Good Morning
Partly sunny this morning turning into another dull dull dull day here...but our highs....wow...43F today...60F tomorrow!!
Going to get some groceries in the house today then off to the diner to see the gang...then maybe traintime..provided HD list thing does not show up....
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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Good evening everyone. It has really been a beautiful day. Nice sunshine, although a bit chilly, w/winds from the south, at 5 to 15 mph. Tried to stay in the sun as much as possible, just to keep warm.
Our Saturday Night Pizza Fest is now under way,with all the regular list of pizzas, along with your choice of dessert pizzas (apple, cherry & peach), and peanut butter pie w/chocolate.
Everyone have a good evening, take care and see you all later.
70 degrees/sunny/trains.
Life is good!
Saw a train with many, many loaded lumber cars. Wondering if they were headed to new houses along east coast?
And your thought for today..."A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a work station..."
Really!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Small train show in Syracuse this weekend, so I ran down to check it out. It was small.
It's being held at the NYS fairgrounds, which is right next to the CSX "Chicago Line." As I was arriving a westbound could be heard approaching. One show attendee had an "ah ****" moment as he discovered said train was all tankers, lead by three BNSF units. With both ethanol and crude being shipped in long trains of black tankers, it's hard to tell which is which, and I wasn't close enough to catch the placards.
I don't know that he got his phone out in time to get a picture before the train disappeared behind the RR equipment on display at the fairgrounds.
One thing about those trains, though - they're all brand new cars, so there isn't a flat spot to be found. They are as quiet as a bunch of cars can be, especially rolling on CWR.
As for the show, I picked up a coach, a few piles of ties, some people (with bicycles - I think I'll name one Carl...), and a barn.
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...
Hail to the Victors, Valiant!
Even though I live in NY now, I still root for Michigan teams. Go BLUE!
tree68 Hail to the Victors, Valiant! Even though I live in NY now, I still root for Michigan teams. Go BLUE!
Guess Michigan will face Louisville Mon. night, after U of L's win over Wichita tonight.
Police, Fire & EMS have been extra busy tonight, guess depending on outcome Mon. night they may be busier!! I'm not a U of L fan, but it would be nice to keep the Championship team in Ky. for another year. UK last year (2012) U of L this year.
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, weather here was nice today, temps right at 70 degrees so I took a bus/walking trip up to the old Big Four Railroad bridge and walked across it to the Indiana side. Indiana's approach isn't completed, should be by sometime in Aug. They opened up the bridge for pedestrian/bike traffic around the first of the year; just hadn't made it up there until today due to weather, and you fill in the blanks. Will try to attach a few pics. of today's jaunt.
Ramp going up to bridge.
good Sunday morning
surprised my brother yesterday with his unbirthday party.Off to see what csx is up to.chores to catch up on later.
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").
What a structure.....and a nice group of photos Walt. What would a bridge that impressive cost in todays' dollars....It appears like it will stand a hundred years yet. If the support piers stay solid.
Indiana not having their side complete yet is no surprise to me....Gov. indicated all these years we still have a surplus, etc....and so on...but this is typical of so much here that is not being accomplished.
The new ramp on the Ky. side is really impressive. Appears like it's even designed to accept vehicles in servce and or emergency.
Thanks for showing it Walt. Oh...by the way Walt, we too had 70 degrees yesterday, Sat.
Trivia: Agonized long enough about getting my lawn rolled....So made up my mind to purchase a pull behind tractor...roller yesterday, so now I must get busy...First get it filled with water. Last Summer's drought...and freeze / thaw cycle over the Winter left it in serious need of rolling.
Quentin
....In line with your spotting a total tanker train Larry, on Saturday here at the restaurant we have right across the highway from the CSX double main, a total tank car train passed west bound....And I couldn't tell either what the content was...But it certainly was all tanks.
Modelcar What a structure.....and a nice group of photos Walt. What would a bridge that impressive cost in todays' dollars....It appears like it will stand a hundred years yet. If the support piers stay solid. Indiana not having their side complete yet is no surprise to me....Gov. indicated all these years we still have a surplus, etc....and so on...but this is typical of so much here that is not being accomplished. The new ramp on the Ky. side is really impressive. Appears like it's even designed to accept vehicles in servce and or emergency. Thanks for showing it Walt. Oh...by the way Walt, we too had 70 degrees yesterday, Sat. Trivia: Agonized long enough about getting my lawn rolled....So made up my mind to purchase a pull behind tractor...roller yesterday, so now I must get busy...First get it filled with water. Last Summer's drought...and freeze / thaw cycle over the Winter left it in serious need of rolling.
Quentin, the stories I've seen and heard say that the steel that's to be used for the ramp on the In. side is not up to standards, and will need to be replaced or something. And another reason for the delay was the lighting for the In. side. In. was to put L.E.D. lighting into the handrails.
Yes, the Ramp on the Ky. side was designed for emergency vehicle use, I believe they said it could handle almost all of the city's fire apparatus.(if necessary.)
Modelcar ....In line with your spotting a total tanker train Larry, on Saturday here at the restaurant we have right across the highway from the CSX double main, a total tank car train passed west bound....And I couldn't tell either what the content was...But it certainly was all tanks.
Between the ethanol trains and the crude trains, a significant amount of the traffic on the CSX line through NY these days is those black tanks.
Morning
It's Monday.We are going to spend time with my "big" brother before he has to go home tomorrow.Larry and Modelcar from what I have heard Csx wants to run 4-5 oil trains a day.They have icreased on Ns as well.Also talked with the site manager at the new grain facility in Defiance.He said they will be taking grain soon.Time to get Matt ready for school.
Good Monday morning to everyone! Beautiful sunshine, with a temp of 60+ degrees F., going for a high of 75 this afternoon.
Well, PJ, her son Kaiden and I made it up to Louisville for Church yesterday. After we got out, walked down to the house and saw Walt & Sarah. Enjoyed our time together, and Kaiden really enjoyed being with his Uncle Walt, and listening to his Uncle Walt, telling him about his trains on the layout. That was the first time PJ and Sarah got to meet face to face, even though they "see" each other sometimes on FB. PJ told me she really enjoyed getting to see Sarah. And she really loves Sarah's bed in her bedroom, and seeing her fish tank. I think Kaiden surprised Sarah by actually knowing which fish was what in the tank!
Everything back to normal here at my brother's, getting the girls up for school this morning. 8 1/2 yr. old Shelby is a real pain the neck to get up: "I'm tired, let me sleep a minute longer." Took me 10 minutes to get her up and out of the bed. 4 yr. old Allie, no trouble at all, and even 'beat' Sissy getting dressed.
I hope you all have a great day, take care, keep safe and see you all later.
.....I will be watching when possible, to see if we see an increase of "tanker" trains passing thru here on CSX.
Springtime in the Rockies:
(1) 70 Degrees today, snow tomorrow (thundersnow tonite?)
(2) Nigel caught a snake ( 16" Garter) yesterday and flailed it silly.
(3) Bulbs starting to poke their way out of the dirt and some sign of greening up this last week.
QM: Won't be rolling the yard, but will be aerating it (gotta go rent a swiss cheese machine/ aerator that cuts some deep plugs now and then thatch in June, hoping to keep some water in the soil (pseudo-brick) under the sod.
MC - if the forecast I saw on TWC is accurate, you'll want to keep the long johns available, at least for the next few nights...
Sunny and cool here. We're supposed to get rain over the next few day. The NWS says we're behind, and the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River are well below seasonal averages, so I won't complain.
Isn't
locomutt Well, weather here was nice today, temps right at 70 degrees so I took a bus/walking trip up to the old Big Four Railroad bridge and walked across it to the Indiana side. Indiana's approach isn't completed, should be by sometime in Aug. They opened up the bridge for pedestrian/bike traffic around the first of the year; just hadn't made it up there until today due to weather, and you fill in the blanks. Will try to attach a few pics. of today's jaunt. Ramp going up to bridge. Beginning of bridge Other people walking, the lines in the center are "supposed" to simulate the old railroad tracks. (rails) View of the ramp and the Ohio River as I was coming off the bridge. The bridge was built in the 1890s(late) and rebuilt around 1930. The last train across it was a PC train in 1968, the approachs were taken out around 1973,1974. (I moved to Louisville in 1973 and there were still ramps, piers, etc. on the Indiana side then. Most of the stuff on the Lou. side was already gone.)
Isn't that area below where the old KRM was ?
If it was it has certainly changed !!!
I bought a streetcar many years ago .. when I went down to look at it and claim my prize , only the roof was visible because of flooding.
Randy
M C:
I understand, M C, that type of aerating machine does a great job. Here, I just had to do something. The terrible drought last Summer cracked open the ground...and then the freezing / thawing late Winter, etc....have played havoc with it. The drought dried out areas to where the {former very pretty grass}, was and we're still in the process of recovering from that too....All of the above makes it rough...
So after purchasing a {compromised size}, pull behind tractor, roller, I went over the complete yard today....25,000 sq. ft. It really is almost too late to roll now, but we're to have off and on rain this week....Suppose the edges of the massive snow storm passing northwest of us....Dakotas, etc...so hopeful, I can get another rolling in after some good soaking rain....{this week yet}.
Randy Stahl Isn't locomutt Well, weather here was nice today, temps right at 70 degrees so I took a bus/walking trip up to the old Big Four Railroad bridge and walked across it to the Indiana side. Indiana's approach isn't completed, should be by sometime in Aug. They opened up the bridge for pedestrian/bike traffic around the first of the year; just hadn't made it up there until today due to weather, and you fill in the blanks. Will try to attach a few pics. of today's jaunt. Ramp going up to bridge. Beginning of bridge Other people walking, the lines in the center are "supposed" to simulate the old railroad tracks. (rails) View of the ramp and the Ohio River as I was coming off the bridge. The bridge was built in the 1890s(late) and rebuilt around 1930. The last train across it was a PC train in 1968, the approachs were taken out around 1973,1974. (I moved to Louisville in 1973 and there were still ramps, piers, etc. on the Indiana side then. Most of the stuff on the Lou. side was already gone.) Isn't that area below where the old KRM was ? If it was it has certainly changed !!! I bought a streetcar many years ago .. when I went down to look at it and claim my prize , only the roof was visible because of flooding. Randy
Randy, that would be in the "general Vicinity" of the original K.R.M., and yes, that area floods a lot! C & O's 2716 might still be running if it hadn't been for the flood waters there/here on the Ohio River; now they have to worry about the Rolling Fork River flooding at New Haven.
[were you able to salvage any of the streetcar, or was it too waterlogged to use?!]
(R.J. Corman now uses that particular line off CSX, (old L & N) there are several industries down there, the major one shipping out stuff is Nugent Sand Company. RJC had a bunch of 100/110 ton gondolas built to ship sand towards Lexington.)
I sold the car AFTER I extracted the car from the flood. It finally ended up in East Troy Wis and is currently running.
Well, the University of Louisville men's team just won the National Championship, cars are going by the house honking their horns, have heard several gun shots, police, fire & EMS aren't totally involved yet. (according to scanner.) I guess we have to put up with "sleepless night" tonight, tomorrow, U of L's women's team plays for "All the Marbles". Wondering if it's going to be a 2 night Sleepless Night!
Only good thing about it is that the Men's NCAA National Championship stays in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for another year......U of K won it last year (2012) and U of L wins it this year (2013)
[Sorry Larry, I know you're a Michigan fan.][I'm actually not a U of L fan, U of K yes!...BUT!]
Just an FYI, the Paducah & Louisville Railroad has 2 GP-38-2s painted and lettered for the 2 Ky basketball teams. 1998 for the last time U of K won(before 2012) painted Blue & White & a U of L unit painted Red & Black(numbered 3801)
The P & L Railway came about in 1987-88 bought from the Illinois Central Gulf running from Paducah, Ky to Louisville, Ky. The paint scheme they use was from a model railroader that modelled that line, and named it that for his own model railroad. He's from Lexington, Ky. home of the U of K Wildcats!
good morning
rain coming our way.Brother visiting with Dad before he flies home.Back to work tonight.Need to get Matt on the bus.Breakfast is all set.
mmmmm...I did not post the last coupla days...and I have to play catch up ....mmmmmmm
Dull and dribbly here...we had a few monsoons show up and....my lake is back!!....yep..our shared backyard lake is now in full swing here...we now have the floating dock out there....Today is calling for pretty much the same thing...showers and periods of rain..heavy at times
Not much otherwise to report here....so we be going now...have a good one!!!
Good Tuesday morning everyone. Bright sunny sky here in Sheeptown this morning, with temp around 65 degrees. Supposed to make it to 83 or so this afternoon.
Joe, thanks for the breakfast! It really hit the spot this morning, especially the coffee.
Allie and I spent a lot of time out in the backyard yesterday afternoon. She had a little power nap on the bus coming home, so no afternoon nap for her (or me, for that matter)!
Congratulations to the U of L Cardinals Men's Basketball Team on your win last night! Walt, heard on the news about all the commotion last night/early morning just a few blocks north of you. Didn't surprise me at all, since things seem to start in that area. Guess LMPD got some practice for next month's Derby Week hoopla.
Everyone have a great day, take care and see you all later.
Walt - Michigan got the furthest they've been in quite a few years, and managed to do so without calling a timeout they didn't have again. Louisville certainly earned the top spot.
Thunderbumpers through last night, but precious little rain. The thunder was impressive - long, low rolls that seemed to go on forever.
Now we've got to see what the next (last?) winter storm brings us. Maybe it'll warm up enough before it gets here and just be a rain event...
tree68 Walt - Michigan got the furthest they've been in quite a few years, and managed to do so without calling a timeout they didn't have again. Louisville certainly earned the top spot. Thunderbumpers through last night, but precious little rain. The thunder was impressive - long, low rolls that seemed to go on forever. Now we've got to see what the next (last?) winter storm brings us. Maybe it'll warm up enough before it gets here and just be a rain event...
They made it That Far, has to count for something.
Good Evening
Lotsa rain for us today...downpour after downpour after downpour...then came the t'underin'boomers...with even more rain..and this will continue until Thursday the guessers tell us...obviously rubbing their hands together with glee....
for those under the weather...both literally and figuratively.
morning
breakfast is ready.Time for matt to go to school.Guessers say thunderboomers here too.time for bed.chores later today.
joe
Nothing but rain in our forecast here...and it is doing just that. Raindrops keep falling on my head...
Got a whole lot of nothing much going on here today...'cept getting some housecleaning done. That I is doing right now....
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