Good morning: ... I'll have oatmeal and OJ please.
Yesterday, I did a lot of train running, and I am finding some of the equipment needs attention. So, I've been working on trains in addition to running them. One little project was to replace wheelsets on a Proto 2000 GP7. Broken gears on the older wheelsets. My supply of P2K wheelsets is dwindling.
Ray .... I am enjoying the photos of your scenery. Nice work.
Happy Model Railroading
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good evening Diners,
Flo, I'll have an Earl Grey tea with cream and honey, and I'll try a glass of that summer wine that Douglas is telling me about. (Pleas let it be better than the $4/gallon wine that Mel bought).
Ray: scenery is looking good.
i don't know if anyone would be interested, and I certainly don't want to incur the wrath of Mr. Otte, but this evening we held a town hall meeting regarding interior design legislation. I am actively involved with this. The meeting was very fruitful as far as our ability to explain what we're about and what it would mean to the profession. Well anyway, just thought I'd share.
Not much to report on train wise tonight.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Indeed, I am going to the Packer (which I believe was named for Asa Packer's son). I'm spending far too much time down there, though one benefit is the occasional train sitting in what's left of the LV yard, as you said. What subject did you teach, if I may ask?
Evenin' Folks!
Janie, just my evening decaf please....
Spent much of the dat getting the financial stuff ready for the MLK Committee Meeting tonight. I did give the treasurers report, but we didn't really have a formal meeting as the president didn't show up for the meeting... That is not like him at all! I'm figuring something happened at work that he had to put in overtime, but then he would have gotten a message to us somehow, or maybe one of his parishioners had an emergency. Frankly I'm a bit worried about him. He is always punctual and always lets people know when he can't make a meeting on time. I do hope he is OK.
Got home to find a phone call from the financial officer and jack of all trades from church. They are starting a renovation of the church kitchen and he wanted to know if I knew anything about an old plug in box with some wierd connections down in the Scout Room. The cabling from the box leads up from the basement through a closet in the kitchen. The closet is gone and they are wondering what to do with the conduit the cable goes through. I had no idea. he thinks it was put in back in the 1960's when there was a major building project at the church and it may have been some kind of connection to a TV antenna on the roof....???
Uncle_BobIf I'm lucky, I may see a train or two on the Southern Tier or in the Sayre yard.
Uncle Bob, you are having your surgery at Robert Packer Hospital? I taught in Wavery, NY for the first 11 years of my career. My late wife was trained as a surgical technition at Robert Packer and worked for the business office for several years. Hope you get to see some trains in the Sayre Yard! Good luck with the surgery.
Got a bit more done on the scene today. Last night I stained the stonework and painted the soil.... Also planted some more trees on the near side of what is the driveway into Howard's Dairy to the right of what you see. Tonight I added weeds, and stuff to the area above and below the stonework and put some foliage on the New trees.
Have a great night!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Chamomile tea, please.
***Ken, how many BLI Paragon 2 locos do you (or have you) had? I bought their Y6b and a T1 about a year ago. They were too big to run on current layout, so just checked them on a short section of strait track at the time. Crossing my fingers they will be good runners by the time I get the new layout going. (GULP)
Cheers! Rob
cudaken Evening Folks Flo a JSTL and a . Hum, still no Buick guy? I thought he was a keeper. Rob I have a BLI Pargon Hudson and I wore the nickel off the drivers I ran it so much! I think it was the only engine from BLI that had not gone back for repairs. PK 2 E-6B Maiden Voyage She all most made it all the way around the layout! Problem was not tracking but front coupler. Need a rasied shank on the front, trip pin caught a frog. Never did derail so I am happy. Forgot what a pain it was to install axles in Con-Cor passenger trucks. Hope to get it done tonight! Later, Ken
Evening Folks
Flo a JSTL and a . Hum, still no Buick guy? I thought he was a keeper.
Rob I have a BLI Pargon Hudson and I wore the nickel off the drivers I ran it so much! I think it was the only engine from BLI that had not gone back for repairs.
PK 2 E-6B Maiden Voyage She all most made it all the way around the layout! Problem was not tracking but front coupler. Need a rasied shank on the front, trip pin caught a frog. Never did derail so I am happy.
Forgot what a pain it was to install axles in Con-Cor passenger trucks. Hope to get it done tonight!
Later, Ken
I'd like a hot chocolate, too, Foo. Whipped cream too, please.
I'm scheduled to have my knee surgery tomorrow. It's supposed to take less than an hour, then I get to go home and pop painkillers like they were Skittles -- I mean, rest from the surgery. Hopefully it'll go better than the kidney stone fiasco 2 weeks ago! If I'm lucky, I may see a train or two on the Southern Tier or in the Sayre yard.
At least recovering from this operation should give me a chance to go through a couple books about the D&H that I picked up at a train show a several weeks ago, and maybe renumber some engines and cars. If I see my wife headed toward the bed with a pillow, I'll know I'll soon be on my way to the Great Roundhouse in the Sky!
Hello Railfans! Flo.... 'Summer Wine' in a chalice, please.
Not much to really tell here. Not much has been going on the last week. Dont worry Ken, I may not be here in person, but my spirit always lingers. Am waiting on that PM you mentioned would be coming my way. No rush.
Just havent done much this last week or had much to say of importance. Been reading the posts. Nothing too much i can add. Its my week to be the "casual bystander" sitting quietly at the booth in sun glasses covering a Jack Nickleson smile, sipping my unknown beverage eavesdropping on all the train related topics. Tapping my fingers on the table gently as if listening to music in my head.
About the only thing i could remit if asked would be that a paltry attempt at covering the ground in something resembling snow was made early today. Easily halted and totally eraticated by 11am. So much for that!
On the RR front, been playing around with a whole lot of nothing lately. $$$ being the 'in demand' commodity needed to proceed at this time. Im sure alot of you can sympathize there.
I did hear that Demis Roussos passed away. Now thats a dang shame! What a great, unique, voice! Now you know what im tapping my fingers too. If you want a taste of Summer Wine, order this off the menu from Flo....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueLYOzQ1ieM
Douglas
I hate Rust
Looking forward to seeing some pictures of that Beyer-Garratt, Rob!
Coffee refill, please and thank you.
The Beyer Garratt has arrived. Looks really well packed. Will need to clean off some space on the work desk before I take it out, put the 3 sections together (definitely will need the lighted magnifier) and eventually test it.
Been window shopping online. Anyone here have the Broadway Limited (HO) Hudson? What do you think of it? My oldest brothers Lionel (O) Hudson and cars is what got me hooked when I was a wee little tot.
OK, off to take hay to the horses.
Thanks for the hot chocolate Ulrich,
It rained here yesterday and little bit late night, but not much. As the ground is still hard to do some weeding. This will be my second week of throwing wood into the trash can. It's a huge pile of wood from tree branches that's been collecting over the years. Now it's time to throw it away.
Nothing much is happening today, specifically the diner.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
I'll take Ulrich up on one of those Hot Chocolates. Thanks!
Cold here. The sun is making an occasional appearance. Left the young fruit & nut trees covered today, since tonight will be 26F.
Waiting on FedEx to deliver the Beyer Garratt today.
Good Afternoon!
The sun is slowly setting here. Actually, it´s been a much better day than our weather guessers had predicted.
Ray - 4 inches of that white stuff would mean total chaos in my neck of the woods. Communities up in the north have nearly no snow fighting gear, so with that amount of snow in a day, public life would come to a grinding halt.
We are supposed to get the next light load of snow coming weekend - right in time for my appointment with my eye doc on Monday, which I cannot postpone. I have waited for this one for 8 months...
Stay safe and warm & have a happy day!
Edit: I got TOPS - hot chocolate for everyone caring to join!
Thanks Garry,
We're used to this sort of thing, may not be quite as bad as all the hype. Just another 'Noreaster". Grew up in "Scituate, MA" always one of the hardest hit!
Hope all others remain safe. At least it held off and not postpone the Springfield show. Hope MrB is OK, in the path of the hit also.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Good Morning America, and the rest of the world as well....
Huh? I don't kn ow, just some song running through my head today..... Zoe, I'll have a pot of Seneca Lake Roast, Organic, Fair Traded Coffee this moring. Just bring the pot over some half and Half, and my R&GV RR Mug. Oh a couple Creme filled Eclairs would be nice too.
Hey! The sun is trying to shine around the little white thingies that are falling out of the sky here in the Finger lakes this Morning. did get some light and fluffy over the lat 24 hours... About 4 or so inches of white fluffy stuff... I will be out running the blower, and cleaning the roof off so the little bit of sunshine will be helpful fairly soon. Gonna finish the crossword puzzle first.
I will be glad to get the stiches out of my thumb this Friday. Will be nice to be able to use it more... Only have a bandaid on it now but I can't grab things with the bandaid on. That makes tearing open the little paper bags of stevia for my coffee a problem. I can do it with my left hand but it feels awkward... I do know many of you have much, much worse things to deal with. Just saying it to have something to taslk about.
I need to get a bunch of stuff done for a meeting tonight. Should get the Art and Poetry winner's entries scanned and photographed if I have time today. Need to get a letter written and ready to send to Model Railroad companies to get ads from them for the Convention Booklet (should have gone out months ago, but nobody said they would do it... So now I am Nobody). May even find a few more minutes to do a bit on the layout... Who knows?
Stay warm and dry out there (especially you folks in New England)!
Bob K .... I hope you guys are safely hunkered down.
No snow in site here.
Sir Madog Folks in the NE of the US - as there is something nasty heading your way, better to I´ll be back later, Petra is calling me for lunch!
Folks in the NE of the US - as there is something nasty heading your way, better to
I´ll be back later, Petra is calling me for lunch!
Ulrich, sure is the truth! I couldn't even go out the door to "find" the diner. Boston and South Shore to the cape getting clobbered.
Must be bad when these can't run
Travel ban through today and Amtrack/ Acella suspended
Italian roast coffee in a SOUTHERN PACIFIC mug, please.
Have a terrific day all.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Evening Dinners
Flo, a JSTL and a beer please. If the Buick guy shows up, look at him funny and give him my tab.
angelob6660I failed it, unforunity it's that kind of tests that I can't win (reading comprehension test). I hate the Agree/Disagree question-answers.
Not crazy about that kind of test my self.
Back half shop and car yard. In the back half shop I think the E-6 is just about ready to test on the rails. Got the weight back on and the PC board wired up. Ran about a 40 minute amp pull test to see what happen when the motor was warm. Warm it was pulling .44 amps and stalled at .63 amps, then I heard some squeeking. Oiled the worm gears and wheel bearings, then gave another test run. Went from .44 amps too .32 amps! Now if after I install a decoder, will it make it around the layout with out derailing is the question. I am 95% sure no E-6 has ran around the K-10 section of my layout.
Car yard shop, I got a Passenger car off the RIP track and 85% sure I have it fixed. We will see Tuesady.
Latter, Ken
Cederstrand***Ray, what do you use to clear your driveway?
When possible... Sunshine! Actually my driveway is not that big so I use a corded electric snowblower for most and then clean up with a plain old hand snow shovel being very careful to not work too quickly so they would have to call an ambulance for me....
Janie, can I get one more refill for the decaf before bed time?
Peanut butter sandwich, please.
***Ray, what do you use to clear your driveway?
Watching model train vids online tonight. That whole Miniature Wunderland in Germany still boggles my mind. That airport...my word!
Evenin' folks!
Janie, a cup of hot decaf would hit the spot right now....
Wow! Busy day. It is currently 15°F outside with a low of 11°F overnight. Drove to Canandaigua late morning to get the feeding of Claude the cat out of the way before the weather got worse. Roads were already snow covered and slippery in places. Not impassable but I didn't want to drive faster than about 45 on them. Claude was glad to see me.... he came over and layed down next to the chair I was in and wanted to get his head scratched and tummy rubbed for quite a while. He is a really nice cat! Headed back to Geneva as soon as the car was charged back up. Roads were no worse on tyhe way home, but I did make the right choice to go early in the day. No sooner got home and the sn*w started coming down heavier. Within a hour the streets in town were really bad. I, of course, had to go back out to the pharmacy to pick up a couple Rx's... I decided not to go to the MLK program at the college tonight as we had 4 inches on the ground by 4PM. Still coming down, but light at the moment. They have been out plowing so I will have to dig out the driveway tomorrow.
Spent the rest of the day getting a few odds and ends done. Even managed to do a bit more scenery on the layout.
All of you in the path of the storm, stay safe and warm!
Garry - glad you are feeling better
Galaxy - keep the words and qoutes coming. BUT I would disagree with Twains qoute the friends there are begging their othr friends to not to come to tht hot place. Read the story of the rich man and poor man in the good book.
Been very busy at w**k, getting proto type units ready and as usual not all fits as it should.
TTYL
YGW
Thanks for the support. UP831 I can retake the test in another 6 months.
Other news I pre-ordered a Conrail H30 hopper and I got the wrong number in the mail today so I contacted my LHS to replace it. I'll wait to see what happens next.
angelob6660 I failed it, unforunity it's that kind of tests that I can't win (reading comprehension test).
Angelob6660 Reading, writing and comprehension can easily be improved with practice. Use word on your computer and start writing stories, as you go "word" will correct your spelling and punctuation. Take notice and after a while you will be spelling words correctly without even thinking about it.
Start reading more and every time you don't understand a word, stop and Google it or look it up in the dictionary, don't just pass it by.
There are often volunteer groups that will also help with tutoring in most subjects. Look into these. Just remember every hour spent in front of he TV is an hour you haven't spent chasing your dream. Don't give up, the rewards will be worth it.
Good luck.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Good afternoon Diners,
Flo, I'll have a cup of Earl Grey tea with cream and honey, please.
Angelob6660: so sorry to hear that you failed the on- line test. It sounds like this job is very important to you. Do you still have a chance?
The problem with the "agree-disagree" format is that there is no right answer, just answers that are a little more right than others. And because you can only agree or disagree with what is stated, there are no options for alternative solutions.
i hope you can get another chance and then you will nail it. I'm sure that we're all rooting for you.
Since I took my Union Pacific online train crew pre-employment test. It consists of workplace practices test and a reading comprehension test.
I failed it, unforunity it's that kind of tests that I can't win (reading comprehension test). I hate the Agree/Disagree question-answers.
I was hopeing for the test that I took 5 years ago with actual railroad questions.
Write back later, see you soon.
Kind of slow in here today!
I am just in for a nightcap, before I hit the hay!
A Good Night to you all!