked up spare ZW to switching yard. Tested it. Hooked up 1033 to the main lines all around. Then the grain siding and finally the coaling area. Found that some of the guard rails were touching on some of the switches. I took MTH tech's advice he gave me years ago. Took Dremel tool and gapped the guard rails good. Found one track that had a "bump" at a joint. Pressed it down and all OK. Used an old K-Line [can motors in the trucks] NS switcher and another K-Line I had painted and decaled NS. Very light and conventional. If you run it slow, you would detect "weak" voltages. Ran it all around clipped on one end of the track. No drop for the half of the building on the mainlines. Made me feel good. Ran it fast and it derailed at one switch. Fixed the points and ran OK. Makes a great test engine.
Photos:
TV and DVD player [combined] that was left in the Box when I got it. I hid it. They had not missed it in 6 months, they did not need it. Plays train videos, CTT layout building series and Backshop videos. [3 shelves will go below to hold Big Boy and two Challengers.
Switcher testing switching yard. Far end two dead end tracks are for switcher storage. Gap at far end is where you leave inner main line and go into switching yard over lift bridge. [photo taken where big lift bridge goes at shop door. Both main lines cross together here too.]
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Its 80 now
I sat outside till dark. A beautiful summer eve.
RI Jack, I have no idea why women think a window will stay clean for more than a day or two. We have had more then a few birds kill themselves crashing into that window. I actually ran some trains today, figured it was time to polish some rails. Laz no pileups. I skipped banilla tonight and had Butter Pecan. But Banilla is ready for the thingy crew...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Chief, on the box.
Box is looking good Chief!
Time for me to call it a night. Went to town today to get refills on my prescriptions and get a pizza. I found that all my prescriptions are expired. So it looks like they won't be filled until sometime tomorrow or Friday. I did get the pizza though. A Domino's large thin crust meat feast. So the trip wasn't a total loss. I learned that a Niagara I recently sold arrived safely at it's destination today. See y'all tomorrow.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Chief....I see your friends at NS tried to blow up Roger's Corners today. Would you please tell those boys at NS how to run a railroad. Flames were shooting 70 feet high at the curve just north of downtown Columbus.
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
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Buckeye - good job repelling the incursion!
BoC - continued prayers.
Good job, Chief - super progress man!
Trying Internet Explorer again as firefox is screwing up with adobe, and it won't show videos like BTB 45? This one is working a lot better. Hope it posts tho!
TARDIS is ready, so let's go!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Chief,
on the progress. Just don't burn yourself out like I did.
Brutus,
Had the same issues with Firefox. I am back on IE with no issues, and I'll never, ever use Chrome.
Found out today why it is best to let the pros tint windows. I should've known how it would've turned out since the tint is like plastic wrap with glue.
Also had an incident with the heat gun and left thigh. No burn, but some hair is gone. Someone stop me if I ever mention using a circular saw. (just kidding)
Interview Friday.
Buckeye Riveter Chief....I see your friends at NS tried to blow up Roger's Corners today. Would you please tell those boys at NS how to run a railroad. Flames were shooting 70 feet high at the curve just north of downtown Columbus.
Mission failed. It was a Southern raid on Rogers Corner. They got things mixed up and it went off at the wrong place. [whistling Dixie]
Good Morning
We are currently sitting at 55F going for a high of 86F in the sun...of course the humidity will make it feel like it is 94F out here...
Got some IV things to do today then it is off until 2 weeks from now to see how the treatments took....
So, after the treatments I am going to my FLHS to see about picking up some more paint and such....
Good morning all,
And it is a good morning after a great night as we won 2-1 and I had a decent game as well. We played well together, kept the ball on the ground, and having subs helped. Went to Steak'N'Shake afterward to celebrate for supper afterward, and then to Fazzoli's for wife's dessert, and Starbucks for my brownie. It was a good night. Not too sure what the deal is with AJ's fuel tank being overcapacity, but from what I have read, it evidently did not help in the race so I am not sure what the fine is all about. IIABSDISEI with temps in the 90s again, but a chance of showers today and on thru the weekend. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL and there will be barrel rolls for the victory for sure for sure. Box is looking good, Chief. Dennis, thoughts and prayers for the adoption process. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good morning. It's 73° with a high chance of showers and thunderstorms. A flash flood watch is in effect. Locally heavy rainfall is possible. The high will be 82°.Think I'll stay home today what with the weather being what it is. It's looking like rain through to Wednesday. The grass is growing like there's no tomorrow and I can't cut it with all this rain.I had a lot of fun yesterday speed matching the Dash 8-40B to run with two locos that have Bachmann decoders (Bachmann GP38-2 and Atlas SD27J). The Dash 8-40B has a Digitrax decoder. Compared to those two it took off at warp one! They'd keep up with it at higher speeds but at low speed it was a speed demon. I had to make minor changes in the mid and high speed settings (CV6 & CV5) but the low speed (CV2) had to be set all the way down to one. It's normally twenty-six.On the agenda today is more layout cleanup. It's already a mess from working on the new arrivals.
It's 72 now, going to 88. Another beautiful summer day. Granny is fixing breakfast and then the day will begin. . . .S.J.
Hi GUYZ,
Been busy here and with all this hot weather got to get chores and workouts done in the cooler hours of the morning.
CHIEF, nicw layout work. Now thats a BIG SCREEN TV, for RODGERS CORNERS ele.936ft! People will come from miles to see that Vision.
CHUCK, I'm with you on the nap part. I had one after lunch yesterday for about 15 minutes, WOW what a difference.
Got GOLF tonite with bRO then for some YUENGs and WINGs,
Stay frosty,
laz57
Good Morning CTTFans!
Wanted to have you meet a buddy of ours here at 12,000 ft altitude; Mr. Marmot.
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
My Blog
Good Morning!!!
Thursday and it's fire meeting night. I get to sit and listen to how and why we spent our money....it is a long drawn out affair and it's the same, no matter which organization you belong to .
Was in the 70's when I left for work on the Hog. Naturally, the clueless and the dumb ruin my trip into work. Up to 90 later.
Softball last night in Pennsauken, I went 3-4 2 RBI's and a run scored. We lost 13-12.
Chief - nice box work.
Blownout - for the cure and recovery. My Dad is going on 12 years....the chemo is bad, but his attitude is good.
Laz - Retirement is good?
Fife - Sorry for your eldest not working for CSX.....maybe something better around the corner.. on the Princess fireworks...
Jeffery - always nice to see what you're up to. I wish I had the time......
Stourbridge - I see 2 more fires have sprung up but are contained. The flooding is to expected as all the foliage is more or less gone...and water retention is nil..
That's all from Central Jersey....
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
Hi Guys, Nice out there now but going to get hotter and sticky. Got a shot at 2 raccoons last night and found one dead in the drive this morning. Seems I have a problem with the charging system on the Gator. I thought the battery was going bad because it will be 7 years old next month but I charged it with the charger and it held a good charge all night. This should be fun. RIJack and SJ. We used to have birds crashing into our windows but I got some of these static cling humming bird decals for the windows and have not had a crash since. Over two years now.
Hi Guys,
Nice out there now but going to get hotter and sticky.
Got a shot at 2 raccoons last night and found one dead in the drive this morning.
Seems I have a problem with the charging system on the Gator. I thought the battery was going bad because it will be 7 years old next month but I charged it with the charger and it held a good charge all night. This should be fun.
RIJack and SJ. We used to have birds crashing into our windows but I got some of these static cling humming bird decals for the windows and have not had a crash since. Over two years now.
Check it out.
Nice work on the BOX Chief.
Buckeye I see they had to clear people out too because of Hazmat issues on the wreck.
Blownout Cyl, Good luck with the Treatment today.
Darren, Mr. Marmot looks like a target to me.
Rich, I know what you are talking about when you try to go for a nice ride.
Guess I will go mess with the Gator.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a sunny 75 degrees. Going up to 90 today with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. I have a bunch of chores to do and a project to work on. I'll be busy until lunchtime. Then, a nap. Love those naps.
Dining car was here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
KRM Darren, Mr. Marmot looks like a target to me.
His cousin says you look like one too...
Stourbridge Lion KRM: Darren, Mr. Marmot looks like a target to me. His cousin says you look like one too...
KRM: Darren, Mr. Marmot looks like a target to me.
Darren, That is just tooooo good. The wife loved it too.
These guys here are getting wise to me too.
Well I got lucky on the Gator wiring issue. When I checked it out I found that the voltage regulator wire harness had got pulled under the frame and a wire was pulled out of the connector. Well the connector had two open ports and I only had one wire. So I looked at the parts drawing on the Deere web site and it showed the inside port as open. So I put the wire back in the outside empty port cleaned the connections and put some dielectric grease on the pins and Bingo, Now charging 14.5 volts. I also rerouted the harness so it is away from where it can get snagged and pulled under the frame. Have a good day guys
Well I got lucky on the Gator wiring issue.
When I checked it out I found that the voltage regulator wire harness had got pulled under the frame and a wire was pulled out of the connector. Well the connector had two open ports and I only had one wire. So I looked at the parts drawing on the Deere web site and it showed the inside port as open. So I put the wire back in the outside empty port cleaned the connections and put some dielectric grease on the pins and Bingo, Now charging 14.5 volts. I also rerouted the harness so it is away from where it can get snagged and pulled under the frame.
Have a good day guys
Lunch Time:
Everything is getting back to normal at work since that storm last week. everyone is back from mutual aid so now it is time to repair what was broke.
Kev, I know what you mean about the younger generation giving up good jobs and moving on. I see that here all of the time. You are right, you did get lucky with the Gator.
RI Jack, Great idea about the tear away plastic for the windows. nrver mind, I can hear our wives now, "I see seams in the plastic".
Chief, The Box is coming GREAT!
Probe, Jim, Good luck on the interview.
BOC, Hang in there! prayers
Laz, 141 days for me to go. I will meet you on the porch for a few cold ones.
SJ, Brutus, I came home beat again and fell asleep before the Tardis.
AF53, Ray, is that clockwork coming to my house?
Thoughts and Prayers for all in need.
Have a Great Day!
John
Kev: It looks like the coons have got your number!
Weather radar shows a bunch of nasty stuff coming so I'm going to shut down for a while.However I couldn't go without showing what I did with the two NYC FT shells I got recently.The FT-A shell is on an Athearn clone frame from I don't remember which company. The FT-B shell is on a cut down Stewart frame with Proto trucks.
... lord and behold my new power scooter arrived today !!!! ... going to my neice's at ocean city .... man I'll be cruisin the boardwalk in style and speed now ....
Just a quick splash and go as I just got back from an eye appointment and need to head out to pick up my car at the dealership.
The eye exam went better than expected and I have been declared a man with normal 61 year old eyes with a need for new prescription and new contact lenses......but they couldn't squeeze me in for the fitting until tomorrow afternoon. So I have to go back. Other than the overall health of my eyes, the optometrist took the time to review my 20+ year history with him (baseline versus today), my issues, and he thinks I will be seeing as good or better than I was 5 years ago when I last saw him. That was good news since I have been struggling the past couple of years with both distance vision and reading, should have gone back sooner. DUH!!!
BOC....... prayers your treatment went well today. Hang in there, buddy. We are all pulling for good news with your follow-up tests.
JimmyT......was glad to read you have an interview coming up on Monday. I will kick in some extra that this time is the charm.
Later, gang.
Jack.
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