Heartland Division CB&QEverybody .... Read Wayne's post and decide if you agree we should include Harold on the RIP Track.
I fully agree!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Good morning ...
Ed .... Engine, Engine number 7256, comin' down the railroad line ..... LOL .... I never had that happen when programming on the main.
Ray ...... Again, it is good to see picture of the SLOW. ... The inside of the engine house is fantastic. The gazebo in the park is very well done, too. I remember your making the bridge in your first picture. It looks great with your scenery.
Ulrich ... Good morning ..... or actually good afternoon in Germany.
Everybody .... Read Wayne's post and decide if you agree we should include Harold on the RIP Track. I think so.
Have a good Sunday.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good Morning!
Sunday again! I am running a little late for my big Sunday breakfast, so I will skip that today.
Watch the following video to see, that our generation is much cooler than today´s kids!
Stay safe and sound!
Ken,
No problem with mixing up Ed's and my wife's names. I have a terrible memory for names. If I don't concentrate on remembering the name of someone I have just been introduced to, I lose it almost immediately.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Ed,
Thanks for the interesting GO Train history!
howmusA few more shots of the SLO&W for you:
Ray, the pictures of your layout are beautiful. I would love to see it pop up in "Show Me Something" every once in a while.
Great work!
-Kevin
Living the dream.
cudakenEd and Dave I am sure you understand my mistake on the bithday wishes.
No worries, mate! Your thoughtfulness shines through, Ken.
I found it was always helpful to have a cutsey nickname for my wife (or girlfriend) to avoid the fatal error of calling her by the wrong name It could happen!
ricktrains4824Seems that I somehow programmed every loco on the temporary layout to address 7087
That happened to me one time, Rick. Still can't figure out how I did it, either.
I was "programming on the main", #6200, the PRR Turbine. Everything went fine with that but the next time I ran the layout there was a bunch of engines that would not respond.
When I put them on the program track and used "identify" some whacky number came up. Let's say 7256 or something. Over half the engines on the layout got programmed to this number !!! Mind you, I'm talking about fifty out of a hundred engines! Ouch.
Sometimes in an A-B-B-A set of F units only two out of the four got reprogrammed . For the next six months I would still occasionally find an unresponsive engine that I hadn't run in a while. Sure enough, it would have address 7256!
Still scratching my head over that one.
Cheers, Ed
Evening all.
So, just as an update to the DCC issue - I've resorted to firing up DecoderPro, and using it to reprogram the correct address to the units involved... Seems that I somehow programmed every loco on the temporary layout to address 7087.... I didn't program anything with that address, as I have nothing with that road number......
As Spock would say - "Facinating."
Ken - My dog (Dozer, a Golden Retriever) will sometimes do just that, land wrong and hurt himself. Almost like a pulled/strained muscle or something.
He usually walks it off in about a day or two.
Other times, he acts like he "slept wrong" and his leg fell asleep due to him cutting off circulation for a short time. He will limp like crazy, for a few minutes, then be just fine, running and jumping while playing.
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
Evenin' folks!
ricktrains4824Somehow, I have not had to refill my cars gas tank in the last three weeks though!
Hmmmmm..... Last Time I put gas in a car was 10 weeks ago. Would have been a few weeks more than that but I had to use Fossilized Dinosaur Dung to drive to Mt. Kisco to pick up the Tesla. Don't miss visiting the gas station at all!
I still get Gas Points at the Grocery Store which, when I have $25 worth I get a $25 gas card for free and give that to my son who still does have to visit gas stations......
A few more shots of the SLO&W for you:
Scratchbuilt bridge and stone abutments with hand laid code 83 rail (using fast tracks).
Hopewell Junction Bandstand and downtown before I finished the roof on the Bandstand (painted it):
And... The inside of the scratchbuilt Engine house at the Quarry.
Enjoy!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Afternoon Diners
Flo, give the gang a please and Dirk a splint and dog treat.
Ed and Dave I am sure you understand my mistake on the bithday wishes.
Rick ILL is not giving me a dime, but I do have a debit card? My pay is coming from the Fed's bail out of small companys.
Henery Sorry you sold your bike, I still wish I had one. Why did you sale it, just stop ridding?
Dirk Pip Seems it hurt is left front leg and is limp. I have checked is front paws 3 times and have not found anything stuck in or between the pads. May be land wrong jumping out of the car or off his lawn chair. If he is still limping Monday off to the Vet we go!
Time to sit out with the gimp Dirk so later. Ken and Dirk say's woof woof.
I hate Rust
BNSF UP and others modelerI just gots to knows Is that an x BN locomotive that GO rail took and tweaked for their purposes?
Well, who copied whom?
https://www.thedieselshop.us/BNclr-3.HTML
GO Transit was born in 1967, B-N 1970 or thereabouts?
A neat look at GO trains here:
https://blog.metrolinx.com/2019/03/20/travelling-back-in-time-the-remarkable-evolution-of-your-go-train/
GO has been using that green/white color emblem since inception, I believe. Their first locomotives were delivered in dark blue with white cabs, IIRC.
Chicken or the egg???
Good afternoon all.
Chloe - A nice big RBF please. thanks.
Dave - Condolences on the relative. You are right, this is nasty stuff!
Kevin - I've had days like that.... Which reminds me, where did I put that stupid flashlight from when the electric was out last time????
Ken - Seems like your state is "assisting" with PA unemployment... I recieved my UE debit card from an address in Indy...
TF - You disappeared man.... Hope all is good in your area.
Steven NWP - You seem scarce as well...
Weather - Sunny and 74°F today!
Birds - Hummers are back, as were the Orioles, but like every other year, the Orioles were gone in about 24 hours. (Neighbors have better flowers apparently...) We must have a few different hummer families though, as both feeders are only lasting about 2 days each.
W*^k - Got approved for unemployment, at very close to full pay per week. I have a feeling I will not be returning, as I have been replaced. Oh well. Something better will come along anyways.
Trains - Finally finished a sound install in a Atlas C424, and when i placed it on the temporary layout, she ran wonderfully, up until I tried to stop her... Seems I accidentally programmed the deceleration level at max.... OOPS! A short reprogramming later, and all was well. Up until I added a second locomotive... Somehow the DCC system reacted by reprogramming everything on the rails to a new unknown address.... ?
I walked away for lunch at that point, afraid of what I might accidentally do next...
Still finishing a few other small projects as well. I am currently doing a hopper car project, as well as superdetailing a loco shell as much as possible prior to painting and decaling it. (Plow, all the grab irons that do not interfere with masking or decaling, installing ditchlights that I will wire in later when the decoder is installed, etc...)
Covid - There has been a second positive case in my hometown, and a local resturant/bakery has been breaking the no dine-in policy currently in effect. The owner has been informed that they will be losing their food service license if she continues, and then if she doesn't obey that they will fine $10,000 per day she still operates after the license gets pulled. They are unsure if the two are related, but when the local media reported on it, the only individual who was complying with both mask and social distancing rules was the reporter...
Somehow, I have not had to refill my cars gas tank in the last three weeks though!
Hope all are well, and all enjoy the day!
gmpullman Heartland Division CB&Q i'm confused. I thought Dianne is Dave's wife. Apparently, she too is having a birthday. I hope it is a good birthday. I wished a happy birthday to Dave's wife Dianne. My wife, Dee Ann, had her birthday back in April. Ken's right, I don't plan to trade her in anytime soon. Happy Birthday to anyone who would like to have a reason to enjoy a special day. GO_903 by Edmund, on Flickr GO Transit, March 1981. I'm having Margaritas tonight. Cheers, Ed
Heartland Division CB&Q i'm confused. I thought Dianne is Dave's wife. Apparently, she too is having a birthday. I hope it is a good birthday.
I wished a happy birthday to Dave's wife Dianne. My wife, Dee Ann, had her birthday back in April. Ken's right, I don't plan to trade her in anytime soon.
Happy Birthday to anyone who would like to have a reason to enjoy a special day.
GO_903 by Edmund, on Flickr
GO Transit, March 1981.
I'm having Margaritas tonight.
I just gots to knows
Is that an x BN locomotive that GO rail took and tweaked for their purposes? Or was that the paint scheme GO rail ordered with the locomotive.
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.
BigDaddyPut my motorcycle up for sale and it was sold in 15 minutes. That means I could have gotten more, but I want it gone, I don't want haggle, put new tires on it or anything else.
When my daughter and son-in-law moved to Seattle, they sold both their cars, a Camaro SS and a Subaru BRZ, for a very low price, both gone in less than a day.
Sometimes you just need to sell quickly.
Oh, those first world problems. We had an impromptu socially distanced happy hour last night. It was so pleasant out we didn't break up until 7:30. We started calling for carry out, but discovered they were mostly done for the night. At 7:30? Well, I suppose it's the new normal this week, anyway. We did find a place open, and got food, but it took a while.
Officially, we broke up into the On The Street Happy Hour and the On the Sidewalk Happy Hour, because there were more than 10 people. One guy claimed to be the In the Gutter Happy Hour.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good Morning All,
61F and scattered clouds today. It bucketed down last night though. I enjoy listening to the rain on the roof at night. Very relaxing. Just a to go for this morning please Chloe.
Back in the shop to work on the generator set some more. Like anything scratch built it is a lot of measure twice, cut once.
For my fascia, I have used some plastic cored sheet called Max Metal that has two thin aluminum sheets one laminated to each side. I like that stuff a lot. It comes in 1/8" or 1/4" thick sheets of 4 x 8 or 5 x 10 is fairly light weight and can be drilled, tapped, and cut easily. It can be cut through with a matting knife or sawn or sheared. You can make holes with just about anything including an X-Acto knife. I cut large holes with a hole saw. In 1/8" it can be gently bent or cut and bent in segments (what I call lobster back). Commonly used at sign shops, if you go to one I'd bet you could get some off cuts to play with or maybe even enough to do your control panels. Comes in painted white and colors. Just a thought. Ciao, J.R.
Good morning. It was 87 and humid yesterday, just 1 week after frost warnings. Doesn't everyone say: "if you don't like the weather in (wherever you live) just wait a day"?Put my motorcycle up for sale and it was sold in 15 minutes. That means I could have gotten more, but I want it gone, I don't want haggle, put new tires on it or anything else. I have another in parts that I am giving to a friend, just so he will take it away.
I had been waking up at night,worried about how I was going t get rid of the later. Last night I woke up worrying about where the keys were.
Bought some styrofoam peanuts so I can finish packing the rest of my buildings.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Four posts in a row. Where's TF to call me a post hog?!?
Since Steven has locked the Covid-19 thread, I will mention here that the disease isn't very far away from us. We learned today that a relative of my sister-in-law passed away two weeks ago from Covid-19. He was 61, healthy, active and just retired. This stuff is nasty!!!
cudaken Dave I tried to wish you a 'happy birthday' yesterday day but the website decided to shut down?
Hi Ken,
Thanks for the belated birthday greetings.
gmpullmanOne thing I don't care for when making Masonite control panels is how a drilled hole gets all fuzzy.
Hi Ed,
I used a brad point drill bit when I did my old club's control panels and it worked quite well. I didn't bother drilling from both sides so there was some breakout. I'll have to try that next time.
Thanks for the suggestion about using wall board for the control panels. I know that HD sells the imitation tile stuff but I'm not sure about the smooth stuff.
Heartland Division CB&Qi'm confused. I thought Dianne is Dave's wife. Apparently, she too is having a birthday. I hope it is a good birthday.
Hi Garry,
You are correct. Dianne is my wife and she celebrated her birthday today (May 15th). Mine was on the 14th.
We had a couple of great days of bird watching on our birthdays right in our backyard. Five orioles arrived on Wednesday and are sticking around. The first couple of hummingbirds showed up Friday morning. They were female and I was under the impression that the males come first to establish territories and then the females follow. Could be wrong, or the males are hiding. We also had a rose breasted grosbeak as well as the usual 30 or so gold finches, some house finches, purple finches, downey and hairy woodpeckers, white crowned sparrows, American tree sparrows, cardinals, robins and doves. That was all within 1/2 hour. Later we went for a drive to some ponds in the area and saw precisely one mallard in two hours! Should have stayed home!!
Ed ... Thanks for clearing that up. Best wishes to Dee Ann . My wife, Shelley, also has an April birthday. ... The GO Train looks good.
Howdy ...
i'm confused. I thought Dianne is Dave's wife. Apparently, she too is having a birthday. I hope it is a good birthday. Ken ... Thank you for the
Ray ... those are some of the photos I remember of the SLOW. As I said, your layout is beautiful. Feel free to post other pictures if you want. You can exclude the picture of a locomotive emerging from a tunnel with spider webs entangled on the front end. LOL . I recall when you built the octagonal building , and your work on it was outstanding. It looks great in the photo.
Ulrich ... I hope things eventually work well for you.
CN Charlie... That is a lot of TP. LOL
Everybody ... Have a good evening .
Afternoon diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please, Dianne a hunk of and Dirk half a dog treat.
Ed seems you found a good one in Dianne, and your lucky to have her! She is all so very lucky! You seem like a great guy even tho your Caboose needs some work.
Dave I tried to wish you a yesterday day but the website decided to shut down?
Train front. Requested a warranty repair for the PRR Shark B unit. The Mighty PRR I1sa is still running well chuffing it brains out. I love that little engine!
Time to plant some more flowers and grass.
Later Ken and Dirk say's Woof Woof!
Hum, top of the page. Flo, I will cover there taps.
Good Afternoon,
A belated happy birthday to Dave. Glad you had a good day. This morning we had at least 2 dozen yellow rump warblers in our yard and about 50 white throated sparrows. The warblers were eating suet as there aren't many insects here yet.
My wife has been ordering paper products with the online gocery orders as we usually only get a few items. Well not yesterday! We got most of it and now have enough toilet paper to last a year? We have over 150 rolls. Not sure where to stack it all.
Not much new on the RR front. I ran the K5a Hudson again yesterday. I am amazed at how well it runs especially for a large drivered brass loco. It can creep along smoothly at a very slow speed. That fellow here really is a magician with brass.
Well time to do something,
CN Charlie
Good Evening!
Dave - a to Dianne!
I have finished analyzing the Norwegian property market and have come to the conclusion, that Norway is not a legit option for us. Norway is just too expensive. In Sweden, houses are much cheaper, but those within our price range either require a complete do-over, or are too close to the polar circle for us to feel comfortable. Now what? I simply don´t know.
No, I am not happy anymore!
SeeYou190I installed a threshold cut from remnant pieces of Turkish Travertine tile.
I used to love Turkish Taffy when I was a kid... Oh, wait —
Still no TF? Been four days...
Happy Birthday to Dianne, too!
Breezy, warm and rainy here in NE Ohio.
Dave, when looking for control panel or fascia "Masonite" take a look at Melamine wall board, like the stuff used in some bathrooms**. It is thin and flexible like tempered hardboard but one side can be had with a "whiteboard" finish, some is textured or formed like tile, but there is a smooth white available that would make a nice finish for control panels and such. I've even cut some to use as lay-in ceiling panels when I want to install recessed fixtures in and regular ceiling tile isn't strong enough.
** I haven't bought any in a while, I guess they don't call it Melamine any more?
https://www.homedepot.com/p/1-8-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-Eucalyptus-White-Hardboard-447562/204727075
Menard's still does:
https://www.menards.com/main/paint/paneling-planking/paneling/dpi-trade-4-x-8-flat-smooth-white-melamine-wall-panel/300/p-1444428733772.htm
Now in bathrooms they use FRP which is more plastic than hardboard.
Masonite seems to be primarily focusing on doors these days.
There's that Genesis ceiling tile, too. Easy to cut and does not get all "fuzzy" when you go to drill it. Use a brad-point bit and drill in from each side. One thing I don't care for when making Masonite control panels is how a drilled hole gets all fuzzy.
Good Luck, Stay healthy, everyone! Ed
Good almost afternoon but still morning here in the Finger Lakes region of New York State!
First day so far this year that being outside withput a coat but wearing a flannel shirt was almost too warm! YES!!!!! Currently 71°F outside. Little green shoots are now appearing where i seed some grass seed a couple weels ago. Another YES! Plan on changing to a t-shirt before lunch. May start to install the roof racks on the Tesla early this afternoon. That should make it rain I think! The plan is to buy a hybred road/trail bicycle that would get transported on the top of the car.
I just ended my account at Silver Singles in honor of my still dating a lady I met on there one year ago today..... We plan to go biking soon, I hope. Zoom is nice, but........... I miss seeing her in person. I guess that is a good thying. She told me she has tried to close her membership at SS too but got put in a loop and couldn't actually get in touch with a human to help her. Guess we are thinking alike.
It was suggested I put up some photos of the SLOW (Seneca Lake, Ontario, & Western RR). (Ontario on mine really is for Ontario County where I live, but can also relate to Ontario Canada too.)
Enjoy and have a safe day out there!
Good morning .. TH coffee and a TH donut, please.
JR .... I saw your indiuctrial building in Weekend Photo Fun, and I am glad to see it here also. Your layout is progressing very nicely. I see a lot of tracks in the foreground in this photo.
In the last couple of days, all I have done on the layout is operate trains. Actually, that is the best part of having a layout. I posted pictures of one of the trains in Weekend Photo Fun. If you are interested you can look there. It has GN Alco locomtives. You might be interested in a couple of boxcars in the train.
Have a nice Friday.