Jeffrey's Trackside Diner - July 2016

[BigDaddy]

YGW It was someone's collection of cabooses on a siding on the fringes of Baltimore.  It fronted a main road and some were used as small businesses like antique stores.  They didn't last as businesses because it was not an ideal location.  One day they put them on trucks and moved them out.  Supposedly sold to one or more "private buyers"   More pics of the cabooses and the move are here  http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,1541350

edit Sorry the first time I looked at the link, I could enlarge the thumbnail pics, now it wants me to register.  After I give them my contact info, they will tell me what it's going to cost.   They can pound sand.

This one is in the public domain:

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good morning ... 

I'll have coffee and a donut, please. 

Ken .... I know what you mean about making such a decision, but actually in this case, it is Sharon making the choice. Of course, we are praying for her, and there will be no need for such a thing. You may wish to talk with John Boy, too. Sharon has an issue with her esophagus and so does John Boy. ... John Boy now lives with a feeding tube because his esophagus is not functioning. He can't swallow. 

 

[MonkeyBucket]

G'day all...

Pour me a tall cold one thanks Flo...

Been a hectic week and weekend...The wife got on a plane last Wednesday bound for Karratha in the Northwest here. Off on holidays she was, with her oldest friend who now lives up there. Not sure if leaving us three lads alone without supervision was one of her best decissions, but we have managed to feed ourselves and no one has been arresated...yet...

I have had a week off between jobs so we headed out camping and gave the old 4 wheel drive a good run on the soft stuff. Had a real good time catching up with the local 4wd club out on the hills. The young fella was stoked to play with the camp fire and stay up late with dad. Dont get to hang out much with the lil fellas when work is busy.

Made it home by Saturday night in the torential rain for a bath and dinner. The oldest had two birthday parties to attend today...crikey what an ordeal... a bit of planning and we got through it with our heads still attached...Picked up the wife this arvo from the airport as well...she complemented us on the house not being burned to the ground...I'll take that one... so I am finally getting to sit down an chill out.

Gotta hand it to her...it may not be the most physical job but the whole motherhood thing can be a real brain burner. All is now back to normal and we have ordered some takeout chinese so I better be off to pick it soon.

Hope you all are well...will pop in again soon

Take care all...

Oooroo.

Found this nice lil pic of a switcher just out of Portland...enjoy

 

 

[hon30critter]

hc.

herrinchoker

I use a .22

I'm in a residential neighbourhood so using .22 would kind of risky. In fact, being in Canada, it would get me arrested pretty quick too. However, slingshots are quite acceptable so that's what we use. Instead of filling the backyard full of steel shot we use dried chick peas. Unfortunately their somewhat irregular shape means there is precious little accuracy, but its still fun blasting away at the unwanted wildlife. Occassionally we actually hit something!

Dave

[zstripe]

last mountain & eastern hogger

YGW.     You keep forgetting me, many times over..

I have posted on this twice, the last time was in favor of Jeffrie's and the RIP track idea.

Please, count me in.........

Johnboy out......................and hopefully not forgotten

 

Johnboy,

Happens to Me all the time.....at least a couple of guy's know I exist....LOL 

Take Care, All!

Frank

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

YGW.     You keep forgetting me, many times over..

I have posted on this twice, the last time was in favor of Jeffrie's and the RIP track idea.

Please, count me in.........

Johnboy out......................and hopefully not forgotten

[JEREMY CENTANNI]

First 3 day weekend since March.

Accomplishment goal:  As next to zero as I can make it

Went thru the GP30 fleet who put on a glorious show at the train club for the boy on Fri nite w/ a 61 car train(he had to have a long train).  Need to tweak the sound settings, but mechanically they were flawless and pullers, old blue box P2K(DH165 in all 3, and Soundbug 006 in 2 of them).

Actually got out and pumped about 9 gallons of weed/grass killer on the gravel parking for the apt. over the garage.  Also dragged a huge branch out of the way.  Lost about a 30ft branch from one tree and had another tree crack almost clean thru at the base.  I'm tired and not at work, its not gonna fall on the house, so its gonna stay there for a bit lol.  Storm got ugly wind wise for awhile about a week back.

[herrinchoker]

hon30critter

I have seen wire attached to a feeder pole, fastened to a door bell transformer that was in the "ON" positiion. Tree rats never came back. I use a .22, when I have enough in the freezer I make a pot pie.

hc.

[hon30critter]

Dave:

I had thought of making a cone out of sheet metal but I'll give the pie plate trick a try first. We discovered today that the squirrels have no problem climbing the pole either.

Hey, now I get to buy a pie!!! Let's see - blueberry? or cherry? or lemon meringue? pecan? Better go for one of each so I will have extra pie plates. Sounds reasonable to me!

Dave

[cudaken]

 Evening Diners

 Flo, Beer please and just shoot me please.

 Yep been one of those days! Was busy but could not sell a $10.00 bill for $5.00 dollars! Had a  customer complain to the home offices that I was in a bad mood, and they where right. While I was dealing with them (deal where they did work for Nancy so they get a $275.00 discount) so while I was talking with them I had a call from a Jerry coustomer that did not get all the iteams they thought came with the Bunkbed they bought. Clearly shows that the underbed drawer's are a option and not part of the set. But why would the know that!  He has only been here for 9 months! Just a babe in the woods.

 YGW Rread the PM and that is fine. I sent the snail mail Thursday. I am not in a hurry for the coal cars. After all I made you wait for somtime.

 Daughter DNR Order Talk with Sharon some today about the order. I am fine with the details and understand why her friend and laywer has power of attonery for her health. Sue would never pull the plug. I would do what Sharon wanted but Sue would make my life a living hell. I would find it hard to do, I have hate putting some are dog's asleep. But I would do it. I am sure glad it is out of my hands.

 BBQ is done.

           Ken

 

 

 

[howmus]

Evenin'folks!

Janie, I'll have a butterscotch sundae and a Barry sized RBF...

DeeCee

Just stopped in on my way from Vancouver (BC) and heard Dave mention chipmunks and bird feeders.

I just stopped feeding the local birds after I found that what I was really doing was luring the songbirds to my lawn to feed the nieghborhood cats!

Nice, enjoyable day out at the museum today.  Ticket count was a bit less than we had hoped for but since we were also somewhat short handed it turned out OK...  Weather was pleasant and we had some very impressed and happy visitors.

Qoutes for the day:

“Life on earth is expensive / but it includes a free trip around the sun” ~ Loesje

“If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed” ~ Mark Twain

“I liked things better when I didn’t understand them” ~ Bill Watterson

I'll be heading to bed a bit early tonight as tomorrow is another early morning so I can make Crew Call and Safety Meeting on time (It's an hour drive from my house to the Museum....)

73

[angelob6660]

Evening Diners,

Since Mr. B doesn't what his ice cream I'll take it. I accidentally put the italic font but that's okay. It looks alright while I'm typing right now.

A note for Micro-Trains, please put a instruction diagram to put together a coach car kit. I put my business car together within an hour. I had problems with the glass, not realizing it's upside down and reverse to fit the door and observation glass. 

After the pain of putting it together, I wish I have bought the NYC Baggage-Mail car to make my happy not putting that car together. Oh well.

What font size is correct for heavyweight coaches? I was going to put gold strips across the windows, but I realized wouldn't have room to place the name on either side. It will a few years before it gets to carry decorations.

[DeeCee]

Just stopped in on my way from Vancouver (BC) and heard Dave mention chipmunks and bird feeders. Try putting a pie plate around the pole, like an inverted cone. They can shimmy up all they want but can't get around the lip. Dave

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

V8Vega

I’ve been reading in the paper that BNSF wants to build a yard near the Long Beach port, one of the busiest ports in the world. Containers will only have to go a short distance from the port to the trains, now there trucked down the freeway I forget I think over 10 miles causing a lot of truck traffic, smog, congestion, wear and tear on the freeway. The government ignores this.

For 10 years BNSF has paid millions for all kinds of studies of every sort, environmental impact reports etc. The government here hates business and continues to not allow the yard.

This is a industrial area, there are a few houses across the freeway, still the government says no.

 

7 spell checks in this. I ought to write down how to spell government and business as I always misspell them.

 

 

Dennis, I recall the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were in the financial news as they were doubling capacities in the years following Bill Clinton's China Trade Agreement (2000). I also recall, the government did work with BNSF and UP to build a rail corridor from the ports to the rail yards several miles inland. So I wonder why the containiers would be trucked now. Perhaps the proposed rail yard at Long Beach you mentioned will relieve congestion at the inland rail yard, but I do not know. .... Regarding environmental impact studies, they seemed like a total waste of money when I dealt with one many years ago. I can imagine they are now even worse. ... Lately, I don't follow the financial news quite as much as I used to do..

[FRRYKid]

Flo, could I get a ham, cheese and pineapple omlette with some wheat toast and some OJ this morning. (Yes my penchant for slightly odd things is showing itself again.)

yougottawanta

Now if we all agree we need to work out the details of the RIP track , Should it be on the same page ? Seperate page ? Seperate post ? Or some other method ?

IMHO the RIP track should probably be the second post after the name, info etc. and then the location for the month comes third.

Hobby front: I was a little surprised this morning. When I went for breakfast this morning (tried a new coffee shop this morning) I found a surprise. The parts I ordered for the 45 were here already. (I wasn't expecting those til Monday.) Kind of interesting that a package from Washington State and one from PA get to me the same day, especially when the WA packaged was ordered a day before. I'm still planning to work on the 30 today however.

[yougottawanta]

Hey all

Well it seems to me that the votes are as follows

For Jeffries Diner and or with RIP track is :

Garry,Ulrich, Alvie, JaBear, Ken, CN Charlie, Terry, Howmus, Herrinchoker,Ricky W, Richard, Anelob, Rich

Steve declined to vote ( owner of the building and not the resturant, it is the patrons vote though he is pleased that we named it Jeffries )

Mr. B - Voting present

Lion - Would like a picture of a lion in it  : )

Duke - Likes and has been following ( he goes way back ) the changes he suggested Flo/Clo - But I think he is okay with it as it is ?

It seems to me that the majority is it will stay as is with the addition of a RIP track of fallen patrons or their flags which Steven says will be difficult.

Now if we all agree we need to work out the details of the RIP track , Should it be on the same page ? Seperate page ? Seperate post ? Or some other method ?

Henry - Nice shot of teh cabooses. Why are there all different ? Is that a muesuem ?

JaBear - What are "Poms" ?

Ken - Check your PMs

CN Charlie - Buy it is my suggestion.

Well folks gotta run. TTYL

YGW

[BroadwayLion]

LION No. 160716

ROAR

[BigDaddy]

I vote aye on Ulrich's latest suggestion.

I was wonder where these cabooses went. 

I did not find that out, but did find Railfan Guides of the US online.  This is the Baltimore link but there are links for other states.  http://www.railfanguides.us/baltimore/map6/index.htm  He didn't make it easy to scroll from one pic to the next, but there are some interesting views and aerial shots.  I have not had time to look at the other states pages.

I've got to finish putting couplers on a couple cabooses and an engine, scrounge up some soil for the layout and start some scenicing.  It's been moderately hot but very humid.  Dew points in the low 70's

[MisterBeasley]

Good morning all.  No ice cream for me.  I'm diabetic, remember?  Actually, I never was much of a dessert eater.  I'll still have a bit from time to time, although mostly I'm good about it and resist temptation.  The wife got me a box of chocolates for Valentine's Day.  I got even.  She had to eat them, and then she complained that she couldn't resist temptation.

Hot here, too.  The AC in my bedroom has been running nonstop for a few days, and it looks like there may be another week before nighttime temperatures are low enough to sleep without it.

I will vote "present" on the Diner naming issue.  I like all the options presented, so whatever makes the most people happy is fine with me.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good morning.

I'll have coffee and a donut, please. 

Apparently, there is a consensus to include a post in memory of forum memebrs who passed away. Thanks for all who contributed their thoughts and opinions. 

Ricky .... I meant to say your EL freight cars look very good. 

Jim ... The CN station looks nice. I really like the old stations. 

Bear ... Ice cream would be nice later today. 

Happy Model Railroading. 

 

[cats think well of me]

Good day everyone,

I vote for keeping the name as Jeffrey's Trackside Diner. 

It's a lovely looking Saturday morning here in Lancaster, and I'm planning to get some model railroading work done. Namely finish an X29 kit, I still have many to finish, and paint wheels. A lot of wheels. 

I went to the Great Scale Model Train Show last weekend, and found three Intermountain Pfaudler milk cars for $52. I'll be looking forward to readying for them for my fleet. 

Depending on the weather, and time before work, I may go swimming. 

Alvie

["JaBear"]

zstripe

''hokey pokey ice cream'' Bear??LOL. Sounds ''hokey'' to Me.

Geeezzz Frank, would I put you crook?? Hokey Pokey ice cream is a New Zealand icon!!! Hokey pokey is white sugar, golden syrup, melted, bought to the boil and then baking soda added, then cooled, and broken into chunks. The Poms call it honeycomb. With those ingredients you can see why I can only eat it here in the Diner.

 

zstripe

I would rather have ''Blue Bunny'' vanilla.........

 

Thank goodness though for Google, the thought of asphyxiated rabbits diced into vanilla ice cream had quickly flashed through my head.

 

Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them.

Cheers, the Bear.

[FRRYKid]

yougottawanta

FRRYKid - When you ordered teh engine did you know all of those parts were broken ?

No. I suspected that one of the rails might be bent a little from the picture but not broken as it came. I still haven't put feedback yet as I haven't figured out what to say. Part of that is I haven't had time to think about it fully yet. Another one of those things for tomorrow. The reason I went with this particular engine was that it appeared that the plastic handrails were intact. Given the age of these engines I was worried about the condition of the handrails. (The plastic handrails that came with the 30 shell were shot and I had to order a Smokey Valley set which I still haven't quite figured out.) Considering my 8 GP20s are all kitbashed, I figure I should have enough knowledge to fix the issues.

[JAMES MOON]

Good evening from Denare Beach, SK.  Our journey is complete for a while.  Drove through rain off and on all day.  Tonight the TV news from Saskatoon showed flooding in the Carrot River community.  Johnboy had earlier mention heavy rain in SE Saskatchewan which has spread to a wider area.

The whole world is in a termoil.  Hard to listen to the news while traveling with so much chaos.

Got a decent picture of my favorite CN station located in Dauphin, Manitoba.  Dauphin also has a five or six stall roundhouse that is still standing and has been converted to a city garage.  The turntable appears to have been dismantled as it looks like a parking lot is in the area where the turntable would have been.  I am old enough to remember when they still serviced steam locos at this location.  Saw the last steam on the northern branch in about 1958.

YGW, the daughter was chaperoning Boy Scout camp some where around Winchester so I asked her by text whether she had air conditioning in her tent.  She appreciated the humor as it was very warm there.  For sure we need no air conditioning tonight as it is in the 60s here at the lake.

Jim

[cudaken]

 Evening Diners

 Flo, please.

 Was up and out the door today by 9:10 AM. Got fitted for my new shoes. They now scanning my feet with a scanner and not using the molds like they use to. The inserts will be 3-D printed! I was out of the clinic a hour and 15 minutes before work.

 Work Front Got there a hour before opening. I thought I would have time to relax, eat my breakfest and maybe a little reading? WRONG!!!!!! I forgot JERRY had been there for two whole days! I KNOW WHO'S NAME I LIKE TO ADD TO THE RIP LIST!!!!!!!!!

 Took me the whole hour fixing stupid stuff and the may have cost me $120.00 in spiff money! That I will not stand for and I will force the issuie! I will not lose money because he is a ! OK, that is off my chest.

 More down load problems. I am not talking computers stuff eaither. Things where download fine for a few days. I had been pleanty of spainch and bought some prunes. Today all most nothing. I know I should have about 25 grams of fiber a day, OK I said. Then I looked at the total fiber is a can of spainch, 2 grams? Green beans, 2 gram's again? OK, Prunes will be the answer right! Hum, 5 prunes 4 grams? Guess I will stop cutting the grass and start eating the stuff! Odd thing I have pretty much stop eating cheese, I thought that was the problem, guess not.

 OK my vote is leave it Jefferys Dinner and I am all for a RIP Track or Fallen Flags list. Either would work for me and both fitting.

 YGW Far my name on the dinner, well if it where to happen I rather it be Ken Round House Bar and Grill. Or maybe the Beer Train Bar. Note that is tougne in check. Far as the $3.00 B&O Engine I hope it's shell will fit a GP 30 N&W proto 2000 engine I have.

 Yard Wars I now have a date to start putting the fence up, Aug 11th! I will need to change my days off, I want to be here to watch the work and make sure the post are 36 inch down and not just 24 inches. I trust very few people.

 Ken

 

 

 

 

[hon30critter]

CN Charlie:

Racoons at the bird feeders. Been there, done that! We bought a steel pole for the sunflower seed feeder and put it just far enough from the tree that the masked bandits can't reach it. Then we discovered that the chipmunks could shimmy up the pole with ease. A liberal application of Vic's Vapo Rub stopped that! Now we have funny smelling chipmunks!

This afternoon the little birds were absent. That was because we had a sharp shinned hawk criuse through the yard several times. We were hoping he/she/it would take out one of the rabbits that have been devasting our gardens this year, but no luck.

As far as the new engine goes, I'm absolutely certain you will  hate yourself forever if you let it get away! Go for it!!!

Dave

[CNCharlie]

Good Evening,

I agree that the name of the Diner should remain as is with the addition of a RIP track for those diners no longer with us.

I joined the forum largely because I wanted to participate in the Diner and it was largely reading Jeff's posts that inspired me to join in.  Sure do miss those no longer with us even though I only knew them from their posts here. 

Had a nice day today. We went out for lunch at our favourite patio place. It was a spur of the moment thing so we wound up eating at nearly 2 so no dinner for me. It was a glorious afternoon in the sun ( under a large umbrella). 

We are having to take in our bird feeders every night and putting them back our at 5:45 a.m. because a racoon decided that he liked bird seed and had knocked several down a few nights ago. We saw him at it so know it was a racoon. Makes for a short night even though I do go back to bed for a while but once up and about in the daylight it is hard to fall asleep again. 

I'm getting the itch to buy another loco and am trying to resist. I really don't need one but I have always wanted a NYC Hudson and I found a BLI version at an online dealer in Canada for a good price. It is the Michigan Central version which is appropriate as NYC ran under MC on a line from Fort Erie to Detroit. They had a very large repair facility in St. Thomas, part of which is a museum I visited a few years ago.  Don't know if I can resist especially as I have recieved a small windfall that will just about cover the cost. I don't need another loco, but it is an iconic loco and just looks great. Do you think it would be out of place with CN? Their tracks were just about parallel in some places. I think I'm weakening. Help!!!

CN Charlie

[saronaterry]

Keep Jeff's name on the diner. Add the RIP list. 

My 

Terry

[howmus]

Evenin' folks,

Janie, a tall glass of lemonade would be perfect right now....

This weekend the R&GV RR Museum is open to the public.  Just got an email from another member letting us know that Channel 8 WROC in Rochetser did a nice clip of the train we will be running on the 4PM news today.  It is up on the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/News8WROC/videos/10155006082529386/ If you watch it, turn down the sound....  I don't know what they did for background but it is terrible.  One horn is the horn on the 80 tonner pulling the train, but the other stuff........  I will be found on the middle caboose, old Erie C-254 as Trainman/Car Host all weekend. 

Tomorrow should be nice.  A high around 79°F and cloudy skies.  Sunday may be stressful with a high of 89°F and mostly sunny skies....  We keep lots of bottled water in stock for the crew and for emergencies with guests.  Last month when it was over 90° each caboose had a cooler filled with cold water for everyone.

73

[Steven Otte]

RideOnRoad

I wonder if there is any way to get the avatars of the all  of fallen members. The RIP Track could include their on-line images. (Steve?)

That would be difficult.