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Jeffreys Track-side Diner - August 2022

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Posted by York1 on Monday, August 15, 2022 8:03 AM

Good morning, diners.  Bacon, eggs, and black coffee, Brunhilda.

It's raining!  We love rain out on the plains.  My friend in Phoenix said they got over an inch of rain at his house.  Here, an inch of rain is what we would expect.  In New Orleans, an inch of rain was just a damp day.  In Phoenix, he thought an inch of rain was a world-ending event.

More work on the railroad today.  I'm refurbishng some of the buildings I saved from layout #1.

Hope everyone is healthy and doing well.

 

The Northern Plains RR operates 350 miles of track in North Dakota and Minnesota.  They haul mostly aggregates and grain.

 

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, August 15, 2022 8:30 AM

Good morning

A large stretch of the highways up to Bemidji and back where railroads along the road.  Good scenery along the way with the pine trees.

Haven't seen the Northern Plains Railroad up here yet but thanks for sharing John.  I will have to keep my eyes open while traveling around.

 

Wouldn't you know it!  Babe and Paul Bunyan were caged off under restoration.  Another reminder how old we are gettingLaugh  Maybe they can work on me next as I could use a little restoration as wellHuh?  In more ways than oneLaugh

Judy asked me to do the voice of Babe the Blue Ox wishing her a Happy Birthday and I obliged her.  She laughed and was still able to make fun out of a good thing.

 

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, August 15, 2022 9:57 AM

Those Loco's don't break ya-know?

They just Get Better!

 

 

WinkPH

 

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, August 15, 2022 10:16 AM

BroadwayLion

 

Nothing better than a (Rare Slice) of T-Bone Wildebeest!

Never in my Wildest Days would I have ever of thunk I'd appreciate a Killer Beast of a Lion for sharing?

 

 

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Posted by Doughless on Monday, August 15, 2022 10:38 AM

Hope everyone is doing well!

The Georgia & Florida Railway operates 297 miles of different rail lines in Southern Georgia and Northern Florida.  It was estalished in 2005 and is owned by Omnitrax.

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The line from Adel Georgia to Perry/Foley Florida recently received a 17 million dollar upgrade.  The line serves a large Georgia-Pacific cellulose plant in Foley FL. 

The railroad uses ex-CN GP40-2Ws, with their snow shields over the grilles still intact, LOL.  Maybe the shade cools the Georgia/Florida air.......

OmniTRAX sees a hit in new Georgia & Florida line - Railway Age

Atlas makes an HO Scale model of this locomotive.

 

In fact, they make a model of York1's DMVW GP40-2W posted on the previous page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, August 15, 2022 10:42 AM

York1
Here, an inch of rain is what we would expect.  In New Orleans, an inch of rain was just a damp day.

When I used to spend time in Indiana for work, I would be surprised when someone would say "We might see UP TO an inch of rain today".

We expect AT LEAST an inch down here if the sky gets cloudy!

-Kevin

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Posted by York1 on Monday, August 15, 2022 11:43 AM

I'm not sure how this works, but when I posted this morning, my post appeared at the bottom of the last page.

Now when I come into the diner for a cup of coffee, the post has magically moved to the top of the page!

It's lunch time here, but it will be breakfast time for Bear in a short while.  Since breakfast is the best meal of the day, and since breakfast foods are good any time of the day, get your breakfast food anytime you want -- I'm paying.

A dining car breakfast when dressing for breakfast was expected:

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, August 15, 2022 12:23 PM

York1
I'm not sure how this works, but when I posted this morning, my post appeared at the bottom of the last page. Now when I come into the diner for a cup of coffee, the post has magically moved to the top of the page!

Most likely a moderator approved a post that inserted on the previous page. That bumps everything up.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, August 15, 2022 2:11 PM

i ghad thge top page once and it got bumped bact to the muddlew of the previous page.

Who needs the freakin' TSA...

 

 

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, August 15, 2022 2:26 PM

Short Lines eh?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osceola_and_St._Croix_Valley_Railway

A fun little railroad just for joyrides or private excursions just for fun.  We've gone for a train ride there a few times.

Click on the BN Caboose for a few more pics.

 

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, August 15, 2022 2:56 PM

BroadwayLion

Who needs the freakin' TSA...

Pur-Fect!

Gives "Took Me Under Her Wing" a whole new meaning for sure! Laugh

 

 

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Posted by Attuvian1 on Monday, August 15, 2022 3:01 PM

I am such an idiot.  Middle of the month and I've been frustrated for two weeks expecting that Brother Elias was going to be constantly posting pictures and quips about short LIONS.  Well, as Emily Litella (Gilda Radner) often offered on Laugh In, "I'm sorry; never mind."

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Posted by Attuvian1 on Monday, August 15, 2022 3:01 PM

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 12:03 AM

Good evening everyone,

Just checking in before I head to bed.

The World Is A Beautiful Place

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

I have been sleeping 9-10 hours a night for the past several days. I have been waking up feeling absolutely fantastic. I hope this keeps up. 

-Kevin

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Posted by NorthBrit on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 4:55 AM

Good morning Diners.  Granddaughters' are here for a couple of days, so a coffee on the go please, Flo.

 

Bicester Military Railway.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicester_Military_Railway


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJROE1Vfjx0&ab_channel=telerail2

 

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Posted by up831 on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 9:30 AM

Hi Everyone,

Brunhilda, coffee with cream, please.

Since August is short line month, I scoured my brain to think if I had any shortline pics.  Turns out just a couple.

  Black Hills 2-6-6-2T by Jim S, on Flickr" alt="Black Hills Railroad 2-6-6-2T" width="102" height="768" />

There is a little industrial short line kind of like the LAJ but in Elk Grove, IL.  It serves the industries in the area with a yard and feed from the UP (former C&NW) tracks by O'Hare.  As near as I know they only have one locomotive, a rebuilt GP7, and I think they make a majority of their revenue by storing cars.

  Progressive RR gp7 by Jim S, on Flickr" alt="Progressive RR GP7" width="102" height="768" />

  Stored tank cars by Jim S, on Flickr" alt="stored tank cars" width="102" height="768" />

Hope all are having a good day.

Less is more,...more or less!

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 9:55 AM

Good morning everyone.

I am sure this has been posted before, but I just ran across this cover from a Steven King book.

-Kevin

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Posted by York1 on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 11:01 AM

Good morning.  It was a noisy night last night -- lots of thunder.  One sounded like it hit a short distance from our street.

My wife is after me to get out and cut another tree.  I'm dragging my feet.  Maybe the chainsaw won't start!  Whistling

SeeYou190
I have been sleeping 9-10 hours a night for the past several days. I have been waking up feeling absolutely fantastic. I hope this keeps up. 

It's funny how different people need different amounts of sleep.  My wife sleeps 10 - 12 hours, while I sleep about six hours.  I get up when I wake up, while she will turn over and sleep another three or four hours.

Hope everyone has a good day today.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 11:42 AM

The granddaughters' have been in the train room.   We must have ghosts. Funny  how  some scenery has broken. Oops   Two  girls plead innocent. Whistling

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 12:12 AM

The World Is A Beautiful Place

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

Had a great day at work today. Not sure what was going on, but everybody seemed to be in a very good mood. My coworkers, supervisors, and even all the customers. Everybody was just getting along and being very happy.

What a way for us all to be... very nice.

-Kevin

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Posted by Water Level Route on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 5:58 AM

Good Morning Diners.  Flo, an order of whole wheat toast and black coffee in a UTLX tank car please.  Second night in a row of really poor sleep and I'm feeling it.  Not sure why I'm not sleeping, but I go through episodes like this seems like a couple times a year.  Wasn't loaded up with caffeine, on any devices before bed (tv/phone/etc), not stressing out about anything, was plenty active yesterday.  Just happens every so often.  I blame years of shift work, even if I haven't worked a swing shift in 10 years.  It's the best excuse I have. Laugh

 

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Posted by NorthBrit on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 8:58 AM

Good afternoon Diners.  A cup of tea and large whisky please, Chloe.

Been out and about with the granddaughters.

 

Another Military Railway.  (I do like them. Smile)    Marchwood.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgEHrNKcz3Y&ab_channel=telerail2

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFTwE6lImjQ&ab_channel=justinfoulger

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEfc22xdm-A&ab_channel=justinfoulger

 

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Posted by York1 on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 1:01 PM

Good afternoon, everyone.  I won't have any trouble getting the waitresses' attention today, the diner is almost empty.

For some reason, we are being blessed with almost perfect weather.  Normally, August is a hot and humid month on the prairie.  However, the past week or so, we are having mild temperatures, and to top everything off, we got 1½ inches of rain.   It was a pleasure to take my morning hike.

Jim, your photos of shortlines sound interesting, but for some reason I was unable to open them.  I kept getting a "404" screen.  It might be my computer issues.

David, have fun with your granddaughters!  I know what you mean about the layout damage.  When my young grandchildren visit, I usually have multiple derailments, trees down, etc.  I guess I can always say it's the morning after a bad storm.  When I make a mess of things, I get mad at myself.  When the granddaughters make a mess of things, I don't seem to mind at all.

 

Attuvian1
I've been frustrated for two weeks expecting that Brother Elias was going to be constantly posting pictures and quips about short LIONS. 

BowBow  That's such a good one, and I'm upset I didn't think of it first!

 

Kevin, I'm always impressed with your photography -- both of the railroads and of the American scenery.  You have a real eye for getting the good photos.

 

I hope everyone facing health issues has some relief.  I also hope we can get the diner filled back up with patrons.

 

The Dakota and Iowa Railroad:

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Posted by maxman on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 3:01 PM

Was watching an episode of the Amazon series League of Their Own last night.

Was okay until they had a shot of a string of enclosed auto racks going by in the distance.

Didn't know they had them in 1943.

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Posted by tankertoad135 on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 5:07 PM

Was okay until they had a shot of a string of enclosed auto racks going by in the distance.

Didn't know they had them in 1943.

Musta entered the twilight zone!!!Whistling

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Posted by Water Level Route on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 5:36 PM

Evening everybody.  Flo, I'll have a sweet iced tea and a slice of peach pie please.

Got the mini fridge I've been working on for my daughter back together tonight.  I'm happy with how it turned out.  Just don't look too closely at the condition it's in.  This thing has to be over 30 years old.  You would never know it was entirely chocolate brown before.  Perfect for her MSU dorm!

 Mini Fridge by Michael, on Flickr

Got a whole lot of nothing pressing on the docket for tonight.  Perfect.

Have a good evening everyone.

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Posted by Attuvian1 on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 5:38 PM

maxman

Was watching an episode of the Amazon series League of Their Own last night.

Was okay until they had a shot of a string of enclosed auto racks going by in the distance.

Didn't know they had them in 1943.

 
Not quite the same, but a bit of nostalgia nonetheless:  I recall regularly seeing cars carrying dozens of auto frames lined up like vertical dominoes.  Enroute on the Michigan Central either to or from Detroit.  On flats or gons, I don't recall - maybe both.  As there were steel plants AND auto makers both west and east of my town, they likely went both ways.
 
In the early 50s (yikes!), all the military ordinance on flats was enroute west.  Tanks, Jeeps, half-tracks, even howitzers.  Plenty to turn kids into that era's version of "railfans"!
  
Chloe, got a piece of pie?  Your's is the best.  If only 'cause I'm cutting back and yours has no calories!  So throw in a chocolate malt, too.  Dinner
 
Hey, Don - Howdy!
 
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Posted by Tin Can II on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 5:40 PM

Just dropping by for a second; still at work, just finished a very successful board committee meeting.  

Mike, I don't know the hows and whys, but we have a fruit vendor that comes to Dodge City from Colorado every summer; they have been here the two of the last three week ends, and they have the best peaches.  We have gone through two 18 lb. boxes of peaches.  My wife is supposed to be making me a peach pie tonight; I can't wait to get home.

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Posted by Attuvian1 on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 5:47 PM

Water Level Route

Perfect for her MSU dorm!

 Mini Fridge by Michael, on Flickr

Mike,

Doesn't Microscale or anyone make a giant block "S" in white?  In my day the first question asked upon seeing one of these in a dorm room was, "How many six-packs does it hold?"

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Posted by Water Level Route on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 6:41 PM

Attuvian1
Doesn't Microscale or anyone make a giant block "S" in white?  In my day the first question asked upon seeing one of these in a dorm room was, "How many six-packs does it hold?"

I did a quick search for a block S or the spartan helmet, but couldn't find them in the right size just in white.  The big ones I found were both white and green and there was no way I was going to get the green to match what I could find in a rattle can.  As for six packs, I really don't have a worry with my oldest in that regard.  Now, my youngest will be heading to college in three more years.  That one I worry about! 

Tin Can, a friend at work gave me a peach off one of his trees last week, but didn't warn me how juicy they were.  I had a large puddle of peach juice on the floor by the time I got done with it.  It was great, but what a sticky mess.

Mike

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