Here is another one...
Oh my. Top of the page to you.
Streak Tartar for everyone!~
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
BroadwayLion Here is another one... Oh my. Top of the page to you. Streak Tartar for everyone!~ ROAR ROAR
Looks like a relay switching station to me.
Russ
Modeling the early '50s Erie in Paterson, NJ. Here's the link to my railroad postcard collection: https://railroadpostcards.blogspot.com/
BroadwayLionStreak Tartar for everyone!~ ROAR ROAR
Lion, I think you're onto something here. Everyone will think you're a great guy for paying for their meal, but no one will order it.
Garry, Lion, and others, thanks for the photos of your layouts. Since I'm pretty new to the hobby, I look at your pictures and admire your skills. My layout looks so primitive in comparison. I'm not sure I will ever reach the level many of you have, but it sure gives me inspiration to keep working at it.
Henry, you mentioned Ozark Mountain. I had never heard of it, so I checked out the website. Amazing! After looking at all the stuff for sale, I've got a new goal in life. I going to earn a few billion dollars, buy a large section of land, put in tracks, buy an actual train, and run it. I will allow you guys to visit when I'm done.
Hope everyone with medical issues has good results.
York1 John
Better to be roughly right, than to be exactly wrong...
And when you do what you did, you'll get what you got!
Well folks, it's been a busy few days! I can't recall when I was last on here, I think it's been two days!
Monday night I visited the Riverbend Model Railroad Club. A great layout based on the DSS&A/SOO in the Upper Peninsula. A well designed layout and very welcoming group, I must say!
Yesterday was almost entirely spent at a cottage on a lake. I don't know what it is with lakeside cottages in Michigan, but everyone seems to have one! I don't know if it's that way in the rest of the country, it isn't out west though!
Nice Montana train stuff. It was all these trains that lead me to pick that state to put this months diner (sorry again for not telling you guys before doing it!).
Have a great afternoon!
Regards, Isaac
I model my railroad and you model yours! I model my way and you model yours!
BroadwayLionGo ahead, tell me what this is. Tell me where it was.
Perhaps?
Inter;locking by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Eveing Diners!
Flo, the drinks are on me for the dinner! And give Ulrich a IV.
Work Front sucked rail spikes. But that is fine with me.
Traction War's I about ready to call it Won! Well Boss we are this close. Mighty I1sa has been pulling 9 heavy weight pullmans behinde with all most no problem, well till I started this post that is? Must be like when train friends come over? Did another quick wipe down and all is fine again. I am getting there!
Garry First I am sorry I left out a R, but we all know I cannot spell or type! Second I am impressed with your tracking laying skills! I could not back any of my long trains through that many turnouts!
Duncan The Diabetic Raccoon cleaned out another haul of Marshallow's a few nights ago! Today I took the Marshallow Dispenser to work with me today and worked on the release mechanism. It now has a hair trigger! If that does not catch him it time to see if Jan wants to visit Illinois!
Later, none smoking Ken
I hate Rust
BroadwayLionIt is a newly hattched Basilisk.
Lion,
That is an amazing paint job! I have to give full credit to the public transit executives who decided to allow such whimsy on their vehicles. However, I wonder if they took into account how many of their riders fear snakes? Hope they haven't lost any business!
Cheers Bro Elias!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
More Power!!!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning —
From a brochure in my collection:
Builder_GN by Edmund, on Flickr
And inside, a map of our surroundings in Montana.
Builder_map by Edmund, on Flickr
I hope Ulrich is on the road to recovery!
More rain today in NE Ohio. Many areas just to the south of me are flooded, I hope those folks pull through OK. Due to our elevation we get lots of snow but, fortunately, not too much flooding.
I hope everyone here is doing well.
Pickup Trucks. I finally found a 2019 Chevrolet Colorado to my liking. (I'm usually a GMC man )I've always favored compact trucks. I have a trailer if I need to haul any heavy or "Hi-Wide" loads. Loved my 1991 GMC (S-15, same as S-10, I think) 5 speed. I think that was the first year with the extended cab, which was perfect for me. Groceries, the occasional kid, tools and such could be locked up if needed. Then I went to a 2002 GMC Sonoma. Again, great truck. Presently I have a 2009 GMC Canyon. So, as others have pointed out, it is nearly impossible to find a "smaller" 2 door, 2 wheel drive pickup, even the recent GM Canyon/Colorado is much bigger than any of their predecessors.
Anyway, my neighbor is a saleswoman at one of the local GM dealers and she found something I might grab. It is four-wheel drive, though. Even out here in snow country I've never really needed 4-WD. Put a little weight in the back, locking differential, good to go. Heated six-way power seats? Heated steering wheel? Plus all that On-Star, XM radio, TV screen, Blue-tooth stuff I'll never use.
Now that I'm no longer doing the daily "grind" to w**k, I'll probably put a thousand miles a year on the thing. C'est la vie.
We shall see...
Good morning, everyone. Another rainy morning. Can't walk today anyway, I have an appointment at the hospital for a test.
Ed, I think you'll like the four-wheel-drive. I used to think the same as you, but when I got my first all-wheel drive, I loved the difference.
In 1978, I bought my first brand new vehicle -- a Dodge pickup. Slant six engine, basic pickup. I bought it because at that time, pickups were the cheapest new cars on the market. I paid $3,800 for it -- with inflation, that translates to about $15,000 today.
Can you imagine buying a new pickup today for that amount? I know guys here who will pay over $60,000 for a new pickup.
Hi there,
just stopping by to let you know I am still around, feeling sore like ****! St. Peter didn´t answer when I knocked at the pearly gates, so I guess it is not my time yet.
No idea how long I have to stay in this place before they evict me. I just hope that In gradually improve. Feeling like a craved up turkey at Thanksgiving is no fun.
Later, folks!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Ulrich ......... I am very happy to see you..... ....... I had faith your surgery would be successful, and apparently it was. I know it will be painful as you recover, but at least it is better than no pain at all (Pearly Gates). After you recover, your heart should function better, and you will be able to do more things. .... Prayers continue.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
gmpullmanPickup Trucks.
Mike
hon30critterThat is an amazing paint job! I have to give full credit to the public transit executives who decided to allow such whimsy on their vehicles. However, I wonder if they took into account how many of their riders fear snakes?
Whale... It is not a paint job. It is a wrap, paid for by the month, I suppose. Pull it off and put another one on. But it was nicely designed.
Buses around here have ads wrapped on them. Most look like rolling milk cartons. You can see out just fine but cannot see in. I suppose that is so that the tax payers cannot see how few people are actually riding on the bus, what with their once an hour schewdules.
gmpullman BroadwayLion Go ahead, tell me what this is. Tell me where it was. Perhaps? Inter;locking by Edmund, on Flickr Cheers, Ed
BroadwayLion Go ahead, tell me what this is. Tell me where it was.
Yup, that first one was from a GRS interlocking plant. Most GRS machines have the whole interlocking frame inside the console that you can see.
This particular instalation was in the basement of the Grand Central Terminal interlocking plant (one of two parts of the plant). Each machine had sever hundred levers and was manned by two or three levermen.
You, of course, can tell that is not a PRR installation since the PRR uses US&S equipment.
As for the machine in the picture at the top of the page, that is an old US&S Armstrong type machine, you know, with the full sized levers linking the machine to the turnouts by pipes that moved. Points moved powered by the box of Wheaties that the towerman ate before coming on duty.
I have my trains out of storage for the first time in a year and a half, after a divorce and house sale. One section of the layout would not fit up the stairs. I will have to do some reconfiguration anyway, so this is my chance to replace my code 100 track with code 83 and clean up messy old wiring. It's the oldest section of the layout, so due for an upgrade anyway.
I haven't unpacked any boxes yet, but I might have to do that to find a loco or two just to be back.
And Ulrich, good to see you back. I'm finally in my house in Delaware. You may find the heart meds they put you on are worse than being in the hospital, but the bad ones don't last forever.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Here is the GRS machine at the Court Street Station. This smal 12 lever machine simply controls the two tracks that says "You Are Here". This is in the Transit Museum. People cannot actually touch the machine without actually stepping over a fence. That is why the levers are locked.
This is very much a "live Machine" and needs to be used when equipment is moved in and out of the museum.
The red levers 1, 2, and 3 control signals moving into the station, red levers 11, and 12 control signals for outbound movements.
The black levers 5 and 7 control the switch points, 5 crosses inbound traffic to the south platform; lever 7 controls the nort platform to the outbound track. Frame position 6 is the second switch on the westbound crossover. Only 1 lever is needed it still requires tow positions on the frame. Frame position 8 is likewise the partner to lever 7.
The modelboard includes all of the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station as well as the Ja street station to the north and bergen Street to the south. An interesting little machine.
RAOR
!!!!
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
Good Evening Everyone!
Ed, nice GN poster! It's a nice reminder of what once ran on the GN line through Montana! Also like the subway video, reminds me of LION's switch control system, shows what a good job lion did on his!
Bear, nice video, reminds be of a similar BNSF train I saw on Bozeman pass this time last year!
Today I visited the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. It was a nice airplane museum,only this missing was trains! Some parts were full of some rather noisy groups of kids. Luckily they don't really like to look a the historic planes and displays like I do, they like all the fancy games and rides!
Have a great evening!
Good evening ....
Lion .... I'm impressed with the old electical controls you are showing and explaining. When I saw the first photo, I was tempted to answer your "What is it?" question with a guess: ...... A mechanical flea picker for Lions. LOL
Terry .... Good to see you.
Mr. B .... That is great news about your getting your trains out of storage. Best wishes to you in your new home. Glad you continue to post here.
Isaac .... I hope you enjoyed the Kalamazoo airplane museum. As info, I lived in Kalamazoo many years ago.
Ed ... Thanks for the Empire Builder promotional material. That was a great train before Amtrak.
Ken ... Your creative spelling does not bother me..... Glad you quit smoking.
Bear .... The coal train video is impressive.
Everybody ..... Have a nice evening.
Ulrich great to see you posting and still kicking!
Flo, give the gang and I a and Ulrich anything he wants!
Ulrich seeing you back in this morning before work is the best thing that has happen to me today! Had things that I had to get done so I did not have time to post. Great to see you again buddy!
Work Front was very peacefull today. Bright side I finished another book?
Traction Wars Had to wipe down the track again dang it! But the PRR I1sa is giving a good show right now!
Ed How much are the track cleaning cars you use and where did you buy them? While I still believe in ATF on the rails Smoke Fluid is Evil!
Later Ken
cudakenEd How much are the track cleaning cars you use and where did you buy them?
I hope you're sitting down, Ken!
https://tonystrains.com/product/cmx-clean-machinetm-ho-scale
Sometimes I use this right behind the CMX:
https://www.factorydirecttrains.com/CenterlineRailCleanerHO-3HO.aspx
And, when I'm in the mood I'll run this one:
https://www.walthers.com/track-cleaning-car-ready-to-run-csx-transportation
I bought my CMX and Centerline cars years ago when they were about half what they are today.
Glad you're having FUN!
Hey Ulrich!
Glad to hear that your ticker is still ticking, hopefully much more happily!
When I had my back surgery in 2009 the "pain doctor" (that's what he called himself) was a complete idiot. He prescribed about half the dosage I needed to kill the pain after I got out of the hospital. After a couple of weeks I finally got to see my own doctor and I told him how much pain I was in. He looked at the prescription and was quite blunt about the fact that it was woefully inadequate. The worst part was that I had been supplementing the prescribed painkillers with copious quantities of Tylenol. Bad move! I could have destroyed my kidneys!
Get well soon!!
Cheers!!
gmpullman cudaken Ed How much are the track cleaning cars you use and where did you buy them? I hope you're sitting down, Ken! https://tonystrains.com/product/cmx-clean-machinetm-ho-scale Sometimes I use this right behind the CMX: https://www.factorydirecttrains.com/CenterlineRailCleanerHO-3HO.aspx And, when I'm in the mood I'll run this one: https://www.walthers.com/track-cleaning-car-ready-to-run-csx-transportation I bought my CMX and Centerline cars years ago when they were about half what they are today. Glad you're having FUN! Cheers, Ed
cudaken Ed How much are the track cleaning cars you use and where did you buy them?
Ed and Ken ...... Here is my track cleaning train about to enter a long tunnel. I use all three types together. In the CMX car, I have used acetone or lacquer thinner, and both work well. ....
Ken ...... I sugget you buy used models to save money . ..The CMX car and the Centerline car were used when I bought them for about half the price of new ones. They work as well as new models.
ROARING!