Love that bridge!
FRRYKidOld enough that I wouldn't be carded at most any place if I drank alcohol. Big Smile
Ha! The last time I got carded was last year, at one of those places that cards absolutely everyone. I gave him my Medicare card. He laughted and said, "OK."
FRRYKidFor the particular prototype, the Northern Pacific managed to keep their woods decks looking pretty good until the merger and BN let them "rot" but for part of the era I model the decks still looked pretty good from what I have been told, so I will model the deck that way.
I built 3 of these from Tichy kits, and topped them with real wood decking.
Ray, this is the Central Valley truss bridge I built a while back:
This isn't an easy snap-together kit. I found it quite a challenge and I had a lot of fun putting it together.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Garry: oo Krichoff's sounds good.
YGW: on some windows Both.
Time for conference call
Lunch time
Hello all. This weekend we went to the Marine Muesuem in Triangle Va. ( Free and done really well ) my wife was freaked out by the dummies, she said LOOK ! They have sweat and even dirt under their finger nails !!! She said this as she stepped back three paces !!! even fake Marines can be terrifying , then we went to smash burgers for some heart clogging burgers and onion wrings and topped the evening off with going to see "Sully" the movie on the piolt who "landed" his plane on the Hudson. REALLY Good movie. I like most movies with Tom Hanks.
Howmus - LOL "Write incomplete" - With all of the volunteer work at the NMRA have you applied for your master modelers certs in any area ?
Moeand Larry - You are painting storm windows or the windows behind the storm windows ?
Tom - LOL "focus camera fuzzy..." I have the same problem !
GM Pullman - What does putting oygen into the steel do ? #722 F7 looks great !
FRRYKid - hope you have many many more !
Angel - what ? "praying for the dead from the storm ???
Ken - Any BBQ left ?
JPowel - 36 degrees !!! Ouch we are in our 50s here - nice ! : )
Mr. B - So what did the winning "wife" weigh ?
Garry - LOL Short friends - I always say I am 6'-4" on one end the other end of me is short end !
CN Charlie - 30! Man you guys need to move south ! Do you like the cold ?
Henry - LOL ! Never a truer statement " liftable before marriage" ! I know a man who owns a plumbing company. He divorced his second wife becaue she got fat !!! I guess that is what happens when one writes their own vows - "till fat do us part"
Gotta run TTYL
YGW
Good morning ..
MoeLarryCurly .... Feel free to bring some cinnamom rolls to the DIner from Kirchoff's Bakery in Paducah some time.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a couple of those sour cream glazed dougnuts over there on the counter abd a large pot of Seneca Lake Blend Dark Roast Coffee to start the day.
It is a crisp (nice word for cold) fall day here in the Finger Lakes Region of NYS this morning. Alternating clouds and sunshine at the moment. I guess that may be called "Partly" I think... Leaves are starting to turn color quickly now. Colors were nice for the Fall Foliage trips last Saturday. The trees were further along than here at my home. My crab apple tree has started to drop some leaves already.
Currently 46°F outside with a Frost Advisory for tonight. I won't cover my vegies untill they proclaim a frost warning! Here in town the temp will always stay a few degrees higher than out in the country. Furnace was running when I got out of bed today.... The heating season has started............
I have to drive to Rochester this afternoon to check out the Firehouse we will be using for the NMRA Division Meet in a couple of weeks. Things are starting to fall into place. I have 3 excellent clinics lined up and three layouts open for the afternoon. Have to get decided who does what when as far as the clinics and get a newsletter out for it.
Have a great day!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good morning all
That little wheel on the camera eyepiece is called a "diopter".
cool 46 here again, supposed to get in to the middle 70's today.
Quite a bit of train traffic yesterday on the P&I , Mostly coal, some locals.
I got 5 ( count em) strom windows removed, repainted and put back up.
It is amazing how much the paint had faded over time.
tcwright973Ken - The Bessemer & Lake Erie also provided passenger service until the early 70's, or somewhere around there.
You wouldn't be thinking of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, would you, Tom?
The last Bessemer passenger train was run March 5, 1955.
P&LE ran commuter trains out of Pittsburgh to Beaver Falls (College Hill) until July 12, 1985.
Happy Monday, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Columbus Day, everybody!
Regards, Ed
Ken - The Bessemer & Lake Erie also provided passenger service until the early 70's, or somewhere around there.
Like some others, I had to turn the furnace on this evening. I don't like the idea of what my gas bills will look like for the upcoming months, but I must admit it sure felt good this evening. it was getting chilly in the house around dinner time. I'll have to stop & get a replacement filter tommorow though, the current one is really dirty. The air conditioner side got a workout this year & I should have checked the filter sometime ago. Guess it's time to break out the sweaters & long sleeve shirts.
A good weekend for our railfanning. 12 trains on Saturday, & 13 today. We have noticed we are not seeing as many coal or crude oil trains as we had been, but intermodal service seems to have increased, at least while we are trackside. Some pleasant conversations with a couple of other regulars fills in the time between trains. I might have mentioned this before, but we were talking about the local police who usually drive by at least once while we are sitting there. They never fail to wave or yell hello as they go by. Quite a difference experience from what some others report while they are railfanning. We also get some people who stop & ask if we are waiting for anything special to come by. I always tell them any train coming by is special, but not really.
I am getting old & slow. I noticed on Saturday that the focus on my camera seemed to be fuzzy in the view finder, but the pictures seemed okay. Then it finally dawned on me that I got new glasses early in the week. So I had to adjust that little wheel on the camera, I don't know what they call it, but it's located up by the view finder. So now the camera's fine, & I don't need to worry about getting it repaired. What a relief because I know that wouldn't be cheap.
Don't know why I'm up in the middle of the night. It's not good because tommorow will be a busy day like every Monday. Breakfast at our usual diner, grocery shopping, & what looks to be a full day of errands including the library & a dozen other stops the wife has scheduled.
Hope everyone has a great week.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
cudakenEd is it Bessiemer or Besslemer?
Hi, Ken
I'm pretty sure the name originates from the process for making higher volumes of steel by blowing oxygen through the puddle developed by a one, Henry Bessemer. The purpose of the railroad was to haul iron ore and limestone from the Conneaut, Ohio port to the steel mills of Pittsburgh.
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ble/ble-dies.html
You would be able to run Bessemer F7s on your B&O since they bought 10 F7As and 10 F7Bs from the Bessemer. B&O ran them for a few years still in B&LE orange paint.
The restored B&O 722 was a former B&LE F7.
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/430413/
The B&LE was once owned by US Steel and has its beginnings rooted in Andrew Carnegie's vast Empire. Today the line is owned and run by Canadian National Railway.
There's nothing wrong with having leased, borrowed or run-through power on your layout.
Have Fun! Ed
Flo, on the subject of sundaes, could I get a chocolate covered cherry sundae, please? Thank you so much.
angelob6660 Happy Birthday FRRYKid. So how old are you today?
Happy Birthday FRRYKid. So how old are you today?
Old enough that I wouldn't be carded at most any place if I drank alcohol. To put it another way, the prototype railroad I follow merged out of existance only a couple of years before I was born.
Heartland Division CB&Q FR RY .. happy birthday. .. The decks of flat cars get scuzzy looking after heavy use. If they are wood construction they look even worse. So your weathering should resemble that.
FR RY .. happy birthday. .. The decks of flat cars get scuzzy looking after heavy use. If they are wood construction they look even worse. So your weathering should resemble that.
For the particular prototype, the Northern Pacific managed to keep their woods decks looking pretty good until the merger and BN let them "rot" but for part of the era I model the decks still looked pretty good from what I have been told, so I will model the deck that way. The rest of the car will be weathered similar to a pic that I found on one of the photo sites that I use.
Evenin' folks!
Janie, I'll have a Hot Fudge Sundae and a pot of decaf Coffee to wash it down with and warm me up.
The heat is on here at my house. Hasn't run yet tonight, but it will. As John (who lives about 50 miles directly East of me) said the temps are going down into the 40"s tonight and into the high 30's tomorrow night. Just hope the frost holds off for a few more weeks. My fall crops in the garden are looking good. Peas are growing quite fast, String beans are being picked every other day, And the green peppers are finally producing nicely. Hate to lose it all now!
I am starting to decide what the final bridge will be on the SLO&W. Talked to an old friend who has drawn many structures over the years and is a published author and he suggested I build a Through Truss type for that location. Probably will end up building a Warren or a Pratt type. Checking out designes and such from the him in the (Kalmbach) Model Railroad, Bridges and Trestles Book right now. The length will be about 175 scale feet, so this will be a major project for this Winter. I am putting in a temporary crossing so I can start to run trains as I finsh this last area of the layout.
For those who don't much about the Finger Lakes Region of NYS. I offer this: http://www.fingerlakes.com/youknow
Hope you all have a great night. Prayers for all in need!
Evening Diners
Flo, I will have a If Ed makes it in give him one as well.
Work Front It was a pretty day out so I knew I would be slow.
Weather Sure as cooled down here as well and I like it. Today high was 72 and a lot of sunshine.
Train Front Ed is it Bessiemer or Besslemer? Either way it is a great SD 7! Got a good lub job done of the trucks. (front worm gear poped off again?) smooth and quite runner! Like you I do enjoy the splash of color. While I love B&O, well blue can get a little (not much) boring. Was Bessiemer or Besslemer near the great lakes? I am thinking they mainly hauld Iron Ore for some reason.
Gary Looks better painted! Seems a little odd the coaches started out as GMC Buses.
BBQ is done so later.
Ken
I hate Rust
moelarrycurly4 Good morning. was a cool 48 here in the wilds of western Ky.
Good morning.
was a cool 48 here in the wilds of western Ky.
Calling for a low tomorrow morning of 38 here in the Syracuse area, followed by a low of 36 for Tuesday morning.
//signed// John Powell President / CEO CNY Transportation Corp (fictional)
http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/nuts4sports34/
Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
Morning diners,
Layout front:
Figureing out what track that I need and structures. Mostly all of it was figured over 5 years ago, it might be 7.
Edit: Top of the page.
I'll pay for everyone's meals and drinks for the week.
Praying for the dead people within Hurricane Matthew's path.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
I got a lot of stuff done on the House yesterday. three doors painted, basement screen door repaired and emergency lighting installed in the basement.
More stuff to do today, tring to get all the "round tuits" done
Mornin' everyone..............
Yawn!!!! Someone did that on train yesterday and I poked some fun at him... An hour later he caught me doing the same thing. Oooooooooppppppsss! They had a lot of fun at my expense.
Ah, Zoe, I'll have a short stack of blueberry pancakes (yes use the mix from Birket Mills in Penn Yan), some bacon, and a very, very large pot of Seneca Lake Blend Dark Roast Organic, Fair Traded coffee this morning to see if I can wake up....
Great day yesterday! Four completely sold out runs on the LA&L with our NYC Empire Express Coaches (that saw their first day of service on Dec. 7, 1941). This year we only went from Lakeville, NY to Industry Station, then the engineer walked to the other end of the train took control of the antique ALCO C-425 at the other end and took us back to Lakeville. We were supposed to have about 45 minutes to clean, reset supplies, and board the next group of passengers and make the next run. Somebody figured wrong, and we had no time between detrained one group and the boarding of the next... If someone sends me a photo of the old guy with the beard all fancied up in a black suit and tie with his conductors hat on, I'll post it as a very unusual catch!
Today is recovery day. I'll be cleaning house, doing grocery shopping, and just some odds and ends needing to be done last week at the latest around here.
yougottawantaHowmus the oddest thing when on my phone I cannot see all of your post. Most everyone else's is okay
That's because I usually write in complete
Oddly enough, I have had the phenomenon happen on my computer screen. For some reason some peoples posts don't wrap correctly in the tiny width that Kalmbach lets us have for our messages at times....
For Ken..... Todays special! Buy one beer for the price of two and recieve a second beer ABSOLUTLY FREE!
OK, time for a nap.....
CentralGulfSounds fishy to me. Boyfriend in a "wife" carrying contest. Is there no integrity in sports anymore? Whistling
I thought it was particularl Politically Incorrect that the rules specify that the team must consist of one man and one woman and both must be over 21. That may be because the first prize is the "wife's" weight in beer. The rules allow for the wife to carry the husband.
This year's winning couple were from the "Clydesdale Division" with a combined weight over 350 pounds.
Good morning, everybody.
Sunny and 51 degrees. Will be 73 degrees this afternoon. Trees are still green.
YGW ... Tall? Actually, I have short friends. LOL
Ken .... It has now been about 15 years since I was at the Transport Museum in St. Louis.
Here is the same AeroTrain locomotive before they painted it.
Ms. Flo, would you happen to have any birthday cake Oreoes in the back? Considering I doubt you would have any birthday cake hiding, that will work for me as today is my birthday.
Hobby Front: Got the brakewheels attached on my flatcars and got them painted. I haven't decided quite how to weather them. India ink/isopropyl or else a black paint/distilled water mix. I have the paint but I would need to get the India ink ordered. I thought I had a bottle but I can't seem to find it. (Of course, when I get the new one, I will find it. I just did that with my Kadee coupler pliers. I ordered a pair and just discovered earlier this evening that the pair I thought I lost was hiding in the stand where a lot of my in-town train stuff sits.) I am also planning to paint some windows and doors for the new engine house. Have to pull out the Scalecoat II as that was the only line I could find the particular green that I need for this purpose. That requires the use of some fairly smelly cleaner to clean the brush. However, if I want the color, I have to deal with the smell.
Hey guys,
I bit the bullet and bought a UP F3, NW2 and a Warren tank car.
I will try to make the town of Pinder Shaw. A fictional branch line and town passing through the town of Lexington, NE.
It will be the second time I had attempted it. I hope this time I might succeed.
The timeline will be the same as the New York Central, (1957-1965) but it's staying in the 1950s 1955-1958. Because of the FEF #838 she retires in 1961. Then moved into storage in 1962.
We will see what happens.
Good Evening,
Getting to be a frosty evening here with a low tonight of about 30F. It only went to about 40F today.
Well tonight I thought I would try my BLI light mike again and the chuff sound is back! Now I just have to re-programme it. I have been running the N scale layout a bit lately. I think I will get back to doing some scenery on it.
We have a land line as we want an absolutely secure line.
Time for a little TV.
CN Charlie
Flo, Ed and I will have a .
Got deep down in the dumps on the way home thinking about $, or said lack of. I was so down in the dumps I all most did not run the trains! Took a few brews but I feel better now and after some wheel cleaning everything is better.
Ed Took the Pen SD7 for a few spins around the layout. Tracked very well I will add. Do by chances do you remember what decoder you used? Yes, I know I can look. Looks like a Digitrax but you all sent a NCE decoder for the switcher. Good looking engine and I do like the rice bulb you installed.
YGW The photo was from the St Louis Transportation Museum.
See you all Sunday, Ken
Drives Like A Bus
MisterBeasleyWe still have a land line, but only because it came as part of the cable-internet bundle. That phone rings half a dozen times a day, always around meal times. I listen to the recording message, and there is hardly ever a message left.
Brother of LION has Cellphone. Wife of Brother of LION has cell phone.
THEY have a land lion, but the NEVER answer it. All the people that they want to talk to know to use the cell phone. LandLION if for "emergency" use or something.
Speaking of bundles, we just dropped our cable provider and now will bundle TV with Telleyphone and Internet. We only use landlions here. The kind that are mounded on the wall and you turn the crank...
All we can get on that thing are crank calls!
ROARING
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
LION was up in train train room of him.
Him was cleaning work bench. Him is not done yet, but at least you can tell that the bench was painted green. Tomorrow should finish the job.
Monday we will install ne fire wall on our network. LION never used a firewall before. It ewill replace the HP router and the Barracuda Web Filter.
Now LION must find out how to operate said friarwall.
ROAR
BigDaddy They are only "liftable" before marriage.
They are only "liftable" before marriage.
You are either very brave, unmarried, or your wife never looks at this forum.
CentralGulfSounds fishy to me. Boyfriend in a "wife" carrying contest. Is there no integrity in sports anymore?
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
MisterBeasley Yay! Once again, my daughter and her boyfriend placed 4th in the North American Wife Carrying Championships! He hurt his leg a few weeks ago and they didn't think they'd even be able to participate, but thankfully it was not the break they originally diagnosed, and they were out there competing with the best.
Yay! Once again, my daughter and her boyfriend placed 4th in the North American Wife Carrying Championships! He hurt his leg a few weeks ago and they didn't think they'd even be able to participate, but thankfully it was not the break they originally diagnosed, and they were out there competing with the best.
Sounds fishy to me. Boyfriend in a "wife" carrying contest. Is there no integrity in sports anymore?
MisterBeasley I get very few junk calls on my cell phone. They've started "spoofing" calls to local area codes, because if I don't recognize the area code I won't even answer.
I get very few junk calls on my cell phone. They've started "spoofing" calls to local area codes, because if I don't recognize the area code I won't even answer.
The trouble with ignoring other than local area codes on cells is the simple fact that a lot of people have cells with out of town area codes. And you are right on the money with the spoofing. A certain "local" number was constantly sending me empty texts with some sort of attachment. All I got was a prompt to open the attachement, which I never did. I now have that number and a few others blocked with the free app "Mr Number." It's available on Android, but I don't know about Apple or Winders phones.