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
TF
After talking to him we're thinking of going up to Beast Lake for a fishing trip after the weather cools down here
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Good Morning
We finally have been getting some rain frequently for the past several days here. There is a severe thunderstorm knocking at our door this morning highlighted in red with hot pink pockets.
Should be a good one. I love thunderstorms as long as they don't get too violent.
Water Level Route
Thanks Mike I love wood projects like that as they remind me of my favorite subject way back when in high school, ....Wood Shop
It isn't like work to me doing cabinetry. They should have had Model Railroading Shop back then. I would have taken that class too
Have a great day gentleman
Good morning, diners. Bacon, eggs, and coffee, please.
Things are getting back to normal here. I finished my 2½ mile trail walk this morning. The days are getting noticeably shorter.
I had no idea that the Nebraska Seed Potato industry was a thing until seeing this from 1929:
Have a good day, everyone.
York1 John
Good morning.
Kevin, Ed, TF, Brent, John York1, and David. ... Thanks for posting all of the interesting photos and videos.
John York 1. .... Yes, the DZ was an overnight train. Remarkably, the 1950's consist had three dome cars for viewing farm fields in the middle of the night. DZ was a popular train in its day, and produced more revenue than any other Burlington passenger train.
Here are some old locomotives preserved at the musuem in St. Louis. B&O 50 was that railroad's first passenger diesel . MILW bi-polar electric locomotive hauled trains in Montana.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
A large coffee please, Brunhilda.
Silence!!! The grandchildren have gone home.
Now to pack clothes for a holiday.
Two locomotives now preserved at 'Locomotion' Shildon County Durham.
LMS Stanier Class 5 4.6.0 number 5000 built 1935. Class 5s were painted black and the nickname 'Black 5s' has remained throughout their lives. 842 were built.
LNER Class V2 4771 Green Arrow also preserved at 'Locomotion'. Built 1936 to the design by Sir Nigel Gresley.
pavThanks for those really nice pictures of the electrics. I especially liked the ones of the P-motors.
Thanks, Eric
Well, that deserves another look, doesn't it?
rn1-449cr by George Hamlin, on Flickr
rn1-443crs by George Hamlin, on Flickr
I was fortunate to be able to scrape enough together to buy an Overland P-1a when they were first available. Then I found a "deal" on another used one a few years later.
IMG_6782_fix by Edmund, on Flickr
Have a great day, everyone — Ed
This is terrible.
Sorry Kevin...
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
Kevin ... I am very sad to hear about your sister in law. Prayers continue.
Very sorry to hear this, Kevin.
I'm so sorry to hear about your sister-in-law Kevin
Continued prayers
John
Kevin, so sorry to hear of your sister-in-law's deteriorating condition. My thoughts are with you and your family at this time.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
That is disheartening news, Kevin. We keep you in our thoughts every day.
Regards, Ed & Dee Ann
Kevin. Our thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
David and Dawn
Kevin, so sorry to hear about your SIL. Thinking of you and yor wife.
CN Charlie
Kevin, as others have said, my deepest prayers to you and yours! Kindest thoughts going your way....
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Thank you to everyone that has shared concern for our situation.
They are going to continue dialysis into tomorrow, and make a new assessment when they see her response.
SeeYou190They are discussing moving her to hospice tomorrow.
Hi Kevin,
I'm so sorry to hear about your sister-in-law. Words are hardly adequate.
Be strong! Our thoughts are with you and your wife.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critterI'm so sorry to hear about your sister-in-law. Words are hardly adequate. Be strong! Our thoughts are with you and your wife.
Thank you Dave.
I had absolutely no idea how demonic Covid can be. I thought it was just like worse-than-asthma.
It attacks every part of your body and causes everything to be effected. This is horrible.
The recovery/relapse roller-coaster is another thing I was not prepared for. One day last week they were saying she improving surprisingly well, then two days later she was worse than she had been.
This thing is a terror.
I found a picture of me from about 15 years ago practicing on an acoustic Epiphone guitar.
I gave this guitar away to a co-worker about 5 years ago. I hated the way this guitar sounded, but I did not need to get out an amplifier to use it.
There is some interesting detail in the picture.
You can see part of my $1,700.00 Sony Trinitron High Definition TV I bought in the early 2000s. That thing weighed a couple hundred pounds. My new TV is bigger, has a better picture, streams YouTube and Netflix, and weight about 25 pounds. It also cost less than $400.00!
My wife and youngest daughter got rid of my beloved Trinitron when I was travelling in 2014. I was so heartbroken, I loved that TV. The new one is a lot better. They were right.
My Nintendo 64 is on the bottom shelf with a whole bunch of games. My kids and I wasted entire days running around shooting each other in N64 games.
There are some DVDs on the shelf too. These DVDs cost 30-40 dollars each back then. Now they are all in binders without the boxes. They take up a lot less space now.
My kitchen is in the background with the island sticking out. The island is long gone and the kitchen works so much better without it.
I can't believe how clean the tile is. I need to get Stanley Steemer into the house to clean the tile again.
Good morning all. A full Englsh please, Janie
Possibly a sunny day today.
Today we are getting ready for 8 days away. Our first cruise since 2019. We cannot wait.
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The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria has always been a favorite of mine since I first saw it in the 1960s
In 1923 'River Esk' was built in Colchester, Essex and used mainly on stone trains. Now preserved and running on tourist trains.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require