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Originally posted by CopCarSS [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply CopCarSS Member sinceAugust 2002 From: Turner Junction 3,076 posts Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 9:28 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ...Yes, our best wishes for Ed and his family...... Chris....That is Denver Union Station in the distance {left, center}, of you photo, right..... Yes it is. I've got another shot of it, pulled in a little bit with the 70-200mm (this was with the 16-35mm). Still have a little post processing to do, but I'll probably make that my next sig. photo. Chris Denver, CO -ChrisWest Chicago, ILChristopher May Fine Art Photography"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams Reply Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 9:31 AM ...I'll be watching for that one....Love that sign on top of Union.... Quentin Reply mudchicken Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Denver / La Junta 10,820 posts Posted by mudchicken on Friday, September 23, 2005 10:23 PM Ed, Aimee & the girls would be most certainly welcome in Denver... Wonder if the Katrina Evacuee who dissed Denver on Monday as being "too cold" might now want to trade a few degrees in temperature for our mile-high plus elevation? High and dry at 6200 Feet. [|)][|)][|)] Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west Reply Big_Boy_4005 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: St Paul, MN 6,218 posts Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Friday, September 23, 2005 11:40 PM Hey MC, those Chinook winds are are no picnic, with gusts over 100 MPH. That's more than hurricane force. I used to live in Boulder. The first time was pretty spooky, sitting there with the windows rattling. I went outside expecting it to be really cold, wind chill, but it was very warm. Denver's not cold at all. I remember riding around with the sun roof open in January. Never tried that around here.[swg] I'm back! Follow the progress: http://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/displayForumTopic/content/12129987972340381/page/1 Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 23, 2005 11:53 PM You know, I have been wondering about Ed all day. It is nice to know they are headed west. [;)] Reply Edit edblysard Member sinceMarch 2002 9,265 posts Posted by edblysard on Saturday, September 24, 2005 5:03 AM Rode it out...everything ok, winds only got to 70-80mph... Lake Charles and Port Arthur got slammed dead center with 100mph plus winds... Most of the low lying towns are flooded, but not as badly as expected. Couldn’t have gotten out of town if we wanted to, if you were not on the road by Wednesday night, you were not going anywhere fast. Massive traffic jams on the major freeways, although in the end, we managed to evacuate several million folks. Galveston is getting hit pretty hard; do not know the extent of the damage there yet... Houston managed to dodge the bullet. When the sun comes up, I will go look and see how bad the roof is. Thanks for all of you guys concern...about the only real danger now is flooding, if this thing stalls like predicted... Ed 23 17 46 11 Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 24, 2005 6:45 AM Glad to hear that you and your family are OK and were able to stay safely in your own home during the storm. Hopefully the damage to the roof is only minor and that you won't be affected by any flooding. Keep up posted. Roland Reply Edit Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Saturday, September 24, 2005 7:15 AM ...Good to see your words early this morning Ed....The storm {and pic's. from the area}, had us nervous for you and family last night.....Now hope your roof survived to hold all the rain out of your home....Sure hope you are high enough to keep the water away..... Quentin Reply Noah Hofrichter Member sinceJanuary 2004 From: Reedsburg WI (near Wisconsin Dells) 3,370 posts Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Saturday, September 24, 2005 8:25 AM This is Very good to hear Ed, and I take it by the fact that your reading this thread as I write that Houston still has power. Very, very good thing to hear. Noah Click the image above to visit my website, Badger Rails. My Model Railroad Club's website: http://sandhousecrew.webng.com Reply edblysard Member sinceMarch 2002 9,265 posts Posted by edblysard on Saturday, September 24, 2005 8:44 AM Most of the city kept power. It has flicked on and off a few times...but thats about it. Am heading out to survey the neighborhood, see who needs what...and get some photos... Ed 23 17 46 11 Reply edblysard Member sinceMarch 2002 9,265 posts Posted by edblysard on Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:12 AM Sent some photos...not anywhere as much damage as I expected...now the hard part is the millions of people trying to get back into the city... HPD and Harris County Sheriff dept report 23 arrest for looting and robbery last night, in the middle of the hurricane!...and expect more today, as the strom ahs passed and no one has returned home yet... Gonna be a fun day. Ed 23 17 46 11 Reply jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:38 AM All in all, at this point it looks like bullets were dodged, but no doubt there are still holes in the wall. Glad to hear that you and the family are well. Jay "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Reply Big_Boy_4005 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: St Paul, MN 6,218 posts Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:40 AM Well Ed, glad to hear you came through this with minimal trouble. I kind of figured you would, when the storm track turned well north. You sure did save yourself a lot of headaches by not leaving. I bet you'll be the envy of all your friends and neighbors who did.[;)] The looting doesn't really surprise me. The big difference between Houston and New Orleans is that Houston was still able to have an effective police force because the city wasn't under water. Last night while watching one of the news channels, they showed the police responding to a traffic accident. I suspect that because the streets were so empty, a few crazys decided to go out and run red lights. There's always going to be some. I'm back! Follow the progress: http://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/displayForumTopic/content/12129987972340381/page/1 Reply espeefoamer Member sinceNovember 2003 From: West Coast 4,122 posts Posted by espeefoamer on Saturday, September 24, 2005 3:50 PM Ed,glad to see you're OK[:D]. The big difference between Houston and New Orleans is that the police in Houston didn't either join in the looting or run away. Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool. Reply edblysard Member sinceMarch 2002 9,265 posts Posted by edblysard on Saturday, September 24, 2005 6:15 PM Just a warning for Jim(planestrains...) you have tropical strom Rita headed your way... Lake Charles got gutted.... Be careful, be safe.. Ed 23 17 46 11 Reply Junctionfan Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: St.Catharines, Ontario 3,770 posts Posted by Junctionfan on Saturday, September 24, 2005 7:28 PM Hi Ed, Glad to hear you and the family are all right. That also means my parents RN friend I was telling you about is O.K too. Andrew Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 5:20 PM G;ad to hear you rode out the storm OK. How was your RR, and other lines effected ? What sort of preparations were done to get diesel units to high ground, etc. Thx. Reply Edit UPTRAIN Member sinceJune 2002 From: Independence, MO 1,570 posts Posted by UPTRAIN on Monday, September 26, 2005 5:38 PM The Mo-Pac unit survived, lol, it was at Longview at 12:57. Glad to hear that you escaped too much damage. I went out and shot about 3 trains with Tropical Depression Rita overhead, made some neat ones. Pump Reply CopCarSS Member sinceAugust 2002 From: Turner Junction 3,076 posts Posted by CopCarSS on Monday, September 26, 2005 6:39 PM Ed, Glad everything worked out better than it originally appeared. How does your work scenario look? Going to be able to get back to work anytime soon? -ChrisWest Chicago, ILChristopher May Fine Art Photography"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams Reply edblysard Member sinceMarch 2002 9,265 posts Posted by edblysard on Monday, September 26, 2005 6:49 PM Hey Chris.. Went back yesterday...of 249 T&E employees, nine of us showed up sunday. So we spent a long day cleaning up all the junk that blew in...set up all the trains to leave...went back in this morning...the same nine of us showed up again, so did all the switching we could find...we expect most of the other folks to be back tomorrow. Thanks again to all of you guys who were worried... Back to rock pounding tomorrow! Ed 23 17 46 11 Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 8:08 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Hey Chris.. Went back yesterday...of 249 T&E employees, nine of us showed up sunday. So we spent a long day cleaning up all the junk that blew in...set up all the trains to leave...went back in this morning...the same nine of us showed up again, so did all the switching we could find...we expect most of the other folks to be back tomorrow. Thanks again to all of you guys who were worried... Back to rock pounding tomorrow! Ed Ed - Glad you made it through alright... LC Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 9:49 PM Hey my friend, You had better call me and give me an update. When I talked to Aimee, she was like it was no big deal. I was really worried and I'm suffering from mushroom syndrome. Reply Edit Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. 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QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ...Yes, our best wishes for Ed and his family...... Chris....That is Denver Union Station in the distance {left, center}, of you photo, right.....
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QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Hey Chris.. Went back yesterday...of 249 T&E employees, nine of us showed up sunday. So we spent a long day cleaning up all the junk that blew in...set up all the trains to leave...went back in this morning...the same nine of us showed up again, so did all the switching we could find...we expect most of the other folks to be back tomorrow. Thanks again to all of you guys who were worried... Back to rock pounding tomorrow! Ed
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