I'll have the same as train master with ketchup on the side.
It was really wierd when I went to the mrr home page I was logged as me then I went to the forums as something schmt or similar so I went back to the home page then to the forums then I went as jfugate. then I went ot the mrr homepage again and logged out then logged in came back a th shcmit guy then don z then I went to view the diner while under someone elses account and when the thread came up I was logged in as me!.
OOOops! I think my remark about Big Boy locomotives may have been a bit on the offensive side to our good friend and UP RR modeler, Hoople. My appologies, Hoople. Keep on enjoying your UPRR and have fun. I really intended to express my frustrations with manufacturers that continue to make replicas of the same locomotives, time after time. Hope you understand.
Well, I've been busy tidying up the layout room. An operating session is schedule for tomorrow night. So if any of you diners are in the area (middle of nowhere), feel free to stop in. Actually, it's three layouts with an ICRR layout and a UPRR layout (yes, another UPRR fan, Hoople) operated by nearby friends being the others.
Happy Model Railroading
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Early Evening Gang: I'm in early tonight. We had a bit more rain this morning but not as much as those east of us. Ft. Worth/Dallas really got hit again. Mary Ann and I went down to the creek to check the crossing. It was as I feared. The crossing is filled again with mud and trash and all the rock that I put in to widen the crossing is gone down stream. Well I ws looking for something to do. I'll have to find a source for the rock. I'll check with some of the builders in the area and see if I can haul off the rock rubble from there construction.
One of my friends is having a little MMRRing seasion Saturday night. I may take my new ( some time ago ) BLI heavy mike over since he has DCC. I haven't run it since I got it around the first of the year so I'll see what I bought.
So Fergie is trying to corner the 2-10-2 market. We'll see about that. OOps mary Ann was looking over my shoulder. She says " He can have it. " Dang!!
Well I guess I'll head out and see what else is happening.
So long
grayfox1119 wrote: DavidP. I see that you are in the LA Weather Office this morning, Jeff is off to work completing the last of that big desk order. After this he will be off to the LHS for sure to spend some hard earned $$$ on more track, buildings and an F7, or maybe those new 6000's.
DavidP. I see that you are in the LA Weather Office this morning, Jeff is off to work completing the last of that big desk order. After this he will be off to the LHS for sure to spend some hard earned $$$ on more track, buildings and an F7, or maybe those new 6000's.
Just after David made his weather report this morning a big storm blew through and knocked out the power. It didn't come back on until about 3 pm. At 3:35 a really big storm came through. It was the biggest storm we've had here since Rita blew through. We had winds in excess of 70 mph! Trees were blown down all over and power was knocked out throughout most of the Parish. My father is a bus driver for the army base here. He was bringing a bus load of troops from Alexandria when the storm hit. The wind blew his bus into the other lane. These things are the size of Greyhounds! massive vehicles, the wind was pushing them around like kids toys.
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Evening All....Its been a hot humid day here today....I'll have a Diet Coke please....Sallie and I watered our 2 tomato plants and 2 green peppers...Worked on rolling stock today...Repainted 2 hoppers...just did a mask of reporting marks and repainted...
Gary....Got my attention A Illinois Central layout? Do you have any pictures you could share?
Well its almost time to press the sheets....You all have a good night....Jerry
Good morning ! from Indiana.
05-31-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning
Happy MRRing
Mornin, farmers special and coffee please ZOE. Going to be hot n humid here with a 40% chance of a pop-up thunderstorm.
We spent last evening at the visitation for Jan, that was tough for us. The family seemed to be doing ok. Her youngest Abby, is having a hard time, she graduates high school tomorrow night without her mom. Jan did get to find out her son and his wife was going to have a boy this fall. He'll be named Fredrick Kuhn the 5'Th, and her oldest Shelby, is expecting their 2'nd.
Well enough of the sad news on to other things.
DICK,, been there done that, but it wasn't me that left the water running, grandkid playing.
DUKE,, thanks for the steam pics
JIM CG, one of the F-15 from an air guard unit over by you crash bout 50 mile S-SE of us yesterday, the pilot ejected and is ok
http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_150121436.html
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
Good morningToday's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 5/31/2007
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23 Wind Chill: 65°FHumidity: 95%Dew Point: 64°F So Far TodayHigh: 65°FLow: 64°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 3mph N Today High: 88 Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tonight Low: 65 Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Morning, Zoe - I'll have some breakfast like what Jeff has there, please. Looks yummy!
Boy, am I behind on the posts - see what a couple of days will do! I'll try to catch up tonight some more, but I know I've probably missed something important, so my apologies.
Good to hear from Ed - hope you get your email and/or 'puter problems fixed soon.
Tuesday was hectic (non-stop with clients/crises from noon until about 4). Yesterday, mercifully, was better. Luckily, He gives me strength for the days...
Inch, that Air Guard unit is based out of Lambert Field (St. Louis' airport), unless they've moved since I was living in that area 40 or so years ago. In fact, our Air Explorer squadron (part of Scouting, but for older boys/young men) met in one of their buildings, and we got on one occasion to go up into the tower (which was later moved to a newer tower building). But as you can guess, that was way before 9-11 and all the security tightening. It was pretty neat to get to watch them working. Also, our squadron met in the pilots' briefing room on the second floor of the MO ANG main building. Back then, they were flying Phantom F-4's (early 1960's). But Mike, I'm about 150 miles south and east of St. Louis.
Did an inventory of my MRR books/booklets (Kalmbach and a few others), and was surprised to find that I have over 50(!). I do have 2 or 3 where I have different editions of the same booklet (tricky devils at Kalmbach's marketing fooled me with different covers and changing the insides some ). I was doing that so our in-town LHS won't duplicate too many of what I have the next time he orders books from Kalmbach. (tee hee)
Got the oil changed and fluids in the car checked yesterday after work (was a bit over the time but probably under the mileage recommendations). But this morning, I was smelling some kind of hot smell as I got out of the car at work, so will need to have a look under the hood to see if I can figure what I'm smelling.
Not much progress on the MRR'ing stuff otherwise. Kind of stalled currently.
Guess that means I must be about ready for some vacation time (suppose I should turn in my request for the days off, huh?). Next Monday my co-worker who helps me cover crisis stuff gets back.
Well, better get going; work awaits. (, sorry 'bout that, Paul!)
Blessings on the rest of your week,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good Morning everyone. Oatmeal & TH coffee please! Thanks to Luc for the TH coffee.
Luc, I hope no news is good news (unless I missed something). Is Gloria doing okay now?
Jerry, I do not have pix at the moment of my friend's IC layout. It's under construction like most layouts. However, he has some very nice scenery already. I'll take pictures when I can. It's worth a shot, so to speak.
Jeff, sorry your town had such a storm. I hope everyone is okay. You mentioned your Dad being a bus driver. Cheers for him. I was a bus driver (motor coach operator as the uinion called it). I had some fun driving city transit busses in the snow and ice in the cold north. I was in my 20's then. I've done a lot of goofy stuff after that.
The great lakeside model railroad bash is tonite. SO, I'd better get busy with more tidying up of the layout. Time to hustle my caboose.
Everybody: Happy Model Railroading!
Mornin'!
Thought I'd stop by to say hey!
It is going to turn out to be another hazy, warm and humid day across Indiana today with highs climbing into the mid 80s. Early this morning, skies are clear to partly cloudy and readings are in the 60s. Temperatures will remain in the 80s for the next few days.
Forecast is showing scattered showers and thunderstorms across western and southern Illinois. A weak disturbance should bring a little better threat for scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. We could use the rain as the month of May has been dry in many areas. The National Weather Service is 2.25" below normal for the month of May.
As we head into the weekend, a cold front will slowly move into the region. This will keep the threat for scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast through the weekend. As usual, no all day rains are expected but scattered thundetstorms could occur at almost anytime.
Guess that means I get some layout time this weekend!
Good Morning All.....Sunny and hot here with chanceof some storms this PM....I'll have biscuits and gravey with coffee please...Thank you....The Hooveround man is here showing Sallie how to operate her new power chair we are a 2 power chair family....I finished a couple more hoppers....My home made coal loads came out pretty good sure a heck of alot cheaper...
Mike...Do you have any pictures of trestle?
Gary....What time does the IC guy model?
Sallie is getting ready to go out and test her new chair so gotta go...You all have a good day...Jerry
Good morning everyone, cloudy here today and 65F with sun burning through the clouds at times. We have a cold front right over us and we are centered in the battle zone as the warm front and cold front oscillate back and forth for the next several days.
MRR'g: Other than reading the latest mags and books that I bought, not much getting done in the room, too much outside work to do, have to wait for rainy days.
MIKE: The water being left on was 100% "me". I was so tired at the end of the day that I forgot to throw the handle back down on the hydrant fitting on the well. It will be tough for the family for a while, especially Abby, who needs her mother the most at this point in her life.
JIM: I have done the very same thing with books from Kalmbach. When I listed them on a spreadsheet, I realized that I had some duplicates for the most part, just superficial changes.
FERGIE: I hear there is a big sale on 2-10-4's , seeing you have not been in the Diner for two days, are we to assume that you are trying to corner the market on those locomotives too?
10/4
Howdy folks!
My half an apple, 1 slice of cheddar cheese and 5 saltines for breakfast has my stomach growling about now!
So....Chloe I'll have a hard boiled egg and a slice of toast with some hot tea for lunch today!
"Heartland Division CB&Q" said:Ryan says..... "I'll have hot tea, a slice of whole wheat toast and a tablespoon of peanut butter please! " ....... huh?..............say what? .... what's the story with that???? BTW...... congrats on the layout's one year anniv.! ....and thanks for the progress report.Ryan . a diet,eh.... let us know how strong the will power is.
"Heartland Division CB&Q" said:
Ryan says..... "I'll have hot tea, a slice of whole wheat toast and a tablespoon of peanut butter please! " ....... huh?..............say what? .... what's the story with that???? BTW...... congrats on the layout's one year anniv.! ....and thanks for the progress report.
Ryan . a diet,eh.... let us know how strong the will power is.
Garry, it's strict diet time! Trying to loose some weight here, the ole inner tube around my waist has got to go! Thanks for congrats on the layout! So far so good, have not cheated once, and we are in the middle of day three now!
I like the auto rack photos from the 70's.
How about that, Ed and Duke posted one after the other on page 196! Glad to see you both back in the Diner!
Anyone been to or live near Cincinnati, OH? I just found out that I will be attending a conference there next month in June, just wanted to know if there were any good rail fan spots or LHS and train shops I might be able to visit.
Cheers,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Hello diners......... I'll have cottage cheese, fruit and a granola bar. ah........ will power...isn't it something?
Yes, Ryan, I get to Cincinnati. In fact, we're headed there for a granddaughter's sixth birthday this weekend. (Six. Wow. Time is slipping by.) What dates are you going to be there? Great Hobby shop is Golf Manor Hobbies. Watching trains? Just keep an eye on the railroad bridge crossing the Ohio River next to downtown. It's a continous parade of freight trains.
There's a really neat train layout in Cincinnati that receives hardly any mention in the model railroad publications. You have to see it. It's in the Cincinnati Museum located in the really neat old art deco Union Station building. It's a fantastic replica of the city circa 1950's. Trains of the era from B&O, SOU, PRR, and others that served Cincy in the 1950's. Trolleys operate, too. It's really impressive.
Dick....... yes, Fergie must have started his corner on the 2-10-4 market by now.
Jerry ...... The IC stuff is mostly relatively modern era, but not limited to that era.
Well, my layout is ready for operation tonight. Plenty of freight needs to move between Blackhawk and Prarie View.
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
Train Master wrote:hi guys. i have control of jeffs comp while hes at work today. wonder what kind of troubl i can get into. what if i leave the door of the diner open a crack and put a bucket of ice water on top? that could rais some eyebrows
I'll raise your eyebrows! How about I curtail your computer time? Hmmmm? Not so funny now, is it? I'll be home in about an hour. No practical jokes.
It's a slow night here. No one has been in since Jeff at 5:50, and the diner is on page two.
Mary Ann and I went out to Clark Gardens this afternoon. We had intended to pick up some Cana plants that they were going to through out but they we all gone. The manager sold her a wnole truck full of other plants for $69. There were cedars of two types, decorative grass that gets to about 5 ft high, some Cana and a couple of day lilies for free. We know the Clarks and the manager. Other then that I got the far back yard partly mowed. I really should be bailing it it was so thick. I'll get the rest tomorrow.
Well I guess I'll head for bed.
Good Night All
06-01-07
Good morning and top 'o' the day to all of ye.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 6/1/2007
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23 Wind Chill: 66°FHumidity: 100%Dew Point: 66°F So Far TodayHigh: 68°FLow: 66°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 5mph NNE Today High: 88 Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tonight Low: 65 Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
This is probably going to get me TOTP honors, but here goes anyways!
Good morning and welcome to June!!!
It's supposed to be raining here according to what they said yesterday, but there isn't a cloud in the sky. Guess the weather guesser was wrong! Probably rain later though.
An interesting weather pattern is still locked in place. A large blocking ridge of high pressure on the east coast and a huge upper low in the plains are the main features(upper-level pattern). The ridge continues to knock down most storms that are rolling into Indiana, but a few got through yesterday and this morning.
Today and Tonight: a few isolated storms or showers popping up out ahead of the upper low and temperatures will move into the mid 80s and the humidity will increase a bit.
The Weekend: Saturday we will see a few more t-showers, with even more coming on Sunday as the upper low moves ever closer to the Hoosier State. Temperatures will drop slightly Sunday, more lower 80s versus the mid 80s that we'll see Saturday.
Maybe I can get some layout time in this weekend!
Good morning diners.......
It was a great operating session last night. No derailments! I'll revise my response to the ICRR layout question. Actually my friend operates IC trains spanning mid 1950's to present. Only steamer is a static display in a park scene.
My Bachmann Spectrum heavy 4-8-2 returned from warrantee repairs. They sent a new (or reconditioned) one to replace the old. Those are very nice engines and I'm pleased with Bachmann's handling of the warrantee. Don't tell Fergie becasue he'll be buying up 4-8-2's next.
Hey, there's Philip, now. G'moring sir. You weren't in the diner last night. Was that because your inspiration got you to work on the layout continually all evening into the wee hours? Track installed? Wires connected?
Jeff's really working at the day job. Wow. He's the hard worker of the day.
Happy Model Railroading.
we are being invaded!!!!!!
More like the "Hunny Do" list was long and I was short on energy. Maybe this weekend?
Good morning everyone...good Lord it's almost lunchtime!!! Haven't even been outside yet this morning..........two of our grandchildren graduated from high school last night, big party afterwards, didn't get home until midnight....yawn.
Today there are scattered TS's forecasted, and they are going to be severe with gusty winds, downpours, and frequesnt cloud to ground lightening. As PC mentioned, there is a blocking HIGH off the mid Atlantic coastline pumping lots of hot, humid air up the west side, and we have a backdoor cold front from Maritime Provinces of Canada trying to come down the Maine coastline and do battle with the atmosphere. Meanwhile, PC's upper level LOW in the midwest is pushing errant weather all the way up into Canada, then swinging down over Quebec into northern NY and NE....so things are very interesting weatherwise.
TRAIN stuff: Just reading is going on right now, still too much going on outside with yard and gardens, but we are getting there, and soon we will get back in the train room.
GARRY: Important!!!!!!! I just received a "private" email from a friend on PEI, and he told me that several LHS's up there have orders in for all their 4-8-2's and 2-10-4's, to be shipped to NS and a RR called " MESS ". Now I ask you, what does that tell you ???
PC: I just received a call from the Weather Channel, you have a job interview scheduled at 5PM today, if you get the job, you will be doing segments on how weather effect railroads. Were're "pulling" for you PC ( no pun intended ).
JEFF: WOW...more orders for desks, that is GREAT news.......if this keeps up, you will be able to spend a lot more $$$ on your deisel fleet!!!
PAUL: How do you manage to bail the hay down there with so much rain? I know up here the farmers have to watch the weatehr carefully, cut the hay, let it dry for a day or two in the full sunlight, then bail it and get it under cover before the rains come. You guys get so many TS's down there, how do you manage it? Is it just you and Mary Ann doing the tractor work?
FLIP: Rains are coming at last for Florida!! Tropical rains from the Gulf are spreading into FL, and none too soon with parched lands and reservoirs drying up. Now the FEC won't have to bring all those tankers full of water into the southern routes.
ED: Have you had any luck with re-installing your mail program? Ohh, I didn't see you taking your noontime siesta...yes, it sure is hot and humid in olde Mexico this time of the year. Just sit back and enjoy that Mango/Orange spiced rum cooler.
FERGIE: Wherefore art thou??? I know you have busy cornering the market on 2-10-2's and now 2-10-4's ( which are much better than 2-10-2's ). And, there is this rumor, well founded I might add, that you are now going after the 4-8-2 market??????
LUC & JOHN: What is going on with Fergie and all these Super Power Steam locomotives? Did he excavate a room under the new sunroom addition to give him much more room for a larger layout??
MIKE: Good day to take the grandkids on a railfan trip, show them the ropes on taking pics, and they can enjoy the trains too.
Time for lunch,
Howdy Everbody....Its sunny and hot here today with maybe some storms this evening..We could use the rain its pretty dry the crops and gardens could use a good rain...I'll have a Windy city dog drug thru the garden, onion rings and a rootbeer float please..Thank you....Sallie and I went out and cruised on our power chairs last night its good that she can get out with me now..Today is our monthly stock up but I sent the caregiver by herself as I am not over the "back house trots" She does better without me tagging along anyway....but can't check out WallyWorld for any new stuff in toy department that scales out close to N.....I have a Micro machine truck that I took aprat and painted weathered it so it doesn't look "new" anymore and like its been in coal country for a while...
Jeff...Will this new desk order mean some more new goodies for the railroad?
Ryan....Stick with the diet...How many calories are you allowing yourself? and rember if you do slip alittle just kick your self in the seat of your pants and get right back on it...
Garry....How long did it take to get your engine back from Bachman? have a couple but have heard they can be very slow....
Well its almost time for Sallie to get home .....You all have a goodin....Jerry
Haven't been to the diner in a while I'll have a late breakfast of what jeffery-wimberly had yesterday or today... not sure wich.
No progress yet I need to clean of all the grit and find some brown paint before I lay down the ground foam.
How ever I have gotten avout half way done with anrc car track I need to lay the other side of the boundries and add the jumps then I'll be ready to tear it up!