Lee-Congratulations so far! Fingers are crossed for you.
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
galaxy Nik.N I have actually ridden a steam train over the Nicholson PA Tunkhannock Viaduct. Steamtown National historical park in Scranton is apparently now running at least one excusion that way every year.
Nik.N I have actually ridden a steam train over the Nicholson PA Tunkhannock Viaduct. Steamtown National historical park in Scranton is apparently now running at least one excusion that way every year.
I visit there often, since I live within 27 miles of Scranton they have the grocery stores my mom goes to AND the hobby shops, so we see Steamtown regularly. Also, here is a link to their operating locomotives page:http://www.nps.gov/stea/planyourvisit/operatinglocomotives.htm.
CederstrandMaybe it's time to replace all our 38's with 44's
I'd go semi .....Glock .40's... that's what most law enforcement carry, up here anyway. I can see where a 44 might be better on a farm area, dirt, sand, mud, water, weapon fouling, etc. But for compact, multi shot fire power.... I'm waiting for my permit to come through. Here, I need a purchase permit for each handgun. My neighbors that know aren't happy I'm a gun owner, but when things get hot in the next town they call to see if I'm home.
Robby- Yeah. And thanks for using the soft aluminum pans instead of the hard thick ones they use in the kitchen.
Well didn't go to Alton after all. Brenda called the "Dirt Cheap Liquors" or "Drink and Smoke Cheap" or whatever it's called and they were out of Lone Star. Turns out she found they had Lone Star beer and wanted to help me get some. Good thing I asked her "do they have any NOW". She called on her cell before we even got to Springfield and the answer was no. Soooo we went to the Sam's club instead. Ate at TGI Friday and am now hoping to play farmer. Plant my butt in the recliner.
I've been looking at Toddavania (of which I'm King) and trying to make it better without pulling it all up. I've turned the locos around so that the trains run in a Counter clockwise direction and that makes it easier for me to fit in another expansion down the road. It also works better with the sidings. Except for one. I'll have to work with that issue. I think I can rearrange some track and remove a piece of the loop that I never use on the other end. (The original layout that was just a double loop I expanded off of). I'm also thinking of re doing the inner loop to make it a siding of sorts. This loop contains the Passenger station so I need it, but it doesn't have to be a loop. It will also get rid of some of the pesky old turnouts that I've had since the seventies that keep causing problems. Just old and worn out and too sharp for 6 wheel trucks. Now I only have one car, a Amtrak Budd Great dome, that has 6 wheels but I would like to have an SD or an AC4400 or some such critter for the mainline. I'm also kind of concerned that when the tourist excursion train gets put together that whatever steam engine gets bought, no not a big one, that the loco would have trouble negotiating some of the tight jogs that the diesels can make without driving over the rails like the passenger car does. I really should have spent some time planning this thing out first, but, like everything else I do, jump in both feet and figure it out later. Oh well my mistakes are still cheaper than the same mistakes if made by the real railroads! Ah, who cares I havin' fun. I do alot of staring at the layout. Brenda asks what I'm doing and I say "thinking". She gets a good chuckle. I don't know why?
P.S. In case you're wondering, no, Toddavania is not the official name of the little world. Just a nikname until I start thinking of a real one.
Hello..
Lee... is that new job based where you are now? What is the territory? Best wishes!
Duke ...What do you think of the competetion? Do you still think Berks are best?
I have never had a model Berkshire. I have several other types. I can not say I have a favorite steam loco type.
Speaking of hot sauces. KY BBQ sauces can be really hot. They are not like typical BBQ sauces in the north. I saw one for sale named "Not Made In China Bar Be Que Sauce" ..The label had lots of funny stuff written on it which kind of poked fun at the quality issues with Chinese imports in recent years.
It was a busy day for us. We were in Hopkinsville earlier today. I hope to working in the train room this evening.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Heartland Division CB&QDo you still think Berks are best?
"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
Hey ya'll.
I got back from Texas last night. Went to a Cobra show and stayed at a friends house in Autin, then went to Houston for the NHRA race. I didn't get any train related pics (although I tried, but it's hard when your on the interstate) during the trip, but I saw a whole bunch of rare stuff (actually, anything is rare for me). On the way back, we stopped by our old house and my old school in San Antonio. Wish I would have stayed, there's a MRR club next to it. I'm contemplating moving back to the area because I really don't like in here in florida. Unfortunetaly I didn't get a chance to go to a hobby shop at all. I'm still tired since we didn't get back until 11 due to lots of traffic in Louisiana and the fact I had to work a 10 hour shift on my day back. I had fun while I was over there though.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
My vote for hot sauce/sprinkle on stuff is Death Rain. It's the kind of stuff that you can put a pinch of it in a swimming pool and still taste it.
Northern BBQ sauce? You know as well as I do that they are not real BBQ sauce. (ketchup, corn syrup, flavoring and coloring) My favorite is mustard based sauce.
Most people here don't even know how to prepare pork properly unless they are from the south. (Im originally from the northern part of Florida) I made pulled pork and one guys wife said it was impossible to cook pork for 8 hours and have it come out tender....... go figure....
Eric
Hi guys,
Hope you all had a swell day. Went to Dr. tonight to reup my meds. nothing else serious today.
Tomorrow must take van for oil change ans the estimate (groan) for the exhaust replacement.
nik .n I visit there often, since I live within 27 miles of Scranton they have the grocery stores my mom goes to AND the hobby shops, so we see Steamtown regularly. Also, here is a link to their operating locomotives page:http://www.nps.gov/stea/planyourvisit/operatinglocomotives.htm.
We are 1.5 hours from Steamtown and since I get us in free, we like to go frequently and watch them "play" with the trains. We have also gone on the Locomotive Cab Ride in #3254. And occasionally we take an excursion for fun.
If we were closer and gas was cheaper, we might be volunteering at Steamtown! {If only}
have a great night and a swell day tomorrow....
-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.
ewl01My favorite is mustard based sauce.
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 Evenink--We had a wonderful day chasing after a client who, it turns out, is exhibiting early Alzheimers symptoms. We had some police officers find the fellow north of here, in a field ,--lost--Thank goodness we found him. Place I work through now is going to initiate an investigation into why this wasn't spotted before and who actually is/was responsible to this one--
Lee-Good luck! That sounds neat!
PC- I told wife about those hot sauces you mentioned--we have a bottle of "BioChemical Warfare" here that I still use..We also have something that a friend cooked up with a slightly toned down 'Capsacian'(sp?) he called "El Destructor". He got the recipe from a restaurant someplace in Mexico.
Well, I'm going to crawl into the trainroom and see about what paints I need to pick up----
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
Good Evening Diners,
Still waiting for spring up here-it's snowing again but at least not as much as down in Fargo. The big worry here is ice jamming which may cause some flooding despite the floodway. We need some warm weather!!!
I've been reading all the comments on the best looking steam locos and while a Berkshire has a certain appeal, it of course cannot compare to a CN U-1-e Mountain or indeed a K5 Hudson. I must admit that I'm partial to locos with large drivers. Mind you I do have a Spectrum Decapod but I wouldn't call it beautiful.
A word of caution to all of you who like hot sauce---go easy on that stuff. My wife has esophogitis which means a chronic form of acid reflux. The reason why that isn't good is not just the pain but it can lead to cancer due to a burned esophogus. She has done a lot of research on it and even hot beverages are not good for you. If it burns on the way down, that is the lining of your esophgus getting damaged.
OK, enough of the preaching.
Nik.n , I noted you posted a picture on a CN Baltic. That's the tank engine that was used in commuter service around Montreal.
Not much new on the Mortimer sub. A couple of passenger cars now have seats in them which does improve the appearance however they have been put away as I have reverted back to freight service. I may go CP for a while just to give the Decapod a little run and perhaps the RS3.
Just popping in for my weekly coffee,
Hope everyone is well,
CN Charlie
Hot sauce, Hot sauce, hot sauce. Is that all you guys ever talk about, Hot sauce? Ooh speaking of hot sauce, I like a hot sauce that isn't just hot but has flavor. Not just heat. I looooooove BBQ sauce too. All kinds. Though I'm not keen on the vinegar type. (sorry S.E.'ers). Mustard based, tomato based, molasses based, yum, yum! Can be sweet or tangy for pork or chicken, but has to be tangy for beef. Hot or mild bring it on! Oh man ya done flung a cravin' on me! Next thing you know you guys will be in the great "what's better beef or pork" debate.
Lee-CONGRATS!
Well, I started out wearing my ankle braces ofr practice today, but that kinda went down the tube...
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
This place is still busy? Anybody ever sleep?
Well I am putting some finishing touchs on the tanker car.
I'm not a hot sauce person, just give me mild .
I have had a headache all day. I will be back in the morning.
Heres a shot of the tanker. It was taken outside.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
She ain't much to look at, but Junction Hollow segment of the Allegheny Division of the Allegheny, Mercer, and Lake Erie Railroad* makes its first humble steps towards reality. As a paper and foamcore mockup on a folding table. It will be a 9'x14" L shaped layout made up of five segments. The 9' leg is 24" deep and the 14" is 30". Not much to see yet but it sure is encouraging to see more than some lines on paper. Also I didn't print nearly enough blank wall segments and had to use whatever I did print or could fashion out of other segments. No roof either!
But I'm satisfied with the general look of the Pittsburgh Brewing Company there. Theres an outbuilding that needs fabricated too, where that hopper is parked. And to the east (right) of the brewery will be some sort of other structure.
Yeah the quality is poor, but its not like I was photographing. Plus the out of focus, lack of lighting, and so on hides the exoskeleton of scotch tape holding those things together!
Two building kits I plan to use on section #2 arrived in the mail today, I hope to have something accomplished with that by friday.
* The AM&LE is pretty much the Bessemer & Lake Erie, Buffalo & Pittsburgh, and Allegheny Valley Railroads glued together into one big regional. Junction Hollow is an actual location in Pittsburgh, ex B&O track operated by the AVR.
blownout cylinder PC- I told wife about those hot sauces you mentioned--we have a bottle of "BioChemical Warfare" here that I still use..We also have something that a friend cooked up with a slightly toned down 'Capsacian'(sp?) he called "El Destructor". He got the recipe from a restaurant someplace in Mexico.
Sounds too dangerous for me! I don't mind divvying it out, but I'm a pansy when it comes to hot sauces. I like mine in the medium hot range......with flavor.
pcarrell I don't mind divvying it out, but I'm a pansy when it comes to hot sauces. I like mine in the medium hot range......with flavor.
I'm with you pal, I used to brew up my own hot sauces...going for the temperature with "hotter" = "better." Then, a roomate cooked up a batch of chili that turned into a dare to see which man among the five of us would survive another teaspoon. This was in very early 1988, and I have no idea WHAT he put in it. Some recipie he got in Florida. We had the window wide open, with a blizzard outside and sub-zero windchill. We were sweating badly. I'm not a "chugger" when it comes to my beer, but a small "taste" of this stuff caused me to down the Old Style (the "official beer" of the Morrison Institute of Technology residence hall). Well, at least until the Resident Assistants showed up to get their resupply...by confiscating OURS!
Next up to whoop on me, habanero-based products.
Now, I'm firmly in the flavor vs. temperature camp. Although...I DO appreciate a hot sauce with an MSDS accompanying it...
Lee: congrats, and the best of luck to ya!
All this talk of food... what've we got here in the way of pulled pork? Chloe, Flo, whoever...kindly fix this Iowa boy up a mess of it. Thankyamuch.
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
AmanaMedicNow, I'm firmly in the flavor vs. temperature camp. Although...I DO appreciate a hot sauce with an MSDS accompanying it...
Mind--Mattie ( the fellow who concocted this curiosum called 'El Destructo' did it with a LOT OF TASTE. It is a very tasty sauce ) always went around saying that you always could tell a good chef when it came to hot sauces---NEITHER heat NOR taste was sacrificed for the other
AmanaMedicAll this talk of food... what've we got here in the way of pulled pork? Chloe, Flo, whoever...kindly fix this Iowa boy up a mess of it. Thankyamuch
Now that you mentioned it I too could go for that as well thank you----
Nitany Lion ... I like the mock up. Good idea to do a mock up first.
Robby .... Nice job on the tank car!
Duke .... Now, don't you wihs the Berk was as nice as this Hudson?
I have two catagories. Eatin' and snackin'. For eatin' as in a meal, I like not much more than say medium. MY medium. Not Jeff's. Pour on the flavor. But for snackin, that's where you can turn up the heat. But yes, give me flavor.
Yeah, I'm a firm believer in the idea that food should not hurt......at least not me. Now, other people..............
PC--We're not referring to what happens to the airmailed pies are we?
pcarrellYeah, I'm a firm believer in the idea that food should not hurt......at least not me. Now, other people..............
I've got a sister-in-law due for some rightous justice, some serious comeuppance, some glorious retribution... I keep thinking about adding a little...OK, a LOT of something along the lines of the "Bio Chemical Warfare" sauce to her meal at the next family gathering.
I imagine THAT would liven things up a bit... add a little "spice" to the day...
Hmmmm. Maybe some PIE for desert... anybody know what's left in the pie case?
Evenin' folks!
Chloe, did I hear someone mention BBQ pulled pork? Got anything stronger than "Nursing Mother" formula? Hot, no problem.... I can even manage to eat Ethiopian BBQ Beef without flinching. (You want hot..... the Ethiopians have only two strengths to their food. Very, Very hot and "go to the emergency room right away"!) A church I used to work for had a refugee family from Ethiopia and I went to several dinners and parties they put on when they lived here. Whoa!
Now for chicken, it has to be the Cornell Recipe! My father brought the Cornell Chicken BBQ to Canandaigua when I was a kid and we used to have the 4-H clubs put on the original Chicken BBQs around these parts. When working the BBQ pits, we always managed to drop a few into the coals.... Those couldn't be served so we got them! Now I make my own Cornell Recipe sauce for family gatherings.
Managed to get a lot done today and even built a new outhouse (Laser kit) for Cooley's Blue Ice on the SLOW. The kit was a gift from a friend who is a MMR. I'll have photos later in the week.
Prayers for all in need!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Looks like everyones gone to bed around here !!! What is that pie doing on the floor, ohh Hooples been here again, he hates PIE, any kind of pie. Hey DUKE, I wonder if he has ever tried Strawberry-Rhubarb pie?
No MRR progress today, the sun came out so more chain sawing to do. Tomorrow, huge brush pile #2 is being fired. The ashes will go into the veggie garden to be tilled under .
RAY: I didn't know that you could sing??
CN CHARLIE: Yes, they are nice locomotives, I own some, but nothing compares to the sports model Berkshire locomotives all decked out, right DUKE?
CONFLICKR VIRUS: One way to tell if your PC has already been infected.......it will NOT allow you to go to an anti-virus website, i.e. Microsoft, or McAfee, Symantec, etc. Hopefully you guys have kept your anti-virus subscription up to date/ renewed it, AND, have your PC set for AUTOMATIC update.
Bets are that this virus will fill your system with SPAM, and estimates are that over 10 million PC's worldwide are already infected.
Bed time, see you all tomorrow, HOOPLE, eat your pie.
Heartland Division CB&QDuke .... Now, don't you wihs the Berk was as nice as this Hudson?
I forgot to mention (distracted by all the toxic hot sauce flowing around here tonight) how impressive I think the CB&Q Hudsons are/were. I remember seeing one in Galesburg, always thought there should've been one in Creston (Iowa). For a division point, with at one time a large shop/roundhouse...you'd think the town would rate better than a crummy old crummy!
But, alas, 'tis all they rated.
Thanks fer postin' the pic!
G'night everybody...pleasant dreams, hopefully no hot sauce induced psycho-dillic nightmares...
A large cocoa with marshmallows, please & thanks.
***Eric, I've always owned revolvers for the jam-free operation. Also never had anything heavier (speaking only of handguns) than a S&W blue 357, which I really liked but lost to fire. Wife wants something small in size but large in caliber, solely for personal protection. My concern would be it kicking back out of her hand. A shotgun would seem (to me) an easier gun for her as any close target is hard to miss with one. Not sure what would be best for her!?!?
***Robby, EXCELLENT!
***NittanyLion, really like the mock-up. Look forward to seeing the project as it progresses.
All this talk of hot sauce has my tongue burning, as I am a "mild" kind of guy....(unless poked in the side with a stick)
Played around with that paved road experiment by rolling and twisting it a good bit and to my surprice, instand pot holes with minimal cracks. Wife was really pleased with what she saw, too. Also found the ideal scaled down chain-link fence material from a mass of old netting under the back shed. Cut out a couple samples of the netting and of a screen and both will have a place on the wife's layout.
***Jeffrey, I want to thank you for inspiring some of us (me) how to think outside the box and look for ways to create stuff on the cheap...and I mean that as a big compliment. I'm seriously going to try finishing our layouts without buying anything more. OK, might need to add some additional wee little people and a smattering of vehicles, but that should be about it. We have plenty of materials laying around to find uses for on the layouts.
Have a good night y'all.
Rob
Good morning all,
Garry I would stay in the Cleveland federal Building, and my AOR (Area of responsibility) would be the Great Lakes and connecting waterways, and yea that includes the northern end of the Mighty Mississippi where it connects to Lake Michigan.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes