wetidlerjr wrote:
Those donuts look good. Think i'll have about 6 of them.
As for those asking about my layout i'll give some details now and some later.
I actually have four layouts, three are under construction and are under 3 square feet. My finished layout is HO and is 9'x11'. i model the midwest. more info to come, got to go.
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Morning folks!
Hot tea and some 15 grain whole wheat toast for me please. Thanks Chloe!
Was 19° F. this morning and we may get flurries tomorrow according to the weather guessers....but they been guessing rain here all week and we only got about 0.02" since last week.
Still fighting my head cold, but I feel better this morning than the same time yesterday, and I didn't sleep as well either, go figure!
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: SilverSpike wrote: Ya done good Jeff, the excursion train is coming along nicely. Are those Walthers Pullmans? I wish! Those are Athearn BB heavyweights and they're all scale weighted.
SilverSpike wrote: Ya done good Jeff, the excursion train is coming along nicely. Are those Walthers Pullmans?
Ya done good Jeff, the excursion train is coming along nicely. Are those Walthers Pullmans?
Could a fooled me Jeff! And I like the cracked paint, gives it that weathered look like they been running excursions for years.
What a fine MESS you have there Fergie, nice pics too!
Hey Paul, it was a shot in the dark, but thought I would try anyway; Duke said he recognized the T-shirts from the group in Virginia but none of the gentlemen either.
NJBob, I had to go back and look again after some of the comments, and I agree, that crane boom car is quite impressive!
Johnboy, I know, I know, the Christmas weight has not disappeared for me either, but you know, the grill special is usually a healthy choice item, but yesterday it wasn't!
Heartland Division CBandQ wrote: Ryan......... that's a neat Ten Wheeler there. Will it fit in that roundhouse you're building?
Ryan......... that's a neat Ten Wheeler there. Will it fit in that roundhouse you're building?
I wish! Back in October when we met up with Duke at the Apex Live Steam Event I recall Monique uttered the words, "Hey, we got to get one of these!" Duke can vouch for me!
Heartland Division CBandQ wrote: Ryan ... One of your menu items I can attest is really good, the IC Old Fashioned Raisin Pudding. Everyone definately should save room for dessert at dinner time. I have the Dinner in the Diner book infront of me now and am looking at the recipe. Ryan, speaking of IC recipe's, have you tried IC Baked Deviled Crab Meat. The book says it was a favorite item for passengers on the Panama Limited. Meanwhile, the dessert item above will be great this evening.
Ryan ... One of your menu items I can attest is really good, the IC Old Fashioned Raisin Pudding. Everyone definately should save room for dessert at dinner time. I have the Dinner in the Diner book infront of me now and am looking at the recipe. Ryan, speaking of IC recipe's, have you tried IC Baked Deviled Crab Meat. The book says it was a favorite item for passengers on the Panama Limited. Meanwhile, the dessert item above will be great this evening.
No Garry, I have not tried the Baked Deviled Crab Meat recipe, but I have made a few others. The neat thing about most of these recipes that the railroads used is that they are mostly 30 to 60 years old and use an old fashioned style of cooking, historical really. I have made a few of the chicken dishes, like the recipe for Chicken Veronique I think.
Cederstrand wrote: ***Ryan, that is the coolest 4-6-0. Wonder how much something like that would cost?
***Ryan, that is the coolest 4-6-0. Wonder how much something like that would cost?
Me too, I wonder the same thing Rob! Paul or Duke might be able to answer that question better, but I'm thinking in the $3,000 - $10,000 range?
Der John, you couldn't sleep either, at least you were productive I just lay in bed until I feel asleep again.
Hey Ed, yes the TrainBoard is one of the other forums that I frequent on occasion, I also go to the 2GuyzandSumTrains forum, it is a very informal bunch of guys, and they can get rowdy too in a fun way. Oh, and send some of the 70° temps along with the next batch of oranges....please!
Paul W. Beverung wrote: I got a book by Dr. Robert Ballard on sale the other day. It's about his experances searching the deeps. It's pretty good with great photos and only $4. I've got his book on the Yorktown also and will look for anything else he has done. I'd like to see him look for some Great Lakes wrecks.
I got a book by Dr. Robert Ballard on sale the other day. It's about his experances searching the deeps. It's pretty good with great photos and only $4. I've got his book on the Yorktown also and will look for anything else he has done. I'd like to see him look for some Great Lakes wrecks.
Hey Paul, in the summer of 1987 I worked on the RV J. W. Powell which was used for doing research work along the east coast and the Atlantic with the National Undersea Research Project (NURP). I was the chief steward/cook and we were stationed in Woods Hole, MA for about a month. We were docked next to some of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution vessels. I never did see Dr. Ballard, but kept my eye out for him, he had just found the Titanic a few years before the time I was up there. We did get to tour the RV Seward Johnson out of Harbor Branch with the Johnson Sea Link when we were docked in Groton, CT next to the Naval Submarine Base there. Those were exciting times when I was a young lad!
LSWrr wrote: Ok, so I decided to move the freighters to the train room, but first I needed to clear off some space. Then I noticed the white pine panels on the east wall had come loose. So I went to the garage to get my tools and had to straighten things out (45 minutes) to find everything, th Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan pcarrell Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: In the State of insanity! 7,982 posts Posted by pcarrell on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:23 AM Mornin' everyone!On the way home from school last night I was driving through the falling snow. These were huge flakes, and tons of them. I was thinking to myself that the weather guesser was way off when he said we'd only get an inch. There was already that on the ground and it was coming down hard. Well, I opened the door this morning and I could still see my tire tracks and footprints from last night! The snow must have stopped just minutes after I came in. We got an inch. Cold out there though. It's all of 16 degrees out there now, and it's been warming up for a while. Throw in the wind chill and you're looking at a balmy 2 degrees! Yeah, I'm glad I have an indoor job!The wife went out and about yesterday. Our daughter did the driving and they went all over the place. I have a feeling that she overdid it a bit, but she won't admit it. Oh well, I guess it'll make her stronger if she pushes it a little bit, huh?Oh well, got a million things to do today!Later! Philip Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:28 AM Ryan- thanks for the compliment.The boom came out better than I expected eventhough it was a little labor intensive cutting all those little pieces.Rob-check your PMNJBob Edit jeffrey-wimberly Member sinceJune 2004 From: Orig: Tyler Texas. Lived in seven countries, now live in Sundown, Louisiana 25,640 posts Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:45 AM Currently it's 42 here with an expected high of 65 this afternoon under partly cloudy skies. I have a doctors appointment to go to later this morning so I'll leave with this. Running Bear, Sundown, Louisiana Joined June, 2004 Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam Cox 47 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: East central Illinois 2,576 posts Posted by Cox 47 on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:58 AM Good Morning All....It cold 12 here this morning with wind chill down around 0 but the sun is shinning....I'll have one of Bill's dougnuts and coffee please...Thank YouI got a couple more cars back in service yesterday..Also got a LL GP 18 on a deal yesterday..Its painted B&M with M/T's ....It runs great but I am not sure what to do with the paint job..It doesn't fit Illinois Central in southern Illinois....Fergie...Nice looking engine and Cabooses....Rob.....Tea leaves on your scenery? bet that smells good?PC...Good to hear your wife is out and about..Hope she didn't overdue...Paul.....300 ore cars to put couplers on? Your gonna need stock in kadee coupler.....Johnboy....Sound like a good deal on foam core..That stuff is handy for all kinds of things....Jeff...I agree gives the car character...Don't mess with it...Ed..I can't understand why orange prices are so low for you at our little store here I paid 50 cents a orange at Christmas time?You all have a good day....Jerry ILLinois and Southern...Serving the Coal belt of southern Illinois with a Smile... Hoople Member sinceJuly 2006 From: Seattle WA 1,233 posts Posted by Hoople on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:26 AM Thank the snow... Late start today. Well, I just recieved some happy news."There was a small delay in production of the big boys, and they should ship mid-march now."Whoopie! My favorite. Late shipping. Maybe they'll send an MT-73 as consolation... Mark. ModelTrainLover Member sinceApril 2006 From: Lewiston, Maine USA 914 posts Posted by ModelTrainLover on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:49 AM JimRCGMO wrote: DerJohn, I'm not sure what you meant on the idea for Colby's layout. He'd need two more turnouts to have a passing track, and it'd seem like to even out the S-curve, he'd have to change that left-hand one to a right-hand one to keep the industry siding he has in the upper right corner. Or sketch me a picture of what you mean and scan it in to upload, maybe.Jim in Cape Girardeau the S curve has been fixed, and I flipped the industry to the other side and I switched the track wires around so the train can run straight into the TT. I'll get a Pic up to clarify things up a bit. Maine Central rules! Lewiston High School Swimteam nickname: Loco Colby ModelTrainLover Member sinceApril 2006 From: Lewiston, Maine USA 914 posts Posted by ModelTrainLover on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:17 PM hey guys.I was just on Yahoo checking out how the railroad indastry is doing on Wall St. and of the 4-5 railroads that I chose to watch their stocks only the Providence & Worchester was in the green. CSX, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern were in the red.What's your take on this? Maine Central rules! Lewiston High School Swimteam nickname: Loco Colby OzarkBelt Member sinceMarch 2007 From: Greencastle, PA 462 posts Posted by OzarkBelt on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:21 PM ModelTrainLover wrote:hey guys.I was just on Yahoo checking out how the railroad indastry is doing on Wall St. and of the 4-5 railroads that I chose to watch their stocks only the Providence & Worchester was in the green. CSX, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern were in the red.What's your take on this? Just keep playing with Trains "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot Visit my blog! http://becomingawarriorpoet.blogspot.com Cederstrand Member sinceApril 2007 From: Western transplant to the Deep South 4,256 posts Posted by Cederstrand on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:39 PM I'll have the Union Pacific Swordfish to go with smy Union Pacific Coffee, Please & thank you!***Jerry, the special blend of tea leaves, coffee grounds, and a dash of woodland scenic's dull green was from Lee's post. Sounds interesting to me, but I do wonder how he keeps bugs from attacking his layout?***Jim, my wife works night so I tend to be a night owl, too.***FoulRift, got your PM and will get back to you this evening. Thanks! Rob Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:49 PM Afternoon allRob-I'll look for it when I get home from work tonight.I think I'll have a bowl of the pea soup and the Blue Plate Special with fries. Thanks Speaking of work-the clock on the wall says "MOVE IT" so I guess I'll take the sooup and Special to go. ThanksSee you all later-NJ Bob Edit Heartland Division CB&Q Member sinceJanuary 2007 From: Kentucky 10,660 posts Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 1:32 PM Hello ..... Cheers. I'll have the PRR club, but on a tuscan red plate and not a blue one. ModelTrainLover wrote: hey guys.I was just on Yahoo checking out how the railroad indastry is doing on Wall St. and of the 4-5 railroads that I chose to watch their stocks only the Providence & Worchester was in the green. CSX, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern were in the red.What's your take on this?If you're looking at just one day that's too short for me. Mostly, I'm a buy-and-hold investor for the long term. CSX and UP are each up about 25% from this time last year (total return). Other roads I follow are BNSF, NS, CN, and KCS. Excepting NS, they are up slightly from last year (total return). NS is down slightly from last year (total return). Also, I make a little extra with option trades on railroads in addtion to the buy-and-hold stocks. Railroads should continue to be solid companies with energy prices remaining high. In recent months all the stock markets are down. Not to worry. That means good low stock prices for buy-and-hold investors to add to their portfolios. Have a nice afternoon everyone. GARRY HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU bjdukert Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: South east Michigan 927 posts Posted by bjdukert on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:03 PM Afternoon all to the newbiesRyan I think those with the T-shirts are from Virginia or just inside the state line of North Carolina. at the Apex Live Steam Event I recall Monique uttered the words, "Hey, we got to get one of these!" Duke can vouch for me!" border="0" width="30" height="20" />I do recall something to that effect but then I am not one to get into the middle of a family discussion. I'm thinking in the $3,000 - $10,000 range? With it completely built I think it could be close to the upper end and in kit form it could be close to about the middle,but then Paul will probably be able to give you a better idea. You can also get the kits so that you have to take all of the flashing off and do just about all of the machining,or you used to, but there again Paul is around it more.That's about itBest to all on sick call and those recoveringTalk to you laterDuke "Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad "There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans saronaterry Member sinceJanuary 2008 1,132 posts Posted by saronaterry on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 5:31 PM Evening all! Just an Old Smoothie, Ladies. Thanks.The bil came over today for pics, but we couldn't get them into this puter from his camera.He's making a disc thingy and we'll try to post some tomorrow.I hate being technology challenged!!Jeff, I did the gleam track cleaning thing,around 120' linear feet(plus the yard ,spurs ,etc.)Looks nice, but the last step I did was to clean it all with a cotton cloth.I still get some faint black marks. Is this normal?Hoople, didja get my note over in the layout vote thread(heeheehee)?I kit bashed the Spooner depot over the weekend but I'm bot ready for pics yet , still some work on it yet.(used 4 Arlee stations off of Ebay!)For those all who don't,feel better soon!Terry Terry in NW Wisconsin Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel Hoople Member sinceJuly 2006 From: Seattle WA 1,233 posts Posted by Hoople on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:17 PM saronaterry wrote: Hoople, didja get my note over in the layout vote thread(heeheehee)?Yeah. Now the seaturds are down (never really liked them much) the boys are down...NOW I'M A PACKERS FAN!GO PACK! THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR OPENING MY MOUTH! Okay, bring it on. Just put it on PC's card. Yeah, it's under the corner booth seat. Yeah, he thinks he's sneaky. Mark. ModelTrainLover Member sinceApril 2006 From: Lewiston, Maine USA 914 posts Posted by ModelTrainLover on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:49 PM Garry I know what you mean P&W stocks are a cheep $17.and in Layout news I have updated pics of my layout. I hope these clarify some of the fog. Maine Central rules! Lewiston High School Swimteam nickname: Loco Colby LSWrr Member sinceOctober 2006 From: Euclid, Ohio 2,822 posts Posted by LSWrr on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:20 PM Ryan, The special blend for dead foliage in a wooded area or grass that's not doing well at all;I take a steel coffee can with a good plastic lid so I can shake the ingredients. I buy 1 box of tea from the dollar store and dump it in the can (less the little bags), These will be your dead leaves (funny that's what they really are). The coffee is the dirt, since any area with an abundance of dead leaves tends to kill off the grass, then a bit of grass from a shaker bottle. So we have 2 parts tea, 2 parts coffee, and maybe ½ a part of "grass" in our coffee can. I shake the heck out of the coffee can until everything is good and mixed up (putting the lid on properly is a good idea here). I normally use Lou Sassi's "ground goop" first then apply my dead leaves like you would ballast. Ground goop is a base for ground cover made from: Celluclay, Permascene, earth colored latex paint, white glue, and concentrated Lysol (hence no critters or bugs in the tea/coffee mix, EVER).The Boatswains' Mate says: always wear eye protection when mixing the ground goop, and if you work with anything that starts out annoying to your senses leave for fresh air when it stops annoying you, it's possible that your body is becoming desensitized to the irritant and it's time to take a break. Lysol concentrate has never bothered me, but everyone is different. Lee BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes Paul W. Beverung Member sinceDecember 2003 From: North Central Texas 2,370 posts Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:23 PM Evening Gang: Lara Beth is 3lbs 13 ½ oz and doing well. Lee: Did you hear about the Mc McCarthy being holed while docking for lay-up? It happened in Duluth. The engine room flooded and she settled to the bottom in about 20 ft of water. On the bright side she is in position for lay-up. I guess that we all have had the wall needing work before we can MRR. With me it's usually something on the ranch like fences. NJ Bob: If you think that is all just ore cars I've got a bunch of freight cars that need to be built and re-built plus all the locomotives that need work. I also need to make 26 axles and mount 52 wheels for the 4in scale 7.5 inch gauge. Man I get tired just thinking about it all. Jerry you would be welcome to join in.Ryan that sounds like it was exciting. I've made 2 trips by ship. Both were in moving our company in Viet Nam and on LSTs. Live steam locomotives can be real costly for sure or they can be real cheap. It all depends on how much of the building you can do. Our 2 steam locomotives cost me about $2,000 for parts and fittings. The only parts that we bought were the rough cylinder castings and stuff like fittings and lubricators, water glass. A locomotive like mine ready to run would be around $16,000 new. That 4-6-0 in the picture could bring from $10,000 to $20,000. A DM&IR 2-8-8-4 once sold for $125,000. One of the guys built a real nice 4in scale 2-4-0 for a few hundred dollars. He used 10lb weights for the drivers. Very ingenious. JimCG: Actually I bought them by the case. Of course I'm still looking for MDC taper side cars. Byt the way how's new car doing?JR: That was a great haul for the museum. A whole NYC passenger train sounds great.Colby that looks better. Now if you could get in a passing siding that would be nice but I can't see it. You will just have to make a round to get to the other end of a train for switching, I've done that on someof my layouts.Well I think that I'll bug out and concentrate on watching NCIS and Commanche Moon.Good Night All Paul The Duluth, Superior, & Southeastern " The Superior Route " WETSU jeffrey-wimberly Member sinceJune 2004 From: Orig: Tyler Texas. Lived in seven countries, now live in Sundown, Louisiana 25,640 posts Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:29 PM saronaterry wrote:Jeff, I did the gleam track cleaning thing,around 120' linear feet(plus the yard ,spurs ,etc.)Looks nice, but the last step I did was to clean it all with a cotton cloth.I still get some faint black marks. Is this normal?Yes. That's carbon from an electric arc tracking a moving target (loco wheels). You're going to get that no matter what. The point is that with the GLEAM method you won't have to clean very often and when you do clean all you'll see is just some carbon. You shouldn't get any of the heavy black gunk you used to get. Running Bear, Sundown, Louisiana Joined June, 2004 Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam saronaterry Member sinceJanuary 2008 1,132 posts Posted by saronaterry on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:18 PM Hi ,guys!Jeff, thanks for the response, I won't worry about it then!Hoople,once ya go Pack ,ya NEVER go back!!!Paul THANKS for serving!!Now for my Emergency, at least for me: I started putting rolling stock and engines back on the layout after cleaning.Did two engines into a consist(YEA, first time ever).Did two more,no problem.Put a fifth engine on the track and AWAY IT WENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone know what the ...... is going on???No throttle was on, just set it and it was running.Help!!!Terry Terry in NW Wisconsin Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel jeffrey-wimberly Member sinceJune 2004 From: Orig: Tyler Texas. Lived in seven countries, now live in Sundown, Louisiana 25,640 posts Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:30 PM Was it a DCC loco? I've had a couple do that. I had to reset the decoder on one of them. Never had it happen on DC. Running Bear, Sundown, Louisiana Joined June, 2004 Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam saronaterry Member sinceJanuary 2008 1,132 posts Posted by saronaterry on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:36 PM jeffrey-wimberly wrote:Was it a DCC loco? I've had a couple do that. I had to reset the decoder on one of them. Never had it happen on DC.Yes it's DCC,Digitrax system and decoder. It ran fine before I took it off the layout.I didn't do a THING to it except box it up.All the engines where off the layout for a couple days.And how do I reset it if it's already running?!Thanks! Terry Terry in NW Wisconsin Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel egmurphy Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: Mexico 2,629 posts Posted by egmurphy on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:37 PM Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. The cool front that was forecast never materialized today, and it probably got up into the low-mid 80's. Still not bad. Not too humid at this time of year. Should continue this was for a couple of days. Could get cooler on the weekend.J.R. - sounds like you guys made out like bandits with all that G scale stuff. Congrats. Hope your roadtrip this morning went okay.OzarkBelt - welcome to the Coffee Shop / Diner thread.PC: I was thinking to myself that the weather guesser was way off when he said we'd only get an inch. There was already that on the ground and it was coming down hard. Well, I opened the door this morning and I could still see my tire tracks and footprints from last night! The snow must have stopped just minutes after I came in. We got an inch.Even a broken clock is right twice a day....... Jerry: I can't understand why orange prices are so low for you at our little store here I paid 50 cents an orange at Christmas time?I'll guarantee that I don't understand it all either I could list a number of factors, but it doesn't matter. Current prices being offered by the middlemen/buyers to growers in our immediate area are $40-45 a metric ton (2,200 lbs) for Reina and $25 a metric ton for Mandarins. They arrange crews to do the picking, which ranges about $25-30 per ton.Catch you guys tomorrow.Hasta mañana,Ed The Rail Images Page of Ed Murphy "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home." - James Michener jeffrey-wimberly Member sinceJune 2004 From: Orig: Tyler Texas. Lived in seven countries, now live in Sundown, Louisiana 25,640 posts Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:43 PM saronaterry wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote:Was it a DCC loco? I've had a couple do that. I had to reset the decoder on one of them. Never had it happen on DC.Yes it's DCC,Digitrax system and decoder. It ran fine before I took it off the layout.I didn't do a THING to it except box it up.All the engines where off the layout for a couple days.And how do I reset it if it's already running?!Thanks! TerryI took mine to friend of mine. He put it on his programming track and reset the decoder. It had somehow gotten some CV's changed. I don't know how. My system won't access CV's. Running Bear, Sundown, Louisiana Joined June, 2004 Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam CNCharlie Member sinceAugust 2007 2,123 posts Posted by CNCharlie on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:05 PM Good Evening Fellow Diners! I haven't been around for a while so it took me some time to read through the latest pages. I have to say that I really enjoy Ryan's menus. Makes me wish this wasn't a virtual diner but never mind, I'll have a coffee and a piece of that apple crumble please Chloe. Was south of the border over the weekend and picked up the train stuff I had sent to my friend's place. It was just like Christmas all over again. I've been busy the last few nights installing a few track pieces I was missing and an electric turnout machine. It's Unitrack so it isn't available locally and if I did order it I would probably pay twice as much at the LHS. I also took delivery of an Athearn RS3. It is quite nice especially for $63. I have to get a decoder for it but did test it last night on a short DC test track. A day or two ago Johnboy mentioned he was sending an Alberta clipper my way. I am recieving it now. There is a south wind that will result in snow tomorrow and dropping temperatures. I thought it would be mild enough today to get the car washed as it was only -8C but the car wash was closed. The wind chill froze some piping so the car will just have to remain dirty for a few more days or perhaps weeks. Ah the joys of Winterpeg. Congrats Jim on the new wheels! It is always both exciting and a little frightening when you make a purchase like that but it sure is fun! I too think Jeff has done a great job painting those passenger cars. I can't imagine getting such great results with spray cans but he has. See you soon,CN Charlie der5997 Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Nova Scotia, Northumberland Shore 2,479 posts Posted by der5997 on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:13 PM Good evening Diners: The storm last night took out the transformer down the road in a spectacular shower of sparks like a five minute fireworks display. Entertaining as that was in its own way, it did prevent us from seeing the end of MidSomer Murders. So if anyone happened to catch that on TVO from Ontario, could you let us know how it ended, and who the villain was?We didn't try to go to Truro today because of th e reported road conditions. Glad to say the day was not entirely wasted, and I now have a clean desk! (NJBob, check out the screen saver!)Just how long that will last I don't know, but a whole bunch of small tasks that I should have gotten around to before this have now been completed (or given up on as being too late!)NJBob: And yes I scratchbuilt the boom as well. What techniques did you use? I figure I'm going to have to use something like the way I built balsa aircraft as a kid when I scratch my container unloader for the dock. It'll be styrene of course, but pinned and glued over a plan covered with greaseproof on the workbench. Anyway that's what I'm favouring right now. Any thoughts?Lee: For forest turf I use a special blend of tea leaves, coffee grounds, and a dash of woodland scenic's dull green grass Do you use firewood in your home? I've been using the dust that is generated from the logs, suitably sifted of course, on my layouts for the equivalent of your tea / coffee for the brown. On this one the ground foam greens will be a necessity because of all the moss that's under our treesHere's some scattered on a few rock castings. I haven't added green so you can see the log dust better.Ryan: Der John, you couldn't sleep either, at least you were productive I just lay in bed until I feel asleep again. ...not really, I'd been asleep, and this was a senior / diabetic pee break!Colby: Your solution to the S curve is elegant, thanks for showing us! CSX, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern were in the red.What's your take on this?...Seems like the punters don't like the thought of a recession, and figure RRs won't be shipping as much. Today's down was blamed on the 0.4% drop in December Retail Sales...that's a bit far from the RR business, ...and Garry has a wise long term view. (and Ozark's right too!)Terry: I must have been asleep at the switch when Jeff talked about the GLEAM cleaning of track. Can you remember the page#? And how do I reset it if it's already running?!...did you try it again recently? My NCE manual talks about re-setting decoders by lifting the loco sideways off the track while the power is on. I've not had to try that, but perhaps your taking the offending runaway off the track while the power was on may have had the same effect. I expect Digitrax allows re-programming CVs, and their customer service is said to be quite good at sorting out this kind of thing.Got to go, early start tomorrow. Goodnight all, an d God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace. "There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock. egmurphy Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: Mexico 2,629 posts Posted by egmurphy on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:31 PM CN Charlie: Was south of the border over the weekend and picked up the train stuff I had sent to my friend's place. It was just like Christmas all over again. Wow, I did a double take when I read "south of the border", thinking to myself "Where did he get model railroad stuff down here?" Then I realized you were referring to the "Medicine Line", and not the Rio Bravo.By the way, forgot to point out that we're now just one month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training. Baseball is just around the corner. Go Red Sox!!! The Rail Images Page of Ed Murphy "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home." - James Michener Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:58 PM Der-like the screensaver.When I did the boom I just built the basic shape then added the diagonal pieces.And after reading Paul's posting-NJ Bob runs screaming out of the diner. Edit LSWrr Member sinceOctober 2006 From: Euclid, Ohio 2,822 posts Posted by LSWrr on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:01 PM Der, no fireplace here, but that is a good idea, looks good too. Paul, my boss told me about it. Hit a submerged object backing into her slip. Working thjrough state issues on de-ballasting to raise her. Can't use divers to patch for some reason, but salvage guru's think she'll float if de-ballasted.Lee BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes « First«62636465666768»Last » Subscriber & Member Login Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more! Login Register Users Online There are no community member online Search the Community ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Model Railroader Newsletter See all Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox! Sign up
Ok, so I decided to move the freighters to the train room, but first I needed to clear off some space. Then I noticed the white pine panels on the east wall had come loose. So I went to the garage to get my tools and had to straighten things out (45 minutes) to find everything, th
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Mornin' everyone!
On the way home from school last night I was driving through the falling snow. These were huge flakes, and tons of them. I was thinking to myself that the weather guesser was way off when he said we'd only get an inch. There was already that on the ground and it was coming down hard. Well, I opened the door this morning and I could still see my tire tracks and footprints from last night! The snow must have stopped just minutes after I came in. We got an inch. Cold out there though. It's all of 16 degrees out there now, and it's been warming up for a while. Throw in the wind chill and you're looking at a balmy 2 degrees! Yeah, I'm glad I have an indoor job!
The wife went out and about yesterday. Our daughter did the driving and they went all over the place. I have a feeling that she overdid it a bit, but she won't admit it. Oh well, I guess it'll make her stronger if she pushes it a little bit, huh?
Oh well, got a million things to do today!
Later!
Ryan- thanks for the compliment.The boom came out better than I expected eventhough it was a little labor intensive cutting all those little pieces.
Rob-check your PM
NJBob
Currently it's 42 here with an expected high of 65 this afternoon under partly cloudy skies. I have a doctors appointment to go to later this morning so I'll leave with this.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Thank the snow... Late start today.
Well, I just recieved some happy news.
"There was a small delay in production of the big boys, and they should ship mid-march now."
Whoopie! My favorite. Late shipping.
Maybe they'll send an MT-73 as consolation...
JimRCGMO wrote: DerJohn, I'm not sure what you meant on the idea for Colby's layout. He'd need two more turnouts to have a passing track, and it'd seem like to even out the S-curve, he'd have to change that left-hand one to a right-hand one to keep the industry siding he has in the upper right corner. Or sketch me a picture of what you mean and scan it in to upload, maybe.Jim in Cape Girardeau
DerJohn, I'm not sure what you meant on the idea for Colby's layout. He'd need two more turnouts to have a passing track, and it'd seem like to even out the S-curve, he'd have to change that left-hand one to a right-hand one to keep the industry siding he has in the upper right corner. Or sketch me a picture of what you mean and scan it in to upload, maybe.
Jim in Cape Girardeau
the S curve has been fixed, and I flipped the industry to the other side and I switched the track wires around so the train can run straight into the TT. I'll get a Pic up to clarify things up a bit.
hey guys.
I was just on Yahoo checking out how the railroad indastry is doing on Wall St. and of the 4-5 railroads that I chose to watch their stocks only the Providence & Worchester was in the green. CSX, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern were in the red.
What's your take on this?
ModelTrainLover wrote:hey guys.I was just on Yahoo checking out how the railroad indastry is doing on Wall St. and of the 4-5 railroads that I chose to watch their stocks only the Providence & Worchester was in the green. CSX, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern were in the red.What's your take on this?
I'll have the Union Pacific Swordfish to go with smy Union Pacific Coffee, Please & thank you!
***Jerry, the special blend of tea leaves, coffee grounds, and a dash of woodland scenic's dull green was from Lee's post. Sounds interesting to me, but I do wonder how he keeps bugs from attacking his layout?
***Jim, my wife works night so I tend to be a night owl, too.
***FoulRift, got your PM and will get back to you this evening. Thanks!
Rob
Afternoon all
Rob-I'll look for it when I get home from work tonight.
I think I'll have a bowl of the pea soup and the Blue Plate Special with fries. Thanks
Speaking of work-the clock on the wall says "MOVE IT" so I guess I'll take the sooup and Special to go. Thanks
See you all later-NJ Bob
Hello .....
Cheers. I'll have the PRR club, but on a tuscan red plate and not a blue one.
ModelTrainLover wrote: hey guys.I was just on Yahoo checking out how the railroad indastry is doing on Wall St. and of the 4-5 railroads that I chose to watch their stocks only the Providence & Worchester was in the green. CSX, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern were in the red.What's your take on this?
If you're looking at just one day that's too short for me. Mostly, I'm a buy-and-hold investor for the long term. CSX and UP are each up about 25% from this time last year (total return). Other roads I follow are BNSF, NS, CN, and KCS. Excepting NS, they are up slightly from last year (total return). NS is down slightly from last year (total return). Also, I make a little extra with option trades on railroads in addtion to the buy-and-hold stocks.
Railroads should continue to be solid companies with energy prices remaining high. In recent months all the stock markets are down. Not to worry. That means good low stock prices for buy-and-hold investors to add to their portfolios.
Have a nice afternoon everyone.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
to the newbies
Ryan I think those with the T-shirts are from Virginia or just inside the state line of North Carolina.
at the Apex Live Steam Event I recall Monique uttered the words, "Hey, we got to get one of these!" Duke can vouch for me!" border="0" width="30" height="20" />
I'm thinking in the $3,000 - $10,000 range?
That's about it
Best to all on sick call and those recovering
Talk to you later
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
Evening all! Just an Old Smoothie, Ladies. Thanks.
The bil came over today for pics, but we couldn't get them into this puter from his camera.He's making a disc thingy and we'll try to post some tomorrow.I hate being technology challenged!!
Jeff, I did the gleam track cleaning thing,around 120' linear feet(plus the yard ,spurs ,etc.)Looks nice, but the last step I did was to clean it all with a cotton cloth.I still get some faint black marks. Is this normal?
Hoople, didja get my note over in the layout vote thread(heeheehee)?
I kit bashed the Spooner depot over the weekend but I'm bot ready for pics yet , still some work on it yet.(used 4 Arlee stations off of Ebay!)For those all who don't,feel better soon!
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
saronaterry wrote: Hoople, didja get my note over in the layout vote thread(heeheehee)?
Yeah. Now the seaturds are down (never really liked them much) the boys are down...
NOW I'M A PACKERS FAN!
GO PACK!
THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR OPENING MY MOUTH! Okay, bring it on. Just put it on PC's card. Yeah, it's under the corner booth seat. Yeah, he thinks he's sneaky.
Garry I know what you mean P&W stocks are a cheep $17.
and in Layout news I have updated pics of my layout.
I hope these clarify some of the fog.
Ryan, The special blend for dead foliage in a wooded area or grass that's not doing well at all;
I take a steel coffee can with a good plastic lid so I can shake the ingredients. I buy 1 box of tea from the dollar store and dump it in the can (less the little bags), These will be your dead leaves (funny that's what they really are). The coffee is the dirt, since any area with an abundance of dead leaves tends to kill off the grass, then a bit of grass from a shaker bottle. So we have 2 parts tea, 2 parts coffee, and maybe ½ a part of "grass" in our coffee can. I shake the heck out of the coffee can until everything is good and mixed up (putting the lid on properly is a good idea here). I normally use Lou Sassi's "ground goop" first then apply my dead leaves like you would ballast. Ground goop is a base for ground cover made from: Celluclay, Permascene, earth colored latex paint, white glue, and concentrated Lysol (hence no critters or bugs in the tea/coffee mix, EVER).
The Boatswains' Mate says: always wear eye protection when mixing the ground goop, and if you work with anything that starts out annoying to your senses leave for fresh air when it stops annoying you, it's possible that your body is becoming desensitized to the irritant and it's time to take a break. Lysol concentrate has never bothered me, but everyone is different.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Evening Gang: Lara Beth is 3lbs 13 ½ oz and doing well.
Lee: Did you hear about the Mc McCarthy being holed while docking for lay-up? It happened in Duluth. The engine room flooded and she settled to the bottom in about 20 ft of water. On the bright side she is in position for lay-up. I guess that we all have had the wall needing work before we can MRR. With me it's usually something on the ranch like fences.
NJ Bob: If you think that is all just ore cars I've got a bunch of freight cars that need to be built and re-built plus all the locomotives that need work. I also need to make 26 axles and mount 52 wheels for the 4in scale 7.5 inch gauge. Man I get tired just thinking about it all.
Jerry you would be welcome to join in.
Ryan that sounds like it was exciting. I've made 2 trips by ship. Both were in moving our company in Viet Nam and on LSTs.
Live steam locomotives can be real costly for sure or they can be real cheap. It all depends on how much of the building you can do. Our 2 steam locomotives cost me about $2,000 for parts and fittings. The only parts that we bought were the rough cylinder castings and stuff like fittings and lubricators, water glass. A locomotive like mine ready to run would be around $16,000 new. That 4-6-0 in the picture could bring from $10,000 to $20,000. A DM&IR 2-8-8-4 once sold for $125,000. One of the guys built a real nice 4in scale 2-4-0 for a few hundred dollars. He used 10lb weights for the drivers. Very ingenious.
JimCG: Actually I bought them by the case. Of course I'm still looking for MDC taper side cars. Byt the way how's new car doing?
JR: That was a great haul for the museum. A whole NYC passenger train sounds great.
Colby that looks better. Now if you could get in a passing siding that would be nice but I can't see it. You will just have to make a round to get to the other end of a train for switching, I've done that on someof my layouts.
Well I think that I'll bug out and concentrate on watching NCIS and Commanche Moon.
Good Night All
saronaterry wrote:Jeff, I did the gleam track cleaning thing,around 120' linear feet(plus the yard ,spurs ,etc.)Looks nice, but the last step I did was to clean it all with a cotton cloth.I still get some faint black marks. Is this normal?
Hi ,guys!
Jeff, thanks for the response, I won't worry about it then!
Hoople,once ya go Pack ,ya NEVER go back!!!
Paul THANKS for serving!!
Now for my Emergency, at least for me: I started putting rolling stock and engines back on the layout after cleaning.Did two engines into a consist(YEA, first time ever).Did two more,no problem.Put a fifth engine on the track and AWAY IT WENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone know what the ...... is going on???No throttle was on, just set it and it was running.
Help!!!
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:Was it a DCC loco? I've had a couple do that. I had to reset the decoder on one of them. Never had it happen on DC.
Thanks!
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. The cool front that was forecast never materialized today, and it probably got up into the low-mid 80's. Still not bad. Not too humid at this time of year. Should continue this was for a couple of days. Could get cooler on the weekend.
J.R. - sounds like you guys made out like bandits with all that G scale stuff. Congrats. Hope your roadtrip this morning went okay.
OzarkBelt - welcome to the Coffee Shop / Diner thread.
PC: I was thinking to myself that the weather guesser was way off when he said we'd only get an inch. There was already that on the ground and it was coming down hard. Well, I opened the door this morning and I could still see my tire tracks and footprints from last night! The snow must have stopped just minutes after I came in. We got an inch.
Jerry: I can't understand why orange prices are so low for you at our little store here I paid 50 cents an orange at Christmas time?
Catch you guys tomorrow.
Hasta mañana,
Ed
saronaterry wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote:Was it a DCC loco? I've had a couple do that. I had to reset the decoder on one of them. Never had it happen on DC.Yes it's DCC,Digitrax system and decoder. It ran fine before I took it off the layout.I didn't do a THING to it except box it up.All the engines where off the layout for a couple days.And how do I reset it if it's already running?!Thanks! Terry
Good Evening Fellow Diners!
I haven't been around for a while so it took me some time to read through the latest pages.
I have to say that I really enjoy Ryan's menus. Makes me wish this wasn't a virtual diner but never mind, I'll have a coffee and a piece of that apple crumble please Chloe.
Was south of the border over the weekend and picked up the train stuff I had sent to my friend's place. It was just like Christmas all over again. I've been busy the last few nights installing a few track pieces I was missing and an electric turnout machine. It's Unitrack so it isn't available locally and if I did order it I would probably pay twice as much at the LHS. I also took delivery of an Athearn RS3. It is quite nice especially for $63. I have to get a decoder for it but did test it last night on a short DC test track.
A day or two ago Johnboy mentioned he was sending an Alberta clipper my way. I am recieving it now. There is a south wind that will result in snow tomorrow and dropping temperatures. I thought it would be mild enough today to get the car washed as it was only -8C but the car wash was closed. The wind chill froze some piping so the car will just have to remain dirty for a few more days or perhaps weeks. Ah the joys of Winterpeg.
Congrats Jim on the new wheels! It is always both exciting and a little frightening when you make a purchase like that but it sure is fun!
I too think Jeff has done a great job painting those passenger cars. I can't imagine getting such great results with spray cans but he has.
See you soon,
CN Charlie
Good evening Diners: The storm last night took out the transformer down the road in a spectacular shower of sparks like a five minute fireworks display. Entertaining as that was in its own way, it did prevent us from seeing the end of MidSomer Murders. So if anyone happened to catch that on TVO from Ontario, could you let us know how it ended, and who the villain was?
We didn't try to go to Truro today because of th e reported road conditions. Glad to say the day was not entirely wasted, and I now have a clean desk! (NJBob, check out the screen saver!)
Just how long that will last I don't know, but a whole bunch of small tasks that I should have gotten around to before this have now been completed (or given up on as being too late!)
NJBob:
And yes I scratchbuilt the boom as well.
Lee:
For forest turf I use a special blend of tea leaves, coffee grounds, and a dash of woodland scenic's dull green grass
Here's some scattered on a few rock castings. I haven't added green so you can see the log dust better.
Ryan:
Colby: Your solution to the S curve is elegant, thanks for showing us!
CSX, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern were in the red.What's your take on this?
Terry: I must have been asleep at the switch when Jeff talked about the GLEAM cleaning of track. Can you remember the page#?
And how do I reset it if it's already running?!
Got to go, early start tomorrow. Goodnight all, an d God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
CN Charlie: Was south of the border over the weekend and picked up the train stuff I had sent to my friend's place. It was just like Christmas all over again.
Wow, I did a double take when I read "south of the border", thinking to myself "Where did he get model railroad stuff down here?" Then I realized you were referring to the "Medicine Line", and not the Rio Bravo.
By the way, forgot to point out that we're now just one month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training. Baseball is just around the corner. Go Red Sox!!!
Der-like the screensaver.When I did the boom I just built the basic shape then added the diagonal pieces.
And after reading Paul's posting-NJ Bob runs screaming out of the diner.
Der, no fireplace here, but that is a good idea, looks good too.
Paul, my boss told me about it. Hit a submerged object backing into her slip. Working thjrough state issues on de-ballasting to raise her. Can't use divers to patch for some reason, but salvage guru's think she'll float if de-ballasted.