Well its raining now. That gave me a break in the basement, kinda had to run around the house closing windows.
Ray.....Thanks. Its been a loooong process on this car. Sand and paint, sand and paint. Its about 90% done now. I did the trucks, couplers, underneath, since lunch. I hope to get some good pictures tomorrow.
Rob......I hope the FIL gets better.
Garry.....That is a bad wreck. When I went to a get together (train guys), a guy at the party works for CSX. He's one of the safety guys. He had some WILD video. He even had some pictures of a house that was near the tracks, with a "piston" through the wall. The engine blew a piston and it went through the roof, the ceiling, and then stuck in the wall of the house.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Here's a pair of videos. Bad head on collsion. BNSF.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LpCIiwarOk&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BC3qzm41e8&NR=1
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Columbian coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
***Garry, neat layout pic. Like the look of those tracks.
***Jeffrey, I see the reconstruction progress is coming along quite well. Sure beats the earthquake aftermath look.
FIL had a seizure last night, long overdo and no surprise. My wife met him (the ambulance) at the hospital. Probably caused by a sinus or UT infection. He was released last night after the usual tests. (his head must glow at night from all those scans) My wife is taking him to his regular Doc today.
Have a good day y'all.
Rob
Good Day Folks!
BLT and a Dr . Pepper please!
I have the day off today, going to stop at one of the LHS, and maybe hit a few thrift stores and see what I can find. Later I plan on watching the Cass Scenic RR DVD to get some ideas for a project.
Have a good day everyone
Steven
howmusMmmmmmmm! Lobster Tails! Are they pre-blackened fresh from the Gulf.....? Oh-oh Zoe has her frying pan!
I thought the same thing with the maple syrup this morning--oh oh--here she comes with the frying pan---see ya bye ----ZZZZZZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
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/
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe I'll have a breakfast muffin with cheese, a side order of home fries, and a dark roast coffee in a R&GV RR Mug. I'll go sit at the rivet counter for a while.
We have had a slight "official" name change at the museum, BTW. We used to have the call letters NRHS which had to be used at the beginning of all new radio communications.
Robby, great weathering as always, sir!
Jeffrey, at 100°F, the snow in the photo should melt off pretty fast I would think........
Mornin' Bill!
Mmmmmmmm! Lobster Tails! Are they pre-blackened fresh from the Gulf.....? Oh-oh Zoe has her frying pan!
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Here's some update shots of the MRL. I still have to do the wheels, couplers (not on the car), the underneath, and add some detail work. Its coming along slowly.
Good morning. It's 75 and partly cloudy. The high will be 100 with a heat index of 107. There's a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms.I got an automated call from UPS yesterday telling me that there's a C.O.D. package coming in today. I got some more work done of the layout. Spreading the joint compound can be messy but it's fairly easy. There's more layout work on the schedule for today.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Lee .. I looked at your layout photos and was very impressed. I also saw the ship model on the shelf. Nice!
Here's a similar photo to the one I posted in WPF. I did a few minor things to improve it. Any thoughts?
Good Morning. Coffee please.
You MONSTERS! Mean, mean MONSTERS!!!! Showing these great photos of your layouts and here I am. Stuck with no time to work on mine.
Seriously. Lee- Layout looks great!
Ken- I (ahem) had an amount of brass track on my previuos layout in th e "original" area. Yes, after what, 30 years leaning against a wall in the garage behind a bunch of plywood, it needed some cleaning. A lot of cleaning, but after the initial clean, I noticed not much difference in cleaning problems or loco function. Of course, I only had that version for a couple years so I can't say how long it would go without a real good scrubbing if it does at all with normal maintenance. I do know when I had it in the seventies, I don't recall any problems with non conductivity problems. But, brass being brass I know it eventually will have problems. However, with normal cleaning that would be done on NS, I don't know if that would be sufficient to keep it up for more than a few years. What I do know is, from about 1972 til 1977 or 8 I never cleaned the brass track and had no problems and the track was handled alot also because, except for the last couple years, I had no permanent setup.
Gotta go to the Church and do the bookwork, then off to Mom's house for more of the remodel thing. My Mondays at w**k have changed to Tuesdays so I have tonight off.
Have a Great Day!!!
(Peeks head back in door and tosses a blowup donut onto the booth seat) Here. CNCharlie may want this.
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.
CN Charlie Good luck with Pippa. Tiff stayed in the family room with me while I had dinner wanting her share. I know I should not give her table food, but with her all most being 16 (Feb 2) I can't see stopping now. But, she was not having any problems standing so again a good sign.
John Just what I needed, pictures of Food, have not had breakfast yet.
Vincent Glad you brought up the fuel tank, the Rio Grand SD 50 is missing it's tank. I am sure it is in the RIP pile or the box. So the answer is yes, it is a separate piece.
Lee Boy that is a big Freighter you have on the shelf! (background shoots) Is it HO scale? Did you build it for the layout, or did you build the layout for it?
Rob To tell you the truth, I am not real sure how I got started on the Passenger Platform. One night I was watching NCIS on the computer here in the train room. (think I was doing coal loads) and started playing with the match sticks and rubber bands. Well, I had the deluded white glue there, and tried some to see if they would stick together. One thing led to another and it became a passenger platform.
Got the base in lite gray primmer last night. Today I will paint with a darker gray, then sand so some of the lighter color gray and wood shows. Then will try a dark wash. I am going to use sand paper for the roof. Still need to come up with a way to make the end caps.
Train Front SD 50 I have not gotten any ideas of the motor noise from my posting on the main page. So today, I am going to pull the drive shafts and just run the motor till it is quite or dies.
Layout Still have 15 foot of track to lay. When I am done, I will be officially out of track! To finish it I will need to use a section of track I use to program my Big Boy on using decoder pro. I even using a few sections of Brass Track to get it done!
I installed some brass track this last March just to see how bad the stuff really is. It stays as clean as the rest of the track?
Ken
I hate Rust
Good morning all,John, that Dagwood sandwich, A&W float, and the death by brownie and fudge looks real good!Thanks Rob, those brass boxcars only need running boards. The owner of the LHS sold them because they were duplicates in his collection. Nobody bought them because of the missing or warped running boards. The KayDee couplers are old curved pin types (not sure how much longer they will last). All of them have wood bottoms so ne couplers will be easy.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good morning. I love this weather!!!! The high will be about 70 degrees!!!
Most of the day will be spent in the basement. I have a Railbox about ready, and a long ways to go on the MRL.
DerJohn......You had to show the lobster tail . That's one thing I've never eaten.
Tom......Thanks for looking thou .
Barry.....Good ole' busted pipes. Nothing like 2:00am and all you hear is the jack hammer . Seems like that's when they like working on the pipes here.
Good Morning
I'm typing this with the little Spring between my arms--and a little siamese kitteh on my feet----the little siamese kitteh is another rescue kitteh from our drainage ditch behind our house--found him all wrapped up in a plastic/cloth bag in the ditch---we've been having a few of these "finds" now-a-days----grrr Yesterday night I came across or neighbour who told me that just yesterday morning he came across a couple of kittehs that were left abandoned--looked like they were not looked after at all---by his driveshed The one looked to have been burnt at some point with cigarettes---
Today is hurry up and wait day for our neighbourhood as they start to redig our street up------again I thought they finished messing around with it but---ohnoooooooo---something came along and has to be replaced--apparently we don't make pipes like we used to----
Oh well---Flo--I'll have a big ol' stack o' pancakes with maple syrup--no--not that coloured stuff!--and a coffee please--I'll be at the RC for now
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning Everyone!
Flo, I´ll have my regular French breakfast, with cafe au lait in a big mug and 2 croissants, please.
Talking of languages, here in Europe you need to be fluent at least in one other tongue than your own. Within a few hours drive, you change from German to Dutch to French, or to Czech, Polish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian. English is a must for just everyone, although the largest group of people in Europe speaks German.
Aside from German, I speak a little English , French, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch, which is not so much different from the local dialect of my area. I started out with Latin in school, and English and Greek were added later. My knowledge of the Greek language is now down to maybe one or two words, but that appears to be not much of a loss.
Petra is out in the GULAG, the same stuff I had to do last year. I now have to work down the HD list - not really my favorite!
Have a good one!
A large fruit smoothie, please.
***Garry, "U. P."....good one!
***Ken, very nice covered platform you have going there.
***Teen, My brother could teach you German, but he lives in Hong Kong (he speaks 9 languages, or at least did many years ago). I took spanish in HS and have since forgot 99% of what I had learned, so no help there. Good luck!
***Lee, nice pics! Like those box cars, and the crane car.
Have a good night y'all.
Cheers! Rob
Good even...... What in the world? Look at all the food! My gosh I should have eated (post past present tense of eaten) here!!
Spanish, ah like a second language to me (ahem) Maruaweka. Unha hakai nuu***?
Charlie- GIVE 'EM YOUR BEST SHOT tomorrow! ROFLMAO!!!!
Welp, tired and I'd best hide from CNCharlie for a while after that one. (snicker) Besides, Forensic Files is on and the dog wants to watch it. Spoiled fat thing.
Noo nu puetsuku u punine.
Prayers for those in need.
Thought we'd better try to keep Barry at bay while other enjoy that Prime rib. so, here goes
and just to round things out
...and Ulrich, "This Mug's for you"
Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers continuing for those in need.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Evening everyone,
As it was a very pleasant 74 degrees here in Pittsburgh around noon today, we decided to do a little railfanning on Norfolk Southern's main line. Caught 8 or 9 trains in about two and a half hours. The most interesting one was a westbound mixed freight headed toward Conway Yard which had 8 locomotives at the head. 4 SD40-2's, 3 GP38-2's, and a GP40-2. I suspect that this was a redistribution of power. 1 SD40-2 and a GP38-2 looked like they only recently came out of the paint shop as even the trucks still had a shine on them.
As we were leaving, another mixed freight came by with a lot of unique cars such as 3 or 4 flat cars with new John Deere tractors, a flat car with very large tires, and a couple of boxcars from different roads that looked like they had been repainted lately. Sorry Robby, no rust or grime on those guys, but there were plenty of others that reminded me of your work.
Hope everyone has a good week coming.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Hey guys
Well my father has a trip planned for next month to go to Austin. He said while we are there, we'll do this: http://www.austinsteamtrain.org/ That plus going to an NHRA race should be fun, and I'll be back in Texas even if only for a few days...
Trains, turns out on my SW10 I didn't have to go and buy a decoder that had BEMF. Turns out I had one in my parts box all along. A DH165IP, never used it because it didn't fit my SD9; or any other locos I tried to get it in. fit right in this SW10. I'm doing some planning with it and intend to add a bunch of weight like I did with the bluebox one I had. I do want to get another one and stick a sound decoder in it
Ken, from WPF: yes, the sw1000 was a 1000 hp switcher. BTW on the athearn SD50 is the fueltank a seperate piece? Curious for a kitbash I'm thinking of.
Teen Steam Fan: usually the first 2nd language is the hardest, and the rest go easier. Unfortunately you have to keep the second languages in use or you'll forget. I used to know German, Spanish, and Tagalog (mon's phillipino) but now I only know a few words out of each.
Garry and Rob, I agee with you both about those government agencies. Frankly the only one that has worked is the military; IMO (the post office has lost 5 packages for me in one month last year)
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.
Good Evening
I'm just about done this weekend shift--I'll be able to actually get some RR stuff done tomorrow!
Chloe, I'll have the 32oz rib dinner with all the trimmings--and a coffee as well please i'll be at the corner booth with RAY here--
Good Evening Diners!
Ken, it sounds like we are in the same situation as we have a nearly 16 ( Oct.) Westie who is in decline. She has bladder cancer but we have her on some drugs that have actually stopped the tumor's growth but for how long we don't know. I am actually surprised that she made it to this summer but she seems stable now. Pippa is 'Daddy's girl' and still waits by the front door if I go out, often for hours. I share your dread of making that trip to the Vets.
Well tomorrow is my roto-rooter day. Wish me luck! At least my doc has promised full sensory deprevation.
Ran some trains today as the layout is close to the 'facilities'.
Soon time for one of our favourite TV shows, MI5 or Spooks as it was called in GB.
CN Charlie
howmusEvenin' folks!Teen Steam... Ich sprechen Deutch. ¡No hablo Espanôl! Can't help you out...... But I know you will do just fine, keep at it, and take your Mom's Boss up on his offer.
Evenin' folks!
Teen Steam... Ich sprechen Deutch. ¡No hablo Espanôl! Can't help you out...... But I know you will do just fine, keep at it, and take your Mom's Boss up on his offer.
If you can read this... thank a teacher. If you are reading this in english... thank a veteran
When in doubt. grab a hammer.
If it moves and isn't supposed to, get a hammer
If it doesn't move and is supposed to, get a hammer
If it's broken, get a hammer
If it can't be fixed with a hammer... DUCK TAPE!
Oooooooooo! I see we have prime rib on the menu. Flo I have the 16oz. Prime rib, Med-rare if you please.... Huh? Yes I know we are still in Moosenee.....? Well make it as rare as you can and not get into trouble with the authorities! OK, also mashed potoatoes and gravy and the Vegetable du-jour.... (THAT last part is French I think).... Oh, and a cup of decafe in a R&GV RR Mug! I'll be in the back booth unwinding and relaxing for a bit.
We had a good day out at the Museum. Not nearly as many guests as we had yesterday, but still a good crowd. I was doing safety duty again all day, but I managed to get a cab ride in old Lehigh Valley RS3 #211. She was doing part of the honors all weekend. Good to have her back on line.
Hope you all have a great night.
I see my prime rib is here (hmmmmppphhhh! Burned to a crisp! Oh well it'll still be tasty....) so i am going to enjoy my meal and relax.
later!
Good evening folks! I'll have a nice big glass of ice water, please.
It's been a quiet day here for a change. I did not really accomplish anything though....except for watching the Reds game and a few historical shows. I never did get around to working on that computer. I guess that will be on tomorrow's agenda.
Todd: Yes, it is great to actually be doing something!
Garry: I tried laying down the law once...I don't know which was worse...the ensuing eye-roll festival or the hysterical laughter. Sanity? What is this strange concept you speak of?
Have a good one, all.
Reality...an interesting concept with no successful applications, that should always be accompanied by a "Do not try this at home" warning.
Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction.
"Oooh...ahhhh...that's how this all starts...but then there's running...and screaming..."
LS&W Progress report: This month I added a 24 foot backdrop to the north wall of the layout. The pictures across the top were downloaded from a University Archive site and are free to reproduce for educational purposes. The interior shots of the switch tower were taken by my father; the subject in the picture is my Great Uncle Gilbert.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2871807550029441264sdieqL?vhost=home-and-gardenhttp://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2173554560029441264zJGqlD?vhost=home-and-gardenhttp://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2016680130029441264zKIWzb?vhost=home-and-gardenCurrent state of the engine servicing facility:http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2624109970029441264LwRKIZ?vhost=home-and-gardenQuick shot looking west (the north wall to your right). The backdrop is alternating corn and wheat fields, a common Ohio sight. When Sceniking reopens in September I’ll be order an 11.5’ backdrop for the port authority.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2888545210029441264VVUgmv?vhost=home-and-gardenI picked up 5 brass box cars that need a little TLC, but at $5 each I couldn’t pass it up.http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2816114570029441264hsfASP?vhost=home-and-gardenQuick look at my critters; Engine 62 (70 ton) and Engine 63 (44 ton) sitting on a spur with their big brothers in the background. Engine 63 is equipped with DCC & sound, engine 62 is DCC but waiting for the sound upgrade and some fresh paint. The road units behind the critters are an Y6 and the other is a Challenger, both are waiting for new motors and upgrade to DCC.http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2220312070029441264YtgESv?vhost=home-and-garden
teen steam fan(fume) Stupid spanish class, Take Spanish they say, it'll help you they say. Pah, yeah right.(/fume) hey guys, just finished studying my Spanish homework. Don't bother asking, I have to rember 30 letters and learn to spell my mexican name.First, I barely passed spelling tests in elementary school, so how the heck am I supposed to spell something when the letters are as hairbrained as RR? (RR is one letter in the mexican alphabet) Then I got a lecture about not trying, WHICH I AM, but not to much avail. My mom made me pull out some stupid song to learn remember the spanish alphabet, which is as corny as pop corn. Why can't they take that stuff down instead of the good stuff like Hank Williams Jr, or Tom T. Hall? I know, copyright and legal stuff, but I'm going to shut up, the soapbox is revving up sounding like it's going to explode.
Teen,
Learning a new language is a difficult task for some. Learning Spanish, with it's secondary prevalence in this country, can be of help to you. Learning at a younger age is better than trying at an older age. Be glad you aren't stuck with some older language like Latin, OR a cyrilic {sigh-rill-lick} alphabet language such as Greek or Russian with stranger looking letters! {Asian and Arabic languages are very hard too with different characters!}
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.