Not much happening around here these days...House update - sellers have agreed to fix all the problems that were reported on the home inspection... this surprised me because it includes replacing to lower railings on the front porch, and the lower trim and panels on the bay window. That is good news because it is something we won't have to worry about for a few years now!Fife - Monday is no good now, have a Dr appt to get me ears checked. I've had a nuisance ringing in both ears since my Army days (not sure standing next to howitzers firing without hearing protection is such a good idea, and it could have been those Metalica and Rush concerts I attended back in HS/Army). Well the last two weeks I've not been getting any sleep because the ringing has been getting worse (I think I've lost hearing in both ears), and now I can't sleep at night unless I am beyond exhausted.Tuesday and Wednesday are still good though!LOL!! Wife sent a link to the Hotel she is staying in while she is in LA for training... my response... 'Yeah and I won't be there... instead I'll be running trains!!!' I got a phone call about 2 minutes after I sent the email!Brent
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 26 degrees. Going up to a warmer 56 today, with sunshine all day. Most of the snow has melted. This is too good to be true.
Today, I have a project in the house to work on. Need to finish it. Then, maybe, I'll have time to run trains for an hour or two. Busy yesterday, all day and didn't get down to train room. I have been trying to figure out the roads, and where to put them. Have to get all the buildings back on the layout and move them around. It's kind of fun.
Dining Car has rolled in. Time for breakfast. No sign of any activity from " points west ". Must be busy or sleeping late.
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Good morning all,
It is sunny with temps warming to the 50s today in SE Indiana. I managed to get to class early enough to send a message this morning. I was a little late in sending the dining car to "Points East". Buckeye, when are you heading to Cincy? G'burg is on the way there, but I will be getting home later due to class. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
took today off to goto PA but that fell thru so I'm going to get some things done today I normally don't have time for ie haircut, work on train room to get it ready to be a train room lol. all this after take wife grocery shopping which she'll drag her tail till noon to get ready. get her up at 8 and its noon befor we get out of here.
Well lionroar88 I bought that B unit to go with my ABA so now I'll have a ABBA with the 6 passenger cars all in B&O so its going to be sweet when I finally get this room done and I can get a layout started first foor this room though will be shelves to display my trains or as many as I can lol.
Well not much else happening around here will talk to you all later
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
Morning all. In Concord [Charlotte] NC. Ready to hit the store. On the bridge picture, you notice Buckeye has not psoted about it. Take a very good look at he engineer out theree. Our famed bridge engineer on this forum is BUCKEYE. Could it be????
Stopped off in Greensboro yesterday PM. Met an outstanding man. Dewey Trogdon. Has a great layout strated. He ran on train and then I talked him to death [who me]. Does he know his wiring and can repair a PW ZW in a heart beat. He also has a module with fire trucks that actually spray down the MTH house on fire. Looks real. Man, has he got a collection of engines and rolling stock. I looked with envy at the design of his layout. His wiring is unbelievable. He knows his "stuff" and Southern RR. Wish we lived closer. [he is probably glad we don't as I burnt his earrs all after noon.] Time just flew by.
Well, got to call the local tiny paper. Seems the reporter wrote an article and said I was pushing for a 5 lane road by a lady's probbperty when actually I am the one leading the Commissioners NOT to build the raod but imporve the exsisting two lane and reeduce the speed limit. Wher the H--- she got that from, no one knows. She does a very poor job of reporting anyway. The Editor and I will have a conference today.
Got to go.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Chief,Go get 'em! One thing I can't stand is being mis-quoted... last I checked I spoke fluent English so I don't understand how people can misunderstand what I'm saying... to quote Chris Tucker, 'DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH?'Hope all goes well in Charlotte.
Brent
lionroar88 wrote:Bill,I've been pondering the purchase of an additional B Unit, and leaning heavily toward the 'DO IT' column... have to really think it over some more...BTW - Where are the pics?Brent
Good morning from a sunny and allegedly warming Chicago where I know I've seen that engine crashing through the station wall before. What do you think? Train wreck at Montparnasse in 1895...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
boy does this thread change pages fast! Not much going on. About to get the kids ready to drop off on my way into work. Have some parties and meetings to take care of this weekend and the bride is under the weather, so it looks like I will be running around with the kids. Little if any train work,
Have a great day,dennis
TCA#09-63805
cnw1995 wrote: Good morning from a sunny and allegedly warming Chicago where I know I've seen that engine crashing through the station wall before. What do you think? Train wreck at Montparnasse in 1895...
And the chief was there then also and told them its alright just give it full speed ahead. (chief is older than he lets on )
Wes Whitmore wrote:Um - Chris Tucker never said that...
cheapclassics wrote: Buckeye, when are you heading to Cincy? G'burg is on the way there, but I will be getting home later due to class. Mike C. from Indiana
Buckeye, when are you heading to Cincy? G'burg is on the way there, but I will be getting home later due to class.
I will be in Cincy today, but I'm in Columbus, now.
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
Chief
Enjoyed having you go miles out of your way and stop by although it was a relatively short stay. It is always good to meet someone in person whom you have known only over the airways [and by your hearty appetite for good ole grits and for waging war on General Sherman's Buckeyes].
As I mentioned my Mom was from a family of 12 in Urichsville and she finished high school in Dennison, Ohio. The last of them, my Uncle and the youngest of the 12, passed on in snowy Elyria at 93 two weeks ago. During the mid 1930s and 1940s I visited my Grandmother and attended family reunions many times via the N&W from Madison, N.C. thru Roanoke to Columbus. I have a ton of cousins in Ohio. One Uncle braked for the P & LE RR [Pittsburgh and Lake Erie as I recall]. I still have his red-globe signal lantern.
My layout here in Greensboro, which my wife refers to as "the mess upstairs", has been on hold for over 5 years due to a series of medical events that prevented me from doing much work-----the scenery is desert-like, being only plywood,blue foam and cork[and dirt which Chief kindly didn't mention]. As Chief saw, all of my engines are steam/diesel transition era except for a couple of "modern" Atlas SD-35 diesels. Aside from the Clinchfield Challenger I have always limited myself to two roadnames---the Southern and N&W, mostly '90s engines from MTH, Lionel, 3rd Rail, K-Line, Atlas,Williams and Weaver. Most, including a dozen MTH Proto 1.0, and recently a Williams E-7,have been converted to TMCC/RS 4.0.
The 1992 built, 5 track, twin shelf RR in my wife's 18' high kitchen at our Western N.C. mountain cottage is being disassembled because I am getting too old and lame for stepladder railroading [7' & 9' high shelves] and besides she wants to remodel so we can sell the place in a few years.
Beautiful day yesterday - sunny and mild - 79. Today is cloudy with scattered showers (ie not enough to make a difference). Temps heading down a bit into the mid-60's.
Glad to see al are doing well. Buckeye's knack is all charged and ready to go!
Have a great day all!
Regards, Roy
I heard they are going to make Rush Hour 3 -- it took them a while, because Chris Tucker wants big $$$. Stayed up too late watching a movie and didn't get to sleep in because my son had a headache, so now I've got one. Maybe I can sneak in a short nap before lunch. When I got up, I had to snake the toilet. Does anybody make a toilet that actually works anymore? RT - ABBA! Mama Mia!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Good luck Chief! I sometimes wonder if the reporter was even at the same meeting I attended after reading about it in the paper.
Paul
Good morning, all.
It's a beautiful day in Prattville, AL. Sunny and cool this morning, getting into low 70's by afternoon. Got the oil changed in elder daughter's car while she's home for the weekend. Son will be home for his 19th birthday, we'll take him out to eat Sunday after church. He's shown no ill effects after his accidenet last Saturday. Still no word from the adjuster on his Jeep. Most of the adjusters in the state are busy in Enterprise with the aftermath of the tornado.
Picked up a very nice Marx tin Santa Fe tank car off the 'bay. I have several but this one is in like-new condition. Most of my others have scratches and dings, but they all roll on the track just fine.
Wes Whitmore wrote:I think he said the word "words", not "works" like you "misquoted". I could be wrong though.Wes
I got to take a good look at the next CTT cover on the opening page....looks great and I can't wait to get it....but around these parts, it will take a few weeks (some kind of northern conspiracy, I think). I have noticed that they have had no "Sweepstakes" for a few weeks. What's up? They have them for MR and Classic trains, etc.
Anyway, look forward to getting the new CTT.
Dennis
So I was looking through my MTH 2006 catalog (like I do every day), and wondered if both A units have two drive motors when you buy the C&O ABA unit? Do we really get 4 drive motors?
Also, does anyone have a site of what the horns of each engine sound like? Or has anyone started a web site of a collection of railsounds of various engines? I'm pretty sure that many of the sounds are shared by manufacture, but I would like to hear some of the horns in action, and our hobby shop doesn't have a great selection in stock.
Just wondering,Wes
Buckeye Riveter wrote: cheapclassics wrote: Buckeye, when are you heading to Cincy? G'burg is on the way there, but I will be getting home later due to class. Mike C. from IndianaI will be in Cincy today, but I'm in Columbus, now.Buckeye,Ooops, sorry I missed you. Maybe next time you are "Back Home in Indiana".Keep on training,Mike C. from Indiana
Buckeye,
Ooops, sorry I missed you. Maybe next time you are "Back Home in Indiana".
I'm leaving for the day. Off to see the dentist. Have a nice weekend everyone!
Jim
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
http://www.railking1gauge.com/catalog/catalogweb/index.htm
Pg 107. I'm confused now if 2 flywheel equipped motors is per A unit, or one powered, and one not.
Wes
I figure you are right, but wouldn't the say that it came with one powered A unit, and one non-powered A unit?
W
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