Okay let's all just relax.
I'm not a monitor but I do know my Granddad was a Canadian and he loved the country and told me a lot about it.
I love the country too but let's just start posting trains again.
Here's the CP locomotives in Lacrosse Wisconsin.
And me in front of the tourist steamer I liked. A Burlington!
I know it's late but let's not all get our undies in a bunch
TF
Charlie it's good to see your post and I love ya man!
I just hope those Canadian forest fires are staying clear from you. As from what I understand they think they're going to spread down into Minnesota now.
They just closed the Boundary Waters canoe area here the other day. This forest fire stuff is way too much for my head as it seems like we all have a little bit more to worry about these days. Many fires and floods sure doesn't look good.
It's late and I need to hit the rack Kids. But I wish you all well and I do remember you all in my prayers every night as I do everyone I know.
Tomorrow!
Good morning Diners. Tea and toast please, Brunhilda.
A warm day ahead, 21 degrees C already.
TF. My younger granddaughter likes the Flying Scotsman. She has been on the footplate (to look around).
Kevin. I am sure MXM has been used on some information. I don't ever remember seeing it though. As for the use of Roman numerals I had to learn them at school. Never used them since.
TF. Great looking automobiles.
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Wars & Other Historical Incidents. I find it amazing how people (historians etc. etc.) twist the actual events to suit their needs.
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Sorry if I am missing any posts and not replying.
Having a bit of a challenging time looking after Dawn. She is on new treatment that is taking some getting used to. Fortunately it is making her life a lot better, so hopefully things will become easier for her.
Hope those who are missing return soon.
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
BigDaddyBear I saw an article in the NY Post that the asking price for a ramshackle house in NZ was 2 million dollars. Is that crazy or are home prices exploding like what happened in Vancouver?
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning
Glad to hear a few of you enjoyed the cars as well. I always enjoy a good roll-in where you can look at all the classics.
Buffalo minnesota was a pleasure to visit yesterday. All the people of that town were so friendly. I'm sure I will return again this fall to enjoy the cooler weather.
I'm trying to decide what to do outside before the heat kicks in again today. There is so many things I can do but I just can't choose yet Later this afternoon I will be working on something on the layout in the air conditioning, ...I do know that much
Lackawanna and Erie I do believe? Duluth, Minnesota.
Certainly an admirable F7 with a great nose
Have a great day gentleman
I have a playlist on my Itunes called "STRATTON AND GILLETTE", that contains songs from 1947 to 1954. I thought that listening to this while I work on the railroad would somehow set the mood and put me back in 1954.
I have only 247 songs on the list. There is really not much available from this era in my MASSIVE Compact Disk collection.
I have tons of big band music from WW2 and before. There is some big band music from 47-54, but it is no where near as good as earlier big band recordings. Les Baxter recorded some enjoyable tunes, but they are a combination of pop and big band. You can definitely hear harbingers of what is to come in the later 1950s in his music.
There is no rock and roll yet that I have. Elvis Presley was a few months away, and Buddy Holly would not be recording for a couple of years..
I do have a little bit of good jazz.
There were some amazing female vocalists like Teresa Brewer and Jo Stafford, but it is too early for Connie Francis or Patsy Cline.
The Rat Pack was not around. Only the very earliest Frank Sinatra recordings fit into this time span.
Country music from this period was pretty much terrible, at least from what I have in my collection. No drums, excessive bass plucking, and tinny guitar. Les Paul and Mary Ford were brand new, but I only have about a dozen of their songs that fit this play list.
It seems that 1947 through 1954 was kind of a dry spot in popular music history. It represents a transition from old to new, and you can hear that in the songs.
Maybe I will go back to listening to classical music while I build models.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good morning from the beautiful West Coast it is another perfect day.
Got a little guitar playing done as the finger is on the mend. That is always a good way to start the day. I am just stalling the workout until my beautiful wife leaves for the dog show and then I'll get busy.
I have just over 500 CDs but rarely listen to them. I have gotten lazy and tell Alexa to turn on the big stereo and play whatever songs or albums I want to hear. CDs like so many things, you can't give away as everyone seems to have gone to streaming music. Even in the car you just say Siri play such and such and there it is. I put a few CDs in the truck as it not only has a CD player it has a cassette player as well being a 2001. With that big honkin 7.3ltr, diesel listening to music in the city is not the greatest with the engine noise, on the highway, it is okay as the diesel is very quiet once you are up to speed.
B.C. Rail had an electrified branch line into the coal mines due to some long tunnels.
What the heck is this yellow brush thingy?
Okay, time to get sweaty.
Train station, Moka Japan
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
I guess I'm old fashioned. I listen to the radio in the car. I always have a CD in the player, too, for when every station is playing commercials or stuff I don't like. I kind of like NOT having to program my own music. I like the surprise of hearing an unexpected song.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
BATMANWhat the heck is this yellow brush thingy?
Mike
I actually listen to the classic rock station the most, however, we are an hour away from Vancouver, and soon as we head a little further East into the mountains that is it for radio.
Burned 1800 calories in 60 minutes on the bike@35kmh. BP is 97/58HR41. Did my 100 situps in bed before I got up like I often do. I'll do my pushups a few at a time throughout the day as my shoulder is giving me old man grief. Might need another surgery on it. I feel great after the big push, kinda like winning a big hockey game where you just collapse on the ice when the buzzer goes.
Speaking of hockey, the lady that wrote Canada's other National Anthem died today. Here it is.
Here's one for TF
More B.C. Rail.
It fits underneath this blue wheely thingy:
CN 15008 by Wide Cab, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
gmpullmanIt fits underneath this blue wheely thing:
Oh, of course, it does. Thanks, ED.
Here is one more post about American Jazz (cruise ship) . Paducah TV used a drone Friday afternoon to watch the ship backing out of the shallow water where it was stuck in mud and rocks. A construction barge with a crane had been used to assist. It remained in that location until departing on Saturday after being inspected. I hope the link to this video works.
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In this picture you can see how close it was to the highway bridge. We live about a mile beyond the bridge in a bay which is out of view.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Heartland Division CB&Q Paducah TV used a drone Friday afternoon to watch the ship backing out of the shallow water where it was stuck in mud and rocks.
That is good that they managed to free the vessel.
What an interesting saga that has been.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
I got a note from Ulrich. He was telling me how devastating the floods in Germany were:
Dave,just an update on the floods in Germany.The number of casualties is rising sharpy, currently standing at over 150, but that may not be the end , as still hundreds of persons are still reported missing. The damage in western Germany exceeds anything encountered so far. Please ask the forum members to say a prayer in respect of the victims.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
CNCharlieYou may or may not have annoyed the moderators but I'm certainly annoyed.
CN Charlie,
I apologise for upsetting you. It was a poor attempt at humour.
Good morning Diners. Tea and toast please, Janie.
A warm, cloudy day today.
Garry. Glad the ship is free. Thanks for keeping us informed.
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Soon after, he changed his name to William de Wessyngton (later Washington). Although he used the Norman French spelling (based on a Middle English rendition of the original), the estate is of Anglo-Saxon (specifically Anglic) origin, originally being "Hwæssingatūn", meaning "estates of the descendents of Hwæssa" (Hwæssa being rendered Wassa in Modern English).[citation needed] In 1613 the Washington family moved south to Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire, and the manor was sold to the Bishop of Durham.
The Hall continued to be used as a residence until the 19th century, when it became tenement flats and gradually fell into disrepair. In 1936 the building was declared unfit for human habitation, and was rescued from demolition by Fred Hill, a local teacher, who created what is now the "Friends of the Old Hall" to press for restoration of the building. Preservation work stopped during World War II, but was completed in 1955. In 1957 the National Trust assumed responsibility for the building. As a result of these historic ties, Washington, D.C., and City of Sunderland have announced a "friendship agreement," hoping to create cultural and economic ties with one another (see sister cities or town twinning).
The Wessyngton (Washington) Family had not owned Washington Old Hall since the early 15th century when Sir William Mallory married Dionysia Tempest, the last Wessyngton heir at the Hall. Dionysia was daughter of Sir William Tempest and his cousin, Eleanor Wessyngton. The sale in 1613 was by Sir John Mallory and Anna Eure, investors in the Virginia charter; Sir John Mallory having been a descendant of Sir William Mallory and Dionysia Tempest.
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In 1777, a convention of Virginia lodges recommended Washington to be the Grand Master of the newly established Grand Lodge of Virginia. He declined, due to his responsibility in leading the Continental Army at a critical stage.
He also did not consider it Masonically legal to serve as Grand Master because he had never been installed as Master or Warden of a lodge. In 1788, Washington was named Master in the Virginia charter of Alexandria Lodge No. 22, with his personal consent George Washington's legacy remains among the two or three greatest in American history, as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, hero of the Revolution, and the first President of the United States.
Congressman Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, a Revolutionary War comrade, famously eulogized Washington, "First in war—first in peace—and first in the hearts of his countrymen". Lee's words set the standard by which Washington's overwhelming reputation was impressed upon the American memory. Biographers hailed him as the great exemplar of republicanism. Washington set many precedents for the national government, and the presidency in particular, and was called the "Father of His Country" as early as 1778 Washington's Birthday is a federal holiday in the United States.
In terms of personality, biographer Douglas Southall Freeman concluded, "the great big thing stamped across that man is character." By character, says David Hackett Fischer, "Freeman meant integrity, self-discipline, courage, absolute honesty, resolve, and decision, but also forbearance, decency, and respect for others." Washington became an international icon for liberation and nationalism, as the leader of the first successful revolution against a colonial empire. The Federalists made him the symbol of their party but, for many years, the Jeffersonians continued to distrust his influence and delayed building the Washington Monument.
On January 31, 1781, he was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. During the United States Bicentennial year, George Washington was posthumously appointed to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States by the congressional joint resolution .
Some of you know I grew up around road haulage. One to watch over a cup of coffee.
Two coaches to Barmouth Wales. Be careful not to scratch any automobiles.
This looks like a typical Monday job!
Caption translated:
01 202 leaves the turntable backwards. Before axle 1 leaves the turntable, the lock is released - the axis derails. Since the necessary wood for documents was missing at the beginning of the rerailing, the exercise turned out to be quite difficult ... A major problem was that axles 1 and 2 with approx. 2 tons are always pressed in the direction of the frame. Since the locomotive was on a slight curve, the axle had to be pressed against the direction of travel of the frame.Regards, Ed
Targeted pop-up ads in the bottom of the page:
This has just become a little spooky. I bought a 30" wide kitchen cabinet at Lowes last week. One of the el-cheapo in stock ones they have in the store. It is going in a closet to be used to house the router and the smart house hub (if we get one).
It was $109.00, and I paid for it in cash.
Since then, all my bottom-page ads have been for kitchen cabinets.
How did they know? I paid cash and walked out of the store. I did not give my phone number, customer loyalty card, or anything. This should have been a completely anonymous purchase.
I checked, and did not get an emailed receipt. This was a straight-up-old-school cash transaction.
Google knows too much!
SeeYou190 Targeted pop-up ads in the bottom of the page: This has just become a little spooky. I bought a 30" wide kitchen cabinet at Lowes last week. One of the el-cheapo in stock ones they have in the store. It is going in a closet to be used to house the router and the smart house hub (if we get one). It was $109.00, and I paid for it in cash. Since then, all my bottom-page ads have been for kitchen cabinets. How did they know? I paid cash and walked out of the store. I did not give my phone number, customer loyalty card, or anything. This should have been a completely anonymous purchase. I checked, and did not get an emailed receipt. This was a straight-up-old-school cash transaction. Google knows too much! -Kevin
It could be coincidence. You've been remodeling your house and probably purchased many other things. Ads assume cabinets are a big part of home remodels. Never know though.
- Douglas
SeeYou190Google knows too much!
Siri and Alexa are always listening.
Doughless You've been remodeling your house and probably purchased many other things. Ads assume cabinets are a big part of home remodels. Never know though.
That is a good point. I am just too suspicious of how much my computer seems to know about me sometimes.
Here is one for you, Kevin.
Dawn was looking at a hotel to stop at on our hoiday.
I switch on my computer and immediately see an ad for the same hotel.
Spooky or what!!!
NorthBritSpooky or what!!!
Yes it is.
I think the most annoying bottom screen ads I have had in here were right after I bought my knight statue. These were not a surprise, I did a lot of online browsing before I decided which knight statue to buy.
After I bought the knight, for about a month I was getting bottom pop-up ads for all kinds of nude female garden statues! Not knights, dragons, or lions like I had been looking at, but something I would NEVER put in my yard.
I am glad that has stopped.
Those ads? I hate them, too. For the last couple of weeks mine have been in Spanish, a language I don't use because I don't know it. This is one example of a completely mis-targeted ad.
Been warning you humans for decades now about this kinda stuff.
No one ever listened!
We are having our first great lightning storm of the Summer, it came late this year.
What amazing show we are experiencing. The thunder is rattling all the dishes in the cabinets.
Good evening, everybody ....
NorthBrit Here is one for you, Kevin. Dawn was looking at a hotel to stop at on our hoiday. I switch on my computer and immediately see an ad for the same hotel. Spooky or what!!! David
That sort of thing happens to us. For example, Shelley mentioned she wanted to include yogurt in our next order from Kroger. A short while later, Shelley saw an advertisement on her iPhone from Korger for yogurt. They are not perfect, however, because the ad was not for her favorite brand of yogurt.
Other ads that are annoying are pop up ads on this site. I try to click on something and an instant before I do that, the page jumps down and I click on the ad.
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In the train room a while ago, I ran some trains, and I worked on freight cars.
Here is a photo of a typical Burlington commuter train to Chicago in the 1960's The E-units were rotated between inter-city trains and commuter trains.
Happy Model Railroading !
NorthBritDawn was looking at a hotel to stop at on our hoiday. I switch on my computer and immediately see an ad for the same hotel.
I hate that. Google has an option to not personalize ads
This site also gives you the option of opting out of ads, however they claim to have 129 sites and when you opt out but when you choose all it currently only blocks 16, the rest being "temporarily unavailable"
I don't know what to do if you have Pegasus on your smart phone.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley