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Posted by MartyE on Friday, January 26, 2007 10:31 AM
First time in 3 years no Super Bowl for me.  Just came home from NHL All Star Game.  Next big show up is NBA All Star in Vegas.  Still have a couple regular season games til then though.

Trying to update my avatar since 2020 Laugh

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Posted by laz 57 on Friday, January 26, 2007 10:26 AM

 ChiefEagles wrote:
Just talked to Elliot Feinburg.  Doing OK.  Hurting so taking his pain meds.  No word on the lymph node bio.  Praying it comes out OK.  Said his arm looks like a shark took a bite out of it. 

Thanks CHIEF, for the update.  Say a prayer for him GIZ.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, January 26, 2007 10:24 AM
Just talked to Elliot Feinburg.  Doing OK.  Hurting so taking his pain meds.  No word on the lymph node bio.  Praying it comes out OK.  Said his arm looks like a shark took a bite out of it. 

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Friday, January 26, 2007 10:18 AM

We have bigger guns.....................

My wife says : "We are all nuts ", but we're havin' fun.

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Posted by laz 57 on Friday, January 26, 2007 10:18 AM

MARTY,

  Enjoy your weekend.  No work this weekend,are you doing Super Bowl?  Have fun at Kodiak Junction, hope there are no PILE UPS.

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Posted by MartyE on Friday, January 26, 2007 10:13 AM

Morning all...  Got home last evening.  Slept late today and hope to convince myself to workout later.  I've been missing quite a few because of work.  Looking at the new Lionel catalog on line.  Probably order those K-Line Pullman cars for my CC Hudson.  Nothing jumping at me but I would like to get a Legacy engine so I'll take a close look at the heritage engines. 

I think all in all they are a couple good catalogs.

I'm definitely running some trains tonight though.  Take care all. 

Trying to update my avatar since 2020 Laugh

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Posted by Jumijo on Friday, January 26, 2007 9:59 AM

Jim,

It's more fun to chat with other people's wives online. Keeps life spicey!! 

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Posted by Sturgeon-Phish on Friday, January 26, 2007 9:52 AM

Hello all,

Cold and overcast.  I'll need to fire up the kerosen heater in the garage today!  My wife asked the other day if I would chat with her on line like we do here, and I said Will it be about trains???, I did not get any brownie points for that one.

Babies and little kids are so cute,  the ages of  puberty  is when things get exciting!  

Buckeye, be careful down there, if you get lost at the river I'll build a bonfire on the north side where I go catfishing, chicken livers and grits for bait.

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Posted by fifedog on Friday, January 26, 2007 9:38 AM
Disapprove [V] Great, now I'll have to suffer with missile envy...
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Posted by dwiemer on Friday, January 26, 2007 9:28 AM

Chief, looks great!  We have some old Trident Missle silos just down the road a piece from here.  They were really active when Mr. Kennedy had his tift with the Russians over a little island off the coast of Florida back in the early 60s.

Hope everyone has a great day. 

Dennis

PS: I think I am going to order one each of the "It's a Boy/Girl" cars from the K-Line catalog and put my kids information on them  I had wanted these back when they were first part of our family, but they were hard to come by for awhile.

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Posted by 1688torpedo on Friday, January 26, 2007 9:22 AM

 Jim A-  I sure will pre-order that new Tinplate Passenger set. Someone on another forum claims that the original can be had in prinstine condition for around " $400.00" Yeah right!Wink [;)] I've got a Bridge in Brooklyn to sell him also.Wink [;)] & some Swamp Land in Roseyville to sweeten the dealWink [;)]Tongue [:P]Clown [:o)] I don't get it. Here is a New Set with a Warranty, No dents,scratches,broken parts,warped castings & with new boxes to boot! The $629.00 is only a suggested retail price as many will be sold for less than that anyway & Gryzboski's in Scranton & The Trading Post in Cleveland sell New Lionel for less than MSRP. In mint Condition with all of its boxes & everything else it came with a original 246E Passenger Set would sell for much more than a reproduction ever would. I've seen the passenger cars for sale at Train Shows for $100.00 or more each & the scratches,rust,& dents are thrown in for free.Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]Clown [:o)] The 262E Engines usually go for around $300.00 or more depending on condition. You Can get them for less. However they would have to be a basket case & by the time you buy all of the parts you would need to replace the broken,damaged,or missing parts & possibly re-paint the engine & tender., you could buy yourself a reproduction without all of the above issues. Take Care.

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Posted by Jumijo on Friday, January 26, 2007 9:20 AM

 

Hey Pottymouth, My missile is bigger than yours! Laugh [(-D]

And that's a fact, Jack!!

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, January 26, 2007 9:10 AM

Morning gang.  My wife could not get over me visiting folks I had never met.  "Aren't you worried about these folks?"  "No Dear, they play with trains not chains." Wink [;)]

Cold as a Yankee's tit [or is a witch's, what the difference] here this AM.  High in the 30's!!!!

Guys, you have never really looked at my layout pictures.  So I will move this to a spot and photo from a different angle.  It was on the carpet layout too.  This is what I did in the US Army in 68 and 69. I have an EXPERT Missileman's Badge.

Now Yanks, talk your junk. Evil [}:)] Tongue [:P]

Have a good one.

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Posted by Jumijo on Friday, January 26, 2007 9:01 AM

Doug,

My wife is the same way regarding this forum. She almost freaked the first time the Chief came for a visit. I had to explain to her that we are too old and dorky to do any serious trouble making!

Jim 

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Posted by fifedog on Friday, January 26, 2007 8:58 AM
cnw1995 - Mrs. fifedog makes the same comments about "The Coffee Pot"...
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Posted by cnw1995 on Friday, January 26, 2007 8:51 AM

Good morning from a frigid Chicago where I am hoping the workday is quiet. I screwed up something with wiring the semaphore - one of Lionel's 'new' ones - so the light works but not the arm. Oh well. I'll re-do it. Jim A, we got home from church in time to watch two helpings of The Office. My bride loves that show - probably because she's never worked in such an office. I have - and still do (can't wait for the latest diversity task force report to blame me for something) so sometimes find it painful to watch which the bride doesn't understand. Jim F, she also doesn't understand why I share with her goings-on highlighted in this thread - 'let me get this straight - you've never actually met these guys and you talk about toy trains all day' -- yep, they're still friends...

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Posted by Jumijo on Friday, January 26, 2007 8:51 AM

Keith,

You must be anticipating that new prewar celebration passenger set. If it was half the price, I'd be all over it!

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Posted by 1688torpedo on Friday, January 26, 2007 8:46 AM
 Hello All!   Don B-  Liked your last post. You would have made an excellent Ziegfried on the old TV Show "Get Smart" Wink [;)]Wink [;)]Cool [8D]Clown [:o)] Looks like more Batmobile photo's will be forthcoming from CSXJohn! Now all he needs is a Monkeemobile & a Yellow Corvair to add more variety to his collection!Wink [;)]Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]Clown [:o)]Clown [:o)] Chief- Look out!  Those F-15s are keeping an eye on you for being naughty to us Northerner's & trying to spread Grits up North!Wink [;)]Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]Clown [:o)] Take Care all.Smile [:)]
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Posted by Wes Whitmore on Friday, January 26, 2007 8:20 AM

I think he calls it his "mission cammand post", but I'm not sure.  It reminds me or NORAD a little, but just not as big of a setup.  He uses large LCD screens instread of projectors, so he can save some space.  He usually keeps one screen on the Chief, one on the weather channel, and one on the Dosenberg at all times.  I probably would too as all are pretty important.

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Posted by tschmidt on Friday, January 26, 2007 8:05 AM

Morning everyone,

 It's colder out than a ....let's just say it's cold!

 I'm taking a half day off work today to head to Ohio to see Buckeye and his wife and then we are off to the Blue Jackets/Sabres game.  We are really looking forward to this visit.  I hope when I'm at Buckeye's I get to see the control room where the F-15's are sent to Roseyville.  I think there is even a satellite link to pictures of Chief's backyard. It also has a laser that vaporizes grits.

 Have a good day.

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Posted by fifedog on Friday, January 26, 2007 7:44 AM

Mornin' b - WHOOOOAAAA what is that smell?!!!  Oh, awwww, she's a cutie.

dbaker - you really wanted to be Ziegfried on GET SMART, didn't you?

jhcomet - come on in, the water's fine...

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Posted by csxt30 on Friday, January 26, 2007 7:23 AM

Good Morning Everyone !! First dAY off & pretty cold !! Only got a light dusting of snow last night. Running around a little today, going to hobby shop tomorrow in Cleveland & hope the weather is good !!  

Kirt : nice picture of the newborn !! They grow fast !!

Well, the dining car should be pulling up here any minute !!

Got to keep taking pictures of my new Batmobile till I get a good one up close figured out !! Laugh [(-D]

All have a good day !!

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 26, 2007 7:02 AM
 Buckeye Riveter wrote:
 lionroar88 wrote:

....................... After 2 hours I took the EOB upgrade out and am now back to a standard TMCC install... Well there is $109.00 out the door!Disapprove [V]Banged Head [banghead]

Oh well... maybe I'll have better luck with an ERR board.

CALL Phil at TAS.   He knows EOB.  They will make it work.  BTW, you didn't say you reprogrammed the engine after the EOB was installed, mmmmm.........................



Buckeye,
I programmed it per the instructions... nothing worked... I didn't even get the Whistle/Horn/Coupler confirmations they mentioned.

Their hours of operation make it next to impossible for me to call them... I still have the board, but the tachstrip has been destroyed, since I removed it from the flywheel.  I'm not even sure this will work in this engine because the flywheel is tapered at the top and only has a the smalled of edge to adhear the tach strip to.  I sent them an email with pics about this, so will see what the response is.  I will need new tach strips though if I am going to try it at all...
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Posted by kpolak on Friday, January 26, 2007 7:02 AM
 dwiemer wrote:
 

Chief, don't worry about the fighter jets, it is just our government protecting the most valuable areas of the country. 

Dennis

There's probably a missile silo under the Rosyville watertower, I think the president has seen your posts on the new layout, and has stepped up protection.  There's a lot of freight going through there.

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Posted by kpolak on Friday, January 26, 2007 6:56 AM

The new Kline catalogue looks great!  'It's a Girl'; metal wheels and trucks, operating couplers $25?, that's a no brainer!

This really confuses the Christmas list I just made up..Lionel has a LOT of really great stuff!

I was perfectly content to find inexpensive good condition PW pieces, until I met you guys.

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Friday, January 26, 2007 6:54 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cold 16 degrees outside. No new snow. Going up to only 32 today. We are not suppose to get any more snow for the next two days. Looks good for trip North, tomorrow.

Today is a " keep warm " day. Have a few things to do around the house and then, later, will run trains. Still working on new section. That's bigger than I expected. Need a lot of room for two large bridges. Have to make a section for passenger station. Should come out good.

Well, the Dining Car has arrived. Looks like some folks " points west" have already eaten. Plenty left for breakfast. Be back later.

Y'all have a great Friday.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 26, 2007 6:51 AM
 kpolak wrote:

Thanks everyone!

Congratulations Reggie!  I didn't know you guys were expecting!  Does that make 2 for you too?

The 'It's a Girl' car looks great..I think I can swing that..the whole Williams set might be a problem. We now have 2 in diapers.

Here's Patricia (Trish) Mary, named after my mother, and myself.  I think she has my hairline...

Hopefully she'll grow out of that.



CONGRATS KURT!!!!  Looks like you've got yourself a keeper there! Thumbs Up [tup]

Totally AWESOME!

And CONGRATS to Reggie as well!  Nice to see the families growing!  Wife and I haven't started yet, that comes after the new house... lots of things contingent on the new house... train room, kids, trains for the kids, more trains for the kids, and maybe even more trains for the kids! Smile [:)]
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Posted by dwiemer on Friday, January 26, 2007 6:49 AM

Morning guys(and Gals-want to include Lisa in this),

     A little brisk this morning.. Took the trash out in my shorts, I don't think I want to be out there too long.  I hope I will be getting one of the Watchman's Shanty(s) on the bay this morning.  The guy has 6 and 2 others have bid on them also.  I am glad that Lionel is selling them, but the bright yellow paint looks a bit loud.  If I don't get one of these, I will get the Lionel job and paint it.

     Chief, don't worry about the fighter jets, it is just our government protecting the most valuable areas of the country. 

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Posted by kpolak on Friday, January 26, 2007 6:47 AM

Thanks everyone!

Congratulations Reggie!  I didn't know you guys were expecting!  Does that make 2 for you too?

The 'It's a Girl' car looks great..I think I can swing that..the whole Williams set might be a problem. We now have 2 in diapers.

Here's Patricia (Trish) Mary, named after my mother, and myself.  I think she has my hairline...

Hopefully she'll grow out of that.

 

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Friday, January 26, 2007 6:40 AM
 lionroar88 wrote:

....................... After 2 hours I took the EOB upgrade out and am now back to a standard TMCC install... Well there is $109.00 out the door!Disapprove [V]Banged Head [banghead]

Oh well... maybe I'll have better luck with an ERR board.

CALL Phil at TAS.   He knows EOB.  They will make it work.  BTW, you didn't say you reprogrammed the engine after the EOB was installed, mmmmm.........................

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