"Heartland Division CB&Q":I hope Inch gets the bus in working order. He and "Mother" are thinking of stopping here on the 5th for a layout tour. Gus, Dan, and I are practicing for "visitors derailments". I hope all the Canadians had a great Canada/Dominion Day! EH!
I hope Inch gets the bus in working order. He and "Mother" are thinking of stopping here on the 5th for a layout tour. Gus, Dan, and I are practicing for "visitors derailments".
I hope all the Canadians had a great Canada/Dominion Day! EH!
Garry, isn't that the truth about 'visitors derailments' and such! And to our Canadian friends celebrating today.
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good Morning, Diners - Zoe, a glass of Ed's OJ, cup of JR regular and some of Bill T.'s buffet, please. Oh yeah, and a cinnamon roll (before packers#1 gets done watching his show).Thanks!
Attaboy - way to go, and hope all the plans for the wedding proceed smoothly (even though there is no such thing as a 'perfect' wedding)
Flashwave, thanks for introducing your Dad - Hi, Kyle! Looks like we got a little peek at the layout in the background?
RRNut, thanks for the 'Railfan-Eye-in-the-Sky' shots. Sign of a true railfanner, finding a way to snap some trains there.
CN Charlie, hope you whittle down the 'outdoor' list a bit, and enjoy some boat time over the weekend. And you're right on those boxcar kits (never too many, and you have to stockpile them up for the winter months - especially with your winters up there!).
Inch, sounds like some trip you had - better rest up before you take any longer trip.
Rob, I don't blame ya for deciding you didn't want to keep that tooth. Haven't heard what the Tooth Fairy's rates are nowadays, anyway, so might not be as much as we think. How're the home plans coming along, by the way?
Jeff, nice covered hopper there, but it might look too clean next to your boxcars...
Ryan, my barbeque plans are - on the 4th I'll be going to our singles group's BBQ and fireworks-watching party. Out a ways from Cape, at the guy's place where the last BBQ & movie dinner was. The rest of the weekend, I might work on some layout stuff (and finish clearing the last of the DR table). Actually, I haven't used my mini-grill for a while. It's just been sitting out on the deck. Maybe I'll grill something on Saturday...
Haven't seen Tom in this morning yet - wonder if he's back at work again already? Surely not yet!
Blessings and prayers,
Good morning.....Its sunny and warmer here today....weather guesser on TV says temps in low 80's for the 4th should make for a good day for the shrine celebration in Casey...I'll have Bill's Breakfast Buffett please..Thank You looks like RT is buying...Spent most of day resting yesterday so nothing much done on railroad but I did run trains for awhile...I think I may have found a Con Cor F3 for a shell painted for Monon that I have had for 5 or 6 years with no drive..
RT...Glad to see you back in the Dinner....
Jeff...Nice looking KCS car....
Ryan...That BBQ Beer Chicken sounds good maybe we could talk you into doing some for the Dinner for the 4th?
Gonna set back and finnish reading new Model Railroader I thumbed thru it and didn't see alot that interested me...You all have a good one...Jerry
Good morning.......
Jeff ... that's a sharp looking covered hopper.
Ryan ... I should have planned a trip to NC if you have a menu like that!
Happy Model Railroading!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
I'll have the usual, Chloe! Thanks!
Thanks guys for the wishes for Ben! I'm sure he will appreciate it!
Congratulations Attaboy! Have you set a date yet?
Going to make a BBQ Beer Chicken for the 4th among other stuff like grilled salmon and shrimp on a stick too!
You guys have any BBQ plans for the holiday?
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Mornin, a coffee, 2 chocolate milks and the buffet please Zoe. Thought I was going to be kidless today, but Heather go called to work. Oh well, it's just the 2 girls, Herman went with dad to work.
Been busy the last few days with chores, kids and getting stuff gathered up for our trip. Checked the weather for southern IL and it's the same as our, a chance for rain 2 days.
Partly cloudy skies will be around today with gusty southwest winds. Temperatures look to be the warmest of the week topping out in the upper 80's near 90° this afternoon. A cold front is approaching from the northwest and this front will bring areas of scattered rain and thunderstorms to the Wabash Valley tonight, through the day tomorrow, and a chance on Friday. Temperatures will be about ten degrees cooler on Thursday topping out in the upper 70's.
I'm beginning to think we're not suppose ta go. We had to put 2 new tires on the bus [one decided to throw a belt]. What should have been an easy 1 ½ hour trip ended up taking 3 ½, So we missed Leroy's last ball game this year. All that on top of having 5 kids that wanted to fight n bicker all day. Also the AC quit in the bus on the way home.
RYAN
Give Ben happy birthday wishes from us, even if I am late.
TOM
Hope the weather let'em get those fires under control, so you can get out some. I don't understand why folks would want to take the risk with fireworks that way [I won't], but they do. I've seen it fires happen here from them in dry weather.
DICK,
We sure to have some fun on the trip don't know on the weather. First time we've been away this long or that far without going to see family, a veteran's club doings or some other reason.
FERGIE,
That be some nice looking brass. Good luck expanding the corners for it.
ROB,
Hope ya be feelin betters now that the tooth's gone
UPCDMRR,
Welcome to the dinner, hope you enjoy your visit here.
RT,
Which train set did you find now? Hope the battery takes care of your truck problems.
Flash,
Still got your dad in our thoughts. He be a fine looking man.
JR'
Hope everybody gets the paper work done soon, so ya'll can get started.
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Nothing to drink or eat. Just dropping in to say, "Howdy Folks". One good thing about losing a tooth is you also burn body fat while resting afterwards. I do miss coffee though.
Have a good day all! Rob
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
Good Morning All,
A regular and a glazed donut please Zoe. Bill, now that you're retired any progress on planning a model railroad or are you still getting over all the work you did on the real one?
Attaboy - attaboy! Congratulations!
Finally made it to the museum last evening - first trip in about a month. We're still working on the O gage layout and doing upkeep on the N but I don't have any way to do buildings just now as the rental hasn't a good place to work in just yet and I'm not in a position to alter it to suit. Lime Rock Park this Saturday and then a week wth no races, then off to Elkhart Lake, Wisc for a week. No Pittsburgh for me this year - too much going on with the other events for me to take time to race myself. Lots to do today so I'd better get on with it. Prayers for those in need. CUL, J.R.
Ah - T.O.P. Bills' buffet is open folks or just order what you want. Catch y'all laters.
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Heartland Division CBandQ wrote:You're welcome Packers ........... Are planning on more cinnamon rolls in the morning?
Watching America's Funniest home videos now.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
***Duke, what a great idea. Timing is off ( wise), otherwise it might have worked. Actually, I didn't save the tooth this time. Decided I had really had enough of it.
Welcome aboard to the new diner.
Good night all. Rob
Rob Are you going to put the tooth under your pillow in hopes that the Tooth Fairy will bring the Loco you want???
Attaboy Kind of thought it would be coming from some of your last posts.
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
Attaboy said: "Also, I am now officially engaged to be married. " ....WOW~! ATTABOY, ATTABOY!
Spectacular Tallahassee Pix, RRnut!
Good Evening Diners!
I haven't been in for a while but have looked in from time to time to keep up with all the "happenings" at Elliot's.
Last weekend we went down to visit our friends who live near Theif River Falls, MN. Always great to visit with good friends and picking up an order from Klein's is good too! I now have the Sound Bug to add to the new decoder I'm putting into my PK2 0-6-0. The tender is apart on my work bench but with summer I don't seem to get much time downstairs. In fact it is often too cold down there as the air conditioner keeps our basement like a refrigerator. I also picked up another box car kit as you can never have too many. I now have 6 kits awaiting assembly. I told my wife that I'm just stocking up for next winter and have to buy when the car you want is available as next week it might not.
I started some holidays this week and hope to get a little boat time in besides getting it ready for sale. I figure I'll be lucky to sell it in 2 years as there isn't a very big market here for them.
Rob, Glad to hear you now have your tooth problem behind you. It seems that this is a dental month what with Dick's root canal and now we find out that one of our dogs needs to get it's teeth cleaned asap. Our vet told us that an infection can cause a heart attack so I imagine its the same for people as your dentist said. It seems that we have to get our dogs' teeth cleaned once a year and it is expensive, at about $500 a pop.
Fergie, I REALLY like that CV loco! You certainly can see the resemblance to the parent company's engines and I'm rather partial to CN steam. Do you convert your brass engines to DCC?
I'm off to the boat tomorrow and then there are the outdoor jobs in the old " job jar" so while it won't be an exciting holiday, I plan on enjoying myself. Hope to get a ride on the Prairie Dog Central too.
Bye for now,
CN Charlie
Attaboy wrote: Evening everyone, just thought I would check in for a change before hitting the sack.Also, I am now officially engaged to be married. Popped the question about a week and a half ago and just picked up her ring yesterday. No date set yet but I'm hoping for some time in the spring.
Evening everyone, just thought I would check in for a change before hitting the sack.
Also, I am now officially engaged to be married. Popped the question about a week and a half ago and just picked up her ring yesterday. No date set yet but I'm hoping for some time in the spring.
Attaboy! Congrats! And sorry, I did have to go there.
-Morgan
I just got an email from Bob (or Duke if you prefer). He's going to be in my neck of the woods later this month and we're going to get together for a day. Either at East Broad Top or Steamtown.
No progress on the layout unfortunately, too many things going on right now. My sister is moving to a small farm near here on Sunday and since I have a truck guess who gets to help. Oh, joy.
I do have a good joke for you. Hope no one is offended:
Just a chocolate shake.
Just starting to begin work on the new layout. It is going to represent the south shore of the Columbia River Gorge.
ugh...
Sorry for not checking in as usual. Gone for two days to Tallahassee. My dad's friend, Justice Peggy Quince was made chief Justice of the Supreme Court. After that I got addicted to an RPG game called Travians, and another game called Boxhead.
To make it up to you, I'll post some pictures of trains from Tallahassee. These are from March, when I went to be a page in the Legislature.
In the capitol building, there is the 22nd floor. The 22nd floor has a glass window all around, and you can see the whole city, including train tracks. CSX unit trains came by multiple times per day, so I would grab a snack on the 10th floor, go up, read and watch the noon freight. These trains were often more than 100 cars long, and I kept track of them in a notebook.
Please forgive poor photography; it was rainy outside, and these were taken through the 22nd floor window. You have to click to enlarge.
The tall, intimidating, Capitol Building.
A CSX and UP or BNSF train.
And a CSX train at a grade crossing.
twhite wrote: Heartland Division CBandQ wrote: Jeff ... since you don't get MR, here's the cartoon on P 92 of August issue. Does it remind you of anyone in the Diner? Garry: AWRIGHT, YOU GUYS!!!!Tom
Heartland Division CBandQ wrote: Jeff ... since you don't get MR, here's the cartoon on P 92 of August issue. Does it remind you of anyone in the Diner?
Jeff ... since you don't get MR, here's the cartoon on P 92 of August issue. Does it remind you of anyone in the Diner?
Garry:
AWRIGHT, YOU GUYS!!!!
Tom
Man, I didn't get that till you posted this. thanks.
Howdy..
UP Cascade Div .. Please stop by and get to know everybody. It's a place for friends to share their "whatevers" ........
Ryan ... Glad Ben had a good day.
RT ... I like that Southern loco. My grandson has a Lionel Southern green GP20 (I think that's It) . I bought it for him for Christmas.
Rob .... It'll be a relief not having that tooth. You don't want to lose too many however. Makes it hard to eat ribs, steaks, etc.
Terry .... We're certainly praying you'll be all over that disease.......
Flash .... Thanks for introducing "Dad"... Hi Kyle..... prayers continue for full recovery.
Jerry .... Power was out quite a while there. Good it came back so Sallie can watch soaps.
Fergie ........ 2-10-4 is the Texas Type. CB&Q had some biggies of that type. I recall CB&Q had those and some 2-10-2's back whe nI was a kid in Illinois. Each piston stroke shook the ground a bit like a minor earthquake. I must confess I looked for one on ebay after you posted yours. None there. Good. Need to stick to the budget.
Tom .... Well, Tom why do you suppose I though of your when I saw the cartoon? ...... I mean....uh...like... hmmm.... well, who else would have paid over $200.00 just to reach his buttes? ............ oh never mind........
Jim CG .... Sounds like progress is being made at the club layout. Is the new location working out OK?
New Haven .... good to hear from you.
JR .. thanks for the update on your rebuilding. Looking forward to layout photos again some day from you. I enjoyed your industrial and downtown scenes.
Happy Model Railroading
Fergmiester wrote: Flashwave wrote: Ferg: ( I dun get it. That is a cool brass loco. But what;s it got to do with the Northeast?)These Central Vermont 2-10-4 s were the smallest of the "Santa Fe" class. I believe CV had 10 of them and plied Vermont and Maine tracks. Hope all goes well with your Dad. It will be a very tough go for a while but with the progress they've made with Cancer treatment his chances are definately better than if he had the disease 10 years ago. Fergie
Flashwave wrote: Ferg: ( I dun get it. That is a cool brass loco. But what;s it got to do with the Northeast?)
Ferg: ( I dun get it. That is a cool brass loco. But what;s it got to do with the Northeast?)
These Central Vermont 2-10-4 s were the smallest of the "Santa Fe" class. I believe CV had 10 of them and plied Vermont and Maine tracks.
Hope all goes well with your Dad. It will be a very tough go for a while but with the progress they've made with Cancer treatment his chances are definately better than if he had the disease 10 years ago.
Fergie
Oh okay. That makes good sense. We've done the cancer thing once before, but the problem is that they said it should have been gone.
Tom: You could call it a cousin to those DRGWs you havem tender almost looks to be same size. (AKA "dinky")
UP Dude: Yeah, we needs you a name. Keep checking in, this place gets bett weirde it improves rthe more you check in. Hmm. Can't call yeah Cascade, I'd get confused with my school.
By the way, I've been raised to keep names and stuff private, but several have asked, so I'll introduce yo to Dad. Dad's name is Kyle. (It's odd reffering to Dad by name)
It's not that I don't trust you, just 8 years of upraising
SilverSpike wrote: TMCC for $300.00 RT? That is quite an investment in one loco! BTW, what is TMCC?
TMCC for $300.00 RT? That is quite an investment in one loco! BTW, what is TMCC?
Lionel's version of comand controll I believe its acually called train master comand controll (by the way it has been replaced with legacy but they don't offer that yet as an after market item but you can run tmcc engines witht he legacy controll set up)
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Good Afternoon All,
Ah yes, a nice root beer float in a "to go" cup would do me a treat just now. Hi all just a quick run through between trips and general madness. Still waiting on paperwork from the insurance company as well as the definitive word from the building inspector on code improvements needed (the big unknown and not covered except for the damage replacements by insurance. Here is where you need a good adjustor and contractor who can work together and come up with something fair). The house however is pretty much gutted inside so there is no going back at this point. Everything else is just busy or on hold. Catch y'all later. J.R.
Aw, Tom, we're just showin' ya how much we love ya... Oh, and Zoe, since Tom has the TOP honors, I'll have another root beer float, please. Thanks, Tom!
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Afternoon, Zoe - I'll have a root beer float, please.
UPCDMRR (Got to figure a shorter nickname for you...), this is a bit like the corner diner in some towns, where you come by, chew the fat (so to speak), and we maybe talk about MRR'ing stuff (or the weather, or you about name it - except we try to avoid politics and religion), stuff we're up to, even how the family's doing. There are very few (if any?) off topic topics here. Our virtual servers, Zoe and Chloe (twins, and that's a whole 'nuther story...) cover the days and weeknights usually, and Flo and Janie (and maybe another one or two) help cover the weekends. Give one of our servers your virtual food and beverage orders, and be careful about being the first post on a page (the Top Of Page - aka TOP). The one with the TOP honors gets the bill for the orders on that page. So if you didn't bring your virtual cash or plastic card, the twins can let you wash dishes to pay it off, or delay it until the next morning when you come in (or payday). But don't get far behind on a tab in here, or the twins' cousin Vinnie will... ahem... well, let's just say you don't want to get on Vinnie's bad side, if you catch my drift!
So, tell us a bit about yourself, your layout (plans or how it's progressing), scale modeled, are you 'protolancing' like myself and a few others, or following a specific RR (like say, lemme just take a wild guess, UP)?
Welcome to the Diner, and I'll buy your beverage this afternoon. Zoe makes a great root beer float, if you like those, by the way.
Blessings,