Elliott's Trackside Diner XI

[LSWrr]

I have a prototypical train question for the group;

 

Would this be a correct statement?

 

An east bound Berkshire pulls a 30 car train from Airline yard to Fox Creek yard, a distance of 98 miles (a flat straight route).

 

The locomotive and crew turns the locomotive at Fox Creek then picks up a west bound freight and returns to Airline yard.

 

Lee

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 Good morning.

It's 47 and clear. The high will be in the low 70's and it will be clear.

I completed the construction of the town hall kit yesterday and started in on the engine house kit which I completed this morning and have set in place on the layout. The older structure it replaced will be added onto another engine house as a machine shop.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      4/3/2009

Wind Chill:  44°F
Humidity:  85%
Dew Point:  43°F

So Far Today
High:  54°F
Low:  47°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  7mph NW

Today  High: 72    Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tonight  Low: 50    Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

[Robby P.]

It looks like its goin to be a rainy day.  Suppose to rain all day, .

Well I guess I will go back into the basement and work on the bulkhead some more.  

Got some places to go this afternoon.  One place is the LHS.   I need some smaller wood for the load.

Jeff, good looking engine house.  Weather that roof up some, and that will make it look really used.  Now you said you finished it this morning?  What time did you get up?  2:00am

Well everybody, have a good day. 

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Robby P.

Jeff, good looking engine house.  Weather that roof up some, and that will make it look really used.  Now you said you finished it this morning?  What time did you get up?  2:00am

5:30

[gear-jammer]

Good morning, Chloe.  I will have my standard coffee and cinnamon roll.  I will sit  here in this back booth and see who shows up.

  

Sue

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good morning.

Here's another nomination for a steam locomotive. This one goes in the small steamer catagory. It is the Burlington Prairies type (2-6-2). This is one of the photos of my new branch line baggage/mail car that I posted in WPF.

Of course, the most practical type for model railroading is the 0-5-0

 

 

[Cederstrand]

Large UNION PACIFIC mug of coffee, please & thanks.

***Lee, wife left for town a bit of go for groceries and will pick up the parcel at the PO. Unless we meet the mailman at the box, he just leaves us one of those green slips. Don't worry, I'll send you a check. Having so few sales, my Paypal account is about shot. 

It seemed everytime I fell asleep last night, wife was waking me up to help pick her dad off the floor. He is as impulsive as he was when we rescued him from the nursing home (to rebah him) the first time. Sadly, right now his legs aren't working well enough so he crashes. I'm already to catch a freight train to anywhere else. Or stick the MIL on the tracks. She's NUTS! That old phrase they make you say, "For better or worse"....it's worse.

Tired or not, need to go do farm chores as soon as wife returns from store. Too tired to do anything in the train room. Oh well.

Hope everyone else is doing well today.

Rob

[Cox 47]

Good Morning...Its cloudy and cooler here this AM...I'll have coffee and toast please..Thank You...Not much going on on Illinois and southern..feel alittle armchairing coming on..You all have a good one...Jerry

[galaxy]

Good mornign guys

Another extra large cup of coffee please.

Got taxes done yesterday, finally got NYS sent in.

Van repairs $1028.00

The pain on my face: priceless.

[howmus]

Mornin'...... er.....Afternoon everyone!

I guess the morning snuck away on me, just getting for my mornin' coffee and chat.  Flo, I'll have a large butter rum muffin and a bottomless cup of dark roast coffee in a FGLK Mug.

Currently 58*F and sprinkling outside.  They are predicting around 3/4" of liquid sunshine here today........ 

I finally finished writing thank you notes to all those who helped with the LSD Spring Meet a couple weekends ago.  List includes the clinicians, those who had their layouts on display, and several members that saw to helping with registration, coffee, etc. At the meet, a MMR who has become a good friend in the hobby tucked a couple of packages in my pocket, grinned and then winked at me.  The results will be posted on the WPF thread.........

galaxy

Van repairs $1028.00

 

Ouch!

Barry, it looks on the schedule that the train show will only be open at the Woodstock Convention on Sunday.  If that is so, I may or may not be able to get to it as I am going to the convention with a friend.  I don't know what time he will need to be back home on Sunday.  The annual meeting (mandatory for me) is scheduled for 8:30 in the morning that day.  Hopefully it will be over in time for us to get a quick look at the show before we head home.  Let me know which booth yu will be at and I will try to stop in and meet you.

Speaking of the show, I am going to buy some lighting equipment (that I have had on my list of wants) this afternoon.  I plan on getting a few photos of the layout ready to enter in the Photo Contest at the Convention. 

Hope everyone has a great day.

[nik .n]

Heartland Division CB&Q

Of course, the most practical type for model railroading is the 0-5-0

 

There has been a 0-3-0

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Robby P.

Jeff, good looking engine house.  Weather that roof up some, and that will make it look really used.

You mean like this?

[Cederstrand]

[Van repairs $1028.00]

***I'll second that "OUCH".

 

***nik, and here I expected to see some funky loco with 2 wheels on one rail and 1 huge wheel on the other.

 

***Lee, check your e-mail.

 

We have the InLaws watching "Gone With The Wind", (which would be nice....) That will keep them occupied for about 4 hours. SIL is coming out for a visit, the "nice one", so that will be fine.

 

Think I'll rest while I can. Oh, and a coffee refill, please.

 

Rob

 

[Robby P.]

Jeff, now thats my kind of roof .  I just looks more used, and old. 

[LSWrr]

During lunch I looked through the NMRA web site and found my answer.

 

Did you know “High Speed Freight” is defined at 60+ MPH?

 

Wind picked up to GALE force and the temp dropped 20 degrees since this morning!

 

Lee

 

 

[Robby P.]

Lee, keep your gale force winds in OHIO!!  We are getting them now.  

[howmus]

Afternoon everybody! 

Robby P.

Lee, keep your gale force winds in OHIO!!  We are getting them now.  

 

Looks like the Finger Lakes is in for the tail end of some of that.  We have a wind advisory here for tonight.  Talking just 20 to 30 MPH winds.  Not a big thing.

I had an interesting afternoon..........  Decided to pop over to the camera shop two towns over in Seneca Falls.  This is owned by a guy in his 80's who is another one of those crusty, tell it like it is, grumpy old codgers (reminds me of my FIL - probably why I enjoy the guy).  I walk in and the owner is checking out a customer.  So the employee in the back asks if he can help me.  I tell him I'm looking for a lighting fixture and umbrella for model photography.  He looks at me and says, "Oh you're the guy!"  I told him I had spoken with the owner a few months ago.  He tells me I'll have to talk to the Boss.  So, I wait for a couple of minutes and as the customer is packing up his purchase I tell the owner what I'm looking for and show him a couple photos of the Yard at Hopewell as an example of what I am going to photograph.  He looks at me and says, "You're (expletive deleted) out of luck.  I don't have any more used in the store and I don't carry new ones."  So I ask if knows where I might get one, He points me in the direction of the pro photographer (customer) and hands my pictures to him.  The guy looks at the photos and says, "Wow!"  Then chatted for a few minutes and advised me to check a couple on-line stores.  I thanked him and went on my way.

When I got back to Geneva I remembered that I had to pick up dinner invitations for the MLK Scholarship Dinner at a local printer.  Since a friend of mine who is one of the of the best photographers in this part of the country has his shop just a few doors down from the printer, I decided to stop and see if he was free to give me advise as to what I should get.  He was with a client but the receptionist said I could wait.  I told her I would be back in a couple minutes after picking up the invites.  Get down to that shop and mentioned to the printer where I had been and he wanted to see the photos.  He takes one look and calls to an older gentleman (His Father or FIL) who works there.  He happens to love railroading and going to model shows.  He went nuts and wanted to know if there were any local shows......  A half hour later I pry myself loose and go back to the photography studio.  Niel was free and loved the photos.  He then proceeded to ask me 20 questions on how I made the photo and marveled at the detail of the yard. Then he took me into the back to the actual studio and to where he does the prints grabs some catalogs and we started looking for stuff.  Niel is a member of my church and was a committeeman in my Boy Scout Troop for several years as well.  He has given me some great advise on photography over the years.  I consider myself to be a rank amateur at photography.  By his reaction to my photos I have to say it was the best compliment I have ever gotten........  And, they do matting of photos right there at his studio.  He has a man who does that full time and will do them very quickly for me.  BTW, here is a page that has an award winning photo by Niel:  http://www.neilsjoblom.com/awards_oscar.php

May all of you have this good a day! 

[blownout cylinder]

Good Evening--It's raining to beat the band--and we have WINDS of up to 70+kmh(we seen a few gusts go up to 90kmh around here. YUCK!!---and to further yuck factor---temperature is now at 2C

Ray--I'll be in Woodstock all that weekend to help my sister with her kilns. If your staying at the hotel we could do a visit there--I'll PM you---we can meet practically at anytime---

Those winds were getting CCCOLD ag'in!! Bundle up---

[grayfox1119]

 Good evening! Very foggy here, a thunderstorm just passed through, so I guess the season has begun here also.

JEFF: We are very sorry to hear that your uncle in Arkansas has passed away. Our prayers go out to you and your family my friend.

DUKE: I don't know what has happened to Fergie, maybe he is on another secret mission in the Arctic, counting Polar bears or riding an Iceberg south. As for Bill North, he hasn't been the same since he was attacked by that mad squirrel when he was cutting down a tree near his porch. LOL

Later guys,

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 I received my Gorre and Daphetid boxcar today and am about 90% through the assembly of it. It's an IMWX G&D issue #1. I just finished installing the couplers (Kadee #5) and still have some detail parts to add.

[galaxy]

Hi guys,

Perhaps you have heard all over the news today:

Being a resident of the Binghamton,NY area, EXTRA PRAYER CANDLES ARE LIT for the 13 innocent victims shot to death and for the soul of the alleged perpetrator's apparent suicide and the 5 critically injured in a wild gun slinging rampage today on  the students seeking to become American Citizens at the American Civic Association building today in our "quiet little city" in Upstate NY...

The van repairs came in slightly under the $1028.00 mentioned earlier to a cool $979.00. Thats for the O2 sensors, installation, computer diagnostic testing and new exhaust system. Now all I need now is at least two new tires and will soon need new brakes. *alas*

The painful expression on my face at the time of payment and pick-up: Still priceless.

[blownout cylinder]

Galaxy- Our hearts and prayers go to the families tonight---

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang:

Rob I have two air compressor tanks in the gondola just behind the tender. These I charge up from an air compressor. I have an air line running to the blow down valve of the locomotive. When I'm ready to run I open the blow down valve and the air fills the boiler. After that everything is like running on steam. Open the cylinder drain cocks and put the Johnson bar in forward or reverse, and open the throttle. the only thing is that the compressed air dosen't have near the power that the steam does. I can make two and sometimes three runs down and back up the 110ft of track.

Well today was spent hauling the steam locomotive and narrow gauge cars out to Clark Gardens and getting them on the track and ready for tomorrow. Right now I need to get to bed since tomorrow is a 4am wake up.

Good Night All

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Took a little gray paint to the bricks and instant mortar lines.

[JimRCGMO]

Good Evening, Chloe - just a brief stop in tonight, so I'll have a go cup of the hot chocolate, please. Thanks! How many pies did they put on my tab last night?

Jeff and CN Charlie, I thought that enginehouse looked familiar to me - I think Walthers patterned theirs after the Pola one (which I have). The Pola has the same type of window and brick design and the circular spoked window over the two doors - but the Pola only comes with the front doors available - back end is walled up with just windows. Other difference is, the Pola has squared off exhaust stacks (with deflector/raincaps) on top, instead of the stovepipe-type ones that Walthers has. Nice enginehouse.

Jeff, where'd you get that G&D car? Someone making a commemorative, or what? Photos when you're done, please.

Krump LOVE your Extra-Condensed Reply Post!! ROTFLMAO!!

Uh, Ray... Since a lot of us in the Diner are of a certain age, you might want to explain that that LSD you mentioned has nothing to do with certain, uh... 'chemicals', right? (Had a friend back in the late 60's/early 70's who might've been familiar with that other one)

Galaxy, I don't know if I'd say 'priceless', though I definitely believe the 'pain' part of that. Hope that van runs super-duper-fine now!

My condolences and prayers for the families of the shooting (and those who were in the building when it happened but survived, as they will have their own wounds to heal).

Rob, in the words of Mickey D. "You deserve a break today, so get out and get away..."  Not sure how (you and) Barbara manage to keep up your energy, with those two around. Can they catch a ride with the SIL? Can you sneak them into the back of the car when SIL's not looking?

I'll get going for now - laundry in the morning, and MRR'ing projects after that, I hope!

 

Blessings and Prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau

[howmus]

JimRCGMO

Uh, Ray... Since a lot of us in the Diner are of a certain age, you might want to explain that that LSD you mentioned has nothing to do with certain, uh... 'chemicals', right?

 

ROFLMAO

LakeShores Division, Niagra Frontier Region, National Model Railroad Association.........  Closest I got to any of that stuff was I used to smoke cigars........  I didn't inhale them either.......

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning--gee, quiet morning innit? We're still getting these dang winds but not so much. We're presently at 1C with the high forecast at 7C today under partly sunny skies. The winds are supposed to be going up to 70kmh and by evening settling down to 20kmh.

We just got up a little earlier to see that my sister got down to her kiln and check things out--she has a show to go to this morning---

Chloe--I'll have 3 eggs sunny side up with ham and a coffee, please--I'll go to the window booth and watch the day wake up---

[LSWrr]

Good morning,

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west wind between 28 and 30 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 11 and 20 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North wind between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 40. East wind between 11 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain showers likely before noon, then rain and snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 42. North wind between 8 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible

[LSWrr]

Jeff,

That engine house looks really good.

Lee

[jeffrey-wimberly]

JimRCGMO

Jeff, where'd you get that G&D car? Someone making a commemorative, or what? Photos when you're done, please.

Not quite done yet but here's a photo for you.