well we got deulged by rain yesterday (5+ inches) and my sump pump decided to quit during all of this. Luckily I have a friend who had one i could borrow for temp pumping last night. I did not get to bed until 2am> I put a new one in this morning.
Our local Menards had a "get 15% off anything you can stuff in this bag" sale. Guess what I made fit into said bag, yep the new sump pump.
Basement does not flood but will get trickles if the pump fails. we got like 3 inches of rain in about 30 mins so I had a pretty good trickle.
sigh.. now for a nap.
Pendon Museum
Dartmoor Viaduct.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpcSJdVDvGg&ab_channel=PENDONMUSEUM
Madder Valley Railway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6kUFlpj3sw&ab_channel=PENDONMUSEUM
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
SeeYou190I went on several speeder runs, but I never owned a speeder. I had a few freinds that had them.
York1Ed, I didn't know you once had a speeder. I would love to have one, but that, like a lot of wishes, is probably not going to happen.
I should dig out and upload more video I have — someday...
It was fun at the time
Cheers, Ed
Good morning, everyone, from the icy, snowy Great Plains.
I walked in the college field house this morning -- I'm too old to risk my brain walking on ice outside.
TF, that Owatanno Depot is a neat looking building. I'm glad people cared enough to preserve it!
Henry, I checked the prices on Ozark Railcar. While I can't afford a caboose or speeder, I have faith that Santa will get me one and it will be in driveway December 25. Yes, my wife will agree with all of you that I am delusional.
Kevin, your yard will look great once the plants mature. I'm with you -- I've always wanted a yard that would look like a tropical paradise. Not possible where I live now unless you have a greenhouse. I love going to Omaha's Lauritzen Gardens. They have a huge greenhouse full of exotic plants.
Mister Beasley, I hope the GF recovers from her fall.
Ed, I didn't know you once had a speeder. I would love to have one, but that, like a lot of wishes, is probably not going to happen. I wish I had seen your caboose before I built my backyard shed. While I could never have done the great job you did, I would have enjoyed trying to build something like that in the yard.
Dave and David, thanks for the neat videos!
I have time today for some more work on the layout. I'm not enjoying this bridge work anymore and just want to get it finished so I can get back to some things I enjoy more.
While I don't live in Minnesota, I came across this neat article. It's nice that BNSF is paying for part of this:
https://www.railwayage.com/freight/class-i/a-home-for-history-wayzata-section-foreman-house-from-great-northern-days-to-be-restored-with-support-from-bnsf/
Have a great day, everyone. If you're near the ice storm, be careful!
York1 John
hon30critterYou can post anything related to trains, real or modeled, that suits your fancy!
gmpullmanI did the speeder thing in the early 2000s. It was fun but I moved on from there.
I went on several speeder runs, but I never owned a speeder. I had a few freinds that had them.
This is a neat one. It was "scratchbuilt" by a carpenter that lived in Naples, Florida. Power came from a 250cc motorcycle engine.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
The "Speeder Trolley" was always a real crowd pleaser, and often times was chosen to lead the pack.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
More smoke rings!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good morning Diners. Tea and toast please, Chloe.
Dave. I remember those Class 50s films. They made the 'railway news' at the time.
Industrial Railways.
Yates Duxbury Paper Mill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_tr5zPiLaI&ab_channel=GandyDancerProductions
This cold start video is agonizing to watch!
Here is another rather smokey cold start. This one blows smoke rings! The last half of the video just shows the locomotive moving back and forth so it isn't very interesting.
This is an interesting video showing some of the historical equipment that the Hawaiian Railway Society has in its collection.
This is an interesting interview with the last brakeman to work on the Hawaiian Consolidated Railroad. Lots of great footage:
Back from the Southern Command. We left at the right time this morning and drove between gulley washers all the way home, no rain until we got unloaded here at Northern command.
No other incidents at Southern Command, I got the window fixed and the window shade fixed.
John ( York) I don't know if or when the Sheriff office talked to teh peolpe up the hill. But there was no shooting after they made their visit.
This Deputy is also going to keep watch on the house. He patrols our area a lot.
So I have two LEO watching the place now. I notice that a "permanent" camper has moved in where the "crack" house was. However they have a yap yap dog, So I don't think they are crack heads.
It was a nice relaxing time other than the 9mm issue.
York1 I would really like someone to get me either the speeder or the caboose in this photo for Christmas.
I wish I would have known, John. I did the speeder thing in the early 2000s. It was fun but I moved on from there.
Edison_Speeder by Edmund, on Flickr
I sold it to a fellow that has really maintained it well and, last I heard was still using it on "speeder outings".
Mr. Edison was in charge of security:
Edison by Edmund, on Flickr
I'm sure most of you know that my choice for a caboose was to stick-build a replica. Far less expensive (I believe last tally was about $12k and that was total cost including utilities and the TV and refrigerator). I've had visitors question me as to how I got this thing moved into the woods. Sometimes it took a bit of convincing that it really isn't an authentic caboose.
IMG_9971 by Edmund, on Flickr
My nephew offered to donate a pair of actual freight trucks to stick underneath. At about five tons each I decided against that option.
Good evening Diners. Whisky and lemonade please, Zoe.
Industrial Railways
Manufacture of Steel - 1945.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ETFcXyuxP8&list=PLSmEk8-LnOGuqyLFA4b0_LMLU0Tp5Q4qW&ab_channel=CharlieDeanArchives
We've got nice weather, too. It's 55 degrees F with bright sunshine. The GF was on one of those organized trail runs yesterday, and she fell going over a stream with some rocks. Now her knees and back hurt. Her schedule is pretty empty this week, but as usual the dog won't get a walk for a few days. If the dog gets one good walk a week, it's lucky.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
dti406My deceased brother-in-law's house in Cape Coral had all the non native grass and bushes and trees removed and replaced with native plants. Never had to water and it stayed green all year long.
I am the opposite, nothing in my yard is native, and a lot are exotics.
I have trees from Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.
All my shrubs are from far away lands as well.
A lot of my trees have died, but the ones that took root are beautiful. When my back yard is finally done, it should look like a real paradise, I hope.
I really wanted a couple of Australian Carrotwood Trees when I bought this house in 1999, but I found out they were categorized as invasive in 1995.
Track maintenance crew at work in 1988:
I have no idea where I took that picture.
Well John the price of cabeese have gone up. https://ozarkmountainrailcar.com/
A nice speeder will cost you $5-6,000 A caboose in not terrible condition, 5 times as much. Trucking it to your place will cost as much as the caboose, unless you are close.
We are having spring days after the Polar Death Storm of several days ago.
Hoping everyone has a happy and healthy New Year
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Good morning
gmpullman Track fiddler New Year's resolution is embedding videos from the phone.
Track fiddler New Year's resolution is embedding videos from the phone.
And Thanks for the vote of confidence Ed
gmpullman A "Pike-Sized" passenger train passing one of my favorite stations, Point of Rocks, Maryland: Thomas Underwood Coll B&O038 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
A "Pike-Sized" passenger train passing one of my favorite stations, Point of Rocks, Maryland:
Thomas Underwood Coll B&O038 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
A handsome structure at that. My favorite railroad structure is the historically preserved, Owatonna Depot.
Good morning, everyone.
Rain, then ice, then snow predicted. There's a lot of things needing to be done before that happens.
I'll check in later today to see how everyone is doing.
Y2K, which seems like yesterday, is already 23 years ago.
Good morning Diners. A large coffee with cream please, Zoe.
38 minutes of Preserved Narrow Gauge Railways in the U.K.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w9FxFYCmVk&ab_channel=preservedrailway
BATMANHmmm, sounds like the Bear is a little cheesed off.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Track fiddlerNew Year's resolution is embedding videos from the phone.
I knew you could do it, TF!
A couple more great B&O photos:
Thomas Underwood Coll B&O410 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
An E6 in shiny paint:
Thomas Underwood Coll B&O421 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
No one on the open platform today...
Thomas Underwood Coll B&O434 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
Evening
New Year's resolution is embedding videos from the phone
Some PF from TF.
PS HAPPY NEW YEAR for 2 hours and 364 more days
Anarchy by Bear, on Flickr It does allow me though, to post this wonderful poster that I came across during an earlier search… Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board posters _ by Bear, on Flickr Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year. Cheers, the Bear.
Anarchy by Bear, on Flickr
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board posters _ by Bear, on Flickr
Hmmm, sounds like the Bear is a little cheesed off.
Happy New Year once again to all. Santa brought me a proper trail cam so I could see what wildlife visits during the night. We do get quite a variety passing through and often wake up to a half dozen deer sound asleep on our front lawn in the morning.
Santa also brought me a new drone as I wore my old one out, so I was out breaking it in as well today. It is a step or two up from my old one.
I then grabbed a mutt and did 10.36km in 2 hours and 20 minutes which is slow for me, however, instead of turning right and heading off into the forest, we turned left and headed off across the hay fields and there were lots of cows and horses to visit and pet along the way. It was such a nice day and so quiet it was a total recharge for the soul. Burned 1014 calories just on the walk so I can pig out tonight.
Someone gave me a bottle of Black Tower Pinot Noir for doing them a favour. Blah, yuck It was probably regifted many times and I was the only one dumb enough to open it.
Ed, I never knew there was such a thing as a ground/inspection light until I got my Hudsons. What does this button do? Oh cool!
Just about happy hour, I'll go see if any of our Christmas visitors have left me any of my good Scotch.
I took this photo way back when and someone wrote and asked if they could use it for a RR calendar that they produced every year. I wrote back and said go ahead, but never got the free calendar they promised me for letting them use it. Easy come easy go.
Time to visit the trainroom which just happens to be where the bar is. I think I'll just fire up a couple and sit back and watch for a while.
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Quiet day here at the homestead.
Beamish Museum, County Durham, U.K.
My son works there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iK6zoYTsq4&ab_channel=MattDitchPhotography
SeeYou190 York1 I didn't know Florida had rock like that. I'm not sure why I thought Florida would be all sand. Where I live in Florida is barely above sea level, and is naturally a swamp. Everything has to be filled before you can build. All the rocks and debris are from that fill that was trucked in. My house is filled higher than almost all the other houses on the street. When I bought it, it was the highest. Fill is very important because of the flooding possibilities. My house should stay high and dry. -Kevin
York1 I didn't know Florida had rock like that. I'm not sure why I thought Florida would be all sand.
Where I live in Florida is barely above sea level, and is naturally a swamp.
Everything has to be filled before you can build. All the rocks and debris are from that fill that was trucked in. My house is filled higher than almost all the other houses on the street. When I bought it, it was the highest.
Fill is very important because of the flooding possibilities. My house should stay high and dry.
My deceased brother-in-law's house in Cape Coral had all the non native grass and bushes and trees removed and replaced with native plants. Never had to water and it stayed green all year long.
Rick Jesionowski
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!
Good morning to 2023! Happy New Year.
My wife just woke up and wanted to know why the Rose Parade wasn't on. Even the parade gets the weekend off.
Maybe by the end of this year I will have my layout's bridge finished.
It's 51 weeks to Christmas, 2023, and so I'm giving my fellow diners plenty of time. I would really like someone to get me either the speeder or the caboose in this photo for Christmas. I'd be happy with either one.
Have a great Sunday, everyone.
Use any excess earth for a raised bed(s).
Happy New Year Diners. A large coffee please, Janie.
Panama Canal Railroad
Travelled on it in 2018
IMG_0874 by David Harrison, on Flickr
IMG_0876 by David Harrison, on Flickr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AXhD3V309w&ab_channel=StevenJBrown
Good morning from Antigo, Wisconsin.
Thanks for opening January's Free-For-All Diner Dave.
Was awake just before 5:00 this morning, but nobody else is after last night's New Year's festivities
Nice to get reception up here as they put in a new cell tower a few years back. Sometimes it works, sometimes it don't.
My share is the McGiffert self-propelling log loader from the backyard of the Duluth Depot Museum.
Looks like something from Dr Seuss man.
Interesting and efficient machine as empty logging cars could pass underneath to be loaded.
Love the Cheese Train Bear. Too bad we won't be up here on a Friday. Every week in the early afternoon, the freshly made cheese curds come from the creamery to the Phlox service station.
They sell out quickly if you don't get there in time. They are so fresh they're still warm and squeak in your teeth when you chew them
Happy New Year gentlemen
SeeYou190 I got sixteen feet of soffit up in four hours, including two light fixtures.
I got sixteen feet of soffit up in four hours, including two light fixtures.