Elliotts Trackside Diner II

[pcarrell]

PC...Chair lift will be a big help for your wife..Nothing the SS does surprises me..

PC now that is an interesting thing to know about the SS. Now what if you really need the maid service, are they going to throw in the chair?

Crazy, isn't it?

 

BTW, did someone mention pie?

[der5997]

Happy Diners! 

I thought rainy nights were meant to be a Georgia exclusive! ...we had a downpour all night, which is better han the possible alternative. Temperature was up to 8ºC, but had fallen to 5ºC by daybreak, and will continue down to about 2ºC by late afternoon.

Jerry:

but I sure hate to see that CN wet noodle run'in on the Illinois Central..It just ain't right...

...Resistance is futile...Bwhaaa....

I have a LL FP 40 and its a pretty good runner too..

...mine gets hung up on some (not all, ) turnouts; that's why I've sent to NWSL for their replacement thinner wheels.

CN Charlie:

Here a federal election is called and 6 weeks later it is all over.

..but then in Canada's case, comparison-wise, we would be voting for Monarch...I hope it never comes to that![:^)]

ED: You showed some of your local country on the 10^th. ....would that pond be natural, do you think, or man-made?  I'm asking because it looks a lot like the little ponds in Alberta that were formed when the ice retreated 10,000 years ago.  "They" think that a plug of ice formed in what became a sink hole, and then melted, to form the almost perfectly circular pond.  There a geological name for them that I've forgotten.

Rob:

Insomnia is no fun at all. Rob

...read somewhere recently that warm feet help a lot in falling asleep more quickly.

Flashwave:

Per chance I should post an article?

...I'd find that helpful.

By the way, in what order should Track>>>Scenery>>Building>>>Road go in?

...IMHO I think the track is first, but only after the plan has made allowances for the scenery elements like roads and buildings, rivers, etc.  Once the track is in and wired, you can run trains, de-bug the track (which I'm still doing, it seems!). The caveat is that putting in the scenery means covering the track so as not to dirty it up as the terra forming takes place.

Philrunt:

And as for Portland, believe it or not, there is one in east central Indiana. The closest body of water is Lake Michigan, or Erie, about 100 miles at best guess. Why it was named that I have no idea,

...here's a guess, there's a Portland on the south coast of England.  Is it possible that settlers with connection to there could have been responsible for the naming of your 3, and many others world-wide?

JR:

Der - I found oddly enough that on the museum N layout the track problems increased when I cleaned the rails. The trains went well, but the elimination of crud on the sides of the rails and wheels seemed to allow the trucks to find and climb every imperfection in the track. After a week of use it was back to normal though I haven't tried the gleem method yet.

... "Interesting Captain", as Spock will someday say!  That certainly seems to be what I'm seeing.  Mind you, I'm using the most finiky car I have (the Centerline track cleaner) to find these faults.  (Ryan, I'm using the track cleaner car to wipe the rails with its handywipe roller.)  So every little glitch is showing up.

CapeJim:

DerJohn, nice 'decals' there, and they'll look even better when you get the real deal on that FM.

...as I was saying to Flashwave, that loco will likely end up with a different (more modern) shell, and decaled for my Port Authority (Port Grace, I've changed my mind about Port Mercy, and Grace is our granddaughter's middle name!)

Now to answer Colby's question about ballasting.  Here's what I've found works for me. (best ballast for me is the natural rock,(Arizona Rock and Minerals, for instance) rather than ground rubber etc.

Here's my kit...I find the final smoothing out best with a very soft brush, like this make up brushI pour ballast between the rails from a folded card, spooned into there from a small container (green laundry detergent bottle top in kit). You can see the ballast heaped in a ridge between the rails.  Next I use a fairly stiff ¼ inch or so (I'm in N Scale) paint brush to push the ballast over the edge of the rails, as in that photo. Then I use the brush to go along outside the rail to form the shoulder, like this. ...it may be necessary to add more ballast from the folded card to achieve a complete shoulder; the next three photos show this.

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

Good Afternoon Crew,

Chloe, when time permits, I'll have the potatoe skins and the grilled club wrap. 7-up to rinse.

Ryan;   What railroad menu did the "Carpetbagger's steak come from ??  Must have been the Penn-Central , I would guess.......

I have just spent any free time I have had the last couple of days, blowing and shoveling snow. and lots of it. It doesn't look like the pictures that Red Horse sent, but pretty close. We had another clipper go through here yesterday, but it came in on an east wind, so we were on the back side of it. I sure am tired of all the wind this year, it can just stop anytime.  The Farmer's Almanac says that there is lots more snow to come in the last two weeks of Feb. and all of March.  So much for what the ground-hog said.

Ryan & Jeff,     You know if you are serious,  Kevin and I could send a few cars of snow your way. How would you like it, in Hoppers, Gondolas or reefers ??

JR.   That is a great block of building you have there and I especially like the bigger building in the background. It looks like an old Sears building here in Regina.

Terry;   How about a picture of your house trailer that you built out of sign material,  I know, I shouldn't be requesting pictures when I haven't posted any yet either. But it is planned as soon as I get on the learning curve for it.

Philip;   I'm sure the lift will be of great assistance for your wife, so go for it......... I have a hard time figuring where some of the beaurocrats come up with some of the ideas that they do.  In so many cases there just doesn't seem to be any common sense to it.  There are quite a few who are real examples of the "Peter Principle"  or just make work programs. To me many of them are just a real pain in the A--...........

Der;   I sure  appreciate the ballsting pointers. I do OK between the tracks, but have difficulty getting the shoulders to look good enough for me. I'm thinking I should put some glue on those shoulders before I put the ballast down, I have read all the suggestions out of the books and on-line but can't seem to  get a nice profile there and keep it until you can fix it in place.  I really like those "RailLink" logos.  Consider using them on the loco as they look great there.

Paul;   That is wonderful news about little Lara. From a rough start she has done wonderfully well.  Congats again to you and your family, and I'm sure you will enjoy her sweet spirit.

Well, I am now to the corner with my hard-shelling of the mountain range. 4 1/2 tunnels are in place and now on this corner I will put in a snow shed then only a couple of feet left to do horizontally and will have to finish landscaping from the tracks up before I build the canyon that will go to about a foot from the floor.  If I built that first I would not be able to reach the rest of it very well. But it has progressed very well and I intend to get some pictures up before to long.

Back at work now for the week-end, but Monday is a Stat Holiday so that helps shorten it a tad.

Prayers and blessings to all in need. Stay well, stay warm.

Johnboy out......................

The "Wobbly" loves the tunnels.

 

[Cederstrand]

in a SOUTHERN mug, please & thank you!

***Lee, even those quick locos will not stand a chance against your new camera. Sounds like a winner.

***Philip, that is just one little example of Govt waste/INSANITY. And some folks think turning over health care to Govt is a good idea.

***Der, great ballast tutorial. Thanks for sharing that.

Off to install the new cv-boot and get the Ranger back. Will speed up those critter rounds. Have a great day all. Rob

 

[der5997]

Johnboy

I'm thinking I should put some glue on those shoulders before I put the ballast down,

...I did that for sections where ther wsa a very steep (way more than prototypical) drop off beside the track.  I found that it did guarantee a covering of ballast on the slope, but it wasn't more th an a granule or two thick.  The rest of the ballast just went into the ditch.  The aforementioned vacuum took care of the recovery.

 

Your mountain work sounds encouraging.  Looking forward to pics, especially of the snow shed.

[pcarrell]

***Philip, that is just one little example of Govt waste/INSANITY. And some folks think turning over health care to Govt is a good idea.

[pcarrell]

Hey folks! 

Dinner's on me!

Bring your appetites!  I'm cooking up some boneless BBQ ribs!

[bjdukert]

Afternoon all

 home Lara!!!!

JR Really like the street level pics

Jeff I will second Johnboy and Kevin's bid on sending some of that white stuff.

That's about it

Best to all on sick call and those recovering

Talk to you later

Duke

[gear-jammer]

Chloe,  I will have some of Philip's BBQ ribs, which by the way look very meaty.  A tall lemonade should go with them nicely.

Jim,  Larry is still on the road, so by sharing the cookies, I don't eat them all myself.

Jerry, Thanks.  When I work more, I find less time to spend on the computer.  When my computer crashed last month, Larry bought a flight simulater program, so I don't see my computer much on the weekends.

der, Nice tutorial.

I have been at an impass.  I need to paint horses and cowboys and I just can't get motivated.  Maybe this weekend.

Later,  Sue

[Cox 47]

B......U.....M.....P.....Jerry

[egmurphy]

Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,

Another beautiful day down here in Paradise.    Overcast most of the day, which helped keep the temps no higher than the 70's.  Looks like it will be sunny and up in the 80's tomorrow.  Borderline a/c time.

Worthy of note is the fact that I actually did something (not much) on the layout this afternoon.    I'm back to painting the ties in one corner of the layout.  It's been so long since I did any of that that I had forgotten which color I used last time.  So some experimenting was done to pick a color that looks okay to me.  I'm also going to try to paint some rail.  Unfortunately, this is after installation, including basic scenery, so spray painting is out.  I found out that my worst fears were true.  This will be a real p.i.t.a.

CG Jim:  Last night I started putting together one of my Bowser ATSF 70 ton covered hoppers. I think it will be...um... 'a learning experience', yeah, that's it!

That's how I felt while assembling my first Inter Mountain tank car in N scale.  And that's part of the reason that I have one completed and 5 still sitting in their boxes. 

Northern Phil:  Sounds like I missed another brouhaha earlier, I never get to see any of these wars of words, they are always over and locked by the time I get around to logging on. Oh well, seems like there are always more folk out there ready to go at it.

You don't need to find the ones that erupt in flames.  It's almost enough to just select a thread at random and find snarly responses.  Got to have something to do with the impersonal nature of the internet.  People don't seem to be that nasty in person, at least not that many.

Ryan:  I don't know about you guys but the General Discussion section here seems to be on a deep slide to the gutter lately, I might have to start spending more time elsewhere.

Well, you already know a good place.  TrainBoard may be overmoderated in some people's opinion, but we don't have any of that.

Hey, if you want my Chicken Fajita Soup recipe just say so!

Consider it said.....    Ahhh, Key Lime Pie!  Yup, I'll take a slice.

Lee - congrats on the new camera.  That ought to work well.  You got it for $119???

PC - shaking my head at that ruling of SS.  But congrats on getting a positive response on the chairlift. 

DerJohn - I'm just guessing that the pond is probably man made, a dammed up stream more than likely.  Where that was shot is mostly cattle grazing.  The shot was a bit fuzzy because I shot it out the window of the car while it was moving.

Johnboy:  I'm thinking I should put some glue on those shoulders before I put the ballast down.

In the limited amount of ballasting that I have done I used that approach.  I brushed on full strength white glue on the shoulder, then lightly sprinkled ballast (using a folded car like John).  The glue held that first coating of ballast and kept it from sliding, and any that piled on top tended to stay where it landed.  I did come back and add more to get the shape I wanted, but that first coating was the trick, at least for me.  Of course, I'm not looking for a nicely formed shoulder like John has.  Mine is supposed to be more of a run down branch line in need of maintenance.

That's about it from down here.  Catch up with you tomorrow.

Hasta mañana,

Ed

[LSWrr]

Howdy,

We are enjoying "March" weather here a mix of warm to cold to warm. Snow, rain, thunder snow.

Dorothy had to work late tonight, so for Valentine's Day (tomorrow) her and I will be attending a charity dinner-ball room dance to benefit disabled American veterans.

Sue, maybe you can give us some pointers on painting people and horses.  I have a large scale borax mule team and I need to take some time finishing it one day.

Der, nice how-to corner on the ballast, If I may add my 2 cents; I add a small mix of coal and iron ore to my ballast to give it the "dirty" look.

Ed, yea we have microcenter 2 towns over and they have some interesting sales.  The Nikon L3 was $79.99 and the Nikon L11 (8x digital 2x optical zoom) was $149, but the L5 had a better optical zoom (5x) but was capable of only a 2gb chip (7,450 pictures) and the L11 was unlimited in the size of SD chip it would hold.  I figure after 7,000 pictures I'll just have to suffer with swapping out chips, LOL. I do like the idea of it using standard or rechargeable AA batteries. I guess the big deal is taking movies with the cameras, the L5 takes mpeg movies and the L11 takes mpeg or quick time movies. "Microcenter dot com"

Lee

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang: Lara did alright last night if you consider that John got about one hour of sleep. Serves him right for keeping us up when he was a baby.

I went out to Clark Gardens and got a pick-up load of Pampas grass.

Jeff: The night shots are looking good. Since there are so many I wounder if you forgot to pay the light bill?

Jr: The city is shapping up nicely.  

Well I guess I'll turn in. Digging that grass was more work then I wanted.

Good Night All

 

[Cederstrand]

Just noticed I was top of the page. Guess I'll be doing dishes until quiting time. I'll make my own coffee this time. Take care all. Rob

[Hoople]

Evening!

Today I acquired Kuju's rail simulator. I payed for two day shipping by amazon, but they got it to me in one.

So far these things have happened:

I have derailed on a switch thrown against me.

I have plowed head on into a pair of SD40-2s.

I have overshot a station.

I have slammed through a buffer at 30 MPH.

I have tested the maximum speed you can hit a buffer at and stop. (Which is 10 MPH. Anything more and you go through, anything less and the engine literally jumps up several feet and lands back on the rails!)

It's a fun game, but it could use more content. Only an ES44 and SD40-2 for the US, and a handful of british and german engines.

Mark

[philnrunt]

   Evening all, still on the guest puter, we got the old one back, it had been totally checked for viruses, none found, but after they plugged it in-nothing. It must be a Noworkia.

   Sorry., Anyway, now to the good talk.

    Silverspike- Thanks again, and when I get done here I'm gonna forward you the pic of the NS test unit, if you want to post it here and get comments on it, feel free! It was taken through the windshield of a police car with a phone camera, by our former chief. I wish I had known it was around here, I would have tried to find out just what it tested.

    JimRC and Ed- i agree about the impersonality of the net, people feel like they can say anything they want to anyone. Too bad. But still, I feel out of the loop when all of you daytime-ers tlak about something, and I have no idea what was said, or who was slammed. I like a good scrap just as much as the next guy, but all in  all, probably better to stay in my Chinese mode-Lo-Key. I did get in on one last night that was all over "if modelers all over the world like US prototypes better". It got nasty. I added that the rail system of Iceland was the most modeled, need to check back and see if that got anyone upset.

    Der5997- The snowplow's you have in your last post are great! Looks like a perfect example of how the government works! And of course, pcarrells climbing chair woes is a textbook case of just how our government looks out for us. And those decals will look very nice on your locos. Flashwave did you a good job with them.  As for Portland, I have always guessed it was because it is one of the easternmost towns in the Indiana Territory, and when the territory opened up, maybe they felt it was akin to a port they could strike out from. Or they were just drunk out of their minds, and gave it the stupidest name they could. One or the other.

     Didn't do much today, Amyjo and I celebrated V-Day, visited with nieces and parents in law, and just took it easy. She's back to work tonight, after 3 days in a row off, so we couldn't make a late night- I'm talking 1900-(7PM)- of it. You know our motto- "To bed by six, and we answer those emergency calls quicks".

  Hey, i didn't say it was a GOOD motto, now did I?

   Waiting for the PC SD9 to get here, UPS says it'll be here tomorrow, hope so. Might just have to pick up some ez track and run it.

   Well, gotta go, we'll talk to you on Sun.

       

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Hey. Look what I see. Key Lime Pie!!!! A perfect late night snack. It'll have to chase those cookies through my pipes. So thanks for cookies sue and thanks for pie, ryan!

I'm wondering if Larry is encountering much bad weather this time of year Sue. I bet keeping safe is a challens on some days.

Well, PC .... best to Mrs. PC on the elevator. By chance, do you have suggestions on how Uncle Sam can solve those SS funding issues we hear about?

JimCG ..... waiting for payday, eh. I wasn't gonna charge anything. Honest.

Der John ............ really good of you to do the ballast tutorial. I might add that I will protect switch points with a little masking tape to keep ballast and glue away from them

Paul good to learn the Lara news!

Philnunt, Rob, and Hoople. Hello late night diners. (well actually Hoople is on PST).

I worked on more scenery today. I'm taking pictures of how I make my rock strata from broken plaster. that way I can do a tutorial on that for those who are interested.

Happy Model Railroading.

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning from Tipton IN ! 

[GMTRacing]

Good Morning All,

   I see Bills been in to set up the buffet again. Yum! Some coffee and the fresh fruit and I'm good to go. Busy day again today - last of the preloading of spares containers, then more tires to mount and balance. Not much done last night either. Got home late, had dinner and turned in early. how's that for a romantic Valentines day?

   With any luck, the weather will hold another day and we'll get loaded up. Wish us luck... and it's time to get on with it.    CUL,   J.R.

[JimRCGMO]

Morning, Zoe - oh, just a go cup of coffee for now. I'll be back once I get to the office.

More later.

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[SilverSpike]

What's happening folks? How ya'll are this morning?

How was everyone's Valentines last night?

 We went to the local Mexican restaurant ate some fine food and drank some Margaritas and listened to some nice folk guitar music, then went home and gave the wife some cute cards, chocolates, and a little pair of Valentine socks, I think that did the trick!

Got a 4 day weekend starting today with my flex off Friday and with President's Day Monday! I think I see some model railroading in my future....

Sue thanks for the Valentines cookies, what a nice treat too! I love those cookies with the icing on top, yum!

In years past some states that were having severe draught problems had snow shipped in by truck and railcar from the northern states, who were more than happy to be rid of it.

Jeff we could use a daily consist of that snow right about now. The City of Raleigh instituted stage 2 water restrictions today which means no outdoor watering at all including power washing, car washing, and irrigation with city water.  BTW, nice night time shots of the city.

And now for todays' story based on my recollection of a true event. Since we mentioned Ruby Tuesdays' we know the man who started the franchise who is a vintage racer. The chain is based in Georgia, and he was at Road Atlanta, won his race and decided to take his crew to dinner, naturally at Ruby Tuesdays. He didn't want a fuss made so he didn't announce who he was though apparantly his picture was in the lobby area. When they arrived the place was not busy, but they waited just about forever for their order to be taken and then for the food to arrive which it eventually did - cold. The owner didn't make a fuss, but the next day he did go back fired the manager and installed a new one with orders to make sure all customers were treated according to company policy (promptly curteously, etc.) and to change staff until they were. In other words instead of firing everyone in sight, he went to the root of the problem (management) and let a proper manager sort out the rest.

On that note, I think lunch is in order (no pressure right Ryan?).   J.R.

J.R. that story about Ruby Tuesday's explains why I have such a thick skin, and why I moved out of the restaurant biz. You don't want to know how many times I have had to bite my tongue in the name of customer service...  Most people know "The Golden Rule of Customer Service": The customer is always right! Well, in reality the customer is not always right, but we have to treat them as if they are right.

Der John I enjoyed the ballasting clinic, and very well done I might add! That's one of the nice perks (sp.?) about being a part of the TS Diner.

John Boy the Carpet Bagger Steak is not a part of any railroad, in fact, this menu item was one we did at the Columns Hotel on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans and Chef Chris Canan perfected it in the mid 1980's. This menu item was rotated through our special menus quite often.

John Boy, Keith and Duke Yes, yes, yes, you can send us as much snow and water as you can make it happen, get ur done I say!

PC nice job on the BBQ Ribs, and thanks for covering the tab again!

Ed I know what you mean about forgetting how you did things in the past in the form of techniques or modeling procedures. I'll spend days or weeks figuring out how to get something done, then 6 months go by and I'll forget what I set out to do, I need to document more so this won't happen again. The recipe is on its way soon. And yes, Train Board Forum generally harbors a better behaved crowd.

Mark that game sounds like fun!

Phil I got the pics and here they are posted as you're requested. Lst time I was in San Fran was 1991, I like that NS pic too, never seen one like that.

Well, looks like breakfast buffet time a la Bill! Thanks!

I hope everyone enjoys the daily menus I post. If you are offended by them or wish for me to stop posting them please PM me, I just want to have some fun with them in the Diner. SO far I have only gotten positive responses so I will continue until otherwise. I have run out of railroad menus, found most of them so I'll start posting some menus from restaurants of lore and days gone from my restauranteur days....

Today's Lunch and Dinner Specials

~ Menu Items from days of restaurants past ~

~ The Columns Hotel Dinner Menu - circa 1984 ~

~ Starters ~

Wild Mushrooms a la Crème

Shrimp and Pesto Alfredo - Shrimp, Basil, Garlic, Cream and Fettuccini

~ Entrees ~

Sautéed Chicken *** au Champignons' with Herb Butter Wild Mushrooms and Angel Hair Pasta

Trout Pontchartrain - Sautéed Trout with Crab and Hollandaise Sauce

Cajun Seafood Combination - Herb Butter Blackened Redfish, Crawfish Etoufee and Crabmeat Imperial

Veal Oscar - Paneed Veal with Crawfish tails, Asparagus and Hollandaise Sauce

~ Desserts ~

Assorted Pastries from the cart

[gear-jammer]

Good morning, All.  I think that I will have tea this morning.  I am a light weight this week. 

Lee,  I would love to give you help on figure painting, but right now I am having trouble just sitting still long enough.  I drilled holes in a foot long piece of 2 x 6.  Then super glued the figures to the top of a roofing nail.  I primered them, and there they stand in the 2 x 6 since Thanksgiving. The first batch went fast, but that was over a year ago and they had just come in the mail.

Garry,  Yes, Larry did have some bad weather, but on the week that I-5 was closed they had  sent him to Reno, so it was just a chain on and off endurance trip that took a lot longer than normal.

Ryan,  I like the frosted ones with thick frosting, too.

I have to go in for a short day and will probably go to the casino with some friends after work.   

Later,  Sue

[JimRCGMO]

Hi Zoe, back in to sample some of Bill T.'s breakfast bar with a glass of Ed's OJ

 

and a cup of coffee in a Rio Grande mug, please!

 

Thanks, PC!  

Paul W. Beverung wrote:

Evening Gang: Lara did alright last night if you consider that John got about one hour of sleep. Serves him right for keeping us up when he was a baby.

Paul, some friends told me that when they brought their young'un home from the hospital, they put her in the crib and turned on a radio, just to get the child used to sleeping with noise (as they didn't want her waking up at every little noise). Guess John & Dianne could try a bit of that...

Are there some of Sue's cookies still left? I'll have a couple of those with the red sugar icing on them, too. Yum! 

DerJohn, thanks for that tutorial on ballasting. I'll have to print that out today when I get back home and save it for when I get to mine.

Okay, Philnrunt, trying to stir up the forums out there, huh? Oh, you could ask Hoople for some pointers on how to wait patiently for your new diesel to arrive. [;)

Jerry, my belated Happy Anniversary wishes for you and Sallie! Good thing is, it's easier for you to remember your anniversary, when all those Valentine's commercials start running, right?...

Heartland Division CB&Q wrote:

JimCG ..... waiting for payday, eh. I wasn't gonna charge anything. Honest.

Uh huh, , sure, Garry... That's okay, I'll wait for your rates to go on sale, right? I'll figure another time when I can get there.

So - after all the Valentine's gifts, dinners and such, how many Diners are good for a trip to their LHS this weekend? What? I'm the only one who thought about that? (tee hee...)

Ed, I'll get back to that Bowser kit - I'm too stubborn to just let the other three sit, and besides - I have another bunch of freight cars and structures still to build! I hear ya on the 'slightly dilapidated' (spelling?) look for your RR. That's a lot like the CAW's philosophy...

Best get myself going on breakfast. Let's see, Zoe - which of the tables at the booths are the sturdiest? Don't want the thing collapsing under the weight of my platter, do we?

 

Blessings and a great start of the weekend for you,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning.

It's 56 degrees here this morning. We're expecting a high of 63 and a touch of rain this afternoon.

Today's Weather for:      
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      2/15/2008

Wind Chill:  54°F
Humidity:  92%
Dew Point:  53°F

So Far Today
High:  56°F
Low:  55°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  7mph ESE

Now through 10:00 AM CST February 15, 2008

Through 10 AM...patches of light rain and drizzle will move northeast at 25 mph across portions of southeast Texas...southwest and west central Louisiana. Rainfall amounts are only expected to range from a trace to a few hundredths of an inch.    

Today    High: 68    Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.    
 
Tonight    Low: 58    Cloudy with chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

[Cox 47]

Good morning All....Just stopped by for a cup of coffee and one of Bill's dougnuts...I got a DR's apointment in Casey this morning...I havn't been out of Martinsville since before thanksgiving...I'll check back in latter...Have a good morning...Jerry

[Cederstrand]

Trout Pontchartrain & a coffee, please & thank you!

***Jeffrey, amazing night shots. Are those car headlites "lit" or am I seeing things?

Need to try hunting down some hay today. Gulp!

Have a good day all.

Rob

[jeffrey-wimberly]

***Jeffrey, amazing night shots. Are those car headlites "lit" or am I seeing things?

Oh, the wonders of photo editing software.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good morning.

I saw the "weathered model" thread, and so I psoted a couple of photos on it.

I have already worked on scenery on the layout this morning. Also, I have been working off and on to build another authentic Burlington prototype passenger car.

I'll have some of Ed's terrific OJ and be on my way.

Cheers.

[Hoople]

Shhhh... Nobody will know... Nobody...

 

Oops...

(I actually staged that one, drove the 7F onto the diamond and parked it, then slammed into it with the black 5)

[ModelTrainLover]

hey guys.

I'll have a Root Beer Float and the chicket basket. Thanks!

Train Show this Saturday

where: Agusta Armory, Maine

when: This Sturday 10am to 4pm

cost: $4 for adults $2 under 15