GMTRacingI am thankful every day for what I have and I realize that there are many out there in dire straits through no fault of their own and will not judge. Ciao, J.R.
Amen. Amen, and AMEN!!!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Track fiddler . . . or that big muscular Chicken!
. . . or that big muscular Chicken!
Ahh say . . . ahh say . . . He's a rooooster, son!!
LINK to SNSR Blog
Howdy ....
Bear .... The Yorkshire Pudding and Roast Beef looks good to me. Thanks for sharing.
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Which one of you Post Hogs is opening the January Diner ? .... It sounds like New Orleans is where, but I am not sure of that. Some place that is warm would be preferred, and that will do. I was thinking of Florida before New Orleans was suggested.
Everybody .... Have a good and safe New Years Eve.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good Morning,
Jeffery passed away Dec.15, 2014. Hard to believe it has been 6 years.
Another quiet day. I'm still resting my back. My wife still can't sleep but she is cooking one of my favourite dinners tonight, roast chicken with a leek dressing. The chicken is roasted with onions, carrots and a lot of white wine.
I haven't been running trains as standing bothers my back.
Hope 2021 is better but I don't foresee improvement until fall.
NorthBrit Dave, thanks so much for being such a great host this month!
Coffee time again,
C N Charlie
Hello and Happy New Year to all —
Hats off to David for his informative and entertaining, not to mention the FOOD! Hosting of the Diner in his beautiful Country.
Heartland Division CB&QWhich one of you Post Hogs is opening the January Diner ?
I propose:
I'll be happy to take the reins (throttle?) of the January, 2021 Diner.
What I'm planning is a rail tour of North America.
We will board the Queen Mary II tonight at the Southampton Docks for a spacial winter crossing (avoiding icebergs, of course) and arriving at the Brooklyn Docks in New York City.
Tonight's accommodations:
After the Diner is off-loaded it will be switched to Mott Haven Yards and coupled on to the Twentieth Century Limited for the first leg of our journey westbound to Chicago.
creek interior crop by Edmund, on Flickr
From Chicago we will have to look at the itenerary and perhaps head south for warmer climes on the Illinois Central's City of New Orleans.
From there we can continue to further explore by riding the best name trains available until the diner lands at her final terminal at the end of January.
Suggestions of places to visit or trains to ride are always welcomed. This may turn out to be our "Magical Mystery Tour" so when you turn in to your lower berth at night you may not recognize where you are when you arise in the morning. There may be times when we will have to resort to being coupled on to a local freight if there isn't first-class transportation available to our next destination.
This is all subject to the approval of the Diner Committee, of course.
What say you, Committee?
Cheers, Ed
gmpullmanWhat say you, Committee?
Sounds like a great plan to me!!!
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Let me know. I'll be in the Chart Room, (been on her a few times) having a few drinks.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Today two of our adult kids have birthdays. They were born exactly two years apart. Now they are 44 and 42.
Ed ... thanks very very much for your willingness to start the January Diner .
The IC City of New Orleans was the daytime train. The overnight train (The Panama Limited) with all Pullman sleepers was a luxury train, and some prople might prefer it.
Sounds good to me Ed, thanks for doing this.
I told the wife I will give cruise ships one more try so here we go. I am not a mobs of people kind of guy as I would rather be hiking in the Rockies or scuba diving the barrier reef climbing back onboard a fifty-foot sailboat for a rum and coke afterwards.
I have to find out what deck the gym is on see you at dinner.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Post Hog!
So with the diner in the hold for the crossing, do we eat in the diner down in the belly of the ship or up where the white table cloths are? You did not say what class we were in and I did see Titanic where the hoity toities locked the working stiffs below decks so they couldn't get on the lifeboats.
Hi Ed,
I think your plan is fantastic! Thank you for offering to host the Diner as it travels around North America.
Cheers and Happy New Year!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
BATMANSo with the diner in the hold for the crossing, do we eat in the diner down in the belly of the ship or up where the white table cloths are?
I might be able to tip the steward and get us a place to sit in the skullery for a meal during the crossing. If not — it's hardtack and bilge water
Bear, and LION, of course will have to be caged and stowed below the orlop deck!
Fortunately it will be a super-sonic crossing (QM2 Hovercraft?)
A buddy of mine worked the Great Lakes ore boats for a few summers. His bunk was always right next to the chain locker for the anchor chain. Talk about a sleepless racket!
So be sure to check in at the Southampton Docks before midnight (CST UTC -6) for the grand sailing!
Some of you can take the boat train
gmpullmanBear, and LION, of course will have to be caged and stowed below the orlop deck!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
gmpullmanI might be able to tip the steward and get us a place to sit in the skullery for a meal during the crossing. If not — it's hardtack and bilge water
Sounds good, after all, we're railroad men, so that will be a step up. I did bring my pirate outfit along, hope it is appropriate attire.
Just to get us in the mood.
On a side note, Billy Zane was in Titanic and my kid worked on a movie with him for a week. Billy invited the kid to eat his meals with him in "the stars" tent every day of the shoot. Heard lots of great stories.
I wonder if the Titanic had a gym?
Those of you who paid 'top dollar' for the crossing will be dining in 'The Queen's Grill'. Paying a little less will dine in the 'Princess Grill'. I shall dine in the 'Britannia Club Restaurant'. Britannia Restaurant for the remainder, unless you dine in the 'King's Restaurant' self service.
I believe the crossing will be a calm one.
Be on deck at around 01.00 - 01.30 for the laying of a wreath at the point of where 'Titanic' sank. Cunard White Star do that on every crossing.
Sleep Well.
Hello fellow conspiritors of Model Railroading enjoyment!
Top of the day to you! I see we have another sunny, and suprisingly warm day here to which im HUMBUGGING at. A mighty 60F on the ticker. I suppose everyones frothing at the gills that today is the last day of this oh-so-memorable year. I give it my best Eeore "woo hoo".
Kevin)
SeeYou190 PM Railfan Where i come from when it came to Ginger or Maryann, the answer was always... "Genie". When anyone asked me Maryanne or Ginger, my answer was Marcia! -Kevin
PM Railfan Where i come from when it came to Ginger or Maryann, the answer was always... "Genie".
When anyone asked me Maryanne or Ginger, my answer was Marcia!
-Kevin
Aint she the one with the busted nose? And no magical powers either. Your missing out here Kevin. She has her own bottle too!
Ed) I read the itenerary, sounds like a purty good trip to me. Never been on a cruise ship (for the obvious reasons and some not so obvious) though i do like boating and being on the water. Notice i said ON the water, not IN it! I dont like NOT being the top of the food chain.
The eye popper for me is starting off on the 20th Century. I expect to see lotsa pics posted on this subject (from your layout ofcourse!). NYC being one of my top 10 favs. Plus, Chi-town. The windy city.... "gimme your tired, your poor.... spare rib'er to the universe. Home of the pig-cycle". And the one main city the PM couldnt get its own tracks too! Chicago - the gateway to U.S. Railroading! You can get to every railroad from here - so its said.
One thing though, if were gonna tote the Diner all over the green side of the country, and have guests tour thru.... we need to clean this place up a bit. Has that "lived in" look. Model Railroaders and Trains magazines everywhere, Railroad hats -n- jackets sprawled over every chair back. The loco pics on the walls need cleaning as do all the large Budd windows (is the diner a Budd car or old varnish? i dont think i ever asked that b4). I mean the place looks like a pack of Railfans live here.
And if were going on a long tour trip, we need to make sure the beer locker is fully stocked. Anyone called the gas company to get the stove supply tanks filled so we can cook steaks? Do we have enough paper napkins? Do we break out the "brassware" (since were Railfans) or the regular silverware?
TF) Wiley Coyote! YESSSSSS!! I dont care who you are, that *&%#$ is FUNNY!
WARNER BROTHERS cartoons - enough said!
Well, i spose thats enough steam up yalls skirts for now. Imma go inventory the beer locker.
See yall later,
Douglas
I've always liked Wylie Coyote and always wished he'd beat the Roadrunner on a Saturday morning but he never did.
And then one day you find those canned mushrooms that came in the water were like rubbery junk and a nasty chewing consistency is the reason you always hated mushrooms since you were a kid.
Another day later you find the world's most famous chefs say you never introduce water to a mushroom. You get them fresh and let them soak up butter and the other ways you saute them.
After that they taste like a million bucks on top of your steak
When they become a third of the size as you started cooking them they're ready
You can't overdo them. The longer mushrooms cook with a Sprinkle of sugar added at about the 3rd hour they caramelize, the better they are
I usually pick about 5 hours when I do them
TF
It's 23:00 here in the UK (12:00 in Europe) The Fireworks have just started going-off. This year, I expect there will be a bombardment, due to certain political going-ons. Paul
"It's the South Shore Line, Jim - but not as we know it".
I remember converting four people that hated mushrooms to loving mushrooms.
My neighbor across the street Dominic had his Brother Joel over one night and he despised mushrooms.
Later on that night when we came in from the porch, he was hovering around the stove picking them out and eating them with a great big smile on his face.
Christmas dinner was good
Yum yum
Why would one not duplicate that for New Year's
I gave to my local food shelf
If I can afford $150 for one dinner, I can afford $150 for those that are less unfortunate
That kind of thing makes me happy to share
Meanwhile in Florida...
All hell is breaking loose around here.
Our governor decriminilized all fireworks, lifted all Covid-19 restrictions, and encouraged everyone to get out and party like it was 1999.
The neghbiorhood is so loud, and there are hundreds of fireworks exploding everywhere.
We can be really dumb down here... really really dumb.
Living the dream.
Have a piece of lobster Kevin and try not to think so much
Love ya man!
Track fiddlerIf I can afford $150 for one dinner, I can afford $150 for those that are less unfortunate
Those who are less unfortunate can fend for themselves. They should be buying you dinner.
maxman
You're a piece of work Maxman
Gotta say I love ya!
If they do buy me dinner I will let them stay over and sleep in my back room
That would be one heck of an incredible morning the next day
Am I Post Hog again?
I had a little blast with my Judy after dinner tonight.
She asked me why do you think you have fictitious friends on your model railroad Forum?
My reply was they are not fictitious.
I told her I've been talking to some of these people for over three years and have gotten to know them through conversation. These people talk to me and know me more than some of the people in my here and now. That's why I like the people I know on the model railroad Forum Judy.
That was the end of that conversation.
Good evening and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
Today was a frustrating day on many fronts, Nuff said, Lawyers will be called next week, never volunteer to be an executor. LOL.
I finally ran my new SW1200RS and it was herky-jerky until I cleaned the wheels just as Jason tells us to do and then it was smooth as silk. After an hour of break in I hooked up 25 cars and away she went like there was nothing attached. I am now curious to see what the little gal can actually pull on the level.
TF, you are a good man for your donation, Because of the covid deal we did not travel or spend nearly as much money as we usually do this year so made an extra-large donation to the food bank before Christmas. We usually give a chunk of change every year but this year more was needed.
I would like to thank you all for the social interaction I enjoy here. I have to sit often as the Arthritis wears me down so a five-minute pit stop here is great for a recharge.
Happy New year to Ulrich as well if you are still tuning in.
I may drop by later as it is still early out West.
BATMANHappy New year to Ulrich as well if you are still tuning in.
I sent Ulrich a Christmas greeting and he responded. He asked me not to give away any details, but they are making real progress with their new home plans. They are quite a way past the 'dreaming' stage.