Garry, I doubt I actually fixed anything, but I may have come up with a workaround. Check your PMs and please reply so I can continue to test.
Oh, also, apparently this page's tabs are on me. Today's lunch special is ribs!
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Heartland Division CB&Q Thanks... I just tried again to message FRRY just now.
Thanks... I just tried again to message FRRY just now.
I sent a message back to you a few minutes ago. I hope you get it.
Heartland Division CB&Q Steven ... Thanks... I just tried again to message FRRY just now. ... I don't see one from you. ... I don't know if I can change my user name. ... The messaging worked fine until changes were made to the forum 2 or 3 years ago.
Steven ... Thanks... I just tried again to message FRRY just now. ... I don't see one from you. ... I don't know if I can change my user name. ... The messaging worked fine until changes were made to the forum 2 or 3 years ago.
An upgrade to the Forum software to add capabilities might have required use of those special characters, which weren't used before, so now they can't be used for anything but those new functions...? Just a guess.
Heartland Division CB&Q ANother question is why won't my spell check work?
ANother question is why won't my spell check work?
That's beyond my feeble tech knowledge.
Steven Otte Heartland Division CB&Q FRRY ... I keep hoping MR will fix the problem with messaging , but so far, they don't do that. .... I've spent too much time fooling with settings to correct at this end. ... I can communicate with members of the model railroad forum "across the street" ... Also, I saved some old PM threads from here with some of the members, and they will work if I add a post to them. ... I still do not know why my messaging her in the MR Forum will not work for me. Garry, I'm not a techie, but I have a suspicion. It might have to do with the ampersand (&) in your username. Web servers use that symbol to trigger special characters; browsers expect whatever comes after it to be code rather than text. Which is why, when someone uses it in a Forum post subject line, it will get translated to "&", which is the code for that & character. I suspect that's what's keeping the Forum software from doing anything that specifically addresses your username, such as sending you a message. I tried starting a conversation with you a few minutes ago, and even though it shows up in my messages, it shows I'm having a conversation with... nobody. Your username doesn't show up. And when I tried to search the Forum for any other users who might have one in their name, the search returned nothing. Not just no other users, but not even the no doubt thousands of posts with "C&O" or "B&O" or the like in their subject lines. NOTHING. It's like the Forum software can't see that the & character exists. So... without evidence to back up my theory (or even the ability to test it), I don't want to tell you to do something as drastic as changing your username. But if it were my account, that's what I would try next.
Heartland Division CB&Q FRRY ... I keep hoping MR will fix the problem with messaging , but so far, they don't do that. .... I've spent too much time fooling with settings to correct at this end. ... I can communicate with members of the model railroad forum "across the street" ... Also, I saved some old PM threads from here with some of the members, and they will work if I add a post to them. ... I still do not know why my messaging her in the MR Forum will not work for me.
FRRY ... I keep hoping MR will fix the problem with messaging , but so far, they don't do that. .... I've spent too much time fooling with settings to correct at this end. ... I can communicate with members of the model railroad forum "across the street" ... Also, I saved some old PM threads from here with some of the members, and they will work if I add a post to them. ...
I still do not know why my messaging her in the MR Forum will not work for me.
Garry, I'm not a techie, but I have a suspicion. It might have to do with the ampersand (&) in your username. Web servers use that symbol to trigger special characters; browsers expect whatever comes after it to be code rather than text. Which is why, when someone uses it in a Forum post subject line, it will get translated to "&", which is the code for that & character.
I suspect that's what's keeping the Forum software from doing anything that specifically addresses your username, such as sending you a message. I tried starting a conversation with you a few minutes ago, and even though it shows up in my messages, it shows I'm having a conversation with... nobody. Your username doesn't show up. And when I tried to search the Forum for any other users who might have one in their name, the search returned nothing. Not just no other users, but not even the no doubt thousands of posts with "C&O" or "B&O" or the like in their subject lines. NOTHING. It's like the Forum software can't see that the & character exists.
So... without evidence to back up my theory (or even the ability to test it), I don't want to tell you to do something as drastic as changing your username. But if it were my account, that's what I would try next.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Sir MadogFor the first time since the end of WWII, our government has called upon the people to build up food stocks to be ready for a major crisis. Whatever this means, it´s nothing good heading our way. MAkes me feel very uneasy now.
A few years ago, I stockpiled Atlas flex-track in anticipation of the Great Track Drought. It was a wise thing to do. I should have stockpiled more rail joiners, though.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
der5997One question; was that US or Kiwi dollars?
der5997Your parts list costs are for whole packets of parts, rather than those used for the single one-off model? If so, wouldn’t that bring the cost down to well below $40?
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
I think it will be easier to please use green5701-forum@yahoo.com
FRRYKid Garry: I presume you saw my post about the modulars.
Garry: I presume you saw my post about the modulars.
Yes. I'm not sure what that is....Thanks..
Talking about street running trains, this is a photo I took when we were at a restaurant in La Grange, KY about three years ago.
Ken:
I love the picture of the B&O tracks in the street!
The street in front of my grandmother's house had tracks running down it. The whole house would shake and rattle when the trains went down the street. In fact, the vibration caused one of the interior brick walls (double brick construction) to collapse. Fortunately all it did was lean up against the outer brick wall, but the steps to the second floor came loose from the wall in the process so there were some repairs needed before the steps could be used safely again. Interestingly, I was the one to point out the gap between the stair case and the wall. I was probably 7 or 8 at the time.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Replacing your AC clutch is quite doable. My son is in the same situation. His 2008 Honda Civic AC clutch bit the dust. Dealer parts are tres expensive so we went to Amazon and got the parts for 1/2 the price quoted by the dealer. Obviously they are after market parts but if they last three or four years the car will be sold by then anyhow.
Labour may cost a bit because the AC clutches are typically difficult to get at and rust makes them hard to get apart. However, when you are talking another several hundred dollars to replace the whole compressor, plus the cost of draining and re-filling the coolant system, you are way ahead to just do the clutch.
B&O rails in Noblesville Ind, I drove across them a few 100 times before I was intrested in trains.
Evening Dinners
Flo, I will have a please, and give Ed a Wooden Nickle please?
Work Front well I got a lot of reading done so that is covred.
Health Front I called the VA and cancel all of my appointments for Tuesday. Well due to the car problems. On the bright side to ulicer looked pretty darn good today when I changed the dressing.
Car Front there may still be hope. I think the A/C clutch is going bad, make a racket when started up, then quites down and still blows cold air. My mechanic said "No one just replaces the A/C clutch since the 70's". That led me to think you could not buy just the A/C clutch! Wrong! I looked on line and yes, you can still buy just the clutch! So I am going to try my daughter mechanic and see what he says.
Train Front.
Gary B&O F7B truck is hitting the coupler box while flipped on it's back. Coupler box does not seem fully seated. I will give it another try with the shell off.
YGW Was working on the coal cars last night, did you know some of the trucks use real springs? While I have seen them, I have never worked on any of them.
Need a little help with the sprung trucks here. The ones with the sprung trucks are not easy rollers! How I found out they had sprung trucks was when I was trying to ream out the trucks with a Micro-Marks truck tuner. Side frame fell off! Any tips? Looks like Athearn Trucks will fit, I only have a few hundred of them thanks to Ed.
Rick Hope you get your steak . By the way about the only thing I have not done is change Disc Brakes? Yank a engine maybe 20 times, replaces the trans 5 times, carb oh 40 times, change intakes only god knows for sure but I can do in on a BB Mopar in under 45 minutes!
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Steven!
Darn it, how dare you show such a delicious diner offering when I'm trying to lose weight!
Evenin' folks!
Janie, I'll have the sirlion strip, med rare, baked potato, a some fresh sweet corn on the cob ton ight. Will need a pot of decaf to wash all that down with as well.
Never did make it in here last night.... It was late when I had caught up with all the emails and some other stuff I needed to get done. I had written a short post, but decided I diodn't like one sentence, went to delete it, and the whole post disappeared and I couldn't get it back... Said the heck with it and went to bed.
Had a good day yesterday at the museum. The crowd was a bit sparcer than we would have liked, but a decent day anyway. Just like last year, I arrived for the Safety meeting a bit before 9AM and was surprised to only hear the H12-44 up and running. The RS3m was not started. Turns out the battery was dead again! Appears that there is a problem with a relay and the battery does not get charged when it is running... Had a similar problem last year, but they found a loose or disconected wire and thought that was the problem. So... The first move of the day was to bring down the 80 tonner and tow the RS3m back up the "Hill Block" (so called bercause of its 2+% grade). We made the first trip of the day with guests using the H12-44 pushing both cabooses. The FM is definately leaking and throwing oil out now. The South end of C-245 was covered with oil and she was driopping a trail between the tracks as well. Between trips we coupled the 80 Tonner onto the PC caboose, did the brake tests, and ran the rest of the day with two trains. Weather was pleasant and never got more than 80°. Had a bit of gentle rain for a few minutes in the morning.
Today I have been busy cleaning most of the time. I took a break to go get my groceries for the week, but the rest of the day has been doing dishes and scrubing cabinets in the kitchen. Will finish up the cabinets in a few minutes. Also have a couple loads of wash in progress.
Quote for the day:
"Just when I discovered the meaning of life, they changed it.” ― George Carlin
Have a good one!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Ulrich welcome to the world of Preppers. It's a big industry in parts of the US, stockpiling food for Armedgedon. 40 years ago I used a financial program called Managing Your Money. Quicken is the only thing like it today. The author was of a certain religious persuation and he advocated stockpilling food and ammunition. I thought it was interesting, but if ammo becomes
Sir Madogor the first time since the end of WWII, our government has called upon the people to build up food stocks to be ready for a major crisis.
I don't mention this to start either a political or religious discussion. Way back in the late 50's I had an uncle with a bomb shelter. He died last year at age 90. He owned a winery with an underground cave, his son called another bomb shelter. In elementary school they taught us to assume the position in the hallway or under our desk. From what I've seen of the real videos of atomic tests, that wouldn't do much good.
When we lose power for a week because of huricaines and ice storms, and the people will well water and septic tanks are the ones that are hosed. They can't drink, wash or flush. Water is the rate limiting necessity. You can stock 3 months of freeze dried food but I don't thin most people can stock the water they will need for 3 months.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
[Edit:] Given that breakfast is being paid for, could I please get a Hawaiian omlette and, instead of toast, a toasted cinnamon raisin bagel with some butter and add some OJ as well. Thank you.
Heartland Division CB&Q FRRY ... You are a hard worker based on seeing your progress photos.
FRRY ... You are a hard worker based on seeing your progress photos.
Working on the layout is my stress relief. Between w*rk and my parents some days, I need the relief. These pictures are the work from the last three weeks. (about 4 to 5 hours each Sunday)
As to the modulars and the lack of your PMs working try applying a ROT encryption to this: SEELXvq@lnubb.pbz. (And yes this approach has been checked with the authorities.)
Good Afternoon!
Just woke up from a mid-day nap and still feel drowsy!
My son´s birthday present came in today - a little late, but that was the postman´s fault. A nice car to complement the "Albula Experience" train!
It´s just the wrong loco pulling it! No news when the replacement Baby Croc will hit the road!
Steven - sure looks yummy, but certainly loaded with calories. I guess I will settle for something lighter, less wholesome!
Ed - nice picture, but would you want to grab a bite there? That floor looks awfully dirty, making me wonder what the kitchen will be like! Vinnie and the girls do a marvelous job of keeping this place *** `n span, even when we had those inglorious pie fights Barry started, rest his soul!
For the first time since the end of WWII, our government has called upon the people to build up food stocks to be ready for a major crisis. Whatever this means, it´s nothing good heading our way. MAkes me feel very uneasy now.
I´ll be staying at the RC for a moment, just to see who´ll be dropping by!
gmpullman Our friends at Shorpy dug up a dusty old photo of the diner! Just look at how Flo had that youthful glow back then! http://www.shorpy.com/node/21229?size=_original#caption
Our friends at Shorpy dug up a dusty old photo of the diner! Just look at how Flo had that youthful glow back then!
http://www.shorpy.com/node/21229?size=_original#caption
Wow, that old picture is something else! Flo, I'll have the hot meatloaf sandwich and a root beer float. Here's $1, just give me back a nickel for the Music Box and you keep the rest. You're worth it, kiddo.
Yum, worth every penny.
Good morning all.
Flo, I will have an apple danish, and a glass of OJ please.
Weather - Finally cooled off a little, 70's with lower humidity.
W**k - Have today off* but was there all weekend. The Friday reports (printed on Saturday) were all crazy off, and by crazy off I do mean crazy off... I had more new accounts than I had customers! And, contest numbers enough for a HUGE (high tripple digits!) bonus. (Only problem - I had zero contest numbers on Friday!) Even those who no longer work in our store got contest numbers! Somehow, Friday's report included the total for the year for everyone, then added in our weekly and monthly total's on top of that! (Of course, I jokingly said that the district manager owed all of us in the store that day a steak dinner for those high numbers, all in one day! ) Now, the asterisk on off* today - I don't have to go in, but have to attend a phone meeting with all managers from my store later this morning. It is supposed* to be a very quick (under 10 minutes) meeting, but that remains to be seen. (Maybe we are getting that steak dinner! )
Trains - Due to a issue, didn't get to work on that car kit last night. Might have something to do during that w**k call I have to make in a little bit....
Car - Cudaken, sorry you are having issues, but I am starting to feel your pain. (Only starting to, as mine still runs.) Had to do brakes, twice, as first, I had a brake pad shatter on the left front (zero outside pad, but inside pad was about half worn. Left front inside and outside pads were both also about half... Might be the slider pins in the caliper are sticking...) and then I had to again work on them, as I broke the right front brake line about two weeks later. (In downtown traffic too!) Now, I have to work on the left rear, as I have a flat tire, and my left front is soft... Otherwise I would be running errands before my upcoming phone call. Sounds like a slight issue of some kind of debris picked up... Yippee. Something to do before my upcoming call....
Hope all enjoy the day, and that all are well.
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
Good morning .... After looking at Ed's diner photo, a traditional diner breakfast would be good. .... I'll have eggs over medium, with hashbrowns, and wheat toast. ... Grits, too, since we are now in the South.
It's good to see so much MRR progress!
Alvie ... I bet the steam loco looks great now with the coal load you installed.
Der John .... I really like the layout plan. You will get a lot of enjoyment building the layout and operating it.
Ken ... You mentioned an F7 truck hitting the coupler pocket. Is it on a tight radius curve track ?
Dave... Good news! .... You will be starting your layout now. I bet you will have much to show in the months ahead.
Ed .... I like the PRR coaches in your photos a lot. You remind me of some free rolling cars I have. I spot them on "level track", but learn it is not as llevel as I thought. Maybe, my switch crews will need some 1/87 chocks to place against the wheels. .... For a while I had some Pennsy trains on this layout because I thought I chould have railroads which interchanged with CB&Q in addition to my CB&Q. I don't have them anymore.
YGW ... Good morning !
Keep on Railroading !
Hey all
Just popping in to say good morning. TTYL. Flo set em up with any breakfast food they want even steak, stacks of pancakes, grits, smoked bacon, peach yogurt .... if that is their desire !Here is a stack of $20s that should cover it.
YGW
hon30critter I'm sure Vinnie keeps the floor cleaner than that!
Don't look in the kitchen!
Thanks, Dave
Regards, Ed
Ed:
Neat picture of an old diner, but I'm sure Vinnie keeps the floor cleaner than that!
Pennsy passenger cars look great.
Good—very early—Morning, Diners!
Petra, since Angelo is buying I'll have the filet mignon and a Crown Royal chaser! (No, dear, that's not Royal Crown, the other way 'round)
Ken, sorry, thanks for the beer but can I have a wooden nickel instead?
There's Vinnie, sleeves rolled up as always. Even Brunhilda managed to crack a smile! And what's up with the guy near Vinnie? And the other fellow, with gloves?
Those Hollyhocks look grand, DER! The missus planted some in our side yard and I never knew what I was missing by not having them! Sometime I'll have to post some photos of the Mountain Laurels that I'm so fond of. They're in the rhododendron family and the State Flower of Pennsylvania. Main reason I planted them is because the Pennsylvania Railroad featured them on their dining car china.
Ken, I really hope you get some relief soon, on the health front, the car front, the job front! Wow, things are coming at you FAST! Hang in there good friend...
Garry...
Does anybody else have plans for working on their layouts in the days ahead?
You're kidding, right? Do you remember the scene in The Shining where Jack types- "All work and no trains makes Jack a dull boy" ? I must have my train time!
Ulrich, Johnboy—you too, Ken, I wish you all the good cheer I can possibly muster
Thanks for the birthday wishes, Johnboy have a slice on me!
Terry, that is some fine looking trackage and scenery! IF I had it to do all over again I would definitely have a linear layout without deep "no-reach in zones". I have places where it is getting impossible to access the track to pick up derailments and do track maintenance. Big no-no!
Whew...
So, on the train front!
Friday saw the arrival of the Big Brown Truck and a package from Brooklyn with a half-dozen PRR P-70 coaches! (I never used to be a Pennsy fan but I was abducted by aliens wearing striped caps that took me to their mother ship in Altoona)
I really didn't need more rolling stock, but you all know how that story goes!
Tuscan everywhere!
These cars are nearly perfect. BLI did make one or two goof-ups but nothing major! One thing is certain—these are the free rollingest (is that a word?) cars—freight or passenger—I have ever witnessed!
I took the first one out of the box, set it on the main and turned around to get the next car.
Went back to where I placed the first car and... it was gone! I know age does funny things to you but what.. here it was about twelve feet away! On "perfectly level" track, mind you (or so I thought!)
OK, I'm getting the hint, you guys have had your Keystone-fix for now...
Well, time for me to cash-in my chips. Check please, Flo OH! never mind, hand it to that guy over there! Thanks, again, Angelo!
Later,
Ed
der5997: I like your quote. I am a big Trekker myself (and looking forward to Star Trek: Discovery).
Hobby Front: Per certain requests, here are the pictures of the items that were created as a result of the expansion of my layout. (Some things are still in progress.) All of the pictures go right to left (clockwise) on the layout.
Freight Forwarders yard expansion Mainline expansion and another view of the Freight Forwarders yard expansion (Two reasons for expansion) Completion of reverse loop for tourist line (Other reason for expansion) The undertable machine pictured was installed after the picture was taken. Eventual plan is to have all the turnouts on the tourist line controlled by undertable machines. River extension (A foot-long piece of 3 foot wide aluminum window screen, lots of brads and a handy pair of screen cutters) River extension with sandbar bases installed. (Beadboard foam with construction adhesive on the window screen. We shall see how the foam adheres to the screen come next week.) Covering to create sandbars with the river clamshells. (As you can see, Woodland Scenics Fine Earth Turf for the sand and some very small {11/0} beads for the clamshells.)
The extension of the coaling/watering track with eventual plans for engine house/residence for puller engine and crew. (Where the Walthers modulars I have been discussing will be used.)
der5997:
My layout plan has undergone far more revisions that I can remember. I have been working on it for more than a decade.
The first versions were based on pure ignorance, i.e. ridiculously small radii, mountain goat type grades, totally disfunctional from an operations perspective, you name it, I had it screwed up! I have refined the plan many many times over the years as I learned more about realistic track plans. These forums have helped enormously as have several MR publications like Track Planning for Realistic Operation. Quite frankly, I'm glad the layout has been delayed. Had I charged ahead years ago it would have been a mess.
Now I'm actually at the point where I can start to build the layout! My son has just bought a house and he is moving in three weeks so I'm actually going to have the layout space available very soon. We are also going to install a small garden shed so we can get lots of stuff out of the way of the layout (which will be in the garage).
My plan doesn't qualify for the "less is more" rating. There will be lots going on.
Regards
Afternoon Diners
Flo, Ed and I will have a please.
Work Stunk so that is covred.
MisterBeasleyI have a wife and 3 girlfriends.
Mr B, no wonder you have a positive attitude. I had 3 girlfriends when I was 27, but I was in better shape then!
YGW Have four of the coal cars on the layout now! Boy the person that made there sure knew there stuff! I was shocked to see how free wheeling they are.
Ed I hope to take the F7 B to work Monday and see if I can figuer out why the rear turck hits the coupler pocket? F7 A runs great, har as the clicking sound, that is gone and the engine is running some what faster. Maybe it just needed to be broken in? It is now dragging 21 cars by it self easy.
Time to look for a better car.
Ken