Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[CShaveRR]

Now Sarah, if you'd been train-watching up here, the engine might have gone by you--but so would a train in the opposite direction, right in front of it!

Rainy this morning--supposed to last all day, maybe some snow mixed in tomorrow.

[JoeKoh]

good mornig
juice and coffee are ready to go.matt and I watched the I&O and maumee and western in action.csx had a busy early afternoon then it was quiet.but when we got in the driveway and the sun had gone down we heard them coming into town.matt got extra cookies when we had supper.
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

I took Amtrak to Sprigfield, IL Today. Had a nice trip.....

[CSXrules4eva]

Ut oh I think someone named louisnash, is stealing my phrase!! For the great state of..... Those of you who have read my posts, those that know me, and thoes that look at my profile signiture know that when I talk about my state I always say the following. In the "Great State of Pennsylvania". hehehe

Brian, I think your hat did make it to the Burmuta Triangle. It did blow past me a couple of days ago, I saw it go by but, couldn't get to it in time, so it made it's way way way way way up the Susquehanna River, sorry. I would of returned it!

Well, I went railfaning today. I started out at 5 pm it was near dark. Anyway, I went out to Abrams Yard which is on NS's Harrisburg Division, in Upper Merion Twh, in the great state of Pennsylvania. When I reached the front of the yard I saw the strangest thing. One Dash-940CW, a Dash-840C, and a Belvidere & Delaware River GP9, all heading up a manifest out of Harrisbrug destoned for Philadelphia. That is my first time ever seeing a GP 9 in person! Here is the sad part. I couldn't get a shot of it because, it was a little bit too dark. So I waited and heard over the scanner that they were going to run through Bridgeport. So the train starts to move, and I hurry up and rush in the truck, and drove like a mad woman from Upper Merion over to Bridgeport. When I get there ............lets say I ened up waiting for over 2 hours for the train to get there.....and it's only about (5miles from were I was in Upper Merion). So, now its completely dark, and when the train finally comes through, guess what there is no GP9 in the consist, so basiclly I waited two hours in the freezing cold for two generic NS GE units. [:(!][banghead][censored]

[locomutt]

Brian (Ky)

Welcome back;we've missed you around here,try to check in more often !![:D]

We've got a real good situation going on here ,on the river;Late yesterday evening
three barges broke loose from their tow,two were sort of captured,but the third
one sort of "banged" it's way around the hydro plant,then went through one of
the dam gates and on downstream,coming to rest against the K & I T bridge.
(against two of the piers)River current is so strong,that besides trapping it there,
it's also turned the barge on its side. Now it is leaking asphalt,and a bunch of diesel
into the river.(diesel for heaters,to keep the asphalt warm) From the last I heard on
the news,it will be at least Mon.,before ANY removal work can start.

[switch7frg]

cherokeewoman::..>>> I sure hope you have some skilet green beans &bacon with onions on the stove and skillet corn cake . Oh , with hot coffee to wash it all down .Just got back to the homeplace from Miles City Mont. >>> Me &626 Rattler were blown out of town bt some FIERCE wind . Took some tractor parts &equipt. up there ,,spent a week there one night trying to leave. Zero deg. most of time. Nice to be home.

[louisnash]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Brian, welcome back!! We've missed seeing you around. Know you've been
busy with the boys, though, and they come first before any of us!!

Yes it has been and is as busy as you can get. 4 days of basketball practice. They play on Saturday's.

I still read through the forums every night, so I'm not missing to much. I just got really hungry for some odd reason and reading through the diner doesn't help a hungry man much at all.

Thanks for everything to CW and LM. You know I enjoy all the emails from you both.

Brian (KY)

[louisnash]

QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel

Hi Brian (KY) from Brian (IA)! Hey, let's get everyone confused. Maybe refer to us as Brian squared.

It would be a nasty thing to do to everyone. It's been a while since I've been on the forums, I almost forgot what it was like.

Brian (KY)

[espeefoamer]

It's supposed to be cloudy this weekend.Nights are down in the 40s,but one of our 3 cats,the calico Maine Coon,is shedding a litle.I'll have a plate of spagheti,with a slice of garlic bread and a pice of Texas toast[dinner][:)].

[CShaveRR]

Grill--as long as it isn't being used to warm up the kitten, I'm there!

I think we managed to scrape the lower end of the 50s today. Slept in (after working last night), and managed to get three more miles in on the bike. Now back to sleep!

(Gee, do I sound like my sister Jen, or what?)

[cherokee woman]

Brian, welcome back!! We've missed seeing you around. Know you've been
busy with the boys, though, and they come first before any of us!!

With it being nice and warm, maybe we will fire up the grill for tonight. We
can grill the fish, grill steaks, and have a good ole Janurary/springtime bar-
beque. We'll put some corn on the cob on that grill, too. Brian, guess we'll
have to wait until summer to get some of that watermelon, though.

[blhanel]

Hi Brian (KY) from Brian (IA)! Hey, let's get everyone confused. Maybe refer to us as Brian squared. I'll take a big helping of that spaghetti, please, and a couple of pieces of garlic toast. Hopefully that will hold me over for awhile- tearing down the computer tonight in preparation for the arrival of my new desk at home tomorrow (woot)! Hopefully I'll be back before the pizza comes out.

[louisnash]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainnutz

Brian, I'll make you some good old New England baked beans (my grandmother's recipe). It uses a traditional New England secret ingridient - maple syrup. A guy a couple of towns from me has already had sap running this year and has done some early boiling. I'll use some Grade A Amber for the beans. Not everyone likes the Grade B that I like - the taste can be a little strong for those not used to it.

I'll be waiting on those beans. Sounds like a tasty di***o me. Can't wait. I am starved.

Brian (KY)

[louisnash]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh

brian
glad you're back in the diner!!! we could fire up the grill for you.hows has csx finished opening their hole down there in the hills?
stay safe
Joe

Joe,
The tunnel is officially gone now. I haven't been up there since the last pics I took, but our local paper had an article about it. It was also dicussed on Yahoo Ky Railfan. At one time they had someone there 24 hours allowing the trains through. I don't know if that's still the case now or not. The bridge is to be built by the end of the year, I think. Then I'll get my "After" photo of the area. The road is currently closed.

Brian (KY)

[Modelcar]

...Maple syrup sounds good for baked beans...Doesn't some company advertise that ingredient in their produced baked beans on the market.

[Anonymous]

Brian, I'll make you some good old New England baked beans (my grandmother's recipe). It uses a traditional New England secret ingridient - maple syrup. A guy a couple of towns from me has already had sap running this year and has done some early boiling. I'll use some Grade A Amber for the beans. Not everyone likes the Grade B that I like - the taste can be a little strong for those not used to it.

[rvos1979]

Afternoon everyone.......

Will someone kindly tell Ma Nature that it's the end of January?!? Not that I'm complaining, opened up the house for a bit to change the air (get rid of the nasty germ-infested air). Very strange to be 50 degrees in January. Brian, I've seen a lot of hats fly by, I'm sure one of them was yours.

Developers sure like to get their money's worth out of property, I've seen too many farm fields turned into subdivisions, usually the 'for sale' signs pop up three to five years after the subdivision is filled. All that good farmland going to waste.

I'll break the Friday tradition for once, and take a big plate of spaghetti for dinner.

Randy

[JoeKoh]

brian
glad you're back in the diner!!! we could fire up the grill for you.hows has csx finished opening their hole down there in the hills?
stay safe
Joe

[louisnash]

It is getting so warm here (55 today, 58 Saturday) in the Great State of Kentucky, I have a request for supper (that's what we call it here). We eat dinner at 12:00pm. Supper at 7:00.

Anyway, I want someone to grill me a big, juicy steak. Medium Well. I want a baked potato loaded. I need someone to make some baked beans. Some corn on the cob would go well also. And when I get done with that, I will make us some Homemade banana ice cream. Someone could supply a watermelon if they wanted.

Is anyone getting hungry yet? I can't wait for summertime. lol

Brian (KY)
40 miles from Cincinnati and 40 miles from Lexington KY along Interstate 75!!
GO BIG BLUE!!!

[Modelcar]

Developers now want to build everything right on top of the next building so more money can be made.....and when something happens it all is destroyed.
Built this house on the center of 2 100' lots to get plenty of space between us and it's worked out very well....Space between us..

[cherokee woman]

Lunch is ready, and I made some potato soup, as well, if others would like
to have that instead of the usual Friday fish selections.

Think we'll change the Friday night supper menu. Tonight, you can have
your choice of Italian spaghetti w/ garlic bread/Texas toast, or burgers with
either fries or onion rings.

[mucable]

Brian,

The Bermuda Triangle is definitely a possiblity...saw it fly by this morning headed ESE!

[blhanel]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel

You didn't see my hat fly by Sarah, did you? I think both Carl and Joe missed it...

Brian,
You might want to check with Tree,and see if he's seen your hat,
the way the wind has been blowing,Joe saying he missed it,it may
have made it to that "neck of the woods"![:0]

Wind has been out of the north here, so it's not likely it's flown by this neck of the woods. Sorry.[:(]

Yeah, come to think of it, the gale-force breeze we had the other day was out of the northwest- my hat's probably in the Bermuda Triangle by now.[swg]

[edblysard]

Got ice?

[:D]

Ed

[Anonymous]

I love a nice bowl of potato soup. That sounds like a real winner for today too. [:p]

Well since it is Friday (really) you can call me the Sandman. [:D] Anyone want to come ride up on the sandcrane? It has a lovely view of the top of the locos. The only problem is when someone decides to blow the horn. [:(!] [B)] [:(!] It is an interesting place to be, especially when the GEs decide to shoot sparks, or smoke excessively (which they do a lot). I watched 2 Little Rock & Western Alcos yesterday in the yard. Funny, Alcos have the rep of smoking badly, but yet these two old Alcos bearly smoked at all. In fact most any new GE smokes more than those 2 old Alcos did.

My dog is shedding what little hair she has. Last night at work one of the foreman said his cats were also shedding. Now, doesn't that make you wonder? Has nature fooled our animals or are the animals correct? I guess in another 2 or 3 weeks we will know one way or the other. I have a feeling the animals will win this one. [;)] I hope they do. If so, then home heating oil should drop in price. Our December was about 15 degrees warmer than normal. Our rainfall was 10 to 20 inches below normal (depending on where you live in our state). Next question of wonder, what will the summer hold? [?]

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel

You didn't see my hat fly by Sarah, did you? I think both Carl and Joe missed it...

Brian,
You might want to check with Tree,and see if he's seen your hat,
the way the wind has been blowing,Joe saying he missed it,it may
have made it to that "neck of the woods"![:0]

Wind has been out of the north here, so it's not likely it's flown by this neck of the woods. Sorry.[:(]

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel

You didn't see my hat fly by Sarah, did you? I think both Carl and Joe missed it...

Brian,

You might want to check with Tree,and see if he's seen your hat,
the way the wind has been blowing,Joe saying he missed it,it may
have made it to that "neck of the woods"![:0]

[Mookie]

Tree - the best tv is on my scanner. The picture is on the front page of the Lincoln Journal Star (www.journalstar.com) for those of you that wi***o look. It is a prize-winning picture of both the firefighters and the see-through construction of the house!
And yes, the houses are fairly close together.

The did say that they were sending engines around to check other residences for any embers! They had two district chiefs working the fire and one was my favorite - the one that stays calm no matter what. Efficient and calm.

CW - yes, I will take another bowl of warm milk, a little macaroni, one diced potato, some chopped celery and pepper to taste! (can't do salt or onion, darn) - Potato Soup!

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[JoeKoh]

brian
sorry i missed your hat!
cw thanks for the breakfast.sounds like la mook is purring so better get in and out fast.
notice the do not distiurb sign on the hammock.
stay safe
Joe

[tree68]

Mook - Today's construction makes it hard for even the best fire departments to be any more than the fabled "cellar savers." Before the days of engineered construction, buildings were built really solid, since people wanted them to last. Nowadays, the building is engineered to withstand X forces, and not a whole lot more. One mantra of a fire service icon who recently passed away was "trusses kill firefighters." And you'll find trusses (and other engineered components) in virtually every building, large and small.

Considering the conditions you described, they did an excellent job. Sometimes those wind driven fires will take out an entire block... I'd hate to see what would happen in my son's development - the houses aren't touching, but they are really, really close...

He lives in Tacoma - which has been just as wet as Seattle. A lot has to do with the press and how it portrays the situation. During the Blizzard of '77 in NY, we actually had worse conditions than Buffalo, but Buffalo had the means to get the stories out. Word has it that a network flack was talking to the folks at our only (at the time) local TV station, trying to get some film. They couldn't understand why the station couldn't get the film out. "I'm looking at the map and I see an airport right there." "You don't understand - If we could get to the airport in the first place, it's closed, too!"