blue streak 1 well i am finally back to where I can post. Knee surgery went well and rehab as well. Had a couple posts then an unrelated gall bladder failure almost took me out. ( If hadn't been i hospital ???? ) I did see that light at the end of the tunnel but decided I woud go back into the tunnel. 2-1/2 weeks later am finally on the mend.
well i am finally back to where I can post. Knee surgery went well and rehab as well. Had a couple posts then an unrelated gall bladder failure almost took me out. ( If hadn't been i hospital ???? ) I did see that light at the end of the tunnel but decided I woud go back into the tunnel. 2-1/2 weeks later am finally on the mend.
blue streak 1
That was a bit scary of what you related on your recent post. We'll send along our best wishes for a complete recovery and now having a new knee to use as well.
Quentin
Monday morning showed we received a very slight dusting {skiff}, of snow overnight. Temps about 30 earlier. Snow has disappeared already.
On and off sunshine this morning. This will be a cool day with a high in the 30's. But tomorrow, is to be a big warmup.
Trivia: Upon turning to page 84 in our April Trains mag., and looking at the top of the page....and seeing the photo of an "inspection locomotive".....I couldn't help but {right away}, think..."that's the Toonerville Trolley".....Did anyone else notice the very similarity.....
That's the closest {real piece of equipment}, I've ever seen to so closely be a look a like. All it needs is a trolley wire and pole....
This goes back a ways.....so younger posters probably have no idea what I'm referring to.
good morning
matt is off to school.trash is too the curb.votes are cast.Someone from the county highway dept didn't get the memo about the clinton st viaduct.It ate well yesterday.
time for bed.
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").
.....A cool morning here in central Indiana. But, today...we're to be somewhat warmer. Noted a weather person on the TV channel this morning noting, this might be the last really cool / cold weather we see in the eastern part of the country until next Fall.
Seems {according to them}, that is the weather pattern on the way.
Seems a bit strange, but that's what they were saying.
Sunshine shining bright here this morning, right in my eastern office window here...
Both Jean and I have appointments at our dentist this morning....so in about an hour we head in that direction....Just 5 min. away.
Robins have been in our area now for about 2 weeks.
If this continues....I will be mowing lawn yet this month.
March can throw all kinds of weather at us....the transition month, but based on Winter's performance so far, perhaps "mild" is the right {hopeful}, word.
Trivia: About a week or 10 days ago I saw or heard on a program, gas prices would hit 4 dollars a gal by Memorial Day....What a joke...!
Gas prices are now 4 dollars for un. reg. and 4.20 pre. I have one vehicle for each price range.
Speculators, and who else, will be raking it in from us once again.
Guess I better stop for now.....Just my
Quentin , I do remember the Toonerville Trolley as well as Smokey Stover and the rest of those characters. ~~~ memories from way back.
Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Good Morning Railfans!
Well, it should get up near 70F today and then 35F with snow on Wednesday; good old Colorado weather! Have not had a chance to read all the posts here in the diner over the last few days but I hope all that had family in harms way of the nasty storms are all OK.
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
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.....Darren, I like your daily photos.
And Cannonball, Yes, Smokey and his side kick in the 2-wheel fire truck...."Notary Sojack"....Believe that's correct.
Afternoon all!
What a beautiful day here in the heartland of America! I'm sure the train crew have the doors and windows open in the cab today! Currently 60* and sunny here.
Looks like the next thing were doing in English 10 is a report. I'm doing to do my report on Norfolk & Westerns' Class J #611.Hope I can find some good information. Do any of you all know where I may be able to find some good stuff?
Have a good day all!
-Justin
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switch7frg Quentin , I do remember the Toonerville Trolley as well as Smokey Stover and the rest of those characters. ~~~ memories from way back. Cannonball
Cannoball, I remember the Toonerville Trolley and Smoky Stover as well; as a matter of fact, there's a small park in Louisville dedicated to the Toonerville Trolley and TARC's trolleys (rubber tired) are oft called Toonerville Trolleys.
Justin, if you haven't, check out the web site for the Virginia Museum of Transportation that's in Roanoke, and the N & W Historical Society for more info on 611.
We're still working off a borrowed computer so we don't have the same "Time Lines" that we normally do, CW should be in shortly with her words of wisdom.
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
Well, I don't know about words of wisdom. But I will say this has been a gorgeous day here in Louisville! We got up to 70 degrees this afternoon. Beautiful sunshine, and a nice, warm breeze. Took a walk this afternoon, for about 2 and 1/2 hours.
Produce went well this morning, although it was pretty darn chilly, at 8 a.m.! Think it got down to 28 degrees this morning.
Our Tuesday Mexican Fiesta is now on the warmer bar. Anything and everything Mexican, you'll find on the bar tonight.
I sure will be glad when we get out desktop back. I don't mind using Sarah's laptop, but it isn't accessible to me first thing in the morning. Everyone have a good evening, take care, and see you sometime tomorrow.
breakfast is ready.juice and coffee are ready.windy and warmer today with rain tonight.time to get matt on the bus.work is still busy busy busy.
joe
,,,,A bright sunny morning here in Muncie. Much earlier, it was 48 degrees. We're to hit near 70 degrees today....Ummm, good.
Well, it's 28F with Drizzle right now that should turn to the White Stuff at some point and continue into Thursday. On the bright side things look to get better as the weekend gets here. Dang, time change this weekend and we loss an hour. Grr!
ahh yes spring ahead this weekend.csx sounds busy this afternoon.time to get supper around and get ready for work.
Darren, really nice picture!! I really enjoy seeing the pictures you post each day. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us.
Just heard on our local news that our winds are running 35 to 40 pmh. Current temp is 70 degrees. Normal temp for this time of year is 44. The rain will come in by 4, 5 a.m. in the morning, definitely by 8 a.m. here in Louisville. Could get up to 2 inches of rain tomorrow, with our high in the morning, then slowly dropping.
Got supper laid out on the warmer bar:
1. Sub sandwiches: turkey, roast beef, ham & cheese, Italian sausage, etc., with your choice of chips or fried potato wedges and salad
2. Fried rice: beef, pork, shrimp, chicken or special, which is a combination of all of the above; or you can have sweet & sour pork, or chow mein or lo mein
Everyone take care, have a good evening, and I'll see you, probably about this time tomorrow, as I go back to the cardiovascular doctor tomorrow for another test. Hope this one will show the doctor exactly what is going on.
Big Glass of Ed's OJ Please!!!
Well, it's 23F and Sunny and the snow storms that they said was coming blew south and missed us completely. You can truly see and feel Spring coming by just watching the wildlife starting to get in the mood
I just caught the end of a news story about a train on the ground with leaking ethanol. Any more on this at 8:30 mst.
Just found a online article on it...
Train carrying methanol derails in Abbeville, SC
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/17109170/train-carrying-ethanol-derails-in-abbeville
hopefully it doesn't explode.ns had a derailment near arcadia ohio last year on the old nkp line where an ethanol train exploded.glad tonight is friday.guessers say cooler with sunshine.going to work at matts school tomorrow after work.March Madnes is getting into gear as the big 10 tournament starts today.Time to get things around for work.
Good morning and peace be with you. 61 and light rain in Carolina expected to top out at 63 with more rain.
Our Lt Governor is expected to resign soon due getting caught spending campaign funds for his personal use, some 60+ counts in all. These guys amaze me, and they think they can get away with it!
The chairman of the SC Hospitality Assoc recently shot himself, and now they find nearly 5 million dollars missing. Actually, he is not a suspect, but a former employee is on the hook. Apparently, he couldn't stand the disgrace of having it happen on his watch. Sad.
Everyone have a safe day.
Tom
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Good Morning
Kinda wintery out here right now, cold and snowflurries be falling on our'n heads..high today will be 34F ...tonights low will be 15F...back to winter......oh..and we will see 40mph winds which means...windchill of 18F ....
Tom: That is sad...
Got a coupla minor doctor appointments to contend with today as well as a few honey do things...so I better be getting to those
Have a good day!!
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I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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Over 50F here yesterday, new snow on the ground this morning (but not much). Changed over in about two hours last night - I drove to a meeting in a downpour and drove home in snow flurries...
Spending the weekend in class so I can learn how to use a software package we've had at the FD for over a year now...
Time to check the mail.
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TGIF Railfans!
It's 29F and Sunny in the Mile High city with highs in the 60's for the weekend and 70 by Monday. Got some of the mud and dust off the 4x4 yesterday from travels to a friends house in the rural east side of town where the streets are still dirt roads. Have a great Day and Weekend!
afternoon
darren have seen some of those D&H's parked at some of the elevators here in nw ohio.matts bookfair went well.everything is packed up until the next school event.Time for a nap.Have a great rest of the day.
....Boy what a variety of incidents on earlier posts. We have all kinds of happenings going on in our world.
I consider it a nice day here. Sunny, a bit of a breeze, and 40 degrees. Grass is greening....Spring is fast approaching.
Hope a friend and his son get with it and rent the powered roller to do our yards soon, as they do each year. They get the roller {rented}, and his son has a trailer to move it on, and I share the cost of doing it all.
JoeKoh darren have seen some of those D&H's parked at some of the elevators here in nw ohio. joe
darren have seen some of those D&H's parked at some of the elevators here in nw ohio.
Joe - If you ever get a chance to photograph them would love to get digital copies!
Good Friday afternoon all. Finally got to make it back in here. Found out earlier that our desktop won't be ready until Monday. Dr. appointment yesterday went okay, but I won't know anything until the 28th, after my doctor gets back from his vacation.
Our Friday Fish Fry is now on the warmer bar. All the regular list of kinds of fish, all the side dishes and desserts.
Our high today made it to 55 degrees. But tonight, going down to about 29 tonight/in the morning. Another piece of good news: UK beat LSU!! Everyone have a good afternoon/evening, and I'll try to get back in sometime tomorrow.
q 509 had a railrollover in the yard this morning.They detached the 2nd unit and the crew went west with 1 unit while Hulcher came and rerailed the 2nd unit.Nice sunshine this afternoon.Cw will take some pizza for tonight as we watch the tornament games.Don't forget to spring ahead tonight and change the smoke detector batteries.
Well, its been a beautiful day here in Louisville; right now we have a temp of 54.9 degrees. Think we made up into the 60s.
Our regular list of pizzas are ready and on the warmer bar.
Hope you all have had a very good day today; take care, enjoy your evening, take care and see you later.
Has anyone seen the red caboose lately, or is it in the weeds in the storage track??
just curious.
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