Howdy ...
Some family memebrs are still here. Daughter from Michigan needed her vehicle worked on, and we just picked it up from the shop. Son from Ohio was also here with his family, but they went back home. .... Meanwhile our boat developed electrical issues. We can't operate it until a boat mechanic makes a "house call" at our dock to repair it.
Kevin ..... Your photos are great. You said you took 4000 pictures. It must be hard to select which ones to keep. I was on the Durango and Silverton train when it was still owned by Rio Grande Railroad. I hope your rest of your trip is safe.
MLC .... Your job sound very complicated.
I will be brief again because of company here.
Everybody ..... have a good evening.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Garry: what is your electrical issue on the boat?
moelarrycurly4 Garry: what is your electrical issue on the boat?
MLC Either a switch or a relay is stuck and if battery is connected , the electric trim motor runs constantly to raise or lower the big boat motor. If up, prop is out of water.
Heartland Division CB&Q MLC Either a switch or a relay is stuck and if battery is connected , the electric trim motor runs constantly to raise or lower the big boat motor. If up, prop is out of water.
should not be too hard to find, If I had some time I would come beat on it for ya.
MLC ..... Thanks for your thoughts. The boat repair guy has access to whatever parts are needed. I suspect it won't be too hard. This is not the first electrical issue with this Mercury 150 hp outboard motor. Last year, the starter motor was shorting out.
Everybody else, have a good night.
A couple of bridge photos to lure TF out of hiding:
Autumn gold to winter white by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
BN No. 1 by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
My dad and I went to the Rio Grande narrow gauge back in 1966. There was still lots of other trackage still to be seen in Alamosa, Ouray and other towns along the way. I was ten at the time but the memories of that trip, and another one two years later, are forever with me!
DRGW_1966 by Edmund, on Flickr
DRGW_NG2 by Edmund, on Flickr
That's me in the OD windbreaker
Cheers, Ed
Heartland Division CB&QKevin ..... Your photos are great. You said you took 4000 pictures. It must be hard to select which ones to keep.
It goes pretty quickly. I have a policy of Stalinism when it comes to mass photography shoots, and I delete 99% of them very quickly.
I have a very simple photo sorting program that simply uses the left/right/down arrows to sift the mass. I toggle between two similar pictures with left/right, select the better, and flush the other with the down arrow.
I can whittle down a mass of 1,000 images to the 10 or 20 best in about 20 minutes.
gmpullmanMy dad and I went to the Rio Grande narrow gauge back in 1966. There was still lots of other trackage still to be seen in Alamosa, Ouray and other towns along the way. I was ten at the time but the memories of that trip, and another one two years later, are forever with me! That's me in the OD windbreaker.
Thst is a great photo. You look like you were having a great time.
My daughter had an ultra-sound this week, and they believe she is having a boy. Maybe he and I will take a train ride through Colorado in 2031.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good evening diners.
Today was the first of three 700 mile driving days to get us back home to Southwest Florida. These updates of our trip will be brief.
We started off this morning in Taos, New Mexico.
To my surprise, the Rocky Mountains extend into the Northern part of New Mexico. This formation is called the Grand Palisades.
The part of New Mexico we drove through was very rural and scenic.
In Texas I saw these two locomotives near a grain elevator.
We just happened to run across this handsome town hall building in Oklahoma.
What does this sign mean?
That is all for today.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
SeeYou190What does this sign mean?
Hi Kevin,
I believe that the sign indicates that you are entering an area where forest fires have damaged the ground vegetation to the point where the plants can no longer restrain rainwater. In other words, heavy rains won't be slowed by the vegetation and therefore not absorbed by the soil. The rainwater will run off the slopes rapidly and that will result in flooding along the rivers and roads as well as landslides.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I've heard of mud slides due to the lack of vegetation holding the soil in place. Also the vegetation will slow the migration of rainwater so rather than a normal watershed you get a deluge which will result in flooding.
Just off the top of my head, others may have more.
Thanks for your photo-journal-journey, Kevin
Yes I sure was having fun on that Rio Grande trip. My dad bought me a ticket and he drove the car and paced the train to Silverton. That frame is from some of the 8mm movies he took as the train passed by.
We both rode together either the next day or the previous day. I DO remember the ladies dressed in their fancy gay '90s saloon outfits walking among the crowds in Silverton. I began to understand what all the fuss was about
Good morning Diners. Tea and toast please, Chloe.
Having an easy going day.
Hopefully I will bake a apple pie later.
Great pictures Kevin & Ed
I love the different scenes I see in Nature, the Sun, Sea and Sky.
Not always blue in the Red Sea.
Mediterranean Sea Blues.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
NorthBritGood morning Diners.
NorthBrit Good morning Diners. Ah, Good morning David, if it’s time for your breakfast, then it’s bed time for me!! Good night, the Bear.
NorthBrit Good morning Diners.
Sleep well, Bear.
Good Morning All,
A regular to go please Zoe. If Bears turned in and David is 5 hours ahead of me it must be time to pick up tools.
Still swamped moving stuff the movers didn't and trying to keep up in the shop. Hope you travellers get home safe and sound. Did TF ever report in from Sturgis? I haven't been able to go back over all the posts this month.
Good to see Der back in the diner.
Out of curiosity has anyone taken up the offer of unlimited membership on the website? I have the 75 year collection and it is really unwieldly to search for specific topics. I am also put off a bit because I don't see any pricing for any of this and I really don't wish to waste my time again. Time to get to w--k
Ciao, J.R.
Good morning, everyone. A noisy, stormy night. If it wakes me up, it must have been loud.
At the gym this morning, there were only three other people working out. Maybe the storm woke people up and they were too tired.
Company coming tonight, just for one night. House is clean!
Hope everyone has a good healthy day today.
York1 John
York1 Good morning, everyone. A noisy, stormy night. If it wakes me up, it must have been loud.
We don't have a lot of bad storms here in GA, but we do get them.
A couple of months ago a tornado hit several miles away and destroyed many houses sometime around midnight. Our bedroom is on the main floor and the kids on the second.
My daughter told us that she was awakened by the storm, the strong winds AND the tornado sirens...then proceeded to go rollover and cover her ears so she could go back to sleep.
I told her next time that happens, please wake us up on your way to the basement.
Nebraskans are more familiar with storms than my kids are here in GA.
- Douglas
DoughlessMy daughter told us that she was awakened by the storm, the strong winds AND the tornado sirens...then proceeded to go rollover and cover her ears so she could go back to sleep.
That's funny!
That reminds me of when we were in college. One Saturday morning while we were all sleeping, a kid in our dorm watching our TV saw the local station play the wrong message in the weekly test of the emergency broadcast system.
The message said that it was a real emergency, and that everyone was to tune to the emergency radio stations and take shelter.
This kid heard it, thought about it, then went back to bed without telling us.
We found out about it later when the station apologized, and he said, "Oh, yeah ... I heard that."
York1 Doughless My daughter told us that she was awakened by the storm, the strong winds AND the tornado sirens...then proceeded to go rollover and cover her ears so she could go back to sleep. That's funny! That reminds me of when we were in college. One Saturday morning while we were all sleeping, a kid in our dorm watching our TV saw the local station play the wrong message in the weekly test of the emergency broadcast system. The message said that it was a real emergency, and that everyone was to tune to the emergency radio stations and take shelter. This kid heard it, thought about it, then went back to bed without telling us. We found out about it later when the station apologized, and he said, "Oh, yeah ... I heard that."
Doughless My daughter told us that she was awakened by the storm, the strong winds AND the tornado sirens...then proceeded to go rollover and cover her ears so she could go back to sleep.
Discussion of Nebraska storms brings back memories.
This was a big deal 41 years ago June 3, 1980. Don't know if you were around then or remember the news. Seven tornados hit my town that night and became the subject of a movie, "The Night of The Twisters."
Since the entire town was under siege for hours, we all were concerned about our friends who scattered about enjoying the night then had to take shelter wherever they were. Many of us having summer jobs at local businesses.
Some info if anybody is into tornados or meteorology.
https://www.weather.gov/gid/53032
"Discussion of Nebraska storms brings back memories"
I much prefer to see tornados (and hurricanes) from a distance. We were in Alabama a few years ago and slept through the tornado that touched down between our hotel and the race track we were racing at near Birmingham. Worse was in 1970 when a tornado touched down on the (unocccupied) identical wooden WWII barracks across the runway from us in Pensacola rendering it into toothpicks. From a distance is just fine thank you. J.R.
DoughlessThis was a big deal 41 years ago June 3, 1980. Don't know if you were around then or remember the news. Seven tornados hit my town that night and became the subject of a movie, "The Night of The Twisters."
I had already moved to New Orleans by that time, but my brother and family still lived there. We heard it on the national news and called my brother. He did not know anything since the power was off and they were in the basement. The phones were still working. We had to fill him in on the situation as we listened 1,000 miles away.
DoughlessSince the entire town was under siege for hours, we all were concerned about our friends who scattered about enjoying the night then had to take shelter wherever they were. Many of us having summer jobs at local businesses.
Did your house have any damage? If I remember, it seemed like there was damage in all parts of the city.
York1 That's funny! That reminds me of when we were in college. One Saturday morning while we were all sleeping, a kid in our dorm watching our TV saw the local station play the wrong message in the weekly test of the emergency broadcast system. The message said that it was a real emergency, and that everyone was to tune to the emergency radio stations and take shelter. This kid heard it, thought about it, then went back to bed without telling us. We found out about it later when the station apologized, and he said, "Oh, yeah ... I heard that."
Was that the time back in 1971 when all the TV and radio stations in the country were told to send out the REAL emergency attack message and shut down? I remember that. About half the stations ignored it. It was later explained as someone putting the wrong tape in a machine. Or was it?
Years later, I was talking with a guy who was in the Air National Guard at the time as a bombardier. On that morning, his flight was unexpectedly scrambled and sent off. They were headed north over the pole to Russia, literally armed with live nukes.
I have never trusted the government since.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
MisterBeasleyWas that the time back in 1971 when all the TV and radio stations in the country were told to send out the REAL emergency attack message and shut down? I remember that. About half the stations ignored it. It was later explained as someone putting the wrong tape in a machine. Or was it?
MisterB, yes, that was the year. My first year of college because I was still in the dorm.
I didn't realize that it was that widespread. I always thought the local station made a mistake.
Thanks for the info!
York1 Doughless Since the entire town was under siege for hours, we all were concerned about our friends who scattered about enjoying the night then had to take shelter wherever they were. Many of us having summer jobs at local businesses. Did your house have any damage? If I remember, it seemed like there was damage in all parts of the city.
Doughless Since the entire town was under siege for hours, we all were concerned about our friends who scattered about enjoying the night then had to take shelter wherever they were. Many of us having summer jobs at local businesses.
Yeah, NW side, East side, SE to South side.
Back yard fence blew down. I was not there, I was at a friends house that had no damage. But the dad of another friend who was with us had to pick him up to tell him that they lost everything. And another friend who was working at the Sirloin Stockade at the time had his house destroyed also. Had to jump into the corner of the restaurant with a pile of coworkers at 10:30 when tornado #5 on the map, the big one, destroyed the restaurant as it went right down the south segment of Locust Street.
No power for days as the plant was hit too. Nothing for anybody to do accept just start bending over and picking stuff up. President Jimmy Carter flew in a gave a speech. Was a big deal for a small town, even if it was Carter.....lol
Good evening to my fellow diners.
Today, we started in rural Arkansas.
I found these two locomotives sitting in abandon condition in Arkansas. I think this is the first SW-1 I have ever seen.
I always thought that the Wal-Marts in Arkansas would be amazing. I was let down.
We crossed the Mississippi River on US Route 82 into Greenville. The bridge was beautiful, but there was no where to get a picture of it that I could find.
This is the welcome station in Mississippi on the West side of US-82. How cute!
I found this old locomotive relaxing in the sun in Mississippi.
The kudzu is trying to eat Mississippi again. They need to step up their eradication efforts against this pest.
In Alabama I was lucky to catch this train in motion at a grade crossing.
Part of the consist was a four-truck heavy-duty depressed center flatcar. How fun!
The sun went down as we drove through Alabama. I wish I could have seen Pioneer Park in the daylight, but there are never enough hours in a day.
Two big driving days are over, one more to go.
SeeYou190Two big driving days are over, one more to go.
Just don't over do it, Stay safe!
Good morning Diners. The usual tea and tost please, Chloe.
A day of rain here in the land of the former North British Railway.
Kevin. A Bear says 'Do not overdo it'.
A busy day, so better get started. Will be back later.
Good morning, diners.
Out-of-town company is still sleeping, so I have a few minutes before I make breakfast.
Not much going on today. I ran the trains last night, and I am trying to decide what needs attention. I'm working on a small section of the layout that is basically a blank slate. A few sheds and some junk will finish it.
Have a good Friday.
Good morning everybody ...... Coffee and a donut, please.
Kevin .... Thanks for your ineteresting photos as you travel towards your home.
John York 1 ..... I hope your time with visitors is enjoyable.
Our company left for their home yesterday. Now we are cleaning up the house and putting things away. The boat mechanic should be here today to take care of its problem.
I hope to get back to model railraoding. I certainly have a long to-do list with my layout.
Everybody: ..... Happy Model Railroading.