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Welcome to the October, 2020 Jeffrey's Trackside Diner in Michigan

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, October 11, 2020 10:25 AM

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Kevin 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.

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Posted by ROBERT PETRICK on Sunday, October 11, 2020 10:24 AM

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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.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, October 11, 2020 10:09 AM

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. 

Looking at old photos, we can see just about everybody wore hats back then. 

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.

 

 

 

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Posted by York1 on Sunday, October 11, 2020 7:14 AM

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.

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, October 11, 2020 6:30 AM

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 Big Smile

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

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Posted by "JaBear" on Sunday, October 11, 2020 3:46 AM
Another interesting old photo from Ed, followed by one from Batman. Good fare on a cold damp Sunday evening.
 
Radii by Bear, on Flickr
Sox by Bear, on Flickr

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Have a great Sunday, Northern Hemisphere ffolkes.

Thoughts and Best Wishes to All who need them. Stay Safe.

Cheers, the Bear.Smile

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, October 11, 2020 1:46 AM

MisterBeasley
I 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!

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Posted by hon30critter on Sunday, October 11, 2020 12:42 AM

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Got 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

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Posted by BATMAN on Sunday, October 11, 2020 12:33 AM

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.Indifferent

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?Laugh

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

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, October 10, 2020 11:29 PM

Hello, folks —

MisterBeasley
I lost my charger, and ordered a new one on line.  Dirt cheap and it works fine.

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

 

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Saturday, October 10, 2020 9:35 PM

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

 

I lost my charger, and ordered a new one on line.  Dirt cheap and it works fine.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, October 10, 2020 8:28 PM

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

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, October 10, 2020 7:48 PM

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. 

 

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Posted by "JaBear" on Saturday, October 10, 2020 2:33 PM

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I was living in Kalamazoo...

CoffeeSmile

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, October 10, 2020 10:47 AM

York1
We'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!

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Posted by York1 on Saturday, October 10, 2020 10:29 AM

Good morning.  We're headed out for a ride to see the fall colors.

York1 John       

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Saturday, October 10, 2020 10:16 AM

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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.

 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, October 10, 2020 9:55 AM

Is there a zoo in kalamyzoo? If not there is no point in stopping there!

 

ROAR

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

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, October 10, 2020 9:19 AM

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. 

 

 

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, October 10, 2020 5:01 AM

Bear! Apps! BowBowBow

 

 Petoskey_depot_eaves by Edmund, on Flickr

Crunched eaves! Missing downspouts?

Prize? How about a virtual martini Drinks

Well, Top of 'da page Smile  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

Cheers, Ed

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Posted by "JaBear" on Saturday, October 10, 2020 3:18 AM

gmpullman
Wouldn't you love to eavesdrop on some of the conversations going on at the platform?

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Posted by hon30critter on Saturday, October 10, 2020 12:47 AM

gmpullman
Exactly what I noticed, too, Dave

Oh, oh, oh, do I get a prize!!Smile, Wink & GrinLaughLaughLaugh

I always enjoy your posts Ed! You are a great contributor to the forums!

Cheers!!

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, October 10, 2020 12:18 AM

hon30critter
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.

Exactly what I noticed, too, Dave Yes

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.

SeeYou190
This 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.

Regards, Ed

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, October 9, 2020 9:31 PM

gmpullman
See anything unusual about the depot itself?

Nope. I guess like John, I am also not very good at this.

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Posted by hon30critter on Friday, October 9, 2020 9:25 PM

gmpullman
See anything unusual about the depot itself? 

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?

Dave

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Posted by York1 on Friday, October 9, 2020 8:58 PM

gmpullman
See anything unusual about the depot itself? 

 

Ed, I'm not very good at this.  What is unusual about the depot?

York1 John       

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, October 9, 2020 8:53 PM

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.

GO RED KNIGHTS!

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Posted by cudaken on Friday, October 9, 2020 8:35 PM

 Eveing Diners

 Flo, give the gang and I a Beer 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 Sigh 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

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, October 9, 2020 8:27 PM

This is the depot in Chelsea, Michigan. I photographed it when I was in Michigan this past July.

-Kevin

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, October 9, 2020 8:20 PM

Old railroad stations are far more appealing to me than old quarterbacks.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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