Good evening,
I made a mistake today, I decided to go shopping for a couple of things (food stuff), took me 3 hours there are still a bunch of crazy people out shopping. Did stop at LHS to pick up some 2 bay hoppers and it was crazy there also.
Jim if one of those $700 to $800 O-Scale locomotives fell and hit someone on the foot I think there would be a bunch of crying. His 40 foot box cars cost $45 each and he has a Challenger that cost over $1100! Another reason to HO-Scale.
Flip, Yes there are a few distractions, and not all his cars are weathered (does dust count). I’m waiting to weather my stuff at a later date. I still have plywood showing in some embarrassing places, LOL! I do have a few more distractions to add to my own layout. I did like his roofers, that was a nice detail to add.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good evening, Janie? I'll take a double cheeseburger basket with a large Coke please 'n thank-you...yep, at the RC and looks like Trainman Sam has the tab (thanks Pal!)...
Welp, got that hootch house article done and filed for THAT, hope she likes it. I ended up tapping into some distilled spirits (since THATs part of what THAT article was about)...and I think it helped lubricate the mental gears. I had Loving Wife read the finished piece twice before I filed it, kind-of a "safety check," just in case the gears were lubed a little too well...
LEE: Great pics of a great layout. Yeah, I'd do some things different, but as FLIP and TODD pointed out, it's his world and what he does looks pretty good. I gotta agree with the King of Toddland on the "distractions" as well!
JIM: Thanks! Glad you liked the procrastination quote...it just kinda fell out of my brain BEFORE I hit the distilled beverage.
SAWYER: Hey, finally looked at your latest video...good stuff! I saw the comments those....a^^ clowns posted on YouTube. I think you handled them just fine . For whatever it's worth, I think you've consistently displayed far more maturity than those two, and many other "adults" I've had the misfortune and displeasure to w**k with!
On THAT note, I'll yield the floor and saunter on over to the RC. Hmmmm, looks like something on the seat. A whoopie cushion.... Hmmmmm. Maybe I oughta just hang onto this thing for awhile...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
JimRCGMOTrainman Sam - about the Diner moving... Will keep your verbal exam on Monday in mind and Congrats on passing the physical characteristic part (what do they have you do on that, anyway?).
EDIT: Looks like I got the top of the page!!! Eat up, it's on me (Not literally, as we have gotten past the pie and cake throwing by now right???) Chloe, I will just pay the tab when I come back later ok!!!
They have a book with special instruction for the line.
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It contains:
the "Station Page" which lists all the interlockings (switches controlled by signals) and passenger stations and their corresponding mile post numbers
Rules in effect: direction of travel for the track ( wether it be one or both directions)
Cab Signal rules
Interlocking Rules
Maximum Authorized Speeds
The number of pages just for the North Jersey Coastline totaled 16
Here is a sample:
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Edit 2: For some reason the photos doubled themselves... can't seem to fix it either...
Sam
May He bless you, guide you, and keep you safe on your journey through life!
I Model the New Hope & Ivyland RR (Bucks County, PA)
Good Afternoon, Flo - I'll have a BLT and a RBF, please. Thanks!
Rob, got your email - might've understood about 10 percent of the stuff at that link (or less!) A lot of the things you've mentioned make a little more sense now.
Chris - LOVED your procrastination quote! Think I'll steal that for one of my email signatures... Good luck with getting the rest of the stuff for THAT editor ready and to her world in time.
NS Joe - actually, I don't think we ever got so 'official' as to have a posted list of those words we avoid saying. (Well, except for MESS(tm), which Fergie doesn't exactly own, but he does have access to this Lancaster with a rather large bomb bay - capable of holding a LOT of pink paint...) We just avoid those words out of respect for certain others, kinda like nobody badmouths any Berkshires (right, Duke?). Hope you figure out which summer job you want to go for at the beach. Ah, warm breezes off the ocean...
Ray and Garry - good to see your family pics from Thanksgiving, and good to see you in again, Nik.n and Bill T.
Nik.n, sounds like you've been fitting in some railfanning, so next thing will be the layout, right?
So, Barry - what's your LHS got awaiting your arrival? A Challenger? In brass?
Lee, great photos of John Penca's layout. I'm with you though, I'm fine with HO scale - I can see it, and it doesn't take as much room as O scale. I was thinking about if an O scale loco missed a curve and sailed off and landed on somebody's foot - YEOOWWCH!
Ray, sounds like Gama needs to start her a layout, eh?
It's been a good day so far - weather was cool this morning about 40 F, slush on the car windows), but warmed up to the low 60's (F) by afternoon. I was able to run some needed errands this morning, and no pages so far today - hey, I'd be very thankful if it kept up that way until 8 a.m. Monday morning, when I get off of this on-call!
Got part of the dining room table cleared off (using the bedspread as a re-sorting area), and started marking some spots where I need to drill holes for my other feeders. Still haven't found my drill bit box, so the actual drilling and soldering the wires may need to wait until payday. Don't think I could ask my daughter and SIL for one - couldn't wait until Christmas for it!
Well, I'll sit at the front booth (after I carefully check the seats and under them for any strange devices...).
Blessings and prayers for a weekend to be thankful for,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good Afternoon--or evening--
Got the Saturday portion of the weekend stuff done and picked up an order that I completely forgot about from my LHS. More scratchbuilding parts and the cast items for two machine shops and a garage. Now I can complete the two machine shops----
Ray: Me? Oderous? But why? Those chile dogs I had last week----
Sawyer: Al AND JK all at once?---man---that must've been a show--
Chloe, I'll have a coffee and some 4 chocolate brownies please-----I'll be at the corner booth---oh---3 whoopie cushions? ah---TODD-----
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 Morning ....Its sunny and 49 here...Just stopped in for coffee...Still recovering from thanksgiving...you all have a great saturday...Jerry
A strong coffee in a large UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.
***Ray, that pic of you and your grandaughter is precious!
***Garry, how big is that lake?
***Joe, Life Guarding is a good job. Aside from the physical benefits the feeling you get after saving a life is it's best reward. perk. Did that for many years, (a long time ago).
***Lee, bet it was great seeing that layout in person. Thanks for sharing the pics.
Well, it's time for farm chores. Hope to get down to the train room this evening. Y'all have a good day.
Rob
Mornin' everyone!
Ah, Zoe, lets see...... I need my usual cup of dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug please, and, hmmm. I know how about the last piece of the pumpkin pie on the counter... Yep that'll do. I be at the Rivet Counter for a bit.
Someone mention Al and JK? There's a pair for you.
Speaking of odorous...... Barry, what have you been eating? Can't blame Thanksgiving. Yours was a while back.
I'm recovering from the holiday and all the company. I love to have my family around but it does tire me out when I am in charge of the feast. (I wouldn't have it any other way!) I'll share one more photo here. My son and his family had to hurry off to the next feast at his MIL house. He had just picked up and put away Thomas for the day. Olivia was not happy about the whole thing and wanted to stay with Grampa and get Thomas back out. My other son caught her pleading to stay a while longer (Don't want Gama's house!):
You know, "Life IS Good!"
Garry, I enjoyed your photos!
Hope to find my way to the basement and the layout this afternoon.......
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
TMarshSawyer- Al Mayo. Now there's a joke. Good modeler from what I've seen, assuming he did it and didn't buy it , but a joke.
Sawyer- Al Mayo. Now there's a joke. Good modeler from what I've seen, assuming he did it and didn't buy it , but a joke.
Ditto. and JKTrains (jerry) has even found his way to it. Now i'm REALLY laughing my butt off.
nik.n thanks!
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Bill, good to see you in the diner, how was your Thanksgiving?
John worked for PC and then Conrail since 1972, so he has put several years into that HO layout. I'm glad you guys liked the pictures.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
TODD- Yep, great layout. Being a fumble fingers, I have a great admiration for those that can. Oh,well. At least mine runs. lol.
Prayers and Blessings on all.
Flip
Good Morning, Turkey Omelet please and coffee. Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Say, I can't seem to find my other whoop..... Oh I see Barry found it.
Some good looking families out there. A lot to be thankful for, for sure.
Lee- Great shots and a fantastic layout.
Flip- Like you said, you'd have to be a real stinker (he he, get it?) to complain about that. Besides there isn't anything wrong if he doesn't want to do it anyway. I was too busy admiring to even notice the cars weren't weathered myself anyway.
Well that and there were a few distractions that rival Lee's Lady in the jumpsuit.
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.
Lee- Thanks for the link. WOW!! Must be nice to have that much room. Not to mention a big income. I figure some a--h--- will say , Hey, his cars aren't weathered". My blue eyes have turned green with envy. May he and his friends have many years of MRRing. Darn sure looks great.
Good Morning--
Got the weekend seminar stuff going on so here I be getting up and having my----I need to wake up coffee
Weather be getting a little more sunny later on today---not seeing rain until tomorrow evening by the looks of things. High today will be about 5C while tonights low gonna be around 2C.
I'm going to be having a wee bit o' fun later on----got an email from LHS owner about an order that came in-----heeheehee And no---it is not another pie catapault or whoopie cushions or---
Chloe, I'll have a coffee and a big ol' stack o' pancakes with maple syrup please. I'm going to the window booth here and watch the day wake up-----BBBRRRRROOOOAAPP!!!---oh for ----another whoopie cushion?
Milk and beef jerky, Chloe.
Hi!
The CP Christmas train blew threw around 2 today, on its way to Scranton for the big thingamabob at Steamtown. Well see it again at night on the Nicholson Bridge. I also saw another D&H painted engine with a manifest heading towards Scranton a few weeks ago.
Nothing on the modeling side, except picking up a tank car for my brother. When I purchased it, The box said it was a chemical tank, but when I was swapping the couplers, I saw in fine print, "For Corn Syrup Only." I laughed.
My sister bought a 2003 Chevy Silvarado with a 3/4 ton rear and front axles and a manual gearbox. All she needs is the registration.
Jeff, Take Care.
Ray, Happy Birthday!
Sawyer, Great job on the layout!
Der John, Great looking engine house!
Have A great Saturday!
See yall!
Ray and Garry- Great pictures!
Went to a bonfire on the beach tonight. Not much else other than that.
While on the beach, we talked to one of the guys about jobs for next summer I was interested in badge checking, since you get paid to sit on the beach and sleep all day (and I hear pay is good!), but he mentioned lifeguarding. He said something about being 16 (which I'll be in June), and then he said something about a junior lifeguard program, but he didn't go into detail. So I'm not sure if you have to be 16 to be in the junior program, or if it's 16 to be a regular lifeguard. I'll check the website over the next couple months and see what I can find out.
I also found out today that there will be a Toys For Tots train in two weeks. As long as my parents have no problem, I'd like to go out and make my donation, as well as maybe grab a few shots of this special train, since it will have NS, NJT, M&E, and NYS&W equipment on it, which is an extreme rarity. Since I go to catholic school, I'd feel really guilty if I didn't make a donation...Even though none of you guys are from around here, if you're interested, I made a thread in the General Discussions of the Trains Magazine forums, and there's a link to the website also.
I'ma gettin tired, so I'ma hit it... Night.
EDIT: Looks like I'm buying breakfast!
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We're having turkey soup...... wonder why...
Ray ... thanks for showing the photos of your Thanksgiving gathering.
Here are some from here. .... First is a four generation picture with Shelley, one month old Oliver, Shelley's mom, and our daughter. .......Next shows my brother in law who is recovering from surgery and deciding what to eat.......... last is our view of the lake ...
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evening. Turkey sandwich please. With Miracle Whip thank you.
Well things didn't go exactly as hoped today. I started out working on my concrete crossing, then Brenda called and had to take her lunch. Sat at the elevator too long then got a call from the Restaurant and they needed me to come in . Soooo I never got back to the train room at all. But tomorrow!
Jim- Yeah I do fry in my garage. But I do it with the door closed no know one sees ma and gets any bad ideas. I admit I'm a potential statistic and have done it that way ( unless it's warm out) for so long I get less oil splatter than frying chicken in the kitchen, but that doesn't mean I get sloppy. I position myself so ans plan for the worst every time. The gas shutoff is in sight, the lid is near I run through the whole scenario as the turkey is being dunked. Slowly, very slowly. Kids don't try this at your home. Let me be the one you say I told you so to, not you.
Ray- Great family pix.
J.R.- Sebring weather for next weekend- Fri. 53 low,76 cloudy, sat. 53 - 75 60% showers, Sun.-59 to 78 mostly sunny .
Blessings for all.
Evenin' folks!
Nothing for me tonight Zoe. I'm stuffed! I'll just go sit in the back booth for a bit.
Well, Thanksgiving and my birthday are over, but I thought I might share the things I am thankful for......
For food:
For little girls and trains:
For little girls who fall asleep on Grandpa's shoulder:
For crazy sons:
And for the whole family!!!
Evening all, I'll take some egg nog, thanks.
LSWrrsnowing
Uh, Lee, wasn't it you that added the S word to the "List of Prohibited Words"?...
Thanks Jim! My jaw just dropped when he said that... And I was dying when I started reading that thread...
Well, I gotta go, but maybe I'll be back in later.
Good evening, a slice of pumpkin PIE and a pot of coffee please 'n thank-you...yep, at the RC as usual.
Well, from all accounts, it sounds as though everybody survived Thanksgiving. I ended up having to sit and smile at the in-laws all day... won't have to deal with them again until probably Easter.
Far too many things to comment on from the past 9-1/2 pages...won't even try, too tired. THAT and I got an on-deadline (kinda) thing to write for THAT. I covered a ribbon cutting/grand opening of a new winery/distillery near Swisher. It's the only licensed distillery in the state of Iowa, moving from flood zone Cedar Rapids to a hill in the country. If any of you wine connoisseurs happen across anything by Cedar Ridge Winery, it oughta be pretty good based on what the samplers were saying today. Cedar Ridge also has a line of Vodka ("Clearheart" brand), and sometime in the next few months will roll-out a bourbon whiskey .
Anyhow, I got a bunch of pics shot which will be transferred to THAT by some web-based thing called Send Space. It's either that, or I drive the little plug-in disk thing down to her over the weekend. As for the article...it "should" be easy, a glorified advertisement disguised as "news." It's proving tough to write however. I'm looking at a crappy "walk-up" the local daily paper did on it...trying to find inspiration. Might just shelf it until tomorrow. As long as THAT has it by Sunday afternoon for the proofreader to look-through, all will be well in her little world.
It's not procrastination when you have no clue what to do...
Good night,
sheeeesh----leave the computer for a few minutes---done this for years---and what did I see on the keyboard?
A certain little one named 'Spring'-----must've been warm enough
JimRCGMOSawyer, good photos of your scenery (here, and the others in WPF) - things are shapin' up on the ANRR! Guess that means that Al is lurking around again...
Sawyer, good photos of your scenery (here, and the others in WPF) - things are shapin' up on the ANRR! Guess that means that Al is lurking around again...
Thanks man. I'm having fun building the layout as well, lol. Al could be, or he could have just been bored and searched youtube for someone to bash. Who knows?
Thanks Keith. I've been working on this layout since August, been at model railroading since I was abt. 8 (7 years ago). I'll be making a video-slideshow to show how the yard has progressed since the start.
"Coffee please" Hi everyone, wow.. where did the last 3 - 4 days go? Seems we were getting ready for Thanks Giving.. then that .. and now cleaning up. Whew~
Sawyer, wow nice pics. I saw your last update video.. I said.. to Jeanne my wife.. "I remember this guy~!" I remember the video and you .. but couldn't place the name. Nice, How long now you've been working on this?
Keith
JimRCGMOJeff, sorry to hear that - sounds like you basically get to ride out the chills. What's on tap for the layout today? Any new word on when the doctor will have the IV feed taken out and you can sorta resume normal operations there? (Hey, we can hope, right?)
No work on the layout today and it looks like there won't be any this weekend either. My foot and ankle just hurt too bad. Lots of nerve and deep bone pain. I just don't even feel like moving. My right ankle is three times the size of the left. The doc said kast week that it was the Charcot starting up again. I think a new set of X-rays is in order, because it seems like something is going on in there.
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Zoe just a cup of decafe in a FGLK mug please. I'll go to my usual seat at the Rivet Counter for a while.
Thank you all for your kind remembrances of the anniversary of my arrival in the life. It was a great day! Basically my whole family (immediate family) was assembled for the feast. Both my sisters (who managed not to get into an argument .... although my "world traveler" sister did her best to insult my other sister (the reverend) by telling her her experiences in life don't count...) my sons and their families and of course I did have time to finally sit down and enjoy the meal and conversation. Number one Granddaughter made a bee line for the Tomas set, set it up and played for a couple of hours with it. We had Turkey, bread stuffing (my Grandmother's recipe), squash, mashed potatoes, pumpkin bread, rolls, cabbage salad, pumpkin pie, and ice cream cake (the birthday, remember?).
My oldest sister (she is an ordained Deacon in the Episcopal Church) and I had a great time together and spent a good many hours talking and just enjoying each others company. For my birthday she gave me a DVD of Celtic Thunder "Take Me Home". We watched it last night after everyone had left. She is a delightful person and fun to be around. She turned 70 last summer and is in amazing health. She left about an hour ago to go the Canandaigua to pray at her husband's grave and some of the other family members. Then she gets to spend the evening with my other sister, the middle child, who appears at times to be 66 going on 13 (if you catch my drift). Still plays the "Middle Child" and family brat whenever possible (and did yesterday). Luckily my children and their families are a moderating force when they are all here.
Sorry for the rant..... We all have those things in our families I know.
My son from Chicago and his partner took about a gazillion photos of the layout yesterday. We talked a bit about what is happening with Electric Car Technology and he shared with me some of the new deigns being worked on at Argonne National Laboratory where he is the Director of Communications and Public Affairs. Good plug in Electric Cars that can go as far on a single charge and have better driving specs than the gas powered cars of today are not far off into the future. They are working with Toyota of America, Honda, Ford, GM. and others on a breakthrough of battery technology that will be a major step forward and the batteries will be fully recyclable at end of life....... Some neat stuff coming down the road! You can see my son on Chicago News here: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=6984009 He is the first guy they talk to (not a scientist...). For any that may be interested, some of the areas of research being done at Argonne can be seen here: http://www.anl.gov/Science_and_Technology/divisions.html
I will be uploading a few photos later tonight and tomorrow.... Hope each of you are having a blessed day!
Good afternoon/evening, Janie - I'll have a bowl of broccoli cheddar soup, side of whole grain roll, and a RBF, please 'n' thank you!
LSWrrThe only buildings I need now for the layout is a Medusa Cement plant, I do have room for 2 more Huelets (hint hint).
Jeff, sorry to hear that - sounds like you basically get to ride out the chills. What's on tap for the layout today? Any new word on when the doctor will have the IV feed taken out and you can sorta resume normal operations there? (Hey, we can hope, right?)
And WPF looks great, though apparently some folks either are still shopping or else sleeping off the turkey from yesterday... Guess the rest of our Diners are possibly in that last category - kinda slow in here today. I figure Garry's still busy with all his company, from his post yesterday. Several Diners we haven't heard from in a few days. Maybe they've been busy on their layouts...?
Got a few chuckles from the "I didn't know train tracks ran next to a train station..." topic out in the Forum. NS Joe hada good one in there, too.
I'll be heading back home in a bit to get something done on the feeder wires. And oh, yeah, the dining room table... Got to find a better way to avoid using it as the convenient dropoff platform; it keeps accumulating...
Blessings and prayers,