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Posted by BigDaddy on Thursday, October 10, 2019 5:42 PM

Turned on the boob tube to watch Nascar racing news and they  had a 2 hour live, championship "I-Race"  It's a video game, I suppose the racers are in simulators around the country.  They said one of the Nascar drivers, Austin Dillon, owns an I-Racing team.  That must be easier on the pocketbook than real racing cars.

It looked reasonable realistic, so you have to be impressed by the technology of both the visual presentation and the reaction of the cars.  Then they show you a 'in car camera" of a teenager with headphones sitting in a chair and turning a steering wheel.  They had regular Nascar announcers, Steve Latarte and Parker Klingerman announcing the race.

A 17 yo kid just won $40,000.  I didn't find the excitement of the announcers contagious.  It must be a sport for the cell phone generation.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:43 AM

 

The LION recorded this for the sound track rather than for the video.

 

Time it to findout how long it takes a 500' train to pass a given point.

ROAR

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:34 AM

Thde Times Square Shuttle...

The platform will be lengthened and the curve removed. They will be removing the veiw seen below, replacing it with a wall.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:20 AM

York1

It would be interesting to see a picture of Lion in his native habitat underground NYC.

 

 

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Posted by York1 on Thursday, October 10, 2019 10:21 AM

It would be interesting to see a picture of Lion in his native habitat underground NYC.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, October 10, 2019 10:14 AM

Broadway 137th Street: Waiting for a train.

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The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

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Posted by CNCharlie on Thursday, October 10, 2019 10:02 AM

Good Morning,

We are getting a Colorado low here which means wind and the white stuff. A little early for that. We are expecting 2-5" today, tonight and again tomorrow. Mixed in with rain at times as the temp is just above freezing. I bet Lion's paws are freezing. 

In Canada passenger steam was used for freight at the end of steam. I have pictures and video of Royal Hudsons hauling freight. CN tended to build dual duty locos so their vast fleet of Northerns were built to be used in either passenger or freight use but unlike other roads they used steam on passenger trains right to the end. 

Nothing on the agenda for today. Perhaps I'll run a train or two, drink coffee and ignore the stuff falling from the sky. 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, October 10, 2019 9:57 AM

I had to ask the conductor what these decals on NYCT equipment were for...

 

Apparently it was the subway's contribution to gay pride week.

 

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Posted by RideOnRoad on Thursday, October 10, 2019 9:54 AM

Ed: MSG is a suspected trigger for migraines. If I eat anything with MSG in it, 45 minutes later my head feels like it is going to explode.

Ulrich: The Apfelpfannkuchen looks amazing. I will bet it tastes even better.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, October 10, 2019 9:32 AM

Here are pasenger diesels in freight service prior to retirement. This train has six E5 units still geared for passenger speeds. Traction motors are being burned out as they slowly haul a freight train in Colorado. Soon afterwards, they were traded in to EMD for SD40's. 

 

 

 

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Thursday, October 10, 2019 9:22 AM

Heartland Division CB&Q
Railroads would demote older passenger locomotives to freight service before retiring them.

That´s something which never happened in my country. Those thoroughbred passenger steamers would have done a bad job on freight trains. OTOH, freight engines could be seen in branchline passenger service until the very end of steam.

In Britain, it was also common to relegate passenger steam engines to freight duty. It must have been a heartbreaking sight to see a once proud Gresley A4 streamlined Pacific in a rather derelict state, pulling a freight train.

Happy times!

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Posted by York1 on Thursday, October 10, 2019 9:18 AM

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Here is a picture taken in Heartland...   

Great looking part of your layout, Garry.

 

Good morning.  No milk or Florida breakfast for me this morning!  Get me bacon, eggs, and coffee.  For dessert, add some hashbrowns and sausage.

It's raining this morning, so I had to walk in the college field house.  It's nice to have the field house, but I get tired of walking indoors in circles on the 200 meter track.  It's much more interesting to walk the trail along the creek in the morning.

Right now it's 43°, and that is our high temperature for the day.  It will be falling quickly in about an hour.  Fall is here.  I got some firewood in the house, and I can't wait for the smell of the fireplace, sitting in my rocker next to the fire, and drinking coffee. 

I have been looking at pictures of restaurants to see if I can find one to build.  I'm looking forward to it.  I have scratchbuilt most of the structures on the layout, but one thing I bought each time are the windows.  I think I'll try making the windows this time and see how they come out.  N Scale windows may make me say things I shouldn't.

Each time the forum has problems, I go into withdrawal.

Have a good day, everyone.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, October 10, 2019 8:51 AM

Good morning ..... 

I'll have coffee and ......... well well well .....hmmmmm .....

Thanks, Steve O. for the scrumptious goody........... 

Also, thanks to Ulrich for a yummy apple goody.

Ricky ...... It sounds like you attended a great train show, and purchased some good items. 

Bear ..... Thanks for sharing pictures of NZ and Kiwi Rail. 

Ed ...... I see a kitty cat in the wood pile. ...... The UP train photo is awesome.  .... We have a book, Dinner in the Diner, with lots of old Railroad dining car recipes. We had to revise the quantities downward because we don't normally want enough to serve 50 or so people. LOL 

Kevin ..... Regarding 611, it was apparently like other passeneger locomotives. Railroads would demote older passenger locomotives to freight service before retiring them. That also was the case with diesel passenger locomotives. 

 

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Here is a picture taken in Heartland... 

 

 

Happy Model Railroading 

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Posted by Steven Otte on Thursday, October 10, 2019 8:38 AM

If we're going to have a Florida breakfast, let's have a Florida breakfast! Cranberry-orange pancakes and a big glass of OJ! 

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Thursday, October 10, 2019 8:12 AM

SeeYou190
Lets all have a tall glass of cold milk to start the day.

Quoting Shakespeare, Macbeth:"Yet doe I feare thy Nature, It is too full o' th' Milke of humane kindnesse."

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, October 10, 2019 7:56 AM

Tinplate Toddler
Did N&W 611 really haul freight trains? With her streamlining, she looks more like a fast passenger engine to me!

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When I toured the museum in Roanoke they said that in the end of her career, 611 was used for freight service as a back-up piece of motive power.

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I am sure the N&W fans in here can provide much more detail.

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TOP OF THE PAGE on a Thursday Morning in Florida!

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Lets all have a tall glass of cold milk to start the day.

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Thursday, October 10, 2019 7:38 AM

Here is the second video Henry mentioned earlier!

Did N&W 611 really haul freight trains? With her streamlining, she looks more like a fast passenger engine to me!

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, October 10, 2019 6:44 AM

gmpullman
For those adventerous souls with thyme on their hands you can try this Union Pacific dining car recipe for BBQ sauce. Adjust to taste 

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I don't have any "Number 2 1/2" cans in my pantry. Not even sure how big that would be.

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, October 10, 2019 5:19 AM

“Kilometres are shorter than miles. Save gas and take your next trip in kilometres.”- George Carlin.

I tried that once but it took four times more litres to fill the tank than gallons!

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Thursday, October 10, 2019 4:35 AM

Good Morning!

Luchtime is coming up, so make that just a cup of coffee for me, Flo, please! Petra is right now in the kitchen, starting to prepare one of my favorites - Apfelpfannkuchen! I have to confess I have a sweet tooth!

Good to say you back safe, JaBear - it´s been a pleasure to stand in while you were away!

After all these steam videos in the past days, let´s take a look at modern trains in New Zealand, operated by KiwiRail. KiwiRail Holdings Limited is a New Zealand state-owned enterprise responsible for rail operations in New Zealand. Trading as KiwiRail and headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, KiwiRail is the largest rail transport operator in New Zealand. KiwiRail has business units of KiwiRail Freight, The Great Journeys of New Zealand and Interislander. KiwiRail released a 10-Year Turn-around Plan in 2010 and has received significant government investment in support of this in an effort to make KiwiRail a viable long-term transport operator.

Prior to the establishment of KiwiRail, rail transport in New Zealand has been under both public and private ownership. Government operators included the Public Works Department (1873–1880), New Zealand Railways Department (1880–1982), and the New Zealand Railways Corporation (1982–1990). New Zealand Rail Limited was split off from the Railways Corporation (which continued to own the land beneath the rail network) in 1990, privatised in 1993 and then renamed in 1995 to Tranz Rail. In 2004 Tranz Rail's rail, ferry and trucking operations were acquired by Toll Holdings and renamed Toll NZ, with the central government buying back the rail network under the New Zealand Railways Corporation (trading as ONTRACK). As part of this acquisition, Toll agreed to pay ONTRACK Track Access Charges (TACs) in exchange for exclusive network access for 66 years, subject to a "use it or lose it clause": if freight and passenger volumes fell below their 2002-2004 average for three or more years, Toll would lose its exclusive access. The agreement set a base track access fee but left future track access fees open to negotiation between ONTRACK and Toll. After several years of negotiations, the two parties could not come to an agreement on the amount that Toll should pay. On 1 July 2008, the government announced the purchase for $690 million of Toll Rail, the rail and ferry assets of Toll NZ, but not its trucking operation. The new company was named KiwiRail and launched on 1 October 2008 at a ceremony at Wellington railway station. Since trhen, the Government of New Zealand has invested a significant amount of funds into the railway system, after many years of neglect through the private owners.

Let´s go on a ride with the "Northern Explorer" on the Northern Island.

Enjoy!

 

Happy times!

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Posted by "JaBear" on Thursday, October 10, 2019 4:15 AM
Gidday Chloe, with all these HOT BBQ sauces, cool refreshing milkshakes for all, please.
  
Thanks to Ulrich for being a gracious host while Her-in-doors and I have been away.
 
We had an 80th birthday to attend in Hawera, South Taranaki, so, shock horror, took three days off, and drove down. Only a 690 km, (430 mile) round trip but Taranaki is on a limb, and is bounded by some “tiger country”, so it’s not a quick trip with enough 30 mph corners on State highway 3 to keep the average speed down.
 
Taranaki by Bear, on Flickr
 
Once in Taranaki it’s fairly flat, with rich soil, and good rainfall, which makes for prime dairy farms, and also large deposits of oil and natural gas.
As you can see from the map, Taranaki is dominated by Mount Taranaki, “living under the mountain”. This photo was taken from Hawera.
 
Mt Taranaki by Bear, on Flickr
 
In these parts the “wild West Coast” is also noted for its black iron sand beaches. This photo was taken at the “Three Sisters”, with the Tasman Sea behind.
 
3 Ladies by Bear, on Flickr
 
While I didn’t see any trains, here’s a video of a Milk Train in the “Naki”.
 
 
 

“Kilometres are shorter than miles. Save gas and take your next trip in kilometres.”- George Carlin.

Thoughts and best Wishes to All that need them.
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Posted by SPSOT fan on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 10:58 PM

I noticed the forum was down for a bit the past day and a bit. Luckily it was shorter then last time the forum went down! Glad to see it working again!

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Posted by ricktrains4824 on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 9:08 PM

Good evening all.

Flo - A Coke float tonight please, thanks.

Berea Train Show - Sunday was very busy in the morning, with many vendors having a line! The crowd did thin considerably by early afternoon. (2:00 and after was flat out sparse.) I found a couple of nice deals, from a E8A new in box for a pair of Andrew's, to a pack of Micro Engineering Weathererd flex track (new) for a very reasonable price. (Almost down to Atlas Flex pricing.) 

I also came home with a couple of T-shirt’s, a pair of hats, and a couple of rail cars. I also won a door prize (YAY!) this year. That ended up being one of the two rail cars I came home with. (Almost chose the family pack of tickets for Mad River & Nickle Plate Museum, but without knowing if they had a time limit, and knowing I won’t be that far into Ohio for a while....) 

I was surprised that I couldn’t find one of the items I was looking for, as I thought that would be the easiest. But all were either sold out, or didn’t bring that kind. 

While there, I witnessed a HO scale model Schnabel car navigate a pretty tight turn back curve, that had to be about 24” (give or take a couple inches) radii. I was very impressed that the modeler was able to get it to operate at that tight of a radii. (It was slow, but it made it!)

Needless to say, that impressive performance was a crowd stopper!

The group of friends I went with then went to the old Depot in Berea, and we watched real trains for a while before heading home. I got a few prototype pics, as well as the obligatory Jet takeoff pics. The shot of the day, I actually did a video, as it had snuck up on us headed west, and then was coming back east a little later, so quickly pulled up my cell phone to video it. It was a CSX local, that was a caboose, a box car, and a GP38-2 (I think) west, then just loco and caboose back east. 

I will have to figure a way to post that one. (Maybe via YouTube?)

Ken - Hope the computer issues get sorted out soon!

BBQ Discussion - I do like the sweet smoky flavor of BBQ sauce on ribs, and as a glaze, but prefer more of a steakhouse style sauce than a sugary one. When I grill, I will do more dry rubs of my own mixed creation than sauce, except on ribs.

Sweet Baby Rays is ok for things like pulled pork sandwiches, but is a bit more sugary for my tastes on almost everything else.

StevenNWP - I love Horseshoe Curve. Glad you got to visit.

Hope all are well, and all enjoy the night!

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Posted by hon30critter on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 9:02 PM

Hi Ed,

Interesting articles. Thanks.

I guess I've been brainwashed about the negative effects of MSG. None the less I'm not about to start using it again, not that we ever used much anyhow. Dianne and I produce some pretty tasty meals and we rarely add salt so we will keep on doing the same thing.

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 8:24 PM

hon30critter
I'm sure it would add enormously to the taste but I hope nobody suffers a heart attack from it!

Who knows? Maybe they will proclaim that MSG is good for you again, like they did with red meat?

https://msgfacts.com/msg-beneficial-reduced-sodium-diet/

Lots of pros & cons out there. Who do you believe?

If I were to make that recipe I'd probably leave it out. Still, the average consumption of MSG in US and UK is about 0.55g and it is 1.2 and 1.7 g per day per person in Japan and Korea.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/msg-good-or-bad

Sometimes you find out some of these "warnings" come from large corporate interests and they don't want their cash cow to die of hardened arteries!

I remember the controversy over the US ban on Sodium Cyclamate (sweetener) they claimed it caused cancer. But in order to consume the equivalent amount of the sweetener a person would have to consume 550 cans of diet soda per day. I just wonder of some interests in the sugar and corn syrup industry had any affect on the ban? Whistling

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Posted by hon30critter on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 7:58 PM

Ed,

The BBQ sauce recipe sounds good except for one small detail. It calls for four tablespoons of Accent, or monosodium glutimate if you will. I'm sure it would add enormously to the taste but I hope nobody suffers a heart attack from it!Smile, Wink & GrinClown

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 7:46 PM

For those adventerous souls with thyme on their hands you can try this Union Pacific dining car recipe for BBQ sauce. Adjust to taste Dinner

 Union_Pacific_Diner_0010 by Edmund, on Flickr

 UP_960_dir-1980a by Edmund, on Flickr

     

Bon appétit!   Ed

 

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Posted by hon30critter on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 7:30 PM

Tinplate Toddler
I don´t mind plain old ketchup or a good (!) Dijon mustard/German Löwensenf, but leave out those sweet and smokey tasting BBQ sauces!

I don't care much for BBQ sauce on its own, but it can put a nice glaze on ribs and meatloaf.

Dave

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Posted by tin can on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 3:46 PM

Daughter-in-law texted last night that she has accepted a teaching job at Marquette, in Milwaukee.  For me, the most exciting part is that Milwaukee is the home of Model Railroader!  And basements!  If I could only re-kindle my son's interest in trains.  He has discovered hockey; played his first pickup game on Sunday.  His main comment was it requires a whole new level of conditioning.  I hope that Milwaukee needs civil engineers, too....

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 2:16 PM

BigDaddy
I don't have time to look for it but there was a photo shoot yesterday at Strasburg with the 611 hauling frieght and one of their passenger trains.

Here is one of them!

It´s only 9.15pm, but I am dead tired - must be comibg down with something I did not invite to join me. I´ll be heading for the hay soon!

Happy times!

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