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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, February 26, 2010 9:01 AM

 Good morning. It's 42 and wet. The high will be in the mid 50's and will it continue to be wet as we have a better than 65% chance of rain all day topping out at a better than 80% chance.

There likely won't be much MR work today as my sister wants me to be at her place to sign for some packages coming in by FedEx sometime between 10 am and 4 pm. I can think of more pleasant ways to spend my time. Get dental work done, listen to my off-key neighbor attempt opera, etc. I guess it could be worse. It could be raining. Oh what's that? Yeah, it is raining. That lets out any outdoor paint work as well. At least I'll have a chance to attack her fridge.

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Posted by howmus on Friday, February 26, 2010 8:56 AM

Mornin'!  

Here in the Beautiful Finger Lakes Region of NYS, today has been canceled!

Photos later.......

Zoe I'll need something to warm me up and give me a bit of fuel for the digging out ceremony this afternoon after the "partly cloudy" stops falling out of the sky and blowing around sideways and piling up on my porch, driveway, and car.  How about a full stack of buttermilk pancakes, bacon, and lots of dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug.

Actually looks like we may have gotten between 6" and 8" of snow overnight.  Winds of 20+mph have piled it pretty deep in places.  It is still snowing outside as I type, but has settled into just a light fall.  There is a deep pile on my porch just outside my front door.  I may have fun just getting to the snow blower.........Wink  Ah a moving pile of snow just went down my street.........Shock Oh, just a car not completely cleaned off.

Ulrich sorry your house didn't sell.  Better days will come!  You remain in my prayers. 

Best get moving!

73

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We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, February 26, 2010 8:50 AM

Lee .... You requested a rotary plow yesterday. Here you are.  

Ulrich ..... There is a lot of advice here in USA for people facing foreclosure. They say to negotiate a deal with a bank. One strategy is to rent the house from the bank at a surprisingly low rent. Prblem I know is you already moved. ... That is great news about your son graduating. My son is in the computer field also.

JR ... Thanks for posting teh layout picture, I like the creative way you did a two level layout. The city scense are what I admire too.

PC .. nice looking GP38. What shortline is that?

 

 

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Posted by BamaCSX83 on Friday, February 26, 2010 8:41 AM

Morning all, just a tall glass of milk to go for me.  Gotta head off to w**k and sell auto parts to the masses.  Will be back later this evening after I get off.  See y'all later

PC: Interesting loco picture, looks like a GP38-2, and its fairly colorful.

Well see youse guys and gals.

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Posted by AmanaMedic on Friday, February 26, 2010 8:15 AM

*YYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN!

Good mornin,'

ROBBY P: Good luck at the job fair!

ULRICH: Sorry to hear of the latest kick in the scrum... what happened to your thoughts of maybe teaching?? There's always a need for qualified individuals to try and teach the ignorant masses. I don't have the foggiest notion what the educational system is like in Germany, but our 2-year community colleges, at least the ones I'm familiar with, seem to be in perpeptual hiring mode for "adjunct faculty." I know you're probably sick of hearing it, but I'm gonna say it anyway...hang in there!

Gotta go...Rerun is asking for his trip outside...into the frozen tundra. I keep telling him, if he'd just use the toilet, it'd save us all a lot of grief and bippy-freezing!

Hoping for a good, SAFE day for all...

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***EDIT*** Oh shazbot! Top! OK you chow-hounds...order up! Rerun won't be taking your orders this time, but the ladies are back and ready to dish it out.

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Posted by TMarsh on Friday, February 26, 2010 8:10 AM

Good morning all. Absolutely nothing will get done today in trainland. It is FISH FRY DAY for the Williamsviille United Methodist Church, corner of Elkhart and Jones. Serving fried fish, cole slaw and potatoe salad. Homemade dessert and ice tea, lemonade or coffee. Serving starts at 5pm, but if you show up about 4:30 you'll probably get served. Cost $7. Sounds like a lot, unless you are from a very large city maybe, but considering the cost, believe it or not the profit per dinner is not as much as one would think. But, we do it more out of tradition and fellowship anymore than big fundraiser. I will probably head into town about 10:30 to get the fish and then come back to Billyville, put the groceries away at the restaurant, then get over to the Township garage, which will/should be cleaned up by then and get out the racks and start thawing fish and setting up. Won't be in til late tonight.

Garry- I understand the fear of going into your home and finding someone else there. Takes the safe feeling away. Brenda, when she lived in Springfield, had her home broke into. Luckily they were gone when she returned, but the safe feeling was gone. I hope they regain the "trust" of their home. Sure glad no one was hurt. As if the tragedy of the other family isn't bad enough, the details are just horrible. I'm sure it isn't the right way to feel, but in this case, the sentence is a bit light. You're outhouse suggestion gives me an idea. Now to figure out how.....Mischief

Sam- I can't imagine what it would be like to have to sit there and watch the unavoidable event unfold. No way to swerve, and no chance to stop, even with a good distance, you just set the brake and watch helplessly as it happens. Awful. I hope you never have to experience that. But New Jersey....afraid you're probably right. The odds are not in your favor.  Yes I understand the sorrow of the family and they just want to memorialize their loved one, but I don't think they realize what they're doing to the one it happened to also, that couldn't do anything about it. And then again, sometimes, the thoughtless self centered unreasonable ones do. Like the Engineer should have done something. I think Ray's engineer spoke of the type.  OK, me and colors don't get along but I'll give it a shot. MoPac paint scheme. Ooops, I see you've already decided. Say, since every one probably has their own idea of what this place looks like and colors too I suppose, why don't you paint it the colors of yours-s-z passenger colors, or if it's gonna be a made up, er, I mean "freelanced" what you'd like them to be. Of course, that style of building does look good in stainless.

Flip- Good news about Deb!

Ulrich- Sorry to hear that. But don't give up the dreams. Things will get better.

WOW! Were'd the time go? Took me over an hour to do this post? Probably morn half that time was spent backspacing. The new term for erasing and correcting. Anyway, gotta get a move on.

Have a Great Day!!!

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Posted by Robby P. on Friday, February 26, 2010 7:38 AM

 Good snowy morning.  Its windy, and snowy.  Oh and fun to drive in!!!!

 I'm off to a job fair this morning.  Hopefully the roads will look better, and then off to a LHS.  I sold the "Saskatchewan"  hopper last night, and got a email from someone wanting one.  They didn't get a chance to buy it.  So.........Hopefully the LHS will have it. 

 Also maybe something good will come out of the job fair.

 PC.....I like the shot of the engine.   Its a neat looking thing!!

 Ulrich........That is some bad news.  Hope it all works out.  But......That is good about your son.  

 Well everybody have a good morning.  

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Posted by GMTRacing on Friday, February 26, 2010 6:59 AM

Good Morning All,

    28 and sn*wy this morning. Everything was iced over but mostly we had rain all last night. Roads were ok, but I don't envy those of you like Lee with feet of the stuff. And PC, it's 36 and sunny in Sebring with the high today at 61F. Rain tomorrow though, I leave for Sebring Weds morning with the team as we race there next weekend.

Ulrich - that's another bummer for you and Petra. Normally here if they take your house that's it the debt is gone as well.  Sounds like a raw deal all the way around (except for the bank).

   Lots to do again today and I'd best take my to go and do so. Cul, J.R.

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Posted by pcarrell on Friday, February 26, 2010 6:33 AM

Morning All!

Well, the wife and boy are in Florida. They pulled into Sebring (their destination) about midnight last night.  I'm not even going to ask the temp........I don't want to know!

I took off last evening to go meet up with some christian bikers that I've hung with a couple of times. Met at a little Italian place and had some excellent chicken alfrado. If I am what I eat, I'm now offically a cheesy chicken!

Oh, and here's the biker groups web site: http://www.gearedforchrist.com/

Also, I nabbed this shot of a loco while I was out and about!  I had to leave the shuttter open for 15 seconds to get the shot, it was so dark (even with the lights).  It's a little grainy, but it's an unusual subject.

Prayers for all those in need.....and thats all of us really!

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Posted by LSWrr on Friday, February 26, 2010 6:31 AM

Good (double header rotary plow) morning all,

The rear bumper on my truck sits roughly 2.5 feet above the ground, I had push through the snow drift with it to get on the street this morning. The storm just started, it will be an interesting drive home today.


Sam,
tell her you found a great sale on dishes, when the billboards arrive act upset that they sent you the wrong thing!  I think the regular price is $5.  I used POLY stainless for my diner.  I did a full interior with a red/black tile floor.  The tables and stools I used chrome and red.  I’ll find some pictures and show you.  Yes the light tape, where did I see that????  I’ll go on a mission today to find that stuff.  I think it’s popular with the passenger car details.  I installed the transparent green blinds at different heights and it made the whole kit pop.


Flip, good news about Deb.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 26, 2010 5:22 AM

 Good Afternoon Folks,

it is past noon here, lunchtime! Chloe, I´ll have  just a steak, medium, and a salad, Italian dressing, please! And a coke to wash it down!

It is a day of bad news and good news. 

Bad news first. Our house will not be sold to the people who had a look at it last week. It will now end up in a foreclosure sale at a fraction of its value, leaving us with a debt for nothing! This will put an end to all our plans of getting back into a "normal" life (and the end of all my model railroading dreams). Second item on the list of bad news is that my heart is giving me problems again - it´s those panic attacks, which put a lot of wear and tear on the old ticker.

The good news is, that my son has completed his exams today and was awarded his bachelor´s degree in computer engineering science. He will go for his master degree and, if things turn out as nice for him as in the past, go for a university career. In Germany, they are being paid well and have an almost secure job!

I am really proud of him!

CUL

 

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Posted by AmanaMedic on Friday, February 26, 2010 2:11 AM

Good mornin', a RBF and a slice of apple pie ala mode sounds good...really goodDinner!

ROB: I was gonna comment on the situation with the FIL/MIL...but JIM and JR beat me to it, and nailed it. I'd also echo trying to get an SOP in-place for calling you before calling 9-1-1...but I doubt their risk-manager would go for it. About the time there would be a delay or something else...a negative outcome would result. 'Ol Murph is pretty good about THAT sort of thing.Disapprove

I had a kid with frequent black-outs/seizures when I was the campus medic (had him again as the Amana Medic...go figure!). His mother was adamant he was NOT to be transported unless she was called first. For the college, we got it in writing, the muckety-mucks were OK with it, including the Dr. who served as medical director for Campus Health. The nurse and I were able to function under his license. If we screwed-up, it was his butt too. At Amana, the kid chose to drop in an area with multiple conveyors moving heavy refrigerators. His pass-out/drop like a sack of wet.....stuff episodes were always "un-witnessed," and he landed on concrete. So.....I had no choice but to go with the C-collar and back-board and transport by ambulance since he couldn't tell me what happened to him, and nobody else could either. Actual odds of him injuring himself? Slim. Actual risk to me for not taking all possible precautions? Tremendous. THAT's a big part of why I got OUT of Emergency Medical Services...too much CYA in place of common sense.

Simply put, nobody in THAT factory was worth my certification, or my house!

No Zoe, I don't need the soapbox...I'm done.

Honest!

TOM (in PA): Neat. My first helmet number was 10, with Central City Fire. At Springville, our badges only said "Fireman" without any numbers, no helmet numbers either. For Troy Mills, I was railroaded (not in a good way) into being the Fire Training Officer... I think the POS helmet might've had a number. I didn't care, I just had a new front piece made for MY Carins 1010...without any number. For Clarence (1-3-1 as Cedar Co. calls us), I was hoping for 10 (again) or 17 (since I'm a Matt Kenseth fan). I got 19. It was the only one open...but my gear is in spot #3 on the crash truck. Go figure?

*YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN*

Welp, the RBF and pie are history...and thus ends my broadcast day. Facetime with THAT in the morning, and probably two shoots in the evening: a Jr. High lock-in/dance followed by a dance show at the high school. OR...I might get to shoot Iowa City West High vs. Iowa City, City High in a Class 4A district final basketball game. We'll see.

A quick process/write job on both either later tonight...or sometime Saturday, then... MODEL RR TIME!!!

YAY!

Gotta fix THAT gap on the roundhouse...and see what steps I need to take to prevent it on the other 8 roof slabs.

G'nite...

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Posted by GMTRacing on Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:10 PM

Good Evening All,

   Another long day at the shop and another tomorrow but at least we're making good progress.  FWIW, when my MIL falls out of her bed or chair, the nursing staff is required to call and have her transported to the ER for a check. To not do so makes them liable if anything is missed when it happens (and it happens all too often these days). Sad but true waste of time in this litigious age we live in.

  Going to get some needed sleep in a sec once I finish my RBF and apple pie ala mode. We will try another old layout shot this from the double bridges on the upper level looking down onto the industrial area. Hopefully this'll w.rk again. CUL, J.R.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:57 PM

Thanks for info, Sam .... It looks better now than it did in either of those pictures.

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Posted by Trainman Sam on Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:52 PM

Heartland Division CB&Q
What is the history of the GP30?

Here are links to see what NH&I 2198 looks/looked like!

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1680199

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=10487

This beauty of a GP-30 was built in May 1963, as Pennsylvania RR 2250, then sold to I believe Penn Central, then Conrail, then NH&I!!!  I don't know this for sure, I would have to look it up, sorry I can't get definitive answers.

 

Sam

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Posted by Cederstrand on Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:51 PM

Bowl of chicken chili, please.

***Ray, really like your layout pic.Thumbs Up

***Barry, I see you're not far behind me there with the monitor business. Hope your results are equally good.

***Jim, that order to call my wife first is in place. My wife could not talk the idiot nurse on duty out of calling 911. Even the EMT's told us there was no need to bring them to the hospital and questioned what the heck the staff are being paid for at that facility. They should have helped him up and gone about their business. While they were still doing paper work at the hospital, an actual SERIOUS call came through and they had to send another crew. Bit of humor, my SIL (a personal injury attorney) admitted she is partly responsible for such crazy over reactions. Wow, a lawyer admitting some responsibility?Pirate

MRR mag arrived today. Looks like some good stuff in there.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:18 PM

Sam ... That's a neat old station. ... Looks like something to model. What is the history of the GP30?

Inch ... I'd like some of your ham and beans. Is this a place for your kettle. Some outhouse!

Ray ... the coal hoppers and the scene look nice.

Remember ... A pediatrician is a doctor of little patients.

 

 

 

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Posted by Trainman Sam on Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:06 PM

Flip- that's ok, I set me off, not you...

fec153
Bikers have to face the prejudice caused by the anal ones.

I ride a motorcycle too... I won't go THERE! Whistling

My prayers go to those affected by the tradgedy in FL...  My most recent encounter with persons tresspassing on Transit porperty were actually a bunch of teens running across the tracks near Manasquan, NJ.  There were six of them that crossed, The train I was operating was still a good football field or two away (they still shouldn't have crossed where they crossed, when there are grade crossings withing 100 yards of where they were...)

Oh, I posted over in the "Prototype" section, and thought I might ask here too.  Does anyone know if plans or kits are available for this type of station?  Or will I have to do what I have been planning to do, scratchbuild?

EDIT: here's what the "Diner" looks like again... I am only going to paint the "stripes" and the signs for this thing.  Iwill be painting the whole thing with a "Stainless Steel" paint first, then the stripes, the plastic is too dark grey to pass for stainless steel...

Sam

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:50 PM

 I did a little work today on a Seaboard boxcar. It's just a start.

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:17 PM

Good Evening, Chloe - it's me, Chloe, CapeJim! Really, you shouldn't believe those Diners who told you that I'd dropped off the face of the earth (or worse...). I'm fine, really. I'll have a Rio Grande mug of hot chocolate, please. Thanks!

[Edit] Oh, well, looks like I have the evening/dessert (and Ulrich's morning) tab. Okay, Chloe - start the total, and I'll settle up in the morning.

howmus

I have been occupying some time putting number decals on a PRR 55 ton Coal Car I have.  Never noticed it was not numbered until I went to put it in the database.  While I had it in for service, I decided to do a bit of weathering while I was at it.  Here is a sneak preview (more will be in WPF tomorrow):

  Okay, Ray, not fair - you left us wondering WHICH hopper didn't come with the numbering...Confused

I am not going to try to really catch up on 15 pages of posts, unfortunately...Sigh So if you posted a question for me, please email or PM it to me, or I may not find it under all those posts... Sorry!

I've been MIA for a bit due to 1) three busy days at w**k in a row (Wed. night ran until about 6:45 p.m. before I got away), 2) trying to catch up on the paperw**k (not there yet), and 3) got a new playtoy (reconditioned iPod touch). I was going to get a chance to catch up with my buddy Mark on Wed. night over pizza dinner, but his job ran late (and so did mine, as mentioned) - didn't get that done, we'll have to reschedule THAT.

I did get in an order from DMW (DPM/W-S 'Pre-fab' structure, some seated passenger figures for some of my passenger cars, and a pre-rusted pickup truck (which I may need to weather some more...). Unfortunately, they backordered my drill press and lathe sets (2 of them). Rats!

Looks from today's weather like you Diners in the Northeast are gonna get hammered with the white stuff again (and what's new?...Whistling). Stay warm and safe - especially Barry and those downwind of the Lakes. Shock

And Barry, I hope the monitor thing goes well - what are they checking for - sleep, heart problems, or something else?

Flip, good to read about Deb's progress from her surgery - tell her to keep up the good w**k! Thumbs Up

Rob, can you/your wife give the staff at her parents' home orders to contact you BEFORE calling the ambulance? I would think there ought to be some way to put limits on CYA liability idiots there (meaning their admin. and/or staff).

Todd, I am so sorry I was out of the Diner when you posted the horrible news of THAT low-life and what he did. I will 'catch up' on prayers for your daughter and grandson (and the rest of YOUR family). I'll only say that if that had happened in Texas, I think it STILL wouldn't have been suitable enough punishment or determent for that creep. I have NO tolerance for that type of behavior (or attitude on his its part), and there is NO excuse for it.

I'll keep looking for Keith's 'Diner sign' pic - haven't quite found it yet...Although I've seen some nice photos of cars and locos and neat layout stuff. Thumbs Up

But I may have to do that tomorrow - about time for me to head for home. Prayers for good test results, for healing of body, mind and spirit, and for some of that white stuff to skip over our Nor'eastern Diners and just fall into the Atlantic.

 

Blessings and a good rest for all of you tonight,

Jim in Cape Girardeau

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Posted by tcwright973 on Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:03 PM

Chris,

Besides trains and this forum, I guess we have one other thing in common, the number "19". That was my badge number for the 23 years I put in as a fire fighter. I don't remember the badge number I had when I was a volunteer in my home town.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:36 PM

Trainman Sam
They have to learn to be "gentle" with the train, you can't just wipe the throttle (which in a car would be putting the pedal to the floor) like you can with passenger.  If you did, you would most likely break a knuckle and separate the train... 

On some other forum I'm on there was a photo of a coupler AND a chunk of the "deck" torn off and sitting on the track. I'd really like to know what he did to take the entire coupler and deck off---Confused

BTW---I think the diner should be stainless steel-----ApproveOtherwise go greenSmile

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Posted by BamaCSX83 on Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:36 PM

Evening all.  Just stopping in for a few minutes, about to toss Heather in the tub. 

Todd: My heart and prayers go with you and yours from me and mine.  Keep us posted. 

Not a whole lot happening, going to be getting a pretty good payment from a side job that I'm doing.  With that money I plan on getting some Accurail kits and maybe another loco or two, along with some paint and decals.  Hopefully more side work will be coming and I'll get some more MRR money.  Going to of course put some of the money aside so taht I'll have a real "emergency" fund in cash aside from the credit card that we have. 

Well, guess I'll be moving along, the movie that we're watching is almost over (Disney's Tarzan) and after that its getting Heather ready to hit the sack and then plan on bed for myself. 

I'll just have a RBF to go please.

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Posted by Packers#1 on Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:34 PM

Robby P.

 Sawyer.....Thanks.  I was going to use this engine on the upper part of my layout (if I keep it).  I normally do coal drags on the upper part.  I guess it will fit in then Mischief.

 

It'll look more at home than a rugby player in a pub.

speaking of rugby...

awesome practice tonigh,t though it was COLD! I dressed for it though:

upper body: 

  • Long sleeve starter undershirt
  • Cotton undershirt
  • Rugby practice jersey
  • old Packers hoody

Lower body:

  • underwear (of course)
  • compression shorts
  • Adidas shorts
  • Soccer socks (same thing pretty much)
  • Under armor socks
  • Sweatpants
  • Rugby shorts
Yeah, I was dressed for the cold

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Posted by fec153 on Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:25 PM

Mike- Thanks for the correction. Yeah , Melbourne is on the coast. 

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:20 PM

Trainman Sam
They have to learn to be "gentle" with the train, you can't just wipe the throttle (which in a car would be putting the pedal to the floor) like you can with passenger.  If you did, you would most likely break a knuckle and separate the train... 

 

The guy talked about THAT as well tonight.  One of their engineers was a little hot on the throttle and broke a coupler a couple years back.  I asked him to explain "Slack Action" to the Scout..........  Not sure how much the Scout really understood, but I had a blast talking with him!  BTW this guy is certified to run the trains by radio while standing on the ground.  They have a couple places they commonly do THAT for some switching.  He said he loves the look on some people in cars when the loco is moving over a crossing and the cab has no one at all in it.........ConfusedBig Smile  The biggest train he has operated was 7 locos and I forget how many hundred cars he said.  Most of the time they use a 2 loco lashup and move about 50 cars at a time in freight service on the FGLK.  He also said that working on a shortline like the FGLK, he spends very little time waiting in the hole, so most of his time is moving trains.  He says about 90% of the time he loves his job!

73

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by fec153 on Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:14 PM

SAM- Sorry if I set you off. But it's always the 1 % ers that mess it up for the good ones. Bikers have to face the prejudice caused by the anal ones.

PC- I sure hope your wife packed warm clothes or is going farther south than mid-Fla. cccold.

Three in a row for Canadas women hockey. Congrats, all you Canucks.

Again, thanks to all your postings of your layouts and prowess in modeling.

Prayers for all and families.  And warmer weather, with no floods.

Flip

 

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Posted by inch53 on Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:59 PM

 

Evening, a barley pop please Cleo.

TODD,,,,,,,,, right sorry to hear bout your daughter n grandson. We're keptin them in our thoughts for a full recovery. As for him, well I think most every one else has covered that for me.

PC,,,, hows your wife doing, well I hope.

FLIP,,,,,,,,,, glad Deb's recovery is going n know she'll be givin you more honey-do's to kept yo out of trouble. Also their talking bout those girls that died in Florida over on the other side. It was an FEC train. I feel sorry for both the girls families and the train crew.

http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/169533.aspx

All this talk bout outhouse's, here's a 2 holer for ya, from up to Gays IL.

Did somebody say something bout wantin my ham n beans. Well the rendering kettles on the fire, grab a bowl.

The girls have some cornbread too.

Great pics every-ones been posting, kept'em comin

Best gets round, bout time for a shower. Thoughts for those in need n ya'll have a gooden

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309

DISCLAIMER-- This post does not clam anything posted here as fact or truth, but it may be just plain funny
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Posted by Trainman Sam on Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:55 PM

howmus
As soon as the train came to a full stop the idiot gets out of his truck and started to swear at him.........  (They live among us!)

Yeah, they do THAT here too!  One guy pulled out of a station, came upon a guy sleeping on the side of the track, but with his feet against the side of the rail... he stops, yells at the guy, the guy wakes up and starts cursing the engineer out, the engineer jumps out of the train, walks up to him and KNOCKS him clean out, gets back on the train and pulls away!  I wish I coulda been there when it happened, but that was a long time ago...

howmus
Also in winter brakes decide not to work right on cars every once in a while.

That happens when ice builds up on the wheels and/or brake shoes.  It is prevented by applying the brakes every few miles, to keep the shoes and wheel tread "warmed"!

Also, running freight and passenger are completely different animals!  I have the utmost respect for the freight guys!   They have to learn to be "gentle" with the train, you can't just wipe the throttle (which in a car would be putting the pedal to the floor) like you can with passenger.  If you did, you would most likely break a knuckle and separate the train...  I was considering applying for Conrail, CSX, or NS.  I decided to go with Transit because I would be home every "night" whereas in freight, you might be out for a few days...

Well, back to the mags, again!

Flo, may I have a refill on the Hot Fudge Sundae please?  Thanks

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)

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Posted by Trainman Sam on Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:42 PM

Hello again friends!

Dinner was cool! I made Hambooger helper’s Cheezie Ranch BurgerDinnerDinner, got it finished just before my wife got home!

Flip- Glad to hear that Deb is recovering so well!  Hope and prayers for THAT trend to continue!AngelAngel 

Keith- thanks for the Diner sign pic!LaughBig SmileLaugh I saved it, and will use it on one of the “signs” that will be either on the Diner or around it, have yet to decide on the signage…

Flip- THOSE engineers are few and FAR between… the MEDIA has put such a BAD image of engineers, portrayed as stupid, ignorant, arrogant, ALL TO GET RATINGS…Angry I thought there was something called LIABLE to correct ignor-anus’s such as these…DisapproveGrumpy Oops SoapBox showed up again… durn thing won’t leave me alone!Whistling

Lee- Thanks again for the link, I’m in negotiations with the CFO to get a dozen… seems someone just doesn’t understand a sale!!! Which is ironic for a woman! (Just a JOKE people don’t send nasty letters)

I’m waiting for the first vote to be cast… If you guys wanna do it anonymously, just send me a PM… or if this sounds corny, I’ll stop. But I would need a vote on THAT too! Whistling

I have yet to find the “lighting” tape… I know it’s out there. Just hope it’s small enough to fit the “stripes” on the Diner…

Well, I’ll be at the RC, still got the mags to read…

Flo, may I please have the same thing that Ray and Barry are havingDinner? Thanks

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)

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