Hello everybody
We arrived in MI. Lots of fall colors all the way.
Looking over recent posts, I see people are eating well in the diner.
Philip said surgery is delayed for his wife, and I hope that does not add to probleml
Jeff's headlight project is doing well, RT is on board and i'm glad for that. Paul has a new red tractor; neat!. fergies now buying 4-8-2's, and I'm glad I already have a couple of them.
Duke might get to the Gratiot Valley train show, And I'm not sure if I can at this point.
Happy Model Railroading!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Rob- I don't know! I've read somewhere, an hour at differant speeds and both forward and backwards. My main is about 44 feet around and I push a track cleaning car while it runs. So all in all after an hour or so, over a few days, I add the hoppers, 3 at a time. All in all I guess it has run for 2 hours or a bit more. Runs great. Just can't run it with other dc locos.
Time to hit the pillow. Darn,should have been in bed 45 minutes ago. Prayers for all.
R.T.- anyone wants to know whats up, they can E you. Warm regards.
Flip
Evening,, a barley pop please Flo.
Not going to hang round long, I be kinda tired stiff and sore after our trip [282 mile]. Did get a few train pics from Girard. The first one is from Jamie's front yard, bout a block n half off the main line.
It was a BNSF coal drag coming through, so I walked down n got a couple more. Turn out it also had a pusher too
PC,, I understand now, me n the wife have snoring problems and her's is the worst. She heard the rubbing Vicks on the bottom of your feet helps with snoring last night, so I got up and got her a pair of socks and the Vicks. It didn't help much, she just snored louder.
FLIP,, to bad bout the twister down your way, glad no-one was killed.
RT,,, great ot hear from you and the grocery/deli job is the one I was talking bout. Train room is looking good and even if the layouts small, you still get to run one sometimes.
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Tall cool glass of water is all. Thanks!
***JR, my only real issue is funding the "upgrades" without selling off the old. Would prefer to keep the old and add the new, but that could take a very very long time. Oh decisions!
***Paul, I'm just hoping there is enough hay around when I need it this winter. Usually we stock up, but this year haven't the funds to do so. I'm buying either two rounds or 22 squares once a week (depending what condition the hay is in) and bring it home in our pickup truck. Once every couple months we squeeze out having 6 rounds delivered to the farm. (I need a major painting to sell or this will continue through the winter...yikes)
***inch, thanks for posting the photos. Those BNSF sure are beautifully painted locos. I have a sneaking suspicion that one day some N scale versions are going to start showing up in my loco roster ...but no time soon.
Off to do my nightly critter check and see if I can spot that skunk that has been eating the dog food every few nights (at least I think that is what it is doing). Take care all. Rob
Good morning ! from Indiana.
10-29-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Mornin, coffee n 2 chocolate milks Zoe since I'm buying again.
Had frost on the pumpkins this morning and maybe again tomorrow, but the sun is shining and high expected around 62, so not to bad out.
Sorry bout taken off like that last night, but the day had caught up with me [doing betters today]. It was a good trip didn't get many pics this time, but found several for the spots for the next trip. I did get some of an old station in Pana, which might be an IC, but the B&O and C&EI ran through too. Also a couple more shots of some other trains, but I missed the Amtrak [darn it].
Best gets round, got two girls with colds and hollering for train videos. Wasn't suppose to have any kids after Leroy caught the bus, but plans change. Hope ya'll has a gooden n stay safe.
Good morning.
Cool here this morning. Forty-nine degrees when I got up with an expected high in the seventies. Lots of layout work to do today, mostly in the north-east corner. It's pretty barren over there.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/29/2007 Wind Chill: 46°FHumidity: 88%Dew Point: 46°F So Far TodayHigh: 56°FLow: 49°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 9mph NNE Today High: 75 Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tonight Low: 50 Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
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Mornin' all!
Rob, you going for the TOTP record? Mines 3 or 4 in a row (can't remember), but someone else holds the record at 5.
inch53 wrote: PC,, I understand now, me n the wife have snoring problems and her's is the worst. She heard the rubbing Vicks on the bottom of your feet helps with snoring last night, so I got up and got her a pair of socks and the Vicks. It didn't help much, she just snored louder.
OK, I'll cross that one off the list. Hmmmmm...........
Morning folks!
Fall has finally arrived here with temps in the mid to upper 30's this morning and crystal clear blue skies too!
Another whirlwind weekend and it flew by so quickly too!
Went to the local Mexican restaurant Friday night to celebrate my soon to be birthday! Okay, I had to slip that in, but just to remind you folks I will be 46 on Wednesday! Yes, I was born on Halloween! I still have not taken off my mask....Ha!
Then Monique surprised us with getting some free tickets to the NC State vs. Virginia football game for Saturday, we had the pleasure of sitting in one of the suites at the 50 yard line and free food to boot too! It was a great game and lots of fun too!
And then yesterday we cleaned house and then Monique made some New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp with French bread too! It was fabulous and reminded us of the good eating from back home.
....and back to work today.....oh well....got to pay the bills you know...
No model railroading done this weekend, but have been reading the Dec MR issue and also got in Schrader's Railroad Catalog in the mail, never ordered from them but they sure do have some neat stuff. Anyone ever ordered stuff from Schrader's out of Fairview, Michigan?
Watched the WS game 4 through the top of the 7th inning and heard this morning that the Red Sox pulled it out with a 4-3 win over the Rockies and now WS 2007 champs! Congratulations Red Sox!
Hummmm.....it's about 9:00 AM EST and looks like the trains.com web site has gone down. Getting a page error "We're sorry, but the page you requested contains an error or no longer exists" I can get to the main pages of the site, but when attempting to get to the forums it is now giving an error in the title "Critical Error: SiteUrls.Config" 9:30 AM EST and still no service, now the whole site is down...Ah ha...9:45 AM EST and it is back up again...
Sue - glad you like the pits and the RH, thanks for noticing! And nice hill of trees you got there. I like that plan with a trail, some hikers, and campers, looking forward to seeing that progress.
Rob - good to hear that you got the shot, and so now no worries about that stuff. Nice pics too of the water tanks and your set up, looks good. Watched the Farmers Almanac on TV yesterday morning and they showed a similar cistern system on a new Idea House that holds up to 1,500 gals from rain water for similar uses.
Bet it felt good to get the paperwork done on Friday, eh Jim!
Paul - good news on the new tractor!
Der John - Sounds like a good plan with the talus and rock formations.
J.R. - Thanks for the answer on the backdrops, and they sure do look good there too! And I see you have found another use for clotheslines clips too!
Philip - Sorry to hear about the rescheduled date, but more time to prepare and more time for prayers too!
Dick - cut down a spruce tree eh, and 70' too boot! Oh, and I see two maples too! WOW, you guys really did save some money felling those trees yourself. Firewood for a while now eh! What about the spruce, can you burn that too, or is it too much sap to clog up the chimney like pine wood does? On the cholesterol topic, it's probably a combination of "all of the above" that contributed. That's a great deal on the solar panels, wish our utility did that kind of special down here too!
Jim - Great looking steak dinner and pumpkin pie you had there, oh and beef Stroganoff too!
RT - Nice you see you up and about again! How is the new job at the deli going? Oh, thanks for the update!
Jeff - Nice lights on the diesel, I need my sunglasses now! And you might not need any overhead lights once you outfit all the locos like that one.
Flip - All it took was Rob's coffee special to get you back in the diner? Actually, I like my coffee with some cream and sugar, my vodka with a little cranberry juice, and my women straight! So 1 out a 3 isn't too bad, considering it's the one I like the most!
Mike - BNSF drag looking crisp!
Cheers,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Good morning, Diners! Since Inch's buying, I'll have a cup of coffee and one of Bill T.'s chocolate donuts, please.
Thanks, Mike!
First frost of the season to scrape off the car's windshield today. Not too heavy, but dreading the thick of winter. Got to be looking for another place with covered carports, at least!
Paul, you realize that when they hit me with the Soc.Security out of my paycheck, I get less for my LHS trips, right? Not sure that when I retire, if they'll still have anything left in the funds.
Even though it was cold this morning when I got up (32 F/0 C), it's still supposed to warm up to mid 60's by this afternoon. Sheesh - this weather!
Well, I'd better get back to the grindstone. Working on a hospitalization this morning and need to check back with one place.
Prayers for those in need of healing, peace and strengthening.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
JimRCGMO wrote: First frost of the season to scrape off the car's windshield today. Not too heavy, but dreading the thick of winter. Got to be looking for another place with covered carports, at least!
Jim, we had that last week. The week before, there was hail, and lots of it.
Today I get out of school for soccer, WOO! See y'all later!
Mark
Morning, all!
PC... best of luck and best wishes to your wife this week.
Penn State couldn't crack the Buckeyes this weekend, but the trip was worth it. I forgot just how beautiful Pennsylvania is the fall. I also forgot what it's like to be in Beaver Stadium with 110,000 fans! OSU manhandled our defense, which is surprising. I was ready for our offense to not produce much in the red zone, and for the usual turnovers. I just thought the D would do a better job. OSU picked up nearly every 3rd down conversion...
Oh, well. The upside is that we got to go back to Dear Old State, and my kids got to see what Penn State's really about ... one huge party!
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
Mid thirties here this morn. Frost on the windshields and from what I here up in there Rockies, Colorado to be exact!
I know there must be some happy campers out there... Dick, Ed and my betrothed to name a few.
RT! Thanks for the line and thanks to Phil as well for relaying the message. Hopefully all will work out and yes I'm with you on the manufacturer being the one to pick up costs!
And I'm still in the for another week in the Neighbourhoods NFL Suicide Pool. Giants won so I can't use them again and I'm saving Pats and other teams for the end.
Anyway time for more Renos!
Later All
Fergie
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If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
Cox 47 wrote:Jeff .....now that a HEAD LIGHT...Is there any way you could put a block in so it wouldn't shine down on the track?
Good afternoon everyone, yawn, never got to bed until 2:30 with the World Series game being in MT, and then celebrating in the Diner all night with Ed, J.R, J.P., Lisa ( Fergie's Lisa ), and Colby. As if that wasn't enough, the Patriots buried the Redskins yesterday also to go to 8-0!
The temps are seasonal today, 24F overnight and 43F now at 12:45pm, and we have snow up in northern Maine about 40 miles north of Colby's house.
RYAN: After I checked the price to take these trees down, the boys an I worked out a plan to take them down safely. As for Solar panels, for hot water panels you can get three panels installed for about $5K, but State and Federal tax credits pay for about 50% of that cost. And the remaining $2500 will be payed back in savings off your utility bills in about 5 years, maybe less, depending upon how much domestic hot water your family uses. Dish washing, showers, washer, etc it adds up very quickly.
As for burning pine, yes, you can burn pine, however, you must let it dry longer than hardwoods. Once the pine is dry, it burns hot and fast, smells good, and does not create and creosote...it MUST BE DRY though. I don't burn it because we have so much maple and oak here.
ROB: The solar electric panels are SUNSINE panels. The inverters are mounted right under the panels, so you have AC voltage delivered right to the house circuit from the roof panels.
FERGIE: Hey, I didn't know that Lisa was a Red Sox fan????? Where did you get that nice lady ????????? Lets see now, she's a great cook, she tolerates a MRR guy, she likes meteorology, AND A RED SOX FAN ???!!!!! WOW, what a keeper !!!!!!!!!
Later,
in a ATSF mug, please & thank you!
Any of you have a book called: "101 Track Plans for Model Railroader by LYNN WESTCOTT" ? Is it worth picking up a copy for track idea generation?
Late start here, gotta get busy. Rob
Cederstrand wrote: in a ATSF mug, please & thank you!Any of you have a book called: "101 Track Plans for Model Railroader by LYNN WESTCOTT" ? Is it worth picking up a copy for track idea generation?Late start here, gotta get busy. Rob
afternoon.
about the Red Sox.................... *sigh*
Cederstrand wrote: Any of you have a book called: "101 Track Plans for Model Railroader by LYNN WESTCOTT" ? Is it worth picking up a copy for track idea generation?
It's a decent book, but you have to keep in mind that many of the layouts are very old school in their styles (island and pit style layouts for example) and some of the track arrangements (yards for example) could be vastly improved. Also, many of the layouts pictured cannot be built as shown but must be tweaked to fit because of either slightly off measurements in the plan or pieces of track that were available then fitting a certain demention that are no longer available. Staging concepts are also non-existent (see, I said it was old school).
Is it worthless? No. It's good for ideas and such. You could lift out towns from an island plan and work them into a shelf style layout for example. Concepts of spacial relationships are also worthy of study.
None of this is to say that their aren't some plans in the book that are just fine, but it should be noted that it's not the most up-to-date or totally infallable book out there.
If it tells you anything, I own a copy.
It's a used copy for only $5 so figured that is not a lot to lose. Is there a book on the market with lots of "up to date" track plans that would also be good for a steam era layout? Anything for N scale...although I cannot see why that would matter as far as track planning would go. Thanks for any further comments and/or suggestions.
Wife is home with sacks of cracked corn...gotta raun help. Rob
Rob, I have a couple of really good ones at home. I'll look them up tonight and post some titles for you.
And you're right, scale doesn't make a big difference when planning except for isle space, parallel track centerlines, overhead obstruction clearences and their related grades, and minimum curve radii.
Good afternoon. I thought that I would stop in for some pumpkin pie and coffee.
I have been working outside this morning.
SilverSpike wrote: Sue - glad you like the pits and the RH, thanks for noticing! And nice hill of trees you got there. I like that plan with a trail, some hikers, and campers, looking forward to seeing that progress.
Ryan, Are you putting tools and benches in the RH? I planted a couple trees and several bushes this morning. I was hoping to plant the whole hillside in one evening, but it looks like stages it will be. After the trees falling down the hill, I decided to prop them up while they dry.
Later, Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Hi all it was on the cool side this am when I got up (off from work today so about 9a.m.) looked out and on the roof and windshield had about 1/8" of frost on it. Thought it was cool when I woke up here in the house
Not to much going on here today just filling out paperwork I have.
Like the pics of all the trains you all put up jeffery yours really looking great.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Well heres the card girls been awhile and look who ends up with the tab think I'll stay away some more now can't afford this like I use to lol drink up guys oh
PC stay away from the big meals please
Mashed Potatoes, Lima beams, & some crab cakes this evening. And my usual, in a Union Pacific mug, please & thank you.
Thanks for the suggestions guys and I look forward to hearing more of them. Guess I should also browse though the layout building forum for more ideas. As I am gradually cleaning up the workshop (will take months to actually finish this), I am finding some OK lumber with which to build a first module with.
Wife is preparing for her Flight Nurse interview which is tomorrow. Some of those pre-test e-books are EXPENSIVE. Wish I had a business like that...just sell downloadable copies of books for gobs of $$$. What a racket. Anyway, also had to buy a basic printer as our old one is SHOT and we both use one fairly often.
Rob
I'll have the pine-apple barbeque chicken.
Hello everybody.
I went to P&D Hobbies in Fraser, MI near Detroit. Thye really have an outstanding selection. One of the largest selections of O and S scales anywhere. Plenty of HO and N also. Didn't get much though. Yet another Hobby Shop with not many 2-10-2's. They keep plenty of micro=Scale decals, though.
Tomorrow, we go to franjenmuth for all-you-can=eat German food.
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Weather continues nice down here in Paradise. Probably in the 70's most of the day. I didn't even have to run the a/c.
We got back home from our trip last night just in time to see Boston clinch the series. "How ‘bout them Boston Red Sox!!" The hotel in Mexico City did get the game, so I was able to see a lot of the series. The Rockies did a good job to get to the series, but Boston really put on a show of offensive production, backed by great pitching and defense.
The trip worked out fine, and I did get a few shots, although nothing to write home about. I downloaded them to the computer today, but it will be a couple of days before I get around to editing them and choosing a few to upload to my album on Rail Images.
Other than that I don't have much to report.
Nice to be back.
Regards
Ed
Evening Gang: The hay is baled and we just have to get the equipment cleaned up and ready for winter storage. Of course we have to haul tha hay into the hay lot but we can take our time about that. The tractor isn't bought yet. Maybe tomorrow. Mary Ann wants to talk to the CPA about somethings and the tractor. Shell screwed up and sent the IRS the wrong SSno for me. The number was wrong on the forms they sent to the gov but correct on our forms and checks.I have a burning desire to drive down to Houston and chock the ______ out of someone.
RT: See what happens when you don't come in often? I liked your display shelves. I may have to do something like that for the Milwaukee Road stuff that I'am aquiering.
Rob: I wish that I could send you some of our hay. Distance and the fact that it is not sutable for horses makes that impossible. It has Johnson grass and burrs.
Well I gues I'm going to hit the sack.
Good Night All