Gray out and getting dark,
Went to the back cracker for the last time and then to Walmart. Oh Joy,,, Then when I got home I set up the 252 crossing gate from RT and the 145 giant Gateman on a corner of the layout and set it up to work off a push bottom switch for grand-son Jordan. This makes HIM the Gateman. I think he will like it. It is to bad they made it so far out of scale, but he won't care. and I don't anymore, it is about the fun not the perfection.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Evening All,
Catching up on all the home activities while I was gone. Also had a great "late" Christmas, but all is good.
On the way home Christmas dinner consisted of a small can of "Pringles", and 4 peanut butter cookies. Monday's eating was MUCH better!! A couple of side notes;
- When I stopped in Joplin for the night checking in the motel was somewhat unique. It was a Days Inn, and they had two large buildings one right behind the other. The first room was a "smoking" room, as you approached it there were a set of glass doors in the corrider to quarantine off the smoking rooms. Entered the corridor and the smell was awful, opened the door to the room and a blue/gray cloud was present with a smell that would knock you down. Turned around and went all the way back to the front desk for another room. (Truck was parked at the rear of the second building.) They gave me room #2, went there and it was just a few doors from where the first one was, but prior to the glass doors. Went in the room, and no one had cleaned or made it up from the previous night! Back to the front desk, they gave me room #3, which was in the first building, got to that room there was a "Do not Disturb" sign on the door. Knocked, no answer, slid my cardkey into the door it unlocked and entered. Saw an open suit case on the floor and a guy setting on the bed in a T shirt. Backed out, went back to the front desk! They gave me key #4 and assured me there would be no problem. Well there were some guys installing Direct TV at the place, so when I got to that room, it was being used as a storage and "office" area. So I WENT back to the front desk, and asked them if they could just give me a Master Key and I will find my own room, or at least tell me where the time clock was so I could punch in and finish their inventory. They then assigned me to their "suite" which was next to the front desk. It only took 5 attempts to locate a room. Normally I would have left, but was tired and didn't want to hassle the truck anymore. Of course, the TV didn't work either, but I had some computer work to do so didn't miss it.
NOW regarding the train, it WAS illuminated and running parallel, for sure!! I've got it from a very reliable source it may have been some automated hopper cars, which DO have illumination. Need some more research.
Going to move on and see about dinner, more later.
Don
Don, did you forget you were in Joplin Mo. after all. Places like that are all over that state and others in the "south" as well as in Maine and every place as far as that goes. Wife and I have been in some bad ones. I think the worst was stinking Lincoln Maine, when you walked in your feet stuck to the bug spray on the floor.
Evening all!
Record 82 here today. 50's tomorrow. Back to 60's Sat/Sun.
There is not enough room on this forum's server to hold my domestic and international travel horror stories. Suffice to say some of the more interesting were the time in Bogata when I came back to the hotel one evening and they had my bags packed and told me I no longer had a room or when my passport was pulled by the police in Chile while in the Santiago transit lounge or the hotel in upstate NY with the phone on a telephone pole in the parking lot on the other side of all the idling semis or the Customs agent who looked like a giant Fife on steroids that stopped me at Houston intercontinental wondering how much cash I was carrying as I came in from Venezuela....
Regards, Roy
When Keving said Did you forget you where in Joplin, MO. I thought he was talking about Waffelhouse. then I moved up and saw Don's post. I have had good and bad experinces in Days Inn. Wafflehouses I have either had rude Waiterest or lousey food never both in one place and never good of both in the same place.
Shocked as I read tonight that Debbie Renolds, Carrie Fisher mother died the next day. I guess the stress on her at her age was just to much. I pray for both as like both. Both where good actresses.
No real news tonight. I'm going to try and put my interest in a different direction and see how it works. Like I'm going to start buying lumber and wire and tools, I'm going to need to build my train room out of my garage. It's still train related just not trains :) Also need to start saving for York come the end of April.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Good evening all,
Except for the news about Debbie Reynolds, it was a pretty good day. Had lunch with my supervisor from the factory days, went to a Christmas tree exhibit at Indy, managed to find two hats at a clothing store at a good price, found out wife's shoe inserts for her feet will be replaced for free under warranty, and had a nice supper at Captain D's. Weather was mild but had some rain on the way home. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
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
TCA 09-64284
A-dor-a-ble... That traveling boxcar brought back memories, Buckeye. I was waiting for the "Carolina Crippler" to wobble into view...
Are those blue lights similar to the red lights Don saw out west?
Love the Acme Roadrunner & Coyote car. I also have one and it is aways a hit when we do train shows.
Morning all. Rained. 50 degrees. Headed east tohunt. Not that enthused about it. Season ending. May stay a few says. Not sure. Cold and windy tomorrow so that may be it.
Remember the Ohio car at York.
Oh well, that Ohio car in the video must be a forgery.
Have a good one.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Morning all.Not a lot planned for today. Going to put the other shelf up then start arranging things for when all the stuff comes home. At present 9 train sets and one expansion set all in there original boxes. Then another 6 sets that aren't really sets or not in there original set boxes.(coke set, pepsi set, lionel lines passenger set. ( I need to look into illuminating that set, I thought at least todays trains would have iluminated cars. )
Have figures and all but no pick-up on the trucks may have to explore these closer, Maybe some one removed the pick-ups for some reason. Any body have lionel lines plastic cars silver with blue stripe no numbers apears to be a coach, a dome car, and observation.
Any way seems to be a set with matching Engine ( F-unit)
Hope all have a good day, talk to you all later.
rtraincollector Any body have lionel lines plastic cars silver with blue stripe no numbers apears to be a coach, a dome car, and observation. Any way seems to be a set with matching Engine ( F-unit)
Any body have lionel lines plastic cars silver with blue stripe no numbers apears to be a coach, a dome car, and observation.
RT, I don't but I see some passenger cars produced in 1993-94 Red stripe that were not lit and un-numbered . So maybe they made the Blue ones to. What road name is on them? Lionel Lines? What What car names? What is on the F-unit?
No number on them, road name is Lionel Lines the engine if it has a number it's on the number board and these are wife's booth right now so can't see. will try to send you the best pic I have of it via email
Going to cool off some, about 65, before New Years day but start warming up again saturday afternoon, then should be back to almost 80 during the day on Sunday & Monday.
Went to Pompano Beach FL and ordered some new bathroom cabinets as the old one is falling apart and very much over-sized so I had to get two 30 inch units side by side.
Still have wiring work to do on current layout, lights in the houses and upper level tracks to permantly wire in.
Lee Fritz
I don't know RT, Strange that they have silver trucks and looks like gold above and below the blue Stripe. I checked my 1970 to 2000 book and don't see anything like them. Never seen a Lionel Lines ALCO before either???
Its all silver
went there today and the number boards have 11051 on them on the engine.
Googled the "Lionel Lines 11051"
2009 RTR. I remember the set. Kinda cool paint scheme.
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/lionel-lines-super-piece-diesel-1789446836
Thanks Roy. says set number 7-11028 big surprise can't find in price guide lol. Nor even the engine number. I looked at the Cars while I was there and looks like I can get the plastic pick-up that snaps into the axles and truck sides and I will be able to add illumination to the cars. to me they need it as they have silhouettes in the windows.
A quiet day at home as wife went to visit sister. Did some errands and looked at some potential vehicles. Was going to see "Sing" tonight, but wife did not want to fight the crowds. Did go for an hour walk today. Checked out the local antique stores. I hope everyone has a good day.
Sunny and very windy today. The dog had great fun chasing leaves while we were out on our walk. Supposed to be getting colder next week.
Kev - I thought that the locomotive on the CTT cover was 'weathered' using the 'attic dust' method I've used on most of my equipment.
Stopped at city hall and filed applications for building, plumbing, and electrical permits to turn our ground floor full bathroom into a 1/2 bath and add a master bath in a room off of our bedroom. Hopefully, I hear back from thei city in the near future so I can get cranking on the project.
Heard from the museum today that the U.P. wants an update on the project that we have started to add some layouts in the freight express building the middle of next month. I'll have to upgrade my sketches to real drawings and talk with the HO guys about the proposed HO layout to finish up the progress report.
Still waiting on the Great Lakes Express set I won on the 'bay. Supposed to be here next week sometime.
All for now.
Mornin' boys. Snohizo and 31 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Days like this tis good to be "semi" retired. Ain't gotta be nowhere. Ain't gotta drive no one.
Happy New Year.... for those that may not be here for the weekend.
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
We will be home for new years eve.
We quit the running years ago,,,had to do with kids.. LOL. Besides cops all over the place that night.
Sun is out and it is 25. Should get above freezing later. Not much else today other than looking for parts to build the A-unit with the motor truck that is showing up today..
8N that 'attic dust' is out of scale.
Kevin I thought that was scale Moss on the engine.
Got my last two Christmas presents in today. Williams by Bachmann B&O freight set and Lionel Paul Revere set. The Paul Revere set I won't open the BO I already looked at the power unit. Love B&O colors for some reason.
About to go Grocery Shopping. Seeing I got my monthly
Hello. Looks like WPB FL got a minor chill this morning, 54 on the car thermometer.
Wife complained of chest pain yesterday and I took her the walk-in clinic. The clinic referred her to the hospital, she was there overnight and should be able to come home in a few minutes as soon as the cardio doctor sees her. The hospital is running behind because of the holiday accidents on the roads and doctors wanting to have time off.
When I came home last night there was a bad accident on Jog Road here in WPB between Melaluca Rd. & Pine Ave. Had a part of Jog road closed so I had to find an alternate route home, about a ten minute delay.
Hello folks ..... finally made it back .... hope to come around every day ..... it's been rough .... long story ..... died twice in a row in ER and was brought back ..... getting back into my trains I love ...... bought a 1932 Lionel engine .... tender .... crane car .... caboose ..... and the powerhouse building ... all in perfect condition .... last week .... light snow and sleet here in western Maryland ....
Ole Timer - Nice to have you back, and around too. I've moved from an hour east of you, to an hour west of you.
Phillyreading - Prayers for the Mrs.
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