hon30critterThanks for the suggestions. If anything comes of them I will add it to the thread on signals. Dave
I haven't forgotten about you, Dave What I plan to do is round up a few of the signal bridges on my layout and take some photos with a ruler nearby so you can judge the dimensions and reduce them to N scale.
In the meantime, you can look at pictures here:
https://www.railroadsignals.us/
(You have to snoop around this site to find things) and adapt things for use in Canada, not much different, I presume.
And another source from this site, scroll down for some good detailed photos
https://www.railroadsignals.us/bridges/signalbridges/index.htm
Hope that helps, Ed
Hi Ed,
I got caught by the lack of email notices about PMs too. I thought you hadn't replied to my last one but the conversation tonight caused me to have a look, and there was your prompt response.
Thanks for the suggestions. If anything comes of them I will add it to the thread on signals.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
cudakenHer Christmas Card had the receipt in it and the name threw her for a loop!
OK, really? I'm glad it all worked, I don't consider giving the receipt of a gift as part of the deal, but whatever works for you.
We used a carpet shampooer (the typical "home" version) for years, and then the carpet started to fall apart. Come to find out, our carpet had jute backing, and the carpet cleaner never picked up ALL of the water, after the shampooing process, which eventuly rotted the jute, and ruined the carpet, and left marks on the original oak flooring under it. Lots of damage.
It was a great Christmas Day here, 55 degrees with the sun out, kids for dinner, cooking the Christmas beast on the grill, and neighbors and friends over throughout the afternoon and early evening.
Mike.
EDIT: Whoa! Ray posted while I typed, top of page, I'll split it with ya Ray, but I'll have a bit of Southern Comfort in my eggnog.
My You Tube
Evenin' Folks!
Hope you all had a great first day of Christmas. (It goes on for 12 days you know....)
I dunno Ken, My only reply to the Pink Flamingo story is:
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Opps! I got top of the page. Eggnog (with rum) is on me. Drink up!
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
cudaken She was a happy wife!
Glad you chose not to go with the rug shampooer, Ken
Merry Christman, Ed
Merry Christmas!
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a and Dirk a half of a dog treat.
Over all today was a good day. Gave Sharon and Shawn $200.00 cash and Sharon was shocked. My wife was all so surprised I bought the Ugly Butt Pink Flamingo (she think's it is beautiful) for her! I was sneaky about how I gave it to her. After the kid's got here I went outside and got the Flamingo out of my car trunk and placed it in the front of the pourch. Her Christmas Card had the receipt in it and the name threw her for a loop!
She asked "Who is Maryville Grain and Feed?" Told her to look out the front door. She was a happy wife!
Later none smoking Ken for 8 months and Dirk say's Woof Merry Christmas Woof.
I hate Rust
gmpullman The last time I visited Santa — 1962 I told him I would love to have some trains for Christmas but I don't know what scale? Well, all he could say was HO, HO, HO ... Cheers, Ed
The last time I visited Santa — 1962
I told him I would love to have some trains for Christmas but I don't know what scale?
Well, all he could say was HO, HO, HO ...
Cheers, Ed
Ed you're hilarious and now we all know why you model HO
TF
This is hard on my old body. After two or three weeks of Thanksgiving turkey, we got to a fine local Italian place last night. It took forever to order. We both wanted one of everything. My blood sugar skyrocketed, but Christmas comes but once a year.
But, Christmas breakfast was another blood sugar delight. French toast made with some Italian specialty bread, and Virginia maple syrup.
Tonight is roast beef, prime bone in crown roast. That I can eat, as long as I avoid potatoes and bread. Breakfast tomorrow will be yogurt.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
EJT_1962_fix by Edmund, on Flickr
Note the fashionable tie!
EJT_1962_fix_edited-1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Post hog! Post hog!
Sorry, TF has to post again here.
My Brother just arrived for Christmas. I'm sure you've all been to an R rated movie, well here is the take off. One of my Christmas presents from my Bro.
A good one isn't it? I bet I'm the only one that has a t-shirt like this to wear to the train shows Usually it's the small gifts that are the best.
YouTube for our fireplace too. A little Rum Chata instead of spiked cocoa to keep us warm. Merry Christmas everyone!
Mike
gmpullman Is that Rudolph the red-nosed SD45 leading the Zephyr? Cheers, Ed
Is that Rudolph the red-nosed SD45 leading the Zephyr?
Yes!..... I believe I believe
This insert was included in one of our Christmas cards this year. Judy got a bigger kick out of it than I did.
I always have room for Christmas humor, even if it is female chauvinistic
And Ulrich..... This Mugs for You!
Don't ask me what I put in there to help you sleep. It's a Scotch thing, you'll just have to trust me
Hoping all of you are having a very Merry Christmas Day!
I offer my wishes to all for a peaceful and rewarding Holiday Season and health, happiness and prosperity in the coming year.
San Francisco Zephyr_Donner by Edmund, on Flickr
Merry Christmas and hoping for a good New Year!
CN Charlie
Tinplate ToddlerI wish we had a fireplace. I´d be sitting next to a nice fire, with a mug filled with hot chocolate, spiced up a little.
Here you go. You'll have to provide your own hot chocolate and, umm, spicing.
Merry Christmas to all! I don't see where to change the color of the font, I wanted to do this in red letters.
Anyway, here's an oldy, my GBP Christmas train, in the living room, in Jan., 2009.
It eventually grew each year to about double what you see, I haven't set it all up in a bout 4 years.
I'm doing a new Christmas layout using On3.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas, everyone. Daisy the Dachshund and I are the only ones up.
Tinplate ToddlerI wish we had a fireplace. I´d be sitting next to a nice fire, with a mug filled with hot chocolate, spiced up a little. The warmth would make me sleepy...
I wish you lived a little closer, I'd invite you over to enjoy ours. The smell of the wood burning is so nice on a cold winter morning. I hope you can put the thoughts out of your mind, get some rest, and have a good Christmas evening.
My wife gave me an N Scale movie theater for the layout. Most of my stuff is scratchbuilt, but this was pre-assembled and painted. Not something I would have picked myself, but she was thinking of me and did her best, so the theater will be lit up and open for business later today.
We have snow predicted for Saturday, so we will have a white Christmas three days late.
I wish and pray for each of you to have the personal peace in your heart and life that the real Christmas embodies.
York1 John
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
It´s Christmas morning here. I am up for quite a few hours. In fact, I didn´t find any sleep last night. There are just too many thoughts on my mind keeping me awake. Counting sheep didn´t help - sigh!
I love the mystical peace and quiet of the early morning of this day. There are no sounds to be heard other than those Mother Nature gives us. There is the distant, hollow bark of a fox, which sounds like someone coughing. I heard an owl a few moments ago. No man-made noise around - wonderful!
I wish we had a fireplace. I´d be sitting next to a nice fire, with a mug filled with hot chocolate, spiced up a little. The warmth would make me sleepy...
Maybe, one day.
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Ho, Ho Diners
Flo, give the Rain Deer's and I a and the Dirk the Elf a Elf treat.
Dang, I still love her. Today before work I bought my Wife the Ugliest Pink Flamingo I have ever seen! It is lawn art (not in my yard!) and when we take Dirk to the park there is a store called Maryville Grain And Feed and she admired it every time we dove by it.
So today before work I ran by the store and bought the dran thing.
Later none smoking Ken for 8 months on Christmas Day and Dirk says Woof, Woof.
maxmanThe original elf on a shelf?
One of my grandchildren was scared of that elf. It changed locations each night, and he was convinced the thing was alive.
Tinplate Toddler But beware, if the Jul nisser are not happy with it, the do all sort of mischievious things!
The original elf on a shelf?
Practising for next year - hopefully!
In Denmark, it is not Santa who brings all the presents - it´s the Jul nisser, little Christmas elves that come in the night before Christmas Eve. Children provide a little door for the elves to enter the house and put a bowl of rice pudding with almonds on the table for the Jul nisser to feast on. But beware, if the Jul nisser are not happy with it, the do all sort of mischievious things!
Merry Christmas to all, wishing all a safe, prosperous, healthy New Year.....
herrinchoker, and the gang in the foc'sl
Good morning on Christmas Eve.
We have church tonight, then Santa comes. Santa is bringing my wife a special present this year, and she still has no idea. This is the first time in a long time that Santa has been able to hide something from her.
TF, that's a pretty neat gingerbread train.
Lynn Johnston is a Canadian cartoonist who drew the comic strip, "For Better or For Worse". Her husband had a model railroad, and the subject often came up in her comic strips.
Here is a link to today's strip, for Christmas Eve:
https://fborfw.com/
Merry Christmas all.
I sure did enjoy an early Christmas weekend with my two daughters. We made great food, played games and watched Christmas movies. Christmas dinner was lasagna
My oldest daughter brought a gingerbread Christmas choo choo kit we had fun decorating. I thought it would be only appropriate to post it here on the Railroad Forum for you guys to see.
I put CP on the tender after Dave told me all the information I never knew about Canadian Pacific. My daughter thought it was for Christmas Pacific I told her that works too.
After all they do have the Christmas Train I have seen on quite a few occasions.
I only wish I could have made it to Orlando this year too Kevin. As it turned out, Family stayed in town this year, so it took priority on the list.
Happy Holidays
Good Morning All,
And an early Merry Christmas. I may or may not reappear here later today or tomorrow so.....
Even for heathens and infidels this is a time to ignore differences and wish all good will and good cheer. Peace on earth and good will towards men it think it goes. Best, J.R.
Good Morning!
December 24th - Christmas Eve! In my country, this is the big day for the children! Santa comes today, as soon as the sun has set! Quite a lot earlier, but he needs to do that to be in time for his job on the other side of the Big Pond.
It´s going to be just Petra and I for the holidays. Our son will join us for a few hours on Friday. We have not seen much of him this year, in fact, it´s the first time he finds the time to pay a visit. I am not dwelling on the issue, but I know the day will come when he regrets not having spent more time with his old folks.
Found this interesting video - not only for New York Central RR aficionados to enjoy, but all others enjoying to rejuvenate their memories of times long gone by.
Merry Christmas to all!