APRIL Coffee Pot. 11 YEARS OLD. For those to visit and chat. Open to all. Besides coffee; there is sweet ice tea, soft drinks, water, oatmeal and GRITS.

[SPMan]

Good morning all,

Congratulations on the new granddaughter Hudson John!

Been watching the live streaming web cam this morning from Trains Magazaine to see Big Boy leaving yard bound for Cheyenne.  Video quit a little while ago and I haven't seen Big Boy yet.  However the cam was on for over an hour showing people standing around waiting and trains coming and going in the yard.  Hope I can see something before the day is over.  My kids are at West Colton to watch it.

Ray

[Hudson#685]

Good Morning! Sunny and 60 here. I got home Saturday from York and within the hour I was on he way to the hospital because our daughter Michele was in labor. Last night @ 9:53, Kali Lynne was born. She weighed in @ 7lbs 7ozs. Mom and Baby are fine. I want to thank everyone for their congratulations and best wishes. York was a blast. Next April Doray wants all who are going to let her know what flavor ice cream they want. lol DougDaGrump: Doray is doing well with her knees. She still has PT 3 times a week, but she is driving and working in the ice cream shop, but with shorter hours. Now to go and visit my Granddaughter and find out what train set she wants! lol Enjoy the Day! John

[cnw1995]

Aloha and Happy Monday. Rainy here which we need - it's been a very dry Spring. Wish it had waited until I got to work. Looks like a busy day. Glad all the Yorkies got home safely with their purchases. Congrats HudsonJohn on the new arrival!

[ChiefEagles]

Morning.  Cloudy and warm.  May have some Tstorms this afternoon, tomorrow and Wed.  Trying to go to farms to turkey hunt.  If rain, rest at camper.  Just getting away from Mayor stuff [a day full today and tonight].

Congrats John Hudson.

Rich, nice ride.  Hope you get it home soon.

Glad evryone got home safe from York.

Sad about prom girl in Conn.  Guess they will now try to outlaw kitchen knives.  When will folks learn you have to work on mental illness?

AH, see LAZ is alive.

Hope all are OK.

Later  

[laz 57]

DOUGDAGRUMP,

  Looked all over YORK, no cigar.  Hope you got my e mail with the name of the dealer who might have your L&N set? 

laz57

[laz 57]

AF53

News flash.........

Reports are coming in that HudsonJohn is the proud grandfather of a baby girl. Kali Lynne came into this world at 9:57. She wieghs 7lbs. 7 ozs. He has not texted me her length.

Congratulations to John and his family.

BIG CONGAS  HUDSONJOHN!!!!!!!   Looks like DORAYs gonna have to blend up and name a new flavor of ICE CREAM for the Granddaughter?  Just don't put any Lemon in it, because a certain someone will get first dibs on it.  Spoil her good!!!!  Like GPs do.

Stay frosty my friend,

laz57

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill..........

Good Morning,  Joe.....

It is a sunny 55 degrees. Going up to 70 today with rain.

Today is a busy day. I have an errand to run and the usual chores to do. Then, I have some paperwork to do. Lunch and a nap.

Dining car has rolled in with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Monday.

Chuck

[blownout cylinder]

dougdagrump wrote: BOC, Groupies, groupers or gropers ? 

[anjdevil2]

Thanks Jon...I've seen nothing but good things about this bike.  Once I can arrange to pick it up I'll be on it most of the time!

Thanks again for the birthday wishes....I does mean a lot to me!

Congas to John and the family! !

Off to bed ...

[sir james I]

Congrats to Hudson John and family.

I hope mother and daughter are doing well.

S.J.

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Sato was 13th after 2 spins and Newgarden was 8th for Sarah.  Took it easy today.  Mass was long today as we had a baptism, the youth choir and a visiting priest.  I hope everyone has a good day.  Congrats to John and family as well.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[rtraincollector]

Congrats to grampa Hudson John :)

[AF53]

News flash.........

Reports are coming in that HudsonJohn is the proud grandfather of a baby girl. Kali Lynne came into this world at 9:57. She wieghs 7lbs. 7 ozs. He has not texted me her length.

Congratulations to John and his family.

[Banks]

Hello there,

Mrs & I got back from our York/Lancaster expedition about 7:45.

Spent till now getting things carried in put away and checking on the oldsters.

I'll get the photo posted tomorrow

Off t bed

Prayers for those in need

[8ntruck]

Glad to hear that the Yorkies all got home safe and sound. Turned the garden patch over today and my wife got her lettuce planted in a Radio Flyer red wagon that we are using as a planter on our deck. We finished up just in time to miss the first line of thunder storms that blew through today. Speaking of weather, we are having strong opinions about the weather coverage. There was a hazardous material collection schedules at the fair grounds yesterday morning. I got my stuff loaded in my truck, with one eye on the gray clouds to the west. Got there only to find out that there was a storm coming, and they had to shut down, come back at 11am. So I went home, fired up the computer on a weather radar site, and yes, there was a storm coming - on the state line, about 70 miles away. Back to the fair grounds a little after 11 only to find out that the collection was canceled. :( Tonight, my wife tunes in to the Kansas City station to watch Once Upon a Time, only to find that station tracking a thunderstorm - for an hour. :( I did manage to get a loop of track back up so I could test out my repaired Legacy unit and put it through its paces. Everything looks OK. All for now.

[dougdagrump]

Good Evenin' All.

Just now beginning to feel somewhat awake. Up late friday nite, after spending the day at the museum, getting everything ready for the "Relay For Life" program in Oceanside on saturday. Had planed on going very early saturday morning and setting up the "All Aboard For A Cure" train and table and associated tents, canopies, etc. Unfortunately the rain put a stop to the trains so it was just packing the BetterHalf's car with the stuff she was taking. I in turn headed for the museum for our monthly Youth Group meeting and train running. This old geezer was exhausted when I got home at 6:30, was sound asleep on the couch by 7:30. Woke up just in time to take my nite time pills and crawl in bed. All in all both days went well, no significant electronic gremlins appeared.

Hope all the Yorkies enjoyed their trip to Train Mecca. Big thanks to Laz for trying to find the L&N passenger cars I've been looking for with no luck. The hunt continues. Anybody got photos of the goodies they scored ?

Ray, Prayers for you and the Misses.

John, How's Doray doing ? One of the Friday Runners just had a knee replacement done.

BOC, Groupies, groupers or gropers ?

Don, Look on the bright side, you're not dealing with the Phoenix VA.

Belated to Rich !

Time to start rumaging in the fridge to see what I can fix for supper.

Later all.

[jonadel]

Rich -- you will truly enjoy the Road Star, gorgeous bike and it just runs and runs and runs.  One of my PGR brothers just loves his and he puts on tons of miles.  That motor is more than "big enough", going from your Sportster to 1700 is one giant step, HANG ON!

[SPMan]

Good morning all,

Glad some of you guys made it to York.  Hope we get to see a group picture of the gang.  Back during the years I was going to York, we didn't have a gang like that to hang out with.  Sounds like fun.

Today we are celebrating my wife's birthday.  It was actually on the 25th but we are having a dinner today so the whole family can attend.  I'm having smoked ham with potatoes, green beans and corn on the cob.  #1 son is in charge of the cake.

Big doings at church today celebrating the cannonization of two former popes, John the 23rd and John Paul II.  This is also Divine Mercy Sunday which was instituted by John Paul II.  There will be a reception in the hall after mass I think.

News on Meet the Press this morning accusing  Clipper owner Don Sterling of making some remarks which were not PC.  Don't know much about the guy but I don't follow the clippers.  I think he is a big philanthropist though.  He takes out full page ads when he makes a donation to something.

Big Boy all set to start it's trip to Cheyenne tomorrow morning from West Colton. California out near San Bernardino.  It will travel over Cajon Pass enroute to Yermo where it will spend the night before heading to Las Vegas next.  Eventually it will wind up in Cheyenne.  The U.P. Steam Team leader, Ed Dickins invited several members of the Rail Giants Railroad Museum in Pomona who donated the engine to ride along on the train for the first leg of the trip.  They will sit in folding chairs on a tool or baggage car I think since there will be no passenger cars on this "hospital" train moving a dead steam engine.  The engine will be sandwiched between two modern diesels numbered 4884 and 4014 to give a nod to the steam engine number 4014 which they are hauling.  Too stay legal with the FRA I think the diesel is numbered U.P.4014 and the steam engine will be called U.P.P. 4014 to differentiate between the two at least on paper.  The entire train will consist of the three engines plus a few support cars as well as some emptys for extra braking power not that they really need it with those two big diesels suppling enough dynamic braking to stop anything they are hauling.

later,

Ray

 

 

 

[Blueberryhill RR]

 Good Morning from Blueberryhill........

Good Morning,  Joe....

It is a cloudy 38 degrees. Going up to a sunny 62 today.

Today is an easy day. I have a few chores to do and then I will spend the morning in the train room. I need to run trains and relax. Maybe do a little dusting.

Usual breakfast on the dining car.

Y'all have a great Sunday.

Chuck

[Demay]

Konnichiwa and Ohayo Chuck,

It is another beautiful day here.  We had Sunday school and church this morning, followed by the usual relaxing Sunday afternoon.  I watched part of the UFC fights I recorded, but now I'm recording "Frozen" for the kids.  I am slow cooking a barbecue pork shoulder for dinner and I don't have anything else planned.

I am glad all the Yorkies had a safe trip and a good time.

Sayonara,
Joe

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Reffed a wild game, 12-5.  Watched Man U. smack Norwich City 4-0.   Rested a bit and mowed the yard.   Went to see a comedy show tonight.  Had Donnie Baker from the Bob and Tom show there with 2 other comedians.   Pretty R-rated, but some of it was funny.   Newgarden starts 4th for Sarah tomorrow and Sato is gridded 14th for AJ.   I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[ChiefEagles]

Seems the fartherest from home is home.

Rock a bye baby,

Sleep tight [tired].

[MichRR714]

Just got home safe and sound from York.  Hope everyone made it home safe as well.  Was a great York and enjoyable meeting up for ice cream with some great people.  Fife, Mrs. Fife, Laz, Roy, John, Hudson John, Ray, Banks, Mrs. Banks and SJ.  Looking forward to next year already!

[anjdevil2]

Ray and John - good luck with the birth

Jon - The Triumph has to be the fastest bike I've ever driven...it is a heavy monster...Rocket III is an appropriate name for that thing....It needed tires and exhaust and they wouldn't come down on the $9K price tag...needing exhaust and tires to boot.  No Sale.

I took the 2 hour trip to the mountains of North West New Jersey.  I had spoken to the sales dude yesterday about a bike.  He guaranteed me I'd be happy with the white Yamaha I saw on the web site.  Well, I wasn't happy...I was stunned.  It is a beautiful pearl white metallic 2006 Road Star 1700 Silverado.  30 minutes after I got there, I owned it.  I has just the right amount of chrome accessories and attitude.  I'll pick it up in a couple of weeks.  Trust me, this place is so amazing, I'll be back for another if I need to.

www.thecycleexchange.com  It's still listed, just SOLD!!!

Been a long day,  I think I'll watch some tele and relax.

[AF53]

Hi guys,

We just got back from York, more on that later, John wasn't home for an hour and he had to run to the hospital.
His daughter Michele, also my niece, is in labor. No news yet. I will keep you posted!

Later.....

[fifedog]

Evenin' boys.  Evenin' English.  Sunny & 72 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Hosted little league parades today, and spent a little time on the yatchet.

anjdevil ---> (1 for each paw) 

YORK was mighty fine.  First and always foremost, was great visiting with the Coffee Pot gang at the CTT booth.  Carl Swanson and a very svelt looking Bob Keller posed for pics with us.  Got caught up with Roy, Hudson John, AF53, Laz, jefelectric, MichRR, SirJames, Banks and his Mrs.  Hope all had a safe trip home.

Fifey's Wifey must have been a good luck charm.  Scored a LIONEL swing bridge (still sealed in box) for $150, the new Gingerbread man gateman from LIONEL, and a #1800 General Frontier Set for $175.  Also picked up a loop of Atlas/Industrial Rail track for $20.

On the way home we stopped off at our Best Man's home, and had dinner with him and his lovely wife.

[SPMan]

ChiefEagles

Ray, will have to check out that NS

ChiefEagles

Frank, I thought you might be interested in this since the original Norfolk and Southern Railway ran right near you through Raleigh.  Do you remember them when they were in the red color?  Later on they went to that white looking paint job with red and black lettering.

Ray

 

[ChiefEagles]

Morning all.  Sunny and warm.  Had hail, tornados and rain yesterday afternoon until dark 30.  We in Roseyville were lucky.  Big rain wich lasted a couple of minutes [1/2 in.] and some wind.  Some folks had flooding and cars under water.  Crazy.  South of us, no rain at all.

Charlie, glad yuz giz having fun.

Blown, hang in there.

Missed Rich's birthday.    Guess he turned 21 compared to my age.

Talked to Shake and Bake.  Not good to wait on a cold and Dr's vacation.   Think I'd take a bolt cutter to those wires sticking out so far.

Ray, will have to check out that NS.

Hope Dennis and Dougsnotagrump are doing OK.

"Over the hill horn blower" survived the Ioway winter.  Think he mostly escape to the South of the Border.   Then he played hurt and made Wifey bring in the fire wood.

Big Rec Day parade here this afternoon.  Got my wave down pat.

Later. 

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill..........

Good Morning,  Joe........

It is a sunny 44 degrees. Going up to a sunny 70.

Today is an easy day. I have the usual chores and a small project to work on. Then, lunch and a nice nap

Indians need to make some changes in their team.

Y'all have a great Saturday.

Chuck

[Demay]

Konbanwa and Ohayo Chuck,

Today’s weather was fantastic: the high hit 71 and it was sunny.  The baseball team’s first game this morning went well.  We won 17-7 and each kid reached base and scored at least one time.  Our pitching was solid; the other team’s runs came off of some defensive errors.  We’ll work more on our fielding during our next practice.  This afternoon I worked on a Sunday school lesson and had a quick nap.  Tonight is a movie night at our house.  The kids are watching “Walking with Dinosaurs” and then the wife and I will watch “Gravity.”

Don B. – Thanks for sharing the video clip.

Rich – Happy Belated Birthday!

BOC – Next up, you’ll be trashing hotel rooms. 

Sayonara,

Joe