Attuvian1 MisterBeasley In my last job, I was in a classified room doing defense work. Between college and grad school, I worked for a company that built sonar bouys for the Navy. Most of the test equipment used for design and production was done in-house in the department I worked in. Two benches over was that of Bill Whosey (the surname my mom used for anyone's she coundn't recall). He had a little sign that said: "The secrecy of my job prevents me from knowing what I'm doing." Attuvian John
MisterBeasley In my last job, I was in a classified room doing defense work.
In my last job, I was in a classified room doing defense work.
Between college and grad school, I worked for a company that built sonar bouys for the Navy. Most of the test equipment used for design and production was done in-house in the department I worked in. Two benches over was that of Bill Whosey (the surname my mom used for anyone's she coundn't recall). He had a little sign that said:
"The secrecy of my job prevents me from knowing what I'm doing."
Attuvian John
Our rancher does de fence work around hear!
And since I have the top of the page to myself, da grub is on me!
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
MisterBeasleyNo, Brent, I don't rock n roll no more. I last saw Boston a few years ago with the GF at Boston Garden. The place had a lot of smoke floating around, but, like TF, my choice of intoxicants also runs more to a craft beer on tap at a local brewpub.
They Allow Smoking!!!? Indoors!!! ??? In North Dakota you may not smoke indoors, and if you rent an apartment, then you cannot smoke in there either.
Hypothermia is a side effect of smoking out here!
SeeYou190I had to stop at Walmart tonight after work. I hate going to Walmart. I bought a WiFi USB adapter for $75.00 to fix the problem.
WOW! They saw you coming! I have a few extra in my shop, handy things to keep around. I don't think I paid more that $15 each for them. You ever hear of this eBay place???
Track fiddlerThe shell, as well as the insides were gutted rather smoothly, but what your looking at here, is a not so good three weeks of wrecking-ball and not-even an 1/8th of the structure demolished.
Didn't these guys ever hear of TNT? BOOM~! Maybe a Himars will do it!
You want something take apart, get a cat to do it!
gmpullmanAnother circus train and another Gremlin? How many of those things did AMC make? They're coming out of the weeds!
I never had a Gremlin, but I did own an AMC Hornet for a time in the early 1990s. It was one of those $300.00 cars I bought to use for back-and-forth to work.
Mine was almost a twin to this one.
The Hornet was a drastically underated car. For what it was, it was a fantastic car. The styling was much better than the more popular Gremlin.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
BroadwayLionWOW! They saw you coming! I have a few extra in my shop, handy things to keep around. I don't think I paid more that $15 each for them.
Well, I needed one immediately, or I never would have gone to Walmart in the first place.
Then... I bought the most expensive one they had.
Here is another steam tourist train video that, IMHO, is very enjoyable:
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I love Mike Downie's train videos! Here is is travelling to the Grand Canyon:
SeeYou190The Hornet was a drastically underated car.
My sister had a Gremlin with the 304 V-8 and a four-speed in it. I never got to drive it though, I was tooling around in my mother's '66 beetle. A girlfriend had a '71 Javelin that was kind of neat. Many of the popular cars then were painted in some odd colors, that's certain.
Call the wrecker, the wrecker needs a lift!
Manic Monday at Momence by SE Delmar tower, on Flickr
Another idea involving a crane that should have had a little more planning?
CN_watertank1 by Edmund, on Flickr
CN_watertank6 by Edmund, on Flickr
CN_watertank5 by Edmund, on Flickr
"They'll never learn" Scotty
Cheers, Ed
Good morning Diners. Tea and toast please, Flo.
Great pictures by everyone this month.
A silent film from 1933. Moving standard gauge wagons onto narrow gauge track.
Leek & Manifold Railway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY7rNorLoBw&ab_channel=SDJR7F88
Motorail Cars on the rail network.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ncozvZK58&ab_channel=JackStackhouse
The Story of British Railways Garratts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG6r-YsMi4g&ab_channel=RuairidhMacVeigh
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Good Morning Diners. Flo, can I get a large black coffee, with a side of coffee, and a coffee to go please? Thank you!
Horrible insomnia Saturday night. I played in a Euchre tournament (Not serious. Very laid back, for fun.) Saturday night and that must have been the culprit. It caught up to me today. Yeesh!
OldEnginemanUse a "clip grabber"
Walmart. When my small town got one everyone (except the small business owners that is) was excited and it was actually a rather nice store. When my wife and I moved away to college, we didn't understand at first why so many people disliked Walmart. Then we went into the ones near where we were at college. Yikes! By the time we moved home, ours had degraded to match those in the bigger cities. I still like Walmart. No, I don't go in there, but the reason I like having a Walmart here is simple. It keeps the pajama wearing, non-bathing, inconsiderate, unruly customers out of the stores I do go to.
Have a good Monday everyone!
Mike
Good morning
gmpullman
BroadwayLion
gmpullman "They'll never learn" Scotty
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TF
Good morning, diners. It's a frosty 9°F out, so I decided to walk indoors at the college field house.
I'll have bacon, eggs, and black coffee, Brunhilda.
It was good to hear from Ulrich.
Dave, I hadn't seen that set of videos of the guy traveling all over to ride trains. I wish I had done something like that when I was younger.
I'm starting my taxes today. I have always done my own taxes, even though my situation has made taxes more and more complicated over the years. To me, it has always been a fun challenge to wring every last dollar out of taxes. In all the years, I lost only one battle with the IRS, and that was a case in which I finally gave up and paid an amount, even though I still believe I was right. It had turned into something that was going to cost me more money to fight it than just to pay it.
I am excited today to start laying some track to run to a diesel shop building. Not sure yet how it's going to be laid out, so I'll have fun trying different configurations. I'm reusing a building I had on the older layout.
I bought some plane tickets yesterday for later in the year. I was kind of taken aback at how the ticket prices had risen over the 12 months.
Have a great day, everyone!
York1 John
hon30critterYou can post anything related to trains, real or modeled, that suits your fancy! This should be a very interesting month!
Here is a picture of EMD's beautiful GP-30 in Burlington Northern green. It is quite handsome with the white cab front.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
According to my notes, this was near Carthage, Illinois in 1989, but I do not associate Illinois with the BN. Maybe my notes were wrong.
Hi again diners. Chloe, a chocolate malt please.
SeeYou190According to my notes, this was near Carthage, Illinois in 1989, but I do not associate Illinois with the BN. Maybe my notes were wrong.
York1I lost only one battle with the IRS, and that was a case in which I finally gave up and paid an amount, even though I still believe I was right. It had turned into something that was going to cost me more money to fight it than just to pay it.
In another thread, someone mentioned smell that always takes them down model train memory lane. For me, that's OSB. Everytime I smell it I'm taken back to those first train set days. All of my previous layouts were built on OSB, but that first one was simply a sheet of OSB sitting on four milk crates to get it off the floor, and I'm immediately 8 or 9 years old every time I smell OSB. It's wonderful.
Last thing, I just want to thank everyone we have on the forum, in the diner or otherwise. I was lurking in an automotive forum this weekend and the behavior of many of the posters was appalling. Just a bunch of absolute trolls. I was not here during what is referred to every so often as "those days", so maybe it was the same here once too. Still, it's not now, and I'm grateful.
Cheers everyone!
Water Level RouteI was lurking in an automotive forum this weekend and the behavior of many of the posters was appalling. Just a bunch of absolute trolls. I was not here during what is referred to every so often as "those days", so maybe it was the same here once too. Still, it's not now, and I'm grateful.
Say Brother Lion? I thought it was "And the lion shall lay down with the Lamb". Not "The Cat shall lay down with the Chicken?"
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
howmusNot "The Cat shall lay down with the Chicken?"
Its OK if you're hiding behind the tulip leaves...
Wilson by Edmund, on Flickr
— and in the nesting box:
Nesting Layers by Edmund, on Flickr
If I just sit here quietly —
Wilson in the nest by Edmund, on Flickr
Good advice not to camp under railroad trestles in the winter:
1st Prize, Color: Ray Lewis by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Thanks for the PRR flick, TF!
Regards, Ed
Hi Everyone,
Brunhilda, coffee with cream, please.
Just dropping in to say hello. Over the last few months, I've managed to build a few unbuilt car kits that I've had laying around. Nothing special, just standard kits. I am trying to add two brake lines from the reservoir to the regulator on an ACF 2 bay covered hopper. For some reason the kit didn't have a brake cylinder, so I'm trying just the two lines. This is a first attempt to do something like this. We'll see how it goes.
Chicago is notorious for long cold winters, probably because there's more people here to moan and groan about it. However, this winter has been remarkably mild so far. Not that I'm complaining, but I don't expect it to last. I imagine February will get back to reality.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
up831 I am trying to add two brake lines from the reservoir to the regulator on an ACF 2 bay covered hopper. For some reason the kit didn't have a brake cylinder, so I'm trying just the two lines.
Good luck. Adding brake lines is a good detail that is worth the time. I hope it all goes well for you.
A big load of supplies for the house came home today.
Starting work on the soffit tomorrow.
Santa Fe Chief by Edmund, on Flickr
I like your taste in trucks, Kevin!
GMC_2009 by Edmund, on Flickr
Good Morning Diners. Chloe, a large coffee and one of those big cinnamon rolls please.
Not saying I was happy when my alarm went off at 5:00 this morning, but I went to bed at 8:30 last night and I feel MUCH better today. Thank goodness! Yesterday was rough.
up831However, this winter has been remarkably mild so far.
SeeYou190Starting work on the soffit tomorrow.
Cheers!
Good afternoon Diners. A coffee on the go please, Janie.
Dawn hasn't been 100% lately, but couple of good days for her. Hopefully to continue.
Class 37s Workhorses throughout the years.
Some modern ones, mainly around Yorkshire and Lancashire..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMw466ySumM&ab_channel=GBRailFan
SeeYou190
It certainly is. I'm a big fan of those 30 Geeps as well, especially in Cascade Green.
MineeBay
Got my eyes open for a CB&Q to add as a Teamster. They will look great together but can't find one with knuckles. Perhaps the Train Show this Spring. eBay
Adding a GN splash of Omaha Orange to the mix, certainly will make for a colorful, Track Treat of Flavors. Can you imagine those three pieces of Eye Candy rolling down the rails?
gmpullman Thanks for the PRR flick, TF!
For Sure. It was my thoughts you'ld enjoy that one too Wilson, certainly seems to be popular with the chickens
Well, The last snowstorm there was this new Toro snowblower in the road right-of-way on the way to the gas station. After it was put in the back of my truck, to wait and see if the owner would come back looking for it, my phone number was left with the station manager just in case he did. Also called the Police Department to leave my number as I'd like to see it get back to its owner.
It's been almost a month now and have no idea what I'm going to do with this snow blower in the Boiler Room. Unfortunately none of my friends need one or I'd help a brother out.
Looked it up and found that it's $700 retail. Winter must be good for something? It may be getting time to visit the pawn shop soon, to see if it will fund a 3-day weekend get-away
Have a Tasty Taco Tuesday, chowhounds and everyone else...
There was a bit of excitement in town yesterday; as their was a high speed chase that ended in a shootout at a local truck stop. Male suspect was killed, his female companion was severely wounded, and several law officers were shot and one was bitten by a police dog (friendly fire, so to speak). Three were flown to Wichita for medical care.
Trains in Georgia in 2016:
The second locomotive is an SD-45, and is the only SD-45 I have ever seen in operation.
This train passed me at a grade crossing, and I saw that locomotive, then the chase was on. The train stopped in this yard, and I could not get close. Too many railroad workers and too many No Trespassing signs. I also did not have my Canon DSLR.
I took this picture with my company cell phone. It was the best I could do.
Good afternoon by one minute. Bacon and eggs for lunch.
Tin Can IIThere was a bit of excitement in town yesterday; as their was a high speed chase that ended in a shootout at a local truck stop. Male suspect was killed, his female companion was severely wounded, and several law officers were shot and one was bitten by a police dog (friendly fire, so to speak). Three were flown to Wichita for medical care.
Talk about Dodge City old west action! Hope the police were not seriously injured.
My arms and shoulders are hurting just thinking about what you're doing. It's good you're younger and in better shape than me.
It's been a busy day so far, and the next several days are more busy. Tomorrow -- another funeral! I'm on record pace the last six months in number of funerals attended.
In between all the action, I hope to get to the layout this afternoon. I'm stuck on waiting for some tax info from some investments, and I can't go any farther with the tax forms until I get them. It's always a good feeling to have them done.
In the late 70s, before computerized taxes, I got my forms finished, check written, and ready for mailing. I went to the main post office in downtown New Orleans at 11:45 p.m. on April 15. There was a line of cars a mile long to get into the post office. Luckily, they had postal workers out at the street, taking the mailings, and they assured us that even though it was after midnight, the forms would be postmarked for the 15th. Things are much easier nowadays.
Have a good rest of the day, everyone.
Water Level RouteI think your notes are spot on. Don't foget, the "Burlington" in the name came from the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy, whose tracks ran right by Carthage. In fact, they had the northwest half of Illinois pretty well covered.
Thanks for that reminder.
Having grown up in Florida, I saw few trains, and I have a limited concept of how the rail network actually was formed.
My first "exposure" to the Burlington was when I was but a little tyke (well, around ten or so) and I'd spend a lot of time around the Collinwood yard of the New York Central. Around there all the engines were black or dark gray.
Then one day something like this showed up!
Seeing Red by Don Kalkman, on Flickr
Like finding a cherry in the coal pile.
Years later I visited Chicago and got to ride some of the CB&Q's bi-level trains along the "race track" which was their main line out to Aurora that passed through many of the Chicago suburbs at an amazing speed!
BN, Riverside, Illinois, 1972 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
I picture you as more of a "Hustle Muscle" type, TF!
Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, MN by d.w.davidson, on Flickr
Back to the dentist tomorrow to get the temporary crown replaced with the final cap. I miss my old GE dental insurance. This is $1800 in train money I had to spend