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Posted by last mountain & eastern hogger on Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:24 PM
Whistling

Allegheny2-6-6-6
Well got a total of 7 through out the day and not a single one since, don't know about low cholesterol or any of that and it was a brand named peanut butter.  I'll try and take some pictures of the next crop of incarcerated squirrels,

 

This is getting to be a real ZOO.   Last week it was mice and this week it is squirrels.  Somebody should let all the cats know, they would have a field day and eliminate those pesky critters.

Chloe, when you get a moment, I would like to have a plate of Bush Beans and Garlic toast with a cherry coke today for change.

CHRIS,  Is that the Kate Shelly bridge in your picture?  That is a neat story about it and how it came by it's name. (If it is.)

ULRICH,  Please touch base with us here, we sure are missing you.  Hope all is well.Also still wondering about Fergie and OJ-Ed. Anyone have any news of them.

SAWYER, I think that layout plan has some good options for you.  Are you able to extend either of those sidings into a small yard?

JEFF, Sorry to hear that the ankle is acting up again.  You'll just have to stop that table dancing. Really like your diesel fuel storage.  I have one of those cars that doesn't really fit well with my era, but it would work for storage.  I must try that if you don't mind.

LEE, really sounds like a great week-end you had in the Chi-Town area. I can just imagine the amount of info you would have gained there.Wow!!

Keith,  for a relatively new person to the hobby, I am quite impressed by your skills. That layout is really looking good and taking on a quality and feeling of it's own.  Thumbs UpThumbs Up

I have finally been able to track down and purchase the "Dowmtown Deco's " Angel's Pillow Factory that has been out of production for quite awhile now and I had almost given up hope on locating one.  But  T-J's Model Trains in the Tri-Cities area of Washington  had it and I was able to pick it up from them. This will be my first hydrocal kit. So if any of you have some great hints for these hydrocal kits I would greatly appreciate any info I can glean from you.

Well, I am work here again, so I hadn't better take up any more of their time or I might be a permanent Model railroader with nothing to support my hobby habit.

Keep smiling and stay cool ya all.

Johnboy out.................................for now

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Posted by Robby P. on Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:17 PM

 Just a quick stop.  Made it to a LHS and picked up a few things. 

 Here's a shot of my next project and the customers car.  My project is the Railbox.  I've patched it, and it will be rusty and graffiti (yeah I know Whistling).  That's what people are looking for on the cars I sell.   The "hooker" hopper is a customers.  He wanted something basic.  I still gotta do the roof, and underneath.  That should be done in a couple of days or so.

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Posted by Wisconsin Railfan on Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:13 PM

AmanaMedic

 Good afternoon 'eh,

WISCONSIN RAILFAN: Hey, GLAD you (and some others) are liking the pics! Thank you very much! As for the powered blue box Athearn...I see I'm a little late weighing in on this, but $40 with shipping? Sounds pretty darn good! Like I said, Plano offers a brass template for the nose bell notch, and includes 3 or 4 brass inserts to go into the notch. The bell (Detail Associates or Details West) goes on the insert. Pretty slick! Toughest part is matching Athearn's paint.  What paint scheme does it have?? Original yellow? "Traditional" yellow? "Zito?" 

Thanks for the info Chris, it was $40 shipped, and it's brand new.  Would you happen to have links for the brass templates? I am not sure on the color, how would I tell?

EDIT* Are these the ones http://www.planomodelproducts.com/dieseld_scq.html  Part#18421?

Thanks Again!

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:52 PM

Allegheny2-6-6-6
Well got a total of 7 through out the day

 

I WON!  I WON!!!  THAT should make up a good batch of Squirrel Stew don't you think, eh? Peanut butter flavored as well......Whistling

Zoe, I'll have a reuben sandwich with a side order of fries to go along with a glass of Dr. Pepper please.

Since the rain stopped (it was only a sprinkle anyway) I decided to get some more of the lawn mowed.  So i have about 2/3s done at the moment.  I usually mow twice during the month of August....  I will most likely have to mow at least 5 times this month if the schedule stays the same....  I'm talking 4 or so inches of growth every week. 

OK, I have some recording w*rk to finish today and now would be a good time to get it done.

Later!

73

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Posted by Allegheny2-6-6-6 on Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:22 PM

Allengheny, thats quite a funny story.   Well, how many did you catch?  I was wondering, just how many squirrels a jar of peanut butter will catch. Maybe have a sign out front that says... "Squirrels For Sale, good eatin, low on cholesteral" 

Hey I noticed you've been here since  07, you got any pics we all can look at?  A site perhaps?  Just wondering."

 

Afternoon all Burger deluxe and a coke  please  all we were gettin some well needed rain here not enough to do much of anything really but I loaded up the old truck and headed off to the recycling center and the poor town workers had to close the place because of a little drizzle give me a break don't these people know what the job market is like out here.

Well got a total of 7 through out the day and not a single one since, don't know about low cholesterol or any of that and it was a brand named peanut butter.  I'll try and take some pictures of the next crop of incarcerated squirrels, When I get some layout pics worth posting I may put them some where but afraid I know where some may suggest I put them......

Just my 2 cents worth, I spent the rest on trains. If you choked a Smurf what color would he turn?
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Posted by AmanaMedic on Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:19 PM

 Good afternoon 'eh,

Yup...STILL w**king on THAT article for THAT. I've had about a dozen "false starts" on it, think I've finally got it going in the right direction. Now, I just have to go back and listen to about 1:43 worth of agitated people to get the best quotes...and quote 'em with 100% accuracy. 

KEITH: Funny! While I appreciate the offer, the odds of me making a trip to California are somewhere between Slim and None...and Slim just took the bus out of town! Laugh Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the Land of Shake and Bake... its just THAT IF I ever get up enough bucks to make such a trip...well, there's plenty of things here at home THAT would need them dollars just a little bit more: furnace, windows, siding or painting the house, etc., etc., etc.

Besides...either a shark would get me or I'd drown ("we'll go surfing"). With MY luck, the Baywatch member resuscitating me wouldn't be some babe...it'd be...a DUDE! Shock Dead

I guess weather, "seasonable" or "unseasonable" is just something we gotta live with. And just wait, a few months from now, you'll hear me hollarin' all the way to the PCH about how blinkin'-brackin', frickin'-frackin' COLD it is around here...your 50s and 60s will (again) be "paradise" as I'm throwin' on layer upon layer of clothing to keep from freezing to death in the sub-zero arctic tundra known as Iowa...

WISCONSIN RAILFAN: Hey, GLAD you (and some others) are liking the pics! Thank you very much! As for the powered blue box Athearn...I see I'm a little late weighing in on this, but $40 with shipping? Sounds pretty darn good! Like I said, Plano offers a brass template for the nose bell notch, and includes 3 or 4 brass inserts to go into the notch. The bell (Detail Associates or Details West) goes on the insert. Pretty slick! Toughest part is matching Athearn's paint.  What paint scheme does it have?? Original yellow? "Traditional" yellow? "Zito?" 

If'n you be needin' pics...let me know. I might have the exact unit somewhere in the digital files...

SAWYER: I can see where the turnouts could be a problem. As for the bridges, THAT Atlas bridge is exactly what I was thinking of. Careful Lad, you don't want to share a brain with me...Laugh The ME bridge would be awesome for one of your river crossings. In my warped mental image, I'm picturing THAT for one, and...

for 'ta other...Big Smile

But, THATs just me... can't get anywhere with my own designs...so I come up with "solutions" for everybody else...Banged Head

 

Time to get back to THAT article for THAT...lest she come up with a "solution" for me tomorrow...to my personal detriment! Oh, and she says I have a "linguistic flair." I asked her if I should see a doctor about having it removed...hoped it isn't painful nor contagious...Mischief

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:34 AM

 Good morning. Getting a late start today as I had a bad night last night. My ankle was hurting so bad that I didn't get to sleep until around 3 am. My nephew found a van yesterday with the steering column still in it but he says the coupling between the column and the steering box is different. So today he's supposed to be going back to see about snagging the steering box too, because sure as we don't get it we're going to need it. Old man Murphy never sleeps.



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Posted by Wisconsin Railfan on Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:20 AM

Blazzin

  Steven ... 40 bucks out the door.. eh.. not a bad price.

 

 

Thanks for the reply, I decided to get it. $40 shipped brand new. I was also lucky that I have went with the the young lady that had crossed my path, she is really good to me Big Smile

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Posted by Packers#1 on Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:56 AM

AmanaMedic

Packers#1
Also I'm going to attempt to find a good spot on my trackplan to fit in a passing siding.

  If'n it was me, I'd drop a curved turnout at the furniture factory corner, and run the passing siding along the top to the other curve for a good long siding. So says the guy who's own "passing siding" will consist of at best an engine run-around...Whistling

And SAWYER, here's an idea for one of your bridges: ex-Rock Island mainline crossing over the CNW at the Cedar River Bridge.

[snip picture]

Of course, you'd probably need ten times the greenery... Whatcha got in mind for the two river bridges??? I think this layout has a lot of scenic potential.

 

Back at it goeth I...

Chris

 

 

I would use the curved turnout, but alas Atlas still hasn't released them and I don't want to try to fit a peco code 55 to atlas or micro-engineering code 55, since it's basically code 80 buried in the ties. That's a great idea for the bridge, there's also one here in Aiken over a road that I may prototype. I might take the grades out since it's a 2% grade on 12.5" radius curves. I dunno how well that's gonna work to not allow stringing the train. These bridges from Micro Engineering are what I'm thinking about for the lake bridges. This atlas bridge would work good for that CNW scene you posted though. Decisions decisions.

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Posted by TMarsh on Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:50 AM

Good (mid) Morning. Getting a real late start today as I'm going to see Mom and do not have plans to do much at the house today as I should. Then w**k at 5pm CDT.

Spent a little time in the train room this morn. Didn't do anything except look and say, "nah, I don't have time to do that. Nah, don't want to get all that out and clean it up. Nope, best not start that" Basically did nothing.

Ray- I'm very sorry to hear about your BIL. Rest assured he as well as your SIL, you and the entire family are in my prayers. On the bright side, if there can be one, my Father had Multiple Myloma (sp?) and was symtomized and prognosis-ized pretty much as your BIL. He was given 6 weeks and made a wonderful recovery and lived another 7 years. The last 6 months was tough on him and us, but those 6+ years were great. He really enjoyed himself. I hope the same for your BIL, only longer.

John- I say I use Word, less to type and makes no difference what I use to anyone else really, but actually I use "Word Processor for Works". A package that is bundle at no additional charge with the computer. I also use IE. I don't have any problems with posting into the forums. What happened before was I apparently miss clicked an icon when bringing up the smiley things. The screen made a move and I didn't pay attention until I had posted and noticed .

I do spell check using the proof read of the post in Word, sorry Word Processor for Works (see?) and then again after the copy and paste when I highlight the names so people can see what I post related to them without reading the others if they choose, or don't want to read all my ramblingsWhistlingBig Smile, and then again after I hit the post button. THAT's usually when I catch the most. But, as we all know a proof read immediately after writing doesn't do a thorough job and no offense to anyone, it's not that you're not worth it, but I don't want to type a post then sit for an hour and come back to see that I wrote you instead of your or wierd rather than weird.

Ken- OK the keyboard is soppy now after reading you drove a '69 Daytona. Then when I read on and see you own a '68 Hemi Roadrunner, it happened again. I have a '70 Roadrunner with a little ole 383 in the garage that hasn't moved in over 25 years. I too need to get back on that when time and cash allow.

Well, I best get moving.....again I'm late.

Have a Great Day!!!

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Posted by Blazzin on Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:41 AM

  RAy,, lol,  I say 5 squirrel he caught,  and some of those were the Red Hawks lunch and dinner~

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Posted by Blazzin on Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:32 AM

  Steven ... 40 bucks out the door.. eh.. not a bad price.  Depends on the type of person you are I guess.  I know this,  what ever you choose, its your choice.  That is,  you have the ability to choose, and if you do, there's no looking back and saying.. I should have done this.  Thats the choice you made.. and live with it.  I do know from past experiences,  If you don't, and you really liked it... well that particular one.. you will always use as a ruler to measure others by.  And then you might have wished you bought it.  Same goes for a perspective young lady that you may find crossing your path.  You let that one go~  you'll probably be comparing her to all the rest.  I hope this helps.. lol.  Woot!

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:26 AM

Mornin' everyone!

Ulrich still hasn't been in this week???

Zoe I'll have one of those breakfast bagels and lots of dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug (keep it filled for me).

Blazzin
Allengheny, thats quite a funny story.   Well, how many did you catch?  I was wondering, just how many squirrels a jar of peanut butter will catch. Maybe have a sign out front that says... "Squirrels For Sale, good eatin, low on cholesteral" 

 

The "Low on cholesteral" depends on whether he was catchin' 'em with "real" peanut butter or the stuff that is basically peanut flavored shortening with a lot of sugar thrown in.  You know, the stuff choosy mothers choose........Whistling  I get the real stuff made out of peanuts and salt that has the big warning on the label, "Warning!  Contains Peanuts!" or sometimes, "Warning!  This product was processed using equipment that has been used to process nuts!"  Yep THAT's the stuff I use.......Smile,Wink, & GrinLaugh

So How many did he catch???  I think we should have a pool to see who comes closest.  I say 7.

It is a lovely 71°F here in the Finger Lakes this morning under drizzly skies.  We need the rain so I can still say it is a lovely day.  Actually warmer up in Moosonee today.  They are currently 23°C under partly cloudy skies.

I have to start getting materials together today for the NMRA Picnic on Saturday.  Looks like I won't be mowing lawn, so I may get a few other things done.

Later!

73

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

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Posted by Wisconsin Railfan on Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:56 AM

 Hello Again!

I hope it's OK that I ask a question here, some of you know I am working on a C&NW diorama and need a loco, I found a Brand New Athearn HO #140-4427 SD-40-2 Powered Blue Box for $40 shipped. Was wondering if that is a worth the price?

 

Thanks in advance,

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Posted by Blazzin on Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:55 AM

  Allengheny, thats quite a funny story.   Well, how many did you catch?  I was wondering, just how many squirrels a jar of peanut butter will catch. Maybe have a sign out front that says... "Squirrels For Sale, good eatin, low on cholesteral" 

Hey I noticed you've been here since  07, you got any pics we all can look at?  A site perhaps?  Just wondering.

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Posted by Blazzin on Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:43 AM

   "Good morning everyone!  Two eggs scrambled with cheese, two waffles, and 5 strips of bacon, I need to give my gallbladder a good workout~"

  Steven.. alot of us here enjoy those pics of C&NW.   I always look forward to it in the morning, 

  Barry, I thank you for the compliment on the country song,  I did say it was a foot tapper and it was. I think someone like Der John would say,  "Yeah I remember that guy in the Kingston Trio" ...lol. But that vid has some nice pic of a small town. I'm sure you noticed the saloon and dirt roads.  I liked it all.

 Now concerning the layout.. wow.. thanks again.  Last night I did lay more cork and plan on laying more cork.  As I continued to lay the cork I found that the layout was getting dirty.  You know, the damp cloth to make sure it adheres to the wood.  Well I couldn't believe how much dust, dirt, cork, wood shaving was on those ramps.  Then I started wondering... lol.. just how much of a need there is to continue laying cork.  As I followed the ramps up I actually notice some parts I had not glued in, just to make the laying of track easier.  Lucky me.

  ON a side note here, I'm looking for a link that J.R. sent me (I believe it was JR)  that listed all the possible buildings associated with 'yards' depending on if it was steam or diesel.  No,  I dont want to buy another book,  I have a few already.  But as I work up the layout with laying cork,  I'll also be doing another diorama to tag team my efforts and time.   Funny thing.. as I move up.. its taking less cork and the laying of cork is easier.  As far as pics, well nothing to photograph.  But I'm making headway... I think I can I think I can.. choo choo~!

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Posted by Allegheny2-6-6-6 on Thursday, August 12, 2010 8:47 AM

 Morning gents, large coffee and porkroll (a Jersey thing just in case your wondering) egg & cheese on a roll with a side of hash browns please. Well happy to report and still no bear sightings. But we do have some of the dumbest squirrels in America here. Set out the have-a-heart trap next to the wife's corn and I no sooner get to the back door and plunk the door slams shut. Mr. Squirrel is now going bonkers  running around the cage at about 100mph after i reset the trap and go back in the house i check it about 15 minutes later and there's one of his buddies.Well this went on for the better part of the afternoon until I ran out of peanut butter. Later on in the afternoon I was just about ready to take my little guy over to Lowes (his favorite place in the world) and I look out the back door as I grabbed my keys and I saw this big and I mean big Redtailed Hawk sitting on the ground. It's not uncommon to see them around here mostly sitting in trees or on the roof of one of the barns or something but never on the ground. I went to the other room to grab my camera but as soon as i got back he took off. Maybe he heard there was a new squirrel hunter in town.......lol I really do hate those fuzzy tailed tree rats.

Well after chores and job hunting I plan on getting back to my Walthers asphalt street system for the largest town on the railroad that I've been working on. There pretty neat and all with a lot of little details like man hole covers and storm drains and curbing but the problem I'm seeing is that once you start using them your pretty much stuck having to keep using them. I wasn't having any luck transitioning them to .040 styrene cut sheets as additional road sections, I found them at Train World being as everyone else seems to be out of stock and at the cheapest price I've seen so far.

Oh well hope everyone enjoys their day I hope it's cooler where your at.

Just my 2 cents worth, I spent the rest on trains. If you choked a Smurf what color would he turn?
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Posted by Robby P. on Thursday, August 12, 2010 7:20 AM

 Good morning.  Its not as hot, and maybe some rain later.

 First off, I've already gotten mad this morning.  Stupid "FAFSA" website makes you think you are so dumb.  "That's wrong", "that's incorrect", Banged Head.   Anyways........Thanks for the comments on the car.  I'm going to go by a LHS today and find a couple more projects to do.  One of my car's sold last night and its going to Australia.   I also have a "customers" car I need to start on.  So its been busy in the basement lately.

 JR.........Last time I did this car, I had a problem with pictures.  I agree, its the blue.  The car looks 100% better in person than the photos.  

 Chris.......If I think of something I will let you know.  I probably won't till it gets closer to go to school, but thanks Big Smile.

 Well I better do the "honey do list".  Then its off to the LHS.  

 "Rust, whats not to love?"      

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, August 12, 2010 7:19 AM

Good Morning people!!

Welp, I got the cardiologist appointment today about getting a defibrillator put into me. I also am planning to go and see about getting a new soundcard for my computer I'm building. I's going to be a busy fellow today---

Keith: Liked that youtube video. Also like the way your layout is working out.

We are supposed to be kinda dull and dreary today with a 30% chance of little tiny dribbly showers coming through. We won't see any rain but we will see the humidity build up

Flo, I'll just have a cupajava and a breakfast bagel please---I'll be at the window booth for a bit

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Posted by Wisconsin Railfan on Thursday, August 12, 2010 6:45 AM

 Good Morning Folks!

Just passing through this morning, I must say that I am really enjoying all the C&NW pictures being posted!

Have a great day all!

 

Steven

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Posted by LSWrr on Thursday, August 12, 2010 6:03 AM

Good morning all,


Well here I am behind posts again!  I had company in and out all weekend and first thing Monday I drove to Chicago.  Well actually Homewood, IL to visit CN “southern” operations center.  Very impressive on how the RR runs and manages trains between Canada and the gulf of Mexico.  No pictures since everything there is post 1960.  Homewood was a 5 hour drive from the house, so it wasn’t too bad for everything I got to see.

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Posted by Blazzin on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:36 PM

  "hOT chocolate please~"

  I'll bet most of you are in bed by now.. so consider this a morning message and a country song to greet your day.  So don't click on the link if you don't like country... lol.  Country music?  If you can't feel it, you never will.

But its a foot tapper... the best  kind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1iQLXM1e0I

This mornings reading is on Scratchbuilding a Whipple Truss Bridge in HO scale  Nice pic too.  A bridge made back in 1870.

From two Central Valley 150 Pratt Truss Bridge kits  http://www.housatonicrr.com/Whipple.htm

  I have this kit in N scale,  I thought it looked familiar.

  Chris.. lol.. quote.. lol.. woot.. "KEITH: Cheer up man! You're always just so darn gloomy...Smile,Wink, & Grin And, I will STILL trade you weather any day, anytime. 

  Alright alright .. I'm not gonna say $#!+,  even if I have a whole mouth full of it.  I'll make ya a deal, No more complaining about the terrible weather, if you try to make it out here for a week or two next summer.  Plan on the last week of June for the warmest water, 72 degrees.. considered warm.   You pay for a flight out here, and I'll take you to the nicest beaches around... we'll go surfing.  Right now the water is a cool 62 degrees and falling. 

  Time for bed  see you all in the morning.

Keith

 

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Posted by GMTRacing on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:23 PM

Greetings from Monterey,

     Not so bad - cool cars everywhere, auctions, car shows, automobilia, a race but.... hey its cold! 90's at home and here the high was 63F. Actually had to wear a jacket.

   Out to the track tomorrow to see friends and then whatever. Haven't found a train store yet and here we are blocks from John Allens ' house. (guess he must have done mailorder?)

Ray - our prayers for your BIL.

Zanoz - The typical pump house would be brick, large double doors to get the pumps in and out of, none or a few small windows up high and a man door. Pretty rudimentary stuff and I'll leave it to our other more knowledgeable readers to chime in on possible pre-builts. I have a Walthers prefab water tower and think it's great.

Robby - I see what you mean. I think the main problem is around the fade on the blue. Seems too vivid on the photos.

   Still tring to adapt to the time zone (9 here but I'm three hours more tired than that). 

                           Catch y'all later, J.R. 

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Posted by AmanaMedic on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:11 PM

howmus
We have quite a few not too bright ones working the job....... Whistling  I have been debating contacting the ambulance service to report it.

 

This former EMT/Paramedic would call 'em in a heartbeat about it... Sounds like somebody needs a little refresher class in driving. My old boss in Creston would most assuredly deliver a butt chewing for parking on the tracks, with good reason!

 

G'night everybody,

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 10:45 PM

Howdy ...

Ray .... Sorry to learn about your BIL's health problem. Prayers for him.

Galaxy ... Watch out! that BP is too high. Glad you are seeing doctors.

Jeff .... Yikes! ... A GP9 has been decapitated!

Well, the Seadoo is running fine, but the afternoon's are too hot to use it. I'd like some cooler weather now. That must be why the diner is in upper Ontario.

GARRY

HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR

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Posted by howmus on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 10:17 PM

 Evenin' folks!

Just a cup of decaf for me Flo.

Did about 1/3 of the lawn this evening.  Ran out of battery and daylight at the same time...... Had to run a few errands this afternoon, and one of them (dropping some veggies off at my son's house for them) took me downtown to the railroad crossing.  I crossed the track where there is plenty of room for about one large or 2 small cars and stopped for the red light.  Car behind me pulled up clear of the track and stopped.  The idiot behind him pulled up right on the tracks, right where you can see the sign THAT says, "NEW YORK STATE LAW, NO STOPPING ON THE RR TRACKS!".  Not to be outdone the next lane over did the same exact thing.  BTW the vehicle parked right on the tracks was one of our local ambulances!  We have quite a few not too bright ones working the job....... Whistling  I have been debating contacting the ambulance service to report it.

The Finger Lakes Railway actually slows way down when using the crossing and has the Conductor get off the loco and flag down traffic.  Even then there is occasionally some bright person who drives around in front of the train while it is crossing.......  

Rob, interesting about Tinytoons.  What a cute little girl!   How many hands tall is she?

The really sad thing about my BIL being in the hospital right now is the two things he was really looking forward to this Summer is the Steam Pageant near Canandaigua which is this week, and Diesel Days out at the museum a week from now.  Doesn't look like he will make either one now....

Hope you all have a good evening!

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 AmanaMedic on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:53 PM

Packers#1
Also I'm going to attempt to find a good spot on my trackplan to fit in a passing siding.

  If'n it was me, I'd drop a curved turnout at the furniture factory corner, and run the passing siding along the top to the other curve for a good long siding. So says the guy who's own "passing siding" will consist of at best an engine run-around...Whistling

And SAWYER, here's an idea for one of your bridges: ex-Rock Island mainline crossing over the CNW at the Cedar River Bridge.

Of course, you'd probably need ten times the greenery... Whatcha got in mind for the two river bridges??? I think this layout has a lot of scenic potential.

 

Back at it goeth I...

Chris

 

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Posted by Packers#1 on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:52 PM

 Chris, I basically acknowledge the worst but realize that it probably won't be as bad as the worst. and yessir, those red tracks will eventually go to staging yards. The idea is for a focus on trains running ona  mainline, but there is an industry for some switching.

Ken, bigger at 6x7, but will take up a corner of my room and be set a height where I can fit both my workbench and study desk underneath it, so it'll fit into my room better. As to the Mopars, I'm more any muscle car right now, but I like the not as widely known as the classic Ford-Chevy showdown, and they had some big ole brutes. I also like the new Challengers and Chargers, but mainly I prefer the muscle cars. and just b/c I like Mopars doesn't mean I don't like Chevies or Fords, Chevelles are absolutely beasts. :D

well, either tomorrow or friday I'm going to do my spanish summer assignment. Also I'm going to attempt to find a good spot on my trackplan to fit in a passing siding.

Sawyer Berry

Clemson University c/o 2018

Building a protolanced industrial park layout

 

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Posted by AmanaMedic on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:52 PM

 Good Evening... large glass of lemonade please and a mild OD of ibuproffen (tension headache)... thankya.

Packer
More people being stupid around trains. As cruel as it may sound saying this, I really do think that natural selection (darwin stuff) may be working there.

It could very well be natural selection working...their brains sure aren't! Angry

The twits in Stanwood either a) got bored with dodging trains, or b) were escorted home by a Deputy. Of course, if the officer spoke with 'em, they probably burst out laughing and high-fiveing once "The Man" left. They'll probably be in high regard amongst their peers. Disapprove

I'm just glad this nonsense occurred over in Stanwood's district. I really don't feel like hosing dead kid parts off the front of a locomotive and/or helping the ambulance crew walk the ROW looking for the pieces to be picked up and put into red (biohazard) bags. And yes, it has been done around here before.

Sorry, I don't suffer fools very well...and I resent what they put other people through when their act of stupidity turns into "an incident."

 

ROB: I've spoken with Rerun about his...table service. Laugh The next time we get stuck with TOP, he'll just be full of Zip-a-Dee Doo-Dah...

KEITH: Cheer up man! You're always just so darn gloomy...Smile,Wink, & Grin And, I will STILL trade you weather any day, anytime. "Real summer" continues with a high tomorrow in the 90s and continued high humidity. The Canadians must be having pity for us, seems they are sending a massive cold front through this weekend...should knock the temps back to just below 80 on Sunday. Between your knee and my re-arranged sinus, we've got the built-in weather indicators covered.

Well, I suppose...back to w**k. I know what I want to say in the article...it's just how to arrange it THAT is snagging me up now. Do I go with this set of quotes first? Maybe THAT quote instead. I could just go with a glorified transcript...but THAT would be boring. By re-arranging things, I can keep it accurate, but also make it so THAT a reader would actually want to read it all. Then, couple all of THAT cogitation, contemplation, and strategization with an intense desire to NOT have to listen to the 2-hour tape...and the back of my head throbs. But, to get all of the quotes I want to use 100% accurate...I'm gonna have to. Oh well, my favorite talk-show host is done in eight minutes... guess instead of "reeling in the years" to iTunes tonight...I'll be listening to a bureucrat, consultant, lawyer, shyster, and a bunch of peeved land owners.

Anybody wanna be a newspaperman???

ChrisEight Ball

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Posted by Packer on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:17 PM

Hey guys.

Did some work on that SLSF SD40-2 dummy (blue box) I have. Filled in the gap between the db blister and the radiator, cleaned up some of the molding flash, and removed all the glazing. When tring to remove the glazzing the headlight casing split. All that plus the thick paint pretty much sealed the fate of it getting repainted. If I can'tget a cab from athearn, I'll go with a cannon one. So more stuff in additon to the parts list for this unit

Chris, More people being stupid around trains. As cruel as it may sound saying this, I really do think that natural selection (darwin stuff) may be working there.

Robby, Nice work on the hopper.

Vincent

Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....

2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.

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