Good Morning, Diners! Zoe, I'll have a cinnamon roll and a cup of coffee, please (in a Santa Fe mug). Thanks!
No major storm problems here in Southeast Missouri last night/this morning. Got some rain, but that was about it around us. Supposed to have some possible rain today and temps into the 80 F range.
Nittany Lion, if I were having that problem with cutting that plastic, I'd be tempted to find someone with either special tool or enough skill to do the cuts for me (just to save myself the aggravation). Hope you get things lined out on that okay.
Ray, glad you got the speakers problem taken care of that 'easily'. Hope the dealer gets things fixed up pronto on your truck so you don't have to hitch a ride to camp on the weekend.
Robby, hope to see pictures of that diesel shop when you get it further along (or done). Sounds like a good idea for your dummy locos - my only dummy is my older (MDC) 0-6-0T saddle tanker switcher, which I plan to put like Jeff's one loco, beside the enginehouse. Maybe while your wife's getting some rest after her surgery, they'll realize how much she did (and hire her for next year).
Jeff, have a good trip to the doctor's this afternoon, and hope you get a good report. Your newest diesel mod looks good.
Lee, hope your ops session goes smooth as silk, and that everybody has fun!
PC, thanks for the additional photos of the SW's and the Geep (and the RS's, too).
I'll start on my cinnamon roll now. Hope everyone gets some sunshine after this front moves through your area. Lee or Dick, get those empty tankers ready with the open tops, so we can ship 'em back out to BridgeTom's area.
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
pcarrell
Hey PC, where did you find/take that pic of Steamtown's GP-9?
TMarsh PC- I just might take you up on the offer. Give you a chance to use some of that education on me! I might be able to say what mean better, "unrestrained" so to speak. Oh, I see Jim's got the same idea.
PC-
That would be great........maybe my brain cells will kick in and work for a change!
JimRCGMO PC and Jeff - some good ol' loco photos; thanks for posting them! I was gonna guess SW7 on those pics, one of my favorites.
PC and Jeff - some good ol' loco photos; thanks for posting them! I was gonna guess SW7 on those pics, one of my favorites.
We have a few "old men" running around here.........
(click any pic to enlarge)
Some are in better shape then others...........
howmus Oh and if I was closer (a bit of a long drive....) I would love to record that service for Tom!!!
Ya know, I was just thinking as I was reading the posts from yesterday. I bet if Ray and Tom were not a country apart, they'd probably put on one heck of a show.
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.
Mornin All, Bacon, eggs over medium, biscuits and Strawberry jam please. Coffee also thaank you. Well, dodged the storms again. The bad stuff split and just the tippy tip of the storm passed over us last night about oh 11pm. We got just shy of two inches of rain, a good wind and a pretty light show complete with sound that Ray would be proud of, but nothing severe. I hope every one that is still in the path of this thing fares as well. Stormed off and on pretty much all day yesterday. Pop ups and rain. Nothing severe. Supposed to get a nice day today, sunny and about 72, then rain and possible storms tomorrow. Mom shopping day today so, since I don't need anything (do we ever need anything?)from the FLHS, with all this talk about it, I just might hit the H-L and use the coupon on something like the W-S stuff. Good idea Jim. Besides, around the diner it sounds like H-L is upping the amount of MR stuff they carry. I want to check it out. Since that too is in the area of Mom's new digs.... Wait. OK just printed the coupon out so I don't forget. My memory is the second shortest thing I have. Ahem, I was referring to my paycheck.
Sorry about the other day, I shouldn't have carried it that far. I hope I didn't turn anyone off. Like PC said I was getting a bit uncomfortable also, I didn't want to get us in trouble for something I did and well, you know, Rules are rules and I do think it is a good rule. Same with the politics one, Hey! That reminds me....SHHPLLAAAT!!! Thanks, I almost did it again.
PC- I just might take you up on the offer. Give you a chance to use some of that education on me! I might be able to say what mean better, "unrestrained" so to speak. Oh, I see Jim's got the same idea.
Galaxy- It's moot at this point, but I don't reeeally think it would erupt into a flame war on this thread, IF and ONLY IF, it was the regular customers. (Maybe a thrown pie)The occasional window peeker might jump in and throw a match though! The land sounds great!! I hope you can find a way.
Chris- I am not going to comment on Dingleberry road. (snicker)
Jeff- SD-27J looks good!
BridgeTom- Sounds like you had quite the welcome back! Bet you were floating a few inches off the ground by the time you left the place.
Nittany- Hee hee, Welcome back to "The Hobby" (said in a kinda eery Scooby Doo ghost type voice)
Lee- Whoa! That's a load. Did you use the Bullfrog snot stuff ( wasn't it you that got some? Or were you just thinking) or just bare?
Robby- Not only do I hope her surgery goes well, (of course) but I hope your wife gets some rest from the w**k side and not think about it too much. We all know too well the frustration, (could use much stronger terms) that come with that type of situation with those kinds of co workers and "supervisors"
Some more coffee please. Hm. No ones there. She must be in the ladies room, I'll get it myself. Say, what's this? Do we have a TV or a Juke box in here? There's a remote here for something. Hm, only one button. Must be old. Oh, well, Anybody else need some coffee?
Have a Great Day!
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of Raisin Bran cereal and lots of dark roast caffee in a FGLK Mug. Thank You!
Another gloomy day here in the Finger Lakes. Currently 59°F with a high of 66°F this afternoon. Lots of drizzle accompanied by high wind.
Still can't get in touch with the dealer for the truck! Called twice and left messages. I'm thinking the problem may be the main brake cylinder as they have replaced just about everything else already. Other than that problem, the truck is still in good shape and only has about 65,000 miles on it.
Hope you all have a great day! I have to head out to school early this morning to set up the other monitor speaker before the rehearsal. Tonight is the concert. Oh and if I was closer (a bit of a long drive....) I would love to record that service for Tom!!!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Well its sunny and kinda warm, but I believe that the storms are coming!!! *Just checked the radar, and YES they are coming!!*
Well I am adding a diesel shop to my layout. I have the dummy engines sitting on sidings, and yards. I rather them sit at a shop. I was going to expand the layout but I will pass on it. Now I have to build inside of the layout. Now I have to have room for me, as well. I hope to get the track done today for it.
Whats been happening lately, is that the wife is forcing herself to work. She works as a preschool teacher for families under a income bracket. She likes the job, but the lady she works with isn't doing anything. She has had TWO meetings with the lady, and the supervisor. Nothing is done. The other lady says "this is her first teaching job". My wife is very upset with the whole thing. My wife's surgery is next Friday,and maybe a week off will help her. She wants to get into a school district but its VERY VERY hard here in Pa.
Well I think I just heard thunder, and I guess I better clean up some.
Ok, enough of me on my soap box.
Everybody have a gooooooooooo Splaaaaaaatttttttttt. Must we waste pie??? If we are going to throw pies, throw them at the guys in the back table .
"Rust, whats not to love?"
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good morning.It's 69 and partly cloudy. The high will be around 90 and there's a small chance of thunderstorms.I have to go see the foot doc this afternoon. That means I'll have to cut the grass this morning due to rain coming in tomorrow. Yesterday I finished the SD27J and installed the decoder then gave it a test run around the layout. I still have to make the decals for it but that's a minor matter. The U30C is next on the list of locomotive projects. I don't see much getting done on the layout today.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 5/14/2009Wind Chill: 68°FHumidity: 100%Dew Point: 68°FSo Far TodayHigh: 72°FLow: 68°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 9mph NNEToday High: 90 Partly cloudy. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph.Tonight Low: 68 Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
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So I'm attempting to make a foundation for a kitbashed building. I wanted to use .080 thick styrene cut into 7/16ths strips, but the shop didn't have any .080 thick sheets two weeks ago. Thus my lack of patience has spiraled from the initial $2.99. Laminating them turned out to be harder than I thought to keep even. And for whatever reason, I am terrible at making straight cuts over a distance. I'll measure six times instead of twice like everyone's dad taught us, but somehow one end comes out slightly taller than the other. Sanding them even was a chore, so i cut them free of the walls and wrote them off as the cost of learning. Another shop DID have .080 thick sheets so I figured I could improve my cutting. Well turns out that thick of stock is an absolute bear to cut with a knife. Is it just me or is Plastruct's white sheets tougher stuff than Evergreen? And not just because of the thickness. Another $6 went down the hole. At least 90% of the sheet survived (only cut two pieces off before realizing this isn't getting better). And of course there was a second sheet in there, so between the two pieces I have some heavy stuff that can come in handy someday. So off to the internet where I found out that Evergreen makes .080x.438 strip, exactly what I need. But that's $6.50...and shipping was $7.15. Ordered a few more things to pad that order.
I want to get a time machine so I could hit myself in the head for jumping back into the hobby and making a beeline to kitbashing something and planning a layout around nothing but scratchbuilt or kitbashed everything. But the time machine wouldn't work the first time and somehow cost me twice as much as if I'd just ordered that strip styrene when I ordered the kits in the first place.
Here have a picture with the old foundations I never liked
Evening all..Just stopped in for a diet Coke before bed..We have been under a tornado watch all evening..They just dropped it but put on a thunder storm watch till 4 AM...You all have a good nite...Jerry
Morgan-just got the image of one duplex saddle tank cab forward---imagine them triple headed----
Well, the thundering boomer just started up for the evenin'. We got winds be roarin', and the rain just comin' down-------so I'm going to turn off this 'puter.
Have a good evening people----
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/
twhiteJust remember that Southern Pacific had almost 250 of those beauties in various classes, and you'll be fine. In fact, you can go hog-wild and not even feel any guilt at ALL! . In HO scale, I've got an AC-5, 6, 8, 11 and 12, and they all get a workout. They might be the most 'unusual' articulateds ever built, but they were also among the most numerous. And boy, did they work WELL!
Freelance: I can beat ya on the wierdness factor. In the late 19teens, Half Moon was looking for bigger power, without bigger engines to drag mine trains out of the boon-hills. The result was 4-6(8?)-2+0-8-0 Duplexes (second drivers under tender). They were given saddletanks to compensate for the increased thirst. But the tanks blocked out so much that they were turned around and became Cab Forwards. Yes, Saddletanked, Duplex Cab Forwards. Freaky, huh?
-Morgan
Evening, Chloe - I'll have a cup of hot cocoa and one of those oversized oatmeal raisin cookies, please. Thank you!
galaxyOf course, Any subject here in the diner could touch off a fire of controversy. Or even flying pies!!
Hey, Galaxy, when it comes to 'Pie Wars', it doesn't take much, between the hair trigger on the catapult and that dang remote ("Who DOES have that remore?"... as I ease my back to the wall, very carefully...) Naw, on the property, I was just hoping you wouldn't have to fool with taking out that existing trailer yourselves. Now, if you could just continue to use the existing septic tank and not have the $$ outlay for connecting up to city water and sewer...
All right, BridgeTom - careful, or our resident electrician Diners will have you back in remedial electricity 101 (along with me - that's one of my VERY weak areas...). Sheesh, you're starting the triple digits already? This is NOT the time to be doing that, with the fires they've already had down south of you. Oh, I heard on the news during the last southern Calif. batch of fires, that someone had installer lawn-type sprinklers on their roof, with a switch to turn them on. The silly things worked - the guy's home was spared from the fires' damage. Hey, I say, whatever works! Oh, I just want to know one thing: how can we get Ray and his equipment out there to record your team's baccalaureate music??... I can about hear Spooky now - "There is NO way that I am remotely related to that scruffy-looking interloper! Harrrumph!!"
Ole Timer, I think most of us have told ourselves that kind of thing: "Okay, just ONE more [fill in MRR item of your choice here - articulated, structure kit, bridge, etc.] and I'll be done, I swear that is the LAST one I'll get." (Yeah, right...)
Well, almost time for me to finish up my yummy cookie, drain my cocoa, and head for home. Prayers and blessings for those in need, and those in the Midwest, watch yourself with this front coming through tonight.
pcarrell galaxy PC - when I mentioned it I didn't really want to be a party pooper on your guy's discussion of origin of things/religion/creationism/evolution/cosmogny thingy etc ....just did not want the thread to be shut down on a technicality. So many differing views on that subject. Of course, Any subject here in the diner could touch off a fire of controversy. Or even flying pies!! No, no, no....it's not like that at all. I was getting uncomfortable as we were pushing it and I don't want to show disrespect for our hosts. Now duck, or you're gonna get it.........oh wait, it's german chocolete......maybe you wanna get hit! Matter of fact, pie for everyone!
galaxy PC - when I mentioned it I didn't really want to be a party pooper on your guy's discussion of origin of things/religion/creationism/evolution/cosmogny thingy etc ....just did not want the thread to be shut down on a technicality. So many differing views on that subject. Of course, Any subject here in the diner could touch off a fire of controversy. Or even flying pies!!
PC - when I mentioned it I didn't really want to be a party pooper on your guy's discussion of origin of things/religion/creationism/evolution/cosmogny thingy etc ....just did not want the thread to be shut down on a technicality. So many differing views on that subject. Of course, Any subject here in the diner could touch off a fire of controversy. Or even flying pies!!
No, no, no....it's not like that at all. I was getting uncomfortable as we were pushing it and I don't want to show disrespect for our hosts.
Now duck, or you're gonna get it.........oh wait, it's german chocolete......maybe you wanna get hit!
Matter of fact, pie for everyone!
Yes, I could see that it would get interesting. Around here anything is poiiiZZZZIIINNGH!!!
SSSSSCCCHHHHKKLLLOOOORRRTTTTZZZZ!!!!!
OK---anyhooooo--As I was saying around here anything is possible
Tom :
Great ... now I don't feel so guilty ... i love those darn engines . The difference in scale is nothing to me they're all beautiful . The basics are the same ... love em - buy em - change them . I was into HO for years but sold everything except 1 engine and a scratch built crane and tender . My bro-in-law got me into O scale about 2 years ago. Much easier to detail ... bigger ... but the sad thing I found out there's not 1/10 the engines,cars, and detail items for them ... O scale is really lacking on that end big time .
Ole Timer:
Just had to pop in here. Even though we're in two different scales, let me assure you that there are two locomotives that one can NEVER have too many of: And one is a Cab-Forward (the other for me, is a Missabe-style Yellowstone, LOL!).
Just remember that Southern Pacific had almost 250 of those beauties in various classes, and you'll be fine. In fact, you can go hog-wild and not even feel any guilt at ALL! . In HO scale, I've got an AC-5, 6, 8, 11 and 12, and they all get a workout. They might be the most 'unusual' articulateds ever built, but they were also among the most numerous. And boy, did they work WELL!
So go for it.
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!
Evening folks!
Friday the 13th. was on Wednesday this month................... The day was going fairly well at school for the rehearsals. Until the director and pianist decide they need the Foldback System (monitors) for both the singers and the accompanists (piano, bass, and drums). I told them that we only have two monitor speakers and that only half the channels work anyway and that my monitors have a different wiring hook up to what the school's system has (Speakon Connectors).......... Got a heavy look and rolling eyes from both of them so....... I managed to find a Speakon to 1/4" Phone plug adapter at the local music store. Went back over to school to make sure that their system uses 8 ohm speakers as does mine, and then checked to make sure that 2 of the 4 foldback channels indeed do work. Found that 1 and 2 both work so one channel will drive 2 monitors for the choir, and the other channel will drive one of my monitors for the band.... OK, that settled, happy director!
I get home and have to do the shopping for the weekend, but still don't have a clue of how many people will be there. Since I didn't have much for lunch, I grabbed a few saltine crackers to snack on as it is almost 4PM. Bite down and I feel and hear CRUNCH! Broke a tooth! Can't get in to see the dentist for 3 weeks between his schedule and mine. Well, I'm not in pain and will just have to be careful.
Decide that I should start the old Dodge truck up and make sure it runs as that would be the vehicle of choice to cart the Gas Grill out to camp (where we are working there is no fire pit, and there is no grill that can be moved except a gas grill that may not work.....). I start the truck, fires right up, drive down to the Drug Store to pick up the new meds, then drive over to the gas station to fill up the gas (which hasn't been done since last fall), get to the gas station, my front brakes have locked up again!!!!!!!! I am not a happy camper. This time both front brakes are locked. You can smell it really well sitting in the truck. I fiddle with the brake pedal and get enough play to drive it home. By that time it is a couple minutes before 5. I call the dealer, get the office, but the service dept. has just closed for the day. Left a very nasty message for the service adviser! The truck has been driven exactly 34 miles since they completely replaced the brakes, rotor, and lines to the front wheels....... Really lucky I didn't wait until Friday morning and have it happen 20 miles from nowhere on the way to camp.
Finally got the shopping completed for Fridays lunch at camp this evening. On the way home I see lights flashing down the road in front of a local church. I get closer and see 3 Police cars (Which is 1 more than thought Geneva had) sitting in front of the church and in the driveway (figured they must be dealing with the biggest crime of the century hereabouts, and they all wanted to get in the newspaper article about it............. No Alice doesn't live in the church)! They appeared to have apprehended a man (at least it appeared that way as they had him spread eagled leaning on one of the cars and the entire police force was walkin' around and writing stuff down and taking pictures of the scene of the crime and stuff). Got home and I am wondering if they have finally caught a man who stabbed his girlfriend a few weeks back and has been on the loose. Hope that was what it was. The guy they have been looking for was a student of mine who was always a quiet kid in school and was not a trouble maker. Not someone I figured I would see in Police Beat. Have no idea what happened, but his girlfriend ended up at a major hospital in Rochester and was in Guarded but stable condition the last I heard. They shut down all news about it until they caught him.
Tom, isn't it great to go back and have the kids react that way. I had a similar kind of welcome the last couple days from those kids I taught way back in 2nd grade (now juniors and seniors). Enjoy the rehearsals and the service! I know you are looking forward to being back at the piano bench!
twhiteHad to take "Uff-Dah the Viking" (formerly known as Remington) to the vets yesterday for another allergy shot.
I am glad "Uff-Dah formerly known as Remington" is doing well! I just got a hair wash from my little 20 pounder, "Manét" as I started to type this. He is now sleeping next to the computer.
OK, I'll take my decafe, thanks Flo, and head to the back to relax and chat for a while.
I'm going to slide in .... tuck the napkin in and have the seafood platter . And please keep the hot coffee coming .
Have alot of detailing and weathering to do .... lord it takes a long time to finish . Bought another Williams Cab Forward ... want to change the numbers on this one so they're not the same road numbers ... mount the little hang on brakeman to them ... glad I grabbed 2 when I found them . Have to weather/grey out those chrome drivers/ecentrics ... and add a few detail colors here and there . Gotta stop buying those rascals ... LOL .... CF's . My atlas station and yard tower keep looking at me to finish them ... and the water tower .... not enough time in the day .
Afternoon all from SunnyCal--it's a balmy 80 here right now, and we're supposed to be between 100 and 105 by Sunday, her in Pollensville (Sacramento). Yah, right! That means that this weekend I can go out to the garage and watch my track expand. Whoopee.
Found out why my two semaphores went Blooey, I connected two of them (one double-light) to the same 1.5 volt battery box, and it was too much. SURE, I know all about elecrtonics Added another battery box, and everything's under control again. At least for now, LOL!
Went back to school to work with the choirs for Baccalaureate--a kind of Old Home Week. Being an adamant rule-follower, I checked in at the Dean's Office to get a Visitor's Pass, since I'm not there, this year. The Dean's secretary just stared at me. "Doc, you've got to be KIDDING!" Anyhow, my back hurts from being pounded by about 45 Seniors. Ed Trafton, the Resident Genius at school, handed me the music for Baccalaureate--he's done this INCREDIBLE arrangement of "All Creatures of Our God and King" for mixed choir, piano, organ, percussion and brass. I looked it over, jaw dropped, and he grinned and said, "I think the only thing I DIDN'T put in is Cleopatra's Barge." "No," I shook my head, "THAT'S there, too." It's going to be (as my students often say) AWESOME! I've got rehearsals the rest of this week and the first two days of next week, so as usual, I'm moving my sleeping bag into the Music Department.
Dang, it's good to be BACK!
Had to take "Uff-Dah the Viking" (formerly known as Remington) to the vets yesterday for another allergy shot. They seem to last about six months down here, which the Vet told me is pretty darned good for this area--some cats need to go in every two months. Yes, the pollen down here can affect pets, too. He was a little cranky when I got him home, but he's fine now. Even crawled up on my lap this morning before I went to work (unusual). Even Spooky was surprised at this sudden show of affection. After all, it's HER lap, LOL! He's been eating like a horse today again, so I know he feels better. He's lost his winter coat, except for his 'ruff', so right now he looks like a short-haired cat with a neck problem. Kinda cute. Evidently this is normal for Norwegian Forest Cats in the spring and summer. Spooky, my Maine Coon, keeps her coat pretty much year round, so she's kind of walking around with this "I'm still beautiful, YOU look weird" look on her face. They crack me up. And to think that there's a possibility that the two breeds just MIGHT be 'related'.
Have to go out and vacuum the layout again this weekend. I STILL think I'm going to get one of those new Atlas track-cleaning cars. It really seems worth the money. The late, wet Spring around here has just EXPLODED the area with pollen. Ah, "California Basements"
Best to all, prayers to those in need.
Good evening,
Chloe, a bur..... Yep, burger time, you guessed it.
Well, another dull evening on the Clinton Subdivision for UPRR Disp. 12. A line of very heavy rain producing thunderstorms is soaking his part of the RR. He's putting out flood warnings from MP 60 (between Mechanicsville and Lisbon) to MP 91 (Fairfax). All trains to comply with GCoR 6.21 and 6.21.2 requireing them to approach bridges, culverts, and other "potentially hazardous" locations prepared to stop; and to be on the lookout for water over the rail. Sounds like really gully-washers heading this way.
JEFF: That's an interesting looking unit you've created. If Paducah was still in business, you could probably give 'em some ideas. Speaking of Paducah, looks like the GP-10 PC posted was one of their creations.
Hmmmmm. We've got lightning zinging about...probably oughta shut this thing down for awhile...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
Hope everyone is doing well this evening. Scanned through the pics posted...nice!
Not much new to report on here. Dabbled on the wife's HO canyon a bit this morning before running some errands. Picked up Farriers Formula for Cold Mounting. That's about all I plan on doing for her as long as she doesn't become real sore. The hoof will eventually grow back out. It is a long process, in her case probably 6 months. Time will tell.
Rob
Except for some minor detail work the SD27J is finished. The decoder has been installed and programmed on the program track and tested on the main.
Evening guys!!!
Gonna have rueben sandwiches tonight.
JimRCGMO Galaxy, hope you get those folks to clear the old trailer out for you (and still get a good price on the land). Best wishes on your tire shopping - not my favorite thing to do (ever, even when needed).
Galaxy, hope you get those folks to clear the old trailer out for you (and still get a good price on the land). Best wishes on your tire shopping - not my favorite thing to do (ever, even when needed).
Jim- We don't know about the property yet. We've looked at it online listing, google earthed it and will go look for ourselves before calling the realtor for a thorough walk-through look-see. It's the land {2/3rds acre}, the existing well, septic and electric hookup you'd really be buying for the $16k- not really the trailer. I dunno whether or not new owners MUST go to City sewer or not, it says it's "available", which sometimes means new owners must convert...
Tires...well got 4 new 55k mile tires for $402.29 including all but a new front end alignment, a lifetime alignment was another $162. That means as long as I own it, every 6k miles they will do the alignment for free at any Firestone. One-time alignment was $80...so for the cost of two alignments {and in NY with our awful horrible pot-holed roads really need one every year} so I will get the value out of it. I don't go far often so the 55k tires should last me about 4-5 years....
Gonna plant this weekend finally. Supposed to be better weather-no frosts. Gotta plant fo the MIL also. Not much-just window boxes of salad greens and mary-golds...Not looking forward to playing with the pond waterfall pump, I think it burned out last year. Will have to do without a new one this year if it is burned out, put too much $$ in the van.
Planning a trip to Steamtown soon. We might also check out a few running tourist railroads here in NY, but they run diesels, not steam. Only one in NY started to run steam last year. We'd like to go back to Strasburg. Depends on gas prices this summer.
Speaking of gas...prices...golly!!!! jumped 4 cents a gal while I watched sitting at a light. It's now around $2.30-$2.37 here now. Still cheaper *so far* than last year? but summer ain't here yet.
Well, I'd better get to those reubens!
Have a great evening!
-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.
They're old all right. I dug up the roster for CIW.
CIW 88 SW7CIW 101 SW7---Built 1950CIW 102 SW7---Built 1950CIW 611 Type unknown CIW 4295 ex-C&NW GP7CIW 4296 GP9CIW 8307 GP10
Good Evening---
It is now raining here---get ready for it Ray--it is the steady version right now but just about 1/2 hr ago it was just bucketing right along there---
PC- Those are great looking lokes--and who says these ol' birds can'y work anyways!?
Had to do some running around this aft to pick up some more of that blue stuff. I keep forgeting to do inventories of these things so hey ho off I go, I go
Chloe, I'll have a RBF please----I'll be at the back booth for awhile---
Her stablemates aren't exactly spring chickens either!
jeffrey-wimberly Yep! A good old GP7.
Correct!
This particular unit was built in June 1952 as CNW 1578. It was rebuilt in the ex-CGW shops at Oelwein, IA in Dec. 1980, becoming the chop-nosed CNW 4295. She was retired in 1993 and sold to OmniTRAX (GWRX) in October '93. All per "Diesels of the Chicago & North Western" by Paul K. Withers.
GOOD to see she didn't get scrapped, and is still working. Not bad for a machine almost 57 years old...