Hello everyone and Happy New Year!!
Once again it is time to move the Diner to a new location and a new theme. The December Diner was very festive! Thanks to everyone who contributed. We had lots of Christmas trains, both real and modelled. Special thanks to David for all the layout videos and to Ed for all the posters.
As is our custom, we include a list of fallen modelers who have made great contributions to the hobby and the forums:
This month we are going to feature track side structures that are not stations or freight sheds, although there won't be any complaints if a few of those are thrown in.
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
ME FIRST, ME FIRST!!!!!
Explosives shed at Albert Canyon at the top end of the old wye.
Albert Canyon was an old pusher station. about 40km East of Revelstoke.
Thanks for opening the Diner Dave.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Here is an old structure. The source (Pinterest) doesn't identify where it is but there appears to be a shortage of flat land based on the look of the foundation:
Here is something a little more modern. Signal box maybe?
I'll bet you can't guess who's layout this is on:
Seen better days:
Something is missing in this photo:
Cool building:
That's all for now.
I hope everyone has a Happy New Year!
Still a few mintes left of 2021 where I am, so Happy New Year.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Out here in California, it's 10:53. 2021 is entering it's final hour.
Happy New Year!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I was glad when 2020 ended, 2021 was also not good. It wasn't the unrestrained dumpster-fire that 2020 was, but still not a good year.
I really hope 2022 will be a good one.
Best wishes to all.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good morning Diners. A large coffee please, Janie.
Happy New Year to All.
Yesterday I baked some Cranberry and Sausage Rolls. They 'disappeared' faster than I could bake them. My Grandmother would have been furious. Eating hot pastry before it had a chance to cool.
Irton Road Ground Frame on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway.
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
NorthBritYesterday I baked some Cranberry and Sausage Rolls. They 'disappeared' faster than I could bake them. My Grandmother would have been furious. Eating hot pastry before it had a chance to cool.
That sounds delicious! I would have also eaten them before they were cool.
SeeYou190 That sounds delicious! I would have also eaten them before they were cool. -Kevin
Happy New Year All.
Foggy and mid 40's here. New Years day also brings cleaning of the office which is just about a room with a desk and a path to it right now. Waiting on the remnants of the storm that has wreaked havoc out west to go through here. Lots of rain coming but not the massive snowfall they got in the Sierras and Rockies. I have friends out in the Front Range area - hope they made it through ok.
Little layout progress at home. Still rearranging and getting ready to do the stud walls so I can insulate and seal. New Anderson windows are nearly done and look good. The old slider and windows were top shelf but they did leak air quite well. I'm glad we subbed it out as the crew did a great job and even tidied up so well we can't see where they were.
Ok so the third has no railroad connection but you must admit it would make a great trackside structure.
All for now cleaning awaits me. Ciao, J.R.
I have no idea what I'm doing wrong but my photos don't post like they used to and I am following the instructions. Anyone have a clue?
Oh and welcome back Kevin.
Good morning diners. I haven't set foot in this place in years, but will try to stop by more often in 2022 to enjoy the fare and the company.
Happy 2022 everyone.
Modeling the B&M Railroad during the transition era in Lowell, MA
Hey all. Long time no see.
Sad to see Garry passed, I never met him in person but he seemed like a great guy. When did pass?
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
Happy New Year, diners! I hope 2022 is a better year for most of us.
It's snowing hard right now. By tonight we will have about 6 inches to go along with the -5° temperatures.
Welcome back to the diner, WilmJunc and Jimmy! I hope you come back often in 2022.
New Years Day years ago meant a lot of food and college football games all day. Now, with NIL, the transfer portal, and the playoff games, for me the luster of college football is about over. I probably will watch no games today, and I really don't have any that I would look forward to seeing. Either I have changed, or college football has changed, or some of both.
This is along the BNSF line through my town. This is right next to the street, so it is easy to watch the coming and going of the junk.
I hope everyone has a good start to the new year.
I'm going back to watching the Twilight Zone marathon on SyFy TV!
York1 John
I asked my doctor if I gave up delicious food and all alcohol, would I live longer? He said, "No, but it will seem longer."
Happy New Years gang.
Thanks for starting out what looks to be an interesting theme for this month Dave. Photo and 403 frustration started again reciently so I can't be much of a participant currently.
It's colder than molasses in January is slow up here
Have a great and safe New Year's Day gentleman
TF
Happy New Years
Jimmy_BraumSad to see Garry passed, I never met him in person but he seemed like a great guy. When did pass?
His last post in the Diner was Nov 12th and it was announced on the 18th that he passed. He had been in the hospital and went home on oxygen.
'talent on loan from God" applies to all of us.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Testing:
2017-02-13 17.14.57 by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
2016-11-08 22.04.50 by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
2017-01-16 21.14.19 by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
Be sure to copy > paste the BBCode when you click the "share" icon, JR.
MR_Photo2 by Edmund, on Flickr
— and when you insert the link into the forum reply box don't use the (mountain/moon) insert photo icon. Simply paste the text that copied from Flickr right in the reply box.
Good Luck and Happy New Year,
Regards, Ed
B24-J by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
testing
That's better. Thank you Ed. It used to work the other way but not anymore.
Good evening all.
Zoe - A round of RBF's for everyone. Thanks.
Ken - Good to see you pop in!
Fergie - Nice to see you popped in as well!
Doggie - Unfortunately, like we knew it would, the cancer has cost me Dozer Doggie. My good buddie put up a valiant fight, but unfortunately, due to the aggressive nature of the tumor, he lost.
Dozer’s favorite toy. by Richard W, on Flickr
Strange without him here.
He would have turned 10 in Feb., we got him at just over 6 weeks old, in April 2012.
Layout room update - Happier news! A large portion of the benchwork was moved into place!
Hopefully soon I can have enough done to begin laying track for limited ops while the layout gets fully built.
Hope all are well, best wishes to those not, and hope all enjoy the day!
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.
My heartfelt condolences on the passing of Dozer Doggie, Ricky. I still reminisce over all my past four-legged friends.
Many of the PRR interlockings were electro-pneumatic operated thus relied on a good source of dry compressed air plus all the related reservoirs and piping. Here is AR (Allegheny Ridge) tower and the small brick structure in the foreground is the air compressor shed.
Altoona_AR-97 by Edmund, on Flickr
AR tower has been derelict for at least a dozen years. It was due for demolition last year but as far as I know it is still, barely, standing.
AR Tower by Todd Dillon, on Flickr
200621_27_gallitzin by lmyers83, on Flickr
ricktrains4824Doggie - Unfortunately, like we knew it would, the cancer has cost me Dozer Doggie.
Very Sad! I am keeping you and yours in my thoughts and prayers!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Sorry to hear about Dozer Ricky. He sure looks like he was a great dog. I know how hard that is.
ricktrains4824Unfortunately, like we knew it would, the cancer has cost me Dozer Doggie.
Hi Ricky,
Sorry for your loss.
It has been 22 years since our Shepherd/Beagle cross, Jake, passed away and we still talk about him. The only Beagle traits that he showed were floppy ears, and he was a bit smaller than a purebred Shepherd.
Now we get to play doggie grandparents when our son's Boston Terrier, Murphy, visits every so often. We love it when he is with us but we only want him for a couple of days at a time. We are not active enough to keep him entertained for longer than that.
Happy New Year!
I sure hope this one is better than the last but it isn't starting out well.
Ricky, so sorry to hear about Dozer. It is always tough to lose them. My wife and I are still not over losing Robbie last spring. Ed is right, you always remeber them. My Nazareth passed Dec.21/82 and I think of him often.
Well, I did run the Hudson for a bit but it is back in the display case. I decided the mighty Northern deserved to replace the C Liner as power on the Inter City Limited. It will take over on tomorrow's run.
Nothing new here. Still very cold. Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning that frostbite can occur in minutes. Frozen ears are no fun.
I pulled out a kit to build that should keep me busy for quite a while. It is a Branchline heavyweight sleeper kit I picked up a few years ago from Kleins. They were clearing them out for $13 each so I bought 2.
Time for sleep,
CN Charlie
Hey all.
Sorry to hear about Dozer, Ricky. I lost three cats in a year, so I know the pain of losing a pet. They're like kids, they become part of the family.
I got my resin printer working after FIVE months of troubleshooting and replacing parts. I've got about two dozen figures printed and painted. I've also got about half a dozen 1950s vehicles for the club layout.
I operated on a friends layout yesterday with a GP38, I forgot how smooth an atlas can run.
I got a SD80mac in Conrail and the loksound decoder this week. I also got lumber at Lowe's this week(The price of plywood!)
I'm still trying my luck on dating sites, but there's nothing happening there at all. Pretty much my only option when all your friends are married and flat out refuse to introduce you to someone. Gotta love the low self confidence and shyness I am cursed with.
Good morning Diners. A sunny day ahead. A coffee please, Brunhilda. In fact leave the jug. I'll hang around a little while.
Ricky. Sorry to hear about Dozer. Before Dawn took bad we always had pets in the house and is sad when they have to leave us. Our thoughts & prayers to you and family.
A picture taken at Leamington Spa Station 2017. The station opened in 1852 by the Great Western Railway (GWR). The station remained in the hands of GWR until Nationalisation in 1948. Note the GWR ironwork supporting the seat. The lamps for the lighting are GWR standard design.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.
Good morning everyone. Two days in a row that I am up early... too early.
I am sore today. Not sure why, but I don't like it.
Sorry to hear the news about Dozer.
Good morning all:
It looks to be another cloudy day in the 40s here in MA. Hopefully, I'll spend some time working on the layout and watching some NFL football today.
Rick, I'm sorry about the loss of what appears to be a nice Golden. I have always had Labs, but no matter the breed, it is so tough to lose them.
Steve
WilmJuncIt looks to be another cloudy day in the 40s here in MA.
It has been terribly hot here the last couple of weeks. We have also had (very unusual) thick fog and high humidity. This is not good at all. We are expected to get a break next week with temperatures only in the mid 70s, but back to the high 80s next weekend.
Where is paradise? It is supposed to be here, right now.
SeeYou190 This is not good at all. We are expected to get a break next week with temperatures only in the mid 70s, but back to the high 80s next weekend. Where is paradise? It is supposed to be here, right now. -Kevin
This is not good at all. We are expected to get a break next week with temperatures only in the mid 70s, but back to the high 80s next weekend.
Temperatures here anywhere over 55 would be paradise. As for the rain.
Keep it your side of 'the pond'. It has rained every day and night for nigh on six weeks. Santa was not amused.
NorthBritTemperatures here anywhere over 55 would be paradise
This is all I want right now: