When my brother had to put their dog down, the vet came to them at their new house. Russell and his wife lay down next to the dog, cuddling her when the injection was given. She is burried on their new property.
Property for them is confusing, AFIK, they are still living in the old house while the new house is being rebuilt according to their specifications. That has been going on for three years now.
Russell claims he will retire whe he is 72, about three more years for him, but there is little value in his business. Russell *is* the business, all a buyer would be getting is a lease on the old (landmarked) building, sosme tools, and the name of the company. Russell cannot expect to get more than $30,000 for the business, but as the owner of the building, he gets to collect the rent. He pays rent to himself now, so that the books are all in order for a prospective buyer to inspect.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
cudaken Sparkie The Rocket Dog is close to the end. I hope he gets to pass away in his forever home in his sleep. He came from a rescue when he was 10 years old. As long as he will eat and some what walk we want to keep the poor guy with us. He spent about 4 years being passed to 1 rescue to another. I promised him when we got him this was is forever home, and it is.
Sparkie The Rocket Dog is close to the end. I hope he gets to pass away in his forever home in his sleep. He came from a rescue when he was 10 years old. As long as he will eat and some what walk we want to keep the poor guy with us. He spent about 4 years being passed to 1 rescue to another. I promised him when we got him this was is forever home, and it is.
Ken, it's become clear from your posts over the years how much you love Sparkie and what a good doggy daddy you are to him. I'm sure he knows, too, and loves you for it. Best wishes for an easy transition for him.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Good morning ..... Coffee and a scone, please.
It's good to see interesting photos of British Railways. If I can find my photos of when I was at the British Railway Museum in York, England. I will share them.
Meanwhile, I took these photos in York, Maine last week.
I have train related photos from the trip, and I will share them when I get a chance.
Have a good day.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Time for an afternoon cup of coffee and something to munch on! Zoe, would you be so kind a bring me a handful of those chocolate chip biscuits, please? Yes, it is biscuits and not cookies - we are in Great Britain this month, you know!
The long and rocky road to become an engineer in the glory days of steam is explained in the following video.
The cab crew is called "men of the footplate" in Britain. The footplate - that small piece of sheet metal bridging the gap between the engine and the tender was literally all the room there was for the engineer and his fireman for many years, often with very little protection from rain, wind and shine. Railway management didn´t care much about crew safety and even less for crew comfort. It´d be a feast for any of today´s work health & safety officer to close down the operation, but such care was not known in those days.
In Germany, we had no engine cleaners - that was part of the crew´s job to keep their engine clean and tidy. Each crew had their own engine to take care of and they made sure they had a tidy work place. To become an engineer you had to go through an apprenticeship of three years as a fitter or metal worker, followed by another apprenticeship as fireman for a couple of years, than a few years of active duty as a fireman before you could start as a trainee engineer. All in all it took a young lad about 10 years before he was an enginer in commad of the iron horse.
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Bear - I think GWR´s "Castles" fought in a different league than the LMS Fivers. Comparing those two is a bit like comparing a Shire horse to a thorougbred. The "Castles" were designed for fast passenger services, in which they excelled, whereas the Fivers were multi-purposed engines. The CAstles had a TE of 31,625 lbs and a top speed of 92mph and the Fivers had a TE of 25,455 lbs and a maximum speed of 80 - 85 mph. They were much closer to the GWR´s "Hall" class.
GWR Castles are available from Hornby.
I just recently learned, that rationing in Britain ended much later than in Germany. With the introduction of the Deutschmark in 1948, rationing pretty much ended, the only item to remain rationed for sugar for some more years.
Thanks for the insight!
Ken, I hope your remaining days with Sparkie are filled with more joy than sorrow. Sparkie knows that you and Susan care for him greatly.
Regards, Ed
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good Morning!
Grrrr - a mosquito zooming in for the kill kept me awake all night! I tried to hunt it down with my FLAK, but to no avail!
Ken - I am sorry to hear about Sparkie! I know how attached your are to him(?) and it will be a difficult time losing him.
Well, today I won´t be boring you with another video show British mainline steam in these days. My choice of video is an educational film about steam engine. In Britain, many a film on railways was produced in the 1930s and following, leaving us with a treasure trough of information of the "good old steam age"!
Here is "A Study In Steel"!
A OO scale model of the engine class shown in the video is available from Hornby.
cudakenSparkie The Rocket Dog is close to the end. I hope he gets to pass away in his forever home in his sleep. He came from a rescue when he was 10 years old.
That's too bad Ken. Losing a pet is a hard thing to go through, but you are to be congratulated for giving him a good home.
When I was a kid we had a terrier named Sparkie. I loved him, but like all dogs he got too old and he was blind and suffering so my parents did the right thing instead of prolonging his life. I was only 10 years old. That was quite a lesson in life.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
You want to use a FLAT pick on the mandolin, young fella. Thumbpick and two fingerpicks on the banjo.
Get some audio production software (I like Cubase) and track each instrument separately (use a click track to get the timing in line).
Then mix it down to a finished piece.
When you want to go instrument shopping, take a trip down to Old Forge and visit Mountain Music. They'll get you set up!
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please.
York Could not see the video? Must be my old computer.
Ulrich With you enjoying Britsh Railway's you might try the Eward Marston book serices called The Railway Detective. Set around 1865 or so and I enjoyed the series.
Well so far I still have a job. Either Nancy does not know about the mess that happened last week or did not notice or expected the sale to be canceled. Either way I am keeping my head down.
Never thought I would covet Mulch! This week I bought 10 more bags and had already bought 5 bags. According to Lowes Mulch Calaulator I need 30 2 cubic feet bags for the front of the house so that the Mulch is 3" deep.
Later, none smoking Ken
I hate Rust
BNSF UP and others modeler Ah. ¿Tú quieres decir Steven es muy occupado, sí? No muy "busy" Sorry. Just couldn't resist practicing my Spanish. He he. For those of you that did not quite comprehend my statement, I said: Ah. You want to say Steven is very busy, yes? Not muy "busy" (muy means very). And on that note, I wonder if we could move the diner to Spain next month? Shouldn't be too hard to get there from where we are now. Quesidillas and salsa on me!
Ah. ¿Tú quieres decir Steven es muy occupado, sí? No muy "busy"
Sorry. Just couldn't resist practicing my Spanish. He he.
For those of you that did not quite comprehend my statement, I said: Ah. You want to say Steven is very busy, yes? Not muy "busy" (muy means very).
And on that note, I wonder if we could move the diner to Spain next month? Shouldn't be too hard to get there from where we are now. Quesidillas and salsa on me!
Si, Esteban es muy occupado. hace mucho que no practico mi espanol.
Estado occupado.
I would need to study up more to remember mine. I can read it better that soeak or write. It has been so long since I have spoken it or used it.
Spain sounds fun for Next month.
Speaking of busy, where has the year gone?
Why is fast food not as fun any more? I loved fast food at one time, now it is as they say "meh" One reason as a child we only had it once in a blue moon and we had to travel allll the way in to Houston to find a Mcdonald's and that was a rare treat, ( yes then it was fun and a treat) Then we got a McDonald's in my town, ( we only had a DQ until then), Then a Burger King, then a Whataburger.
I miss Franco's Flying Pizza in Clear Lake City Tx ( Looks like it is still there But now run by his Daughter, Franca.) .
Loma Linda Mexican Restaurant, Monterey House. Ninfa's, The Clear Creek Inn, in Kemah ( best seafood along with Hillman's in San Leon, Both washed away By Hurricane Alicia in 1983.)
Just feeling food nostalgic this evening.
I'm beginning to realize that Windows 10 and sound decoders have a lot in common. There are so many things you have to change in order to get them to work the way you want.
I thnk Steven's staus is "muy Busy"
I haven't seen any postings from Steven "The Crooner". Does any one know what his status is?
Nice "pickin" Harrison, keep it up! I pick a guitar once and while, but nothing I want to display. Back in the day, late 70's, I played in a couple of "garage bands", mostly rhythm and cords, very few times as lead.
I always wanted to play a banjo, never got to it.
I'm in the WI north woods, doing electrical stuff.
Have a great night!
Mike.
My You Tube
I found a new 3rd cousin on 23 and me, a genetic testing service. My ex prompted me to do it with my son. Forturnately, he tested out as my son. She was a lot less Italian than she thought.
They send you a list of your relatives, but some of these people only identify themselves by initials and provide no family names or countries of origin. 23andme identifies most of them as 3rd or 4th cousins to distant relatives.
I share 11 segments with JS who may be a second cousin but provides no information and I am not inclined to message him/her. Most of the other relatives who share the most DNA have no obvious connection to me, but there is a saying: it is a wise man who knows his father.They found a third cousin with my grandmother's maiden name in her background. We exchanged pm's. If the testing is correct, our great grandfathers were brothers, came from Latvia and settled in NYC and Baltimore. They both named their daughters Ida, my grandmother's name.
Before she died, my aunt compiled what she knew about my fathers' side of the family. His father had 8 brothers and sisters, half of which, she knew almost nothing about. My grandmother, had a brother, Sam, who also lived in Baltimore. I remember her talking about him, I do not remember seeing him ever. He never married, but was supposedly a very nice man according to my aunt and uncle. My mom is past remembering, so she's no help. As a kid, it never occured to me to ask "Where is Sam?"
I have what they call 246 Neanderthal varients. The important one there is less back hair, and I am grateful for that.
The rest of their 'health' attributes are nonsense. No I am not prone to sneeze in bright light nor have an excepional sense of smell.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Hey Harrison!
You are off to a great start in your music 'career'!
I'm so instrumentally challenged I'd have a hard time getting the pick on my finger the right way around.
Keep it up! There are some very talented musicians on the forums.
Track fiddlerNot exactly sure what this locomotive is, maybe this picture can clarify things
It's a Civil War era 4-4-0 and the 1st loco to operate in Minnesota according to Wiki
Track fiddlerLion I am coming to Mandan North Dakota to see my son very soon and I will have my tool bag. Can I fix the door on the boxcar this time. I will buy you a bloody prime rib after we fix The Boxcar Door. I do remember they were very good at the roadhouse
Whale... you can email me at lion@broadwaylion.com
ROARING
up831 Fiddler: You’re right. No words are needed except where the pictures were taken! Please inform us to the location of the pics. Is the wood burner the General or another locomotive, maybe the Jupiter?
Fiddler: You’re right. No words are needed except where the pictures were taken!
Please inform us to the location of the pics.
Is the wood burner the General or another locomotive, maybe the Jupiter?
The Big Boy 4014 was taken at the Union Depot in St Paul. The picture of the western style locomotive was taking at the Depot in Duluth.
Not exactly sure what this locomotive is, maybe this picture can clarify things
TF
York1Is it possible that Baron Richard Beeching's actions actually helped preserve the British railroad industry due to the public's reactions to his cuts?
Not really! It soon became apparent, that his axing of branchlines was premature in a lot of instances, leaving communities with no access to the outside world. He completely disregarded the brabnchines function of feeder lines. Following the closure of those 6,000 miles of track, British Rail started to become more of a taxpayer´s nightmare than before, which ended in a pseudo-privatization leading to even bigger problems. British Rail is now history again, after a regional split has been introduced - similar to the split done in 1923.
BroadwayLion Tinplate Toddler The small and idyllic town of Dawlish is situated right on the coast, with the train tracks acting as a dam to protect the town. When traveling down that line, passengers are advised to keep the windows closed - see here why: You cannot fool me! Dawlish is the name of an Auror in the Hasrry Potter series. ROAR
Tinplate Toddler
The small and idyllic town of Dawlish is situated right on the coast, with the train tracks acting as a dam to protect the town. When traveling down that line, passengers are advised to keep the windows closed - see here why:
You cannot fool me! Dawlish is the name of an Auror in the Hasrry Potter series.
See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawlish
Tinplate ToddlerThe small and idyllic town of Dawlish is situated right on the coast, with the train tracks acting as a dam to protect the town. When traveling down that line, passengers are advised to keep the windows closed - see here why:
Bacon, eggs, and lots of strong black coffee this morning.
Harrison...here's video's of me playing Wabash Cannonball on the Banjo and Mandolin.
Wow! I'm impressed. Lots of work. I hope you keep up with it.
Walking this morning was more like swimming. Dew point of 70° and hot -- lots of sweating.
The videos of English railroads are interesting. Is it possible that Baron Richard Beeching's actions actually helped preserve the British railroad industry due to the public's reactions to his cuts?
TF, I don't need to be tired with a bottle of Scotch to regret typing (or saying) things. I do that fairly regularly with my wife. As soon as the words are out, I wish I had a "delete comment" button for my mouth.
Jim, I will second that about the moderators. I read the junk on the other forum. Several people probably need to step away from their keyboards for a while. The accusations and insults are depressing.
Garry, I'm looking forward to the pictures. As I said earlier, I've always wanted to visit Maine. It is one of just a few states I've never seen. I told my wife what you said about Bar Harbor. I always pictured a quaint, quiet place. I was surprised to hear it's not quite that quaint.
I don't remember reading anything from Lion lately. I wonder if his doctor visit went OK?
Nothing more this morning. I have a full day with nothing to do but work on the layout!
York1 John
Good morning everybody ...
We returned from our trip to Maine (inlcuding NH and MA too.)
We never got up to Booth Bay. I wanted to see the HO village George works on. The closest we got was Portland, and I road on a two foot narrow guage train there. .... The Cog Railway in NH certainly was a unique and spectacular train ride.
I'll post photos when I get a chance.
Have a good Monday everybody.
Howdy Y'all! I tried to post this last night, but the forum was up to it's old tricks.
I have been very busy (only modeling was cleaning up the train area) but here's video's of me playing Wabash Cannonball on the Banjo and Mandolin.
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
My YouTube
If no one objects, I´d like to continue with British railway tidbits.
Have you ever heard of the Beeching Axe? No, it is not the British counterpart of Thor´s Hammer in the nordic mythology, nor was it a secret weapon employed by the Saxons in their futile attempt to fend of William of Normandy in 1066.
Baron Richard Beeching was for a short but very notable time was chairman of British Railways. He became quite infamous in the 1960s for designing and executing a plan of reshaping the railways in Britain, which resulted in the closure of 2,363 stations and 6,000 miles of track until the end of the 1960s. This at that time rather unpopular measurement became known as the Beeching Axe, which received a lot of criticism not only then, but up until today. However, it left Britain with a number of preserved lines, which are realms of history of a gone by area of Britain, not only in terms of transport. Various preservation society sprang up in the earyl 1960s and we owe it to their relentless efforts and tenacity, that so many lines and historical engines and cars have been preserved. Most of the lines have gained a lot of economical importance. attracting tourists from all over the world and thus providing a boost to local economies, sometimes way over the importance the lines had while still part of the network. Just to name a few of those lines - the Llangollen Railway, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, the Bluebell Railway and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. I think Britain has the highest number of steam engines preserved in working conditions, second to that may be Germany.
Here is today´s video.
Traveling by train is not really an adventure these days, unlike the pioneer days. However, traveling along the Devon coast can be challenging, especially during the winter storm season. The small and idyllic town of Dawlish is situated right on the coast, with the train tracks acting as a dam to protect the town. When traveling down that line, passengers are advised to keep the windows closed - see here why:
Enjoy!
SeeYou190 How come so many people are claiming to be on the top of the page that are not on the top of the page? . -Kevin .
How come so many people are claiming to be on the top of the page that are not on the top of the page?
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-Kevin
Because they're not me.
Track Fiddler