A jelly happy morning two ewe!
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good morning. Thanks for the breakfast, Ed. And Lion, the jelly donut tops it off perfectly. Sheep look nice from a distance. When you get closer, the smell stops them from seeming quite so cute.
Out on the prairie here, every town has a grain elevator. Usually, it is the only business in town unless there is a bar.
Another neat thing out here are the alphabet towns. Right south of me is a string of towns starting at Lincoln, NE, that the names are in alphabetical order. There's Crete, Dorchester, Exeter, Fairmont, Grafton, Harvard, Inland, Juniata, Kenesaw -- all along the old Burlington line. I know there are examples of this all over the U.S. and Canada.
Since we're in Kansas City, be sure to walk around Union Station. It is one of those great old stations, and it has a wonderful display of model trains including some of most of the scales. There is a nice pedestrian walkway over the tracks that gives a view of the trains arriving and leaving the station.
In the shopping area across the street is a neat railroad themed restaurant with the food delivered to the table by train:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3264868/Fritz-s-Railroad-Restaurant-delivers-food-tables-model-railway-system.html
Sitting here in my layout room, I can still hear the wind howling. It has been blowing 35-40 mph for the past 36 hours. The sound gets a little tiring.
I know that some of you are suffering from some health issues or personal issues. I hope you can find some peace today.
York1 John
Good morning all, give me a large stack of pancakes.
All this talk of Philly cheese steaks, barbeque, curry chicken is making me hungry.
I love a good cheese steak.
BBQ brisket is the best ( if you have not had it)
like indian food ever so often, I like chicken tika massala (sp)
45 F this morning at the south house, but sunny.
John : I could come visit but the snow would prob not avoid me there.
The wind howling thing does get tiring, that is the one thing I remember about Hurricanes, the wind never stops.
I like all the pictures so far on this trip.
You know that a shortline radilroad here in Mississippi has ressureacted the Rock Island name and paint scheme ( the banktupt blue version).
Mississppi Delta Railroad
They have only been going the past year or so, but are making good progress.
They are also bring back to life another long abandond railroad here in MS. They have started clearing that line to rehab it.
Great River Railroad
there are youtube videos of MSDR and the unveiling of their new paint schemed locos
Base in Sumner MS
I may visit them this trip.
Howdy ...
Apparently, there is plenty of food available today. you Chow Hounds are talking about yummy food and have pictures of it too.
TF .... Those pictures are interesting. When did they build the original cylinder grain elevator?
Lion .... Good to see you. Evidently, the lion in the photo is not hungry. Otherwise the lamb would be eaten.
Ed .... Thanks for posting the Rock Island song. One of my favorites.
MLC .... A recent Trains magazine article featured the MS Rock Island RR you talked about.
John York 1 .... That's a nice photo inside the KC Union Station. There is a lot of history associated with that station.
Everybody ...... Have a good day.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
gmpullmanThanks for all the great photos of the Twin Cities area, TF
Yes! Great job of showing us around.
Heartland Division CB&QApparently, there is plenty of food available today. you Chow Hounds are talking about yummy food and have pictures of it too.
When in Kansas City, I always stop at Zarda for the barbeque platter.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Heartland Division CB&Q TF .... Those pictures are interesting. When did they build the original cylinder grain elevator?
Good morning
I still don't know how to do links Garry. I'm seeing my oldest daughter this weekend, hopefully she can show me how.
But here you go.
Thanks for all the Thankses. It's a shame my last phone got ran over by a bobcat or I would have had quite a few more pictures to share.
It was one of those dark cloudy and snowy days this morning so after I dropped Judy off at work, I rolled over and slept till noon.
I liked the plane Bear. Glad you enjoyed the pics. I want to get a passenger car set like that Great Northern one.
Thanks for the breakfast and the great Johnny song Ed. I never heard that one before, Enjoyed! All Johnny's songs have the sound of a Steamer chugging along in the background, especially that one
Thanks for the Bismarck from Bismarck lion. Which raises the question which came first?
Thanks for sharing the Union Depot John, I liked it.
Thanks for the barbecue lunch at Zarda Kevin
Looks like my coffee's done. Not to often I start my day afternoon.
Have a great day gentleman
TF
moelarrycurly4Mississppi Delta Railroad They have only been going the past year or so, but are making good progress.
That is great MLC. I had to look that up.
https://rockislandrail.com/msdr-railroad
For modelers that love the Rock, (CRIP), they now have a working prototype to follow.
I finished up another cabinet project today, I'm turning our kitchen base cabinets from shelves to drawer style pull-outs, full extension.
No more crawling around finding that lost Tubberware or sauce pan. No pictures yet.
I'm enjoying the ride. Wife has family in KC, maybe I'll stay in the diner They all love to patronize the many BBQ places down there. They take us to a different one each time we are there.
I've been down there a few times, there is an unbelievable massive railroad presence in KC, huge yards and tracks all over the greater KC area. BNSF and UP, along with many other "visiting" roads.
I think VRF (Virtual Rail Fan) has a couple of cams down there.
TF, nice coverage of that grain silo. Imagine the form work, and the concrete pouring back in that day. I'll have to search and see if I can find any construction photos. I love that kind of stuff!
Have a great day everyone!
Mike.
My You Tube
mbinsewi TF, nice coverage of that grain silo. Imagine the form work, and the concrete pouring back in that day. I'll have to search and see if I can find any construction photos. I love that kind of stuff!
Thanks Mike. I remember seeing photos at one time of some kind of scaffolding during the construction process but I can't find it now.
Let us know if you come up with anything. I find that kind of stuff interesting too.
Good evening
My little Brother stopped by on his way home from work this evening. It was good to see him. The last time I seen him was on my birthday when he shocked the heck out of me with that beautiful birthday present.
We had chatted for quite a long time last night with our usual conversation on Trains and the current progression of our layouts. I seem to remember we were both a little jacked
He brought over a left and right (curved) PECO turnout that I don't have so I can see if one will work better anywhere on my layout before I lay my track. One actually did. I'm glad he thought of it.
Judy and I have a lot of nice art we had hung around the house in Prior Lake. We don't have room for all of it anymore since we downsized. I gave him the old classic black-and-white picture of the construction workers sitting on the beam of the Empire State Building for lunch during its construction. It was a professionally framed studio piece that used to hang over my desk in my office. He was delighted and it made me happy to give him that.
It was hard for me not to give him the Twin Cities and Western DC/DCC with sound and the standard DC one that goes with it. 2300 and 2301. It's going to be hard for me to hang on to these till August at the time of his birthday and not play with them, especially after I get my track laid Well, maybe once or twice if I'm very careful
We talked about Sunday. I'm going over to his place to check out the progression of his layout. We've been talking for months about having a swap meet between the two us because he has cars that are older than his era and I have cars that are newer than mine.
Show & Tell and trading is always a lot of fun and I am looking forward to it. I am going to bring him lunch, 5 Guys and peanuts. I'll have to remember to take some pictures of his layout for you guys.
My little brother is nuts and his layout took over his whole apartment in 30" by 5' modules. Little by little, he just keeps adding on.
I of all people can really appreciate his insanity. It runs in the family as I am a bit crazy too
SeeYou190Those look like Stone Crab Claws that we eat down here.
Do yours taste like anything? If Herrinchoker is right, frozen for more than a year should kill any taste.
I was eating at a dockside restaurant in Ocean City MD and a fishing boat was throwing their catch in a trashcan size bucket, I assume to be iced down. Not sure what the fish were, but they were long, 3'? Mackeral maybe. I felt bad for the fish.
My former doctor has entered hospice. He was one of only a couple people I know who can rightly be described as a prince of a man. He was president of the medical staff. The hospital bought his practice then fired him when he wasn't seeing enought patients per hour. In this century he made house calls to my MIL.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
BigDaddyDo yours taste like anything?
Stone crabs are very special down here.
They are only available in a season that starts in May, and we get them right off of the boats. They are expensive, delicious, and wonderful.
I have not been in town for Stone Crab season in a few years, and the festival was cancelled this year.
Hopefully 2021 will be a Stone Crab feast for me on Marco Island.
BigDaddy Mackeral maybe. I felt bad for the fish.
Mackeral maybe. I felt bad for the fish.
"Holy Mackerel" Henry! You have a soft heart. I can appreciate that
I remember the first time I shot my first grouse. I felt bad for the bird and got a tear in my eye. He sure tasted good coming out of the oven though, especially the way my Mom used to cook them. Her recipe got written up in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune among others, by the sportsman author Bob Shrank that stayed at our Resort frequently.
I'm not too familiar with stone crab. I think I've had it a time or two and if I remember correctly it was a lot of work to get out of the shell to eat. I prefer king crab that I get at a fish and meat market. It is the freshest available here. When prepared properly the shell gets semi-soft and I just run a fork up it to rip it open. Very user-friendly crab meat to remove from the shell
And I like the reality show "Deadliest Catch" too. The remembered images of the show almost makes the crab meat taste better while I'm eating it. This stuff is really dangerous to go get in the Wicked Bering Sea, so it makes me appreciate it even more. And with that understanding I find it worth the high price that you have to pay for it.
If I lived in Alaska I could probably buy them up there still alive. Talk about fresh! But then we would be right back to feeling bad for the fish. And we were not able to do that with the lobster at Christmas time
Track fiddlerI gave him the old classic black-and-white picture of the construction workers sitting on the beam of the Empire State Building for lunch during its construction.
Here's one for you, TF
Lunch_atop_a_Skyscraper by Edmund, on Flickr
It was actually the RCA building. Presumably taken by Charlie Ebbetts on Sept. 20, 1932. Photo was staged, of course. Several other photos taken that day show ironworkers playing football and napping on open ironwork.
Speaking of elevators here's a nice, steamy shot in St. Paul:
Chicago_Great_western by Edmund, on Flickr
Chicago Great Western switchers at work in September of '39
I visited Kansas City back in 2002. I'll have to dig out some photos later.
Kansas_City_ex-NKP by Edmund, on Flickr
Regards to all, Ed
Yep, That's the one I gave him Ed. I had that picture for years and years. I always seen my brother admired it when he came over.
And what's with that guy all the way to the right drinking a pint of whatever he's drinking. I don't think balancing around on beams after drinking alcohol is a very good idea.
Apparently they say that picture is real. But you as many have stated that it was staged. It has been a conversation piece in my house for many years.
Thanks for posting
Trying to keep up with the diner is a job this month... I hope this is correct.
I watched Wheel Of Fortune with my wife again tonight.
One of the puzzles was "_________ CAR". The answers were Box, Sleeper, Baggage, and Dining.
None of the contestants could figure it out until every letter had been revealed, and they used up almost the entire alphabet to get there.
It was painful to watch.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
Hello Railfans!
Top of the evening to ya! Ya know how when someones cooking bacon itll wake the dead up just for a sniff?
So yall are talking Philly Cheesesteaks, barby-que, and got Johnny on the jukebox. Here i am! I love phillys so much i will take two! The next Johnny tune is my nickel.
Johnny Cash. Theres a singer ya just gotta love! Hes a Railfan like us - to a degree. I swear he was also the spitting image of my uncle William, or vice versa. Cant tell ya how much I miss them both.
If you like Cash, trains and your good lord - theres a video on the tuber of Cash, Orbison, and a couple others (i cant think of names but big time singers) singing about gods train. You dont have to be religeous to appreciate the clarity of that performance. If your really lucky, you can find that CV show Cash did with 4501 as the co-star.
Sorry i cant post the links, since the tuber does not support the only browser anyone should use.... i dont support them. So i cant even search the site to get the links. No problem, tuber was on the yellow list anyways, easy to move them to the black.
To get the daily HUMBUG outta the way, it didnt snow at all today (as rumored) and the sun was out.... so ..... HUMBUG!
Spent the better part of last night/morning working out a few kinks in the printing business. Unresolved. So those of you been asking about the 3d field, ya see that its not all point and click to print. Theres a more than fair amount of cussing in the mix. Something as simple as a car frame can take days to print - if you want a perfect model. This is a game of trials and errors - moreso than others.
Dont know what im up to this evening. Ill find something to get into. See yall around a bit.
Clear Ahead!
Douglas
PS - Ed, scary shot. I cant even look at that picture! The exNKP GPs..... LOVE IT! We'll be retiring your camera to the Railfan Hall of Fame when its time.
I Like the world is a beautiful place picture tonight Kevin
I must say I don't think I've seen one that I didn't like.
It reminded me of when I was between 10 and a teenager.
There was this extremely steep sand Bluff where the tall grass grew over the top and flanged out.
One of us idiots had this bright idea of running off the top and jumping out as far as you could. It wasn't me but I followed the idiot that invented it.
We would run and jump off the top of the cliff and free fall down the gradual sweep of sand would cushion your fall as you landed wherever you jumped out to.
We were all laughing hysterically and running around the wayside to get back on the top and do it again.
It was a blast until the one summer day I landed on a rock about the size of a softball and it busted my tailbone.
I walked around for almost the rest of the summer looking like I had to take a really bad crap
It's funny but it isn't. The x-ray of my back to this day does not look good.
Tune in next time when I tell you about the large tractor tires we found at the dump and brought home to the cabin. We would get inside them and roll down the steep gravel road laughing our butts off.
That's another story and there was a few repercussions from that one too
It's no wonder I'm still alive to this day with all the crap we used to do. And another friend of mine named Kevin is asking me to go skydiving and I am seriously considering it!
Why not? We only live so long and it sounds much funner to me
— Also seen in Kansas City:
CRIP, Kansas City, Missouri, 1978 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
GEs can smoke as much as Alcos! KC is a modeler's dream. Note the cobbled-together bridge going up a ramp, on a curve (see train in left background).
When I was there several "flyovers" were under construction:
Ralcon Wagner by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Who's that guy that likes bridges?
KCS, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1969 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Track fiddlerWe would get inside them and roll down the steep gravel road laughing our butts off.
I just stumbled across a video of this very thing. Maybe it was Benny Hill? Can't find it right now but if it turns up I'll post it just for FUN!
Cheers, Ed
TF : sounds like the time my cousin got in the large intertube and rolled down the hill right into the propane tank, bounced him off and out on to the gorund.
gmpullman Who's that guy that likes bridges?
Pick me
I like them all but I really like this one Ed. A true black and white.
The shot of the picture has no room for improvement
That's the new picture I want on the wall behind my desk!
The steel unions to the right of the focal point is what sets It Off
mbinsewiI finished up another cabinet project today, I'm turning our kitchen base cabinets from shelves to drawer style pull-outs, full extension.
Hi Mike,
That is a great upgrade to make! When we redid our kitchen a few years ago we went from the caverous black holes of cheap builder's grade cabinets to the sheer convenience of drawers throughout most of the kitchen. What an improvement!!
One thing we discovered for under the sink were sliding pull out steel baskets. They act just like drawers but they don't have a lot of height. That means that they will slide under the plumbing bits. It takes a bit of planning to avoid having the stuff in the baskets hit the plumbing but it's not a huge problem. Everything under the sink is easily accessable.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critterThat is a great upgrade to make! When we redid our kitchen a few years ago we went from the caverous black holes of cheap builder's grade cabinets to the sheer convenience of drawers throughout most of the kitchen. What an improvement!!
Us too. When we remodeled the kitchen only the corner units and the sink base did not become drawers.
What a difference!
I put a new faucet in with one of those detachable magnetic sprayer wands.
Judy really likes the Improvement but honestly I could really care a less because I don't often do dishes and I never do the laundry.
It's all about keeping them happy though.
My food still tastes the same no matter what color kitchen it comes from. And believe me, back in the day in Prior Lake I had a few very colorful kitchens through the years.
But in the same later token, I'm very happy for you guys that are getting the kitchen of your dreams
Cuz I remember how fun it was
My kitchen used to be huge.
That was then, this is now.
Now I cook in a galley but I don't owe anybody anything and I have a positive cash flow that is accumulative.
And my food tastes the same coming out of my little kitchen with the new spray wand in the sink
Track fiddlerI put a new faucet in with one of those detachable magnetic sprayer wands.
We just changed our kitchen faucet too. The old one started to leak a few weeks ago so we used that as an excuse to install a 'touch on, touch off' model with a pull out nozzle. It seems to work pretty well! I have always wanted one. They seem to be so convenient.
Oh Man Dave, You just touched and triggered an old memory from an old friend of mine.
My old customer Dr. Phil that saw cargo planes fly backwards in the wind.
He had cats that he loved. Yep, he was a cat man. One of the cats he had I rescued and brought to him.
Max the cat that Chrissy loved the most after he got there. One of the other cats was Rastus. Phil never could believe how much Rastus loved me every time I came over to do work. I must say I really liked Rastus too. He was a black and white Maine Coon that walked with his tail sticking straight up Like Pepe Le Pew.
Getting back to the touch faucet I put in before I put in the one unit stainless steel sink. Then I had to Granite the countertops and remove the sink and put it back in.
While I was laying the tile Rastus was the only one up in the house. He would come and mess with me and play scoochie scoochie scoochie and I would friendly shoo him away and he would come back and play scoochie again. Pawing the tile I was laying and taking one of his paws and gently brushing it across my cheek telling me he loved me. How can you get mad at a cat like that?
That was the most fun I ever had with a cat in my life. I was trying to do my tile job and honestly I don't even really care for cats.
But I loved Rastus, and he made me smile and I laughed doing my tile job. I got it done.
Long story short, they say cats don't like water. Phil's cats would go to the sink and activate the touch faucet. Phil had it on a fine spray and the cats played in the sink all the time.
I don't know, I guess Phil thought that was really neat. Cats are somewhat nocturnal and they had that faucet on all night and I bet Phil's water bill went up through the roof but he didn't care.
Oh the memories
Track fiddlerOh Man Dave, You just touched and triggered an old memory from an old friend of mine.
That's a cute story TF.
I like all animals, and I seem to get along with most of them that I meet. When I was selling home improvements for Sears Canada, often times the customers' pets would be very friendly with me. On several occasions I was told by the customers that their pets didn't like any strangers but they seemed to accept me.
When we were in Cuba many years ago we went to a place where you could swim with dolphins. I was part of a group of about 12 people who were swimming with a dolphin in an enclosure. The dolphin repeatedly kept coming up to me and snuggling right up. The trainer kept trying to get it to swim up to other people but it wouldn't. In reality the whole thing was an exercise in animal cruelty. The dolphins were kept in very small cages. I watched one dolphin repeatedly beach itself on a platform. That was not normal behaviour. I'm sure it was bored out of its mind. I felt guilty about participating and contributing to the continued exploitation of the animals.
Good morning from a icy cold UK.
Our kitchen is rather small. Just big in enough for me.
Cats. Until recently we have always had cats in the house. One we had was tough. He would fight anything in his territory. We did not see a dog until after he died. One thing he liked was water. Where there was water there he would be. At one time we had goldfish in a large fisgh tank. Many a time we would find that the hood of the tank off and the cat plodging up and down. What the fish thought one could only guess.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.
Top of the Page
A Full English Breakfast for all.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Good morning.
The snow somewhat missed us. We got some but 40 minutes south of here in Owwatona got 8 inches.
Although the story had a sad part to it, I bet that was still quite the memory swimming with the dulfins Dave. And how that one decided to adopt you. My son had that experience once with his ex-wife many years ago. I forgot where it was. I'll have to ask him next time we talk.
That's funny about your cat in the goldfish tank David. Made me laugh. The things our pets do
Well, time to get some coffee before I bring Judy to work. I heard it beep. Her last day of work for 5 days. We're still looking for a cabin but not having any luck yet.
Have a great day guys
Good morning. I just got back from my cold walk in time for David's breakfast. I love the English breakfast.
There's nothing happening today in my part of the world. The past days with cold, snow, pandemic, and a wife who does not want to leave the house have made this winter more boring for me than normal.
Have a great day, everyone.