Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[coborn35]

Well ,I got bak from work today with some pictures in hand.

Here are the inards a operational F unit, SOO LINE #2500:

Here is the control stand of the same unit:

Heres my baby, former DMIR SD18, now SD-M, #193, poor thing is having issues with its generator field:

[CSXrules4eva]

First and Formost coborn35 NICE PICS

I'm glad to see that eveyone here in the forums who lives in Wisconsin are doing good after those violent winds Wisconsin received last night. That must of been something! Weather in PA hasn't changed much except for when I went to work outside today on the job. I had no rain coat or hood on and it started to come down pretty hard. I was happy that it did rain but, nnot too happy that I was outside with no rain gear. <sighs> oh well. At least I have two days off before I have to go back to work on Monday. lol

[TrainFreak409]

Coborn, from what I see from the pictures, that's one purdy looking locomotive.

I FINALLY WON AN eBAY BID! YAY! GO ME!

I could use some nice rice pudding right about now. [tup]

[Modelcar]

Coborn35.....What kind of heat exchanger is that in the pic in the engine bay....? What does it cool if in fact it really is a heat exchanger....I'm referring to the one with the pipe {with the red cap on top}, connected to it.....Looks like it might be an oil cooler cooled by water passing through it....

[Anonymous]

Mookie, I see on the radar that it's "Auntie Em" time out your way tonight. Stay safe and keep paws over eyes, while you're under the bed. It's supposed to cross Iowa and hit the sandbar later. Glad to hear everyone up north pulled thru last night unscathed.
Been a busy week here on the sandbar. 2 grandaughters had birthday parties on seperate nights.
Harley (the wonder mutt) now has a prison record and is bionic and I assume GPS trackable. The kids let her out (to do her thing) and then they started watching TV and forgot about her for an hour. She decided it was a nice night for a "WALKABOUT" and also it was garbage night in town, so a good night for a little dine and dash. Well, the new cop (with bad John Wayne attitude) picked her up and took her to county shelter.
Multiple charges: dog at large (she only weighs 8 lbs?), no collar and tag, and no updated rabies shot. She probably would have got 1 year and probation but I got a good lawyer and got her off with court supervision and fees. Shots, current tag and holding fees came to 88 dollars. Also had to pay 10 dollars to have a micro-processor chip installed in her shoulder. So I guess some satellite can track her movements? That blip on the screen isn't going to move much! From the couch to the chair, that's exciting. More of our money squandered by the government. Anyway, she's now a "hardened criminal" with a record, so now she'll probably want to get some tatoos.
Cubs have actually been winning since I burned my hat!!! Now I need to burn my Ford racing hat to help the Nascar teams.
Am going thread hopping for awhile, so I'll stop in later for a soda. Willy

[blhanel]

Well, the storms just went through here, nothing severe though thankfully. Just a nice 1/2 inch of rain. Sounds like we may get more later tonight, as there's another large cell near Des Moines headed our way. And the weekend sounds like it's going to be delightful- highs around 80 with a northwest wind. Hope this makes it to Louisville!

[coborn35]

If anybody would like to see a small video of the brand new repainted SOO LINE GP30 #700 running around its train, just email me.

[JoeKoh]

morning
juice and coffee are ready.cinnamon rolls are baking in the oven.after a quick breakfast going back to Deshler for deshler days.
stay safe
Joe

[fuzzybroken]

A good smilie for the Coffee Shop:


-Mark
www.fuzzyworld3.com

[cherokee woman]

Mark, I love that smilie!! How about sending it to Bergie, and see if he can
put it on the smilie list?!?!?! That would be awesome!!

Joe, thank you for doing breakfast this morning. Cinnamon rolls are just the
ticket this morning.

Everyone: be sure you're back by 7 p.m. EDT for the weekly PIZZA FEST,
and each and every one of you be careful out in that hot sun today!!

[Modelcar]

....No takers on an answer for the possible heat exchanger previous page....?

[Modelcar]

....Late last night in our area weather caution was being displayed for strong potential storms including wind and lots of lightning.....Radar was showing strings of red blotches about the Illinois / Indiana border but the end result in our Muncie area was....nothing. My rain gauge is dry....So many times it separates approaching us and passes north and south of us....Must have done it again.
Today....It is very humid and if the trend continues, it will get very warm today......

[coborn35]

Well, time to go work at the railroad, pictures to follow.

[railfan619]

Good saturday morning everyone well just over 1 1/2 and all of those little kids and big ones to will be going back to school. well anywho any one here in the diner get blown away by those storms we had a couple of days ago here in milwaukee we got by passed just a little bit. Oh well I'll be going now and I'll see you all later.

[Anonymous]

Is the Mookster still hiding under her bed this AM? We got an 1 1/2 in the bunny gauge out back this morning but nothing severe. Now it's just sticky.
CW, better have plenty of cold drinks today. Make mine MT DEW! Have to mow the weeds for the second time this summer. Will be back later for a cold one.
What's the status of our playdate in Rochelle? Haven't been in Diner much lately and wondered if anything was decided. Willy

[locomutt]

Willy,
There are plently of cold drinks in the cooler,along with a very ample
supply of lemonade and tea;(even frosted mugs) and of course all
the water you want or need.
Mookie will have to answer that one,after Mon.,since she's off for the
weekend.

MC,we're like you,rain gauge empty and dry;we were supposed to have
had several shots at some precip. last night ourselves,but seems like
it was all north,and east of us.Although they are saying that we have another
goood chance for rain this evening. And yes,very hot and humid here
already today,about 90 now, with the humidity way up there.

[jeaton]

Mark H
So nice of the folks in charge over there to assist with the cleaning and maintenance of your "fine" accomidations.
You probably missed the part in your job description about where the broom handle goes when you sweep up.

Willy-Mookie sleeps on the weekend.

I volunteered to take Matt to his ATC workshop today. 60 some mile trip from home to the Marriott Resort in Lincolnshire. Stuck hear for 3 hours w/ nothing to do but surf the net on the lobby computer. Sure beats tearing up flooring. (Actually the job is done and construction debris hsa been hauled off). Construction starts Monday.

Got a wetter and cooler streak going hear. Nice change. I too am glad Randy and other along the big storm route faired well.

[CShaveRR]

We had lightning in the west while I was biking home from work last night; storm hit about an hour later. First storm was apparently closely followed by a much more severe one, which woke us up. In all, we got close to an inch and a half in our rain gauge (the Weatherbug site, about two miles away, "only" got a little over an inch. We have a few branches to clean up in our back yard.

It was still cloudy out there earlier this morning--I may have to drive to work if things haven't gotten sufficiently dry.

CW, can some of that pizza be delivered to Proviso? (I wish!)

[cherokee woman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by RIRR80

Is the Mookster still hiding under her bed this AM? We got an 1 1/2 in the bunny gauge out back this morning but nothing severe. Now it's just sticky.
CW, better have plenty of cold drinks today. Make mine MT DEW! Have to mow the weeds for the second time this summer. Will be back later for a cold one.
What's the status of our playdate in Rochelle? Haven't been in Diner much lately and wondered if anything was decided. Willy

Haven't heard anything from Tina for awhile on the Rochelle "playdate".
Will have to email her, and see if she knows anything new. There is plenty
of cold drinks on available today.
Our current temp is 93, and we are under a severe t-storm watch until 7 p.m.
tonight. Mutt and I are staying in the house, where it is a tad bit cooler than
outside, even in the shade, on the front porch.

[JoeKoh]

the heavy stuff moved north of deshler this morning.now its a sauna outside.matts taking a nap while mamma is getting groceries.got new t shirts and a trains magazine about deshler.almost witnessed a darwin winner getting his reward but he made it across the crossing.
stay safe
Joe

[Modelcar]

....At 3 pm central Indiana, we just about match CW's temp with 92-93 and humidity that feels like walking outside into an oven...and staying out just a few minutes coming back inside it feels like a meat cooler...even with temp set about 75 degrees...Much lower humidity magnifies the difference.

[Modelcar]

....Mark W. H.....What kind of critters on the ground do you have to be on the lookout for in the area you work....? Any slithering dangerous "things" in the desert sand....Inquiring minds want to know....mainly, my wife....But I don't like the slithering things either.

[edblysard]

Intercooler for the turbo?
No, too small, for that...or a radiator for a aux power unit?
I would imagine if the prime was shut off, and no ground power was available, then they would need a secondary power supply...it defiantly are radiator though, and that’s a pump next to it...with a safety pressure cap, (the red cap)

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

Coborn35.....What kind of heat exchanger is that in the pic in the engine bay....? What does it cool if in fact it really is a heat exchanger....I'm referring to the one with the pipe {with the red cap on top}, connected to it.....Looks like it might be an oil cooler cooled by water passing through it....

[cherokee woman]

Gee, if more people don't come into the Diner for pizza, guess what we'll be
eating tomorrow for breakfast?!?!?!?!

Got some rain this afternoon: maybe 1/2 inch. But it's a lot cooler, even though
we're still a bit on the humid side.

[Modelcar]

Ed....I couldn't tell if it was a radiator or a heat exchanger....Didn't think I could see fins on it for being a radiator....And if a radiator, wouldn't it be facing at least an outside air source.....But thanks for the try....

[CSXrules4eva]

Why did eveyone get some rain and a lightling show yesterday and I didn't?? Its all good, its all good. Philadelphia will get its time. I looked at the Delaware River today and it is beyond low, we need some serious rain.

Well I went to see the movie Four Brothers today. It was pretty good. It was mainly about four brothers who's mother got killed in a planed gang violence. The four brothers sought revenge. Oh did I mention that all of this took place in Detroit. Go figure. I'm even more surpised they didn't film it across the river in Camden, NJ. Wen't railfaning after the movie and didn't see much but a NS GP50 and a UP SD70M, flag unit on the point of a unit coal drag today.

I'll have some of that Pizza now please:)

[CShaveRR]

I wish I'd been to the movie with Sarah instead of having to work on such a nice day (well, maybe it was the a/c at work that made it nice!). The delivery didn't get here, so I guess I'll have my early-breakfast pizza: bacon and pineapple!

[JoeKoh]

good morning
yes i'll take some leftover pizza for breakfast.juice and coffee are ready to go.
stay safe
joe

[jeaton]

Up a little early this morning. Going to Chicago to check out the refurbished Empire Builder which will be open for a public look today. I'll take a glass of OJ, coffee to go and see you all later.

Jay

[Modelcar]

Jay...Refurbish a train...! Amtrak....!! Hadn't heard that was to be accomplished...Would be interesting to hear just what you find on your tour....
Mark....Thanks for your report....I expected to find more bad stuff in your answer....I'm remembering Years ago, running tests that included some running in the Yucca desert area, Az.....one had to watch the sand very close if down on the ground.....Side winders....Scary sites, etc....
Also I assume going to your location required several shots in the arm before heading that way..........Best wishes for your safety.