Good morning. It's 72° with 100% humidity and patchy fog. It will be cloudy with a high of 85°.Today I'll be working on applying decals to the FP7's I've spent the last couple days painting. For now it's just the L&A decals. I haven't quite decided on the range of numbers yet. I used '601' on the unit I photographed just so there was a number there. I was actually wondering where I was going to put the numbers when I thought 'hey, dummy, these are F units! Use the number boards! That's what they're there for!'. It makes for a good use for my label printer.
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
Aloha. Sunny but cooler today. Maybe some still-needed rain later. My extended family in Boston was scattered along the race route watching or working and are all OK. I got home late from work last night and was pretty tired because the youngest had got up at 1 am with a bad dream and I only get up 4 hours later, so didn't do much of anything except say hello to SJ as he flew by on the TARDIS.
RJ and Bob, I had a long-haired dauschund too. A great breed.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
The sun is peaking through the clouds and we had a light rain overnight on the North Bluff.
I pray that today will be a safer day than yesterday and for those who were directly or whose family and friends were effected by the yet another tragedy.
I drove for the dealer yesterday. Took a wore out Trail Blazer to the auction and on the TV there is where I heard the sad news about Boston. The seven of us had good discussion on the subject on the way back to Marseilles in the pick-up car.
Train news: I am having a hard time taking up the track on the addition but at least I documented the layout and what curves are where so I can re-lay it after I get the landscaping base down.
RJ, "Sure wish there was a train show closer to me." DIDO me too!
Well I guess things on the pot will slow down till after the York show. You attendees have fun.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Good morning all
We had rain over night. Misting now. going to a high in the 50's. So finally seeing a warm up. Things are starting to bloom and I might even need to mow the lawn by June!
Still have not picked up wood to start layout platform. Maybe this weekend if all goes well.
Sure wish there was a train show closer to me. I have heard rumors of some other train hobbiest in the area. There is a group that meets up once a month but they are about an hour and half drive from me.
From the thumb of Michigan
Good Mornin' Y'all,
My apologies for not posting yesterday after I noted the Boston bombings. This one was close to home. The blast was about 20 miles South of my home.
My son-in-law and granddaughter had been in downtown Boston before the blast but had left. My son was about 4 miles from the blast, North of Boston. His company sent everyone home......there was a expansive metro Boston alert (not just Boston) as State and Federal officials scrambled to mitigate any further carnage and get everyone home, safe.
Boston is not a large city. The population of Boston proper is about 500,000. But events yesterday were ripe for those who would do harm to others.
There was the Boston marathon that attracts over 10,000 runners. Add in the support folks and the well wishers that line the entire course. The Red Sox were playing at home, and the game started around the same time as the marathon. It is vacation week for the schools, so that attracted even more people and their kids to downtown events. The Bruins were scheduled for a home ice game last night downtown. Finally, April 15 is Patriots Day, a state holiday.
The makings for the perfect scenario for those who would do harm and wanted masses of people in close proximity and the relative chaos that scenario naturally creates. Security is out the window.
I am glad my family was not plunked in the middle of that, but by the same token I cannot think for a moment that "There but for the grace of God go I." That little 8 year old boy that was taken was standing near the finish line with his mother and another sibling to cheer on the Dad who was finishing the marathon.
There is a five square block of downtown Boston cordoned off for the investigation. Businesses proximate are closed. Someone used the massive media coverage to showcase their deed. Foreign or domestic terrorism.....yet to be seen.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a sunny 62 degrees. Going up to 70 with a good chance of rain, later.
Today is a busy day. I have a few errands to run and the usual chores to do. I will be busy until lunch. Then a nap. Not much else new here.
Prayers out for the people of Boston.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Cloudy and 54 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Will be launching the yatchet around 10, and then headed to work. Spent last night posted along the NEC.
for BOSTON. I'm thinking/hoping the FBI already has the responsible party. Can't label this one crazy, just zealous.
If you want to take a stand, I say sponsor RockIsland's granddaughter in her walk next month. Jack, please email/PM me the info.
Good Morning
That sucks about the bombing in Boston, I just can't figure out why people do those kinds of things.
We had an attempted MURDER on saturday, just south of my property off the appalacian Trail. The PSP say it was an "Isolated" Incendent, but too close to home for me. The city people are starting to come up here to the woods to do there dirty deeds, and I don't like it
SUMBOB, does that cat live at the telescope with you or at your home?
We have a cat here at the warehouse, and spends most of the day in my office sprawled out on my desk. He also like to display his nighly catches in the Lobby.
My morning is all shot to heck, as we were to have a Trailer droped into our loading dock last night, so I came in extra early to unload, as I have buyers for the materials that are on the trailer comming today, and guess what? NO TRAILER!!
Just gets the day off on the wrong foot. HA HA, speaking of feet, I stubbed (i think i mean Broke) my little toe and the one next to it on the dresser last night. Blood sqirted every where. now I am hobbling around . Nothing they can do for a broken little toe, so why go to the ER and spend 1500.00.....
Talk at ya all later
Ryan
Good morning.
Man am I stiff this morning or what? Arm feels tired as well. I blame gym.
Prayers for those involved with the bombing in Boston.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Hello all
Worked w/ the two folks from the other telescope today. The wind got up so we had to close. Gave us a chance to run thru some 'what if' scenarios.
Thoughts and prayers for those in Boston.
RJ - my mom had a long-haired dachshund and my Corvair buddy has another. Great dogs. Lots of spirit and character.
Well the dockside is back together. I will prob try and test it tonight before I find a pillow.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Off to York in the morning.. Sure hope SJ packed his PJ's
Do have to make a stop in the morning at the Detroit Arsenal. They are loaning SJ and I some ANTI-GRITS body armor.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
HOME!! Meetings over. Tired.
Sorry about the bomber. Prayers for those involved.
Crazy people and the government keeps cutting mental health funds.
The crazy gun control Mayor was at the meeting. We asked her if they did back ground checks on the bomber before they bought the materials. She was actually quite tonight. Our Democrat Senator is one of the five that is holding up the approval of the bill.
Youngest Daughter, Wifey [her Mom] spent thousands on her wedding and now she does not speak to us. Frankie, I did rehearsel dinner. This one[oldest, 41] is doing her own [her request]. I'm doing rehearsel dinner as 'her man's" parents are dead.
Wifey and I had our wedding at her parents in their livingroom. Had a couple of friends, her family, my two kids and her daughter. My Mom was in hospital at the time and said don't change it for me. Since they lived quite a ways away, Dad didn't come either. He stayed with Mom in hospital. Honeymoon was right here in this house with kids gone. Mainly finishing things the way she wanted it so her and youngest could officially move in. House had been empty for year before we bought it. Needed a lot of work. Kids and I had been here for 2 1/2 months. I had worked on it off and on.
Tomorrow is suppose to be "light" and no Town business. We'll see.
Heading to the lake house tomorrow night for a few days.
Sleep tight.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
I finally got the Pennsy FP7 stripped and repainted. I got it back together about 8:20pm. That's five units out of six done. I'm not touching #6. It looks too good. The photo below is what used to be the Pennsy unit. It's distinctive in that the gray paint stops at the front of the cab doors instead of at the rear of the cab doors like the other units. Maybe the shop was running low on gray paint.I didn't get much done layout wise. I passed the time earlier while waiting for the botched paint job to get stripped by tearing apart a laser assembly from an old DVD drive. Boy that thing was well built! It took me nearly an hour to rip it apart. It makes a nice scrap load.Well that's it for today. Time to call it a night. I'll see y'all tomorrow.
Just a note on the dishwasher postings. We use the finish brand of tabs. You have to unwrap them but they have worked great so far. They are the all-in-one with the red power ball.
First special prayers to people of Boston and those affected by the tragedy.
Well we hit just above 60 degrees today but it didn't last long enough. Started raining once again. It has been windy for the most part. Makes driving a jeep fun!
Ryan - Very true on the layout ... glad I laid down a test layout. Now I need to decide. Do I sell the 031 curves or learn to live with them?
Bob - The dachshund in the pic is my train dog. She likes to sit next to me while I run the train. Of course once in awhile she likes to walk around and try to derail the train!
Joe - I'll keep posting pics as I go with the build. I'm just excited to finally get started on it.
Kev - Yes I think it was the best choice for space. Not sure yet how I will butt it up to the bar yet. I'll probably be in touch for hints and help!
Jeffrey-Wimberly - Trains,layout,and pics are looking great!
Chief - My son is getting married in just over a year. It didn't take long for the arguing to start! Me and my wife did it on the cheap and if we do it again it will be the same way. I think we had a total of 20 people in the church. Her mom made her dress. Her uncle done the flowers.
Jake - Hope ya get feeling better!
Hope York goes great for everybody headed that way. I'll pm you my addy for where to send the goodies!
Hope everybody has a great night
Ray,
Our dishwasher does the same thing with the Quantum getting stuck.
I wish I could make York, but I am stuck here waiting for word on a job. I was going to surprise the gang, but I've got to sit by the phone and PC.
I got in one of Lionel's modern era milk cars, and that thing is a disgrace. It had trouble with cans jamming the milkman at any voltage. My postwar 3662 from 1956-60 is smooth and will unload all seven cans repeatedly without any issue.
I took the body off the reissue to look around, and was shocked. The dashpot that was present on the postwar 3662 is absent from the reissue, and the arms inside the reissue are sloppy plastic as opposed to the original's metal arms.
At times like this, I remember why I gave up on modern Lionel. Some of the reissues like the 397, 264, 38, and 364 are fantastic. Reissues of the milk cars, 164, 342, and 345 to name a few have been horrible in my personal experience.
I just picked up another 3662, which is the harder to find 1964-66 variation with the AAR trucks and revised milkman figure. I've been looking for this one since 2004.
Jim
Terrible news from Boston. Our prayers to the injured, their families, the families of the deceased, the first responders, and those agencies tasked with sorting this out. May God speed them in their investigations. News here said one of the victims was an 8 year old.
SJ, John, and families - safe travels this week! See you in York!
Not much else to say tonight.
Regards, Roy
The temp is finally 65 right now.
i talked to charlie twice tonight and had a chat with Banks, thanks to him and Brent we have some ideas now. But the closing time of 4 pm makes getting there the fastest way top priority and that might mean using the Pa turnpike then straight north. We will decide tomorrow while on the road. This will be my last banilla call till Saturday night or Sunday. Here's hoping we all have safe travels...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
Good afternoon all,
Rotten news from Boston today. Looks like the crazies are still with us. No surprise! Bad enough as it is. Just glad that it wasn't worse. Prayers for the dead and injured.
Cloudy day here with a few sprinkles. Was out in the train room earlier and ran my WBB AA ACL E7 diesels along with some 80' scale standard heavyweight passenger cars. Also ran a kit built Walthers 75" passenger coach in the consist and a baggage car. Trucks on the Walthers car are soft metal and the axle ends eventually wear them to the point that the bearing surface is egg shaped. This causes the truck frames to ride lower and will make contact with the rails thereby causing a short. Solution is to but bushings in the trucks which I have done on some but not all of these or replace with a plastic truck that won't short out. I have several that need this fix.
Keeping an eye on my dishwasher problem with the prepackaged amount of detergent not melting into the wash when it should. Problem may be water not hot enough to melt the wrapper on the detergent.. My hot water is running about 120 degrees out of the faucet. Might need to raise it up a little at the hot water heater. Just checked the latest run and everything seems to be working OK. Might be an intermittant thing whatever it is.
Best wishes to all you Yorkies for a good spring meet.
Ray
SPMan
KRMJust a click, like in high school. A bunch of feather fluffers. Who want everyone to SEE them in Church and then go home and be the A$$holes they really are.
Banks Hello all , It takes a really sick person to do that. Seems there are plenty of them out there. Prayers for all effected. Yes I agree. SO sad again. Jack our minister felt the same way about the E&Cs. I just may be one of them. Seems to me too many churches get too much into their idea of politics and your wallet to support some of them. Just a click, like in high school. A bunch of feather fluffers. Who want everyone to SEE them in Church and then go home and be the A$$holes they really are. Prayers for all of those in Boston and everywhere else that need the support of our Lord God!
Hello all ,
It takes a really sick person to do that. Seems there are plenty of them out there.
Prayers for all effected. Yes I agree. SO sad again.
Jack our minister felt the same way about the E&Cs. I just may be one of them. Seems to me too many churches get too much into their idea of politics and your wallet to support some of them. Just a click, like in high school. A bunch of feather fluffers. Who want everyone to SEE them in Church and then go home and be the A$$holes they really are.
Prayers for all of those in Boston and everywhere else that need the support of our Lord God!
Jack, here is another one for you. The wife came home today with 5 pages of information on a Bassenji dog. ( Congo Terrier ) I am thinking she wants one after she saw the movie My Lady. They are cool dogs from what I have seen. Don't bark, don't shed, don't stink like dog, and act like a Cat. They also yoldel.
And for all of you Yorkers,,,,,,,,,,,,, Have a great time. I am jealous,,,, again.
Good Evening....[edit]...after that piece of news...not so much....[/edit]
Having a tummy ache...yes... I said tummy ache.. I must have ate summat did not agree wit' me... Garry....now, no comments about my burger fetish....
Got a bunch of gotta buys and gotta dos done....lurvely stuff... Now need more $$$ in bank....
Oh well...back to doing stuff here...CYA!!!
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/
It takes a really sick person to do that.
Prayers for all effected
Sir James, Do as much of what 88 suggested as you can. Look for Cresson Mountain not Crescent. If you travel Rt 22 going down the mountain from the Summit exit to Altoona watch to the left. The NS mainline from the Curve to the Gallitzen tunnels runs along the side of the mountain across the valley. If you travel routes 22 & 322 (a pretty good road that's mostly 4 lanes and it's a toss up between it and the turnpike) east from Hollidaysburg towards Harrisburg you'll drive parallel to the mainline for several miles east of Huntingdon. Also just before Harrisburg you'll pass the big long stone arch bridge that the name of escapes me. Safe travels
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
RockIsland52 Three blasts go off in Boston. Two at the finishline of the Boston marathon and one at the JFK library. Three dead. Forty six injured. Cellular service turned off. My son's company about 4 miles north of the blast sent everyone home.
Three blasts go off in Boston. Two at the finishline of the Boston marathon and one at the JFK library. Three dead. Forty six injured. Cellular service turned off. My son's company about 4 miles north of the blast sent everyone home.
Geeesh...terrible news!!!
PRAYERS for those people injured.
My wife PAM ran the 100 anniversary of Boston back in '96. I was right there where those bombs went off at the finish line, I remember lots o people waiting for their runners to finish.
laz57
Well I got the remaining UP FP7 painted black and gray. I was starting on the PRR FP7 but the gray paint (rattlecan primer) went on looking like powder, in other words, crap. Guess I didn't shake it up enough. So it's in the alcohol bath. I hope I can get it done today.
RockIsland52 V8Vega Mon.63 Tue. 69 Wed. 75 Thur. 83I saw twice on channel 5.3 a movie about Jackie Robinson breaking into the big leagues. Its a good movie, obviously being shown now because of the new movie 42. I diden't think I was going to post about it and don't remember the title. I heard on the radio the movie was made in 1950 and Jackie Robinson played himself. He was a christian.Channel 5.3 I'm near sure is a local channel that shows old movies only. It takes a lot of money to make a movie and there is a lot of movies that make me wonder why in the world would they spend money making this stupid story, who thought that was a good idea? The big church I go to had 20,500 on Easter in two services in the big tent. Its something to see. I believe normal attendance per weekend is 9,000. WOW!!!! I for one am glad to hear that "faith and worship" is thriving at your church, DENNIS!!! At mydaughter and son-in-law's church the pastor is doing his best to drive people away. He ignores the benefactors and regulars if he finds fault with them and their ways. Last month he refused to let some long time parishioners hold funeral services there for their drug addicted son who died from an overdose. I think he needs a refresher coutse in the Biblr.
V8Vega Mon.63 Tue. 69 Wed. 75 Thur. 83I saw twice on channel 5.3 a movie about Jackie Robinson breaking into the big leagues. Its a good movie, obviously being shown now because of the new movie 42. I diden't think I was going to post about it and don't remember the title. I heard on the radio the movie was made in 1950 and Jackie Robinson played himself. He was a christian.Channel 5.3 I'm near sure is a local channel that shows old movies only. It takes a lot of money to make a movie and there is a lot of movies that make me wonder why in the world would they spend money making this stupid story, who thought that was a good idea? The big church I go to had 20,500 on Easter in two services in the big tent. Its something to see. I believe normal attendance per weekend is 9,000.
Mon.63 Tue. 69 Wed. 75 Thur. 83I saw twice on channel 5.3 a movie about Jackie Robinson breaking into the big leagues. Its a good movie, obviously being shown now because of the new movie 42. I diden't think I was going to post about it and don't remember the title. I heard on the radio the movie was made in 1950 and Jackie Robinson played himself. He was a christian.Channel 5.3 I'm near sure is a local channel that shows old movies only. It takes a lot of money to make a movie and there is a lot of movies that make me wonder why in the world would they spend money making this stupid story, who thought that was a good idea?
The big church I go to had 20,500 on Easter in two services in the big tent. Its something to see. I believe normal attendance per weekend is 9,000.
Rock, I am not big on going to Church, And I would never bash any one for there chosen religion, I do However, know the difference between right and wrong (doesn't mean I always choose the right path)
Seems that it shouldn't mater how long any ones been attending or not attending, nor what the circumstances were for a death, a funeral is a funeral. PERIOD!
And I also know, as my Grand Father was the man above the the preacher (can't think of the term) and when a pastor or preacher or bishop or who ever, does a funeral, thay dont do it out of the kindness of there heart. they are paid very well for it, over and above there salary. the preacher at the church my dad works for makes SIX figures plus extras for baptisms, funerals, weddings, etc
Any way, guess we should get off the church subject before were shut down
Have a GREAT evening eveyone!!!!
Thank you Brent. As of Saturday night we still hadn't decided our final route after leaving the Ohio Turnpike. I will see that the others look over your suggestions..thanks again...Jim
sir james I Temp is 48, going to 60s today. A chat with Brutus and Charlie last night suggested that I should take at least 1 pair of clean boxers so I tossed them in the suitcase. One less decision to make. I think everything is under control here and if not after tomorrow morning it won't matter. None of you Pa. guys left us anything about Horseshoe curve so we will find that out tomorrow also. Joe, Dan's layout has been slow to progress as he is still working on finishing the basement as well, however he has gotten the switchback in since we were there last and an engine storage area that runs off into another room.....S.J. Charlie, granny says she's going to starch my PJs so I guess I won't have to wear them after all..:)
Temp is 48, going to 60s today.
A chat with Brutus and Charlie last night suggested that I should take at least 1 pair of clean boxers so I tossed them in the suitcase. One less decision to make. I think everything is under control here and if not after tomorrow morning it won't matter. None of you Pa. guys left us anything about Horseshoe curve so we will find that out tomorrow also.
Joe, Dan's layout has been slow to progress as he is still working on finishing the basement as well, however he has gotten the switchback in since we were there last and an engine storage area that runs off into another room.....S.J.
Charlie, granny says she's going to starch my PJs so I guess I won't have to wear them after all..:)
http://www.nps.gov/alpo/index.htm
http://www.railroadcity.com/altoona_horseshoe_curve/http://www.railroadcity.com/ - Railroaders Memorial Museum
http://www.gallitzin.info/
If you are into railroading - Altoona, PA is a MUST stop.Also - if you have time - Conway Yard in Conway, PA (West of Pittsburgh on PA65 between Ambridge, PA and Beaver, PA) is really neat as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway_Yard
There is also a very long RR Bridge that crosses the Ohio River across Brunot Island. It is between McKees Rocks, PA and Pittsburgh as you head East on PA65. You can get some good pictures at 2856 New Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA (Google Maps).
And other RR bridge beside The David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh (1 block from the John Heinz History Center and 2 blocks from the old PRR passenger station).
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