Good Evening All,
Just stopping in for a quick coffee on my way out to the museum. Did want to wish Ryan a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many more. CUL, J.R.
Hi Gang:
Frank: I got a brand new Case International JX80 4 wheel drive with cab A/C heat and a loader. I looked around for a used tractor but they are scarce as hens teeth.
Yea the up grade will sure make life easyer and let me get things done faster. The main reason we got it was to pull the new baler our son bought. Those big round baliers really make the dust fly. After doing the baling this last week he was really in bad shape. I can't even watch close for the dust. Now I'll be able to do the baling also.
Actually I've probably got enough MRR stuff stashed away to last untill the next ice age.
TTFN
refill, please & thank you.
The assorted train cars came today (from the Eb-- place), including that little transfer caboose The frame is in bad shape, but the main body is fine. Will pick an old abused flat car to meld it with and perhaps steal some railing from that Bachmann diesel I lost the couplers & plow for. May as well put some of the remaining parts to good use, right? But won't start this project for at least a week. Priority #1 is to get some serious work done at the easel first.
Doh! Slipped by me!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN!
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
I'm heading out soon from work and wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful BD Party in the Diner today......
Duke...wake up.....it's time to go....oh...and....who is that on the ceiling?
Anyways...you all have a great Trick or Treat tonight!
"Thank you very much.....thank you very much....that's the most wonderful thing anyone's ever done for me.....Thank you very much.....thank you very much....
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
pcarrell wrote: Hey Ryan.......
Hey Ryan.......
Happy Birthday Ryan.
I don't mean to crash the party with this but umm.. If you could read the first paragraph of this news story and tell me what you think. and BTW Lewiston-Auburn does not have passenger rail service. If it did then you would be seening many pics of it.
[Passenger trains may roll in L-A
January 13, 2000
Passenger rail service linking the Twin Cities with Quebec, other New England states and beyond could be a reality by 2003.
Transportation Commissioner John Melrose unveiled his vision for the service, which would include local commuter runs, to area legislators Wednesday.
Melrose is asking for $10.5 million from the state's $250 million surplus to get the wheels turning. That would cover costs to bring Amtrak from Portland through Yarmouth, New Gloucester and into Auburn.
Another $7.5 million will be needed to upgrade tracks through Oxford County and on into Canada. The second round of funding would be sought in the next legislative session.
Besides enhancing transportation, Melrose said the rail corridor, much of it paralleling Interstate 95 and parts of the Maine Turnpike, would spur development in already built-up areas and would discourage urban sprawl.
"I'm most enthusiastic about passenger service," said Owen Wells, president of the Portland based Libra Foundation. The October Corp., Libra's real estate management company, has an option on the former Pineland Center in New Gloucester. Libra plans a multiuse development on Pineland's 200 acres that would mix for-profit businesses with nonprofit health and social service providers.
Wells said Libra, which spends about $15 million annually on projects embracing the philosophy of its founder, the late philanthropist, Elizabeth Noyce, would put up a depot for Pineland rail passengers. He encourages commuting by rail, he said...
Wells wasn't the only person hearing music in a train whistle.
Matt Jacobson, (former) president of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad, called it "a good plan for Maine."
Melrose sees St. Lawrence & Atlantic playing a pivotal role in the extension of passenger rail service here. Amtrak, or another carrier, would use SL&A tracks from Portland to Auburn and on to Quebec. Jacobson said the line's tracks run to about 30 miles east of Montreal.
St. Lawrence stands to profit from the expansion, he noted, both with state funding to upgrade tracks to meet passenger service needs, as well as from payments from carriers using the rails.
More importantly, though, he said, the region is positioned to profit from the resumption of passenger service. It means commuters would have an option to increasingly congested highways, it would likely bring tourists to the region and other economic spinoffs in the form of businesses and services could be expected.
Melrose, too, saw the benefit of the commuter rail to easing highway congestion. Now, he said, 60,000 to 70,000 vehicles travel the highways next to the rail corridor. People in those cars would soon see the passing trains "as a moving billboard" offering an alternative to stop-and-go traffic, driving in foul weather and fighting for parking spaces.
Melrose said Maine is cooperating with New Hampshire to extend service from Portland to Nashua, then to Lowell and Worcester in Massachusetts. From there passengers could connect with service to Connecticut, New York, and points south, or Chicago and the West.
Those connections are needed, he said, because the Boston-to-Portland line will end at the Hub's North Station. Trains to Connecticut and New York and elsewhere leave from Boston's South Station. About a mile with no tracks separate the two terminals.
The $10.5 million Melrose seeks from this year's state surplus would pay for tracks and improvements in the Portland area, building a trestle across the Back Bay and laying line to connect with St. Lawrence & Atlantic's tracks near the B&M Bean plant. Some of the money would also pay for a train station in Yarmouth Village. Melrose envisions rehabilitating the village's historic existing depot for passenger use.
From Yarmouth the L-A route would head through New Gloucester with a stop at the proposed Pineland station and head into Auburn, possibly at an intermodal facility near the Auburn-Lewiston Airport.
From there a so-called "light line" could transport commuters to a terminal in either of the Twin Cities.
Melrose said he sees the airport location as a prime spot for the switch to the "light line" because air commuters could take advantage of the rail service as well.
From L-A, the commuter train would follow SL&A tracks into Oxford County and on to Quebec. ]
in a Southern mug this morning, please & thank you!
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY", RYAN. What a great day to have a birthday fall on. May all you wicked wishes come true. (and no, I don't have to wear a costume anymore to frighten people. )
***Mitch, Arabians are beautiful horses, and often quite pricey. You can see our horses by going to http://www.cederstrand.com/ and clicking on the "Cederstrand Farm" link (lower left). Our Paint horses will be first on the list. I have not updated any of our pages in a coons age but will begin uploading changes before the year is out.
Have a safe and very Happy Halloween folks.
Hi Zoe - a cup of coffee and some of those candycorn pumpkins from the plastic jack-o-lantern, please. Mmmm, sugar rush!
Jerry, you have a great start on the buildings - I especially like the left hand one of the pair up front. If you did the 'grouting' between the bricks on the right-hand building and then maybe a light black wash on both fronts, you might be about done (Just my ).
Ryan - you're the B I R T H D A Y B O Y today! Sorry I got you mixed up with Rob. And your list looks good. I had seen Canyon Creek (? or was it California Details something...) had some plaster or resin long workbenches (unfinished) that I was eyeing to get. But I think if it's the one I recall, their website doesn't have much of their HO stuff anymore (more of the Oversize stuff). But thanks for that list!
Nice, sunny morning here - already at 52 F and still warming up. Ah...
Better get back to the wk stuff for now. Have a great one, Diners!
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Morning all.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Did I hear talk of lathes and milling machines?
Good times... Good times. When I was 6 my grandad let me use both to drill holes in brass for our Erector Drawbridge so we could have handrails. Today, that unfinished bascule bridge sits up in his shop. (The bascule part is, the extra non lifting part isn't.) It's been sitting there unused for 4 or 5 years now.
Well, looks like it's s****l time.
Mark.
HAPPY HOLLOWEEN, EVERYONE!
Here's a story........
This is AWESOME....something we should all remember.A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window."I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy."Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait.""That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied."Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged, it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice: I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away. Just for this time in my life. Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory Bank. I am still depositing."Remember the five simple rules to be happy:1. Free your heart from hatred.2. Free your mind from worries.3. Live simply.4. Give more.5. Expect less.Pass this message to 7 people except me. You will receive a miracle tomorrow.Now, STOP! Did you hear what I just said? You WILL receive a miracle tomorrow. So send it right now!Have a nice day, unless you already have other plans.
I'll have some biscuits and gravy. Thanks Ryan.
BTW, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Happy Halloween!
Besides the BD and all, we are giving out candy tonight and then will walk through the area later in the evening. Ben will be a rabid LSU fan, I'm dressing up as a Rastaman, and Monique is going to be a vampiress...
What are you all doing for Halloween?
Wooo hooooo!
Breakfast and lunch are on me today.... How about that! Halloween, BD, and TOP all in one day! I hit the trifecta....
Now all I need to do is go ahead and get a lottery ticket.....
Chloe.....here's the plastic.....
Morning all!
Lookin' nice 'round here today! Highs should top out in the upper 60's to near 70 degrees.
Too bad I'll be cooped up in my windowless office again........on the other hand, at least I have an office. I should practice being more thankful for the job I have!
Good morning.
56 this morning with a high of 80 expected under sunny skies.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/31/2007
Wind Chill: 56°FHumidity: 95%Dew Point: 54°F
So Far TodayHigh: 56°FLow: 53°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 0mph NNE
Today High: 80 Sunny. Highs around 80. Light and variable winds. Tonight Low: 52 Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
Good Morning, Diners! I'll have some scrambled eggs, toast and coffee, please - oh yeah, and a glass of Ed's OJ, too! Thanks, Zoe.
Rob, my bad - the list was by Ryan, and I must have been having some nightmare (on Elm St.?) about whoever has a birthday today (or they were telling a joke?). Do you want to celebrate your birthday again today? I can ask Zoe and the cook to whip up a cake for you, if so.
Not much new on my MRR'ing, except I'm figuring from a list our LHS owner/club member sent me, what items on sale I want to buy. Looks like several of the Walthers modulars are on sale (walls, doors, fire escapes, etc.), plus some CMW vehicles (trucks mostly). But payday's another week away...Hmmm....
Time for me to pack it on out the door. See everyone later!
Blessings on your Trick-or-Treat Day,
Jim in Cape Girardeau (no, that's not my mask!)
Morning folks!
Cup of Southern Pecan coffee for me today! Oh....and Chloe....I'll have it in Rob's Southern mug!
Ben had a Fall Concert at school last night with the Heritage Middle School band and it was their best sounding concert to date! The band director really raised the bar on them this time around and it showed. Bravo Ben!
Mike - Thanks for the happy birthenday wishes! I'm now 46 years and counting....
Wow! Only three doors down from Jamie's house and live action rail....nice!
Mark - Sorry you lost the soccer game, but like you said, next year starts up a new season of play.
Jerry - Glad to hear the chair is fixed now!
Dick - sounds like a real celebration down in Boston yesterday.
Sue - You are welcome! The list was primarily obtained from a couple hours pouring over the Walther's 2008 HO catalog and then placing an order with my LHS.
JimRCGMO wrote: Rob, thanks for posting that list - I'd agree with Sue, it was very helpful. Do you have the manufacturer(s) of some of those detail parts (tool box, the shop tools like the lathe/milling machine/etc.)? And do they also make the detail parts in HO? I know some of the things on your list (compressor, tool box, etc.) are in J&L Innovative's catalog, but some of the rest I don't know...Oh yeah, , Rob! Will you be going trick-or-treating for your birthday? Hope everyone has a good All Hallow's Eve tomorrow. Blessings,Jim in Cape Girardeau
Rob, thanks for posting that list - I'd agree with Sue, it was very helpful. Do you have the manufacturer(s) of some of those detail parts (tool box, the shop tools like the lathe/milling machine/etc.)? And do they also make the detail parts in HO? I know some of the things on your list (compressor, tool box, etc.) are in J&L Innovative's catalog, but some of the rest I don't know...
Oh yeah, , Rob! Will you be going trick-or-treating for your birthday?
Hope everyone has a good All Hallow's Eve tomorrow.
Hey Jim, thanks for the congrats and reference to my list, but you got Rob and me switched. I guess I need to take off the Halloween costume now!!!!
In answer to your question, here is the parts list with manufacturers and numbers:
Manufacturer
Part Number
Item Description
Alexander Scale
120-2603
Lathe/tool makers
120-2604
Mdrn drill press flr mdl
120-2605
Pedestal tool grinder
120-2606
Brdgprt vrt milling mach
120-3102
Instrument case
American Limited Models
147-5100
Diesel Sanding Tower
Custom Finishing
247-7024
Cmprssr 160psi w/hyrl whl
247-7042
Auto Rail Lifter kit
Durango Press
254-84
Acetylene Tanks
JL Innovative Design
361-413
Barrels yellow 5/
361-925
Dlx Cshmn Trckster w/Dtls
Life-Like Products Inc
433-1663
Load industrial machinery
B.T.S.
464-23000
Oil Drum Rack w/Drums 2/
Model Railstuff
506-800
Oil storage tank black
Noch Gmbh & Co
528-14845
Industry Accessories
Plastruct Inc
570-1014
Twn blk oil stg tnk
Scale Scenics
652-3512
Electric motors assd
Stewart Products
683-218
Diesel oil storage tank
Woodland Scenics Co
785-225
Industrial junk
Walthers
933-3197
Industrial Tanks Set
933-3514
Tanks & Details
933-3516
Dumpster Set
Cederstrand wrote: ***Jim, did I miss something or is there another Rob here in the Diner? (my birthday was Oct 7 and I don't know what that list of parts you're refering to is?)
***Jim, did I miss something or is there another Rob here in the Diner? (my birthday was Oct 7 and I don't know what that list of parts you're refering to is?)
Yea, you missed it alright! Not another Rob, my name is Ryan! Maybe the two names beginning in R are the confusion. Or, maybe my costume was too confusing....
Later folks,
Ryan
Good Morning All,
Dark and cold this morning don't have any other info just now except that it's not raining. I'll have a regular and one of Bills' donuts - the burnt coconut looks mighty good.
Spent more time on the iNpossible scale buildings, I'm probably another day away from having something that resembles a building enough to shoot. Fitting the Grandt line window is a bit fiddly but if I keep carving they eventually drop in. Just need to try to keep the cuts parallal with the sides of the buildings so the stuff doesn't end up crooked.I'll try to get back in to catch up posts, see you all later, J.R.
Good morning ! from Indiana.
10-31-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
If anyone tried to go to my horse site, seems someone else now owns it (or I should say the name of our site). Just deleted the post. Will look into this tomorrow. Good night!
Healing thoughts to those in need.
Rob
Evening folks-just coffee for me (which I don't need I guess-early day tomorrow & need my zzz's)
Been moving heavy appliances here from my fiance's old trailer (dryer yesterday, washer today, upright freezer tomorrow.) But that's good in a sense-once things are in place in the basement here, I can hopefully get started on doing measuring, getting ideas on dimensions of the future layout, which I'm awful itchy to get started doing things with.
Rob-what's the link to your horse website? My fiance' worked at an Arabian stable outside of Burbank Ohio for about 6-7 years. They raised & trained, & had some serious high $$ horses living there. She still likes to stay up with things so to speak.
Ok, just dropping in to say "hey"-nite all!
Been scanning old slides & photos into the computer tonight. Even scanning 4 at a time, it still takes a long time. Patience is not one of my strong points. Found some old train pics. Not sure if they are worth sharing though, not the best of photos.
Also started working over our horse website. What that bastar* did to the horses we sold him and his getting away with it has been eating at my soul ever since. So, I am going to devote our horse site to warning the public about him.
Wife thinks she had a good interview. Now we just wait to hear back from them. I didn't know there were so few Flight Nurses across the country. It is a prestigeous job among nurses. Hope she gets hired. Rob
Evening, Diners - just a cup before I head back home for the night, please, Chloe. Thanks!
Ryan, thanks for posting that list - I'd agree with Sue, it was very helpful. Do you have the manufacturer(s) of some of those detail parts (tool box, the shop tools like the lathe/milling machine/etc.)? And do they also make the detail parts in HO? I know some of the things on your list (compressor, tool box, etc.) are in J&L Innovative's catalog, but some of the rest I don't know...
Paul, I hope you'll still be able to make LHS trips, but congratulations on the new tractor. Will you be posting a photo of what it looks like? How long until you'll know anything on the Shell-IRS fiasco, by the way?
Dick, Ed, and JP - C O N G R A T S ! on the Red Sox sweep! They did a bang-up job there.
Yes, Dick, my friend Ron will be excited about the Red Sox when I see him. I am sure he will still be talking about the series.
Ryan, Thanks for the list. I may copy that. We have some castings of benches with tools & junk on them. That will be a good start.
I will check in on Thursday. Tomorrow evening is the rockgym. Have a good day.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
***Paul, I don't think you will regret the tractor upgrade. Wish I could do the same. As for the model RRing, you can still enjoy what you already have until the tractor is paid off, right?
Before I forget, let me wish everyone in the Diner a...
HI Paul,
just curious, what make and size of tractor and what condition is it in? I know that the loader size tractors are quite expensive even used and the bigger ones are dirt cheap. Sure hope that somehow you can manage some money for the MRR.
Take care
Frank
"If you need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm."