A tragedy at VT...Prayers and sympathies for the families. You sure don't send your child to college and expect something like this to happen. Many of us remember Univ. of Texas and the bell tower.
Jim, we will be waiting for you to get back and tell us everything went perfect with Julia. Our prayers be with you and her.
The sun is shinning. Am I in Ohio?
See ya down the tracks,
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
Buckeye Riveter wrote: A tragedy at VT...Prayers and sympathies for the families. You sure don't send your child to college and expect something like this to happen. Many of us remember Univ. of Texas and the bell tower. Jim, we will be waiting for you to get back and tell us everything went perfect with Julia. Our prayers be with you and her.The sun is shinning. Am I in Ohio? See ya down the tracks,
Hey.........Buckeye...... I'm " down the tracks " and I'm not gettin' any sunshine. Send me some or you don't get any more chocolate cupcakes.
Chuck
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
FJ and G wrote:daughter Sharon is a junior at UVA; her friends at Tech aren't answering the phone; hoping they're OK
Tragedy. Dave, let your daughter know that they were on lockdown and did not let the kids out for some time. She may want to check now as I believe it is over.
For those who are fans of #20, I stopped in the post office today and noticed that they have a big picture with stamp, etc. on #20. You may want to stop by your local P.O.
Still quite windy, but not nearly as cold or as bad as yesterday. We had some wind shear that twisted some trees half way up and did some havoc on utility lines, but otherwise not so bad. I was able to fix a few tree problems, hopefully it will keep.
I sent off the money for the Wabash Hudson. I will keep an eye out for it, but I doubt I will be doing any more purchases for a while. Want to stay in good graces with the wife. They can make your life pretty misserable if they want to.
Chief, we had about 7" of rain, but the ground was so dry, that the lakes dried up pretty quickly.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Terrible, senseless tragedy at Va. Tech. So sad for the families of the victims, my heart and prayers go out for them. Certainly hope Allan Miller is okay.
Jim. A. - hope Julia's surgery goes well and she has a speedy recovery. She's on my prayer list.
It's been some weekend for weather. Hope those of you still getting hit on the east coast fare okay. We had no damage here, just a lost of wind rain and cold weather. Much nicer today - sunny and warmer, back into the 60's. Still windy but not bad.
The Williams catalog arrived today. I'm eyeing the scale Hudson on page 74. Anyone have one of these? Is there an after-market sound board available (beyond the stock bell and whistle?).
Glad to hear ALLAN is ok. Tragic day. Prayers go out.
Windy here got some gusts up to 45 MPHs, No damage here hope all is ok in YORK.
laz57
Don't know what to say about that tragedy. I didn't know it happened until I finished my previous post, and saw the Chief's. I can't imagine what the families of those affected are going through. What unbearable grief. May God Bless Them.
Don
dbaker48 wrote: Don't know what to say about that tragedy. I didn't know it happened until I finished my previous post, and saw the Chief's. I can't imagine what the families of those affected are going through. What unbearable grief. May God Bless Them.
That is truely a tragedy. The more details I hear, the worse it is. Now they are talking terriorists. God Bless those kids.
I didn't hear about it till I got off work at 3. Truly a most tragic thing. Glad to hear Allen is ok too.
Hoping Jim's daughter does well tomorrow.
Thanks, John
Good afternoon everyone,
It was a slow and soggy day here. I looked out the window to snow this morning, and when I went outside I almost slipped down the drive way because there was slush all over.
Regarding the VT situation, I found out about it when I got off the bus when I came home. My cousin goes there, but she was lucky enough to be on the other side of the campus at the time. We don't know right now if any of her friends were involved, this would be bad because she lost someone close to her a few weeks ago.
Jim A, prayers for your daughter.
Dr. John wrote: Terrible, senseless tragedy at Va. Tech. So sad for the families of the victims, my heart and prayers go out for them. Certainly hope Allan Miller is okay.Jim. A. - hope Julia's surgery goes well and she has a speedy recovery. She's on my prayer list.It's been some weekend for weather. Hope those of you still getting hit on the east coast fare okay. We had no damage here, just a lost of wind rain and cold weather. Much nicer today - sunny and warmer, back into the 60's. Still windy but not bad.The Williams catalog arrived today. I'm eyeing the scale Hudson on page 74. Anyone have one of these? Is there an after-market sound board available (beyond the stock bell and whistle?).
Dr. John, The electric RR Sound Comander 2 may be what you are looking for. They operate in conventional mode.
http://www.electricrr.com/index.htm
Hope this answers your question. Williams does not offer any sound options.
jefelectric wrote: Dr. John wrote: Terrible, senseless tragedy at Va. Tech. So sad for the families of the victims, my heart and prayers go out for them. Certainly hope Allan Miller is okay.Jim. A. - hope Julia's surgery goes well and she has a speedy recovery. She's on my prayer list.It's been some weekend for weather. Hope those of you still getting hit on the east coast fare okay. We had no damage here, just a lost of wind rain and cold weather. Much nicer today - sunny and warmer, back into the 60's. Still windy but not bad.The Williams catalog arrived today. I'm eyeing the scale Hudson on page 74. Anyone have one of these? Is there an after-market sound board available (beyond the stock bell and whistle?). Dr. John, The electric RR Sound Comander 2 may be what you are looking for. They operate in conventional mode.http://www.electricrr.com/index.htmHope this answers your question. Williams does not offer any sound options.
Correction williams does offer a horn/bell for diesels and a whistle / bell for steam . I have an engine where williams use to offer diesel sound in it but the board sometimes works and sometimes not or all crackle sounding think thats why they got away from it. When I talked to them and mentioned it the guy said wow that is an old engine we don't offer that any more. I hope in the furture to goto Digital Dynamics and get both railsound and trainmaster comand control for that engine and probally my Southern U36B's
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
John - Yes! That's what I was looking for. Thank you for the link. I vaguely remembered these boards but could not remember the manufacturer.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
VT is a real tragedy. Not to seem insensitive but I am sure certain groups and CBS will be blaming the NRA.
Now on brown moutnains and NS. Would Buckeye and Jim A look carefully at the number 2 diesel in the consist. Looks like white stripes on the nose. Might be a stallion hidden by the UP diesel. Maybe you two can help.
Back from Mended Hearts meeting in Raleigh at Rex Hospital. Stopped and got a cup of coffee [regular] and a donut [that is good for the heart]. Now for strawberry [fresh] shortcake.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Chief, those are not mountains. I believe the cowboys called them sand hills.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: Chief, those are not mountains. I believe the cowboys called them sand hills.
Just like a Yankee, will not admitt the NS is out west.
BTW: Dennis is a hero. Heart surgeon was speaker. He told us how important the anesthesiologist and heart/lung machine [bypass machine] Dr. was to the whole process. Wasn't for him, the heart surgeon could not do his work. Keep up the good work buddy.
Good morning all,
It is cool but sunny with temps warming to the 70s in SE Indiana today. Doug, thank you for the compliment. The situation at VT is terrible. I really feel sorry for all involved. I am glad our Allan Miller is ok.
On a much lighter note, I did get to play indoor soccer last night. I did my first behind the foot dribble in a game situation. I had been working on it and I think I surprised a few people (including myself). Maybe an old dog can learn new tricks :-) "Points East" is in for another treat today on the dining car as donuts once again were on the menu. OK, they are a couple of days old, but warm them up in the microwave and they are almost like fresh-baked. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny, clear 38 degrees. Going up to 58 today, with sunshine. That is good. It's time to bring in Spring.
Today, I have a few errands to run and then I will spend some time outside, enjoying the sun. Spent a little time in train room, yesterday, working on the passenger station and area around it. Have a few ideas to put in place. GG-1 is having a good time running on the new, upper level, with rear pantograph up, all the way. Looks great.
Jim...Good luck, today, to Julia. Prayers going out.
Buckeye... I re-posted on the other thread. Found picture.
Well, the Dining Car has arrived from " points east ". Warmed up donuts. Bowl of Cheerios. Breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Mornin' boys. Still chilly.
Don't feel much like stirring the pot today...
...but on second thought---CHIEF , that second unit appears to be a SD70 BNSF unit in grinstein green and creme striping. That was BN livery just prior to merger. Good looking, but definitely not NS.
Good Morning,
It's raining and cool here in Denver today. Regarding Chief's photo....with all due respect....I don't believe the second locomotive is an NS. I believe this is a BNSF cream paint scheme. I see these here in Denver from time to time.
Jerry
You know something, Buckeye....That picture looks like a strip mining area about 10 miles from me. Maybe that picture was taken in the BEAUIFUL State of OHIO.
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