Aloha. Wet here too, but I love it over snow.Might get up to 42 today and 55 tomorrow - that I have to see. Sound like some great hikes, Fife. I'm regularly on the train for an hour and the half but every so often for far more than that when someone is hit on the line. It has been quite a seaon for that because this line is at grade and the trains can go up to 60 mph. But I haven't been stuck like that for a while (knocking on wood). Richmond would be neat to railfan.Prayers for Mrs Banks
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Lite rain and 40s.
Not michigan weather at all but I'll take it. Feb. just might get even.
No toy train news, I've still got 2 CTTs and 2 TCAs to read.
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 from overcast 62°F Southern Ohio
I finished the Lift pump installation on the truck and the truck runs fantastic. I'll secure the rest of the inner fender fasteners and call it done. I cleaned up the garage and I'm going to get a Marx train ready for the school fundraiser auction.
The triple decker crossover is really neat, never saw anything like it.
May God bless
Jim
Kev, enjoyed the pictures of the famous triple crossing in Richmond. I always wondered which paint job was correct on the Seaboard "Citrus" paint scheme. The 1939 Orange Blossom Special had early E units with yellow roofs and silver trucks. I noticed in this photo it is a yellow roof with black trucks. Some that I personally remember had black roofs and trucks so I guess they were all used at one time or another. MTH did the `1939 version but on a later model E unit. Later on they reran them with black roofs and trucks. I have often wondered if the black roofs were really yellow and just got covered with soot. Inquiring minds would like to know.
Ray
SPMan
Ray, here is some pictures I found on the web for you.
Looks like your right, they used a few ways. and the black looks to be dark green to.
Seaboard "Citrus" paint scheme.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Evening all.
Kevin in Columbia, S.C. I came across a old bridge that said Seaboard on it. They have CSX and NS running thru Columbia, S.C. now.
Not much going on here today. Just relaxing now.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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.. Scored big time at that local auction ... on lionel tubular track .... all shiney and new looking ... 93 pieces of straight ..... 91 pieces of O72 curved .... 3 crossovers ... 2 manual switches .... got other items .... will come back after checking out a whole box of transformers ... a club took down their whole layout and sold it .... .... forgot to mention I got all that for less than $ 23.00 ....
Good evening all,
TV night in the house. Grimm, Emerald City and Blue Bloods were on tap. Good day at work as it was very quiet. Got much work done on time saving project. Got one response so far on the stamps with a better estimate than I expected. Cloudy but mild today. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Mornin' boys. Foggy & 42 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Spent a portion of afternoon tending to a busted hose to the garbage disposal. Used my nautical know-how to fix the problem (actually much easier working under a sink than below a hatch). Made a new buddy at the local hardware store. Some family time and card playin' tonight.
Morning to All,
It has been a busy week. I did run some trains on the AllAboard Pioneer 600 set. Later I went to the train closet and played around with some old tinplate Marx. One engine is a little balky so I need to get some CRC electronic spray ans clean out the gunk and the wheels.
Today I was supposed to go to a model Railroad auction with a buddy but I had to bail out because I need to attend a funeral viewing for a former Superintendent of schools who was truly a great leader and a good friend to me. Died from complications of Alzheimer's at age 73.
My wife I have to serve as greeters at Mass tonight at 5:30 and then we will go out for a nice dinner.
Take care,
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Good morning,
Sun is out for the first time in weeks and it will hit 60 today if they are right so I plan on not hanging out in the house. Maybe do some lane pothole repair.
Yesterday I spent hours sorting and re-arranging all my train stuff and boxes and never did find that girder bridges I know I had, ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!
Anyway after all of that I was reminded I gave those bridges to a friend who was going to build a store layout.
I also went through another box marked un-boxed cars and I found out where those two mice I had a year or two back were making camp. What a mess. had to clean all that up and re-pack everything in bubble wrap and throw out the chewed up paper.
Oh well at least it is organized better than it was. Some of the stuff I saved I just have to wonder,,,what was I thinking???
Best be getting on.
Morning all. Gloomy and rainy all day today. Suppose to be worst this afternoon and then repeat tomorrow with tomorrow afternoon being the worst. Possible tornado.
Gues I'm going to work on rewiring my 2359 and some controlers for O22 switches.
Hope all have a good day. Talk to you all later.
Mornin' FellasNot much on the docket for today. Have to do some shopping with the family and then hopefully take it easy. Still putting the living and dining rooms back together. Floors turned out awesome!
KRM
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Evening all!
Long couple of days preping, setting up the Lionel modular layout, and then staffing the big Plano Train show. Lots of kids and interestingly, a lot of young parents with kids asking questions about how to add accessories, buildings, etc., to their recent LionChief purchases. Looks like the new Lionel Plug and Play accessory line could be a hit?
Another day tomorrow 10-4 and then tear down of our Lionel modular layout. Btw - this show typ has about 12-13,000 paid attentance (12 and up) and another 5,000+ kids.
Prayers to those in need.
Regards, Roy
Weather was good for a run outside today, but other things complicated the situation. The running area had standing water in some spots due to bad drainage, the wind was up as well and I was really upset by getting a hospital bill that I already paid. I suspected they had some bad billing practices in the past, but now I have proof. If any of you have seen Tropic Thunder, the scene where the Tom Cruise character "discusses" a certain situation over the phone will be similar to the conversation I will have on Monday with said hospital. Tomorrow will be a day of rest. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning from overcast 40°F Southern Ohio,
It's been a great weekend. Friday our 20 week old chickens started laying eggs. After the 4-H meat chicken project we decided to get some laying hens. They are fun and the kids enjoy them too. The kids had really good grade cards, the twins are on the "B" honor roll, and the youngest is on the "A" honor roll. In celebration we invited the other grandparents and we all went out to dinner. Saturday started early with Gabriel at basketball practice, I had a meeting then Gabriel to baseball practice. Got home and washed the van and car. Then waxed the car. Who would ever think you would be waxing a car in January? Two Masses downtown and bride had tacos made for supper. After supper I prepped the Marx 999 set for the school auction, cleaning up some track for a nice oval and ensuring all ran well. The Marx engines are so reliable!
Roy – The train show sounds great. What size is the modular layout?
Kev – I was looking for a train item before Thanksgiving and had just about all the boxes down from the loft and opened. As I was putting it all away I jotted down what went into a numbered box or plastic tub. Next time maybe I can find what I'm looking for!
Mitch – Have fun with that 600 set!
Got to go, two Masses today then server training and lector training
Fog this morning
Yesterday's official Hi was 59, felt like a spring day.
No trains. Got a couple of events coming up early next month though.
My first electric train was a Marx freight set with a 999, As a little boy so many years ago I ran that train and ran it, it was bullet proof.
Cloudy and 55 degrees. T'storms later they say. Church was long. Wifey ate leftover Olive Garden from yesterday. I ate pot pies. She is hinting beef roast for dinner. ???? Wind may change and I do tomorrow. I cook a mean beef roast in crockpot. Watching Jesse Stone series. Wish weather was better and I could get out and do things.Jim, great job with the kids and chickens.
Wonder if Shake and Bake has escaped Chicago???? Having to rewire entire layout he deliverd. Nut screwed it up and had directions.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Evening all. Back some time ago ( about 6 months or so ) I bought a abused trainset. It had a 2359 B&M that definitely looked like it either spent some time in a damp area ( garage, basement, storage shed, etc.) anyway sent frame out to be sand blasted. When got it back about 2 weeks ago it looked like new even been painted a nice color of White that makes it look old. anyway put it together and it didn't want to run. then playing with it I started getting the lights as it was starting in neutral. Go to put in in forward or reverse it would like short out. So I tried it with the drive wheels off the track and slowly just barely hit the rails and I got it running somewhat ( roughly ) so took motor out and cleaned down in the gears and relubed/oiled it. Tried again and it was doing better. Got it to kinda run on my 6' test track. It would do soso in forward and very rough in reverse. so back to just holding it with wheels barely touching track to make the connection and got it running better so now it would run up and back in fair condition. So I made a loop this afternoon with FT about 4' x 6' and ran it in each direction about 5 minutes each way off and on for 30 minutes and it's doing great now. I always say it real hard to kill a lionel Postwar engine. Not saying you can't but it tough to do so. Then decided to go thru some of my switches I have ( O-22's) after going thru them all I discovered I think I have enough for a while any way I have 20 switches and 18 controllers wired up and I think I have another 8 controllers that need rewiring.
Not much else going here at present. Looking forward to York, Pa this april. already made motel reservation.
Hope all had a good weekend. Talk to you all later
Good evening,
Getting somewhat hot again here in sunny southeast Florida, around 83 this afternoon for the high and a little windy, supposed to rain according to the weather man but no rain as yet.
Worked on my layout some today, installing telephone poles with fish line for wire. Ran a couple of trains to check for clearences with the telephone ploes, so far all is good.
Lee Fritz
KEV, Thanks for the beautiful pictures of the Seaboard "citrus" paint scheme in different variations. MTH did make matching cars to go with it but as far as I know SAL never had any but ran stainless steel silver cars. The roofs I remember were probably Olive color and just covered with soot that made them look black. That reminds me about the Southern Railway Pelican paint scheme with the white roofs. How did they ever keep those clean?
It has been raining all day here. I have pumped water out of my pool several times this week and I would like to do it again before dark. A while ago I blew a circuit breaker while my pool filter, TV and water pump were all going at the same time. If that pump goes out, my garage could get flooded. Have to watch it closely. Thankful for the rain but need to shut it off for a while.
Evening Folks,
Lazy day. My wife and I served as greeters at mass last night. I've been watching football. Packers got stomped pretty bad and it looks like the Steelers may suffer the same fate.
I've got a regular doctor's appt. tomorrow AM. Then I have a few projects around the house. starting to get ready for my trip to Daytona with my brother for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. I've always dreamed of going to that race. Should be a great trip.
Hello there,
been a hectic week. Thanks for the prayers. Mrs is very relieved and sore.Work was also a bit hectic. Spent most of Friday evening watching Inauguration coverage. Spent yesterday and today being lazy. Now Mrs & I are channel surfing while waiting for the new Kilchers to start
Looks like the tree will be coming down this week. It's dropping needles and drooping branches.
Did I mention this was a PITA to type. Best move on...............................
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Did very little today. Did work on standard gauge layout and ran some trains. Found an old HO building that I had from a long time ago. Will make a good factory for a siding. I hope everyone has a good day.
Late evening all!
Blustery today. Winds hit 40-45 mph. Temps 60's.
Train show went very well. Had lots of kids running trains with Legacy Controllers. Did not have time to switch to CAB-1L's which are much simpler to use. Got sidetracked by the Legacy base which controls 2 TPC400's. Looks like the RS-232 data ports on both TPC400's failed. This took a while to troubleshoot - thinking the problem was the Legacy base. After much messing around finally pulled the data plug off the Legacy base and voila! All worked. I had the CAB-1L sitting in reserve just in case.
Phish - the modular is about 12 X 20. Fully scenicked - buildings - people - vehicles....
Mornin' boys. More rain and 46 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. New light fixtures for the porch and train room need to go up. Get to try the new extender-pole-light-grabber-thingie on one of the burnt out bulbs in the cathedral ceiling. Hope no one is watchng.
Nice visit with family and neighbors back in Baltimore this weekend. Played poker for 5 hours at buddy's house. Youngest Princess did an overnight at her best friend's. Had nice chat with oldest Princess, and hugged the grandson, then back to the mountains.
It was odd driving up my old street, then seeing old fifedom. Kinda like cruising past an old girlfriend's house, knowing you probably shouldn't be there. Weird after 24 years. Moving on.
Morning. Sunny [finally] and 57 degrees [rising fast now sun is out]. Hope to get personal stuff done today.Middle finger to some celebs. Need to read Romans 13.Prayers for Mrs. Banks. Also Ray and others.Roy, if you have engine problems, I know you can fix. Last one I had quit smoking, shipped back to Lionel. Out of warranty. Ended up all I paid was shipping there. They fixed that and other things and shipped back for free. Getting excellent service out of Lionel.May start selling some of my NS engines. Got quite a few. Some haven't run in over a year. Why keep them on the shelf. Let someone else enjoy them. Probably sell them cheap.Have a good one.
Good morning guys,
38 heading to 44 and overcast, guess I can't complain for January.
Looks like the Arch under bridge will show today.
Down loaded a layout software called SCARM I think I will play around with and see if it is worth learning. Looks nice and was free.
Fife, I know what you mean about cruising the old neighborhood. It is weird. Been almost 11 years now for us and still strange. Seeing the house, we built and loved in 1990 be let go into disrepair by the new owners is rough. Raised both kids there, was on the same dirt for 30 years and lived in Plainfield over 50 years. In my gut that is still home. Even though I can barely recognize the place anymore. People! Ugh.
Glad the Pack won’t be back but did not want to see NE again either.
Prayers for all in need.
Good afternoon,
All is going good here in southeast Florida. There was a tornado about 18 or 20 miles to the north of me in Juno Beach FL, part of Palm Beach county. We just got rains and some wind here south of the PBI airport. Nobody got hurt that much by the tornado here in Palm Beach coubty FL.
Yesterday the high was 86, today only supposed to be 75 and some rain.
Also there was a tornado near Albany & Camilla GA last night as well. My wife was on the phone with her cousin today.
There have been a few storms nearby in the past year or two. May have to think about moving but my wife don't want to leave southeast Florida. Guess I will just have to do as the rock group REO Speedwagon says; Riding The Storm Out!
Worked on the layout some earlier today, installed some telephone poles and fish line as wire.
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