Good Evenin', Janie? Flo? whomever/whichever, a RBF please 'n thankyou...yep, the RC as usual.
Packers#1Got to talki to my girlfriend on the phone for a bit, was the main reason I had a bad weekend, haha.
DER JOHN: Glad Bill decided to pass on by, now we'll see how things work out for the rest of his path. I forgot to mention earlier about that tar/oil tanker... WOW!
RAY (I think it was): good job with the donkey in active combustion (your flaming ********). I've ran into volunteer firefighters like that. They're annoying enough when they're hanging around on your scene...but even worse when they go bug the paid guys. Really does wonders for what the career gents think of us vollies.
Well, I WAS going to get definitive, accurate measurements of the RR room... enlisted Loving Wife to help, and haven't seen her since. eh eh eh. Must've gotten lost somewhere along the way from her 1st floor "studio" to my 2nd floor RR Room and Office. I see Rerun is anxiously trying to get my attention. Apparently, it's time for his late evening "chores."
Before Rerun and I head out, here's a little bit of what I was finally able to accomplish around here lately.
CNW 5511, a GP-40-1.5. CNW bought up ex-CR GP-40s, upgraded some of the electrical stuff to dash-2 standards, and made some other changes before putting them out on the rails. It's an Athearn blue-box GP-40-2 back-dated (filling in the water sight glass on the engineer's side, getting rid of stiffining ribs on the big air duct thing behind the cab, removing the electrical cabinet behind the cab, putting disks on the fans, and lopping off the outside brakes on the trucks. Fun time had by all. Still need eyebolts (back-order...still) and another set of MU stands (I only ordered half of what I needed...). Eventually, primer, and old CNW yellow/green. I started on this thing back in '08, as Bama CSX and I were in here talking about GP-40s. Maybe it'll be finished sometime in 2010...
I see Rerun is hopping up and down, his brown eyes look kinda yellow...the boy looks a little concerned. 'Scuse me whilst I see to the fuzzy boy....
Chris
WHOOPS! Looks like I got the top honors, order up gents. Ladies? be sure to have a breakfast special ready for Ulrich....
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JimRCGMOLooks from the damage like the other car was about even with her and coming from the right corner when it hit her car.
Good eye!
Good morning.It's 71 and partly cloudy. The high will be around 90 and it will be partly cloudy.I've been shifting things around on the layout a bit so it makes more sense now that the new background in place. A small machine shop is giving me fits. It just doesn't look right anywhere. Last time I checked yesterday my sister's mower still was not fixed. Give my nephew a simple job to do and it MIGHT get done IF he feels he has the time after he gets up around noon. Now let a motorcycle ride with his friends come up and he's up and gone before dawn. Such was the case yesterday. I'll probably end up having to do the job myself. Getting down onto the ground to work under the mower is easy. Getting up, that's hard. I want to get her yard done before Tuesday. I still have my parent's yard to do this week and that's a much bigger job. On the layout front I'll be working on placing out more foreground elements to see what looks good.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 8/24/2009Heat Index: 77°FHumidity: 62%Dew Point: 58°FSo Far TodayHigh: 73°FLow: 70°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 6mph NNEToday High: 90 Partly cloudy. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph.Tonight Low: 65 Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
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Sawyer, you can pick up the same clear coat without the Krylon name at Wal-Mart for $2 a can in their paint department. I did buy a jar of dull coat from the hobby store and it works great on decals as a “primer”.
Chris I have some left over wood, glue and screws. We could set you right up! I did mess up one thing; I was going to put a river in the coal mine area and forgot! So tonight I’ll need to make some adjustments.
I guess the blue jumpsuit girl is so last week compared to Santa’s helper. I might make a few of those Christmas tree lots and sell them on the bay. The trees are a plastic plant from Michael’s that I cut and applied ground cover to. Only $12 in materials including the two figures and it only took 20 minutes to make 50 trees.
New money saving trick at Michel’s: Walk in and buy a candy bar, you get a 40% off coupon on your next purchase. Walk outside and walk back in and use the coupon.
Jim this is week 6 of the new job. I had to start before I retired to prevent a paycheck deficiency.
Ray, part of my new job is to review FRA/AAR regulations (bridges) and I can’t find where you would have had to stop the train to throw him off.
I diverted $700 from the MRR budget for a new refrigerator Saturday, Side by side with an ice/water dispenser. Yes I have a MRR budget; however my MRR has a bunch of overhead: Power, food, property taxes, Gas, etc…
Robby, too bad you don’t live closer we could buy a case of track and split it.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good morning. 2 glazed donuts and a cup of coffee please. Thanks. It's a cold out at 53F. Supposed to get to 81F and sunny today with no chance of rain. I'm taking my umbrella. Not a lot happening to day we'll have to see what transpires. My vending machines came in the mail Saturday from the bay so my townspeople won't be thirsty anymore.
Chris- Great job on the cars. But that GEEP, well it needs a bit of work. Seriously, it's coming along nicely.
Jeff- Agreed on the "getting up is the hard part" (giggle)
I guess I'll sit in the back booth for a while see what's up. Check out WPF and then start my day. Could I get a couple more Glazed Doughnts please and a refill on the coffee, thanks.
Have A Great Day!!!
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.
LSWrr I can’t find where you would have had to stop the train to throw him off.
Ray: I just tune them out----
TMarsh LSWrr I can’t find where you would have had to stop the train to throw him off.
I agree!
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I'm going to start doing the jigs for the bridge/trestle today---a good day for this considering that we are at 10C with the high only going to 24C. Oh, and there is another 30% chance of rain---again
Tomorrow we will have our sunny day with the high at 26C.
So, I's goin' to be doing the trestle thing today
Chloe, I'll have what Todd is having please----I'll go sit with him and see what's 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...
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Good morning. Nothing but fog this morning.
I gotta mail off the engine today. Hate to see it go, but I need some supplies. Not to much else planned for today.
Lee.....I agree. The LHS has flex track at $25 for 5, and the MB Klein has it $16.99 for 5. Both is code 100. I plan on getting most of my supplies from them. I'm very happy with that company. I want to help out the LHS, but he's getting pretty high in price.
I will pop back in later.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Just checked out WPF. Another great weekend. Boy Robby, they really had trouble with that enamel part. Apparently they haven't used a "thinner" on a water based paint as I have and they would know what you were using! As a younger lad, mind you, as a younger lad. I'll admit, I‘ve done that, of course the ole not paying attention bit played in there too I must say.
Another thing I don't understand. It doesn't upset me for the same reasons I'm about to describe, so I'm not bringing in the soapbox, but why do people get so upset when a post is made that is old, not relevant to train-ish stuff (scratch that it's obvious), been asked before, etc. When all they have to do is move their hand ever so slightly and not click the button? To me it's like going into a store and complaining because there are items other than what I'm looking for or would be interested in getting in there. A Hobby shop carrying the latest diesels and cars and Tom complaining because he doesn't want to have to look over them when he's shopping for big steam. Or going into a library and complaining because there are books you're not interested in or more appropriately, "Why do I have to see Tom Sawyer in here when either everyone has already read it or most people own it or can easily find someone who does. So there is no reason for it to be in a library were it annoys me to have to see it. If you want to read it go look for it elsewhere." Am I missing something or am I just overly unconcerned about certain things. I mean shoot, there are a lot of new people and a lot of new ideas and if we are only allowed to bring something up once and let it run it's course and never bring it up again...... How will we know something new? Get fresh ideas, that kinda thing. I don't understand. Wait.... Am I complaining about people complaining about things that can be overlooked when I could have overlooked it and not complained? Is the pot calling the kettle black here? (or silver to you younger folks). Am I.... Oh my, I need more coffee please. No more donuts, too much sugar.
By the way, I had a dream last night I lived on Lee's layout. Ice Cream and Christmas trees buddy, Ice Cream and Christmas trees. I was on my way to the community pool when I woke up.
( the preceding statement is fictional. However it made for a slightly humorous ending.)
Morning folks!
Got back from our trip to Houston, TX last night, celebrated with Monique's side of the family and Aunt Carol and Uncle Fred's 50th Wedding Anniversary.
I'll have some Country Ham Biscuits with Saw Mill Gravy for breakfast Chloe!
Our cousins house back yard sits about 50 feet from a BNSF line and I got to see two trains run past, one late Friday night and another Sunday morning. The Friday night consist was about 80 cars long and a mix of covered hoppers and tank cars. The Sunday morning consist was about 60 cars long and mosly open hoppers and a few gondolas with CAT equip.
pcarrell The first diner was lost several server and software versions ago.
The first diner was lost several server and software versions ago.
Actually...I found the URL to the original "The Coffee Shop (a place to chat) Est. 2004" and here i-tis:
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/15409.aspx?PageIndex=1
I saved the original URL but it gave me back the same error that most folks get because the URL address structure has been updated and changed due to the forum code and software "upgrades". So I ran a simple search for the title and found many references, in fact the search shows Page 1 of 25885 (258841 items) results. The original thread had 1,804 pages, and if I remember correctly over 100,000 replies. And it was started by Big Boy 4005 from St. Paul, MN on April 29, 2004, 7:54 PM and ran until January 1, 2007, 2:15 PM when it was locked by David Voss, Senior Web Developer for Kalmbach.
PC, sorry to hear about the car accident, and I hope your daughter is feeling better soon! And the car in the ditch too...
Paul, congratulations on your grandchild! And welcome back!
Great pics Barry! Thanks for sharing, I can see some of them being used for background images on some folks layouts.
Lee, the new benchwork framing is coming along nicely!
Robby still weathering pieces and they keep getting better!
Ray, looks like both a lot of work and a lot of fun on maintaning and running the RS-3 #211. I love those old Alco's.
You all have a good one!
I'll slip in the back booth and catch up with some more reading....
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Todd.....I will add what kind of thinner next time, and maybe the companys name, address, warning labels .
Lee....Thanks for the heads up!!
Robby P. Todd.....I will add what kind of thinner next time, and maybe the companys name, address, warning labels .
Might I suggest photos with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one?
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a Bavarian Creme Filled Doughnut along with my cup of dark roast coffee this morning. I'll go sit in the front booth for a while and watch the switching going on.
LSWrrRay, part of my new job is to review FRA/AAR regulations (bridges) and I can’t find where you would have had to stop the train to throw him off.
ROFL!!! (Almost chocked to death on my coffee as well!!) Love it! That line will get passed on to the Conductor and the Chief Dispacher yesterday. Made my day.
Barry, my Father and all 3 of his children were teachers (good ones at that!). In our family we also cultivated the teacher "look". It served me well over the course of my career. The "offenders" on the train, particularly the "I know everything volunteer from the other RR" finally decided that I meant business as "the look" was delivered along with the "suggestion" that around here we follow the "rules!"
It is a very pleasant, sunny 70°F right now here in the Finger Lakes. High will be around75°F and the grass has been grow during all the 85° days since I mowed it last. Think I know what today's big project will be....
Hope you all have a great day!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Ah, I see, thanks to Ryan, that we owe Jeff the honors of the "Trackside Diner" name. Of course the link to the next diner wasn't any good so some more research may clue the "Elliot's" part. Perhaps someone remembers. I have noticed that the word Trackside is not in the name anymore though I can't recall when it stopped. Since Jeff has moved the sign for the last few, was it vainness my good man or did it merely fall off in transit. Actually I can't recall if it existed in the last few. Hm. Might have to go find it for the next one.
Oh, you mean it should look like it does now?
Good morning...Its sunny and a cool 66 here..Just coffee for me I ate way way too much at Family reunion yesterday..had a good time but I am tuckered out..didn't know how weak I am..gonna spend day in lazy boy got a Dr. apointment tuesday and Sallie is having MRI too...you all have a good one...Jerry
Hey!! I see you found the letters. Did a bit if research, using the search feature so many speak of, and I see were with the exception on at least IV (Ithink) it seems to have fallen off on XIV. Glad you found it. I also saw where Elliot I guess was the original, original Coffee shop? Got that from a patial post shown.
I should be doing the church books by now but I can't quit this AAAAAGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!
Hm. It only picked up on your post.
Coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
Did the sleep study last night. Not sure how much they learned bacause I hardly slept a wink (maybe a few hours?) and didn't have one of my frequent "episodes" I do at home. Considering I never got to try out the machine that was in the room, I have my doubts. The nurse didn't give me even a remote hint of the results and ended the test early at 5:00am. Guess I'll have to wait for the Doc's assesment. Wish I could have had a pic taken of me looking like a BORG. What a tangle of wires & stuff.
My Unlce, a member of TTOS (Toy Train Operating Society) has his American Flyer Zephyr up and running. Turns out his buddy is quite a collector by the name of Bob Spellmire.
My oldest brother has started his Z scale layout, having built a small table with a very simple track plan. Too bad he chose such an EXPENSIVE scale. My brothers comments and questions on Z scale were: [The cost of tooling can’t be any more and the cost of the materials going into the parts can’t be more. Most of the vendors who manufacture in Z scale also manufacture in HO and N, so materials are common to all scales. What am I missing? Why is Z scale so much more expensive? Is it because the market for Z scale is significantly smaller?] Any thoughts guys?
Have a good day all.
Rob
Well how 'bout that! Ryan found the original Coffee Shop!
If Jerry had replied from my post it would picked it up.
jeffrey-wimberly If Jerry had replied from my post it would picked it up.
You mean like this, Jeffrey?
Exactly!
Good morning, Chloe? a bucket of coffee please, having a real hard time getting started today. Don't get me wrong, I've been "up and at it" since 0800, I just haven't gotten anything accomplished yet.
TODD: Thanks pally. As for the GEEP, I wish I still had an article the Cedar Rapids Gazette did on the CNW System Locomotive Shop at Oelwein. It was a full-page item from '80, '81, maybe '82, about how the shop was busier than ever with all the Geep 7 and Geep 9 locos they'd bought from the ROCK that were being rebuilt, and these Geep 40s. The lead (or lede, if a soffisticated media type) was written from the perspective of a Geep 40. It told of the locomotive sitting inside a large gray building, while forklifts and overhead cranes buzzed by. She looked around at various parts (hers) laid out on the floor around her "with only chalked numbers upon them garunteeing (sp.) she'd get them back." Anyhoo, one picture that stuck in the mind, was of a sandblasted Geep 40 with a workman cutting into the nose with the torch, to make the "notch" for the classic CNW nose bell. Looked a lot like what I've got sitting on the w**k table. Hey, at least you didn't have to remind me which way is "up" on this project...
LEE: Thanks for the offer of the wood, glue, and screws...just pile it up by the back door, please and thank-you. I'm sure Vinnie won't mind Just be sure to NOT block the exit, I can't abide any fire/life-safety hazards around here...
I think I've narrowed-down the track plans I like...I've only got about 3 dozen or so in my files... to one in particular. It's a "harbor scene," but with a little change-er-oo here and there, it'll w**k as the CNW and CCP yards around Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids. I'm looking at "National Docks Ry." published in the February, 2007 issue of MR. the plan shows it set up with a duckunder for continuous running...I wouldn't need that feature, other than for a switching lead for what would become the CCP yard. I haven't figured out how to incorporate my desire for a removable staging track, representing the CRANDIC line used for transfers to the CCP and CNW, also used by the Iowa Northern to get across town.
Hopefully, in a month or two, I'll be financially in a position to grab some shelf brackets and lumber. I'm planning on going with cantilever construction. The "fun" will come from trying to discern studs from lathe with the stud finder in this 100 year old house.
I think the coffee is kicking-in. Time to yield the floor...
Aaaaaahh, now we're cooking with gas. Nostalgia. Ain't it great?! Gotta keep the traditions or it'll be gone by the way of the beer can opener. That's why it's good we have people like Ray and others who care for these RR museums and for, yes, Model Railroading that keeps the memories of steam and passenger service alive. The, argueably by some, better times. I did not know about the post from poster thing or I would have myself. That means I learned something today, that makes it a good day. Other than the waking up and finding myself breathing thing.
Chris- Yup, everything is rightside up. Yer learnin' (stretches suspenders with thumbs while rocking forward on toes and back)
Rob- Two or three ideas come to mind. Either the making of the teeny tiny molds and microscopic machine work costs more, or like you said, they have to make up on each item as opposed to volume to make it profitable to continue producing. That was only two, I forgot what the other idea was already.
Been working on some clouds today. Here's a couple of samples.
Good Evening
Another batch of corn taken to next door neighbours and we STILL have a pile!!
I'm having a piculous cat trying to open the fridge to get at the corn--LOL!!
And the trestle buildinig has been started
LTR---
Evenin' folks!
Chloe I'll have a RBF if you please. I'll be at the Rivet Counter chatting with Barry for a bit.
Barry, glad you are getting a good corn crop. How many different varieties did you put in? Hope you have have several. hate to have them get to old before you can eat all of them!!! Corn on the cob is my absolute favorite veggie. I have it about 4 times a week until the season is over. I don't plant it as I have a very small garden. I do have lots and lots of zucchini....... How 'bout trading some of your corn for some of my zucchini??? I see your cat likes sweet corn too. If I bring home corn and leave it on the counter, both of my cats will be up on the counter (I do not allow that!!!) chewing on the leaves. Must be something that cats like...........
My lawn got very thick and high over the past week of rain and thunderboomers. Got a little more than 1/3rd. of it mowed and the batteries were low. Let it charge and did close to another third tonight. Would have gotten a bit more done, but this time I ran out of sun........ Tomorrow morning I should be able to finish it up before the heat of the day, and then run the trimmer to get it all cleaned up.
Looks like I will get a good crop of winter squash from the garden as well as the summer squash and peppers.
Pretty much have the new paint booth set up today. The fan moves a lot more air than the blower I had hooked up to the old one and the booth is a good size for what I will use it for also.
Evening all, just got caught up from the previous Diner location, wow youse guys sure do talk a lot. I'll take a RBF, along with a bowl of vanilla ice cream with some chocolate syrup dribbled over it. Nothing much happening here, resting my right leg a little bit, got it tangled up pretty good in a briar patch and I've got some nice scratches all over it, its a little sore, but I've done the best that I can with it (cleaned, antiseptic-ed and bandaged). Had Cheeseburger Macaroni (home-made, not out of a box this time), and it was a success for everyone. Just stopping in and saying my hello's and catching up with everyone.
Ulrich, glad to see you stopping in on a regular basis, I know that we have not talked a whole lot, but my best wishes and prayers are with you and yours.
PC, healing thoughts and prayers for your daughter on the car wreck, hope the issue of fault gets figured out soon.
Robby, as always the cars look awesome, I hope to get as good at weathering cars as you do.
Welp all, I've finished the bowl of ice cream, so I'll finish off the RBF and then probably put the little one to bed and hit the hay myself. Tomorrow is Heather (the daughter) dance class, so I doubt that I'll be in here, but I'm going to try to make it. I'm also going to try to get some pictures of the bike done so that I'll have them. For now I'll just hang out in the window booth and watch the night ops.