Good evening everybody.
Thanks for all of the comments about my post yesterday decribing a theft. Apparently, it could have been worse. At least one thief broke into several storage units and went "shopping". Our loss was not as bad as others.
Tomorrow will be a busy day for me. I have appointments in Nashville.
Ed .... Your photos continue to be great.
Have a good night.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Here's a fascinating look at photographs documenting the November, 1927 flood along the Boston & Albany, much of this route we will be travelling tonight to Boston:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/albums/72157696298396811
photo #12 012 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
On the New York Central:
NYC-4041_Hudson-NY by Edmund, on Flickr
Regards, Ed
NorthBritGood evening all. Son & daughter and grandchildren visited (at a safe distance). Lovely to see them. Since the start of Covid last year we have seen them only a handful of times.
David, I understand completely. This has been difficult for us grandparents.
Kevin, I think you might be able to go into business with this on Ebay. I'm willing to invest some money. It may not seem like a lot of money, but I'll bet we could make quite a bit through volume.
York1 John
Good evening all. Son & daughter and grandchildren visited (at a safe distance). Lovely to see them. Since the start of Covid last year we have seen them only a handful of times.
Courgette, Cherry Tomatoes & Feta Tart with Roast Potatoes. A Toffee Fruit Salad to follow.
Stay safe.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
There have been enough new eBay threads lately, and I did not want to start a new one for this silly thing, so I will just share this with my fellow diner patrons.
I just bought another locomotive on eBay. It is an older Athearn unit without a motor, and some custom work has been started. Two Ernst gear kits and some brass detail parts are included.
The description plainly says:
Does not run, project, as-is. The condition was marked as "used", not "new".
It was only $11.00 with shipping, and the Ernst gears are worth that, so I clicked the "Buy It Now", and figured I am getting the locomotive for free.
When I went to pay, eBay popped up a window and offered me a one-year Buyer Protection Plan for $2.99 that would cover the item if it failed within 12 months.
How does that work? It isn't going to work from the moment it shows up... there is no motor, and the description plainly states it is inoperative and is being sold AS-IS.
Could I have spent the $2.99, and then immediately demanded a refund of $11.00 when the locomotive showed up?
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good morning, diners. Bacon, eggs, and coffee, please.
Garry, sorry about that. Your stuff is probably already sold for drug money. Drugs drive 99% of the crime in our area.
Nice pictures, everyone.
I'm not a photographer at all. Without even a cell phone, I let everyone else take the pictures.
Years ago, my friends were all taking a Southern Railroad excursion. As they came by, I took a bunch of pictures. This was the only one that came out half-way clear.
Good morning all. A wet and miserable looking day today.
Garry. I hope the thieves get their comeuppence soon. (Get caught. Thrown in jail and the key thrown away.) Since Covid robberies are on the increase here as well.
The baby of our family is no longer a baby. Our younger granddaughter it's her fifth birthday today and she is adamant in correcting anyone. "She is a big girl now." I am not arguing.
Coffee and cake is on the table.
I got lucky with a pan shot at Horseshoe Curve some years ago. This isn't the best one but it's the only one out of the bunch I can find right now:
RR_views_0038 by Edmund, on Flickr
Pretty sure I was shooting at 1/30th of a second. Sometimes I like to take a pan shot on the model RR
NYC_4025-speed by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
I was playing with my camera today trying to get an action pan shot of the neighbor kid's car. He is really proud of this car and wanted a picture of it to use as his avatar.
I took about thirty pictures. This is the best one I got. He was only moving about 10 miles per hour in the picture.
It was a lot of work. No way to just aim and shoot and get a picture like this. I have tried to get pan action pictures of trains with no luck. You only get one shot at a passing train. The kid from down the street can drive around the block over and over.
When I get some trains running, finally, I am looking forward to trying to get some decent pan shots of the models.
This is his new avatar.
I think it looks stupid, but I was once 19 years old with a car I was proud of too.
Some of the many avatars I have used have been questionable too.
I took my wife to the dentist today, so I did not do any work to the house.
My daughter in Los Angeles is looking at replacing the Mustang we gave her for High School Graduation. The Mustang is 10 years old now, and she really wants something newer. She is going to look a new Mustangs tomorrow.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
gmpullmanLanding in a headwind: No runway? No problem
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
MisterBeasleyDid we ever get to the state of Maine? It's really a beautiful place.
We're headed in that direction...
Out of Albany over the Berkshires on the B&A back to Boston then north on the B&M.
Flying Yankee by Edmund, on Flickr
Those old hand-colored postcards can take on the look of a model, especially if any cleaning up of the photo was done before publishing.
Studying many of the old Detroit Publishing Co. photos you can see where things have been matted out.
I hope things are going OK for TF
mbinsewiRight on Ed! The second photo looks like a model!
It really does look like a model. The super-shiny rails and that phoney looking backdrop too! Heck, the track does not even have any ballast on it yet.
Did we ever get to the state of Maine? It's really a beautiful place. The St. Lawrence and Atlantic still runs short freights up there. The Downeaster runs between Portland and Boston. I've ridden a tourist train up around Bar Harbor, and even eaten dinner in an old dining car, now gone, in Newry. Since we're only a couple of very small states away.....
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Heartland Division CB&QA thief broke into several storage units including ours. In our case , items stolen were the battery, a charger, and a cable switch. Cables were cut and must be replaced. ....
Wow! Sorry about that Garry! Seems to be a lot of that kind of thing going around these days. Been several items in the news in these parts about someone or group out there stealing Catalitic Converters off of vehicles. I guess they were something they could fence quickly because of the chemicals in them. They caught three people in one group a couple days ago.
I checked under my car, and mine was missing as well. Heck, I couldn't even find a tail pipe or anything under there! You know it has been very, very, quiet too. Wonder why???
Might have been a good day to go for a run, except it has been drizzeling about every time I went outside. Waiting for about 3 inches of pure ice to decide to slide off the roof over the living room... Nope no eaves on that one. The eaves caused the major water problem that cost close to $20,000 to fix out in that part of my house several years ago. The guy who repaired it recomended not having eaves on that particular roof. The water running off it doesn't cause any problem with it as it is built on a heavy slab and runs away from the foundation.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Howdy everybody.
Perhaps the March Diner could follow the 18,000 mile route of Dave's RDC. LOL..
Ed : thanks for the pictures of railroads in northeast US and in Montreal as well.
Today, we received a phone call from the owner of the storage facility where we keep our boat for the winter. Bad news. A thief broke into several storage units including ours. In our case , items stolen were the battery, a charger, and a cable switch. Cables were cut and must be replaced. .... Makes me angry.
LazersThanks for the D&H photos Ed. I love that Livery and Crest.
Well, that deserves another peek or two, yes?
DnH_PA_Montreal-2 by Edmund, on Flickr
Here's the Laurentian shortly after arrival in Montreal.
DnH_PA_Montreal by Edmund, on Flickr
— and later, No. 16 is in CP's Glenn Yard for turning and servicing for the return trip. I was fortunate to have been able to chase the former Santa Fe PAs on a fan trip back in 1973.
The weather was lousy but the subject was wonderful! All three PAs were running this trip
Right on Ed! The second photo looks like a model!
Your trip around the country is going to be a tuff act to follow for next month!
A sunny 48 degrees in SE WI this afternoon. Been out shoveling, reclaimed the back deck and patio, and the back of my truck !
Mike.
My You Tube
No where near as photogenic as the original station, this "stand-in" served Albany through the Penn-Central/Amtrak era.
PC_Albany by Edmund, on Flickr
We will visit more sights around the Albany area, maybe even a trip to the Watervliet Arsenal which is just north of town. Located here in 1813 to take advantage of access to the Hudson (North) River and The Mohawk River.
Troy_PC by Edmund, on Flickr
Troy_NY_unionstation by Edmund, on Flickr
Here's the New York Central's Alco switcher putting the train back together after setting out the Diner. D&H Train 35, The Laurentian will continue north to Montreal.
NYC_Rensseleaer by Edmund, on Flickr
Presently sunny and a balmy 40° F here on the south shores of Lake Erie.
Thanks for your support everyone!
gmpullmanTomorrow we ride the Delaware & Hudson from Scranton to the New York State capital in Albany.
Thanks for the D&H photos Ed. I love that Livery and Crest. Somehow CP's Heritage unit D&H GP38-2 7309 (P2K) keeps finding it's way onto the CSS. Paul
"It's the South Shore Line, Jim - but not as we know it".
Good morning. I'll have lots of coffee this morning. I wonder if the waitress will just leave the pot at my table?
I don't say it enough, but I read every post here, and I have enjoyed the diner's journey wherever it goes. Thanks to everyone who is responsible for our journey.
As the last Southern Crescent pulled into New Orleans in 1978, this was the view from the train as it traveled along on the top of the levee of Lake Ponchartrain. There were dozens of these camps lining the levee, and these could be rented. We did several times, and had a lot of fun times there.
BATMANAll the best to all.
And speaking of best, that is one of the best color photos of a USRA style 0-6-0 from back in the day that I've seen. It has smokebox and air compressor difference from original standard, but its design certainly is related to it.
Good afternoon all. A busy day on a personal level. Dawn has not been feeling too good lately, but things are turning for the better. Now I am a little below par. Nothing serious (I hope).
Enough of that.
Ed. Enjoying the journey, thanks. I know when I was doing it I wondered a couple of times 'Is anyone interested?' Then realised 'Yes.'
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.
Just an update on the RDC that went to Australia by mistake and then took nearly two months to find its way to its intended destination in Canada. You may recall that Ed (gmpullman) sent the RDC to me so that I could use it to repair an RDC which arrived without one of the pilots. The USPS sent it to Australia by mistake. The deal was that I would scavenge the needed pilot and then send the RDC to AntonioFP45 in Florida so that he could use the shell to replace one with damaged windows.
I am happy to announce that I have my needed pilot and the RDC is now in Antonio's hands in Florida. By my calculations, it has travelled more than 18,000 miles to get to him!
All's well that ends well!!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critterNice work Kevin. Very thorough.
Thank you for the compliment.
I really hope that these repairs are good enough to last the remainder of my lifetime.
gmpullmanI hope everyone is enjoying the tour.
You bet I am!
We're in Erie and Lackawanna and Erie-Lackawanna territory. The Lake Cities was the first "real" overnight passenger train I rode from Cleveland (Youngstown) to Hoboken back in 1966.
The EL was a class act!
Tomorrow we ride the Delaware & Hudson from Scranton to the New York State capital in Albany.
D-H_19 by Edmund, on Flickr
I hope everyone is enjoying the tour.
SeeYou190I decided since I was up there above the ceiling, I would just go ahead and replace all the flexible duct. I attached everything with brand new Pantone ties, sealed it all with Red Devil fiber reenforced sealant, attached the insulation with foil tape, and put an additional layer of duct sealant over everything. I also built a small shelf for the duct board pyramid manifold to get it off of the trusses and I tied the flex ducts away from anything sharp.
Nice work Kevin. Very thorough.
gmpullmanMy heart bleeds for the "Fall from Grace" of the beautiful CP Jubilee 4-4-4, 2929, . Someone please rescue her!
That is a sad sight. Certainly something that beautiful should be restored to former glory.
SeeYou190Ed: I love the electric city sign. Is that still there?
Yes, thankfully. I guess it had fallen into a sad state and, as I recall had been somewhat restored around 2004, then again in 2014 with LEDs.
I was in Scranton back in the mid-1970s and don't recall seeing it then. It may have been inoperable then.
https://www.visitnepa.org/listing/electric-city-sign/4130/
Here's a dizzying tour of Steamtown.
My heart bleeds for the "Fall from Grace" of the beautiful CP Jubilee 4-4-4, 2929, . Someone please rescue her!
James Heinrich: Creative Commons
Surprisingly, I can not find a decent nighttime video of the Electric City sign
Miller Engineering makes an "Electro-Luminescent" version of this sign which is pretty neat!
Landing in a headwind: No runway? No problem
Ed: I love the electric city sign. Is that still there?
It seems to have been a very quiet day in the diner. I sure did not miss much while I worked on the house all day (again).
I decided since I was up there above the ceiling, I would just go ahead and replace all the flexible duct. I attached everything with brand new Pantone ties, sealed it all with Red Devil fiber reenforced sealant, attached the insulation with foil tape, and put an additional layer of duct sealant over everything.
I also built a small shelf for the duct board pyramid manifold to get it off of the trusses and I tied the flex ducts away from anything sharp.
This should last forever. It is much better than it was.
I will put a second layer of sealant on everything tomorrow.
Then, hopefully, I can get back to attaching the return ducts that I started on yesterday.
Then I will need to add insulation and repair the ceiling. All-in-all I think this will be about a week lost, but well spent.
Scranton, Pennsylvania has rolled out the welcome mat for the Diner.
They even said they'll keep the lights on for us!
Scranton_Electric by Edmund, on Flickr