twhite wrote:Alex: RailCamp sounds like a real treat--does that mean that you get to visit the Nevada Northern, also? Get ready--summer is HOT in Ely, BTW. But the trains are sure worth it
Nay, I'll be at steamtown, living up the sights, sounds, and smells!
Alex
Evening Gang:
Flashwave: ENCORE, ENCORE. Great video and a really good looking layout. I'll second Twhite's request for more pic's and an overall view.
Alex that sounds like a real blast going to Railcamp. Enjoy and let us know how it went.
We're mostly packed. We have to take care of a couple of things tomorrow morning. I'm hopeing to be on the road by 10am but won't be supprised if it's closer to 12 noon. I'll be back in next week sometime, maybe Tuesday. Untill then.
Good Night All
Garry--
Thanks for the photo--that's going to be one HECKUVA job if I ever get up the courage, LOL!
PS: Is youre scarecrow supposed to scare the TRAINS, LOL?
Alex: RailCamp sounds like a real treat--does that mean that you get to visit the Nevada Northern, also? Get ready--summer is HOT in Ely, BTW. But the trains are sure worth it
To those of you who are just about to get out of, or have gotten out of school: SO DID I! But in my case, it was retiring after a terrific lifetime of teaching. Hope you remember what you've learned, because I sure remember what I've TAUGHT, LOL!
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!
railroadnut675 wrote: Guilford Guy wrote: I get out the 15th!By the way, may I introduce to you a child going to railcamp this summer! (if you didn't guess its me ) whats railcamp?
Guilford Guy wrote: I get out the 15th!By the way, may I introduce to you a child going to railcamp this summer! (if you didn't guess its me )
I get out the 15th!
By the way, may I introduce to you a child going to railcamp this summer!
(if you didn't guess its me )
whats railcamp?
CLICK ME TO FIND OUT WHAT RAILCAMP IS
YEA!!!!! RED WINGS!!!!!
STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!!!!
Belly up everyone,it's on me for the day
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
Tom mentioned this DRGW (ex C&O) dome car. I saw the picture on the internet.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good evening!
SOme of you may be interested in the scarecrow in my cornfield. Look carefully, and you will see he's failing to serve his intended function.
Happy Model Railroading!
egmurphy wrote: Shoot! I been out of school since May 24th. Shoot! That's nothing. I've been out of school since 1968 (graduated from university)......
Shoot! I been out of school since May 24th.
Shoot, I've IN school since 1968!
Flashwave wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKRZinfdi9Q Watch this, pleae. Please make me feel like all the misery was worth it. PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPRETTYPLEASE! I BEG OF YOU!
Don't panic, you Evil Person, it WAS WORTH IT!!!! Neat trains, looks like a really NEAT layout, and I really liked the Johnny Cash song in the background. Now how about some overall photos of your empire? From what I saw, it looks like you're doing a really GOOD job on it .
Now, do you realize you're about to cost me a Walthers 120-foot turntable? Hope you're happy.
-Morgan
Ed and Jeff
you both got me well beat 1984
Gav
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
Late Afternoon Gang:
Jeff that's a nice weathering job. I think that I saw that same car go by on the UP. I think that we can call you the Weathering Wizard.
I finally got the last watering tub filled at the corral. I started this morning around 10 am cleaning them and filling them up. There are 12 in the corral for the heifers. I also put another feeder and a bale of hay in the corral. We are leaving for New Mexico tomorrow so they have to have feed and water for the next 5 or 6 days. John will be here working on the house so if they need something he can take care of it.
I'll stop back in later. In the mean time Jeff the Weathering Wizard has the page. I'll have a nice cool diet lime aid, please.
Train Master wrote: ModelTrainLover wrote:11 MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL!!!!!!! Shoot! I been out of school since last week!
ModelTrainLover wrote:11 MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!
11 MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!
Shoot! I been out of school since May 24th. Is this Year round school?
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
Hi guys
just a tea for now please
weather's been nice and warm today getting cooler now rain tomorrow
leaving do for 2 of my work mates tonight so feeling abit low at mo.
oh well back to it
i'll be at the counter if anybody needs me
Hey guys!!!
I got the job at the reck, dept. for being a lifeguard!! I'm now just waiting for my workers permit to come in next week! and
I received my package from Don Z today. They have a run through the barn ahead of them for Kadee couplers, some weight and some weathering. Metal wheels will be applied as I get them.
G'Morning, Zoe - how about some scrambled eggs and bacon, please (although Ryan's poached eggs look tempting)?
and a cup of coffee in a Rio Grande mug.
Thanks.
JP, hope you have plenty of MR's and Kalmbach mags to read during your 'free' time in the sandbox. Do they provide you good sunblock, I hope? And what the others said on keeping you in our thoughts and .
Garry, sent you an email. It's good that your church offers a financial course. I have heard that more schools are covering finances some. Any additional teaching on finances should be better than the 'none' that was the pattern over the past several decades. No wonder we have the credit and loans problems nowadays. People don't (I know I didn't) intuitively know about finances if they aren't taught it - in the home or somewhere else. Some of us were more fortunate in being taught how to make and use a spending plan/budget, but many out there apparently weren't. Jeff's right that it isn't rocket science, but we need to be taught how first - then it's not hard.(Okay, end of soapbox).
Actually, Garry, it might be a shorter trip to Lee's, if he has a good recipe for that pie...
On our weather this morning, it was looking like Inch and Jerry might've got some t-boomers move through their area. I think north of us got some rain and had warnings, but nothing going on right now here.
Now Shockwave, if you get too flowery, we might not understand what you're saying, y'know...
Ed, I'll need to go look at your write-up of the new train service. Of course, I'm looking forward to the railfanning stuff, too. Good to hear that they're improving their passenger service someplace. That Shay looks in suprisingly good shape (in the photo, anyway).
Railnut, not to worry, we just don't want to start a flame war between/amongst various factions and burn down the Diner, y'know.
Paul, that sounds good on your vision now - take good care of those peepers!
Tom, that's a great 'little' locomotive you have there - of course, I kind of like the RR line. Good luck with your drive to Sunday Mass now. It might not be too bad, depending on how many of the parishioners live on your side of town and are affected by the freeway work. St. Louis has some of that 'always working on it' deal with I-270, but they can't really get the thing closed so they just close down some of the lanes (since 270 has traffic almost all the time, between factory shifts changing and commuters and all). Another reason I'm glad I don't live in a big city anymore...[whew!]
Pretty good morning today - phone calls mostly, and one walk-in client who left by the time they pulled her chart and I got it and came up front. Guess she was in too big of a hurry for something. Go figure. Then this afternoon, I have CPR training again, which usually doesn't take the whole afternoon, so I might get to leave early.
Best get going - another client is in that I talked with on the phone. Glad I ate my eggs and bacon while I was posting.
Blessings on your Wednesday,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
G
Morning all:
Cool and breezy here in SunnyCal--partly cloudy with highs in the upper '70's for today. Nice and breathable out this morning--believe me, at this time of year, it's a RARITY here in Sacramento.
Glad I'm retired--CalTrans is tearing up Interstate 5, which runs north and south through the city, and all of the traffic has been detoured to surface streets. Let's just say it's a major MESS, and it's going to be that way until about the end of June. I'm not going downtown for ANYTHING, for quite a while. Well, Sunday Mass, but I know how to get there without using the freeways. Of course now, EVERYBODY will have discovered how to get around town by not using freeways, so I'll probably have to leave an hour earlier to get there by 11:00 this Sunday. But for any of you familiar with the Sacramento area, it's gotten sort of like LA--a whole bunch of suburbs looking for a downtown.
Well, the New Kid on the Block is running--a little 'grindy', but smoothing out. I've got to do some work on the articulated drive between the drivers sets--PFM has a very weird setup, and the original connection was pretty old--I don't think this baby has actually ever been run since 1970 or so--so I had to replace it. I think I just need to work it in a while. But the big lady doesn't like one of my yard leads, so I've got to tinker with that a little bit. Anyhow, here's a picture of her fresh from the paint shop:
Got to do a little 'touching up' here and there, but I think she turned out pretty nice. BTW, that big, hunkin' Challenger in the background is a Westside Rio Grande L-105 that is just a MONSTER puller and built like a Sherman Tank.
See? Not EVERYTHING I run is a Yellowstone, LOL!
Well, hopefully my Topside Creeper might arrive today so that I can get to work on the Buttes. Boy, retirement sure is BUSY!
Best to all, and prayers to those in need.
Good morning, raining here this morning and it looks like a good part of the day. Nothing heavy, just an off and on light rain that is great for the lawn and gardens. Good day for some MRR work inside.
CNCHARLIE: That is not a done deal yet with tax status on the Royalties. When your new Prime Minister pushed that suggestion for 2012 to take effect, he started a war in the investment community, so much so, that a new political party will probably get elected in Canada. This is far from a done deal. The companies NEED the investment money and they will fight this tooth and nail
GARRY: Pie in the sky !!! Nice ...I hear you are in consideration to take Jay Leno's jon next year .. LOL
PAUL: Is it true that you go around the ranch now singing your new theme song, " I can see clearly now............." LOL Seriously, that is really great news, but make sure you wear sun glasses every day when your out there in that bright sunlight...UVA and UVB wreak havoc on our eyes.
ED: Key Lime pie......I love that pie !!!! You are so lucky to have fresh limes in your orchard, not to mention oranges and mangos.
Later, have to run
Who kept JP's email ? .... We should show support w/emails to him. JP ..... we care about you!!!
Again, thanks for the thoughts prayers and well wishes. This is definately my last time in here till mid August as I have to finish packing my carry-on bag and then get ready to go report in for the trip.
For those that forgot to write down my email the 1st time, here it is again...
jpowell140@twcny.rr.com
Everyone have a safe and enjoyable summer.
Take care!
//signed// John Powell President / CEO CNY Transportation Corp (fictional)
http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/nuts4sports34/
Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
GMT,
You hit the nail on the head, friend of mine was running break in time on his 2 new 0-4-0 PRR locomotives and they hesitate at the frogs but keep going.
My Challenger has an issue with a code 95 curved turnout, looks like I might have to deepen the frog on it so the steering gear stops derailing.
I still have a few gremlins to work out. Some of the locomotives run clockwise with no problems and others will run counter clockwise with no problems. I need to get all the locomotives to run in both directions with no problems and we are all good.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Mornin' podnas!
Seems like a heat wave settling in here for the week....it's summer already?
CN - thanks for the sailing location review! Sounds like a great place to catch some wind too!
How about some poached eggs for breakfast this morning Chloe!
I got my E6 Southern loco back from the shop with sound installed.
Catch you all later...
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan