Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[coborn35]

BRING THE FOOD ON!

[JoeKoh]

fried chicked mashed potatoes?man all Ive been hearing about is food all day I'm hungry!
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Lunch is now being served: have grilled some burgers, hotdogs, steak, and
pork chops. Also have corn on the cob, and there's plenty of cake, ice cream
and sherbet left for dessert.

Supper tonight: fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas and carrots.
And some of Mark's Clementine oranges for dessert.

[CShaveRR]

My Labor Day will probably be just like any other Monday--work! In the event it isn't, the UP's UTU locals are having a picnic at one of the area Forest Preserves. Free food (various grilled things), plenty to drink, especially if you're into beer. I've found that I have to bring my own diet pop, though.

The nicest thing about these picnics is that quite often a lot of the retirees come out of the woodwork--you get to see a lot of your old buddies.

[Modelcar]

.....Official summer runs until around September 21th....and in general, at least here in central Indiana we can have very nice weather even in October....Nice clear days with sunshine, low 70's temps and crisp nights....No humidity problems. So Locomutt can't see why you won't have plenty of nice days to do more ouside grilling in your area....

[jeaton]

Two more stars for Hemphill. That makes about 10 total. GO TO THE HEAD OF THE LINE AT THE DFAC.

Yesterday-Amtrak Hiawatha service Milwaukee to Chicago, remarks by Amtrak's midwest management crew and front to back tour of the refurbished equipment for the Empire Builder. Beside new wall finish, carpets and cushions, changes to fixtures in rest rooms make them a bit more spacious and easier to give them a good cleaning. Refurb on the Sightseer lounge added tables for four at one end of the upper level and, more comfortable seating. Nice job. Rode the EB back to Milwaukee and called it a good day.

Cool and sunny here today. Biscuits and gravy sound good. Need the energy carbs as we get back to work on the floor.

Jay

[cherokee woman]

Good morning everyone! Mookie, glad to see you enjoyed the food from
the weekend, that I saved for you! Personally made sure they were
guarded well, so you could have it this morning.

Breakfast this morning: toast, cereal, sausage, biscuits and gravy.

Pat, Labor Day Weekend is just a week and a half away. There will be
grilling all weekend. You asked which grill I prefer: gas or charcoal.
Doesn't really matter to me, but food does seem to taste better when
it's cooked over a charcoal grill.

[Mookie]

> sniff.....

choc.... pizz.....YOW!

mmfftmmgrbl....yum...

^~^

[locomutt]

Pat,
I imagine we'll have a BIG TO DO over the Labor Day
weekend at the very least;and if we have some good days
even after,you'll probably see one of us out grilling.
It' not time to put the grills up just yet.[:D][dinner]

[railfan619]

Have a good night everyone and I will be talkin to you all tomorrow. Oh CW I have an idea why don't all of in the diner have one more big cookout for the year you know just to have a little more fun before summer comes to a close and everyone can bring something to this cookout like I can bring brats or hotdogs and everyone else can bring anything they want I'll even bring the grill do you prefer gas or carcoal and yes some one can even bring pizza you if they want to anyway if you like this idea email. Me back with a date Ok[dinner][dinner] But for now Iam going to go back this show on 9/11 so have a good night [zzz][zzz][zzz][zzz]

[cherokee woman]

Don't worry Joe: there's some cake saved to Mookie. I wouldn't DARE make
a cake over the weekend, and NOT save some back for the Mookster. I value
my life too much!![:D]

[JoeKoh]

nice pics.thanks for sharing.better save some of that cake for mookie.
stay safe
joe

[TrainFreak409]

Coborn35; more great pictures! Keep 'em coming!

[railfan619]

Hey good afternoon everyone how are we all doing fine. I hope well comes to another weekend but anyway hope everyone has a good week at work and I will be talkin to you all later Oh CW can we thorw some watermelon onto that list for tonight I have a taste for some [C=:-)][dinner][dinner]

[cherokee woman]

Here's the supper menu for tonight:

roast beef w/potatoes, carrots & onions, green beans, and cole slaw.

Dessert: chocolate cake, and chocolate ice cream; or, you can have
white cake with caramel icing, and neopolitan ice cream, or sherbet.

[coborn35]

Here are some pics from work yesterday:

Heres me switching in the yard, we were not moving at the time:


Heres another shot of the same locomotive:


Me and my friend are in the process of restoring former DMIR bay window caboose C-205:


Here are the insides (we are still cleaning it, it is only 1/3 clean):


One of our speeders:


Finally, and lets keep this hush hush,lol, I got to run the BUDD CAR in the yard. Now we couldnt go over 10 mph (yard limits) but it was very fun!!!:

[doghouse]

CSXrules: Philly is boring? With all those trains in your area it can't be that boring. You should see it where I live. No class 1's whatsoever. The only crossings up here are moose crossings. Speaking of the weather, our low for friday morning was 37! Cool enough for all of you?

[CSXrules4eva]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 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

<Puppy dogg eyes> and <sigs>. I wish I was going to Chicago today. It beats sitting here in borring Springfield Twh doing nothing.

[Anonymous]

CW, we cranked the band up extra loud last night. Didn't realize we blew the cool air all the way to KY! The people on the dance floor must've really taken a beating! [(-D]
Much cooler today, going to work in the yard all day. Will stop in later for supper and a cool drink. Willy

[cherokee woman]

Good Sunday morning, everyone! It's a glorious day: COOL AIR!

Sunday morning brunch: leftover pizza, along with western omelettes, and,
of course, sausage and biscuits & gravy, and fried taters.

[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.

[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

[JoeKoh]

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

[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!

[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:)

[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....

[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.

[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....

[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.

[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.