WOW!.................. RT that's terrific! ............
Please keep us informed of the progress. .......
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Thanks Jim,
"Wowie Howie!!" From Portland, Utah is appox 600 +miles away! Well my wife and I are planning a trip out that way next year,so I have to wait plan on payin' them a visit then
Hey Zoe I will take a... oooh it's you Flo I didn't reconise you, I will take bake salmon,clam chowder,and a salad with a tall iced tea,please. Oh yes make that to go, I have to be at work early tomorrow O'dark:30 EARLY!!! Have a great week everbody, I'll pop in tomorrow afternoon.
Happy trains to you-
Trainsrme1
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning all,
Today: A chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
North wind between 13 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less
than a tenth of an inch possible. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind
between 7 and 11 mph.
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP TIDES TODAY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE
SHORE.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Hello strangers!
Summer is almost over, I've made some money this summer as a lifeguard, didn't save anyone, added a new siding to my layout and a new engine, done some track work, some sleepless nights, and missed out on a lot of trackside dinner reading.
btw say hello to my little friend! CN. 4-8-2. 6060
ps the new siding is visable in the pics above.
ModelTrainLover wrote:Hello strangers!
Good morning.It's 80 and mostly cloudy. The high today should be in the upper 80's and there's a good chance of thunderstorms later. Maybe we'll even get some rain.I spent part of yesterday clearing the assorted junk off the layout. The biggest problem with that is finding another place to put it. I also regeared a P2K loco that had a main drive gear with a broken tooth. That was fun (yeah, right).Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 8/11/2008Heat Index: 87°FHumidity: 83%Dew Point: 75°FSo Far TodayHigh: 81°FLow: 80°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 7mph WSWToday High: 88 A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning...then showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the late morning and afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.Tonight Low: 78 Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 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,
Weathers the same here every day. Foggy and cool in the morning then sunny and hot from noon on. Mind you that's not a complaint.
First weekend went well with one driver learning the circuit and the one that lives out here (L.A. actually) helping him. Qualified third and sixth finished fourth and eighth as others leaned tings as well. Looks like next week will be good as they split into more groups and we have three groups of Formula Juniors each with about thirty cars each divided by era (57 & 58 - 59 & 60 - 61 t0 63). Today we go back out and start prepping the cars for the coming weekend.
RT - nice job ! and a good plug for model railroading as well. Some well deserved publicity.
Gotta run time for the trip to the track. CUL, J.R.
Morning all !
I'll have a waffel with an egg on top ! smothered in surup please
I've been wondering if i should be on the home layout tour this year
Since i've had my larynx removed i can't talk so i would have to write notes to the visitors
which doesn't bother me but some people don't like it and become impatient
Guess I'll go to the back booth and think about it
TerryinTexas
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JR, that sounds like a lot of tailfins running around the track, any pictures?
Terry, sorry to hear about your larynx, but if your friends get impatient with you writing notes, well that doesn't sound like their too good of a friend. Will you be able to get an external voice box or is there a reconstruction surgery they can perform?
Has anyone built and used the rotary car dump from Walther's? I'm thinking about using my hoppers to carry live loads. Load at the coal mine, dump at the coal docks and the power plant. Anyone have some advice?
Thanks Jeff. That beauty set me back $100.
It was $150 but the hobby shop owner gave it to me for a 100 used. btw here is the story that goes with that, if ur woundering.
earlier this month I called Maine Trains (the hobby shop in Kezar Falls) and asked if they did locomotive repairs, cause I had a few locos that needed to see the doc. A few days later my mom was able to get rid of my younger brother for the day and so we headed to kezar falls, hour and a half away. We get there I talk with the guy, he takes a look at the locos and the problems they had were gone.
We tested them on his layout and they didn't have any of the problems that they had before. after that, I ask him what are the best ways to keep track clean, why does my train slow to a crawl when it gets to the other side of my layout when it was going fine, and do you have any steam locos that will take a 18" radi curve.
So after a little searching I find CN 6060 sitting on shelf. the rest is well history.
Morning folks!
Me and the misses spent some time in the yard this weekend with the cooler than normal temps and we even got a little rain too. Here are some of the herbs that we grow in our front yard area:
Anyone interested in winning a jar of my spice mix, enter the Select an Edible Plant Contest on my cooking site. Just register on my CCR site and submit an entry.
There is a NEW model railroad site up that is up and running and I have been contributing to since early last year and now it's finally open for public access. It is http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/ and will start a free online magazine in January 2009. One of my article tutorials on 3rd PlanIT is going to be a feature in the premier issue, check it out when you get a chance. They also have a great video interview on the MS Train Simulator 2 scheduled for release during the holidays of 2009, almost 15 months from now. Also, there are many great videos from the NMRA Convention from last month.
Now to play a little catch em ups from page 9...
Great speeding framing up going on there Rob! Oh, and just let us known when to fire up the BBQ grills!
Dick, a rib snorter TS huh! Been quite a while since we seen any like that! Sounds like you made it through okay however.
That roast beef dinner looked really good Jim! Oh and you were unawares of our dancing shoes were ya? Well, me and the misses have been dancing our soles off for years now, started out with country and Cajun dancing and have also taken lessons for east and west coast swing, Carolina Shag and the various ballroom dancing too! BTW, I like those figures you picked up at the lobby!
Nice brass you got there Fergie!
Garry, that "Fat Family" story sure is strange, and sad to hear about that, but that family sounds a bit dysfunctional. They may need medical help in more ways than one!
Seafood gumbo for TrainsRme1! Great dinner choice...
Morgan, sorry to hear about the windows, vandalism is no fun at all! Oh, and thanks for the photos too, but some of them were moved or deleted from Photobucket!
Hoople is going to have a BD soon eh......thanks for the warning!
I see PC has been busy with his camera again! Great photos too!
Whew! Jeff finally finished his DVD conversion project, what's next on the agenda?
Nice article link Duke! Apex is only 54 +/- days.....
Even more photos from Lee now! WOW, is this the new WPF thread? Looks like Lee has been up to a lot of MR'ing....
Der John, I like the saw horses set up for the current wood work going on the layout!
Paul you sure have had more than your share of hot temps. Hope it cools down for ya soon.
Jerry got TOPS honors yesterday I see! And the fried chicken legs and thighs, Mashed taters, Gravy, corn on the cob and a big slice of Chocolate pie sounds like a really hearty meal too!
Packers1 wrote:It's cold outside, only 87.4 degrees farenhiet, lol. It is, after all, Auguast in SC.
Heartland Division CBandQ wrote: Howdy ......... In WPF, V&AL announced he got married. I invited him here to clebrate and hope you all don't mind.............Cheers
Howdy ......... In WPF, V&AL announced he got married. I invited him here to clebrate and hope you all don't mind.............
Cheers
Of course! And what is a wedding without a wedding cake....
rtraincollector wrote: By the way if you want to see the vidio heres a link to it. http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=65017
By the way if you want to see the vidio heres a link to it.
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=65017
WOW, what a great story RT! You have the best heart and soul of any man that I know RT! You really are an angel! Congratulations and all the best on starting your club at the VA! I bet MR would love to add that story to their "Bring Trains to Work" day promotion.
Nice shots of the layout Colby!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
SilverSpike wrote:Whew! Jeff finally finished his DVD conversion project, what's next on the agenda?
in a SOUTHERN mug, please & thank you!
Woke up early to the sound of more construction. Then had to get out of bed to reset a breaker they threw. We picked up half the tiles today and will try to get the rest sometime tomorrow. Have to go unload the pickup now.
Oh, last night I didn't hear my wife breathing, reached over and her arm was ice cold. Needless to say, that was a shock and when I called out her name she stirred and said "What?" Her arm was cold because she had been laying on it. I was quite relieved, to say the least.
Have a good day all. Rob
Just a quick bite for lunch
Hey all check out the picture of our very own Tom and his layout on page 92
of the Aug Model Railroader
I accually have about 10 interested right now but mainly been working with the one gentleman.It was his birthday the day of the interview ( none new that until about 3 days after interview was set up ( at which point I thought it was local paper yet) Any way day of interview I brought him in the train station to add to layout . For you that remember the n scale set I got about a year ago well now you see where it is and I'm back to my O gauge trains I'm also trying to get a free subcription to model railroader to the ward that he is in. There acually 2 wards theres 3 east and 3 south that have paients that thats where they live its a extended living facility ( nursing home ( but VA doesn't use that term) on 3 south they even have a cat that lives there.
Need to get more info on getting a club going have to find what type of intrest and what gauge I'm pushing for either HO or O as both woulod be easier to handle than n for our older folks there and some have problems handling small items. S wouldn't be bad either as there are a few companies making s again.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Terry said ..."I've been wondering if i should be on the home layout tour this year
Guess I'll go to the back booth and think about it "
Terry .... I'm really sorry to learn about your laynx having been removed. I was not a ware of that. I hope you can include your layout on the tour. I would think you could find at least one person to help out.
RT ........ The VA hospital will soon be renamed "The Roundhouse" if you keep that up!... Are you limited to N scale?
Colby ..... I also like the CN 4-8-2.
Happy Model Railorading, Everybody.
Afternoon Gang: It's cool here. Well comparetively speaking. It's 91 and cloudy with a breeze and rain in the area. We got a couple of sprinkels so far and they are predicting more tonight and tomrrow. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
The great turttle rescue is about wrapped up. My 11yr old granddaughter and I went into the pit this morning and got another 13 out. Mary Ann and 2yr old GD pulled the buckets of turttles out and we hauled them to the creek. That is over 200 of the things that the girls have saved. No we didn't make turttle soup.
RT that's great what you are doing at the VA. Keep up the good work.
Rob I know that feeling about the wife. Every so often I have to make sure that Mary Ann is OK. I don't know what I'd do if I lost her.
Terry do the tour if you feel up to it. If some folks can't handle your writting out notes to answere there questions that's there loss. Some folks are just like that. Me I'd really appreaciate the effort that you'd be making.
Well I need to get going and haul some brush that John cut the other day.
Garry its room at the moment the set I took in I have onabout 27" by 42" to keep it small. Untill they move into the building being remodeled I won't know if there going to have any room for it or how much.
Hi All!!
How are things here in the diner?? Zoe, I... That is Zoe right?? Hey Guys I never knew Zoe and Flo are twins?! Ahh, anyway, I will take the lemon chicken on a bed of rice please, and a cold old fashion rootbeer. The weather here in Portland today is sunny and nice, there slight chance of a thunderstrom in the mountains again, but by midweek it will be HOT 95 to 100. After I relax a bit I'm goin' to work on the layout, I have three different things to do, but I have time, so I think I'll work on Pokahuantis yard, It's named after one of our cats that we lost a year ago. Anywho I'll be back to night!!!!
smooth sidings---
Morgan, I was there at 1pm today, but I couldn't find you. Car 7 was an lder guy with a white bard. I was pretty sure that wasn't you.
Yeah, yeah, I'm buying! Bring it on! What cha got?
pcarrell wrote: Morgan, I was there at 1pm today, but I couldn't find you. Car 7 was an lder guy with a white bard. I was pretty sure that wasn't you. Yeah, yeah, I'm buying! Bring it on! What cha got?
yeah, he caught me as we were packing up and said "some guy was looking for you. he was on the platform." But you were already gone. I was one car forward and looking out the vestabule as we wheeled in. But "Guy with Camera" Is like trying to find a single piece of hay in a haystack. I love being first in line and not getting assigned on the first-come first-serve. This mornign they were puillinmg cars off. Cause "No one will be going on a Monday"... We were shoving them into the salon car second run.
I got tacoes.
-Morgan
PC IS BUYING!
YES, finally. I'll have 2 of everything.
Enjoy.
Mark
...and I'll have what Mark is having. (sorry PC)
Builders will not be back for a couple days. 50% chance of showers tomorrow. Hope it all misses us this time, as the roof is only partly on right now. Oh, new sidewalk was poured and looks great. It is wheel-chair accessible from the old carport.
Picked up a couple old LIMA circus cars for the wife's train. So these old cars can be used with her Bachmann 2-8-0 loco, how do I change out the couplers, or will I need to replace the entire trucks?
Rob
Well, in that case PC, I'll have the Surf n Turf special tonight!
Just got back from our 1 hour walk around the neighborhood, this eveing was just spectacular. Cool breeze and a beautiful sunset to boot!
Just going to sit here in the booth and wait for my SnT special!
SilverSpike wrote: Well, in that case PC, I'll have the Surf n Turf special tonight!
What the heck....sign me up for that too! My credit card is already smoking!
Morgan, I hung around for a bit but I had to cruise if I was going to grab some lunch on my lunch hour. I was at the Castleton 82nd street crossing when you guys rolled through there though. I'd grabbed a burger at Rallys!
I have a few pics I took today, including a couple of the business car, but I'm too beat to upload them now. I'll have them up tomorrow, OK?
LSWrr wrote:Has anyone built and used the rotary car dump from Walther's? I'm thinking about using my hoppers to carry live loads. Load at the coal mine, dump at the coal docks and the power plant. Anyone have some advice? Lee
High speed turns normally does it for me, btw checked out your new photos this weekend and it all looks very good there Lee.
RT: Good on ya!! Saw the story this morning, good luck with starting a club I think it would be a great thing for you to start.
Anyway looks like a possible rain day tomorrow so I might get some work done on the MESS.
Have a good Night everyone
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
Evening Gang!
Well, I hope that by this time tomorrow, I will know if I can buy any one of the 10+ houses I've looked at over the last 4 days. On Sat, the g/f and I did 'drive-bys' on 4, did 4 open houses yesterday, and today, I alone, drove by another 9. I've narrowed mysearch down, and if asked, I'm sure I could come up with my top 3 choices. Tomorrow afternoon, the realtor and I are going to look at several of the houses, and I hope that by then, the mortgage rep will have told me what I pre qual for. Knowing that, will help me out even more than I can imagine right now. Who knows, maybe by the end of the month I could be closing on it! I have made it a point for the houses to all be 3-4 bdrm, 1+ bath w/ BASEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Most of them have a garage as well!!!!!!
Well, time for me to shoot off another email to the realtor wiht the house #'s that I'd like to get in to look at tomorrow.
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
Hi guys.
I usually don't frequent places such as this, but I thought I'd check it out.
Is this some kind of secret brotherhood?
I rather favor my own home cookin' (mother made sure I knew how- "a boy's gotta eat, right?")
But I could let someone else cook for me tonight....
-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.
Hey guys,
I'll have Chocolate Milkshake,
So whats new?
Tjsingle