Ray: Well done and well deserved.
This weekend I am studying for my first mid-term in over thirty years. Yikes.
Richard
Afternoon Diners
Flo, Inch, Gary, Ray, Brent, Jan, Ulirch, Ed, Angelob and I will have a please.
Mixed Day Off.
Wife has been saying her car smell hot but never looks at the Coolent Temp Gauge? Drove it today to Bob's shop and open the hood and heard a little hissing, small leak from the thermostat housing. It is a very small leak and Bob cannot get to it till Monday. If she stays in town I think she is safe to drive it. I was guessing it would be around $100.00 to fix with parts.
Went to my Bank next and I be dang, I won a $100.00 gift card! Entered a drawing a few weeks ago and seems I hit pay dirt! I kind of think the drawing may have been rigged a little. I am well liked by the Tellers and Branch Manager and they know I am struggling to keep my head above water.
Train Front, Tin Can, where are you? Reason I m asking seems like every time I run the B&O GP 7 he helped me with he shows up in the dinner? I am running my C&O RS 2 and B&O GP 7 and he is not here?
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Eh? LION back from vacation.
Him went to visit mother and brother LIONS in North Carolina
and then went to Newark Abbey in New Jersey. Short PATH hop into the city. him took photographs of subway trains. Not so many though.
Good vacation, but now I need a nap.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Ray - Congratulations. I'm sure a lot of us here were convinced you would do really well, & you surely did. I'm looking forward to your next project.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Did some research and the new shingles vaccine is around $280.
Watching the Chama train drag around a tenderless loco. Their tourist season is over and I'm not sure what they are up to. I missed the engine number. There is at least one engine outside the engine house rusting away and another one on the other side of the yard that I just noticed. I guess they can't restore them all.
I'm not a big global warming believer, but boy do those things put out a lot of black smoke, 24 x 7.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Good Afternoon!
I can´t say I am having a good time lately, so I am not much of a social person these days. Just dropping by to say hello to my friends and enjoy some of the virtual food my doc tells me not to eat any more.
Here is today´s riddle!
What´s better than a Black Five?
Why, of course, two of them - filmed in the Scottish Highlands 4 years ago to this date!
Designed by William Stanier for service on the former London, Midland and Scottish Railway, the class 5MT 4-6-0 proved to be one of the most successful design in British steam engine development. Over 840 were built, but only 18 survived of this highly popular steamer. It´s role on UK rails during the steam era is quite similar to the of the former Royal Prussian Railway Administration´s class P8 4-6-0 of 1906 design, which saw over 3,800 built and became the best known steam engine in Germany, pulling express trains, commuter trains and freight trains. The P8 saw service until the very end of steam service in 1977.
Enjoy the video!
Ray - congrats on your well-deserved achievement!
Mornin' I think..... Yep! It is.
Zoe, I could use a refill on the dark roast coffee please. Fell asleep before finishing the one I got earlier and it is cold now. Thanks!
Well.... Tom, Garry, and Ken Thank you for your kind words. I did quite well yesterday. better than I expected actually, earning 3 Merit Awards out of the 4 items I had evaluated. I expected that only 2 would earn the Merit Awards. Both Girder bridges earned Merit Awards (The Curved Track Bridge did very well, and the Deck Girder Bridge squeeked through for one as well. The deck bridge is fairly small so I figured it would not do as well). Now the Octogon Blacksmith's Shop for me was a "No Brainer"! It did exceptionally well as I had hoped. Got perfect scores in 2 of the catagories they judge on the model (Prototype and Scratchbuilding). All three that got the Merit Awards scored perfect in Scratchbuilding BTW as all are 100% scratchbuilt.
The fence around the pasture did not get a Merit Award (I wouldn't have given it one either...) and was not high enough that I should use it as one of the non-judged one either. The thoughts from the 3 judges was that it might be classed as "Scenery" higher up the line and cause a problem. I will be building plenty of other structures anyway so no problem.
Here are some photos of the Items:
I need to get a couple of new photos from above of the Through Curved Girder Bridge as I don't have any of the "finished Bridge" except the ones under the bridge. Enjoy!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good morning ...
Jimmy .... Gald you are doing that.
My NMRA divison meets 300 miles from here in Indianapolis . Too far for me. I don't go.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
HEy all. Glad to see I'm not the only one working on NMRA certificates. Presently I'm planning work to do a golden spike award, using a module to be judged. Pricing Wood and studying the instructions our club uses to build ours. Work today though I just hope my skills model railroading will be enough to earn me the certificate before too long. Also, I'm planning to look for a second job soon. Need more income, so any well wishes would be welcomed. See ya all
(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).
My dad used to call it her "Organ Recital". Thanks for teh chuckle this morning,
My dad used to call it her "Organ Recital".
Thanks for teh chuckle this morning,
Eveing Diners
Flo, Ed, Gary, Mr B, Ray, Brent, Inch, Ulrich, Jan and I will have a please.
Shingles While I could use a new Roof on the house I don't want the Shingles again on my body! I had a mild case when I was around 48 or so. Rash was spotty on my right rear waste line. 2" spot here and there and it hurt like the dickens. Finally broke down and went to see the Saw Bone and that is when I learned I had shingles. The VA just sent me a letter saying they want me to get the Shingles Shot and I am going to!
Ray When will you know what the judges think? Far as I am concern you are all ready a Master!
Ed Thank You for the great photos! Mr Pullman must have wanted his coach to look like a rail verson on the HMS Titanic with out the sinking part!
Little Road Rage On My Part Today. I was on a two lane street and there is a second set of lines on my right for people to park. I was doing the speed limt when some Woman that had been on my bumper in a smal Black Chevy tried to pass me on the right in the parking zone? I was not in the mood today! I floored the old Town Car and while I won't say it is fast, it not slow! She finally backed off when she saw she could not past me. Rolled down her window and was yelling at me from behinde I will add.
She passed me went we hit the 4 lane road and I was fine with that. Best Part, 8 miles later she was at a stop light and I pulled up beside her and smiled!
Later Ken
Good evening .
Ed ... The private car (former NP dome car) looks like a very nice car to ride in.
MLC ... Glad Mrs. MLC is doing well followin the surgery.
Ray ... That is very good to hear you are close to earning an MMR..... I belong to NMRA, but I do not participate much. Division meetings are always too far away from here.
Shingles ? ... I had the vaccine 3 or 4 years ago.
I'm continuing with my corner project of the layout which will have some of my 1900 era stuff from my previous layout in spite of my current layout being approximately 1960 era. Presently, I am refurbishing buildings and structures that have been in storage for many years.
Have a nice evening.
Ray - Good luck with the Merit Awards, although I'm pretty confident your work speaks for itself & the certificates will be forthcoming.
Years ago my Mom also suffered in agony with shingles. She was laid up for quite sometime. She was really incapacitated & it broke our hearts to see her suffer like that & nothing could be done for her.
Yesterday I phoned someone to see about replacing 35 to 40 feet of chain link fence at the back of my property. A older fellow showed up in the evening to give me an estimate. He has been in business for over 45 years, & is a good example of why I like dealing with small independant contractors versus big box stores. He looked it all over & told me it didn't need replaced, just the posts. Total bill will be $150.00. That's a whole lot lower than I expected. That's good as I can use the extra money to pay for a GP16 that should be released by Intermountain in November. On the other hand, I swear they have pushed the release date back 3 or 4 times already.
Afternoon folks!
Chloe, a cup of decaf coffee would be nice for the moment. Thanks!
I'm just sitting here waiting for 3 gentlemen who are evaluating 4 structures for Merit Awards down cellar on my layout. Two I hope and think should get awards and the other two I hope to use as the non-judged ones for the Structures Certificate. If all goes well I should need two more Merit Awards and two more also rans to finish the Certificate. That would leave me one Certificate shy of earning Master Model Railroader. I tell folks I have already done the difficult ones and now just need two of the "Impossible ones" to finish.... LOL
One of the Judges just came upstairs to get a glass of soda and had a smile on his face, so I take that to be a good thing!!!
I had the Shingles vaccine about 5 year ago. I will be going to my doctor for my twice a year physicals soon and will get the Flu Vaccine then. I will ask about the new and better vaccine for the shingles while I am there. My Mother had shingles and she was in agony. Of course, she always seemed to be in horrible pain. When she was in "Oh the Pain, you don't know what it is like" mode. My dad used to call it her "Organ Recital". Well we are a family of musicians you know....
Catch you all later!
Morning Diners,
Mr. B- My dad had the shingles virus at the age of 16, back in the 1970s. I don't believe him but he says it's true.
It's a windy day with a nice cool breeze until the hot temperature will take over at 96. I been picking up neighborhood trash in your front yard that blows our way.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Good morning, everyone!
Since most of us are at an age where this is important, I'd like to pass on some news. The new shingles virus, Shingrix, as been approved by the FDA and should be available soon, perhaps by the end of the year. It's better than Zostavax, the only other one on the market. Zostavax is only 50% effective, while Shingrix seems to be 90% effective.
If you are over 50 and you've ever had chicken pox, you are at risk for shingles. Chances are about 1 in 3 that you will get it if unvaccinated. I've never had it, but everyone says it's very painful and debilitating. If you've already had Zostavax, you can still get a Shingrix shot. They don't interfere with each other.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Evening Diners
Flo, Ed, Gary, Inch, Brent, Jan, Ulrich, Henry, Richard, Angelob and my self a Please.
Ulrich Thank You for telling me I was right on the Lost Legion.
Works Started out sort of busy. First customer was in and bought around 11:25. Second customer was is at 11:45 looking for a Queen Set for less than $200.00. (good luck) Third customer came in at 11:50 and bought and out the door at 12:15. I read till closing at 8:00 PM. Thank God I Love Reading!
Heartland Division CB&Q FRRY ... At least you found a caboose you could purchase at the antique store. There are antique shops here too. Rarely, they have HO trains, and it is mostly cheap stuff at excessive prices.
FRRY ... At least you found a caboose you could purchase at the antique store. There are antique shops here too. Rarely, they have HO trains, and it is mostly cheap stuff at excessive prices.
Got it for all of $5.
gmpullman IMG_0429 by Edmund, on Flickr THIS is what George M. Pullman had in mind... IMG_0435 by Edmund, on Flickr Coach? What's a coach... IMG_0471 by Edmund, on Flickr
IMG_0429 by Edmund, on Flickr
THIS is what George M. Pullman had in mind...
IMG_0435 by Edmund, on Flickr
Coach? What's a coach...
IMG_0471 by Edmund, on Flickr
Reminds me a lot of the Vista-Dome that it currently located at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, MN. (For those who want to know which one, it is the one that was owned by the "Q".) I had the opportunity to ride in the dome as part of a rail trip when I attended a railroad historical society convention there in September. Given I had never been in one before, I was quite impressed. My only grumble: The car was not designed for tall people. When I stood up in the car, my head touched the ceiling! (And I'm only 6'1".)
Hobby Front: Didn't get a lot done on the layout, but got a little bit. Found the missing front handrail from the SD40-2. As I thought, it was on the floor. It most likely fell off the styrofoam where it was put to let the stripper work. Saves me from having to buy a new set of handrails.
The work that I got done on the layout is shown in this picture:
As one can tell, I got the gate mostly built. (I will paint it silver at a later point.) It is made from some 1/8" tubing that I has left from another project. The gate pivots on a piece of 1/16" rod that sits in a hole that is drilled into the plywood. The stops are the same 1/8" tubing with the 1/16" rod in the middle and the rod is inserted into a 3/32" hole. (The gate pivot decided to go in a 1/16" hole.) The cars sitting on the straight track are Walthers log cars that I painted the standard MEC Pine Green. The cars were set on the track in order to determine how long to make the track past the crossing. It ended up being the way that I had first thought. (One 9" section and the track stop.)
Project for this evening is to start on building the fill-ins for the 7 GP20s that came back home. I know I won't get all the engines done. (Depending on how ambious I get I might paint the SD40-2 shell.)
Hello Everyone!
A passing shower has sent me running for cover so I thought I'd stop in for a quick cup of Joe! Still finishing up some outdoor projects, weather permitting.
My sympathies, thoughts and prayers are with you folks going through trying times. I have been following along and want to share my condolences and encouragement.
I have a few railroad friends coming for a visit on Election Day, 7 November, so I have to get my throttle in run-8 and get the layout de-bugged and spruced up!
Here's a few shots of a private car ferry move that my nephew invited me on a few years ago... Charlotte, Washington D.C., Cincinnati.
IMG_0477 by Edmund, on Flickr
Desert beckons as evening approaches...
IMG_0588 by Edmund, on Flickr
White Sulpher Springs, WV. One of my favorite railroad locations.
Thank You, Everyone!
I hope you are all having a Great Day!
Regards, Ed
Good afternoon Diners,
This is an experiment to see if I can post from Dropbox.
The picture is of an old Athearn BB caboose, which I did when I was in high school. That was a long time ago.
The caboose (ATSF prototype) started life painted for C&NW. Not having the wherewithall and resources to strip the paint and paint fresh, I just brush painted over it with Pactra Flat Red and Gloss Dark Blue. A picture I had seen had the colors wrong and the black appeared blue. I applied Walthers decals on the flat red and didn't have anything like Solvaset to get them to settle. Well the herald came off after a couple of years and the rest is as you see it in the picture.
The plan is to strip off ALL of the paint, shave off the old and add new grabirons, shift the ladders to the left side, and add details like stack support wires, etc. I'm not going to get too specific on details like window location, etc.
When will I get this done? Who knows, but anyway, that's the plan. So, maybe one day in the distant future I'll post a finished caboose
Hello to everyone, and I hope everyone is OK, safe, and warm.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Well the trip back to NYC was more pleasant as I brought my own food unto the train and avoided Amtrak food.
Joe Staten Island West
Mmmm, bacon...
Good after noon all,
Brisk here today more like fall instead of summer 2.
Mrs. MLC is doing fine from arm surgery she went back to work today.
I came off of call yesterday (whew)
Afternoon Diners,
I continued some more work on my layout. Adding more sculpturamold for the hills. I ever thought of using so much to litely cover foam. This time I added the backdrop so it wouldn't spill into the trench.
Replaced a few fuses to your cooler. So it will blow some air out. Yes it's still hot in the desert afternoons.
Steven - don´t let the French know that you are calling "Flammkuchen" a German dish. Flammkuchen originates in the Department d´Alsace, which has a history of being French, then German again, and back to being French. Currently, it´s French - since 1918.
German food is quite regional and there are lots of things you will not find in my neck of the woods (and vice versa). Ask a Bavarian about "Snuten und Poten" or "Labskaus" and he will be lost!
Anyone care for more British steam?
Garry - Not as big as you would think. When I started back in the late 60s, sometimes there would be only 4 or 5 of us on duty. 1 man to a truck in those days, so you learned very quickly to be smart & efficient about things. Later on, through labor arbitration & FAA requirements, minimum manning was instituted which also included having 1 LT. on duty at all times. I think they are even better off these days, but I've been out of the loop for sometime.
Steve - I agree about the bacon & onions. My grandfather came from Germany & did a lot of the cooking when I was growing up. He also liked flat noodles with bacon, onions & green peppers. Lots of potatoes too. Anything left over from dinner was combined into scratch lunches. I always liked those kitbashed lunches better than the dinners. Oh my, here's another flood of memories from the 40s.
According to my wife, who according to her Ancestry.com DNA test is about as German as they come, you can make any food German by adding bacon and onions. So today's lunch special is Flammkuchen, a.k.a. "German pizza." With bacon, onions, and sour cream, because of course there's sour cream. Guten appetit!
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--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Heartland Division CB&QUlrich ... Your comment about Italians conquoring Germany with Italian food is funny. I recall having pizza in Germany. We also had Mexican food there. Hiwever, there still is plenty of good tasy German food there and in the US too. Yum.... Feel free to bring some to the Diner.
Garry - German cooking habits have changed dramatically over the last 20 years. Most folks today go for "covenience food", i.e. semi-finished dishes which can be prepared in no time at all. No more lovely roasts, home-made mashed potatoes, Bratwurst, cabbage rolls etc.
I am blessed with a wife who still does that old style cooking.
Good morning ... Coffee and an apple turnover, please.
Tom ... Glad you are here. Some mornings lately have been very quiet. Sounds like a very big fire department.
Ulrich ... Your comment about Italians conquoring Germany with Italian food is funny. I recall having pizza in Germany. We also had Mexican food there. However, there still is plenty of good tasty German food there and in the US too. Yum.... Feel free to bring some to the Diner.
Have a nice day everybody.
Ricky W - It was interesting at times. Back then it was the Allegheny County Fire Dept., these days they are under the Airport Authority. Besides Greater Pitt structures & aircraft, we also provided fire protection to both military bases, the Air Force Reserve & PA Air National Guard. So keeping up with military aircraft as well as civilian could be a challange. We also provided EMS.
You have a good chance of spotting something around 9:00am. Not many places to pull over for photos on that stretch of the Ohio River Blvd. though. Good luck & enjoy yourself.