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

[Jumijo]

Chuck,

Two gas stations near me are having a price war. $1.93/gallon!

Jim 

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is cold here. 18 degrees Sunny. Going up to 35 and sunny. It's nice to see blue skies and sunshine after 3 days of rain.

Today, I am going into Cambridge, grocery shopping. Hate that job, but it has to be done. Gas prices are down again $2.10. Must be time to jump around on the pump prices. Maybe later, I'll do a little work on the layout and run some trains. I need to take some pictures.

Well, Dining Car is serving breakfast. Later.

Y'all have a great Wednesday.

Chuck

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Well looks like I've got a "mini" vacation on my hands...6 year old came down with the "chickee-pox".  I've got some new nickel-metal hydride batteries ready to be installed in a couple of engines, guess I'll do that today.

88 - those images are awesome!  I'd try sending them to MTH, since they no longer concern themselves with accuracy.  They look like they just came from the art department of the what-ifs...  The C&O version looks like two BL-2's spliced together, either way, good show.

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

It is sunny and cold in SE Indiana with temps in the 30s.  Lucas had his girlfriend over for a visit last night.  I went to the YMCA.  My wife subbed for an entire day for the first time this year.  It was a rough day for her as some of the kids were ornery.  Oh well, she will get back into a routine.  Lucas works tonight so I may get some train running done in the back room.  Dweimer, I can sympathize with you on the El Camino.  Sometimes it takes an act of Congress to get anything accomplished.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Anonymous]

only 19 degrees this morning when I left for work!

Supposed to get to a high around 32 today...

Weathermen can't get their act straight... one channel is calling for rain/snow mix on Friday and Monday, other channel is calling for sunny skies!

[Anonymous]

Sounds good CHIEF, I'll have to get together with GIZ to see where we want to eat.  Lots of good places near BPS.  How bout it GIZ?  JELECTRIC, MITCH, anyone else?

Sure sounds like a MAJOR WAFFLE HOUSE invasion is brewing.

 

Surrvived the week-end, and actually a little warmer today.  Got up to 63.  So maybe the door is moving a little.

Trying to coordinate the El Camino upgrade....

Bought a flair kit from Guy A, he recommended Guy B for some other things I wanted.  Guy B is known as "El Camino Mike"

Guy B says high I can get a Really great paint job from Hector, Guy C. 

Guy C can't figure out the flair kit, calls Guy B, and returns some of the parts to him.

Guy B calls Guy A, Guy A says I've made over 50,000 of these and there all the same. (Didn't know their where that many El Caminos.)

Guy B calls me to take the parts to Guy A.  Guy B says he isn't sure what the problem exactly is that Guy C is having.

I go to Guy B  pick up the parts, then go to Guy C to see the problem.  (alignment issues).  Go back to office call Guy A to make sure their wasn't the wrong part in the kit.  Guy A insists the kit is correct, and can I bring the car to him.  (Can't it is totally stripped for repainting.)  Finally Guy A says he will call Guy B, and they will go see Guy C.  But I have the parts!!

So I got to get the parts to Guy C, before Guy A and B get there.  Don't understand why they needed my involvemnet.

Think I'll go play with the trains.  

Don,
I know it is frustrating for you, but that was one funny story!  I would take it the Guy A, B, and C know each other, at least it seems that way... but one has to ask... don't these guys have telephones and know how to opperate them?

It is getting this way with CharlesRo and my engine... I email in the morning, get no response, call in the afternoon and am told 'it shipped last Thursday or Friday', get to work the next day and get an email response, 'We are waiting to ship the correct item till we receive the wrong item we shipped to you back, then we will ship the correct item'!

Talk about shotty customer service!  I could understand if I ordered the item they shipped, and then wanted to return it for something else, but THEY shipped me the wrong item and now when I call they make it seem that I am the one causing this fiasco!

[Jumijo]

Good morning from a chilly New England.

It's a bit nipply here today. Temps in the single digits. I liked the warm weather we were having BEFORE the Chief came up here!!

Antibiotics can upset a stomach for sure. I was just on a very strong one for pneumonia. By the end of the course, I was feeling it. On the bright side, my previously too tight pants now fit much better! My wife is having an even worse time. Fortunately, she is now done taking them. She could stand to lose a few as well!!!

Chief, the layout is looking great. A long train on my layout is 12 cars. anything longer and it looks like a snake chasing its tale!

Gonna pay the good Dr. Tinker a visit pretty soon. Haven't seen him in a while. Got some bidness to discuss with him.

Roy, have a great trip to NY. Taking down the layouts?

Don, good luck with that El Camino. What a hassle! You should have bought a Corvaire!

Jim 

[dbaker48]

Sounds good CHIEF, I'll have to get together with GIZ to see where we want to eat.  Lots of good places near BPS.  How bout it GIZ?  JELECTRIC, MITCH, anyone else?

Sure sounds like a MAJOR WAFFLE HOUSE invasion is brewing.

 

Surrvived the week-end, and actually a little warmer today.  Got up to 63.  So maybe the door is moving a little.

Trying to coordinate the El Camino upgrade....

Bought a flair kit from Guy A, he recommended Guy B for some other things I wanted.  Guy B is known as "El Camino Mike"

Guy B says high I can get a Really great paint job from Hector, Guy C. 

Guy C can't figure out the flair kit, calls Guy B, and returns some of the parts to him.

Guy B calls Guy A, Guy A says I've made over 50,000 of these and there all the same. (Didn't know their where that many El Caminos.)

Guy B calls me to take the parts to Guy A.  Guy B says he isn't sure what the problem exactly is that Guy C is having.

I go to Guy B  pick up the parts, then go to Guy C to see the problem.  (alignment issues).  Go back to office call Guy A to make sure their wasn't the wrong part in the kit.  Guy A insists the kit is correct, and can I bring the car to him.  (Can't it is totally stripped for repainting.)  Finally Guy A says he will call Guy B, and they will go see Guy C.  But I have the parts!!

So I got to get the parts to Guy C, before Guy A and B get there.  Don't understand why they needed my involvemnet.

Think I'll go play with the trains.  

[Anonymous]

88 - interesting twist on the G's.  But I think the classic grey/blue/black B&O scheme would look pretty good on a GG1.

Fife here are some images I mocked up:

[ChiefEagles]

Chief, glad you are in such fine health.  The layout is really coming along and the long trains look great.  On a side note, if the antibiotics cause any digestive discomfort, eat some yogurt.  Strong antibiotics also get rid of the good bugs that help and the yogurt will help replenish.

Dennis

Why did you post this????  Doesn't bother me but I wonder.  Wife started Zpack this evening and has gone 4 times since I have been home from Town Board.  I'm on a stronger one than she is.  This usually doesn't bother her.  Hope she doesn't have the flu. Stuborn and will not take flu shot like I do. 

I'll sleep on the couch tonight so I don't get it and she can rest [or maybe me rest as she may be up and down all night].

[Anonymous]

Hello Every one,

what has happened to the 1000 or so pages on the POT?

well anyway iam east of bluefield now in Crewe Va.

working dowm around MP N 96.

I Live at MP N-369 so a ways from the barn.

weather has been great but sort of seasonal this evening COLD in the

morning . CSXT 30 where are you.

Have a safe day.

great day to all

Nstrackman

workin down where the water tastes like turpintine.

[wrmcclellan]

Chief - great job on the layout - really looking good for bare tabletops - now - when do we get scenery? I heard some rumor about GRITS mountains?

Off to the Big Apple early early tomorrow. Check in when I get back Sunday. It will be nice to get somewhere a bit warmer than Dallas!

Have a great day tomorrow all!

[ChiefEagles]

Ah yes, another one of us enters the relm of "TRAIN RESTRICTION" I am not only on train restriction, but have gone to the next level of Double Secret Probation.  She who must be obeyed has allowed me a few extras, but otherwise, I have to get the layout done and trains running.  We absolutely have too many boxes...I have even taken over my son's closet stacked floor to ceiling with rolling stock.

Dennis

And who said they were going to get trains running before me!!!!  Even made a big deal of it on the forum.  You don't have trains running yet?  [tee hee ha ha snicker]. 

Gang, could not resist the chance. 

Later

[mitchelr]

Don't ask me why, but this just popped into my head.

I was off yesterday and watched Superman Returns... not a bad flick... they changed some stuff I don't agree with, but that isn't why I am posting this...

In the movie Lex Luther and his cronies attempt to recreate a miniature version of Superman's Crystal cave. They take a chip off one of the crystals and toss it into water on an O-Gauge RR! What I wouldn't do to have the layout in my basement! Of course the layout gets destroyed as the crystals grow!

Any one ever seen a layout plan for that layout?

 

There were photos posted on the web somewhere at one point.  It may have also been in CTT.  You could try searching the forum or Google it/

 

Check out this site

http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/images/upload/trains-web.jpg 

or this one

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?3,1189748 

 

Mitch 

[mitchelr]

I'm in,  as long as I am home.  I am in WV March 20-22, return home March 23.

 

Mitch 

[1688torpedo]

 Hello All!    Chief- Your Layout is super. For Scenery you'll need a Beaver Pond & a Mountian in the Background called Mt. Roseyville "The Tallest Hill around" & a Tombstone for "Casper, the Squirrel Ghost" & a Model of the Roseyville Grits Mill. Glad your Doctor gave you a good bill of health to boot. Tschmidt- Be careful what you wish for. Many times a Snowstorm can whip up from Lake Erie & paralyze the region. Glad to see you back. Take Care all.

[fifedog]

88 - interesting twist on the G's.  But I think the classic grey/blue/black B&O scheme would look pretty good on a GG1.

[Brutus]

Jim A- let's see the movies!  As for Superman Returns layout, there was a thread on here about it and it had a link to a website with lots of info - maybe do a search?  Looking pretty good Chief!  Long day at work and just got the kids down.  Picked up graphite for the derby car and a bolt for my 'new' bandsaw I bought 2 years ago but just got set up.  Cold and snowing here, but just flurries today.

[tschmidt]

Good evening all,

Well, winter returned today with about 3" of snow. It has been the strangest winter for Western NY since I can remember. Usually by now we have measured our snow in feet. Unfortunately the ski areas are not doing well and all the businesses that rely on the snowmobile traffic are losing a lot of money. I am waiting to see what February will bring.

I tried to win an item on Ebay yesterday but didn't get it. I was trying to get a Lionel Bethlehem Steel welding car. I will have to keep looking.

I will get back to American Idol. Have a nice evening.

TomS

[laz 57]

Sounds good rtraincollector.  Lets see what March brings.

laz57

[rtraincollector]

Sounds good CHIEF, I'll have to get together with GIZ to see where we want to eat.  Lots of good places near BPS.  How bout it GIZ?  JELECTRIC, MITCH, anyone else?

laz57

Will have to see whats what come then but plan to make a trip to Lancaster in that time frame so I may try to meet with you all If I can get up there that weekend depends whats going on around here.

[laz 57]

HI GIZ,

  Well I greased up the Lionel B&A 0-8-0 and reprogramed it also oiled it and checked under the hood for wires pinched and still the same thing runs slow good but when I speed up will hesitate and go and hesitate and go. All kinds of lurching.  Got to take it in for repairs.

laz57

[laz 57]

Sounds good CHIEF, I'll have to get together with GIZ to see where we want to eat.  Lots of good places near BPS.  How bout it GIZ?  JELECTRIC, MITCH, anyone else?

laz57

I'm not a fussy eater Laz.  Doc Holliday's is good for steak, there are a bunch of the chain restaurants around PBS so just pick one and it will be OK with me. 

Lets see when the time nears but sounds ok to me.  Docs or any of them close to BPS.

laz57

[jefelectric]

I am on the lookout for a K-Line "Watchman's Shanty", and a Wabash engine to go with my MTH Madisons.  After these, I don't want to push it, or I may be having an early appointment with the big Guy upstairs.

Dennis

Dennis, If you are looking for new, check these out.

http://www.railking1gauge.com/detail.asp?item=30-2453-1

Jim has them for 260 and the B for 65

http://www.jimstrainshop.com/xcart/customer/search.php?substring=wABASH&in_category=

Is this what you are looking for?

[Anonymous]

Evenin' boys.  Back on daywork.  Tough cold day here in the Mid-Atlantic.  Had to burry one of our boys fromt he city today up in the gardens.  We gave him a proper send-off though.

Made an excellent purchase on a 6 car set of Lionel aluminum C&O passenger cars (6-19145 thru 150) from a dear friend, and they look just like the train the South Branch Valley runs, behind my B&O 6604.

88 - careful on the Chessie  F units.  That road didn't paint any in the yellow-blue-vermillion.  They had WESTERN MARYLAND  F's well into the Chessie era.  Most of the F's were traded in on second generation units (GP40-2's). 

Fife,
I'm not interested in the Chessie F units for any other reason than I think they are beautiful.  If I ever find a GG-1 in need of restoration I am going to pick it up and repaint it in a Chesapeake and Ohio paint scheme, if I find two then the other is getting a B&O paint scheme...

[rtraincollector]

 

I was going to bid on a GG-1 restore project yesterday but was informed that I have been cut off from EBay, LHS, and other hobby stores till after the new house has been built.  I did an inventory over the weekend and I have a bit more than I thought!    So I guess I can't complain... plus we are looking at a wide variety in house size, so I can't go overboard on purchases and not have the layout/display area for everything, so I reluctantly agreed... but I did not agree to stop reading and posting to the boards!

Ah yes, another one of us enters the relm of "TRAIN RESTRICTION" I am not only on train restriction, but have gone to the next level of Double Secret Probation.  She who must be obeyed has allowed me a few extras, but otherwise, I have to get the layout done and trains running.  We absolutely have too many boxes...I have even taken over my son's closet stacked floor to ceiling with rolling stock.

I am on the lookout for a K-Line "Watchman's Shanty", and a Wabash engine to go with my MTH Madisons.  After these, I don't want to push it, or I may be having an early appointment with the big Guy upstairs.

Chief, be sure to get a head count so you can bring enough GRITS for everyone

Dennis

 

Heres your wabash engines on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lionel-2367-Wabash-F-3-A-B-Unit-Diesel-Engines_W0QQitemZ140073319913QQihZ004QQcategoryZ4146QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140073319913

[dwiemer]

Chief, glad you are in such fine health.  The layout is really coming along and the long trains look great.  On a side note, if the antibiotics cause any digestive discomfort, eat some yogurt.  Strong antibiotics also get rid of the good bugs that help and the yogurt will help replenish.

Dennis

[dwiemer]

 

I was going to bid on a GG-1 restore project yesterday but was informed that I have been cut off from EBay, LHS, and other hobby stores till after the new house has been built.  I did an inventory over the weekend and I have a bit more than I thought!    So I guess I can't complain... plus we are looking at a wide variety in house size, so I can't go overboard on purchases and not have the layout/display area for everything, so I reluctantly agreed... but I did not agree to stop reading and posting to the boards!

Ah yes, another one of us enters the relm of "TRAIN RESTRICTION" I am not only on train restriction, but have gone to the next level of Double Secret Probation.  She who must be obeyed has allowed me a few extras, but otherwise, I have to get the layout done and trains running.  We absolutely have too many boxes...I have even taken over my son's closet stacked floor to ceiling with rolling stock.

I am on the lookout for a K-Line "Watchman's Shanty", and a Wabash engine to go with my MTH Madisons.  After these, I don't want to push it, or I may be having an early appointment with the big Guy upstairs.

Chief, be sure to get a head count so you can bring enough GRITS for everyone

Dennis

[ChiefEagles]

Nurse just called, cholesterol levels are great, blood sugar level is very good, PSA outstandingly low, liver functions OK but: got spur on vertabra in neck and sinuses stopped up.  Hope to get by for a while before I have to have another neck operation [left side this time] and taking stro9ng antibotics for sinuses.  

Now:  trains run all the way to the back of walk-in.

High speed NS coal and piggyback train passes slower NS pulling Canadian grain train.  Can pull LOOONG trains and they disapear and sounds goes too.  Got them up to about 80 scale mph and no problem with 072 curves.

Look to the right of the grain elevator, you can see NS caboose and back piggyback of the outside loop coal and piggyback train being pulled by SD80, Dash 8, SD80 lashup.

 

 

Town Board tonight and then off to Greenville NC tomorrow mid morning for Overton's training.  Back Thursday night.  Only a short drive [70 miles one way and will go by Mom's].

[Anonymous]

Hello - just noting that winter has finally arrived in NC. The temperature is dropping like the proverbial rock. Ugh!