Good afternoon Diners. A large coffee please, Flo.
Just a quick visit.
A railroad with a difference
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Track fiddlerThat was 14 hours in two days. This little lockbox was 9 hours in two days. It doesn't matter how big they are, it's all the same steps.
Mike
I just knew this was going to happen
Last week I dusted off my Chicago and North Western bi-level commuter train which I had not run in probably four years or so.
C_NW_PS-bilevels by Edmund, on Flickr
So I have a fully functional "rotary" beacon on both the E7 and the cab cars but decided, after looking at one of the neat Rapido four-bulb, "Strato-Lite" types that I would upgrade to these.
So after searching some of the usual suppliers I could not find any so went forward and ordered two from Rapido in Ontario ($75 total with customs and international shipping!).
Wouldn't 'ya know, I get an email from Bob's Trains and he is offering the same Strato-Lites and a pair shipped would have come to just a bit over $40.
Ok, chalk it up to dumb luck There, I feel better now
In the early teens the railroads were seriously looking at electric propulsion, in the USA anyway it was partially a result of the tunnels into both Penn Station and Grand Central where smoke abatement and fire safety, not to mention boiler explosions, dictated the use of electric power.
NYC133 by Edmund, on Flickr
PRR_DD1_penn by Edmund, on Flickr
PRR_L5 by Edmund, on Flickr
PRR_DD1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Even Henry Ford saw the benefits of electric propulsion:
DTI_motor by Edmund, on Flickr
In my home town of Cleveland we had electric locomotives carrying passenger trains through town behind these fast, powerful GE "motors":
CUT_1050crop by Edmund, on Flickr
I was fortunate to have been able to ride behind these "P-Motors" when they were still running between GCT and Harmon. They may not look it but they were fast, powerful and graceful machines:
CUT_P1a_214 by Edmund, on Flickr
I hope everyone is doing well these days...
Regards, Ed
It isn't too often I get asked to do a cabinet.
The small ones take just as long as the larger ones, especially doing them with field tools.
I did a china cabinet for this lady's dining room wall to display her china about 3 years ago. There was glass and a mirror involved
That was 14 hours in two days. This little lockbox was 9 hours in two days. It doesn't matter how big they are, it's all the same steps.
Only difference is I was afraid of sanding between the first coat of wipe on poly because of the dark walnut. I didn't want to take a chance of sanding through it and lightning it up.
Beefed up doors for abuse because it's going to happen.
The funniest thing about downsizing and living in a small space is I did the finishes with a blue tarp over my coffee table because it was too hot in the Boiler Room
I have to put the knobs on and install it before I get paid. More MR money
It's 11 and I'm hitting the rack Kids.
I'll gladly see you tomorrow and don't forget "Who loves you baby"
Good old Telly
TF
4014 John! I'm glad you got to see that!
Posted at least 25 times before by me. A restored locomotive like that never gets tired of being seen!!!
Good for you John! I'm glad you saw it!
P.S.
Sometimes you can't fit all of that into one picture
gmpullmanAt one time you could get quinine OTC but today I guess it is prescription only
" target="_blank"> Quinine tastes bitter but if you mix it with some lime and gin, it's quite palatable. I made another batch of gazpacho soup. I use a food mill, which separates the tomato skin and seeds. The last batch, my wife insisted on cleaning up. So I looked in the basement where the mill was, not there, I looked in the pantry and the cabinets, rinse and repeat x 3. It was no where. Well it was somewhere, on a chair in the dining room. Dr Wayne hasn't posted here in 17 days but he did post a couple days ago in that other forum. At least he is alive and well. I hate it when people disappear from this forum but judging from some other threads, that is likely to be happening and it won't be anything to do with covid.
Quinine tastes bitter but if you mix it with some lime and gin, it's quite palatable.
I made another batch of gazpacho soup. I use a food mill, which separates the tomato skin and seeds. The last batch, my wife insisted on cleaning up. So I looked in the basement where the mill was, not there, I looked in the pantry and the cabinets, rinse and repeat x 3. It was no where. Well it was somewhere, on a chair in the dining room.
Dr Wayne hasn't posted here in 17 days but he did post a couple days ago in that other forum. At least he is alive and well. I hate it when people disappear from this forum but judging from some other threads, that is likely to be happening and it won't be anything to do with covid.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Railroading In Florida 1900-1950:
This postcard is in my personal collection. I bought it at a train show. It was not until I brought it home that I read the message on the obverse side.
It is from a Soldier Named Bill home to his Mother. He is stationed in a base outside Miami, and they will ship out soon. Previously, he was stationed in Jacksonville. He does not think they will get leave.
The date is 12/DEC/1942. Almost exactly a year from the time we entered the war. He could have gone to Africa or the Pacific.
I have wondered many times what happened to Bill.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
After talking to him we're thinking of going up to Beast Lake for a fishing trip after the weather cools down here
Today is my Brother's Birthday and he got the (TCW's) Twin Cities and Western's.
2300 and 2301, I've been holding for Him for around 2-3 months. Actually I could'nt hold out and gave them to him early
They are all sold out unless you want to pay a handsome price for one.
Happy birthday Brother Dan!!!
Brothers happy and that's all that matters to me after he gave me the Challenger around Christmas time on my Birthday!
Brotherly love
Photos in the teen years?
I'm the one on the right, leaning on my scoop shovel looking all distracted:
Conneaut Lake Park 4070 by Edmund, on Flickr
As far as automobiles, I learned to drive in my mother's 1966 VW beetle. When the chance came along to buy a car one of the railroad club members was selling I was asked, Hey Ed, wanna' buy a car? $200?
I immediately said yes. He went on to say it was his daughter's car while she attended school in Georgia.
It wasn't until the next day that I asked him "What kind of car is it?"
Why it's a Cadillac Coupe deVille, 1963. I had that car for about six years. Loved it. Moved on up to a 1972 ElDorado after that
Kevin,
To be fair, that is how I remember most people around that age in 1987 looking. Looked good at the time! Obviously, or it wouldn't have snagged you a wife!
Cheers!
Water Level RouteThe Grand Prix?
I don't know whose car that was, or why we were standing by it. I also have no clue who took the picture.
I still had my 1966 Mercury, and my friend had a 1972 Ford Ranger 100.
Just some random vehicle.
Evening everybody. Another hot and humid one here, but isn't it doing that everywhere lately?
Got some more fascia installed on the layout this weekend. One more sheet of hardboard will finish it up. Seems like I've got a dozen projects going at once right now and not a ton of motivation for any of them. Oh well, they'll be there when I'm ready.
BATMANThe teenage girl's softball was a challenge, to say the least. With boyfriends in the stands and all the emotional baggage that comes from some of the ladies at that age.
SeeYou190So, if you ever wondered what look would win a woman's heart in 1987, here it is.
Picture below is of my friend and I going to the Moroso Motorsports Park for Super Chevy Sunday in 1987.
This is what is interesting about this picture... It was taken three weeks before I met my wife.
So, if you ever wondered what look would win a woman's heart in 1987, here it is.
Good afternoon all. Things are starting to heat up again for our third extreme heatwave of the summer. We normally will get one warmer spell and some years will get a heatwave for a few days. Having three extreme heatwaves is new ground for us. The wife and I were discussing moving further North if this continues. Having the ocean and so many lakes makes fishing and hunting easier if enough crops start failing.
John, I coached boys baseball ( the younger kids) and I also coached teenage girls softball. The teenage girl's softball was a challenge, to say the least. With boyfriends in the stands and all the emotional baggage that comes from some of the ladies at that age.
Coaching Hockey was the best for me. I was lucky and always had a tough set of kids that never needed nursemaiding.
Didn't Steve McGarrett drive a car like this?
I get cramps sometimes when I get dehydrated from working out. Water fixes it up pretty quickly. I was mountain biking 11 miles up a mountain once and my legs seized in an instant. So fast it happened that I fell over on my bike with my feet still attached to the peddles as my legs would not move at all and I could not stick a leg out to get off. I just fell over like a tree. I had lots of water with me and a half-hour later I was back at it.
Ed, Wayne last posted on Big Blue Trains on August 5. Big Blue took me in when Sherriff Steve banned me for three days that turned into eight months or so, as he forgot to turn me back on. It took me a long time to get around to finding out what was going on as to why I was banned, I had no idea at the time. A good group over there on Big Blue as there is here. It is where I will be if the lights go out here.
1914 war is declared and within a few days, the first volunteers are boarding the train in Vancouver for basic training in Quebec.
1938
It's my sister's Birthday today so went up and took her a present and a card. She gives me a small fortune in PWRS gift certificates every year for Christmas and Birthdays and every time I do something for her. She is a good sister. She travels the world as a dog show judge and is in high demand. She has suffered serious withdrawal through this pandemic. My perfect wife was a good friend of hers. My sister was over the Moon when we hooked up.
This statue was commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway and there are copies at several stations across the country.
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Kevin. I feel for you. Some nights I have cramp in my legs. Fortunately not bad, but it keeps me awake an hour or so.
Garry. The grandchildren get their good looks from our side of the family. (So I tell everyone. )
Some great pictures. Keep them coming.
Heartland Division CB&Q Here is Burlington's Denver Zephyr . My mother rode that train between her home near Chicago and Denver. She attended college in Colorado.
Here is Burlington's Denver Zephyr . My mother rode that train between her home near Chicago and Denver. She attended college in Colorado.
Garry, I really love that Denver Zephyr. These went through the little town I now live in. I wish I could have seen that.
I looked up the schedule and it came through here about 2:00 a.m. The closest to us it stopped was Lincoln, about 50 miles away.
York1 John
SeeYou190That leg cramp I had stuck around for about 30 minutes, and still hurt as I tried to fall asleep.
I had a bad leg cramp just over a year ago. I went for a ultrasound to check for blood clots, just to be sure. At one time you could get quinine OTC but today I guess it is prescription only. I do keep muscle cramp tablets on the night stand just in case. Sometimes, especially if my legs get cold, I'll get a cramp and those tablets can really herlp.
I hit the berth at about 6 AM today but got up around 10:30 in order to call the vet and bring Abby home, she has been at the vet for a week to be treated for a cold of some sort. She is home now and happier for it.
Here's a photo of a B&M Disker crew taken by my dad's bro-in-law:
B&M_Discer-Crew by Edmund, on Flickr
A few more shots around New England in the late '30s:
B&M_20_3635 by Edmund, on Flickr
No. 20 was the Alouette from Boston to Montreal.
Flying Yankee by Edmund, on Flickr
Miss Flying Yankee, 1936. Actually a member of a ski party from the Dartmouth Outing Club.
Flying-Yankee at Warren, NH by Edmund, on Flickr
Been about two weeks now. Anybody hear from Dr. Wayne? Somebody said he was on a forum called Big Blue. I guess that's for Conrail or IBM fans?
Nap time... ZZZzzz
Ed
Heartland Division CB&QHere is a Burlington streamlined steam locomotve.
That is a beautiful application of streamlining.
I barely slept at all last night. My leg is aching quite badly. That leg cramp I had stuck around for about 30 minutes, and still hurt as I tried to fall asleep.
1900-1950 railroading in Florida:
In 1935 we were struck by what is called the "Labor Day" hurricane. This might have been from before these storms were given names.
This picture shows some of the aftermath.
Good morning, everyone.
Douglas ..... I like your old photos of PM locomotives.
John York 1..... I like the hiostoric Bulrington locomotive in your picture.
David ..... You have very good looking grand children.
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In the 1930's, the streamlined era began. CB&Q's Pioneer Zephyr is now preserved in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
Here is a Burlington streamlined steam locomotve.
Later , the stainless steel wss removed. Then it looked like this:
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
York1 David, that is a happy-looking granddaughter there with the train.
David, that is a happy-looking granddaughter there with the train.
Thanks John. Both her brother and herself keep us on our toes.
This morning they were in the train room. Once again I was not in charge.
Good morning, diners. Brunhilda, black coffee, please.
Marriage of 44 years has not taught me to keep my mouth shut. I still get in trouble by saying things that may be correct, but better left as thoughts rather than words.
This is supposed to be the Burlington locomotive that pulled Teddy Roosevelt's train on his whistle stop tour of Nebraska:
This has no other caption than Lincoln, Nebraska, Burlington dispatchers, 1929:
Hope everyone has a good, healthy day.
Good morning Diners. Tea & Toast please, Chloe.
Interesting photos and stories of when you were young.
There are not many pictures of me when I was young. The ones that were, have been (permanently) borrowed by other members of my family.
We have grandson number 2 and granddaughter number 1 staying a couple of days.
Here is the granddaughter with the 'new' railway in the garden.
Walton Films silent film documentary of a trip during the last days of the LMS before nationalisation, in 1948
MisterBeasleyBut years later, I was looking at the picture and I realized it wasn't me. The guy in the picture was wearing my number, but he was wearing a mask that obscured his face.
That is funny.
There is a picture in the Cape Coral High School 1985 yearbook that has the caption that it is Eric S., but it is actually a picture of me.
I would imagine that happens pretty often.
PM RailfanBack to the garage for a sec. - Go with the '75 Merc.
The 2015 Chevrolet Impala has taken up residence in the newly tiled garage. I don't think it is giving up its claim on the space anytime soon.
I had a bad leg cramp in the back of my thigh, and I went outside to walk it off.
There was a noise that sounded like a generator running somewhere down the street. As I got closer, I realized it was one of my neighbor's outdoor air conditioner compressor units.
I suddenly became very confused... it sounded awful, it is obviously failing. Do I knock on the door? No, it is 3:00 AM, you should definitely not knock on a door at that time.
But, If my A/C unit was making a noise like that I would certainly want someone to notify me.
It all became too awkward, so I just went home.
It has been 45 minutes now, and I keep opening the door, and it is still making that racket. I feel bad for not letting them know, it is probably getting a lot worse and will be more expensive to repair.
I never know what to do at times like this... I am going to bed.
Hello Railfans!
Top of the evening to yas! What a nice day. Raining since 5pm. About dog gone time too. Almost forgot what water was.
Kevin) Or should i say Jeff Beck??? But then, i dont think he played SG's. I think he was a Fender man.
As far as wives go, i found 'Yes Dear' always worked wonders. That and "No, you could never look fat in anything." And "Ya gotta stand twice to make one shadow" will really getcha some brownie points.
Back to the garage for a sec. - Go with the '75 Merc.. Add a cigar and a boscoe hat and your there! Dare i mention the fuzzy dice?
As for SG's, BEST dog gone guitar i ever played. A lil stiff along the fret board but man they are light! My strap and transmitter weighed more than the guitar. I can see why Angus duck walks everywhere. Big regret selling mine, i wish i had it still.
And for todays humor in photos.... heres me back when i had hair giving Angus a run for his money - honey! This is a Gibson '62 Re-Issue in none other than 'Cherry Red'. Ya cant really see it, but yes i had the matching 'schoolboy' outfit too. (hard to believe that was over 30 yarns ago)
Now, onto more important stuff like TRAINs!
In keeping with our theme here are a few shots (not mine) of my fav. road from the 'back of the rack'....
I cant give more descriptions of these photos unfortunately, but this is PM #89, a 4-4-0, and I believe this is in Bay City, Michigan, with a local.
Here we see another PM 4-4-0 doing what the PM did best before it became the 'bridge route' it was mostly known for. Once the forrests had been cut early part of century, most of the PM's freight wasnt home grown anymore. I think by 1915 the PM was hauling more coal (for not being a coal road like C&O, N&W, Vgn, etc) then any other natural resource. Ofcourse, auto parts were a mainstay for originating freight.
Heres a PM Mogul. Have no clue where or when this is but im pretty sure it fits our time frame at the moment. Odd place to put an air tank, wouldnt you say?
Have a great evening folks!
Clear Ahead!
Douglas
OldEnginemanYou'll note that the numbers on the automatic signals indicate MP "54.3". Hyde Park is about 25 miles up the road.
Agreed.
The train's destination was Hyde Park and when I saved the file that was my keyword for the file.
Didn't mean to put anyone astray.
Sure would love to find any sort of documentation (track diagram or mention in a TT) of the siding that once was located near the Springwood estate. There are stories of FDR driving down the twisting dirt path that led to the Central's tracks. Using satillite views I've come close but can't confirm anything.
A special platform was constructed for offloading his coffin at this siding. There are photos of this. The majority of the passengers on both trains were detrained at the small Hyde Park depot.
That NYC photo is by Ed Nowak and he tells of how he selected the location and camped out to see and photograph the memorable train.
I didn't mean to put misleading information into the thread — sorry. Flickr automatically displays the file name.
A college friend gave me a picture of myself, a small photo but very high quality. I had it blown up and printed poster-sized, and hung it in my basement. It showed me in my uniform in full goalie attire. I thought it was awesome.
But years later, I was looking at the picture and I realized it wasn't me. The guy in the picture was wearing my number, but he was wearing a mask that obscured his face.
He was left handed, and I am right handed. The gloves were wrong. I took the poster down.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I just had the most bizarre argument with my wife.
I came across this picture while sorting things out, and I set it aside, because I have no idea who it is, so it should not be in the family photographs.
She came out and asked why it was set off, and I explained why. Then she said "that is you". I said, no that is not me. I have never worn a suit to play guitar, I have never owned a Gibson SG, and I have never looked that cool one day in my entire life.
She said "You think I don't know my own husband", and I said "You think I don't know my own me?"
She tried for ten minutes to convince me it was myself in the picture, and I could not convince her it was not me.
I must be getting cranky. I learned a long time ago I should have just said "Oh, you are right, thank you for that", and just went on with what I was doing.
The weekend before last was my birthday, and in true old-man fashion I decided to spend the day at Frankenmuth when the wife asked what I wanted to do. We were in no hurry to get anywhere that day, so I decided to take the scenic route there and stop by Owosso to see how the 1225 was doing, as I have not been there in years. I used to volunteer there at the Steam Railroad Institute a lot, about 20 years ago. They happened to be having caboose rides thru their yard that day, so I was finally able to check that off the bucket list. Granted, it was only about a quarter mile, pulled by a little 25 tonner, but they took their sweet time crawling along down to and on the turntable which they then spun around 360 degrees, and backed up to the starting point. My wife and I and the car attendant were the only ones in it, so we both got the cupola seats the entire time. Very cool.
The 1225 was looking good. It was neat to see the wife sitting in the engineers seat. I didn't think to take a picture.
They also had another caboose which was not running, but was open. There was a woman hosting it, and she was dressed in all vintage 40's-50's clothing as part of it. She had a long olive green dress that looked like very heavy fabric, a hat, gloves, the hole bit. She had to be quite warm with all that stuff. She was extemely nice and I enjoyed talking with her almost as much as I did the ride.