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Posted by jeaton on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:35 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel

Just dumb luck- I didn't know what I was taking a picture of until I got home and looked it up. It was funny watching that engine just run up the line as far as it could, sit there for awhile, and then head back- it was like they were making a coffee run or something.[:D]


Good grief!! By the way that engine looked, hauling coffee may be the only job it can do. Looks like still some old MILW paint with a hand lettering job for SOO.

We see the weather in Houston is back to normal. Sorry Ed.

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Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:47 AM
Just dumb luck- I didn't know what I was taking a picture of until I got home and looked it up. It was funny watching that engine just run up the line as far as it could, sit there for awhile, and then head back- it was like they were making a coffee run or something.[:D]
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Posted by CopCarSS on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:42 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel

Wow, Chris, just... wow. Those will make great wallpaper shots. Heck, I wouldn't mind framing a couple of them for my walls, if they were mine. Speaking of mine, I finally finished uploading my Chicago shots to rrpicturearchives. They're certainly not nearly as pretty as Chris's, but they're interesting railroad shots. Enjoy.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=7155


Thanks for the kind words, blhanel. Enjoyed your pictures. That GP40X sure was a nice catch!

Chris
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-Chris
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Posted by CopCarSS on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:40 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

Chris...
In Houston yesterday it was 98 degrees, 85% humidity, no clouds and no breeze...and you post something like this...
Thats wrong, man, just plain wrong!

Ed[:D]


If it makes you feel any better, Ed, the snow will be flying anytime now up in the high country. [;)]

CW, thanks for the comments. The little furry fellow is a Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel. They're interesting little buggers, but kind of spoiled around the Bear Lake area. I used my wide angle lens to get that picture, so I probably was only a couple of feet away from him!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:24 AM
more coffee and juice on the way.matt has good stuff at his pre school for lunch.I'd join him but the chairs are a little small.
stay safe
joe

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Posted by edblysard on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 5:37 AM
Chris...
In Houston yesterday it was 98 degrees, 85% humidity, no clouds and no breeze...and you post something like this...
Thats wrong, man, just plain wrong!

Ed[:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS


www.pbase.com/copcarss/rm_color_05


Hope autumn color is as nice as it moves down to lower elevations for all of you!

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Posted by Tharmeni on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 5:36 AM
Cherokee Woman:
You can't make enough hot coffee this morning...I can't keep staying up on Monday night to watch football and then trying to get to work on Tuesday mornings!
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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 5:23 AM
Good Tuesday morning, everyone!! The breakfast of turkey bacon, sausage,
scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, hash browns, gravy, biscuits, country ham, and
redeye gravy are on the warmer bar. Help yourself to a good hearty breakfast to
start your day.

Lunch today: any kind of sandwich you want, or, there's plenty of beef stew w/
cornbread left from supper last night.
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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:08 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel

Hey Carl, does I-294 go by the yard where you work? My wife and I spent the weekend in the area around O'Hare, and I managed to get a few minutes of railfanning in by taking a walk down Mannheim from our motel and watch some action in the yard immediately south of the airport. I've got a few pictures, hope to put them up on rrpicturearchives.com tonight. Also drove past a huge yard on the way out of town (Proviso?). Another neat experience- standing in the parking lot of the Rosemont Target and watching the planes come in to O'Hare, couldn't be more than 200 feet above me. Got some more great pictures of that.


Brian


Yes, chances are the yard you saw off 294 is Proviso--I can see 294 quite well from my tower. I saw it for the first time from that highway in 1964 (class trip); never dreamed that I'd be working there beginning seven years later.

Headed north on 294 (back to the airport from Proviso), after you make a curve toward the east, you cross over the UP Milwaukee Subdivision). Look back south and you can see the north end of Proviso--Yard 9, which is 28 tracks wide and is basically our receiving yard.

The yard just south of the airport is Bensenville; used to be Milwaukee Road's.

Carl

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Posted by blhanel on Monday, September 26, 2005 10:31 PM
Wow, Chris, just... wow. Those will make great wallpaper shots. Heck, I wouldn't mind framing a couple of them for my walls, if they were mine. Speaking of mine, I finally finished uploading my Chicago shots to rrpicturearchives. They're certainly not nearly as pretty as Chris's, but they're interesting railroad shots. Enjoy.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=7155
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 8:09 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Been a long day on the road. How 'bout a late dinner of skirt steak and a mushroom and cheese omlette? Homefries, green beans and a small ceasar salad sounds good too...

All day with a kicker in the train and signal troubles is makin' me HUNGRY!!

LC


LC, here's your steak and mushroom/cheese omelette, and a small ceasar
salad for you.


Thanks CW. Always a great thing to come home to a great meal!!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 8:07 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CSXrules4eva

I did m
QUOTE: Originally posted by rgroeling

Hello everyone, just thought I would drop in and say "hey" before I start my homework.

Everyone have a great night![:)]


Oh man good luck with that. I'll have to do some homework I know very soon when I go back to college. I'm most certaily not looking forward to it. I hate homework unless it's train related. hehehe.

CW I'm more than ready for din din!!!!!!!!! [:D]
[dinner]




Thank you, CSXrules4eva, I have had a lot of work recently, in fact, I can't remember the color of my desk there is so much JUNK on it!!!!!

I like CSX too. I was in their Nashville Yards and got a tour of the locomotive shop, as well as did so railfanning- cool stuff[:D]
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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, September 26, 2005 6:41 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Been a long day on the road. How 'bout a late dinner of skirt steak and a mushroom and cheese omlette? Homefries, green beans and a small ceasar salad sounds good too...

All day with a kicker in the train and signal troubles is makin' me HUNGRY!!

LC


LC, here's your steak and mushroom/cheese omelette, and a small ceasar
salad for you.
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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, September 26, 2005 6:39 PM
Chris, loved all the pictures. Think my personal favorite is "Emerald Lake". And the
little furry squirrel is cute, too.
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Posted by CopCarSS on Monday, September 26, 2005 6:32 PM
Mookie, Chad and Locomutt,

Thanks for the kind words. It was certainly an incredible weekend to be out and about. One of these days I'll actually put some trains in my pictures that I show around here! [:P]

Chris
Denver, CO

-Chris
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Posted by locomutt on Monday, September 26, 2005 5:57 PM
Chris,

Those are some really awesome pictures !!
Really enjoyed looking at all of them. I still think the two
"sunsets" are really the best.[^][8D]

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Posted by CSXrules4eva on Monday, September 26, 2005 5:23 PM
I did m
QUOTE: Originally posted by rgroeling

Hello everyone, just thought I would drop in and say "hey" before I start my homework.

Everyone have a great night![:)]


Oh man good luck with that. I'll have to do some homework I know very soon when I go back to college. I'm most certaily not looking forward to it. I hate homework unless it's train related. hehehe.

CW I'm more than ready for din din!!!!!!!!! [:D]
[dinner]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 5:14 PM
Been a long day on the road. How 'bout a late dinner of skirt steak and a mushroom and cheese omlette? Homefries, green beans and a small ceasar salad sounds good too...

All day with a kicker in the train and signal troubles is makin' me HUNGRY!!

LC
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 4:30 PM
Hello everyone, just thought I would drop in and say "hey" before I start my homework.

Everyone have a great night![:)]
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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, September 26, 2005 3:52 PM
Cw
beef stew sounds good for supper.and the rain from rita soaked up real quick in the yard so I got out the mower.a couple of weeks it will be time to get out the rake.
stay safe
Joe

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Posted by blhanel on Monday, September 26, 2005 3:08 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

There are nine employees who work our hump any given shift: three car retarder operators, one hump conductor, one general yardmaster, and four remote control operators (who pull the pins and do whatever else needs to be done with locomotives). Well, I added up years of service--and I had five years' more seniority than all eight of the others put together!


Hey Carl, does I-294 go by the yard where you work? My wife and I spent the weekend in the area around O'Hare, and I managed to get a few minutes of railfanning in by taking a walk down Mannheim from our motel and watch some action in the yard immediately south of the airport. I've got a few pictures, hope to put them up on rrpicturearchives.com tonight. Also drove past a huge yard on the way out of town (Proviso?). Another neat experience- standing in the parking lot of the Rosemont Target and watching the planes come in to O'Hare, couldn't be more than 200 feet above me. Got some more great pictures of that.

CW, I'll take some of that stew. Not too much though, ate too well over the weekend.

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Posted by chad thomas on Monday, September 26, 2005 3:06 PM
Cool shots Chris. Makes me want to take a trip to the mountains.[;)]
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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 26, 2005 2:38 PM
Chris - how pretty. We haven't had enough moisture to have much color this year, so will have to enjoy your pictures. Especially like your little buddy - nice fur piece....

Mook

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Posted by CopCarSS on Monday, September 26, 2005 2:31 PM
Well gang, skipped lunch to edit pictures. I've updated my sig. photo, and posted a new gallery at:

www.pbase.com/copcarss/rm_color_05

Haven't gotten captions done yet, but should have them up tonight.

I know it's not rail related, but I was pretty happy with the results, so I had to share them in the diner here.

Hope autumn color is as nice as it moves down to lower elevations for all of you!

-Chris
West Chicago, IL
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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 26, 2005 2:30 PM
I love that guy - he must be a very close family member! He really knows how to "do" life! Nap Hearty!

Driver sez I am the only person he has ever seen that can shut off the light and be in bed asleep before the room goes dark!

Moo

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Posted by locomutt on Monday, September 26, 2005 1:15 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

Is it OK to say that Mookie would would take the mouse to the back room with her other toys?

Jay
Gosh, Yes! Makes it sound like Mookie can still "get" to the back room!

[}:)]


What was that Mook,something about taking today's Garfield to heart ?[:-,]

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Posted by JDV5th on Monday, September 26, 2005 1:08 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

I'd posted under the breakfast menu, that lunch today will be ham, potato
salad and deviled eggs from last night's supper leftovers.

And tonight's supper will be: beef stew w/cornbread, and fried apple pies
(half moon shaped pies).


Oops, sorry. I'll take the ham and potato, skip the deviled eggs. Coffee too please.[banghead][%-)][#oops]
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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, September 26, 2005 12:04 PM
I'd posted under the breakfast menu, that lunch today will be ham, potato
salad and deviled eggs from last night's supper leftovers.

And tonight's supper will be: beef stew w/cornbread, and fried apple pies
(half moon shaped pies).
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Posted by JDV5th on Monday, September 26, 2005 11:45 AM
What's for monday's lunch? Haven't been around since tuesday. Missed a bunch I see. There's no place like home, there's no place........ oh nevermind.
Welcome Chris!
Cool crisp week ahead for western Michigan [:D]
Have a good day!
JDV
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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 26, 2005 11:18 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

Is it OK to say that Mookie would would take the mouse to the back room with her other toys?

Jay
Gosh, Yes! Makes it sound like Mookie can still "get" to the back room!

[}:)]

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