Elliots Trackside Diner IV, Under New Management!

[New Haven I-5]

Anybody know what this is? I thought it's a RSC-2 but it doesn't look right.

Its an RSC-2. It has 3 wheels to a truck.

 

 

 

                    EDIT: Dang! I'm buyin!!!!!!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Ok, I guess I was thrown by the battery boxes.

[pcarrell]

Thought I'd give you all the latest......my wife can "carefully" start to walk again, and my son is healing way ahead of schedule.  The doc said that instead of 4 more weeks in casts he's thinking about taking them off for good next week!  They're going to have his leg braces made this week (they're a custom fit) and have them ready for the casts to come off a week from today.  Pretty awesome, huh?

[sleeper33]

exellent news PC good luck next week

Gav

 

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang:

PC: That's great news for both of them.

The county agent came out today with a couple of guys from Dupont. They are going to do a test plot of a new treatment for grass burrs on my neighbors place. That field os really infested with them. After the tes is done some time late this year they will give us enough product to do the entire field.

I didn't get out to Clark Gardens to pick up the trains today. I had to hang around for the county agent. Mary Ann and I are going to go tomorrow morning. We'll stop for breakfast and then head out.

RT: I'm sorry to hear about your IRS troubles. Any chance of getting anything out of the guy that did your taxas? We have always used a certified CPA to do ours. He always gets us a good refund. Now with the gas well and ranch he is a neccesity.

Well it's past bed time so I'll say

Good Night All

 

[JPowell]

***JP, that old caboose has been around the block (or is that over a few hills) a few times. Those are actually my favorite type, just in Southern or UP colors.

Rob - I'll agree with that guess.

[Cederstrand]

***Philip, that's great news!

Not much going on tonight. Made piles of the few different sections of Unitrack I already have, along with sections of Atlas Flex track and some assorted switches. Once I figure out a layout I can live with, then I'll know how many of which Unitrack switches to get. Any switch off a mainline will be Unitrack's, with the others being used for branchlines and such. Ideally, I would prefer to just use all Unitrack, but that would get quite expensive. Coming up with a layout is tougher than I had imagined it would be. If I had a 4' x 8' table, no problem, but that door just gets smaller and smaller all the time.

Well, have a nice night all.

Rob

[sleeper33]

 CHEQUE PLEASE

 SEE you tonight

Gav

 

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning from Tipton IN !

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning.

It's 42 degrees outside this morning. Glad I'm not out there. The sky is clear and according to all reports will remain so for the rest of the day. Expecting a high of 73.

Today's Weather for:      
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      4/15/2008

Wind Chill:  39°F
Humidity:  73%
Dew Point:  33°F

So Far Today
High:  45°F
Low:  41°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  7mph E

Today  High: 72    Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.    

Tonight  Low: 45    Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.

[pcarrell]

Mornin' all! 

Just thought I'd pop in and say hi before I run out the door.

Later!

[LSWrr]

Good morning all.

My 100 HO-Scale people came in the mail yesterday.  Unpainted but for $2 you can't complain too much.  I might buy a few of their painted people to see what level of quality I get.

PC, you seem to be having a streak of good luck with your family over there!  That is great news about your wife and son.

Jeff, sorry about the locomotive mix up I looked at the right picture and typed the wrong name.

Rob, you are not the only one trying to cut corners, I'm using brass turnouts for everything except the mainline.

Lee

[Fergmiester]

 

 

Good morning All

A beautiful morning here, sunny and 32F. Great Bicycle weather!

Cederstrand wrote:

***Fergie, is that XXXtra Hot stuff what Rangers carry around in bear country?

Could explain why all my friends call me.  

 

Dick wrote:

FERGIE: Good Lord what is that odor!!!!!! Who brought that Tabasco sauce quart bottle over to this table.? Did Fergie use half the bottle on his lunch?? Holy cow how can he eat that stuff, that will kill an Elephant !!!!!!

Not True Dick it takes a full bottle to do that . Half Bottle is good to get you to the Stratosphere. NASA did ponder the use of it but NIOSH put the kybosh to it as the fallout would be devastating.

 

Garry Wrote:

Fergie ... i hope the 24" curves on the MESS are not a mess for you. It should be okay.

Under normal circumstances I would agree with you, especially as the Musquodoboit Valley would not be able to handle larger engines without major excavation but ... I love the big engines.

 Paul Wrote:

The county agent came out today with a couple of guys from Dupont. They are going to do a test plot of a new treatment for grass burrs on my neighbors place. That field os really infested with them. After the tes is done some time late this year they will give us enough product to do the entire field.

At least you get to spray I live in a herbicide/pesticide free zone as it's illegal to spray or spread chemicals in Halifax. So when the Neighbour lets his weed problem get out of control it screws everyone else up. The irony is the City is the biggest offender!

Lee: I'd be interested to find out how you make out with the "wee people" as I just bout 3 packs of Woodland People yesterday... Ouch! 

Ryan Wrote:

Did ya miss me? 

You were gone... ? But then again the lighting in this place isn't always up to snuff. (I think it's Bill trying to create an "atmosphere" of ambiance so he can put the moves on Flo. A man of very few words) I have not been the best patron here as of late. But believe it or not you would be missed as I have seen quite a large number come and go over the past few years. And it does have an impact when a valued customer departs. 

Speaking of which I was talking with Teffy this weekend (member from 2^nd Diner group) and he has given me his e-mail address and asked me to pass it on to whomever wants it so please e-mail me if you want it.

Anyway I'm having new windows installed this morning and the contractor is now here so I'd better be off

 

Later All

Fergie 

[GMTRacing]

Good Morning All,

      Fairly bright out but chilly this morning. Had to scrape ice off the windshield and all. I'll have a coffee and a blueberry muffin please.

     Worked some more on the paving last night - I mixed black acrylic and ink in with the plaster but it looks a little too grayish so I'm adding ink and water washes until i like the result.

    Lots to do this morning so I'd better get on with it.

PC - keep those good reports coming, we love it.

RT - when it rains......

     I'll stop in later,   J.R. 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Jeff, sorry about the locomotive mix up I looked at the right picture and typed the wrong name.

I got a response back from a researcher who says it's an Alco RSD-4 which was a six axle version of the RS-3. Thirty-six were built from 1951 to 1952. He also says the model was made by either Kato or Atlas. Some Atlas models have Kato drives.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good morning ........

Dick ... Thanks for explaining avatar.  Do you know the history of the U23B?

Jeff...... Your Alco unit looks like an RSC-2

Alco Road swichers -

RS-2, RS-3 ...... B-B wheel arrangement; two 2 axle trucks, all wheels powered.

RSC-2. RSC-3 ..... A1A-A1A wheel arrangement; two 3 axle trucks with center axles in each truck not powered. Outer axles in each truck are powered.

RSD-4, RSD-5 ...... C-C wheel arrangement: two 3 axle trucks with all wheels powered. Center axle is NOT centered in each truck. Center axle is offset to allow room for traction motors.

Source: Diesel Spotters Guide - first edition.

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Jeff...... Your Alco unit looks like an RSC-2

RSD-4, RSD-5 ...... C-C wheel arrangement: two 3 axle trucks with all wheels powered. Center axle is NOT centered in each truck. Center axle is offset to allow room for traction motors.

Good to know, and more to puzzle over. Maybe I have somebodies idea of a kit-bash?

[Cox 47]

Good morning All....Sunny and posta warm up today but we had a lot of frost this morning lots of folks worried about their strawberrys last nite....I'll have coffee and a sweet roll please...Thank you...

PC...Thats great news!....

Lee...I been thinking about ordering some of those figures in n scale..Are they the ones from China? One of the n scale fellers order 100 and said they were pretty good and couldn't beat the price...Some one else wondered if they might have lead paint on them?..but was planning to put them in my mouth and washing hands after working with them?

Jr....Some of those washes can dry out much lighter..Hope to see some photos when you get done...

I finished weathing and putting loads in hoppers last night...these hoppers might look familar to you JR....

You all have a good one....Jerry

[GMTRacing]

Nice work Jerry - I think we have you transitioning to an eastern railroad. J.R.

[grayfox1119]

Good afternoon everyone.....clear skies today and the temp is now up to 54F after a low of 24F at dawn. Moderate fire danger today according to fire tower report on scanner. It looks like the entire week is going to be clear, that will bring the leaves out of bud in a hurry.

Our bowling team took all 8 points last night, so we landed in 3rd place for $$, LHS here we come!

Did you guys see where Intermountain has come out with FP9's ???? !!!!!! And the CN/CP numbering is the same for a couple of the Conway Scenic RR of NH that I am modeling, so I will snap one or two of those up in a hurry.

As soon as I draw a layout of the lower level of the house, I will post it here for some ideas from all of you. Some of the brightest and creative minds are in this Diner. Duke has posed an interesting suggestion....run a line from the new room to the existing train room. But the new room is in the SE corner of the lower level and the train room is in the far NW corner under the "L" addition. This would be one hellava engineering feat, so much so that it would make MRR magazine for sure if I could pull it off. Suspended ceiling has only 4" of height below the joists. Or, do I run a wall line about 4' off the wall going through walls ( tunnels ) and then somehow into the "L" ( through an existing door? ) Then, somehow getting across the utility room, and boring a hole through the 10" wall to get into the train room. OR, run the line OUTSIDE the house along the siding at the back of the house at sill level. This would eleiminate all the obstruction inside, but this would entail handling rather sharp curves to ( 90 degrees ) in three locations, and somehow getting approvals from wife. Maybe using the covered tracks for planters on top? What do you think Fergie ? Of course I could always go underground also, but now I would have to make it hermetically sealed, but curves would be eliminated and the run would be the shortest.

JEFF: Listen...I "know" you can paint one of your locos with that new paint scheme, we have all seen your work, go for it Jeff !!! Those locos are real sharp in those colors. You can do it !

FERGIE: How does that old song go now....."Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow. With silver bells and blue bells and millions of #$#%$ weeds" LOL  I hear that 30" radius is being planned for the MESS???

Later guys,

[SilverSpike]

***Ryan, those are nice photos. Looks cold. Wonder how comfortable the inside of that cab is? A Coffee Maker & Snack Dispenser would be nice. 

Rob

Rob it was about 22 F at 4:30 PM MST when we passed the unit coal consist, and the wind was blowing too! I bet they got a nice heater in that cab, and I agree on the Hot Coffee supply!

RYAN: Great photo of the coal train in the snows of CO. The family must have really enjoyed the trip.

Dick glad you liked em! We really had a great time in the snow. We whet snowmobiling in the morning and took a sleigh ride in the afternoon. We are already making plans to go back, just don't know when!

You were gone... ? But then again the lighting in this place isn't always up to snuff. (I think it's Bill trying to create an "atmosphere" of ambiance so he can put the moves on Flo. A man of very few words) I have not been the best patron here as of late. But believe it or not you would be missed as I have seen quite a large number come and go over the past few years. And it does have an impact when a valued customer departs. 

Speaking of which I was talking with Teffy this weekend (member from 2^nd Diner group) and he has given me his e-mail address and asked me to pass it on to whomever wants it so please e-mail me if you want it.

Anyway I'm having new windows installed this morning and the contractor is now here so I'd better be off

Fergie I know what ya mean! Got to get my spectacles on to see, and the darkness makes it hard too! A good number of folks have come and gone over the 3+ years I have raised my glass in this here Diner, I wonder what ever happened to TurboOne from San Diego? He was a straight up kinda guy.

PC thanks for the update on the family, sounds like everyone is progressing well!

Jerry I like those hoppers, you did a nice job on em!

You all have a great one!

Now how ya like that! Done got TOPS again! Chloe, here's the CC!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I'll have some steak and lobster on Ryan's tab.

 

I finally got the mystery Alco ID'd. It's an RSC-3. The trucks and body details match to a T. As for who makes it, that's still a mystery. It looks like a Kato drive but I don't they Kato made any RSC-3's. 

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

Good afternoon all,

Chloe, serve me up a plate of that surf and turf, I hardly got a chance to look at it Jeff inhailed it so fast.

JEFF,  You are truly getting to be a "wimp".    42f and you want to stay inside.  Up here that is fishing weather, if only the season was open, we'd be out there.

Haven't been in much lately, as I have been very busy at work. 14 days out of 18, boy I have to do something about that. It doesn't seem like retirement to me.

Going to lay off the computer a little as between outside work now and some modelling I won't have much time for this. other than to squeeze in an odd note from work.

Will check back in from time to time, always interested in what you guys and gals are up to.

Continued best wishes and prayers for all in need. It sure sounds like our ailing friends are healing up fine and that is wonderful. 

Cape Jim,   hope that new Grandson  (Grandfireman) is doing great. Sounds like he is indeed a keeper.  Now you must continue to work on getting a step Gramma for him.  Happy hunting.....

Johnboy out for now..................

[jeffrey-wimberly]

JEFF,  You are truly getting to be a "wimp".    42f and you want to stay inside.  Up here that is fishing weather, if only the season was open, we'd be out there.

42 degrees, wind and seventy percent humidity make for a cold morning here.

[sleeper33]

EVENING GANG

yes its 22:00 over here again so here i am

 tea please girls its a sultry 2c over here at mo and raining so none of you complain.

 oh well orf on me rounds check in later

Gav

[Cederstrand]

***Jerry, excellent job on the weathering.

***Dick, if only I had your troubles...how much space did you say you had for that layout? Will be interesting to hear & see what you figure out with that space.

Beautiful day here. After a hay run, wife & I spent some time walking the farm. Found plenty of  fence repairs that I'll need to tackle this summer.

(psst, I'm excusing myself from an Inlaw trip this week and plan a on a Secret trip to the LHS. SHHHHHH!)

Hope everyone is having a great day.

Rob 

[Paul W. Beverung]

Hi Gang: I just got in from unloading the equipment at the track. Even with the new transfere table it took 1 hour 45 minutes. Tomorrow I may get over there to help Terry out a bit. There is a switch out at West Fork that needs attention badly.

Jerry the hoppers looked real good. Nice job.

Well I am going to head out. I'll stop in later. 

[grayfox1119]

RT: Here is the info you need to pay your Fed taxes...I did some research for you, no charge of course, and I authored a letter that you can send them.

Dear Internal Revenue Service:

Enclosed you will find my 2008 tax return showing that I owe $3,407.00 in taxes.

Please note the attached article from the USA Today newspaper; dated 12 November, wherein you will see the Pentagon (Department of Defense) is paying $171.50 per hammer and NASA has paid $600.00 per toilet seat.

I am enclosing four (4) toilet seats (valued @ $2,400) and six (6) hammers valued @ $1,029), which I secured at Home Depot, bringing my total remittance to $3,429.00.

Please apply the overpayment of $22.00 to the "Presidential Election Fund," as noted on my return.

You can do this inexpensively by sending them one 1.5" Phillips Head screw (see aforementioned article from USA Today newspaper detailing how H.U.D. pays $22.00 each for 1.5" Phillips Head Screws).

One screw is enclosed for your convenience.

It has been a pleasure to pay my tax bill this year, and I look forward to paying it again next year.

Sincerely, RT

A Satisfied Taxpayer 

How is this letter RT, does it solve your problem?

[grayfox1119]

***Dick, if only I had your troubles...how much space did you say you had for that layout? Will be interesting to hear & see what you figure out with that space.

Rob 

Rob, the room measures 15 feet wide by 19 feet long.  The fun begins. Duke asked me if I can run a line from this new room to the existing train room. It "is" possible, but it will be one hellava engineering feat.

[bjdukert]

Dick

Duke asked me if I can run a line from this new room to the existing train room. It "is" possible, but it will be one hellava engineering feat.

Minor details my boy,Minor details. he he he

Duke