....A great morning here. Forecast looking ahead shows sunshine for about 7 days....Temps in the upper 70's to low 80's. That looks very nice.
Overnight, we received one half inch of rain. A system did pass thru here late last night and headed east, and perhaps slightly north.
Now this weekend will be a potential bad one for parts of the east coast. Have a niece in Philadelphia...and that is rather close to where "Irene" is to pass....
I imagine we will see damage to railroad ROW's and perhaps signaling structures.
Quentin
Such a beautiful day!! Absolutely gorgeous weather! Walt just got back from riding his bike to the library.
Our menu for the rest of the day: Mexican Fiesta Day:
1. Tacos, burritos, chimichangas, fajitas, taco salad, and everything else Mexican, along with mesquite grilled steaks and pork chops, quesadillas.
And if you don't want Mexican Food today:
2. Grilled steaks, pork chops, brats, hot dogs, baked beans, cole slaw, garden salad, potato salad, corn on the cob and potato chips.
Think I'll take my one of my library books out on the front porch, and sit in the glider and enjoy the nice breeze and sunshine. Everyone enjoy your afternoon, take care and see you all later.
nice day.time to meet matts teacher at his open house.cw thanks for supper.tonight is friday.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Hey Joe! Got the NS mt coal train you sent. All BNSF power, but all NS gons except for the one lone Conrail one. Pretty cool. Maybe we will catch them heading back your way! Complete $$$$ train!
88 and a slight north breeze - very nice. Will be a nice weekend, too.
Guess Houston got some rain so I can give my sore foot a rest! Will have to work over the rest of Texas on another day.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Good Friday morning everyone. Hope all our forum friends are doing well this morning, especially those of you all along the East Coast. Will be thinking of you and praying for your safety in the days to come.
Coffee, juices, milk, chocolate milk, strawberry milk, iced teas (sweet and unsweetened), Gatorade, plenty of water, lemonade are all fresh and ready to go. On the warmer/serving station this morning: Doughnuts, danish, bagels, bear claws, bacon, sausage, eggs, toast.
Everyone enjoy your morning, take care and see you all later.
....Windows open, a nice fresh, sunny morning. Forecast seems to be for a quiet weather pattern next 5 or 6 days in this area. Perhaps we're beyond any effects of massive rain, etc...from the hurricane working it's way up the eastern seaboard. Hope people will not stay in the most dangerous places, and get to safety.
Coffee and a bear claw will do for now. The google web page has changed and has created havoc in this puter. Could not send or post. hope this has all passed.
Jim
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
afternoon
been a busy week.feels good to sit on the porch.Defiance won the river rivalry with napoleon in Football last night.Hope Tinora can win against Liberty Center.Matt starts back at school on Monday.We saw some csx workers welding at FC on an errand in town.Watching the east coast as we have family in virginia and maryland.CW thanks so much for the meals.We are coming into the busy busy busy season at work for the rest of the year.
As usual - I know nothing!
Ah- now I do....
Was just sitting here musing - wonder if Amtrak charges extra for the "thrills"......
Mookie wonder if Amtrak charges extra for the "thrills"......
wonder if Amtrak charges extra for the "thrills"......
I was going to ask you if this happened anywhere near you. I'm not sure how big Nebraska is. I know the definition of "local" news in western Canada is fairly huge compared to the US, because of our low population density. What we think of as happening down the street is something a lot of people would never even think of.The article in yesterdays Newswire about the increase in grain shipments on CN was fairly interesting. Especially about the increase in Canola shipments. That Canola oil seems to turn up in more kinds of foods than you can shake a stick at.The story reminded me of a time when my Dad and my uncle, who was employed by the irrigation system at Brooks, AB, got into an intense discussion of railway's ability to ship grain, especially Canola. My dad and I learned more about the grain transportation business than either of us had ever known before. Canola is crushed to make Canola oil, but the seeds are so soft that just riding in a cylindrical hopper can crush the seeds near the bottom of the car, and the oil will run out down the track. Also if the car is parked on a siding on a hot day the buildup of heat in the car will force more oil out of the seeds. The movement of the car vibrates the seeds enough so that even in the coldest Canadian winter the contents won't freeze. But again if the car sits on a siding too long in winter, the oil will freeze and the whole car load is worthless.The key to success is knowing when the buyer wants the delivery, loading the car just before the train picks it up, and then having a quick uneventful journey to the buyers unloading facility. I see in the story that CN has raised the successful "on time" delivery rate to 81%. Given the distances and climate in this country, I have to admit, that is pretty impressive.It looks like a very nice day out today even though the latest temperature I have seen is only 68°. I am going to try to go trackside with my scanner this weekend to see what I hear in terms of CP crews calling signals over the radio. The thread on this subject has gotten me curious. I know CP does call out some signals but I'm not sure exactly what the procedure is. Anyway, it makes a good excuse to get out and watch some trains.Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
"A Train is a Place Going Somewhere" CP Rail Public Timetable
"O. S. Irricana"
. . . __ . ______
Bruce - Benkelman is 4 1/2 hours (286 miles/460 km) west of Lincoln pretty much as the crow flies. This is CZ #6- going east to Chicago and would have gone thru Lincoln in wee hours of morning. It was just barely out of Colorado and into Nebraska when this happened.
I use canola oil, so glad to know it is well cared for before I get it.
Had a similar accident happened east of Calgary with "The Canadian" back in the day, it would have been local news on Calgary TV. That would have placed it west of Swift Current, SK and Calgary would still be the closest major city. Folks in Regina might object to my not calling their city major.
That would have been in the area my dad dispatched, and all the "white hats" would have come from Calgary.
Bruce
Good Saturday morning everyone. We're starting out with a temp of 68 degrees here at 7:53 a.m. Supposed to see a high in the mid 80s to 88 degrees today. Not much happening around here, at least not yet.
Coffee, juices, hot water for hot tea, iced teas are all fresh and ready to go. Saturday brunch is on the warmer/serving station:
Pancakes (flapjacks), bacon ,sausage, biscuits & gravy, scrambled eggs, country fried steak, fried taters (everything fried in canola oil, btw), and plenty of maple syrup and blueberry syrup for the pancakes. There's also some cantaloupe, watermelon and sliced tomatoes.
Sincerely hope all our forum friends all along the east coast are all right. Property damage can be replaced: people cannot.
Everyone have a good day, take care and see you all later.
.....A nice Saturday morning here, and it's expected to be nice for on into the new week. Not much chance of rain as of now.
Best wishes to those in the hurricane's path...
We could use some rain, but hopefully not from that kind of weather.
morning
been busy working with matt and other chores.very nice outside too.might go to town later and see what csx is running.will be back for pizza later tonight.No word from family in virginia yet.
It's been a nice, pleasant day around here, but it is very warm outside: Walt and I just came in from being outside. Not much of a breeze blowing now, though. And yes, we could use some rain, also.
Our Saturday Night Pizza Fest menu:
1. Anchovie
2. Canadian bacon
3. Cheese
4. Chicago style
5. Goetta
6. Ham & green pepper
7. Hawaiian
8. Italian sausage
9. Pepperoni/mushroom
10. Supreme
Desserts:
1. Dessert pizzas: Apple, Cherry, Blueberry, and peach
2. Apple or peach cobbler w/ice cream
3. Chocolate cake w/chocolate icing w/ice cream
Everyone have a very good evening, take care,and please remember all those on the East Coast!!
my tv is leaking water.....world's biggest aquarium back east. What a mess....
Currently 8:47 PM here in Alamo City... Temp only JUST got down to 99.
Thought I would drop by for a late night Supreme pizza to celebrate my 1,001 post. I couldn't have done it without the help of all of you here in the Cafe, and over in the Lounge.
It was a good day all around, I did get out to do some train watching.
It is getting late so I guess I will just chow down.
Good Sunday morning everyone. 75 degrees here in Louisville this morning. Winds today are to be from the NE at 5 to 10 mph. with a high around 85. Looks like it'll be a nice day.
Have been awake off and on since just after midnight. Do not know why I kept waking up every little bit. Actually been up since about 4:50, have gotten dishes washed from last night.
Coffee is on, juices and other morning beverages freshly made. Breakfast is on the warmer/serving station.
Think I may try to go back to sleep after a bit, and hopefully, get a little bit of good sleep in. Everyone have a good day, take care going to Church, work, railfanning, whatever you'll be doing this morning. See you all later.
cw thanks for breakfast.back to work tonight.
Joe
Well, everyone should be home from Church (those who went this morning), and those who were out early railfanning, so guess it is about time for some Sunday Dinner. Here is today's menu:
Meat loaf w/mashed taters and gravy, crescent rolls, green beans, creamed corn, and tossed salad.
Hope you all are enjoying your afternoon. Joe, take care going back to work tonight. Everyone take care, and see you all later.
Afternoon All:
Currently 106 here as of 1:20 PM. Expected high here in Alamo City is 111.
Enjoy your Sunday!
....Back home after taking care of church....and just now returned from Olive Garden. Beautiful day here in Muncie. Just 78 degrees. Murray, you folks sure have been warmed this Summer. That's hot..!
I will wait until later now, and do a yard mowing. Believe the hurricane news can start to slow down now, and return somewhat to regular programing. Even out here, we've had wall to wall coverage.
Niece in Philadelphia's outlying northern area got by with dealing with water coming in basement and fortunately, the power stayed on and sump pumps did much of the work for them. Just branches down outsde and no heavy damage.
Survived Irene - at least what made it into Central New York. Rained all day on the railroad - and I was doing the outside work. The rain suit helped, but I hope my safety shoes dry out before Wednesday! The Moose River was visibly higher each trip we took.
Plenty of wind, but nothing of real note - 30 MPH was the highest I measured. It was enough to knock down a few trees down that way, but no real damage.
Got home (all of 88 miles, mostly north) and found that we'd only gotten about a quarter inch of rain here.
I'm pooped. Time for bed.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Tree - been sitting here biting my nails and hoping you were ok.
I am glad to hear you are, since nails aren't very tasty.
Moo....
Good Monday morning everyone. We are starting out with temp in the mid 60s, going for a high again today of about 85 degrees. Nice and cool outside, with a gentle breeze.
Coffee is ready, as are the juices, nice hot water for our hot tea drinkers, Gatorade truck was here when I came in, to drop off some more Gatorade for us. Also have brewed fresh tea for iced teas.
On the serving station this morning: bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, toast.
Hope everyone has a good morning, take care and see you all later.
...What a beautiful Monday morning here in Muncie. Windows open and fresh perfect temps this morning.
No great news to add, just enjoying the "so nice" morning.
Well, 43F isn't exactly balmy, but there's nary a cloud in the sky, so I can't complain.
Had to drop the truck off at the shop this morning. They gave me a vehicle to use, but I just got a call indicating that they've sold it, so they're working on getting me another set of wheels till they finish with mine...
On the way home from dropping the truck off, got diverted to a pickup vs pole collision. Both lost, but nobody was hurt.
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