Morning all. Temps were 60 degrees farenheight yesterday...now they dropped to 32 this morning...ugh. Today is a day off for me, so I might just finish up the last slag car that needs built for the club, and probably go out chasing another Wheeling train across PA 51. Two days ago had me FINALLY catch the last NS heritage unit I needed to complete my set of the 20, but I took it a step further. I got all twenty on the same Norfolk Southern Line "The Mon Line", which hasn't been a very busy branch, since it's main customer has been Bailey Mine, and a coouple others as well. It took five years, two cameras, and a lot of frustration, but it's finally done. The 8098 "Conrail" was the last one I needed.
Health: Still fighting anxiety I've developed in the past 3 years. I'm sure I've had it since high school, but something has sent it into overdrive. Asthma has been iffy as usual, but I'm still breathing so I can make do.
Trains: Only about halfway done, but my inventory sheet now has
24 locomotives-10 are Wheeling and Lake Erie
52 pieces of rolling stock freight
5 passenger cars (not including the PRR heavyweights I have but still need to inventory)
6 or so Cabeeses
I found a track plan I may be able to use to finally build myself a small switching layouts for the four axle switchers I own. the industrial park layout in the February 2017 Model railroader.
Hope everyone has a good day.
(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).
I hope it's nothing serious with Petra. Good Luck!
Good morning, everyone! It's Friday 13th, and Flo tells me she's made some of her special donuts!
...Heck of a sense of humor you got there, Flo.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
MrMick I hope it's nothing serious with Petra. Good Luck!
Extra strong Italian roast coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, with some of those special cookies Flo made. Those should get the blood flowing.
***Ken, surely there is no limit to what your Y6b can pull. I think you should add even more coal cars.
Have been battling to save Chief, one of my senior minis. Dodged a close one, although he could go south anytime, too. Overall horse care work load is keeping me exhausted, so no time for much else.
Happy Trails...I mean, Happy Rails, folks.
Cheers! Rob
Steven Otte Good morning, everyone! It's Friday 13th, and Flo tells me she's made some of her special donuts! ...Heck of a sense of humor you got there, Flo.
Steven .... LOL.
Flo ... Next time, I prefer the kind with holes. Thanks.
Ulrich ... Prayers for Petra.
Mr. B. ... I am not familiar with Bragdon foam castings. Keep us posted about tyour progress.
Ken ... Actually Florida does have seasons. The hurricane season and the rest of the year.
Rich ... I agree the Atlas S2 is a great HO model locomotive. I have one. I added the MRC drop in sound decoder, and am very pleased with it.
Jimmy ... You have put together an impressive fleet.
Rob ... Sorry to hear about Chief's failing health.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good Morning,
It is very cold out there today. The windchill right now is -47F! I don't know how those birds manage to survive but they do. We had a blizzard yesterday morning so I suppose today is a bit of an improvement if colder can be classified as such. Warming is supposed to start tomorrow but I've heard that one before.
Heard from the doc's office today as I wanted to know the biopsy results from my surgery. Good news, it hasn't spread so they did get it in time! That means no further treatments. I now don't ever have to worry about prostate cancer. I see him in a month for a check on how everything is working. So far things are working better than I had expected so I am one happy fellow.
Next week I hope to be able to get out in the back yard and figure out how to get that rabbit out of there by finding out how it got in.
Today I've pledged to myself not to turn on the TV news. I must have some sort of obsession as I just can't seem to stop myself and then I get angry at what I hear. I think a few days of ignorance is bliss is in order.
Well time to start my indoor circuits which means walking around the house.
CN Charlie
Heartland Division CB&Q Ken ... Actually Florida does have seasons. The hurricane season and the rest of the year.
My mother (who lives in Florida) used to say, "Florida only has two seasons, summer and perfect."
To which I would reply, "True, but summer is 8 months long."
CNCharlie Good Morning, Heard from the doc's office today as I wanted to know the biopsy results from my surgery. Good news, it hasn't spread so they did get it in time! That means no further treatments. I now don't ever have to worry about prostate cancer. I see him in a month for a check on how everything is working. So far things are working better than I had expected so I am one happy fellow.
CN Charlie !..... Great News ! ..... I'm happy for you !
Hello all
Train front - Walls poured and stripped ! Will get some photos this weekend.
Very busy at w**k. Opening another model very painful and the Big Wheels are VERY INVOLVED - Great guys but I want them OUT of my HAIR !
Rob - Hope Chief gets better and you get some rest.
Ukrich - Will say another prayer for you and Petra. I hope soem of the videos I send are providing some distractions from your troubles.
Steve - EEEEWWW - No thank you. That is pretty awful looking cookies. Here I think you need a cold one to get those down !
Jimmy - Have you compared your photos of the fleet to the modeled units ? Do they match ?
Rich - Are you Free lance or proto type ?
Mr. B - Are you gonna make that section wider to allow for the hill side ?
Ken - Well I bet that will be welcome working in the heat ! : )
Howmus - Nice picture of the "Rapture" We get a lot of Red tail hawks through here each year and an occasional Eagle - Love to see those ! Beautiful
Dave, Garry, Galaxy HI !
History qoute :
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
I anticipate the day when to command respect in the remotest regions it will be sufficient to say I am an American. Our flag shall then wave in glory over the ocean and our commerce feel no restraint but what our own government may impose. Happy thrice happy day. Thank God, to reach this envied state we need only to will. Yes my countrymen. Our destiny depends on our will. But if we would stand high on the record of time that will must be inflexible.
There is a price tag on human liberty. That price is the willingness to assume the responsibilities of being free men. Payment of this price is a personal matter with each of us.
CNCharlieGood news, it hasn't spread so they did get it in time! That means no further treatments. I now don't ever have to worry about prostate cancer.
That´s excellent news and a big relief for you and your lovedones! Great!
CNCharlieToday I've pledged to myself not to turn on the TV news. I must have some sort of obsession as I just can't seem to stop myself and then I get angry at what I hear.
I have long given up on watching the news on TV, but I do read them online, which makes me just as angry. As things in my country are really turning upside down at the moment, it is hard to stay calm, when you are confronted daily with a never ending string of alarming news. Any attempt on my behalf to "de-politicize" my life did not work out. We have to stay alert to any dramatic change, making a quick move necessary.
Model railroading helps me to keep my sanity in trying times, but less and less every day.
Scalecoat 2 C&O blue. Why is this the only paint that I airbursh with that gets all over my hands, every single time? I look like I've been fingerpainting.
Possible ice storm tonight or tomorrow. It was high 50's today so it won't be an instant freeze.
The Dakar rally is on NBCSN around 6 o'clock I think. They moved it from Africa to South America a couple years ago because of terrorism. Spectacular scenery.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Steven Otte Heartland Division CB&Q Ken ... Actually Florida does have seasons. The hurricane season and the rest of the year. To which I would reply, "True, but summer is 8 months long."
I won't ask how long winter is in Wisconson.
Richard
RideOnRoad Steven Otte My mother (who lives in Florida) used to say, "Florida only has two seasons, summer and perfect." To which I would reply, "True, but summer is 8 months long." I won't ask how long winter is in Wisconson.
Steven Otte My mother (who lives in Florida) used to say, "Florida only has two seasons, summer and perfect." To which I would reply, "True, but summer is 8 months long."
Only about 6 months.
Good evening gents, Flo I'll have 3 eggs over easy, 2 sides of scrapple, and a large cup of joe...........
I wish everybody with health issues the best. I have been there before with knee surgery, back surgery, and two eye surgeries. I understand the anxiety levels you get to deal with. Good luck to all.
Garry......I was just checking out that MRC sound decoder for the S-2. I think I might try one as soon as I get back to work. (for real)
YGW......My layout is stricktly freelance. Land of make believe, Mr. Rogers stuff!! I try to keep it in the 1940-1955 range, but I know that second gen EMD don't belong but I fell in love with it and had to have it. I don't run it much anymore but that's ok. It looks good just sitting at the roundhouse too. I also have vehicles that don't jive with the era, including a blue 69 camaro convertible somewhere.
I have some pics of that CN sd-40 stopping by for some PM work. Getting her in the shop was tight, but we made it with no bumps or bruises. Also got some hopper cars loaded up with new coal loads. These look a little better than the last batch I did. I hope they run the lines properly this time too. Seems like I have thing for hopper cars and coal....all I need now is a mine. Well, eggs are here. Time to chow down..........ttyl
Rich
Charlie, that is really good news.
My wife's ex BIL probably had either a urinary tract infection or a diverticular abscess. Maybe he is a drinking man, I dunno, I never met the guy. He passed out on a space heater. Now he has an abdominal abscess, 3rd degree burns of important parts and flesh eating bacteria. I never met the guy but I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
Thoughts n prayers for those in need, n hope ya’ll has a gooden
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Evening Diners
Flo, Ed will have a Crown Royal same for Inch, SS Rich will have a Boston Cream, would you like coffee with that? Rob will have a coffee in a UP Mug and I will have a please.
Weather and Work Front Seems I was the only store open in my company. Weather Guesser are preching death by ice storm! IDOT was on the ball today and I never hit a slick spot! Weather Guesser where preching Stay Home, Don't Drive Or You Will Die! Most people did stay home, most parking lots where empty.
So at 4:00 PM I said Caboose this, locked up the store and came home. Again I never hit a slick spot but it was raining harder so I put a egg in my shoe and beat it.
CederstrandKen, surely there is no limit to what your Y6b can pull. I think you should add even more coal cars
Rob At a Christmass party at K-10 Modle Trains the Y6b pulled 89 coal cars with out a hitch up grade! When I went to 100 cars, it was not the Y6b that failed but the coal cars! They string-lined on a 32" turn going up a 1.5% garde. They where coal cars from the K-10 Layout, not mine. While the Y6b might be able to pull all the cars, not around my turns! Hum, might give it a try anyway.
CNC Charlie Your wife was lucky with the roof falling in. Great to hear the prostate cancer did not spread!
Ulrich Hope things some how work out for you and Petra.
Steve Are there Skulls on the donuts? I just don't get it?
YGW Still cannot log on to Photo Bucket. Wheel just spins around and around then I get a dang ad for a camera I never looked at in the first places!
Inch sounds like we are both on the same side of the state. I am from Indy and it is about 2.5 hour drive for me as well.
Ed I have said many times my PCM Y6b is what all steam engines want to be I and I meant! Well I am ready to say the same for the CB&Q's! Not a single hick up and sound great! Main thing that is driving me nuts with the Might B&O F7's is not the lack of sound but for some reason when the A unit has it shell on it derails going right? Left side of the front truck is hitting the ladder. Every think on the front truck looks like it is where it should be. Seems the the shell is on right, pretty much it is on, or not on. With out the shell? Track fine? Getting ready to give here another try with out the shell.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Good evening.
What's that Chloe? An eerie evening killer donut? Sure, why not. Give one of the killer donuts to Ken too.
Jimmy - All 20 NS Heritage units? Congrats! Well, now you can go chase the special units - the new 4000 series, GoRail, Honoring series, Training First Responders train, the OCS, the "21st Heritage unit" - the EL SD45 #1700, and any others I might have missed. Then you got the UP Heritage series, the CSX Heritage sticker series, and there is always Steam... So many trains to chase, so little time...
And, I know how the whole asthma thing goes... It gets very irritating, very quickly when I think I should be able to do this _____ (fill in the blank), but the asthma issues say otherwise... Controlling it is the trick, and sometimes that is much easier said than done, just like any other magic trick... Although it is nice when you can pull it off!
So, in that thread, here. {Fanning out a deck of cards.} Pick a card. Any card....
Steve - So, I gather Wisconsin weather is much like NW PA - although our 4 seasons are Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Road Construction. (We best have more construction, what with our gas fees... But I won't go further into that one...) I will still take that over Florida's close to summer, too-hot summer, Hurricane season, perfect season....
Ulrich - Here's hoping for a speedy recovery for Petra.
CN Charlie - HOO-RAY!!! YAA-HOO!!! YIPPEE!!!! Glad to hear it!!!
Cudaken - Hopefully your ice storm is like mine from last week was, quick, and light!
Speaking of weather - Yeah, it was crazy here too. Yesterday early morning, we hit 57F, with lots of RAIN! All day it rained. Quite windy as well... But with the snow and ice melt, and all the falling "Liquid sunshine" from the sky, we had all kinds of flooding issues... And then, by 930 last night, it was snowing!
Today's weather? 28 and light early snow, followed by sunshine, but still windy... Tomorrow, we could get snow, or freezing mix, or both, or rain, or ice, or all of the above, or even none, depending on which guesser you listened too... Talk about covering all the bases! (I'm surprised one didn't throw in a thunderstorm or two, just incase!)
W**k - How can it be, that, last weekend, on one day, we had our best day since the big "day after sale", yet in 6 days since then (Saturday) we haven't hit that total in sales, combined?!? What gives?
Well, hope all have a good night, and hope 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!
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning .
Flo ... Coffee and a donut that has a hole in the middle, please.
Good morning everyone!
Just thought I'd drop in and say hello! I'm getting ready to leave the house to go to an operating session on a club layout, call the Providence Northern. I'll try to take some pictures and post up! I've been a member of the forum for a while, but have not posted too much. I operate weekly with a great group of guys in Rhode Island.
I'm just getting started on my first layout and 10 years. If my avatar hasn't given it away already, I'll be modeling the Alaska Railroad in HO scale.
I'll be starting small, modeling the oil refinery in north pole Alaska, in the dead of winter.
I got inspired to model that from an article in trains magazine from December 2007. The article is titled Alaska, moving freight at 50 below.
AnyWho, hope everybody has a great weekend and look forward to contributing here more!
Joe
Modeling:
Providence & Worcester Railroad
"East Providence Secondary"
HO scale
Afternoon all!
Haven't stopped in for a few days. You miss a bunch when you don't.
Hobby Front: Decided to order pieces to build a replacement for the OOP Walthers Modulars conice sections. Looking at the one remaining cornice section I have, I decided that some Walthers brick sheet, which has the same brick pattern, could be used. An old MR article on building up brick sheet will be referenced. The top will use some Pikestuff cap tiles. (I have lots of walls but no cornice.) I will have to wait until I get the first mockup built to figure out what sort of styrene strip I will need to get the piece to the right thickness. It should be an interesting project.
Edit: That's what I get for not getting to the Diner lately. Top of page. I guess the food's on me.
Flo, Ed will have a Crown Royal, SS Rich will have a BC and I will have a please.
What A Day At Work!
Strated out bad! I was the only store open yesterday and had a problem with a delivery that was set for (By the main offices) 11-11-17 not the needed 1-14-17. Called the GM and he sort of said the problem was fixed. Reason I say sort of fixed he was on his cell phone, was at home (lives a whole 1 mile from the main offices) but I was having a hard time hearing him, kept breaking up.
He texed the Wharehouse manger and told him that (All so at home) there was a delivery to Scott Air Force Base so the delivery people would have ID to get on. What he left off, was THIS IS A ADD ON DELIVERY THAT WAS SET FOR THE WRONG DATE TO BEGAIN WITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Called the store at 9:45 AM (we open at 10:00 AM) and spoke to Rob the warehouse manager. He was only told there was a delivery to Scott Air Force Base not that it was a add on, and never made it on the truck! Got that taken care of and thought that I was done with it.
Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!! Next thing I got a call from the GM telling me this was all my fault! He claims he told me to call the Warehouse Manger and let him know! (remember he was on his cell phone at home and was breaking up) Told him I did not hear him say that and he said "Bull Poop" (did not say pop) and Bam!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We Where Off To The Races!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Told him, if you would like I will lock the store right now and bring you the key! Then I told him I had another call, and hung up!
I will add he was 95% likely to have changed the delivery date to 11-11-17. He was there when I sent the change over. Called him back, he he never bought up my offer about the Key. Maybe if he was at work, and not on his sale phone this would not have happned. Or better yet, if the date had been key right from the Get Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After that things went up hill for the better! Closed the day with $4050.00 in sales, made a extra $165.00 in spiff and got out on time.
Good morning .... I'll have coffee and a pecan roll please.
Mammay76 .... Good to see you in the Diner. I have thought the ARR would be fun to model. Several years ago I was in Alaska and did have some locomitive cab rides. It was in the summer, and I did not experience the frigid weather.
Ken .... Are you having tha bad weather where you are with sleet or freezing rain? There is nothing worse than driving on icy roads.
FRRY ... It is good to hear you are working on your layout projects.
Happy model railroading, everybody !
Inch .... As you know Ft. Campbell is near me. ..... You and "mother" should make another visit to this area some day ..... I hope you recover quickly for the surgery .
Where is everybody else today ?
Hello all !
Train front : Moved some lumber this wekend over closer to the Hobby Barn.
Garry - Hey I am here !
Ken - Glad your day ended well ! "Egg in shoe beat it " ??? LOL I ahve never heard that one !
V8 - Here outside of NOVA we do not have to have a smog test - thank God, Just a yearly state inspection which with older vehicles usually cost me $500 plus because something always needs to be fixed !
Mammy 76 - Are you new to the diner ? If you are hello and welcome to the diner ! If not welcome back ! Curious do you model the Alaska in the winter or summer ?
Ricky - When I worked at a another position years ago I found that when tehy had sales the regular buyers would snatch up teh sales stuff and then not buy until the goods were gone. I always thought sales were just another way of robbing me of commision.
Inch - When you lost power for seven days did you have alternate sources of power and heat ?
SSExpress - I understand your adding in what you love to free lance RR. I do the same thing.
History qoute of the day :
A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue then will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.
Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, February 12, 1779
An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood; but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it.
John Paul Jones, letter to Gouverneur Morris, Sept 2, 1782
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States.
Noah Webster, An Examination into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, 1787
TTYL
YGW
Flo, Ed will have a Cown Royal, SS Rich will have some Spider Spary and a BC. Myself, I will have a please.
Work was slow. Had one fair deal but I am happy. Kept busy changing price tags and did a little reading.
inch 90 mph sounds about right. Have not made the drive in 15 years so I think I maybe a tad off. More likely 3.5 hours.
SS Spiders sure do love model train layouts! My RSD 15 (looks a lot like your SD 40) looked like that after letting it sit for a year.
Ed, I am thick as a brick sometimes! Few days ago you where talking about a QSI that ran but no sound and it was the speaker. Little before that post I was talking about the PK 2000 E-8 Paper Weight that has working sound. So it did not dawn on me till last night after trying another reset on the Mighty B&O F7's you might have been talking about them! What setting did you use on your meter to fine the blown voice coil? Any more the only setting I use on my meter is check amps being pulled by the motor.
Train Mojo Front? Seems like everytime I want to change things around Mr M steps in! Bessmers where getting fat and lazy with the Y6b dragging there train on the B line. Decide to have them pull a 25 car coal train on the A line. They said Heck No! PK 2000 SD7's wants it wheels cleaned again! This engine loves to have it wheels cleaned! Walthers SD 7 with sound does not have the needed Brass Balls to make the drag. PK 2000 Rio Grand all so said it wanted it's wheels cleaned?
Evening all.
Zoe - Apple pie, with a couple scoops of ice cream, and a Coke please.
Weather - Cool 30F, but warming tomorrow. Actually could get more rain Tuesday and Wednesday, so more possible flooding...
W**k - Slow today, we came close to goal yesterday, but nowhere near that today... Hit some more spiff money yesterday, but if we fail on sales goals for the month, the spiff money may not happen... We have time to hit the goals, but, unless we get a few more customers...
Hope all are well, and all have a good night.