York1Kevin and Brent, both nice looking bathrooms. You certainly do much better work than the one I put in our basement.
Thanks John.
I just started work on the 1/2 bath in the guest bedroom. This one will be very plain. No wall tile and nothing fancy.
I will be adding a second doorway. This bathroom will have two doors so it can be accessed from either the living room or the guest bedroom.
This project should be quick.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Heartland Division CB&Q Looking at old photos, we can see just about everybody wore hats back then.
Looking at old photos, we can see just about everybody wore hats back then.
Nowadays, just about everybody in Wyoming still wears hats, and I mean everybody and everywhere . . . the baseball variety. Frontwards. Grease-smudged green John Deere, checker-board Purina, red, blue, brown, camo, Ford, Chevy, Case I/H, If it ain't a CAT it's a DOG . . .
Kinda classy, actually.
Robert
LINK to SNSR Blog
Good morning ..... Coffee and a donut, please.
Ed ..... Those are some interesting historic photos you posted. Also, I did open the link to the story about the closed Checker Motors factory. .... I never rode in a Checker Marathon, but I had countrless rides in taxi cabs they built.
John York 1. .... You said you are thinking of putting a church on your layout. I have one in the background on my layout as you can see in the left side of this picture.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning. No breakfast for me this morning -- I get my once-a-week donuts after church.
It's a warm morning, but rain and cooler weather is predicted.
Kevin and Brent, both nice looking bathrooms. You certainly do much better work than the one I put in our basement.
I have been wondering what structure my layout needed, and someone suggested a church. Yesterday, my wife and I went for a drive to see the harvests and the trees. I noticed quite a few country churches of the typical style for our area -- white, high-pitched roofs, tall steeples. I think I will attempt to build one like that. I'm not sure how to make stained glass windows, but in N Scale, the details will be a little easier. I can just make some colors to get the effect. Today should be a good time to start.
Even without the trees, this time of year has wonderful scenery. All the fields are golden in the afternoon sun. The huge combines are slowly moving through the fields. It's quite a sight. I even counted four BNSF coal trains headed east. There aren't nearly as many as there was just a few years ago.
Have a good day, everyone.
York1 John
Another interesting old photo from Ed, followed by one from Batman. Good fare on a cold damp Sunday evening.
Thank you, Bear! Appreciate the feedback
Looks like both Petoskey and Chelsea are dog-friendly towns (not to mention the equines)
Petoskey_dog-days-1908 by Edmund, on Flickr
Glazier_Chelsea-Mich_puppy by Edmund, on Flickr
Here's a look at building 12, the brass foundry:
Glazier_Chelsea-Mich-12 by Edmund, on Flickr
The flat car — No air brakes, no end sill steps, bent brake staff, wood brake beams, no springs! That was railroadin' !
I had two friends that both owned Checker Marathons. One was a '64. I rode with him to the Kalamazoo factory to get a part he needed. I was only 14 at the time but he let me drive a good part of the way. It was a different time, then. They had a counter in the plant and you could buy truly factory-fresh parts there. They let you wander around the plant a little, too. Just stay inside the yellow lines.
https://k1025.com/checker-cab-plant-final-day/
Have a great day, folks!
Regards, Ed
“Everything is a railway junction where past and future are sliding over one another, not touching”.-Timothy Morton.
Have a great Sunday, Northern Hemisphere ffolkes.
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
MisterBeasleyI lost my charger, and ordered a new one on line. Dirt cheap and it works fine.
I found a charger and two batteries on Amazon for $20.00 and placed the order.
Hoping it works out!
BATMANGot the shower finished in the worlds slowest bathroom remodel.
Brent,
Great job on the shower! The tiling looks very nice. I love the huge shower head too!
Good luck with the new litter!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good evening from the West Coast where it was sunny and warm today.
We are just hanging out in preparation of a litter of puppies likely due tomorrow through C-section.
Got the shower finished in the worlds slowest bathroom remodel. Toilet will be mounted after the moulding is done, neither should take long once I buy the moulding.
Just when I thought I was done with this Estate I am looking after I took a day and drove to pick up the ladies personal effects to go through. My sister and wife were assigned that job and they found a lot of gold jewellery in the boxes. She came from a very wealthy Boston family and I have been reading up on their history as I had to get legal documents sent up that go back to the 1800s. We are talking pounds, so now I have to deal with that. GRRRR! I was also chatting with the Bishop of her church as she gets a bigwig full meal deal send-off by the church at some point. I guess I'll have to go.
Ed, some cool pics you are posting. I saw the broken gutter and downspout right away but thought it had to be something more so didn't reply.
Someone posted this pic of Revelstoke with a few visitors.
I also have been buying knockoff batteries with great success. I have bought them for old video equipment, R/C toys, phones and a camera. They all seem to last better than the originals ever did.
Garry, you working two jobs with a full school load is what my kid is doing right now and he is thriving. He is packing away money like crazy and will make the Deans list again. Maybe I should charge him room and board?
Meeting the train in Vancouver 1898.
Time for the upper birth, my beautiful bride is taking the lower. In other words, she is sleeping down with the pregnant pooch tonight. I just hope I don't get the 0300hrs call for a rush to the hospital for an emergency C-section. I need all the beauty sleep I can get. Being married to a Vet meant a lot of middle of the night calls to the hospital over the years. When the kids were young they would have to go as well and would often end up helping out if the rest of the staff were delayed. I don't know how I ever survived on no sleep. To be young again.
Better call ahead for a pusher.
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Hello, folks —
As much as I try to buy "Genuine" Canon batteries for my several cameras, I've had MUCH better luck with the generic "knock-offs" than with the Canon batteries.
My $63. Canon battery began to fail after three months, the imposters are still going strong four years later and they were 2-for $26 and that included a charger.
Here's a neat look at the Glazier Stove Works in Chelsea, Michigan. I believe this view is right across from the depot depicted in Kevin's photo:
Glazier_Chelsea-Mich by Edmund, on Flickr
Lots of neat stuff to see in this 1908 scene. B&B? Near as I can discarn, B&B stands for Brightest and Best Stoves.
I hope everyone is doing well,
Cheers, Ed
SeeYou190 DISASTER! My battery has died in my Canon Digital Camera! I cannot locate the charger in this mess of a construction zone that I am living in. It could be absolutely anywhere. The last time I charged the battery was when I was in Michigan back in June/July. Oh No!!! -Kevin
My battery has died in my Canon Digital Camera!
I cannot locate the charger in this mess of a construction zone that I am living in. It could be absolutely anywhere. The last time I charged the battery was when I was in Michigan back in June/July.
Oh No!!!
I lost my charger, and ordered a new one on line. Dirt cheap and it works fine.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Howdy ....
Bear .... Nice old song.
Mr. B ..... I never got to Timbuktoo. LOL
Lion ... I think there was a small zoo there, but I did not go there.
Does anybody recall Checker Motors Corportion which manufactured taxi cabs? How about the Checker Marathon, which was an automobile sold to the general public ? ...... The company was located in (Yep, you guessed it ! ) Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Kalamazoo has had numerous other manufacturers over the years including a large General Motors parts plant. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, and that is where I went to college. To pay for it, I first worked in a Sears store in Kalamazoo. Next, I was a city transit bus driver there. I worked full time driving buses while at the same time taking a full class load. No time for socializing for me back then. I earned two degrees: BBA and MBA.
I remember I bought model trains from a hobby shop located in the owner's basement of his house in Kalamazoo, but I did not have much time for them.
Everybody.... Have a nice evening.
Heartland Division CB&Q I was living in Kalamazoo...
York1We're headed out for a ride to see the fall colors.
It just occurred to me that this will be the first year since 2012 that I will not see any of the fall colours. I will not be travelling for work, and will stay here in Florida.
I am going to miss that.
In South Florida we only have one colour for Fall foliage... Green!
Good morning. We're headed out for a ride to see the fall colors.
BroadwayLion Is there a zoo in kalamyzoo? If not there is no point in stopping there! ROAR
Is there a zoo in kalamyzoo? If not there is no point in stopping there!
ROAR
From Kalamazoo to Timbuktoo, to Timbuktoo and back,
A long long way, a long long way, a long way down the track.
I loved that book when I was a little kid.
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good morning, everybody ...
I'll have cider and a donut, please.
Ed .... Thanks for the offer of a sundae. It looks good, but not for breakfast.
The big Michgan Central Depot in Detroit was basically abandoned, and has been a huge eyesore for many years. However, I did hear investors may be rebuiling it for another purpose.
Another attractive depot in Michigan is in Kalamazoo. I was living in Kalamazoo on Amtrak's first day of operation. The city had a ceremony for the first Amtrak train. I sa it. The mayor gave a gold key to the city to the engineer. If I recall correctly, it was a PRR E7 passenger cars from various railroads including a yellow UP car.
Kalamazoo is on the former Michigan Central line from Detroit to Chicago. It is the next city west of Battle Creek.
Below is a photo of Kalamazoo depot with an Amtrak train.
Bear! Apps!
Petoskey_depot_eaves by Edmund, on Flickr
Crunched eaves! Missing downspouts?
Prize? How about a virtual martini
Well, Top of 'da page Is it still warm enough to enjoy a hot fudge sundae — on Saturday? Make mine a tin roof!
hot-tin-roof-sundaes by Edmund, on Flickr
gmpullmanWouldn't you love to eavesdrop on some of the conversations going on at the platform?
gmpullmanExactly what I noticed, too, Dave
Oh, oh, oh, do I get a prize!!
I always enjoy your posts Ed! You are a great contributor to the forums!
Cheers!!
hon30critterI noticed that all of the eavestrough on the track side of the platform shelter has either been pretty much squashed flat or ripped off, and the downspouts are missing although the standpipes for them are still in place.
Exactly what I noticed, too, Dave
All I can figure is that a shifted load or some other "outsized" passing train crumpled the gutters and eaves of the platform shed. Somebody had some explaining to do.
I'll post some close-ups later this morning.
SeeYou190This is the depot in Chelsea, Michigan.
I have a neat photo of the old Glazier Stove Works in Chelsea, that I'll post in a day or so.
gmpullmanSee anything unusual about the depot itself?
Nope. I guess like John, I am also not very good at this.
Hi Ed,
I noticed that all of the eavestrough on the track side of the platform shelter has either been pretty much squashed flat or ripped off, and the downspouts are missing although the standpipes for them are still in place. Maybe the shelter is a bit too close to the tracks?
Ed, I'm not very good at this. What is unusual about the depot?
I am hearing something I have not heard in ages on a Friday night! The marching band at North Fort Myers High School is performing a half time show. My house is only about a half mile from the school, so I can usually here it pretty well.
All restrictions have been lifted on High School sports events here in Florida, so I guess Friday Night Lights are back.
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please and Dirk and Robbie a dog treat.
Sort of a good day?
Good Old heating and air guy called before the new call too say they where on the way. Canaclled the new company and cleaning cost was only $70.00. Other company would have cost $70.00 just to show up, which is fair, but total cost of $70.00 is better.
Dirk Pip Vet visit was $198.00 and got him a new allergie Med. His feet itch and he has chewed off part of a pad on his right front paw again! Med was $62.50 but if it keeps him from chew on his feet, it is worth it.
I did not another dog, but I am gland I meet him!
Later, Ken and Dirk says Woof, Woof!
I hate Rust
This is the depot in Chelsea, Michigan. I photographed it when I was in Michigan this past July.
Old railroad stations are far more appealing to me than old quarterbacks.