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Posted by johnandjulie13 on Thursday, September 7, 2006 2:51 PM

Hello Guys:

Hmm, for pro football, I will pick the Seahawks.

For college, I will choose USC.

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JO

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Thursday, September 7, 2006 3:06 PM
Football Patriots
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Posted by RR Redneck on Thursday, September 7, 2006 4:59 PM
Hunting is a real man's sport.

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Posted by danrunner on Thursday, September 7, 2006 7:36 PM
    If you like hunting, good for you.  I've always wanted to pick it up. i just got a 30-30 and am looking for a 30-06.  I love shooting clay pigeons, etc.

But football is also a real man's sport.  So is any sport that requires running and conditioning.

I have a feeling I'll disagree with some on Nascar, bowling, golf--not sports in my eyes, but I respect their participants and their fans.  Hunting seems cool , also, but not really a sport.  Especially the new style of hunting involving fat guys on ATVs  chasing all over a mountain to shoot a buck and walk about a hundred yards all day.  It looks cool, but those aren't athletes.
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Posted by Demon09 on Thursday, September 7, 2006 8:54 PM

I gotta agree with you on that last part Dan.... Those all seem more like games than anything else.... Which always makes me wonder why they have poker tournements on ESPN now.  Last I checked poker was still a card game.... Just sayin is all.....

Again, not knocking anything, it's all in the choice of words to describe them...

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Friday, September 8, 2006 4:08 PM
I am with them. though does any one conside swimming a sport??
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Posted by RR Redneck on Friday, September 8, 2006 4:27 PM
Swimming.....................a sport..........HAHAHAHAHA. No offense Colby, but in my book I will have to give that a big red no.

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Friday, September 8, 2006 4:35 PM
if it's not a sport then why is in the olyimpcs??
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Posted by Demon09 on Friday, September 8, 2006 4:36 PM
I think that depends.... Olympic style swimming is very involved.  From what I know of it, it's not just get in the water and practice.  They do a lot of weight lifting and endurance training to get into shape and make their time trials.

Now on the other hand, I don't think going to the beach and splashing around is a sport in any respect.

But here we are mostly about trains, so regardless of what people think of sports, we have the forum primarily about the trains.
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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Friday, September 8, 2006 4:43 PM
now then speaking of trains I will be geting an Anharth power pack in the mail from one of the members at a nother forum. sweet!! next week
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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Friday, September 8, 2006 5:27 PM

Will you get nailed? debuts on internet

 
Teenagers, at an age where, of course, they already know everything in life, are sometimes difficult to reach with the Operation Lifesaver railroad safety message.  Still, teens driving vehicles are most vulnerable to vehicle crashes -- sometimes with a train.

Now, a teen website, www.willyougetnailed.com attempts to familiarize young drivers with the serious consequences if their vehicle (4,000 pounds) tries to beat a train (12 million pounds) at the crossing.  Young adults are also killed and seriously injured walking or recreational vehicle riding among other activities while trespassing on private railroad property.  The new website includes a quiz and information about the inherent dangers at crossings and along railroad right of way.

 

 

Maine Operation Lifesaver is a non-profit 501(c)3 public education and information program dedicated to reducing collisions, injuries, and fatalities at railroad crossings along Maine's nearly 1,200 miles of active rail lines. Maine Operation Lifesaver also works to make the public aware of the dangers of trespassing on private railroad property.

Members of the state committee include mostly current and retired officials representing Maine's railroads, private industry, Maine Department of Transportation, and the Federal Railroad Administration. These volunteers meet monthly to coordinate and carry out related presentations and projects statewide. Activities are funded primarily by the state's rail carriers.

Nationwide, Operation Lifesaver programs exist in 49 states and have contributed significantly to the more than 50 percent reduction in crashes and fatalities at railroad crossings. In Maine, statistics reveal a sharp decrease in such crashes from 23 collisions killing three and injuring nine others in 1990  to six incidents in 2004 resulting in one injury and one fatality. However, in Maine and elsewhere, trespassing incidents are on the rise and are a new focus of Operation Lifesaver efforts.

Around the country, there were more than 3,000 crashes in 2004, killing 369 and injuring 1,038 others. 480 people were killed last year in related trespassing incidents caused by such things as walking and motoring along tracks and railroad bridges, throwing objects at trains and placing objects on the tracks, and hitching joyrides on trains.

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Posted by RR Redneck on Saturday, September 9, 2006 8:42 AM
Well this is good. I might take this test later on. Oh, btw, my truck weights 12,500 pounds.

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Saturday, September 9, 2006 10:17 AM
Yea if you fail I'll be at your furenal
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Posted by 1688torpedo on Saturday, September 9, 2006 8:08 PM
Hello All!    I usually post on the Coffee Pot Forum & various other posts as well.  Decided to drop by & say hi to all. Eric- Hope you are a more careful driver than what your reply to Modeltrainlover indicates. Car Crashses do kill more Teen's than any other Illness or malady due to Speeding, No Seat Belt use, Racing, or Drinking & Driving. Just keep in mind that Teens & Young Adults have no lease on life & need to be just as careful as anybody else on the road. Now on to something else. What is the favorite era of trains to collect amongst this Group? (Prewar,Postwar,Modern Era) ? Just wondering what the Younger Train enthusiest here prefer. Take Care all.
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Posted by RR Redneck on Saturday, September 9, 2006 8:14 PM
I am a very responsible driver, I just like to cut up every now and then. Never with trains though.

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Posted by Demon09 on Saturday, September 9, 2006 8:58 PM

Cutting up is still not a good idea..... It only takes a small distraction while "cutting up" to cause an accident....... I have only been driving for about 3 years and have been in 5 accidents.... None were my fault, but 2 cases were teen age girls on cell phones not paying attention, a senile elderly man who should have been off the road years ago, a drunk driver who claimed diabetes and got away with all charges, and an under age girl who hit and run (and her boyfriend took the wheel and tried to hit me with his car while I called the police afterwards too).  It is nothing to mess around with.  At 19, I have many of the spinal cord problems of someone 3 times my age due to these accidents.  ALL of these accidents were easily avoidable, if people had exercised common sense.

Aside from that, last year my cousin was also killed by an 18 year old driver.  The driver had tried using a fake ID to buy liquer at a liquer store, and when they denied him, he sped out of the parking lot carelessly without checking for traffic and slammed right into my cousin on his motorcycle, killing him instantly.

NO ONE should ever be in that much of a hurry..... And if you are, then you really need to learn how to manage more time for driving, or get the hell off the road, because it is just plain stupid to drive carelessly to save time.  (the driver that hit my cousin also had no remorse..... It was a hit and run, where he left my cousin to die in the street, and he was in 3 more accidents, 2 of which were hit and runs while awaiting trial on my cousin's case).  I can't feel the least bit sorry for a driver who is in an accident because of their own fault.



As for the question raised, I mostly run modern trains because that is the market that is most readily available to me.  Although I have more steamers as of right now (most were gifts), I prefer diesels, because I always remember my days as a kid playing baseball for my grandfather's team, watching the Canadian Pacific, Soo Line, and Norfolk Southern engines roar by the field during a slow inning.

 

 

Take care all!  And for all of our sake, please be careful in everything you do....

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Posted by 1688torpedo on Saturday, September 9, 2006 9:23 PM
Hello All!    Forgot to post that my favorite era is Prewar. Although, I do have some postwar & modern for variety & Steam Engines are my Favorite. Demon09- Sorry about your cousin that got killed in the Accident. That Drunk should have been required to pay for your Cousin's Medical & Funeral expenses & never allowed to drive again with prison time also. Hope you had your Seat Belt on when you were in those Accident's & that your Back gets better over time with Doctor Visits & Treatments. Take Care.
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Posted by Demon09 on Saturday, September 9, 2006 10:35 PM

Torpedo, sounds good..... How many engines do you run/have?

Well as of right now they are still awaiting trial... The state of Illinois is not quick about many things.... As far as the other comments, I NEVER leave without a seatbelt, and unfortunately, the state my back is in now is as good as it ever can be.

I just hope that these recounts stand as a testament to ALL drivers to drive responsibly and courteously, and to always wear a seatbelt. 

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Saturday, September 9, 2006 11:34 PM

well I gess this show be on the front page of every newspaper in the US this discution.

   for me well the only driving experience of any kind that I have is a 4-wheeler in a field away from any roads at my Grammy's farm, and the train at the Maine Narrow Gauge RR for a short while.

 

take care all and remember the police are watching for unbuckled seat belts

and  here in Maine they are ckracking down on drivers with a spunded licenec. so far they have caught I think 20 drivers so far maybe more.

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Posted by RR Redneck on Sunday, September 10, 2006 9:15 AM

I dont cut up on the road. I meant  on here. Angry [:(!]Censored [censored]

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Sunday, September 10, 2006 9:22 AM
or do you.
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Posted by 1688torpedo on Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:55 PM
Hello All!   I have about Three 1688 Torpedo's, One 1668 Torpedo, & Three 1688E Torpedo's & a Newer version made by Lionel in 1998 from the prewar 238E Tooling. It also uses the Frame from Lionel's B-6 Pennsy Switcher (Which was also a prewar engine made from 1939-42 & again in 1989) This new version has Railsounds,Command Control,Smoke, & Magne-Traction also. It is a nice running engine & is smooth. However, the smoke output is not great & the Marker Lights do not light.( The light is a Grain of Wheat bulb inside of the Headlight Lense. As a result, the light does not get to the Red Marker Lights)  As for postwar engines I've got the following: 736 Berk, 2046 & 646 Hudson, Two 675s (One Disassembled) A 2034, & a 637 ( A Variation of the 2037 series) For Modern Trains I have the Milwaukee & Broadway Limited Passenger Train sets from the 70's, A Burlington SD-18 from 1981, The 8002 Union Pacific Berk from 1980, & a Allegheny Freight set from 1971. & a 8101 Chicago & Alton Hudson from 1981. Plus various Freight Cars & Signals as well. Demon09- Sounds like you're very sensible. Same with Modeltrainlover. Eric- Just be careful with your driving & take care. I'll talk to you guys later.
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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 2:53 PM

well if the people at the MNGRR trust men engough to opperate their train for about 5min then yea I am sencible. as for trains I have a NYC diesle has a short nose end and a long nose end. a Santa Fe F unite? and a Santa Fe 0-4-0.

I have a MARX 0-4-0 that was my dad's

a Battery powerd Santa Fe 0-6-0

both are O scale though for the MARX I need 3 rail O27 track any one has some that they don't need? I'll gladly put it to good use.

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 2:55 PM
oh and for those of you who are far enough up north NEVER TAKE YOU TRUCK OUT ON A LAKE IN THE WINTER WHEN IT'S SUNNY!!! here in Maine we have had people killed when they went out on the ice with their snowmobiles and went under
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Posted by RR Redneck on Thursday, September 14, 2006 7:47 PM
Can you say DEE DEE DEE? Really, how much common sense does it take to NOT do something stupid like that. I live way down south in southern Texas and even I have the common sense to not do something that stupid.

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Posted by Demon09 on Thursday, September 14, 2006 7:51 PM

Getting back to our subject of toy trains....

Has anyone started working on a Halloween layout yet?  I have my board ready and painted, but have not gone into the storage room to take out the ceramic buildings and such.  Hopefully I can do that this weekend so that I can make some spooky scenery and not only have it up for 2 weeks before Halloween.  This will be my first seasonal layout, so I want to start it off right.

 

Aside from that, where has Danrunner been?  Is he in the process of moving at the moment?  Dan, if you're out there, check in with us.  We'd love to see how you're doing.

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Posted by RR Redneck on Thursday, September 14, 2006 7:55 PM
I am on the newspaper staff in my high school and I am workin on a small 4'x4' holloween layout to set up in the newspaper room. I have the some holloween Lionel equipment that I will run on it.

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Posted by Demon09 on Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:44 PM
That's pretty interesting that you actually will have a layout at school.  Make sure to post pics, I'd like to see what you end up doing with that.
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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Friday, September 15, 2006 2:58 PM
well I have sent an email to the pricaple about the opperation lifesaver with it's web site I am hopping that we will get a visit from the opperation lifesaver
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Posted by RR Redneck on Saturday, September 16, 2006 4:23 AM
Well, I got the final approval from the editor of the school paper, the sponser of the paper, and the high school principal. CHS sees yet another layout on its campus.

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