Good morning! Let's keep this Diner rolling with some tex-mex breakfast burritos. (Though fried like that, these look more like chimichangas...)
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
I made tacos for dinner tonight, and boy were they delicious. I think I should have not put two serrano peppers on each one. My stomach is not happy right now.
Heartland Division CB&QJohn York 1 and Kevin ..... That's a very nice boxcar.
Thank you Garry. I struggle trying to make more modern looking freight cars using the decals I have available. I am glad I changed the design mid-finishing and simplified it.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
BigDaddy Garry glad your family is ok. It's a bad day when the patient catches fire. They use an alcohol betadine sollution to prep the skin. If it forms a puddle, and they cover it with a plastic sticky drape, it's an issue when they use cautery and it ignites the fumes. It can ignite the paper drapes, which are water resistant, but not flame proof. I had one of those, but it was just a big pop, no injury to the patient. A fire started by a laser in vocal surgery was always a big concern because it coud burn the endotracheal tube. Never had one of those. Before my time, there were explosive anesthetics and patients died from explosions sparked by static electricty or cautery that shouldn't have been used.
Garry glad your family is ok.
It's a bad day when the patient catches fire.
They use an alcohol betadine sollution to prep the skin. If it forms a puddle, and they cover it with a plastic sticky drape, it's an issue when they use cautery and it ignites the fumes. It can ignite the paper drapes, which are water resistant, but not flame proof. I had one of those, but it was just a big pop, no injury to the patient.
A fire started by a laser in vocal surgery was always a big concern because it coud burn the endotracheal tube. Never had one of those.
Before my time, there were explosive anesthetics and patients died from explosions sparked by static electricty or cautery that shouldn't have been used.
Henry..... Thanks for your comment and your concern. Also, thanks for your insights about fire hazards in opersaing rooms. I'm glad I was not the patient if one was involved on this fire.
Kevin .... Thanks to you too for commenting. Fortuantely, family members were no injured in the tornado. It sounds like the house can be rebuilt.
John York 1 and Kevin ..... That's a very nice boxcar.
Ed .... I like the Tucson station photo you posted.
I took a "sanity break" in the train room this evening. I ran trains and then worked on some freight cars.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Eveing Diners!
Flo, give the gang and I a please and Dirk half of a dog treat.
Work Front Ok I cannot complain about having a late customer they are far and few for some time now. Had one tonight and got out some what late at 8:15. It was worth it and made a extra $96.00 or so.
Later Ken and Dirk say's "Woof, you where late Daddy I need to poop Daddy Woof Woof.
I hate Rust
GMTRacingI suppose I respectfully disagree with your summation of last winter in Fla. When we were in Daytona for the Classic 24, I had my down filled jacket on nearly full time.
North Florida was a lot different. My family in Orlando says it was a Winter with harsh days.
Down here in the real South, it was Winter in name only.
Heartland Division CB&Q However, their daughter and young family had major damage to their house. Pictures of it look like it was destroyed.
Garry, that is terrible. I hope they are able to get their lives back together soon. It is good to hear you were not there in the storms.
gmpullmanLION, are those LIRR cars the ones they called "Ping-Pong" cars? Looks like someone was pinging at the windows
No, those both are just MU cars, you can see the third rail beams.
Ahead of these are old BMT cars.
These are on the scrap line.
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Nice John! a "chopped nose" GP7. The Grapevine Vintage Railroad, looks like lots of fun! Check out their pictures.
More running around today, erands accomplished. The wife has me pulled off on a siding, to build an orial feeder, or two. I don't mind. I did a real "make-shift" poor-excuse-of-a-feeder for last year, this year I promised her an original design, complete with it's own shepards hook, and not sharing space on a couple of already over crowded hooks.
We had a brief snow shower this morning, just as I was heading out to Menards, and I do mean snow shower! the flakes were as big as leaves! I swear! By the time I was done shopping, it was all gone. Thank you! Now the sun is out.
My external drive floppy disc machine arived today. Now some real archiving can begin! I'm terrible at detailed labeling.....who knew these things would go away? and computers would no longer have the drive! Not an excuse for sloppy labeling.....but that's my story, and i'm stickin' to it!
Maybe I'll find the pictures from the Alamo and the River Walk. I do remember while at the Alamo, you werent allowed to take interior pictures, and I think exterior pictures were also limited. I have no clue what it's like there now.
Prayers to those that got caught in the bad weather in Nashville!
Later folks!
Mike.
My You Tube
SeeYou190Of coarse all the Hurricane Predicters are saying that doomsday will be in 2020. They say 4-6 major storms will hit Florida this year.
In New Orleans, that was always bad. They predicted catastrophic storms so often that some people began to ignore the warnings. Year after year storm forecasters predicted the next "big one", and it never happened. Finally, when one did hit, a lot of people were caught.
Another neat Dallas area attraction is a tourist railroad that runs between Grapevine and Ft. Worth. Passengers can get off at Ft. Worth, watch the cattle drive, eat, etc., then board the train for a ride back to Grapevine. I enjoyed it and the grandkids loved it.
York1 John
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Howdy ...
I was in Nashville yesterday for my eye surgery. .... It was cancelled because of a fire in the operating room ! ...... Imagine that ! ... That's a first for me.
So, we drove home before the storms hit.
Very bad torando damage in Nashville area in the middle of the night. Sister and brother-in-law went in their closet for the storm. They are okay. ..... However, their daughter and young family had major damage to their house. Pictures of it look like it was destroyed. Fortunately, they all survived okay. ...... At least 19 storm deaths are being reported in Nashville area.
We had thunderstorms in our location in KY, but not too bad.
Good Day to All:
LION, are those LIRR cars the ones they called "Ping-Pong" cars? Looks like someone was pinging at the windows
The El Paso & Southwestern has an interesting Texas history:
https://www.american-rails.com/epsw.html
Here is their Tucson, Arizona depot back in 1989 —
El-Paso_Tucson by Edmund, on Flickr
This would make a beautiful structure on anyone's layout.
El-Paso_Tucson2 by Edmund, on Flickr
I wish everyone well this fine Tuesday
Cheers, Ed
ROAR
NOW that is a breakyfaste fit for a LION
Good Morning All,
A regular to go please. Spent time on the layout last night figuring out the main station and wooden shelter that goes across from the freight house. It is on a balloon track that circles the yard so the passenger shelter has to curve to match the track and then i have to kluge the station roof to the shelter to match. Should be fun.
Kevin the progress sounds good. If you can keep the "you're not working so you have time to help me... stuff down good progress is in your future. I suppose I respectfully disagree with your summation of last winter in Fla. When we were in Daytona for the Classic 24, I had my down filled jacket on nearly full time. Usually it is only needed for the 2am to 6am piece when it gets truely cold. Last weekend in sebring was not bad and only had low 40's temps one morning but overall it seemed about like normal. Next up is Sebring again.
That's our red Lotus 23 leading on the banner ad. All for now, back in the shop and trying to catch up projects and paperwork.
Ciao, J.R.
Track fiddlerKevin I'm already sending you something soon Soon is a relative term but very soon If you can send me an ACE car in N scale I will send you something sooner
My workshop is broken down, and all my train building stuff is packed away. It will probably be 12 months before I am up and running again. Any N scale Four Aces project will be WAY DEEP on the back burner, so don't hold your breath!
Weather front...
This is crazy. It is barely March, and the Sea Grapes are growing in underneath the front window at an incredible pace. The Crape Mytles look like they are getting ready to bloom, 2-3 months early.
We had no Winter this year. There were two mornings in the high 40s, but both those days ended in the 70s.
The Summer weather pattern continued all the way until January with frequent rains and highs in the 80s every day.
They are predicting a return to the Summer weather pattern in two weeks.
Of coarse all the Hurricane Predicters are saying that doomsday will be in 2020. They say 4-6 major storms will hit Florida this year. Well, if their past accuracy is any indicator, that means I am perfectly safe. The Hurricane forecast actually beat out Coronavirus on the evening news.
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please and Dirk half a dog treat.
Work Front I am ready to give up with dealing with Nancy and Jerry customers! About ready to talk with Marv the owner and offer him a deal where I will work weekends with Nancy if he will pay me the same I make working 3 week days. (Weekend hours are shorter) Found a Finance Deal of there where the coustomer applied for $3500.00 but was approved for only $2000.00! Guess what? Yep the $3500.00 purchase was delivered on the 24th of last month! I wonder why they don't return our calls?
Looking forward to the new BLI PRR Shark Nose engines.
Later Ken and Dirk say's Woof, Woof.
Fuel er' up. at the HB&T Hardy street facility.
(post hog)
The Severe storms can stop now. 3 rd round heading my way, so far just some wind rain and a lot of lightning.
You know I was just kidding Kevin.
What a beautiful Box Car you sent to John........Nice
TF
Kevin I'm already sending you something soon
Soon is a relative term but very soon
If you can send me an ACE car in N scale
I will send you something sooner
Post Hog Post Hog MLC is a Post Hog!
I'm sorry that's all I got
York1 Hey, look what showed up on a siding on the UP mainline in Nebraska! This is the best-looking boxcar ever seen in these parts. Kevin, this is an honor! Thank you.
Hey, look what showed up on a siding on the UP mainline in Nebraska!
This is the best-looking boxcar ever seen in these parts.
Kevin, this is an honor! Thank you.
John, I am happy it made it to you safely.
That paint scheme was originally supposed to have two horizontal lines and double outside circles so it looked like a wheelset on rails. Kind of like the CONRAIL logo.
It did not look right, so I simplified it.
I hope it can serve you as well as the intended tank car.
Enjoy!
BroadwayLionTOOLS EXPLAINED
I showed this to my wife........ she thought that this was the way these tool's were "Supposed" to be used.....
( because she has seen me using them EXACTLY IN THIS MANNER ! )
We have a saying here at Demon's Hollow, " It's not a project.... untill I hurt myself !
BTW: you forgot to include ladder's.
My wife just "happened" to be standing there with the camera.....
The dog was no help either.....
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Br. Elias,
That is hilarious!! Every word is true! Thanks for the laugh!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
same worker shows me his sardines for lunch.
post hog I am
Here a Santa Fe worker cuts rail on the Houston Sub.
Top of page. Beef brisket sandwhiches for all.
Lion,
Your Tools Explained discourse would make a great poster for my shop.
Thank you,
Scott.
The Mexican Texans declared their independence on this day, but the battle at the Alamo was still going.
The decisive victory for the Texas Republic would come in April, 1836, at the Battle of San Jacinto.
We toured the place each time we went down there. I brought back lots of books about the Mexican Texans, and the new Texas Republic, the Alamo, and such. I am a bit of a history buff, and I couldn't get enough!
I'll have to dig out what pictures I was allowed to take.
I also have pictures of the River Walk, I'll have to exhume. I think it was 2003? Our son was at Lackland AFB at the time.
Did a lot of runing around this morning, so I thought I'd stop at the closest Michaels, What a disappointment !
The whole place is nothing but "fluffy stuff". Perfect if you want to do the decorations for your own wedding. That's all! Besides their picture framing stuff.
I used to get paints, some kits, and they always had a supply of air brush parts and accessories, along with lots of scenery detail stuff.
Not any more! What a waste of time.
Paints were down to artist colors in tubes, and few water color things for kids. I couldn't even find the colored ink I get for weathering.
I guess I'll have to go online.....
BroadwayLionADJUSTABLE WRENCH: aka "Another hammer", aka "the Swedish Nut Lathe", aka "Crescent Wrench".
I have always heard it called an "Alabama-Fit-All".
Today is Texas independence day. in 1836 Texas won it's independence from Mexico by defeating Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto. ( Just east of Houston). Texas was a country for 10 years before becoming part of the US in 1846.