Hey all
Well my week end, as Ken says "sucked cabooses" ! My wife and daughter got into a spat that lasted all weekend and finally ended this morning. Both need to be taken out to the wood shed. Then my middle daughter got sick so I missed church to stay home with her. After every one got home I went out to mow. One wheel fell off of the mower of "finish mower" fixed that, then the front tire of the tractor went flat ! After that our new drier quit drying ! Man I am glad this weekend is over ! Now I get to come back to work where deal with a bunch of jerk home owners ! I think I need a vacation !
Ken - Oh that stinks did you get the Y6b working ?
Garry - Hey where are you ? It got dark all of a sudden and I cant find anyone !! Steve what is that buzzing sound I am hearing ?
Ed - have you ever heard "Maryland is for crabs and Va is for lovers " ?
FRRykid - What type of flat cars did you get ?
Alvie - I live on the eastern side of the mts that run parallel with the valley. Love there. Do you miss it ?
Lion - Oh thanks for the sticky buns !
MoeLarry - Glad you popped back in ! What does program went live mean ? Can you visit us more often?
Johnboy !!!! I love it when you pop in ! yea It has been a tough summer. I hope we are at an end of that sickness run !
TCWright - What is NS OCS train ?
Howmus - Pumkin patch ? Hot apple cider ? Where do I buy a ticket ?
Zandoz - What about a 42x82 dog bone with a U shape would that be easier to manage ?
Ricky W - How in the world do you function with out water ? Hope they have some porta potties close by !
Mr. B - I heard this morning the storm may head out to sea ????
Steve - Are those Colorado wasp ? Have they been smoking something wacky ?
Richard - That is impressive. If 18mph was the average what was your fastest speed ?
Angel - did you get 22 cars ?
PS - Did anyone see the JWII2000 video on the brass train show in Chicago - I was impressed with the whole event from what I saw in teh video - some VERY nice stuff there !
TTYL
YGW
yougottawantaRichard - That is impressive. If 18mph was the average what was your fastest speed ?
I topped out at 35 MPH today coming down the hill. The all-time speed record for me still stands at 50+ MPH coming down Mule Pass in south-eastern Arizona.
Richard
YGW - NS OCS stands for Norfolk Southern's Office Car Special. It's a beautiful train of F-9A & F-7B engines, & a number of different type passenger cars. This past Saturday, there were 14 cars including a HEP car, or Head End Power. Here are 2 photos taken Saturday.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Afternoon Diners,
yougottawanta Angel - did you get 22 cars ?
No, what I meant was the product number #106-4622. Like what credit card is being used with the last four digits. I should have bought them three years ago but I didn't have enough money.
Putting all the cars together will make 34. Minus 16 cars for the Union Pacific and the rest for BNSF.
Steven Otte Gah! There they are again! Now I've ruined this thread for myself. I'll be back when there's a page 2.
Gah! There they are again! Now I've ruined this thread for myself. I'll be back when there's a page 2.
Your wish came true. Now come back, Steven.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Afternoon all.
Garry: yes been busy busy hopefully that all slows down.
YGW: we spent the last year at the Hospital I work at preparing everything for a brand new Electronic medical records software program. Finally the turned the swtch and we are live on it, intsead of preparing for it. 2000+ pieces of new hardware installed over last year. i plan to visit more often.
Yall can keep all your wasps. ( get out the spray!)
Hi,
Cumberland Gap. My wife and I had Cumberland Sausages for tea last night, along with the usual Hard-boiled Potatoes, burned to a Chip 'Yorkshire Puddings' and boiled to a mush Vegetables.
Can I have an Alka-Seltzer please Chloe, make it a double?
I've been a bit brassed-off with W--k, the last 2 weeks. Due to a 'temporary' downturn in Orders, we're on 'Short-time', i.e. £20% less in the pay-packet. I can't take a hit like that.
I know I shouldn't talk about this on the Forum - but the reason I did is because reading thru this months so far has really cheared me up - even though I only properly understand @50% of it.
Cheers, Paul
"It's the South Shore Line, Jim - but not as we know it".
hey all, been away unable to post in the diner. healthwise im fine, Just personal stuff going on, on a daily basis.
first off- I agree with thr comment about the hornets-horrible nasty things.
on the hobby front- finally picked up a modern wra locomotive- One of the Walthers SD70ace units, and did it up into a fictional Pittsburgh and West Virginia scheme- will post a photo of it in this week's "weekend photo fun". I won third place in a nmra bring and brag this month for my scratchbuilt coal trestle. We're coming down the last month and a half before my club open house happens for this year, and hopefully it will involve getting some ballast down in the yard room.
On the railfan end- I got the Wabash heritsge unit last night; my 19th of the 20 NS units. Been waiting for the Wheeling and Lake Erie to finish their MOW work, so they can run during the day. I've been waiting for them, because with the leaves changing, it would perfectly match the locos-orange and black, Rio Grande colors.
hope everyone here is well
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
yougottawanta Zandoz - What about a 42x82 dog bone with a U shape would that be easier to manage ?
The problem is I have no access to walls. The layout has to be free standing, and on some kind of a rolling cart for stowing. Plus I need to be able to work on the layout from my powerchair. Between my medical equipment, all the stuff to build the T-Bucket, and life's miscellaneous accumulation; life's an ongoing shell game.
I have half the benchwork for a roughly 10'x7' lopsided dogbone in the next room. The problem is that the room went from being my bedroom to being the library/medical equipment storage/general storage room. No access to it any more.
The only hope for more space is buildiing a storage building to put everything in.
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..."
Evenin' folks!
Janie, a cup of decaf would suite me just fine right now.
I am exhausted.... The weekend has caught up to me I guess. Did get some things done today but still waiting on several items.
A quote for the evening:
“What is success?To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hope you have a great night. My prayers for all in need!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Evening Diners
Flo, I will have a and give Ed one if he makes it in.
Guess I can call it Work Front? Only one new customer today and they bought. Had a layaway patment and that was it for 9 hours.
YGW Yes the might Y6b lives! Still no clue what caused it not to move. Still need to re-do the CV's after the decoder re-set.
Train Front Got the B&O F7B running again! Just dirty wheels as I thought. The F7's are pulling nothing but B&O cars right now and it look great.
Coal Car Front Boy, it seems odd but I have no B&O coal cars left to fiddle with? I even got a cheap B&O Bachmann covred hopper on the rails tracking right.
Any thoughts on Proto 2000 E-7's? Has no sound but in the same B&O colors of the BLI 7's? Would make a odd lash up, but I could all wise use More Power!
Lazer Don't worry about only understanding what we say. We fell the same way about the Brits!
Tom Thanks for posting the photos! Now with this new stupid monitor they look more like E units! Are they the same sizes as a E-7?
See you all later, Ken
I hate Rust
Ken - According to what I found on the internet, E7's are about 20 feet longer than an F9 unit. Quite a difference I'd say.
Good evening from a very wet Boissevain, Manitoba. We are on our way home from our summer sojourn in northern Saskatchewan. I did get to do a little train spotting today as we passed through the Pas, Manitoba, the home of the Hudson Bay Railroad. I have attached a photo of a couple of CN castoffs taken in the Pas yard. Will post a few more interesting marked power units during the week.
Looking forward to getting home and working on the layout.
Have a good Tuesday.
Early morning...
Janie, a coke please.
Just got back, had a midnight phone call, burglar alarm @w**k was going off. Met the store manager, her husband, and local PD. No one was inside, no forced entry, nothing apparently wrong inside. Did a walk through with two officers, no apparent reason for the alarm. It was their 4th tonight, so wonder if a power spike occurred?
I will say this.... It is FOGGY outside tonight!
Well, I'm now going to bed, as it now going on for 0130 military time, 1:30 am eastern time, or way to stinking early my time.
Good night all.
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.
Lazers:
Paul, don't be afraid to ask for translations! There's always a different way to state things that may be easier for you to understand. Besides, its fun and educational to learn 'proper' English, i.e. English as spoken by the British.
Regards,
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good morning!
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning, Bill and Dave!
Everybody else..... Wake up! ....
I'll have coffee and one of Lion's sticky buns please.
I hope a sticky bun means a carmel pecan roll and not the result of Lion sitting on some honey.
Tom ... Thanks for the photos. It must have been good seeing the train in person.
James .... The old CN units may look scruffy, but I bet they run as good as new.
MoeLarryCurly .... We just went to Paducah a few days ago to see Classic Trains at its new location with much more square feet. ... I know the owner, Bill. He has a lot of stuff to chose from.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
ricktrains4824 Just got back, had a midnight phone call, burglar alarm @w**k was going off. Met the store manager, her husband, and local PD. No one was inside, no forced entry, nothing apparently wrong inside. Did a walk through with two officers, no apparent reason for the alarm. It was their 4th tonight, so wonder if a power spike occurred?
Is that a monitored alarm or just a local bell? If monitored, the monitoring company should be able tell you what set it off. The alarm sends a code or codes that identify the zone(s) violated.
Got one myself yesterday when the power failed. The alarm company called my cell to let me know the power was out.
No decent (commercial) alarm system should have a problem with a power spike. They all filter the power and have battery backup.
Heartland Division CB&QLion..... Are you providing sticky buns every morning this month ?.... Dinner
This morning we have BEAR CLAWS, with nuts and raisins. I don't want to be around when the bear wakes up.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
As good as those bear claws look, Deadpool has different ideas. And you don't want to cross Deadpool. Not when tacos are on the line.
Chef Ryan has adjusted the specials board accordingly. TACOS!!!!
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
LIONS do not eat Tacos. LIONS do not LIKE Cheese.
Chinese is good, Rare Wildebeest is BEST. (but too costly for this LION to get too often.)
BroadwayLion LIONS do not eat Tacos. LIONS do not LIKE Cheese.
Then they would be the only kind of cat that doesn't love cheese.
If it's Taco Day, I will take two salmon tacos for lunch. Wait, what?! You know, salmon tacos--baja style. Not in this diner? Okay, then a couple of beef tacos and a root beer.
The rain is gone, the air is dry, and the temperature has fallen--perhaps autumn has arrived in Arizona. It was 57F at 5:30 this morning when I left on my ride. That's getting real close to my cold riding limit. I used to ride in much cooler/colder weather, but as I have aged, I have become a bit more wimpy about riding in the cold. Typically, 55F is my limit but I may venture out when it is 50F, but that is definitely the exception.
I get to see the grandkids this weekend! We are venturing up to Idaho. I am using frequently-flyer points to fly up there and rental bonus points for a free car. All of the travel does have it's occasional benefit.
Since I added the section to my layout, I have only been running DC. I had DCC running before, but I have be hesitant to switch over. I keep hearing my father's voice in the back of my head, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." I am going to make a switch to easily switch back and forth between DC and DCC. My staging tracks are isolated and I have the ability to turn the power on and off to each of the tracks, so I can park DC and DCC-equipped locomotives on the track and leave them there, regardles of which power supply is active.
All go with the beef tacos also and don't forget the double chocolate chip brownie.
I finally tested my CR 8-40CW #6060. She ran very well and fast on DCC on knob 4. How come locomotives power has to be cracked up at 4 -6 speed just to get it rolling. My track is clean before I run the train. It's the idea that toys into mind once and while.
Good afternoon.
TACOS!!!!!! Someone say Tacos?!?
Steve - National Taco day?!? YES!!! I'm with deadpool on this one! TACOS!!!!! That is the second time I have seen Deapool this week. (Saturday he was at Berea Ohio Comicon.) Good thing I have been on his good side!
Flo - I will have two of the beef tacos, with spicey taco sauce, please. Of course with cheese, thank you. Can I get a order of nachos to go with it? Awesome. And a glass of lemonade would be great, thanks.
Lion - If you want, I will have Flo bring you tacos, sans cheese. I will even buy. (Just a spiced beef wrap if tortilla shell, or a crunchy spiced beef nacho topping if hard shell style.) Maybe, if we ask nicely, they might even be able to do one special, in wildebeesties instead of cows.....
Central Gulf - Monitored. The company that monitors called me, to inform me of the issue, interior motion detector faulted, and its location, and that they had dispatched local PD. It was local Pd's fourth alarm call of the night, all turned out to be false alarms, hence my power spike theory. The system sent out a faulted interior smoke/fire/CO2 alarm(s) this morning, and FD was sent shortly before 10am. (Although, there is very little water available to use in putting out fires, so there is a city wide burn ban in effect, as well as a emergency declaration from the city and township, due to lack of water.... See further info below...) I was hoping that they would call me to bring the marshmallows! (If you can't put out the fire, you should get to enjoy it, right?) It turned out to be a false alarm as well, so something is totally going on with the security system...
Trains - Someone had asked about the NS OCS train. It is the executive officers train, as was mentioned. Here is one of the shots I got of it in Berea Ohio on Saturday evening.
This one was uploaded from my cell phone, as the rest are still in my camera. I should be getting those onto my computer tonight.
Really nice to catch them. It's a really cool looking train, and it is not everyday you can catch a ABBA set of F-units hauling a 14 car passenger train! Too bad they don't sell tickets to ride it...
I will be installing a decoder, and lights, into my newest loco, a old BB SD40-2, that I had picked up in Berea at the train show.
Interesting thing about railfanning in Berea? You can railfan, and planefan at the same time! Hard to do most places.
W**k - Yes, I do go in, as closing MOD (Manager On Duty) tonight. Hopefully no alarm issues! Still can't use the water though.... How the town lost its entire 3,000,000 gallon reservoir before they got the leak under control, I don't know...
Hope all enjoy the day!
Mmmm.... tacos.... (In my best Homer voice...)
wetidlerjr Good morning!
Hi, Bill!
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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
Evenin' fol..... Wow!
Whole lot of faces I haven't seen in a while back here in the diner! Great... Janie put whatever John and Terry are having on my tab please..... Oh and I could use a cup of decaf please.
Finally today a bunch of items have started to fall intop place. The Pro Sound Store I use for Sound Equipment had told me evertything I have ordered (and need ASAP) would be in late in the day Thursday. I was prepared to brave Rush Hour in Rochester, NY traffic to be at his shop to pick the items up and to be at camp early afternoon Friday to get the installation finished. He emails me this afternoon and tells me everything will be at his store by 10AM tomorrow. So guess what I'll be doing early tomorrow afternoon.... Got my hearing aids cleaned so I now can hear better, heard from the other NMRA Officers on some things for the upcomming meet I have been fretting about, have the person in place to make coffee and get donuts for the Meet, and should hear tomorrow about whether the clinic I am hoping for and a club layout will be open for it. Also stopped at a lumber yard to see if they might have some broken cieling tiles I could get cheap for the additional rockwork at Keuka Creek on the layout. Nope, but I could buy a case of 40 for $40.... I only need about 3 of them to do the job. After I got home i thought about the gent who rebuilt my living room for me a year ago. He was one of my students way back when, so I sent him an email asking if he might just have some broken ones laying around from some job. His reply 5 mionutes later was "How many do you need I have some broken ones they are full just broken corners. But I have a bunch Let me know I will drop off to your house." Nice to have friends in the business.......
For those that don't know how it works, you just break up the tiles and glue them in place. Looks like this:
I use Kilz as a first coat to seal the tile, and then stain it to a stone color. looks like this when done:
Here is what I've been doing this week extending the area for the new section:
There will be a scale 145' long bridge over this when finished......
Hope you all have a great night!
A wet good evening to all. Drove in rain about half of the day. At this time of day a nice cup of tea is in order.
Today's diesel offering comes in Kelona Pacific colors. I had to do a little internet research to find out what and where the Kelona Pacific operated. Duh, the Kelona Pacific was a short lived branch line operating through Kelona, B.C. It operated for a short 3 years and went broke. The CN took most of the branch line back and continues to offer service. As best as I can tell, the Hudson Bay Railroad ended up with a couple of Kelona Pacific power units and operates them out of the Pas yard. A couple more strange road name units to follow.
Ray:
Your work with the ceiling tiles is excellent! I've seen a few layouts where the layers were a bit too obvious but your tiles look very convincing.
When I worked at Home Depot we threw out damaged tiles at the end of every day, and most days there seemed to be at least a couple of them. If you want broken tiles I would first ask the store if they are willing to let you have them.
Flo, I will have a , 3 soft shell taco's and give Ed one as well if he makes it in.
Today was not a great day!
Work Front Was not busy but got a couple of who care sales. But a sale is a sale right! What Chapped My Caboose was from are so called managment. Last week they changed the format of our sales tags, I think the new style is a pain in the caboose but Paul is trying. Pain to change all the tags, but I did it.
The Ash Pit part is TODAY THEY WANTED THE COLUMBUS DAY SALES TAGS BUT OUT! OK, I spent 5 hours last Tuesdays putting out the new tags (My Friday) and spent another 5 hours putting out new ones again before I go home?
Train Front It was Take A Engine To Work Day for me! Took the PK 2000 Penn SD 7 Ed sent me. Took my simple train tools with me, should be a simple task. All I need to do was remove a weight held on with 3 screws, maybe cut and solder a few wires and re-attach the Worm Gear cover. Should be say a 30 minute shop right! Wrong! One of the weights screw heads was stripped, could not get a grip on it. Came so close to getting the cover back on with out getting the weight off all the way. Then the drive shaft fell out and I knew I was screwed.
angelob6660I finally tested my CR 8-40CW #6060. She ran very well and fast on DCC on knob 4. How come locomotives power has to be cracked up at 4 -6 speed just to get it rolling.
Angelob6660 If it is a sound DCC engine it takes that much power to get the sound decoder going. If it is none sound you can fiddle with the CV's. (think you can with sound decoders as well) CV 2 is one of the CV's that will help. That is the starting voltage. There is all so a Kick Start CV. (pumps just a small burst to get the motor going) I don't recall that CV but I am sure there is help here at the site.
Later, Ken