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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:30 AM
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Morning all!

Worked my you know what off last night preparing for the carpet installation that is now taking place. Guess that is a lot better than dealing with CARPETBAGGERS!

Cold today - started in mid-30's and heading for high 40's maybe - sun might come out this afternoon and then it will make 50. First time for a real winter here this century I think.

Like the new Lionel catalog. Hope the real one arrives soon in the mail (I am a member of the Lionel RR's Club). One of you guys asked about joining - go to Lionel's web site and click on Lionel Railroader Club. The next page has the link for joining. Gets you the catalogs in the mail. I do not know if that loco they showed in the new catalog is available soon or was available in the distant past. I have not seen it offered and I have been a member for several years now.

Have a great day all!

I'm not a member of the LRRC, not sure I find it all that beneficial to just get the cats in the mail... The Weaver, Williams, and Atlas-O clubs seem a bit better to me seeing that they either include a car, discount, or both if you join their clubs... I think Lionel needs to update their offerings! Smile [:)]  Also, the image on the LRRC info page hasn't changes in over 6 years... again they need to update the image if what they are showing isn't available... hmmm... another email to the folks at Lionel seems in order...

Feel free to correct me if I have the details concerning the LRRC incorrect!

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:21 AM

Morning all!

Worked my you know what off last night preparing for the carpet installation that is now taking place. Guess that is a lot better than dealing with CARPETBAGGERS!

Cold today - started in mid-30's and heading for high 40's maybe - sun might come out this afternoon and then it will make 50. First time for a real winter here this century I think.

Like the new Lionel catalog. Hope the real one arrives soon in the mail (I am a member of the Lionel RR's Club). One of you guys asked about joining - go to Lionel's web site and click on Lionel Railroader Club. The next page has the link for joining. Gets you the catalogs in the mail. I do not know if that loco they showed in the new catalog is available soon or was available in the distant past. I have not seen it offered and I have been a member for several years now.

Have a great day all!

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Posted by jefelectric on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:05 AM
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Good Evening...........

I got the benchwork done on the extension. Switches are in place. Coming out of the mountain with tubular and going to Gargraves thru the bridge and passenger station. Uh Oh....ran out of Gargraves. Have to get some more. Have to make bend with Flex GG to go thru 100 year bridge.

Boy, this is getting serious. Back to engineering dept.

Good Night All.

Good morning,

Chuck, You may have to call in Buckeye to consult on this project, Sounds like it is getting compicated.

On the Lionel catalog, I haven't studied it in detail yet, but the Lackawanna flats with trailers look good as do some of the accessories in the K-line catalog.  None of the motive power turns me on at this point.  Don't really need anything, but that hasn't stopped me before. Smile [:)]  I already have some Atlas and Weaver engines coming this year on preorder.

Yesterday my wife came home from the office and announced "There is a big box here for you from Bob Thatcher".  By now she knows what that means.  Box contained 4 PRR composite gondolas and 2 70ton covered hoppers for Philadelphia Quartz, which I had preordered in September for January delivery.  Atlas generally nails their delivery dates pretty well.  Anyone have a suggestion for mid 50s gondola loads?  I don't like my cars running empty, no revenue in that. Smile [:)]

As usual I am sitting here typing instead of working on projects at the bench. Blush [:I]

I think the long awaited winter is here.  Cold and cloudy, more of the same with chance of snow for the rest of the week.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:23 AM
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Hey guys...good morning!  Long time no type.  Been very busy working the NHL All Star Game.  Hoping to have a good broadcast this evening and then home tomorrow.

 To the webmasters... if it wasn't such a pain to post i.e a reply button on every post whether logged in or not I'd probably keep up with this thread.  To lazy when not logged in to scroll all the way to the top to log in then reply.

 

Take care! 



Hey Marty!
Was wonderin' where you've been!

Had a question for you in regards to the Polar Express Cruise Upgrade from ERR that you did... did you have to cut any pins or wires?  Did you have to solder any wire to any silicone board pins?

The reason I ask is I'm in the middle of an upgrade using the TAS EOB and I have to do a cut and two three solders, making this what I would call an irreversable modification... are the ERR upgrades reversable?

Thanks, and hope the NHL All-Star game is a success for you!
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Posted by 1688torpedo on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:00 AM
 Hello All!    Jim F. Get well soon.(Stay away from those Crawdads,let the Orkin Man get them.Wink [;)]) I wonder how much $$$$$ the Chief has made from his autographing venture & do the Beaver's, Bob Keller, & Barney Fife get a share of the profits?Wink [;)]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Clown [:o)]Clown [:o)]. Dennis- Hope you enjoy your visit to Ohio. Due to Homeland Security Regulations you'll have to leave your Grits & Crawdads at Home!Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]Clown [:o)]. However, we have fine cooking here in Ohio & you will not go hungry.Especially at Bob Evans Restauraunt.Wink [;)]Dinner [dinner]Chef [C=:-)]Clown [:o)] Take Care all.
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:00 AM

Morning all.  Doug M, the word is LAZY and getting OLDER, for Jimbo. Wink [;)]  Doug, show us some pictures of EAGLES Park. 

Warming up fast.  Big bowl of grits this AM [I was starving].  Eating only one big meal a day and microwave popcorn for night snack.  Wife's Christmas baking made me gain some. 

Got some outside projects to do today.  Still want to get "backboard" under and behind the "power center".  Cut holes with hole saw and install those flush binding posts Frankie gave me.  Then separate tracks and sidings.  Have a good one.

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Posted by MartyE on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:59 AM

Hey guys...good morning!  Long time no type.  Been very busy working the NHL All Star Game.  Hoping to have a good broadcast this evening and then home tomorrow.

 To the webmasters... if it wasn't such a pain to post i.e a reply button on every post whether logged in or not I'd probably keep up with this thread.  To lazy when not logged in to scroll all the way to the top to log in then reply.

 

Take care! 

Trying to update my avatar since 2020 Laugh

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Posted by Jumijo on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:47 AM

I feel fine, Doug. Just been tired. I wake up every day at 4:30-5:00 am. Even the weekends, because the kids are up before the roosters and come looking for me to get them their orange juice. I let my wife sleep in as she doesn't get home till late. Besides, she needs her beauty sleep!!!

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Posted by cnw1995 on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:34 AM
Good morning from a cold and windy Chicago where I have yet to purchase Bears Super Bowl items from the street vendors whom you know always have the best stuff. Every day more interesting stuff appears. Hope both Jims (F and A) are feeling better today. Hope to rewire the Mt Seaman beacon and add another light to the Eagles Ridge Amusement Park tonight - then maybe try to set up the semaphore again closer to the edge of the layout.

Haven't got to the new CTT yet; too busy reading the last year's worth of Trains and Model Railroader I got out of the library.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:37 AM
Only 31 this morning supposed to get to 41... not too bad.

Forgot to exchange the soldering iron yesterday... can you believe they didn't include a tip, sponge, or manual?  Disapprove [V]  Gotta wonder sometimes!

Here's a tickler pic of the 0-8-0... uploading images as I type:

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Posted by fifedog on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:18 AM

Mornin' boys.  Mrs. fifedog is sleeping in, so I can waste some time this AM.  She's my little crawfish, very short & spicey!  I love cajun food, but we don't have any such restaurants around my parts.

jefelectric - I may have to purchase the 1st Cavalry helicopter pylon, just for the opportunity to ease back in my chair and say, "I love the smell of  PROTOSMOKE  in the morning...smells like...victory! 

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Posted by cheapclassics on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:52 AM

Good morning all,

It is cloudy and snowy and cold again in SE Indiana with temps maybe reaching 30 today.  I worked on the lean-to doors last night and got the old latching posts off  (From  Ghostbusters...."We had the tools... and the talent....  It's Miller Time! " ).  I went to the Y to do the treadmill for 30 minutes.  My wife and I watched "Veronica Mars".  I will have to watch it again because there were some scenes that were so hilarious I was pratically ROTFLMAO, and I missed some of the dialogue.  No time for trains last night, but Lucas is working tonight so I have the back room to myself for a while.  I agree with Jefelectric in looking at the new catalogs, there is a lot of interesting stuff.  The new Alaska set and expansion pack are intriguing, and so is the Lincoln Log set.  It is good to see Lionel cross-marketing with other toy products.  The lighted 520s look good as well.  I like the Halloween set and handcar as well.  My wife is reserving judgment until she sees the hard copy.  It is good to hear so many of us are getting layouts down and running.  I better send the dining car to "Points East".  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:49 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cold 29 degrees. A few snow flurries this morning. Then going up to 34 and more snow flurries.

Today, I am driving to Cambridge to grocery shop. A nasty job. Gas prices have come down a little. Last one I saw was $1.99 a gallon. Would be nice to see it a dollar less than that. I don't think that will happen.

Later, I would like to run trains for awhile. Need a little relaxing and unwind from shopping.

Dining Car has rolled in from " points west ". Some one has had breakfast early. Now, it's my turn. Be back later.

Y'all have a great Wednesday.

Chuck

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Posted by rtraincollector on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:35 AM

I like the K-Line catalog I'm interested in the super streets and a lot of there figures and buildings I see they list a factory but no pic I'm hoping its the old plasticville factory. I made up a list lastnight of wants and (not a big one ) it came up to $341.87 so far of coarse thats - my discount at my LHS and plus tax. so it'll still be about $287.18. (our railroad club discount he gives us.) I've alread saved the initiation fee and first years dues.

Well gotta go talk to you all later

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:31 AM
 dwiemer wrote:
 jaabat wrote:

 1688torpedo wrote:
 Hello All!     Jim F-  . . . I thought Crawdads were something that the Orkin Man exterminatesWink [;)]Clown [:o)]  . . .

HA-HA!!!! Laugh [(-D]Tongue [:P]

Now that was funny!

Jim 

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Posted by laz 57 on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:20 AM

HI GIZ,

   32 and not too bad gonna get real cold tomorrow into friday, oh well its winter?

JIM A. I like your website and keep up the good work on it.  Saw some remakes of the Batmobile but they don't have the stacks in the back, got to have the stacks to be a Batmobile?

All have agood one.

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Posted by Jumijo on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 5:54 AM

Good morning, everyone.

Ran all post war last night. Our 2025 and our 2056 took turns pulling a set of 2400 passenger cars. John ran our B&M Beep on the floor. Was so tired, I went to bed at 8:30. Been going to bed early quite a bit since the pneumonia spell. No stamina. I think I need a Bahamavention!

John, if I was a millionaire, my wife would have found a way to spend it by now. So I'd really be an ex-millionaire!!!

Glad to see the Chief got his switch problems sorted out. I knew he would. The guy knows his stuff!

Still on cloud nine over the recent Lionel catalogs. Boy, a guy could go broke buying everything of interest! I'm half-willing to give it a go!

Laz, the only Corgi Batmobile I have left is a very near-mint first issue. All original. It is gorgeous! 

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 5:54 AM

The rest of the week I'm on the road.  Where's the snow?  Gotta have snow to make my trips more challenging.  Heading today to the Firelands.  Only true Buckeyes know about the Firelands and their connection to the Apitz crowd.

See ya down the tracks,

Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum. Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by underworld on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 10:23 PM

 1688torpedo wrote:
 Hello All!     Jim F- You ate Crawdads.?Dead [xx(] No wonder you were under the weather. You need some New England Beef Stew to forget about what happenedWink [;)] I thought Crawdads were something that the Orkin Man exterminatesWink [;)]Clown [:o)] 

I've heard that anything in the Phylum Arthropod.....crawdads....cockroaches....all taste like lobster!!!!! Haven't decided to try the comparison myself! Tongue [:P]

underworldBig Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by dwiemer on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:33 PM
 ChiefEagles wrote:

Dennis, do you have trains running on that layout?  Guess I will have to go to GA and get it finished. Wink [;)]  [see what you get for teasing me]

Later

Black Eye [B)] Not only do I not have trains running on the upstairs layout, She Who Must Be Obeyed, had me take down the downstairs layout so she could have a cabinet in the fml. Living room.  Worst yet, I had to pay for the $700. cabinetDisapprove [V]  Just think of the nice engine that could have bought!  Oh, who am I kidding?  I still made out pretty well.  Now that the holidays are past and all the relatives are gone, I hope to have some wiring done and trains running in the next week.  I will let you know, but perhaps I should wait till the Chief can come down to GA and I know that at least the wiring will be done right.

Have a good night,
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Posted by underworld on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:32 PM

No snow to speak of again today!!!

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:01 PM

Evening.  Did some more wiring.  OH, the switch that was giving trouble.  Something internal.  It was using the siding track as and extended anti-derailing section of the switch.  Took the train off of the siding and it worked fine.  Fixed it.  Bent the pins back and put electrical tape between the rails.  Cleared the problem.  [still defective but works now] Works fine.  Siding is fine as it has its own lockon.  Next project.  Separate the two loops and the sidings and put them on their own buss block.  Then run them from separate transformers.

Dennis, do you have trains running on that layout?  Guess I will have to go to GA and get it finished. Wink [;)]  [see what you get for teasing me]

Later

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Posted by dwiemer on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:35 PM

Hi everyone.  John, much to the shagrin of my bride, I just got the last piece that I had been waiting on from the last Lionel catalog...The Lionel Lines caboose with the trainsounds/tmcc, etc.  Very cool piece.  After perusing the new catalog(s), I am happy to see the watchman's shanty and plan to order that along with some of the figures.  I also like the NYC rs unit with tmcc.  One thing that I wish they included in the K-line offerings would be the woodsided reefers that they had.  I plan on getting some of them, either at the trainshow this weekend, or from my friends in NJ.

I actually had the patience to wait till late this morning before looking at the catalogs.  I must be getting slow in my old age.  While I am very excited, I have to curtail my enthusiasm because I am still on Train Restriction. 

I do have a question.  The engine that is shown in the Lionel Collector's club advertisement, is that part of membership?  How do you go about getting one?

Thanks,

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:33 PM

Good Evening...........

I got the benchwork done on the extension. Switches are in place. Coming out of the mountain with tubular and going to Gargraves thru the bridge and passenger station. Uh Oh....ran out of Gargraves. Have to get some more. Have to make bend with Flex GG to go thru 100 year bridge.

Boy, this is getting serious. Back to engineering dept.

Good Night All.

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Posted by Brutus on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:28 PM
 csxt30 wrote:

Jim Fortner : hope your wife isn't too sick & gets better fast.  

Thanks man, she is thinking of going to bed, but watching Made in America right now.  Barely ate anything, too.

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Posted by csxt30 on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:24 PM
 jefelectric wrote:

Good evening,

Has anyone checked out the Lionel and K-line catalogs on line?  Not much in the Lionel for me, but some interesting items in the K-line.

What does everyone like in the new catalogs?

John : I only have had time to check out the K-line catalog so far & I like the Diner, the Plymouth switchers, the boy flying the control line plane, the super streets, well better stop there !! I don't think I can get it all !! Laugh [(-D] I do think it is great though !!

Jim Fortner : hope your wife isn't too sick & gets better fast.  

Oh, I think Chucks email is down tonight, but works through the forum !!

Thanks, John

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Posted by Brutus on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:23 PM

John, you know me - I'm all over that Halloween stuff.  My kids (and I) are really excited for that handcar and those operating cars.  Don't know what to make of that RTR freight - I've already got the Halloween chase gondola.  I wonder why they didn't release this with the steam locomotive they had in 2005, just as a RTR set...?  I want that Lionel Lines Dockside Switcher for my lumber outfit - all my log dump cars were LL's so I've been finding other cars in that line to fill it out.  I think I want that RTR Old West set with the Lincoln logs, though not the expansion.

Anybody notice the lack of metal trucks in many of the car descriptions?  I recently bought a car on ebay from a breakdown I think of a Target or other store set from this past year.  Anyway, the trucks are plastic and very light, even if the couplers apparently work (need to test them!).  I much prefer the heavier metal trucks.  I'll watch for that in the future.  I'll add some weight to the cargo load on my car I bought, but I would probably not buy another like it.  It's a blue flat car with high ends and holes for stakes, although they didn't include the stakes with the car.  They weren't in the pic or description, so can't complain though.

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Posted by jefelectric on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:13 PM

Good evening,

Has anyone checked out the Lionel and K-line catalogs on line?  Not much in the Lionel for me, but some interesting items in the K-line.

What does everyone like in the new catalogs?

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Posted by Brutus on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:01 PM

Mitch, you can easily test your wife's tolerance for the leg lamp.  Put it in the front window and insist on turning it on when you go out.  See what happens!  If the lamp survives... Wink [;)]

Very cool batmobile and I love the link - check out the cool Lost in Space Jupiter 2 models, too.  Jim, you've got Mad Skilz, boy!

PS- My wife is sick now, so maybe I'll have to take back all those crawdad remarks....

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Posted by mitchelr on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 7:44 PM
 laz 57 wrote:

HI GIZ,

   28 and not to bad to get to 37 today.

RTRAINCOLLECTO, I'll have to check out that listing tonite, here at school they won't let me see pics.

 MITCH, nice lamp, maybe next year they get you the big LEG LAMP, "Its a major award", for your bday.  Then you can place it in the front window.Wink [;)]

Have agood one.

laz57

 

LAZ - I would love a Leg Lamp.  Not sure about the Mrs....Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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