Jeff & Fergi, thanks I'll try a new spring or some weights on those pilots. The challenger is a Rivarossi and the Northern is a Bachman. I'm going to LHS today and look into those 50' tenders those look very impressive going around the layout.
Since you guys are on a roll; I have a few used #4 turnouts in my yard. They have the points that are riveted to the traveling bar that operates the turnout. The rivets are a little loose and cause rolling stock to pick the switch. How can I glue those points in place without gluing the whole darn thing to the layout?
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
LSWrr wrote:I'm having a problem with 2 steam locomotives going around the main the 4-6-6-2 & the 4-8-4 derail their front steering wheels. Any suggestions?Lee
I'm having a problem with 2 steam locomotives going around the main the 4-6-6-2 & the 4-8-4 derail their front steering wheels. Any suggestions?
Could be a couple of issues
1. Check your wheel spacing with an NMRA guage
2. Is your Locos balanced Locos should be balanced right dab centre (Midships)
3. How much play and down thrust spring is in your Pilot Wheels? Some wheels have no spring and stay on the track under their own weight. To do that the have to have ample play and bounce ability. If they are spring loaded the spring should be forcing them down with some umph but still allowing for lateral play with little if any resistance.
Hope this helps... Are they Bachmann's?
Fergie
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If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
LSWrr wrote:I'm having a problem with 2 steam locomotives going around the main the 4-6-6-2 & the 4-8-4 derail their front steering wheels. Any suggestions?
Good morning.It's 74 and clear. The high today will be in the mid 90's and it will be mostly cloudy. There's a small chance for rain this afternoon.Yesterday was dominated by work on the layout. Some scenery here, a repair there, that sort of thing. One thing that had to be addressed was a SPST toggle switch that was in a bad location. If I had to lean across the layout there was a good chance the switch would be broken, and several times it was. I replaced it with a half inch diameter push-on/push-off switch which seems to be working out rather well. It's purpose is to turn track #2 in the maintenance shop on and off.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 8/15/2008Heat Index: 78°FHumidity: 88%Dew Point: 70°FSo Far TodayHigh: 78°FLow: 73°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 0mph NNEToday High: 95 Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.Tonight Low: 72 Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
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,
Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 75. North wind between 6 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind between 8 and 10 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind between 6 and 10 mph.
Paul W. Beverung wrote:Jeff if you talk to David tell him that we miss him and good luck.
Jeff if you talk to David tell him that we miss him and good luck.
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Here is the view at this very moment from our property to the boat dock on the other side of our bay.A person has drowned. Police, the coronor, an ambulance, and a hearst are telling are indicatrions of a tragic story.It is time to remember the importance of water safety. cb&q
Here is the view at this very moment from our property to the boat dock on the other side of our bay.
A person has drowned. Police, the coronor, an ambulance, and a hearst are telling are indicatrions of a tragic story.
It is time to remember the importance of water safety.
cb&q
If our resident lifeguard (me) had been there when the person was in the act of drowning they wouldn't have died.
Evening all -
Just got back in from dinner. It was good food and fun times.
JimCG - the Soo Engine was in the switching yard as was hooked to a CSX Engine that was doing some yard shuffling.
Galaxy - Being in Binghamton, you get to see more than NS. CP and NYS&W go thru there as well, don't they?
Take care!
//signed// John Powell President / CEO CNY Transportation Corp (fictional)
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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
Evening Gang:The weather here is still hot with a capital HOT. It's also dry. I think that we're in worse shape now then a couple of years ago as far as grass is concerned. I noticed that the weeds are dying from lack of water. Would you believe that the grass burs haven't come out? There is some rain coming tonight. There is a TS supposed to be here in about an hour or so. I'll take any rain even from a TS. Tomorrow I'll have to put out hay again. There just isn't alot of grass.
Lee I see the the Toledo light was vandalised. I hope that they can catch the jerks.
Well I think that I'll head for bed.
Good Night All
Jeffery-wimberly,
A big block of ice sounds real good right about now, It's about 7:43 pdt and it's still around 97!!! I drive for our transit company here (trimet) and thank goodness we have air conditioned busesand tomorrow it's goin' to be a record of 104 here! Anyway I was trying to convert some couplers on my BN GP38, after workin on it for about hour and a half I realize I have the wrong covert kit, is pretty much what I said, So I'm goin' back to my LHS and get the right kit, It's bed time for me now,so take care all and I will be back tomorrow.
May your mainlines always be clear-
Trainsrme1
Evening all,
We had a good turnout today for running the railroad. Dale, Alex, and J stopped over for 7 hours. Dale finished building the Northern Light and power and 2 dock cranes for the layout. Alex worked in the yard and found a few problems with some of the turnouts. Dale scored big on the bay last week with a Bachman HO-Scale northern with a 50ft tender for under $30, new in the box. I actually got a few things done; the mallet and the challenger will haul up to 30 hoppers each. That's not too bad. I'm working on laying more tracks in the yard and locomotive shops. Hopefully by this weekend I'll have the cab track and RIP track installed.
We had thunder and lightning all around us this morning, but no rain.
Jeff, that magic jack sounds cool.
JimRCGMO wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote:The device itself isn't the phone. It interfaces your phone with the service. Just plug the device into a USB jack (not a hub unless it's powered) and plug any corded phone into it and you're in business. You don't even have to tell your ISP provider about it.Well, rats, Jeff - When I went to their website, they indicate it's only for Intel-based Macs - the newest ones... (which would mean I'd have to buy a new computer to go with the jack...) Jim in Cape Girardeau
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:The device itself isn't the phone. It interfaces your phone with the service. Just plug the device into a USB jack (not a hub unless it's powered) and plug any corded phone into it and you're in business. You don't even have to tell your ISP provider about it.
Well, rats, Jeff - When I went to their website, they indicate it's only for Intel-based Macs - the newest ones... (which would mean I'd have to buy a new computer to go with the jack...)
Jim in Cape Girardeau
JimRCGMO wrote:Jeff, that's really nice on your phone - wonder if I could talk Charter into only connecting up my broadband and getting one of those phones? Hmmm....
Jeff, that's really nice on your phone - wonder if I could talk Charter into only connecting up my broadband and getting one of those phones? Hmmm....
Evening, Chloe - I'll have a salad (with some grape tomatoes, if Galaxy's plant will let you take 'em...),
some beef stew,
and a chocolate chip yogurt concrete, please.
(that'll be my beverage and my dessert ) - Thanks!
Rob, got your PMs and have sent an email off to check on that.
Terry, your station is coming along very nicely! I look forward to seeing the rest of this project.
Fergie, I like your mugs - are those two different sizes, or is one of them sitting on something? Thanks for the link, by the way.
Aw, Galaxy - go ahead with the garden RR. I'm sure the Franken-Tomato would like some iron for its diet... That is one crazy tomato plant! Are the tomatoes going to be just the size of grapes? I'm sure Rosie the cook can make some fine pasta selections, and Ryan probably can give Rosie a few recipes to use up more of those 'maters, too.
Oh, this morning I (amazingly enough) won a DVD RW drive (Panasonic UJ-850) on the Bay, for only $21.50 with shipping. I'm going to put it in a drive bay housing for my laptop, and use it for data backups, mostly, plus viewing DVD's and listening to CDs as well. I was amazed that the drives were listing for so little on the Bay - it was around $5 (plus $10 shipping) when I found it, with about 7 minutes to go on that auction.
Duke - those Northlandz bridges are fantastic! So, now that you know those eyelids don't leak, does that mean you're going to stop checking them? And since I'll be on vacation for the next week, I may join you on the other side of that booth...
TrainsRMe1, your weather makes a good case for finding one of those big blocks of ice - and parking yourself on it for the day! Sheesh! How many days like that have you had in a row so far? Thank Heaven your humidity is low - particularly since it's 93 F out there now (only 28 percent, at least). Just do like they did in the Phoenix area a few years back when I visited out there - don't touch any metal until well after sundown.
JP, good to see you're still keeping up with some railfanning. Nice pics - I was trying to figure out if that Soo Line diesel in the yard was being worked on, or torn down. Have a good dinner tonight with your sweetie.
Ah, back to my dinner, and figuring how much (or little) I want to get done this next week...
Blessings,
JPowell wrote: Sorry if they are too large. Guess I should have cropped them before loading them to my photobucket page and then to here.JPEdit - Hey Galaxy - Where in Upstate are you?JP
Sorry if they are too large. Guess I should have cropped them before loading them to my photobucket page and then to here.
JP
Edit - Hey Galaxy - Where in Upstate are you?
Nice choo choo pics. I am near Binghamton. I haven't of late been to NS yard, but maybe I'll go soon, your pics gave me a yearning. Kinda wish CSX went through here.
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Tall glass of lemon water, thanks.
***Duke, with my jaw on the floor, it's tough to even joke about those bridges being on the small side. Just glad my jaw didn't catch the keyboard on the way down and break it. Can't imagine the number of hours that go into structures like those.
***JP, I would love to be near a yard I could go watch trains working at. Fun stuff.
Tired beyond description and hardly did a thing today. Hope everyone is doing well tonight.
Rob
Good evening, of course we had yet another TS today, we are pushing towards a record for August. Making good progress on the re-building of the front of the former garage- under doorway. I ran into a kingsize problem with the siding of all things. Our house was built in 1967/68, and at that time and for 20 years thereafter, Insulite ( Hardboard ) was the main siding material used. However, no one is carrying it anymore, at least not up here in our neck of the woods. It is 8" wide, 7" to the weather, and 3/8" thick. So believe it or not, the cheapest way to solve this problem was to have a lumber yard plane down 1X10 pine boards to 3/8" thick. Cedar was too darn expensive. I couldn't believe it!!! I can't get stupid siding !!!!!!
FERGIE: We will eat the Jays for lunch !!!!!! Right J.P. & ED?? When are you going to send the steamer to the paint shop ?
RYAN: Oui , mon ami, zee Chicken Gumbo sil vous plais
Later,
Good Evening,All,
Man o Man, It got hotter than a ----- well It got hot 100 today, tomorrow it's to reach 104!!! Zoe, I will have a tall cold ice tea make that a double please. How is the diner clubbers doin'? I'm goin' to take a nap but I will be back later,
MRXRder's are Like Santa Cluse, we bring sunshine and love to kids too-
Afternoon all
do you have any photos of some larger bridges to share
That was an impressive layout, was that your basement?
Ryan
seafood gumbo or a chicken gumbo?
JimCG
I won't get too loud and wake Duke. Yeah, he's (heh, heh...) 'checking his eyelids for leaks' - yeah, right!
Garry That's a shame about the drowning and it seems that around here with all the inland lakes we hear about 2-3 a month and most of them for lack of water safety.
Ok here are some more bridges upon Rob's request and after looking at some of the pics,I need to play with this digital camera more.
http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/NORTHLANDZ/?action=view¤t=NORTHLANDZ021.jpg
http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/NORTHLANDZ/?action=view¤t=NORTHLANDZ033.jpg
http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/NORTHLANDZ/?action=view¤t=NORTHLANDZ052.jpg
http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/NORTHLANDZ/?action=view¤t=NORTHLANDZ066.jpg
http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/NORTHLANDZ/?action=view¤t=NORTHLANDZ081.jpg
Jeff Here is another view of the bridge you asked me about
http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/NORTHLANDZ/?action=view¤t=NORTHLANDZ095.jpg
http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/NORTHLANDZ/?action=view¤t=VIDEOS08005.flv
That's about it
Best to all on sick call and those recovering
Talk to you later
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
Afternoon / Evening Gang!
Hope all is well with everyone. Prayers to those in need of them.
Not much to report here. Still house hunting. Saw a few Tuesday afternoon and going to see a bunch tomorrow afternoon.
Today was a slow paced day - store for quarters so I can do laundry, dd for coffee, atm for cash (we're going out to dinner tonight w/ a bunch of my co-workers) and then haircut. After that, a drive by the CSX yard to the main entrance showed me this...
My next stop was back at the east end of the yard to the pedestrian footbridge over the tracks where I got these from -
Hope you all enjoy them!
Hi guys (and gals who frequent such places as this!)
I'm having meatloaf tonight. My own speciality du maison.
To those who refered to what I call "franken-mato".....
The tomato plant has just taken over the front of the house. It is scale 1:1 and as big as half a 40' boxcar! that wide and deep and 6' high.And it is still growing. I will have thosands of yield. I may have to learn how to can them! Sometimes I have a green thumb, but this "franken-mato"....
TOPIC RELATED is that I was going to try a garden train out there....but I couldn't run it now if I tried....
Maybe sometime I can get a pic of it on here!
I'll ask Rosie in the kitchen here if she wants some....
g'day mates, later boys...
Hey Jeff that Magicjack sounds like a good deal !
Got a little more done on the station
you can see the progress here
http://cs.trains.com/forums/1511011/ShowPost.aspx#1511011
I'll be in the back booth Join me if you can
TerryinTexas
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SilverSpike wrote:Well that is good to know! Thanks Jeff! So where do you get this USB device?
Well that is good to know! Thanks Jeff! So where do you get this USB device?
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: SilverSpike wrote: Jeff when you say a regular corded phone, is that an analog or digital phone? When we used to test fax lines which are still analog we had to use an old regular phone, that's the only reason I ask. I bet PC knows about that!Digital or analog, it doesn't matter. As long as it has a cord to plug into the jack. As far as I know, cordless phones will also work with it as the base station is corded. The phone I'm using right know is a 25 year old Conairphone that I found in the junk room at my parents house yesterday. It's a handheld touchtone rig that makes me sound like I'm talking through a long pipe.
SilverSpike wrote: Jeff when you say a regular corded phone, is that an analog or digital phone? When we used to test fax lines which are still analog we had to use an old regular phone, that's the only reason I ask. I bet PC knows about that!
Jeff when you say a regular corded phone, is that an analog or digital phone? When we used to test fax lines which are still analog we had to use an old regular phone, that's the only reason I ask. I bet PC knows about that!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thank you!
***Fergie, I can see having a couple of those mugs made for gifts. If I could find a real good pic of "The General" (or snap one of it in the museum when nobody is around), that would make a perfect mug for the wife. Thanks for the link.
***Inch, great pics. There is an old similar steam tractor under someones carport that has been there for years, (along with a few of cars). Would love to have something like that, especially restored and running. Very cool!
***Jim, check your PMs. Thanks!
Morning, Zoe, Jeff, Ryan, Inch. Okay, I won't get too loud and wake Duke. Yeah, he's (heh, heh...) 'checking his eyelids for leaks' - yeah, right!
Sorry I've not been making it in much lately. I may have to break down and call Charter today about getting hooked up for phone and broadband; this going to WiFi places is adding up, at their rates even for a soda. Besides, sometimes (like last night) I'm at home and think of something I'd like to look up online, but don't want to get in the car and head over to a place (if they're still open).
Last night (while I was at a WiFi place) I ordered some freight cars from Dallas Model Works (an Accuaril boxcar - NH, and a P2K NYC 50' boxcar, plus some buildings parts - fire escape, roundhouse doors). They are having a members' special on Intermountain freight cars through the weekend, but all the ones I saw were either not HO scale, or else were too modern for my RR's era (transition). The owner (? - Craig) emailed me back and offered me the same coupon deal if I found some other freight cars I liked. I've been thinking that I need some of the major RR's, including a few of the bigger eastern RR's like NYC and NH. Didn't see any B&M, though, Dick. Maybe I'll find those later...
Hope it cools down out your way, TrainsRMe1 - you've been having weather almost as bad as BridgeTom had earlier this summer (just without as much smoke). Our weather here has been fairly good lately (60's overnight, and only mid-80's in the days, with low humidity). I think they're talking rain for the weekend, but that's okay - I'll be on vacation starting tomorrow morning!
Garry, that's sad news about the drowning. As you and others said, can't be too careful around the water.
Don't think I mentioned in my last post, but at MRR club Monday night, couple three of the members were putting the support 'sticks' in for the backdrop between the two sides, and our architect/layout designer Kevin was laying out the rest of the mailine so we can resume putting down roadbed. Kevin had sent us some pics from his work place (he works as a car/home stero installer at a customizing shop). He found a hummingbird that had apparently got trapped in the building overnight and had cobwebs in it and was all tired out. He carefully got it outside and then put a dish of some nectar that a co-worker made up in a shallow dish and held it where the hummingbird could drink from it. After several sips from the nectar, the poor little thing got enough energy, and took off. Kind of neat!
Inch, sorry to hear about your sad news on school. I know of a lot of parents, grandparents and other family members who let out a big 'Whooopie!!' about the first day that school starts back up. (Even if we love 'em, a whole summer can get long sometimes)
Zoe, I'll have some of the breakfast special, a glass of Ed's OJ and a glass of milk, and a cup of the TH, please. Thanks!
Time to chow down.
Blessings and some cooler weather for those suffering in the heat,
SilverSpike wrote:Jeff when you say a regular corded phone, is that an analog or digital phone? When we used to test fax lines which are still analog we had to use an old regular phone, that's the only reason I ask. I bet PC knows about that!