NorthBritJerusalem Light Rail Journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHqKO4ZySfw&ab_channel=JordanaGee
David, we just got back from a trip over there. The video shows a clean part of Jerusalem we didn't see.
This is the only train I got a picture of in Israel. This photo was taken from the highway in Tel Aviv.
In three weeks in the Mid-East, this was the only train we saw.
York1 John
SeeYou190This place, much closer to Seattle, is also worth a long visit. PF&S Trains in Pasco, Washington.
-Matt
Returning to model railroading after 40 years and taking unconscionable liberties with the SP&S, Northern Pacific and Great Northern roads in the '40s and '50s.
crossthedogAnyway, next time I'm motoring through Nebraska I'm going to have a good long wander down those aisles.
Plan on spending a lot of time. It is worth the trip.
This place, much closer to Seattle, is also worth a long visit.
PF&S Trains in Pasco, Washington.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Israel.
Jerusalem Light Rail Journey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHqKO4ZySfw&ab_channel=JordanaGee
Building the extension.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8NPNvpA6Gk&ab_channel=Steconfer
Israeli Trains.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF0Lqz8ow8I&ab_channel=YnonGabbai
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
York1I just got back from a visit to the railroad store. It's about an hour away, but I love going there. If they don't have it, they'll get it for you. I only needed some track joiners, but I spent quite a while shopping. Spring Creek Model Railroad:
Anyway, next time I'm motoring through Nebraska I'm going to have a good long wander down those aisles.
hon30critterYou can post anything related to trains, real or modeled, that suits your fancy! This should be a very interesting month!
There are some great safety stripes on the end of this caboose.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
This caboose is on display at the North Carolina Museum of Transportation.
Good evening Diners. Janie, I'll have a glass of the brew, Kevin left please.
I have been busy baking. Spiced apple and pear sausage rolls. Sorry guys. Family found out and arrived. No sausage rolls left.
In February 1977 I was in Jerusalem, Israel. They did not have an underground train system then. Now they do. Yitzhak Navon Railway Station; the deepest station in the world.
A film nearly all escalators from the station to ground level.
(It is something different. )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygHhvB48mBk&ab_channel=VirtualJERUSALEM
Beef Rogan Josh Curry. I'll leave some in the Diner.
Hello diners. I'm late for breakfast, so I'll have some of Kevin's brew for lunch.
I just got back from a visit to the railroad store. It's about an hour away, but I love going there. If they don't have it, they'll get it for you. I only needed some track joiners, but I spent quite a while shopping. Spring Creek Model Railroad:
It's cold, dark, and frosty outside -- perfect weather to use as an excuse to work inside on the railroad.
Have a great day, everyone.
James Andrews's grave -- one of the Union soldiers who took part in the Civil War Great Locomotive Chase:
hbgatsfMy question about the dinner in the other thread was not in jest. I had never clicked on this topic.
Then I'm glad you found us. I am unable to send messages through the forum software.
While we get off topic, we don't do politics in the diner, at least not when Vinnie, AKA Steve Otte is around.
Lion That orange cat looks like the Chessie cat.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
It is after 12:00 noon here, so time to break out some suds! I think a "Three Philosophers" from Omme Gang will suit the day just fine.
It is raining outside, so early beer it will be.
hon30critter I will caution you that the narrator sounds a bit mundane, but I believe that his observations and comparisons with AmTrak are legitimate.
My middle daughter did a train vacation about ten years ago. She rode VIA Westbound from roughly New York to Seattle, then she rode Amtrak from Seattle to Tampa.
She said the trains were roughly similar as far as service and equipment was concerned, but the VIA train was faster and spent less time on sidings.
SeeYou190 maxman Does one need a college degree to become a “permit technician”. I think the term "technician" just means "employee" now. I am a "service technician" at The Home Depot, I just give people their refunds. Nothing technical about it. -Kevin
maxman Does one need a college degree to become a “permit technician”.
I think the term "technician" just means "employee" now.
I am a "service technician" at The Home Depot, I just give people their refunds. Nothing technical about it.
If you have to rtun the regiszter, Its Technical.
If you have to pet the cat it is not technical.
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good morning Diners. Another busy day. Therefore a coffee on the go please, Flo.
Bear mentions trams. A few years back I used to be a volunteer at North East Electrical Tram Trust (NEETT). It is now grown to a Transport Museum involving aircraft, buses, military hardwear etc. Well worth a visit.
My son as a tram driver at Beamish Museum
d by David Harrison, on Flickr
Back later.
Good Morning Diners. Chloe, give me the special and a black coffee please.
TGIF! Not that I have anything grand planned for the weekend, but at least it will be doing things I want to do.
hon30critterAlso, if you are as lucky as I was in 1965, you might just get to see herds of antelope racing beside the train.
Happy Friday everyone!!
Mike
Since we can go anywhere we want this month, this is where I want to go. I did it in 1965 with my mom and now I would like to do it with my wife. I will caution you that the narrator sounds a bit mundane, but I believe that his observations and comparisons with AmTrak are legitimate.
By the way, I have to disagree with the narrator's implied suggestion that the prairies are void of any significant scenery. The prairies have been an important part of North American history and viewing their vast expanses from the comfort of the train can only enhance our understanding of how hard generations of people from multiple cultures have worked to make a living off of that land.
Also, if you are as lucky as I was in 1965, you might just get to see herds of antelope racing beside the train. That was thrilling!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
maxmanDoes one need a college degree to become a “permit technician”.
Does one need a college degree to become a “permit technician”.
So... I am going to replace the soffit on my house myself this time after Hurrican Ian. I contacted the city, and they told me I needed to come get a permit in person.
I went to the permit office today, this is the first time I have been there since the Hurricane. It was a madhouse.
I waited for five hours, just to have the clerk tell me that in fact, I do not need a permit to repair my own soffit.
Hi Rick,
The question about where the Diner is this month is quite legitimate. For a long time the Diner was attached to trains all over the world. However, over the past few months, the Diner has evolved into a place where themes other than locations or specific railroads have been brought into play. I don't think that this was necessarily a conscious decision. It came about because I think we were running out of places that we hadn't already been before, and we wanted to keep the Diner interesting.
For this January I originally suggested that we focus on small industrial engines. I used the example of the Hawaiian pineapple farm locomotives as an example, but I didn't intend that that be the only focus. To make a long story short, it was suggested (by Brent I believe) that we throw the Diner wide open and let everyone post train related items that were of interest to them, and that is where we currently stand, or better still, sit (in the Diner).
We are always open to new suggestions about where we should take the Diner so please speak up.
Anybody wanna ride a train!
Anyone wanna pet a cat?
ROAR
My question about the dinner in the other thread was not in jest. I had never clicked on this topic.
Thanks for sharing.
Rick
BroadwayLion Maybe Tomorrow. They assigned me to two more days answering the telephone, Tues, and Thurs between 3 and 4:30. The monk who used to do this slot passed away a few weeks ago. So maybe that leaves me Mon, Wed, and Fri to get up there. Of course I still have my original phone shift on Sat.1-4:30. Of coures mostly I want to sleep. Except of course at night. Go figgre.
Maybe Tomorrow. They assigned me to two more days answering the telephone, Tues, and Thurs between 3 and 4:30. The monk who used to do this slot passed away a few weeks ago. So maybe that leaves me Mon, Wed, and Fri to get up there. Of course I still have my original phone shift on Sat.1-4:30.
Of coures mostly I want to sleep. Except of course at night. Go figgre.
Well, now ewe've done it, LION. We all know when you'll be on the phones! Don't be surprised if the lines are jammed with forum buddies posing as either personal fans or as hecklers. If ewe're required to keep logs of your calls, I wonder just how we'll be explained away!
L'il Johnny B
I got lost on my computer and almost replied in the wrong forum.
That could of been confusing, but since I mostly just paste cats
Im sure none woof have noticed.
Train Room... No I haven't gotten up there yet, mostly too lazy, I just sit here reading posts about the war in the Ukraine. Don't know why I should spend so much time there. they all say the same thing for days on end.
YES I AM GOING TO GO UP TO THE TRAIN ROOM!
Elias the sleeepy broadwaylion.com : )
Very interesting, David!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Industrial Railways.
Slate Quarries of North Wales.
Quarry Incline Working.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naGrum5Qsnc&ab_channel=BrockleBroadcastingCo
(The late) Duke of Edinburgh visits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7audvDAEko&ab_channel=BritishPath%C3%A9
At Dorothea Slate Quarry, Dinorwic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTadZfO9C30&ab_channel=BritishPath%C3%A9
Good morning from a soggy West Coast.
Here we have the post-breakfast snooze with the only male doing the Burt Reynolds pose.
We have teeth!
Bear, enjoyed the Christchurch video, it brought back memories of traveling New Zealand with a drop-dead gorgeous girl from Zurich. We parted ways in Christchurch but met up again four months later in Europe for another month of travel.
My daughter would like a boyfriend I think, but her academic endeavors and position with the Feds, we all think intimidates a lot of guys she meets. She is a very attractive young lady that got her Moms good looks, but I think it will be someone she has spent time working with that she will end up with. Can't wait to give him the Dad stare down though.
All the best to all.
Looks like CP nicked some power from CN.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Today I have a picture of covered hopper cars on a cloudy day.
I have no notes about where or when this picture was taken.
MisterBeasleyHere is what was probably the last steam on the Fitchburg line.
That was a great story. I love it when pictures have a story to go with them. Most of mine are just "I was in this place and this happened".
Thank you for sharing.
Unlike Mr. TF, I haven’t mastered the art of using a cell phone to communicate on the Forum
I have not mastered my cell phone for anything except texting with my wife.
Water Level RouteMy second ever real hobby shop. My grandfather took me to see the layout there. Layout tours were only on Saturdays.
Just South of Gainesville was Wayside Antiques and Engine Company. There was an HO layout on the second floor that ran on Saturdays. My dad took me a few times, and I remember it being magical.
York1Bear, it's good you approve of your daughter's boyfriend. Not sure how it will all work out, but if it becomes permanent, it's good to have a son-in-law who is fits into the family.
One of my biggest blessings in life is that with three daughters, none of them even had a boyfriend that I had to get rid of.
You are very lucky Bear.
York1Kevin, I'm enjoying your photos from your various trips.
I am enjoying having the opportunity to share more of them. This was a good subject for the January Diner.
Good morning, diners.
We're headed out the door in a few minutes for another funeral. I didn't realize retirement meant attending funerals. I think back now to when my parents were my age -- it seemed like they were always attending funerals. I didn't pay much attention then.
Ed, usually I think I've seen just about everything, but your post today of the Pullman Club Cinema Car was the first I've ever seen! It looks like the workers would need to move chairs around. I guess you could get a drink and walk in to watch the movie. Neat!
Bear, it's good you approve of your daughter's boyfriend. Not sure how it will all work out, but if it becomes permanent, it's good to have a son-in-law who is fits into the family. The video of the streetcar looks very similar to New Orleans streetcars. It's hard to believe they are still an important part of the daily transit system in New Orleans.
St. Charles Streetcar by Scott Beale, on Flickr
David, that's pretty amazing video of the quarry. I'm amazed at how much human muscle power was still pushing cars and loading in the 1970s. Fun to watch!
Lion, it's good to hear from you. I like the subway photos. Are you able to get upstairs to your subway yet?
Mister Beasley, that had to be a shock to hear that whistle. I wonder what the price tag was for that wedding!
Kevin, I'm enjoying your photos from your various trips.
All others not named, I enjoy reading all of your comments each day.
Time to go ... I will check back when we get home.
The Texas Limited excursion, 1991
We spent a day riding the Christchurch Trams
Hi Bear,
Your first attempt at editing a video worked out quite well!
That tram looks very much like a brass model that I bought a couple of years ago, except mine has four doors. I haven't done anything with the model except order a Stanton drive for it.
Glad you had a good time at the wedding!
Good morning Diners. A coffee on the go please, Chloe.
Maenofferen Slate Quarry in 1978, Wales.
8mm silent film. Fascinating (imo).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8RZjB1gULk&ab_channel=NCBgricer
and how it worked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZZrnudjP7I&ab_channel=CBHC-RCAHMW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8RZjB1gULk&ab_channel=BennettBrookRailway