Good Sunday morning, diners! It's donut day!
I know next to nothing about pre-1900 railroads, so I have been looking up stuff about my state.
This is at the 100th Meridian of Longitude, near Cozad, Nebraska. The main line of the UP still follows this same route of the Transcontinental RR across the state:
In the 1880s, Nebraska farmers began to try raising sugar beets. The beets in the western part of the state had a higher sugar content, so the migrant workers were moved there to work. The railroad carried the Russian and Mexican migrants west to the fields:
While I was looking for info, I came across something that has nothing to do with trains, but for people my age this was an iconic symbol of our childhood. This is the original red phone connecting the SAC base in Omaha to the U.S. president.
Not much going on in our part of the country unless you want to see corn grow. We are coming up this week on County Fair Time, which is just about the biggest yearly event out here. Kids love this event and work year round to raise animals and work on 4-H projects for the fair.
York1 John
Little TimmyAnyway, I'm still here, and I have found a new " weathering" prosses I would like to share with you all... If you leave your latest project on the livingroom coffie table for 2 months, ... the dust will cover it in a " very convincing" grime.
Hi Timmy. I loved overtime. I never met time-and-a-half I didn't like. That was the hardest thing about transitioning to a salaried position... working 55 hours and no extra pay... Boooooo!
I discovered that weathering process also!
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good morning from " rain soaked " south east Arizona.
Flo, could I get a short stack of pancakes with a chocolate milkshake chaser ?
I haven't been posting a lot these past few months. Work always gets busy this time of year, and all the over time is killing my soul !
I just want the " mothership" to return and pick me up !! I dont want to do any more overtime, I just want to return to my home planet " Scratchbuildia" !
( or, insert your own planet name here.... Kitbashia ... Trainronia ...Boxcaris ...)
I believe I have fallen into a bit of a depression in my soul. Not being able to do any modeling at all has given me a bit of a short temper. The urge to pick up a Hammer and start swinging is almost overwhelming...
( HULK SMASH !!!)
Anyway, I'm still here, and I have found a new " weathering" prosses I would like to share with you all...
If you leave your latest project on the livingroom coffie table for 2 months, ... the dust will cover it in a " very convincing" grime.
I hope you all are well, and dont worry, work will start to taper off sometime at the end of August, so things will get back to normal here soon ......( but in the meantime, ... my wife has hidden all the sharp objects....)
I dont have access to my pictures at the moment , so I will try to post some pre- 1900 pictures later...
But right now ( on my ONLY day off) I have to do battle with the weather damaged chicken coops....
( my wife is handing me power tools ???? This cant be good ...)
Rust...... It's a good thing !
gmpullman Say, any of you fellas' see where the bell landed?
Say, any of you fellas' see where the bell landed?
I see it barely peeking out of the edge of the left side of the picture a tad more than two thirds from the top Ed.
TF
Good morning
I see Ed set up the August Diner and Brent's suggestion sounds like a fun one. I see Kevin updated the RIP Track
Thanks for your contributions kicking-off the Diner this month guys! ...Appreciated
I just got done being laid up for a while. It was the first time I joined a crowd this last previous Saturday with my brother at the train show. I started not feeling well Wednesday morning. Spent most of the time on the couch not feeling like doing anything since then.
It's a bit scary feeling sick these days but come to find out it was just a wicked stomach flu and I started feeling better yesterday.
I haven't had time to completely catch up around here but I did gather all the great pics you guys have been posting. And I seen the cool bridges on the Show Me Something thread I also obtained a PDF file on the Culliton Brothers Pacific Northwest Railroad Trestle builders, from the tail end of July's Diner. Thanks Brent! That one did lure me out
My brother and I have a good time talking model railroading on the phone and getting involved in each other's layouts sharing ideas. BUT it would be even better if we were building prototypical railroad bridges together like the Culliton Brothers did
The smoke has been heavy around here for days but has subsided this morning. Since I'm feeling better I think I'm going to go for a romp in the Mach for a while today. The heat spell has lifted here as well
Good to see you gentlemen, Have a great day
From the oldest railroad still running under its origianl charter!
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
LIONS
That'll buff right out. Say, any of you fellas' see where the bell landed?
Richmond_1865 by Edmund, on Flickr
Regards, Ed
Thanks for opening the Diner for August Ed.
I was just about to try to open it myself, you saved us from a month long disaster from my newbie attempt.
I did get some drywall hung today, so I am feeling good about that.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
Here We Go!
For AUGUST, Brent has suggested that we choose an appropriate era for each week of August. Everyone is engouraged to tell a story or post some historic photos.
As always, we wish to honor those forum members who have gone before us. Kevin has kindly brought the RIP list up to date:
BATMANWhat we could do is break the month into four time periods. Week one would be pre-1900s, week two 1900 to 1950, week three 1950 to 1980, and week four (and change) 1980 to 2021. We then talk about our favorite RR in that time period, posting pics and giving some history. Just a thought for something different.
I had to dig deep in the archives to find something pre-1900 but I do remember The General coming through Cleveland back in the day:
General_CUT-62c by Edmund, on Flickr
This is a frame from an 8 MM movie.
Cheers, Ed