Elliotts Trackside Diner II

[Cederstrand]

in a ATSF mug tonight, please & thank you!

***Corey, I like those weathered buildings and the fall colored trees of varying heights.

***Mark, CONGRATS on all those great deals. Enjoy!

My last (N) vintage loco set (E8-A's) is going to end shortly and with this my little piggy bank's tummy is just full enough to allow choosing my next upgrade loco. I missed a good sale on an Atlas SD-24 last week, but didn't have the spare funds for it. I spied a Kato NW2 on sale which is on my list. OR, I can keep saving and shoot for a PROTO 0-8-0 or Atlas 2 Truck Shay? What would YOU GUYS do???

My eyes are getting blurry for some reason. Going to go rest for a bit. Rob

[Hoople]

Tommorow... I get my allowance, and mom said she'll give me some funds... The way I figure it, I'll have maybe $30-$40 for day 2!

I can't wait... Again.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Sounds like quite a haul! You made out like a fat rat.

[Hoople]

IT'S TRAINSHOW WEEKEND!

Day one is over at the show.

I managed to get a STEAL from this one dealer... He had some awesome prices. I didn't have much to spend ($55) but I got plenty.

I got:
An Atlas ALCO S3 switcher, SP Grey/red scheme, w/ golden white headlight, $30 (STEAL!)
Accurail CB&Q 40' Boxcar $5 (STE-AL!)
Walthers Trainline SP 2 bay PS-2 hopper, $4
Hampton? (only markings) SP Cupola Caboose with a Preisier figure and red LEDs on each side, $15
Atlas Union Pacific 2 bay covered hopper, pre-weathered, $0 (Vender let me get this one for free!)

I also got to see an O scale big boy and a BLI J1E hudson... Good stuff.

See y'all later.
Mark

[fec153]

OH heck, its only me, Flip. Yeah, I know why you didn't recognize me, I got a regular haircut and got rid of my ponytail.. Jeeze, I was off the 'puker for two days and couldn't find the diner. Iguess we have to stay with more train stuff.

Prayers from all of us seem to be working for each other. Never underestimate that power.     

Thanks again to all who post pictures. Love to see them.

My BLI is a PITA. Can't run it with any of my other locos. It starts at a higher voltage and crawls while any other loco is scooting along about notch 6. Oh well, it runs great and hauls nicely my 22 Ortners up the grade.

Y'all stay well and pray for one another as we have you all in our prayers.

Flip

P.S.  My treat. Belly up to the bar or grab a table. Vinnie, here is my credit card..

  

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Just rescueing the diner from page two.

BUMP! 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

JEFF: Glad to see your back home and feeling better......now I want you to make up a little sign, and place it on your refrig......" throw the fish away, no leftovers"

Ok, here's the thing with the fish. I bought it at Wal-Mart on the 2nd of this month. It's as fifteen minute drive from there to my home. I put it in the freezer as soon as I got home. On the fifteenth I took it out of the freezer and put in down in the fridge to thaw a little. I cooked it on the sixteenth. You know the rest.

[Cox 47]

Top of the day you'all.....It mostly sunny and warmer here today..I just made a run to the store without a jacket....I'll have a ham salad sandwitch, chips and a Diet Coke..Please...Thank You...Glued up the walls of another DPM building I got in Ebay "junk" deal..and cut a new roof for it..I am here by myself Sallie went over to her sisters for a Birthday party....I plan to tune in Casey-Westfield....Westville...Playoff football game on radio and my youngest daughter is coming up...

Jeff...Glad your are feeling better today..You sure gave us all a scare last nite...Like they say " you can't keep a good man down"

Dick...Your coment about hearing train better when its damp reminded me..We lived about 3 miles north of the old Pennsy Indy-St. Louis main and I remeber my Dad coming in from the barn and chores and saying" That old Train sounds rainny tonite"

PC....You better watch out Sallie brought her Titanium screw home with her in an envelope!!

Corey...Thanks for the Photos...Your scenery work looks good and the weatering on the block of buildings is great...Can't wait to see more...

Well I got set down in recliner and get my feet up for awhile...You all have a good one...Jerry

[Cederstrand]

in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thank you!

***inch, I envy your train traffic.

Well, off to do the critter rounds. Rob

[secondhandmodeler]

Good morning folks, thought I'd stop in and say hi. It's snowing here in Wisconsin.  Not enough to expose the idiot drivers, just enough to make it feel cozy. 

Inch53,  I love the name of your railroad.  A good portion of my railroad is leftovers from a layout my uncle built in the 80's. Hence the name secondhandmodeler.  I even use the MRC 501 and brass track!  I did break down and buy a new steamer though.  The mantua I had was pretty jerky.

For those of you that don't venture out of the coffee shop, here are a few pictures.  All of my pictures need a disclaimer of "work in progress".

[pcarrell]

Hey, wanna see something intense?

I took this last night as I was changing the wifes bandages.  (Don't click this if you have a weak stomach, OK?  You've been warned!)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Picture002.jpg

Now you just know THAT hurts! 

A total of 19 staples on the outside, countless stitches on the inside, and two titanium screws!

[pcarrell]

Turned out the thermocoupling needed replaced. $7 something part, $45 service call. (BLAH!)

Isn't that how it always works out?

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

Good Day Gang,

Just thought I would drop by for a bowl of oatmeal this morning as it looks like winter has arrived. Ground all white and light snow flakes falling.  Makes oatmeal sound like a good idea.

We are so glad to hear that you are back at home Jeff. But remember what you Mama told you. "Listen to your elders."  If they thought you should stay awhile longer, maybe that wasn't such a bad idea.  Cause we want you around here for a long time yet.  But a big round of applause to your neighbors for stepping up and giving you a hand.  If we were there we all would have desired to help you as well.  You are very beloved to us all.  Take good care of yourself and that also means that you shouldn't watch that football game today and see LSU get swamped by OL' Miss. I bet that will upset you a tad.............

I'm always impressed and inspired by the modeling shown by all the guys and gals in this forum,you all are award winners in my book.   As I mentioned the other night, I got the reverse loop that is over top of my helix in (roadbed) and back past the twin bridges around the end an over the gorge.  But I am thinking that before I lay the track over the gorge that I had better take out that section of raodbed so that I can landscape the gorge as that track is fairly close to the front at that point and would be a bear to try to work around it.  I am terrible for getting onto a project and wanting to see the trains run on that section, just forge ahead without thinking what do I have to do next and creating more work for myself.

My layout  (HO)  is in a room 13 ft. by 17 ft. It is around the walls about 24 in to 30 in. deep with a center penninsula with the helix at the end of it ( four loops down) to staging on one side and classification yards, some industry and a small dock will be on the other side.  So this is a very full room, however I don't see many crew members it is mainly just for me .  I am now having a serious descion to make and that is where to put the control panel. I don't want to be rubbing against it all the time so I am thinking of going overhead (like on a valance for the lights).  I know it will take alot more wire, but have any of you had any experience with overhead controls ??   Could sure use some advise here.

And "NO" I'm not going DCC. I have trouble enough getting headlights into some of my locos.

I'm "old School" i guess you would say and also missing a few fingers on my right hand so some of that more delicate wiring is a real headache for me and I try to avoid what I can of it.

Well, lets get-r-dun. I don't want to miss this day off.

Hope you all have a swell week-end.   (This new Diner is going to work out OK )

Prayers and blessings on all those in need.

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

James:1 Verse:5

The "Wobbly" will wobble today.

 

[grayfox1119]

Good morning everyone, not a cloud in the sky this morning, and a chilly 32F. The winds were so furious yesterday, that even the oak leaves blew off the trees that usually hang on until January. Up north in NH and ME thsy received blizzard conditions last night and about a foot of snow in many areas...the ski areas are quite happy.

Today I need to check out the new locomotives and see which decoders they take before ordering them. I am partial to NCE and Soundtraxx decoders.

MIKE: You have a great flow of RRtraffic in your back yard, you lucky guy. I can hear the CSX traffic on the main line, but it is 2 miles south of my house. When the air is moist, it sounds like they are right in the back yard.

RYAN: Did you get out in them thar woods of NC and shoot your Thanksgiving turkey yet? How about your stuffing recipe, is it bread and cracker stuffing or ground pork, ground hamburg and potato stuffing?

ED: The Yankees have taken their offer off the table for Lowell. Now that ARod is back, they need the money for salaries and an offer for Minnesota pitcher $$$$$. Any photo trips planned this weekend? How is work progressing on layout expanded area?

JEFF: Glad to see your back home and feeling better......now I want you to make up a little sign, and place it on your refrig......" throw the fish away, no leftovers"

DER JOHN: Your layout is really looking good, you are inspiring me to get going!! The mountainside outcropping looks terrific.

FERGIE: I see you over there looking through the window, it is OK to come in, you did not close the Diner despite what the newspapers said. Do you have an overhead shot of your layout? I remember your big wooden trestle, and lately your freight yard, it would be nice to see a total view from overhead, but don't fall off the stepladder leaning over the layout.

Speaking of leaning over the layout, have any of you guys ever invested in that ladder with wheels that Micro Tools advertises? It folds over on top of layouts from above so that you can reach way in, and it has wheels that allow running the unit right under the layout.

J.R. : Better bring in more firewood, it will hit near 20F the next few nights, you might have to place a blanket over your toolbox!!! But, the good news is, it will hit 65F on Thanksgiving Day before turning colder again.

Seeing most of you guys didn't take the Thanksgiving quiz, ( ED and MIKE got the highest scores thus far ), I have included one of the questions in the quiz of 20 multiple choice questions: Which State produces the most Turkeys? North Carolina, Ohio, Kansas or Arkansas?

[Anonymous]

Hi

Could I have a grapefuit with some OJ?  Thanks.

Who's this guy at the door? 

Nice looking place, needs some decorations tho.  Let me see what I can find today.

Have a great day

Happy MRRing 

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Hello everybody ........

I'm really sorry to learn of Jeff's food poisoning. It's really scary reading Jeff's post before getting medical attention. Thumbs up to David and his family for assisting. I saw DIck was first to read it and Dick's sincere concern for our favorite KCS fan is much appreciated. Operations on the  KCS Leesville Subdivsion are most likely suspended at the moment. Take care Jeff!!!

Ryan posted the LSU game schedule. Now why did he do that?

I can assure everyone I did not take a train to work. 

Train watching for Inch sounds great.

Thanks, everyone, for complementing my speeder/tool shed.

At church meeting last night, a lady was there who has been being treated for cancer more than a year. She announced that she was just tested and is now cancer free. Prayer works.  

Happy Model Railroading.

 

[SilverSpike]

Glad you're feeling better Jeff, the hibbie gibbies are not fun at all. I had that a few weeks ago and from top to bottom, if you know what I mean.

Did any of you take your trains to work yesterday for the Greatest Hobby Day? I forgot this year, did it last year though.

Off to get ready for the day, lots of errands planned and then LSU plays Ole Miss at 3:30 EST today....

[JimRCGMO]

Good Morning, Janie - how about a cup of coffee, glass of Ed's OJ and some waffles, please. Thanks!

Fever is down but I'm still not thinking straight after last nights fish incident. I hope I never have to go through that again.

Amen on that, Jeff - you had us wondering last night. Hope you're feeling back up to your ol' self by the end of the day.

Cold here also this morning (33 F), so I may have some frost left to scrape off the car's windshield before heading out for laundry. Still have a little fever (maybe 99.something) and some chest congestion, and I may do my bank's cash advance to get funds for some decongestant to help kick whatever it is along. But my ear's not hurting and it stopped ringing by yesterday after lunch, and my body isn't aching, which are definite improvements.

Sounds like some of you have been getting the white stuff already. No sign of it here yet, and that's fine with me (too early).

Mitch, good that you will be watching how to get the thermocouple replaced for next time. I'm fairly "house-illiterate" myself, also. Hope you get some good MRR ideas at Sebring today.

Inch, you have a pretty busy track by your place, judging just from the trains that you were able to spot. Now I see why you're able easily to get train photos to post.

Garry, that shed looks very prototypical Nice job!

DerJohn, you've been making good progress with all you've been getting done. And you find ways to use all those spare projects or parts. Me, I'd probably have them sitting in my scrap box still. Hey, on your browser problems, you should give Firefox a try - it's available for free and is very stable. Plus, you can add plug-ins to block ads and help with other stuff.

Well, back to my waffles. Sooner I get breakfast and laundry done (yes, my car's the one with the mostly full back seat outside in the parking lot...), sooner I can get to the MRR'ing.

 

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning.

Fever is down but I'm still not thinking straight after last nights fish incident. I hope I never have to go through that again.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      11/17/2007

Wind Chill:  48°F
Humidity:  95%
Dew Point:  47°F

So Far Today
High:  50°F
Low:  48°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  5mph SSE

Today: High: 75    Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds.

Tonight: Low: 58    Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Warmer. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

[Anonymous]

Good morning

Happy MRRing

[inch53]

Mornin, farmers special n coffee please Janie. The new place looks ok, but I liked the old one better.  A cold start [33] to the day, and expecting a high close to 50 and clouds.

Been busy with kids with kids, leaves, and chores n getting ready for turkey day. We picked up our turkey [21#] and ham [14#] last evening. Mother thought that finished the grocery list, till we got home and realized she hadn't picked up any ready made pie crust, so I think she's going to make her own this year  [I hope].

JEFF,,, hope you be feelin betters this morning.

COLBY / MITCH,  you folks can keep the snow up your way, we don't need any here yet anyway.

DICK,, the spinach deal had me wonderin too, cause I hadn't heard anything since spring. Looks like you made a great hall from the LHS.

COREY,,, WELCOME to #2 dinner, hope you enjoy your visits here. I'm in HO also [56 to 60] freelance, called the Yard Sale Lines, because most of its 2'nd hand.

GARRY,, liked the scrap box shed.

PC,, glad the wife's getting along good and ya got some more help.

I decide to keep a record of the trains that ran through out back yesterday. I wish this was everyday during the daylight, but it's not

Time    direction     power      type

5:15       east             ????      to dark

6:15       west            CSX       intermobil

6:40        west           CSX       intermobil

6:52       west            CSX       mixed freight

7:40       east             UP      [loaded] coal / pusher engine [took the north passing track / part still on main

8:55      east              CSX       mixed freight [stopped on main behind coal drag]

9:35       west            CSX       intermobil      [took the south passing track / stopped]

9:40      the 7:40 east bound coal drag left

9:50      the 8:55 east bound freight left  

9:55       east             CSX        mixed freight

9:57      the 9:35 west bound intermobil left

11:05    west             UP         intermobil

11:55     west           ???          intermobil

12:18     west            UP [empty] coal drag  [took south passing track / stopped] [this one was made up of old 3 & 4 bottom dump hoppers / mixed road names]

12:40    east             CSX        mixed freight

12:44     12:18 west bound coal drag left

12:50     west           CSX               mixed freight   [only 6 cars / local]

then quiet the rest of the day as far as I know till

4:00       east       pair of KCS / one CSX   intermobil

Don't know what else ran after that as we had left for a couple hours. I did hear a few both east / west but to dark to tell much.

Best gets round ta chores. We're making a pellet run to Flat Rock this morning. I found out the old NYC station is [or was last spring anyway] still standing there. And a stop in Palastine n see what's going on at INRR yard. Hope ya'll has a gooden n stay safe

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning from Tipton IN ! 

[LSWrr]

Jeff, glad your back home and things weren't serious enough to keep you away for long.  bad fish? now how did that happen?  maybe your layout needs a new ice house........

 

Lee

[eeyore9900]

Hey folks-just a quick "cuppa" (as my Aussie friends would say)

Thoughts to all who's health hasn't been the best here.

Been another goofy week as a 1st time homeowner. Tues. morning we woke up to no hot water. We checked things out, & turned out the hot water heater's pilot light wouldn't stay lit. I made some phone calls, & got a serviceman to come out. Turned out the thermocoupling needed replaced. $7 something part, $45 service call. (BLAH!) Talked to our janitor at work & he said it was an easy do it yourself fix, but being a country boy & having no previous gas experience (fuel oil) I decided to err on the side of caution & pay the $, or take the chance of blowing the house up. (I'll learn how for the next time )

Woke up this morning to 1st light snow cover (yikes!) Did the "take a train to work"  thing today with my latest freight car project-nothing but positive comments.

Sheez-I better hit bed-I want to hit the LHS tomorrow for paint, then onto Sebring for the MR layout open house there-I need some inspiration for mine (rough dimensions laid out w/masking tape for mine on the floor in the basement.)

Have a great weekend everyone! 

 

[pcarrell]

Glad you're feeling better Jeff!

[grayfox1119]

DAVID: I am happy to hear that you and your dad are looking after your friend Jeff. There is a terrible new strain of the common cold that has killed 10 people already, it is not very contagious thank God, but it hits people with compromised immune systems in particular, so it bears watching.

[der5997]

Good evening Diners:  I hope the staff in our new location are better than the new waitress we had at lunch today in the real world.  Rude, untrained, uninterested, slow as molasses on a winter’s morning…..

Any typos that creep in to this today may be put down to the fact that I’m trying to type on the keyboard pushed away from the front of its shelf while reaching over two sections of foam board that are being glued together at the front of the shelf, along with mounting blocks, etc. glued and clamped to it.  The shelf is the only free flat space of sufficient size I have at the moment.  The foam board, when finished, will be the base onto which the container dock’s steel pilings and associated ocean will be put.  How’s that for dedication to the hobby?

 

Ryan:

Der John - In answer to your question, the spacing for the expansion joints grid in HO scale are approximately a scale 10' X 12' apart.

…Thanks, that’s just what I needed to know…now, where is Northern Phil’s trusty pencil?...

 

Corey:

I'll have a double mocha soy chai tea peppermint schnapps's alfredo cappuccino! 

…you can have that too! In fact virtually anything you can dream up, the girls and their cousin Vinnie can serve up.

Has anyone else noticed the stepped up enforcement?

…I only come in to the diner, and very rarely go to any other topic. Here you will find friendship, support, a whole bunch of mrr stuff and advice in a good natured no-police-needed atmosphere catering with sensitivity to both genders, and ages from early teens to seniors. Enjoy.(Much as Dick and CapeJim have said, in fact.)

I've set my standards pretty low.   That way if I meet my expectations, I'm happy.  If I exceed them, then that's great too. 

…sounds like you have a great future on Wall Street! Any chance of seeing photos of your layout?

 

Garry: Nice speeder shed.  Got to love those scrap box surprises!

 

TA462: Greeting from Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore!

Where is Elliott???  I can't remember the last time he posted here.

… As I recall when his original Coffee Shop closed at the end of 2006, there was talk of health issues. (Ah, I see RT is on the case!)

 

Jeff:  Hope that fever gets knocked down PDQ. Good to have neighbours like David and his family. (later)…I see it was bad fish…reminds me of a time when I was a kid.  We had no refrigeration, it was post war England. My mother had some herring roes stored on the “meat safe” under the stairs.  I opened the door to that area and saw they were glowing in the dark!

Kudos on the Modeler’s Licence.  Not unlike Teffy’s Mistletoe on shirt tail sign. Good thinking.

 

Rob:

Anyone know where the cheapest place is to by an oval of Bachmann (HO) ez-track? I need it for wife's table layout. 

…I’ve not tried it, but have been told about kijiji...try Google on that.

 

Now I’ve got the container dock coming along, I’m left with a piece of the scene that I didn’t know what to do with, and also a crane I bought that I’ve no further use for. So, I’ve put the two together as a disused portion of dock. Disused since the development of the port, that is.  Here’s the arrangement roughed out. I’ve got a lot of detail to do on it some time. The “cover the blue desert” project is job one.

Sorry, but Photobucket is up to its recent tricks of crashing my Netscape when I copy an image code! I’ll open up on Explorer and see if I can get it in. Those white boxes will morph into a lco maintenance facility that belongs in the previous scene, part of my “Timesaver.”

 

Time for bed. Earlier start tomorrow to get things done on the way to town before the Train Show.

Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Hello guys, I'm back home and feeling much like my normal self, but I'm extremely tired, so I'm heading off to bed. Special thanks to David and his father for their help. They wanted to keep me in the hospital for a day or two but I told them no way. See y'all later.

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang: The new diner was just opened and already we have 3 pages. At this rate it won't be long to Diner 3.

Not much got done today. I spent the morning at the GP and the afternoon at the VA. We stopped and got a bite to eat on the way home and then went to Barbers Book Store and picked up Vol. 1 of Pinky and The Brain and Vol. 1 of Black Adder. That should keep us entertained for a bit. Television has been a bit uninteresting lately.

David, I'll add my thanks to you and your family for taking care of Jeff. Food poisoning is not something to be taken lightly.

Looks like it's time to hit the hay.

Good Night All

[Train Master]

No prob. He should be home within the hour. This is it for me tonight. I have to sign off and go home.

Have a good night all.