CLOSED////////The Coffee Pot is still on and over 3 years. Here we gather as friends with trains.

[csxt30]

Buckeye....The failure mode test of my Hundred Year Bridge Co., bridge was cancelled due to the length of the test. The CEO of the Blueberryhill Railroad, felt that 6 months was excessive. If you wish to submit another bid, for the test, you may do so.

Chuck

ps...Don....I will take " before, during and after " pictures.

Chuck : I think I can test it better than Buckeye after you get it painted !! Plus, You will get a 5 % discount from me !!  I will also post plenty of testing pictures !!  Maybe even a video clip !!    ( send it immediately !! )

Thanks, John

[Blueberryhill RR]

Buckeye....The failure mode test of my Hundred Year Bridge Co., bridge was cancelled due to the length of the test. The CEO of the Blueberryhill Railroad, felt that 6 months was excessive. If you wish to submit another bid, for the test, you may do so.

Chuck

ps...Don....I will take " before, during and after " pictures.

[Anonymous]

Last week I had the privilege of visiting the Freedom Rock, it's about 25 miles west of us so there's no excuse for not going.  Every year a young man, Bubba, paints the rock white and then paints scenes of Vets.  There's only one word to describe it, awesome.  It takes him about 3 weeks to complete the project and he receives no money for his efforts.  I was able to watch him work 3 days last week (in between storms) and also visit with several Vets who would stop, kind of emotional at times, especially when parents of fallen heroe's would stop by.

I know I'm late with this post but it's never to late to say thanks to the Vets.  I have many pics of the project but this is my favorite.  The front completed.

 

 

Here's a link to his web site and his past work.

http://www.ticz.com/homes/users/bob/On-A-Rock/On-A-Rock.htm 

 

i have seen this rock on one of them trips i was forced into taken when i was married...loved seeing this rock..definatly touches your heart...

 

 

well will be looking into the saabv problem later tonight or when ever its cooler out..i dont do well in 100 deg weather ...with allergies...

 

thanks for the comments on my mountian..i see were i messed up and were i can improve..

 

hope everyone is having a great day

[Buckeye Riveter]

BUCKEYE,

  BARRYs TRAIN SHOP

  2W HIGH ST

  ELIZABETHTOWN, PA.

  717-367-4745

He is located same town as JELECTRIC is from, about 15 minutes south east of HARRISBURG,Pa.

laz57

Thanks LAZ.  I have a conference in Hershey next summer.   Sounds like a great stop.

Sturgeon, I am not sure the 16th will work for me as of today.   As the date gets closer, you and I need to coordinate.  I may be heading to Indiana.

It is a terrible challenge to live in a town with a train shop like Barry's and several other good ones in easy driving distance.  Must set aside enough to pay for groceries, gas and taxes before spending all my income on TRAINS.

Take care,

I sure would like to try living in a town with a train shop.  We are hoping Robbies Hobbies in Columbus blooms into something really great.

[dwiemer]

I am going to attempt to post a photo from the fires that are causing us our troubles.  I know it is not train related, but of interest.  OK, so maybe they did shut down some rail traffic...

dennis

[wrmcclellan]

It is a terrible challenge to live in a town with a train shop like Barry's and several other good ones in easy driving distance.  Must set aside enough to pay for groceries, gas and taxes before spending all my income on TRAINS.

Take care,

Gosh John - and you have York twice a year also!

Back from Boulder CO. Did get a chance to stop at Mizell's Trains and talked to Warren Mizell for about an hour. Bought a magazine and some trinkets.

Tired - flight was late and was supposed to be full, but I ended up with a row (3 seats) to myself . Better than a big chair up front (which was full).

Hope Doug has a safe trip although I wonder how he drives holding that drivers window up???

 Nick - looks like you have been able to keep the "D" in great shape! The joke here some years ago if all recall Delorean's demise and subsequent legal entanglements - why were Delorean's banned from the highway's - they kept sniffing up the white lines!

 Have a great day all!

 

[Nick12DMC]

Nick, do you really have a DeLorean? A fellow here just opened a shop servicing only those cars.z

Afraid so Doug, it my other money pit of a hobby.

Here's a pic with a Lionel Car on the bonnet (sorry hood).

Hopefuly will soon have the garage/gamesroom built so the D can be in the warm and I can get rid of the tatty car cover. My Wife was making fun of me. She says I won't know what to do next.. work on the car or build the layout

Nick

 

 

[jefelectric]

BUCKEYE,

  BARRYs TRAIN SHOP

  2W HIGH ST

  ELIZABETHTOWN, PA.

  717-367-4745

He is located same town as JELECTRIC is from, about 15 minutes south east of HARRISBURG,Pa.

laz57

It is a terrible challenge to live in a town with a train shop like Barry's and several other good ones in easy driving distance.  Must set aside enough to pay for groceries, gas and taxes before spending all my income on TRAINS.

Take care,

[jefelectric]

HI GIZ,

  71 and humid this morn, get into 90s again today.

JELECTRIC, got a letter from BARRY, about sale he said it is all modern day stuff?  Was there lots o deals?  Don't know if I'll get down there?  How nice are the t shirts?

Have a good one 3 more days o school.

laz57

Pretty good deals, I thought.  Most stuff is 1990 and later.  I was tempted by a CNJ Trainmaster but after checking found it had a pullmore motor, so it must be early 90s.  Everything is in new shiny boxes, must have been stored well, not faded from display.  T shirts are very nice.  Logo like Barry's name cards.  Saw a welding car from a few years ago.  Since I have one I didn't buy it but these don't come up to often.

BTW to those who are car nuts, the National Street Rod Show is in York this weekend.  I don't go to the show but you see the cars all over.  Check out this video is interested.

http://www.wgal.com/video/13426824/index.html?source=

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Afternoon all,

Working nights and just got up.  Going outside to salvage more lumber from the building I tore down.  Taking vacation tonight to attend class Saturday.

Southern Ohio Jim,  Are you traveling to Columbus anytime soon?

Buckeye,

Going to be in Columbus this Friday evening and Saturday and June 16.

Jim

Sometime you need to head over to Roger's Corners for an icy cold beverage on my deck and watch the BIG Trains in the Garden.  I have graduations this weekend, so you know what I am doing, but some other time this summer.  Remember the big Garden RR tour in Columbus is the weekend after Labor Day. 

Thanks for the invitation!  This weekend is out for me too.  Maybe June 16?  We can work out the details.  I've not been the the garden tour sounds neat.

Zeke- On my diesel truck, that is fuel injected if I run completly out of fuel and air gets in the lines after fueling up, you sometimes have to bleed the air out at the injector, you may have a fuel rail.  Also suspect dirt, esp. if the car has been sitting for a while.

Doug- Be safe traveling.  Hopefully your teens will be cooperative.

Received the 583A crane I won.  Looks nice, quick check and it does not run, yet.  Another project

Take care and may Godbless

Jim 

[Anonymous]

Sometime you need to head over to Roger's Corners for an icy cold beverage on my deck and watch the BIG Trains in the Garden.  I have graduations this weekend, so you know what I am doing, but some other time this summer.  Remember the big Garden RR tour in Columbus is the weekend after Labor Day. 

Sorry Buckeye I can't make it.  I'll be in State College that day watching PSU take ND apart!

Laz, where is Barry's located in PA? 

Elizabethtown, PA.  It is just South East of Hershey, PA... you know where they make all that good chocolate stuff!

[laz 57]

Thanks DENNIS, I didn't check E mail last nite out golfing and attended the 19th hole last nite for a few cold ones.  Thanks anyway.

laz57

[dwiemer]

Laz, I tried to send you a email about a Western Pacific car up for grabs.  At the time, it did not have any bids.  Anyway, I wanted to make sure you had recieved the email.  Not sure who won the piece.  It's minimum bid was $3.00.

Dennis

[laz 57]

BUCKEYE,

  BARRYs TRAIN SHOP

  2W HIGH ST

  ELIZABETHTOWN, PA.

  717-367-4745

He is located same town as JELECTRIC is from, about 15 minutes south east of HARRISBURG,Pa.

laz57

[Buckeye Riveter]

Hey, the Jim A is not at work today.  That means he is not on the forum.  Guess we need to TRASH him.

Later

Chief, I'm not going to trash our good buddy from Massachusetts.   How can you even say anything like that after all the great things he has done for you this last year.   He built your bench work, put down the track, repaired your engines and made you customized tunnel portals.   

Doug, have a safe trip.  About now you should be in Southern Indiana and about to cross the Ohio River.  That will mean you will be need to keep alert for the Roseyville Rascal.

Southern Ohio Jim,  Are you traveling to Columbus anytime soon?

Buckeye,

Going to be in Columbus this Friday evening and Saturday and June 16.

Jim

Sometime you need to head over to Roger's Corners for an icy cold beverage on my deck and watch the BIG Trains in the Garden.  I have graduations this weekend, so you know what I am doing, but some other time this summer.  Remember the big Garden RR tour in Columbus is the weekend after Labor Day. 

Laz, where is Barry's located in PA? 

Jim, did I understand you to say that you had a Cabela's opening and the Chief did not attend?  You lucky guy!!!  

Chuck, I thought you were going to let me test that bridge to failure mode before painting? 

Hot today in Buckeyeland.  Jon, send the rain east.  For you golfers, the Memorial is being played.  Blimp is in the air.  

See ya down the tracks,

[Anonymous]

Chief,

         I have an EGR problem with my car too.  I always get code PO400 EGR Flow Malfunction.  Too lazy to change valve, I just erase the code.

Jim,
You may want to rethink that... you could be doing some damage to your engine.  The EGR Flow Valve is rather important on today's vehicles... my wife had to have her's replaced on her Toyota Solara, before she did that the car ran like it was misfiring and had limited to no response.

[ChiefEagles]

Chief,

         I have an EGR problem with my car too.  I always get code PO400 EGR Flow Malfunction.  Too lazy to change valve, I just erase the code.

Same code as mine.  Not valve but tube stopped up.  Dwight was suppose to clean it out or check it anyway when he installed valve.  Guess what?  That was what was wrong.  Tube to intake was plugged up with carbon.  Bet we don't get a light anymore.

GOOOOOOOD MORNING CTT.

The Cablea's in IL was also done by VP's SIL.  She gets all the Grand Openings she wants to do. Wonder why?  Guess she will be busy next year if several of us QUIT.  My partner Joe does the NORTH and wanted CA.  Joe is a little upset.  He is a great guy.  Doing well on the Walleye Trail.  Hope he gets a major sponsor.  If so, he will be gone from do a lot of the events.  I got Phoenix.  Should get Prattsville and LA.  Asked for northern ID this fall [go see Pigseye Tim].  

Still hot and dry.  Watering today.  Think I will do some layout expansion.  Got plywood to do the "shelves" under layout in the back room for rolling stock storage.

Hey, the Jim A is not at work today.  That means he is not on the forum.  Guess we need to TRASH him.

Later

[jonadel]

Good Morning from a still wet Iowa where we can't shut the rain off.  Flash flood warning are in effect just south of us and we just dodged an early morning storm.  Wed. night we had 1.6 of rain in a very short time, our ground is totally saturated.

Last week I had the privilege of visiting the Freedom Rock, it's about 25 miles west of us so there's no excuse for not going.  Every year a young man, Bubba, paints the rock white and then paints scenes of Vets.  There's only one word to describe it, awesome.  It takes him about 3 weeks to complete the project and he receives no money for his efforts.  I was able to watch him work 3 days last week (in between storms) and also visit with several Vets who would stop, kind of emotional at times, especially when parents of fallen heroe's would stop by.

I know I'm late with this post but it's never to late to say thanks to the Vets.  I have many pics of the project but this is my favorite.  The front completed.

 

 

Here's a link to his web site and his past work.

http://www.ticz.com/homes/users/bob/On-A-Rock/On-A-Rock.htm 

[dwiemer]

Doug, have a safe trip.  If I was not on call, it would have been great to catch up with you and the family.  Savannah and the area is one of our favorite places.

Sad to say, but RFD-TV doesn't have "I Love Toy Trains" on anymore.  I emailed them and they said that perhaps if they come up with more programs, they may put it back on next season.  Oh Well.

It is smokie here....again.  I will be going in a bit later, watching the kids for the time being.  Hopefully it will rain over the weekend as we really need it. 

For those with HBO, the Soprano's episode on 3 June will have scenes from Trainworld's Long Island store.  We don't have HBO, so we will have to see it on one of the stations when the kids are grown.  Perhaps Lionel should come out with the Soprano's Train.  They could use some of the K-Line war train items...a machine gun car, etc. with the Badda Bing Station, Sleeping with the Fishes Aquarium car, and perhaps the 44 magnum (I mean Ton) locomotive.  

Well, it is Friday and after some late work, I hope to get some track time in today.  Have to get the trains running and the room straightened up so I can store some of my purchases.

Have a blessed weekend.

Dennis

 

[dbaker48]

Chuck - Don't forget some before and after pictures of the bridge.

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good morning from a foggy and humid Crystal Lake where I am ready to try to pack up the minivan with 4 kids and the bride and all their gear without using the clamshell top. I hate the thing: it's like driving with a barn on the roof. Wish me luck. I hope to be in Knoxville this evening via. Indianapolis, Louisville, Lexington. Then Asheville, Columbia, Hilton Head tomorrow...

Jim F., we have tons of Lego kits. I made the crucial mistake of sorting it all together in giant plastic bins -- now one cannot find anything to put together the right arrangements out of thousands of the little bits... Nothing more painful than unexpectedly stepping on an errant Lego. Hope your hand continues to heal.

Nick, do you really have a DeLorean? A fellow here just opened a shop servicing only those cars.z

See you all in a week. May you be safe.

Have a safe trip, Doug. Enjoy yourselves.

Chuck

[sir james I]

Morning all; Looks like we have summer weather everywhere. No rain I think Chicago took ours. Jim F.

       Pictures look good, a castle would be outstanding, I'm sure BIG $$$$.   MI. Jim

 

[cnw1995]

Good morning from a foggy and humid Crystal Lake where I am ready to try to pack up the minivan with 4 kids and the bride and all their gear without using the clamshell top. I hate the thing: it's like driving with a barn on the roof. Wish me luck. I hope to be in Knoxville this evening via. Indianapolis, Louisville, Lexington. Then Asheville, Columbia, Hilton Head tomorrow...

Jim F., we have tons of Lego kits. I made the crucial mistake of sorting it all together in giant plastic bins -- now one cannot find anything to put together the right arrangements out of thousands of the little bits... Nothing more painful than unexpectedly stepping on an errant Lego. Hope your hand continues to heal.

Nick, do you really have a DeLorean? A fellow here just opened a shop servicing only those cars.z

See you all in a week. May you be safe.

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a humid , but sunny 68 degrees. Going up to a hot 90, again today. We had a few thunderstorms yesterday afternoon, for about an hour. Not much rain soaked in.

Today, I have a few projects around the house to work on. Then I plan on taking it easy, the rest of the day. I have to buy the paint for the steel bridge, yet. Also, some primer. I probably will start painting it next week. Outside.

Well, Dining Car is here and ready for breakfast. Later.

Y'all have a great Friday.

Chuck

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

It is hot and sunny again today in SE Indiana with temps in the high 80s.  We got a brief shower last night, but it only settled the dust.  I practiced socccer with the high school kids last night, and I am tired today.  Just the regular fare on the dining car for "Points East".  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[laz 57]

HI GIZ,

  71 and humid this morn, get into 90s again today.

JELECTRIC, got a letter from BARRY, about sale he said it is all modern day stuff?  Was there lots o deals?  Don't know if I'll get down there?  How nice are the t shirts?

Have a good one 3 more days o school.

laz57

[FJ and G]

survived the long snake experience

So Alabama and the rest of the south is turning into a desert. Not to worry says NASA administrator Griffen, just enjoy it.

thanks for comments on wheel cast; gonna pick up a cheap brick of solder from hardware tonight and try casting wheels from that. The RTV can take a lot of heat and already had success dripping solder in the mold, but it cools too quick and makes splatters. I'll try a steel chalaise and heat it with my torch and then quickly pour

[Nick12DMC]

Zeke, Try the fuel pump pick up hose. If the tanks been run dry chances are that it sucked up  muck from the bottom of the tank. Look in the pick up inlet on the pump as well. If there is muck chances are thats the proplem.

Nick 

[Anonymous]

well i put the pics of the mountain up ...i thought i had...minds a going i tell ya...

 

been busy today i think i got my saab sold...but i take it to the filling station for fuel and it dies....dead as a door nail...ran it out of fuell...gauge failure....get fuel in it and nothing...grrr...so know i dont know what to do with it...it is either the pump or the filter i imagine...been sitting 4 yrs.....but oh well project for another day....seems cars get sick alot..

 

went out and had to mow today it was 100....and allergies going like crazy..this is a love/hate season i tell ya.....

 

well have fun everyone and stay safe im off to count sheep   

 

 

[Brutus]

We had a Cabella's open, but no word from Chief on any trips to St. Louis, Don -- better get in line, man!  I used to love RFDTV, especially the Train Show and Bluegrass and Backroads.  Our cable doesn't carry it though, but we do get DIY so I can watch Norm and all the Bob Villa I can stand.  Sir James, I have some pirate stuff, but it was already oop when I got into the lego stuff.  Check out my website button below to see some of the lego stuff we have or go to http://webpages.charter.net/jwf123/Hogwart_s_Express.htm

Popcorn anyone?  Good night, John Boy.