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Dan- this is the link to the diner Eric you can come to.
Colby
Lionel collector, stuck in an N scaler's modelling space.
Hey Colby,
Tell me how to join. Send me a link/etc and I'll come aboard.
Congrats on moving on to high school. Take some challenging classes and do your best.
Dan
my layout is comming along fine. I'll be in High school when the summer ends. and Dan you should join the Trackside Dinner, it's alot more active than this place.
MTL,
Sorry about the rough noreaster hitting you guys in lobster land. Glad to hear you're fine, though. Fill us in on how your train empire is going. Any more bargains at train meets???
Hope school is treating you okay. Well, keep us informed and up to date.
dan
Fun weather were having up here in Maine!! Power outages, downed trees, floods, coastal homes washed out to sea, and 2 people killed while trying to cross a flooded road. fun fun fun.
Demon,
It's great to hear from you. You sound BUSY. We didin't get much snow here in southeastern Ohio--about 45 minutes below the snow belt. It's like when we lived in West Lafayette, IN. An hour north and we would have had Chicago's weather, but we didn't see much snow where we were. Same thing here in Ohio.
My wife is unhappy with her hospital here in Ohio. The two anesthesiologists she works with are frustrating her. One is really mean and nasty to the staff and other doctors while the other one is a really nice guy but is incredibly dangerous and probably shouldn't be practicing medicine. So--we're looking into other jobs probably in bigger metro areas-where the caliber of her colleagues will be stronger. We tried the rural, happy, country life thing, but her career is suffering. Getting involved with bad doctors leads to lawsuits!
Anyway, we're on the move. I think it will be warm wherever we move.
Hey Dan,
How are things there after the big move? Still settling in, or are things kind of on track (meaning you are finding time to put the trains on a track, that is)?
It has been quite a while since I have posted anything on the forums. Been busy with school and work.... This summer I will be in charge of helping over 6000 new students and their parents get acclimated with the DePaul community. Daunting task, considering I am technically working 2 jobs out of the office and the other student coordinator and I are both under 20.... That leaves me with a lot to be preparing, and a lot of homework to do after I get home. It's good to stay busy though, I guess.
I am planning on making my layout bigger soon. I have been saying that for quite a while, but something always seems to come up. I am hoping my tax return will leave me with a little wiggle room to buy the necessary lumber and still make tuition payments. Currently I am using a 4x8 with one large outer loop with a passing siding that links onto an inner figure 8. It is kind of an odd set up... I will have to include pictures of it soon. Basically, it leaves me with the ability to run 1 train at a time. I could run 2 (one on the outer loop, 1 on the inner figure 8) but one unit always runs uncharictaristically slower than the other, so one would have to run at warp speed in order for the other one to move at average speed. I think I will eventually have to isolate the two loops and get another MTH ZX-1000 for the other loop, and attempt to sync them (or whatever the term may be). Anyhow....
The weather in the midwest has been very strange lately. It is starting to go back to normal, but with it being Friday the 13th, I suppose I should knock on wood for saying that.... Dan, did you get as much snow as other parts? A friend of mine told me Ohio had about a foot of snow last week or so.
How are things going for everyone else?
Checking in to see how everyone is.
Demon, MTl, Redneck, etc...tell us how life is going...miss ya guys.
Lots to talk about here in ohio. Mostly that we're moving. The usual for us. I think I'm in the military.
Our Historic Engines Need Help! Photos by Tim Zimont and Mark Spremulli In 2004, the MNGRR's Steam Program fell under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration. This means all four of our steam locomotives now have to go through a thorough inspection. FRA mandated upgrades must then be completed before a locomotive is allowed to run. At the start of 2004, the MNG used its available funds to put Monson Railroad engine #4 through the FRA process. To this day, number 4 is our only available locomotive. The museum has since set aside funds to put Bridgton and Harrison engine #7 through the same process. Since #7 is much bigger than #4, the cost for rehabilitating engine 7 exceeds what the railroad can currently afford. We estimate it will cost between $25,000 and $30,000 to put #7 back on track. We will not start the restoration work until we have the sufficient funds to complete the project. We need your help! A Maine native, #7 is a 1913 Baldwin built for the Bridgton and Saco River Railroad. Weighing in at 33.5 tons, #7 is a 2-4-4RT type locomotive that hauled passengers and freight in New England for nearly 100 years! After her career in Maine, in 1947, she went to the Edaville Railroad in South Carver Massachusetts as founder Ellis D. Atwood's first engine! She made her return to Maine in 2002. She saw occasional service at the MNG in 2002 and 2003, but has not turned a wheel under steam since. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to put this engine back into service! Checks should be made out to the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad. Most importantly, be sure to include a note indicating that the check is for the "Engine 7 Fund." You can also click the donate link on the left, and during the payment process you may specify "Engine 7 Fund" in the memo field.
Hey Guys,
Happy Almost End of February. To those in warm climes it may not mean much, but to those of us in cold areas, the worst is about over and old man winter is heading out of town with probably 1-2 parting shots left in his bag of tricks.
I just got back from a trip to Phoenix, so I've been out of the loop for a while. The train room is still a work in progress, but I am making progress. I just wanted to know how of all my friends and their layouts/train stuff are doing. Any pics or stories of purchases would be great.
Keep us up to date. This chat room is a big bonus to me and the others who read it, so keep it going.
Have a great week.
moring guys! sry I have not been in latly I have school swimming and volinteering that's been taking up my time. well I have a lot to tell you guys.
I got a coal tipple, snowplow, track and a really happy friend all because of a train show that me and my friend went to this month he got a used engine that looked like new and worke dfor $5. We also had a Northeastern on Valientine day and had no school 2ft of snow. in one day, some places in NY who already had 10ft of snow got an other 2-3ft of it.
that's all for now!
and What goes on in Trains.com stays in Trains.com lol
now 14 years old.
Hey guys. The benchwork is almost done. Three 3x8 tables done, a 4x8 and a 5x3 are on the way.
A funny thing happened on the way to a fastrack layout. A trainstore I knew in Indiana is going out of business and sold a huge lot of brand-new in package 0-27 track ($400 retail for under $170 ) . I also found a new trainstore here in ohio that had 0-27 72" radius K-line track for cheap--a buck a piece. So now I'm steering out of Fastrack and will run tubular track. This will save me a ton of money in the long run, as fasttrack is so expensive.
I hope all other people are doing well. Demon, redneck, mtl, et al...where are you guys?
Just thought I'd stop in and say hi.
I had the same experience in VA.
Thanks for the good wishes. Ironically, I grew up in NC but did not start smoking until I went to college in Virginia, at Hampden-Sydney. Virtually everyone smoked, so I thought, if you can't beat them, join them.
Raleigh, thanks.
I've had a few smokes in my life and a few beers, too, and have nothing to show for it. Congrats on stopping smoking. I still crave a smoke now and then, but I know staying off the junk is the right thing. Be proud of quitting. It's probably tougher for you, too. NC is tobacco road. I'm sure lots of folks smoke. I had the same experience in VA. Keep up the good work.
A pack of smokes is 3 bucks. That's a couple hundred dollars a month that could be spent on trains. The same for alcohol--it's expensive. So, you young guys remember to stay hooked on trains, and if someone gives you guff about it, simply say," trains are cheaper and healthier than other things people spend money on, and they stay with me forever--unlike smoke and alcohol that pollute your body and move on."
Good post and good luck with your new home. I smoked for basically 19 years, starting in college at age 19 (obviously I did not go to college and become smart) and stopping on October 8, 2005 at about 7:07 AM.
I now have extra dollars in my pockets to spend on trains and have avoided further journeying through life under a suspended death sentence to boot. Two birds with one stone.
Glad to hear that Dan.
You are getting the better of the deal.... Although your wife will have a new experience type of deal, you will always have your items long after, as you said.
Glad to hear you will be frequenting the forum again. Things overall have seemed a bit slow to me lately, can't remember the last post I made before now.
P.S. Happy New Year to everyone in our little section. I'm a bit late, but better late than never.
See you around!
Greetings to all!
I've been off and on with my internet for so long, I feel like a stranger on here. Finally getting broadband on tues to new house, so the forum/chat will be stronger and more current.
I'm on vacation w/ wife this week. She blowing a wad on spa treatments, etc. Asked if I wanted them, too. I said I'll take the financial equivalent in trains. She thought I was nuts. I think I'm getting the better of the deal. My new slag cars, coal car, and MTH PCC streetcar will last a lot longer than her massage, etc will.
I hope everyone's new year is going well. Let's all make this the best one we've had yet--both in our personal lives and on the forum as well.
Gotta run,
Happy New Year folks!
I hope all is going well. I started painting the basement walls and have a ton of wood. A layout is on the way.
I am still working on limited internet access, so I slowed down a bit. Keep things going and encourage others to join our great hobby.
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33"X42"-15" radius circle with one piece of 9" straight.
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