Good morning, diners.
Ed, it sounds like your treatments are going OK. Hope that continues.
David, same for you. Hopefully you will not have any more problems.
Brent, same for your wife. Hopefully she gets past this time in good health again.
Bear, my wife and I do very little in the way of streaming programs, but one we have both enjoyed is The Brokenwood Mysteries, filmed in your part of the world. I will be honest and say that when I watch, I turn on the closed captioning so I can read some of what's said. I've found that the New Zealand English is easier for me to understand than much of the UK's English. I love seeing your countryside in that program. I don't see many mountainous scenes, but the rural views in the show are nice.
This month is 'named' trains. How about this 'named' streetcar line? The Desire streetcar ran in New Orleans from Canal street down Bourbon St, then after several turns ended up on Desire, then back to Canal on Royal St. This line was gone long before I showed up.
Strangely enough, the people who lived in the Quarter complained constantly about the streetcars, saying they were noisy and caused the houses to shake. Then when the city decided to take the line out, those same citizens protested and said they wanted to keep the line.
There was talk of putting the line back in again, but it won't ever happen.
The only reason this streetcar line became well-known was the book and movie, "A Streetcar Named Desire".
York1 John
BATMANMy subwoofer has started acting up, so I guess I need to take it to Vancouver for a rebuild.
This is what a good sub woofer should look like:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaymiwomackphotography/3573733746/in/dateposted/
BATMANEd, how many do you have on file?
Just a handful:
Flickr_Header by Edmund, on Flickr
Only about a third of my photos get uploaded to Flickr.
Lots of activity as the Super Chief gets serviced at Albuquerque in 1943:
Santa-Fe at Albuquerque March, 1943 by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Good Morning Diners. Janie, a white chocolate and caramel latte and a slice of coffee cake please.
Got a pleasant surprise yesterday. My wife and I had a simple spaghetti meal planned for yesterday, but halfway through the day she texted me and suggested we do something else and then suggested steak! I wasn't going to argue that!
BATMANIt goes down to 15HZ and on blue ray, you can feel Darth Vader coming before you can hear him.
wetidlerjrBroad Street crossing when all five railroads crossed 11 tracks forming 14 diamonds
Here's hoping for a pleasant Thursday for everyone.
Mike
Good morning!
Griffith, Indiana
The Broad Street crossing when all five railroads crossed 11 tracks forming 14 diamonds - the Michigan Central, Grand Trunk, Erie, Elgin Joliet & Eastern and the Chesapeake & Ohio. The photo is from the 1930s.(NWI Times)
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
up831Somehow I got this all screwed up. Hope everyone can decipher it.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Water Level RouteKind of makes you wonder what was coming behind the deer, doesn't it?
I was thinking that almost immediately. The dog was about 5 metres in front of me and heard them just before I did and hit the ground. I started looking back right away while pulling my bear spray mini out of my jacket. Didn't see or hear a thing. The only thing that would make them run like that would be a cougar, we get one of those once in a while. Today I took one of our big males and while out he started to growl like I had not heard him growl before. I didn't see a thing though.
David I hope you get over your pneumonia, I had pneumonia 25 years ago and it took weeks to get back to normal. Look after yourself.
My subwoofer has started acting up, so I guess I need to take it to Vancouver for a rebuild. I looked at the cost of a new one and a rebuild will be a lot cheaper. The new model of the same woofer weighs 115lbs, mine is 35 years old, not quite that heavy but a bear to move just the same. It goes down to 15HZ and on blue ray, you can feel Darth Vader coming before you can hear him.
My hard drive filled up on the computer that I use for surfing so I spent yesterday and today moving RR photos from it to a hosting sight. The computer is back to running at warp speed. I think there were over a thousand pics that I moved and sorted. Probably a drop in the bucket compared to Ed's collection. Ed, how many do you have on file? I sure enjoy your offerings.
I think I will flip on the idiot box for a while, with my wife's declining health I am having to pick up more of the slack around the house including looking after six Golden Retrievers, something I have never had to do.
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."
Hi Everyone,
Bear: Actually, the ATSF ran the Southwest Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles, and it went right through Kansas. It started in Chicago and went in a straight shot to Kansas City stopping at KC's famed and historical Union Station. There was a shoot out there in the 1930's between the FBI and some gangsters. Then the train goes west through Lawrence and at Topeka turns south and goes through Emporia, Newton, Hutchinson, and continues west through Dodge City, I think Pueblo, CO, (but I'm not absolutely sure about that one), and south through Raton Pass or it's modern day mainline equivalent. Oddly enough, ATSF's mainline does not actually go through Santa Fe, but about 20-25 miles south. Then it goes through Gallup, New Mexico, Winslow, Arizona, don't forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow,... and it goes down through Cajon Pass, and finally to LA's Union Station. So, that's a "chief" name train that goes through Kansas. Incidently, for our friends and brothers who are on the other side of either pond, most of Kansas City is actually on the Missouri side of the Kansas-Missouri border, and doesn't have much of anything to do with the state of Kansas, but then Kansas history is a subject for another day. Well, I gather some chiefs from Kansas won some sort of game where the half time event is of more importance than the actual game! (Still can’t get my head around the whole concep Anyhow, I had to see if there was a named “Chief” train that ran through or originated in Kansas. It would appear not
Bear: Actually, the ATSF ran the Southwest Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles, and it went right through Kansas. It started in Chicago and went in a straight shot to Kansas City stopping at KC's famed and historical Union Station. There was a shoot out there in the 1930's between the FBI and some gangsters. Then the train goes west through Lawrence and at Topeka turns south and goes through Emporia, Newton, Hutchinson, and continues west through Dodge City, I think Pueblo, CO, (but I'm not absolutely sure about that one), and south through Raton Pass or it's modern day mainline equivalent. Oddly enough, ATSF's mainline does not actually go through Santa Fe, but about 20-25 miles south. Then it goes through Gallup, New Mexico, Winslow, Arizona, don't forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow,... and it goes down through Cajon Pass, and finally to LA's Union Station.
So, that's a "chief" name train that goes through Kansas.
Incidently, for our friends and brothers who are on the other side of either pond, most of Kansas City is actually on the Missouri side of the Kansas-Missouri border, and doesn't have much of anything to do with the state of Kansas, but then Kansas history is a subject for another day.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
David, that's bad news. Sure hope you're feeling better and getting stronger.
Water Level RouteHappy Valentine's Day everyone. For those with a significant other, I hope you remembered...
Today was day 13 of my ongoing radiation treatment. I brought several boxes of biscotti in for the nurses and techs that take care of my 7 am treatment every morning. Wow, you'd think I brought in bags of gold! Sometimes it is the little things that make a person's day brighter.
As I was leaving I spotted their snack cart and there was a cluster of staff gathered 'round chatting about which ones were their favorites.
Movies and Dancing brought to you by Pullman Standard:
P-S Club Cinema by Edmund, on Flickr
The New York Central has you covered for a Valentine's treat:
Central_Hearts by Edmund, on Flickr
As does America's Sleepheart:
Chessie_Heart by Edmund, on Flickr
Good Morning Diners. Chloe, I'll have coffee and a lemon Paczki just like in Ed's picture.
I was at the grocery store the other day and saw a big table full of Paczki boxes and thought I would grab a couple for the family. The entire table was all a single kind of Paczki that's the same as a doughnut you can buy every single day. I passed.
BATMANa couple of dozen deer ran past the dog and me on both sides at warp speed
Bill, looks like an ex DM&IR engine. Always liked that paint scheme.
Bear, the halftime event is only more important than the game to folks who don't have their priorities straight!
David, sorry to hear about your illness. Guessing you are on the mend? Hopefully 100% soon.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone. For those with a significant other, I hope you remembered...
Good morning all. I spent the long weekend in hospital due to getting pneumonia on a lung. Therefore I'll have a large coffee please, Flo and I'll rest in the corner.
The 49s own Leeds United soccer club here in the U.K.. Therefore I had to support them. Obviously I couldn't cheer loud enough.
Last night Leeds United won 4-0 at Swansea and moved to second in the table.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
BATMANBear, that juicy chunk of meat is right up my alley. Looks like you brought enough for all of us.
Santa Fe's train No. 111, eastbound, enroute from Fort Worth over Texas and Pacific rails crosses the Trinity River bridge. This train, headed by Engine No. 1388, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, is bringing "The Kansas Cityan" into Dallas.
Plummer, Roger S. 1948.
texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28801/
PHOTO: Chris LightChesapeake and Indiana Railroad locomotives at the Malden Grain Elevator, County Road 300 E circa 440 S. (south of Valparaiso, IN)
It's a beautiful day here on the edge of the Salish Sea.
I was hoofin' it through the forest this morning and a couple of dozen deer ran past the dog and me on both sides at warp speed. We heard the herd at the last second as they snuck up on us. That got a holy crap out of me, a guy that never swears.
Great pics Ed, keep'em coming. Also, love the Campbell soup outfits, John, that's looks like a lot of fun.
Speaking of high-stakes gambling and buying the squares on the Superbowl. I went to work one day and the boss said, "Here this arrived for you". It was a fat plain brown envelope. I threw it on the seat of my truck and got around to opening it later. It was full of cash and turned out to be from the U.S. Consul General. I had made a secure documents run to the Consulate weeks earlier and the Consul General invited me to join in and buy a couple of Super Bowl squares. I had won 4 of the 5 prizes. Three of the quarter scores and the final. $1200.00US Thank you very much. There was also a hilarious note from the Consul General that said I was Banned from future participation.
The Canucks are in Chicago tonight, hopefully, they are over their little slump after losing two in a row to Boston and Detroit and a poor performance against Washington just squeaking out a win. They are still firmly in first place in the league and Chicago should be a cakewalk. However, it is the bad teams that get you.
Just North of Vancouver
Just waiting on the cable guy. One of our boxes isn't earning its keep.
I brought a little treat home for my wife and I to enjoy today:
Paczki by Edmund, on Flickr
Speaking of:
Panama_4025 by Edmund, on Flickr
City of New Orleans 4036 by Edmund, on Flickr
Good morning, everyone. Since it's Mardi Gras, it's the one day of the year when you can drink beer for breakfast and no one thinks you're crazy.
One of the morning's highlights is to catch Pete Fountain's Half Fast Walking Club.
Rex Parade
It sounds strange, but if you ever go to Mardi Gras, something not to miss happens at midnight. With Mardi Gras officially ending at midnight, the police horses line up at one end of Bourbon Street and slowly move down the street, clearing everyone out of the way. Even if you've had too much to drink, don't get in the way -- they mean business.
My family and I really miss Mardi Gras. My daughters grew up having a great time there.
One last photo, this was me with a group of friends. We made these costumes using the the school's screen printer.
Have a great Fat Tuesday, everyone.
Good Morning Diners. Chloe, I'll take a coffee to go.
Tin Can IIThey called this morning and said my A1c was where it needed to be. That wasn't the case in July. YEAH!
up831homemade Italian beef sandwiches
up831I would've been fine with a marching band.
April 19, 1989 in Indianapolis Indiana (Photo by Mike Dolenski)
MisterBeasleyI haven't seriously watched a football game in 2 or 3 years.
I think I have only watched a handful of pro sports games during my entire adult life. There is something about watching players, who are being paid millions of dollars, not giving 110% all the time. My favourite sport to watch was highschool basketball. Those kids gave it their all!
We used to take the highschool team to the Raptors games in Toronto. The last time we went, we got to watch the Raptors saunter casually down the court with less then one minute left in the game. They were down by one point and they let the shot clock run out. We were all disgusted! That was 20 years ago. Haven't been back since.
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 haven't seriously watched a football game in 2 or 3 years. I used to be a Patriots fan, back when I lived in Massachussetts, but they've fallen into the Pit of Despair and I doubt they'll even approach mediocrity while I'm alive. I gave up on the Redskins because they were only marginally better, I don't care for the Eagles or Ravens, and everyone else is outside my viewing area so I can't watch them.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I grew up in Texas with Blue Bell ice cream; then I worked in Brenham (home of Blue Bell). Really, really good ice cream. But my daughter and my wife love Blue Bunny, and as Blue Bell is not available in Kansas, we buy Blue Bunny. As a type two diabetic, I don't do much ice cream, and when I do, it is sugar free. As I said before, the Blue Bunny sugar free vanilla tastes great.
As an aside, went to the doctor Friday for blood work. They called this morning and said my A1c was where it needed to be. That wasn't the case in July. YEAH!
Well, our llustrious Chiefs are victorious again. We went over to the kids' house and watched the game there. DIL had homemade Italian beef sandwiches and Son made wings in his smoker. All quite tasty. The game was good especially at the end. I have no use for the commercials. The advertisers spend sooo much effort to be creative and for what? Half the time you don't even know what they're trying to advertise and in recent years the ads have gotten increasingly darker. Neither am I interested in the halftime show. I would've been fine with a marching band. Anyway, had a good time with the family, and I get to see my granddaughters again tomorrow.
Im not much of a Scotch drinker. I've had Glenfiddich. Very smooth. We once bought a good friend who likes scotch an bottle of MacAllan. Sorry, just didn't care for it. So, you all can have my share.
On the other hand, Blue Bunny is good stuff. I used to like Breyers Natural Vanilla, but these days, I like Blue Bunny.
Getting hungry, need to investigate a snack.
Tin Can IIMy wife's parents were friends of the folks who owned Blue Bunny ice cream. This was in the 1960s in Sioux City, Iowa. I don't know who owns Blue Bunny now, or where they are headquartered, but they make a really good sugar-free vanilla ice cream.
The ice cream container says that Blue Bunny is from La Mars, Iowa. I know Le Mars is just a short distance from Sioux City.
I looked it up and found that the company is owned by the Wells family. It's the largest family-owned ice cream company in the U.S.
Our local grocery carries probably six or seven different brands of ice cream, and Blue Bunny is by far the best. They are a big product in this area.
John: My wife's parents were friends of the folks who owned Blue Bunny ice cream. This was in the 1960s in Sioux City, Iowa. I don't know who owns Blue Bunny now, or where they are headquartered, but they make a really good sugar-free vanilla ice cream.
The tv was on, but I really didn't pay attention to the game. I don't understand people who watch the game just because it is the Super Bowl. My favorite team wasn't in it, so meh. These days I would much rather watch hockey. Go Stars!
Hi Brent,
I love the RDC picture!! Thanks.
Good morning, diners. A football celebration breakfast of bacon, eggs, and coffee, please.
I've been to several Chiefs games at Arrowhead, and they are as much fun as any game you can go to. Noisy, too.
Water Level RouteEven if it didn't go into overtime, it still gets over with unnecessarily late in the Eastern time zone. It will be the annual post-Super Bowl Monday at work with everybody dragging tail.
Completely agree. At one time I thought they should have a Saturday evening Super Bowl, but I know that probably wouldn't work, either. Earlier Sunday afternoon seems the best bet for the future, but I'm willing to bet it won't happen.
Another of the great named trains, the Panama Limited. It was an overnight trip from Chicago to New Orleans on Pullman cars. I would have loved getting on that train, having a nice Creole dinner in the dining car, enjoying the drinks for an evening in the lounge, then heading to bed, and waking to a dining car breakfast.
Today, the trip can be made in three hours by driving through heavy traffic to the airport, fighting crowds going through security, sitting with your knees up to your chin next to people you would not like in everyday life, and enjoying a tiny bag of chips. Progress!
High Ball! by railsr4me, on Flickr
Have a great start to the work week. For me, Monday is just another day off.
Good Morning Diners! Flo, coffee stat!
How about them Chiefs! Honestly, I thought it was a pretty boring game most of the way, but the end was good! I still don't understand why they start the game as late as they do. Even if it didn't go into overtime, it still gets over with unnecessarily late in the Eastern time zone. It will be the annual post-Super Bowl Monday at work with everybody dragging tail.
Hope everyone has a good day today.
Indiana Harbor Belt
BATMAN York1 that means church donuts!
York1 that means church donuts!
York1that means church donuts!
Are church donuts holier than regular donuts?
A heavy rain day today on the edge of the Pacific which means lots of snow in the mountains. The snowpack is really low for this time of year and a low snowpack makes for a bad fire season.
Had a great night at the hockey game with the kid last night. He went to buy us a couple of those 20oz- $20.00 beers and they wouldn't take his money. He knew the camera guy and he zoomed in on him and showed him/us on the scoreboard screen a half dozen times and this brought a lot of people over to visit throughout the night. The kid is on the board of directors for an organization associated with Hockey Canada. It is a volunteer position and he does this along with his high-pressure job and has also gone back to school part-time to work towards his Ph.D.. There were about a dozen of us that hung around to yap after the game and the staff eventually told us we had to leave because they wanted to go home. The benefit of staying so long was, the Toyota was the last vehicle in the lot and easy to find and there were no massive lines to get out.
The Canucks are in Washington today and the game is another early start at 1030hrs so the coffee is on. The kid is still sleeping, likely from exhaustion, he has an hour before game time. If he is not awake by then I will sick six Golden Retrievers on him.
There will be train time later.
The PGE/BCR ran passenger service from North Vancouver to Northern B.C. The train would lose its size as it went North with maybe two RDCs remaining North of Prince George. I traveled on this train once when I was nine. I remember the train being a lot longer when I got off than when I got on but had not been aware of them adding cars along the way. It was December 27th and a raging blizzard the whole way and I remember the train stopping in the middle of nowhere. A couple of indigenous hunters had flagged the train down and were trackside with a couple of deer they had shot. The deer were hoisted into the baggage RDC, they threw their rifles up and climbed aboard. They got off at the next settlement.
All the best to all