And I remembered it, too, back on the second!
As for one of the others, I picked up her card today, and we got a new laptop yesterday (awaiting setup at her computer desk in our new room).I was booted out of the house, sort of, today, so someone could work undisturbed on a project. Since her sewing machine is in the same room as I'm sitting in right now, I suspect it's a wearable birthday present. I had nothing that had to be done here, so I took off to Elmhurst. Caught a few good trains, and have some equipment to check out yet tonight. Had one adventure that I posted on Facebook, slightly modified here:
Attention, Elmhurst passengers:It was my old nemesis, Automated Metra Lady. I wasn't a passenger today, but I was in Elmhurst, so I paid attention.The six twenty-eight train to Chicago will be boarding off Platform 1--the north platform. Please safely make your way to Platform 1--the north platform--to board this train. Thank you.Repeated for a total of four times, as usual.There were a few problems, though.1) This line doesn't have trains numbered in the 600 series.2) No train is scheduled to leave from Elmhurst at all at 6:28, a.m. or p.m.3) It was one-freaking-forty in the afternoon!A few minutes later:Attention Elmhurst passengers: The six twenty-one train from Chicago will be arriving on Platform 1--the north platform. [If it's arriving on the platform, where should I be standing?] Please safely make your way to Platform 1--the north platform--if you wish to meet this train. Thank you.Again, repeated.But I won't repeat the problems with this announcement again...they were about the same.I suspect that the announcement might have been for the UP Northwest Line. They have a Train 628 that starts out in Barrington. Train 621, however, is not its westbound counterpart, so I'm not sure. There are four times that the number 6:28 appears in the Northwest Line schedule, but not for any trains originating or terminating at that time. So I can't really figure out what was going on. I sincerely hope everyone caught or met the trains they were supposed to.
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
There's one that you shouldn't forget Carl...hehe...
Dan
Kind of quiet in here...that "Chatterbox", with its charismatic proprietress, is going quite well. Nice to have it in the family.
A storm blew through here Sunday night. A UP Manager of Operating Practices was in the medical center this morning (I took Pat in for one of those examinations...or at the most, two), and he said that the lightning did a lot of damage at Proviso, hitting a locomotive and a light pole, and knocking out the hump for a time.
I hope I remember all of the birthdays coming up in the next couple of weeks. I have to get in here nearly every day for a while to catch 'em all, and at the same time help take care of a new grandson while his mother delivers a paper at DePaul University this weekend (and that will be an experience in itself--getting to DePaul's campus in the Loop during the Chicago Marathon!). I'm hoping the CTA will be my friend.
Thanks for the well wishes Carl and Jim. Yesterday was a decent day trackside. Started in Neenah catching CN C701, A415, A446 and A449. Then I drove south only to miss the WSOR at Slinger/Ackerville so it was off to the CP starting at Cooney Siding. Caught 298 and 484 there. Then I headed to Reeseville for 801 and a pair of sharp looking CEFX SD9043MACs. Then to Astico for 640 with CP and DME SD40-2s and 289. Finally 800 with CSX GE power back southwest of Reeseville. Wanted to hit up UP for some action, but timing didn't work out.
Back to work today...but it's also Friday as I have a short week! WOO HOO!
CShaveRR Today's Dan's birthday. I pointed out to him that he's outlived an entire railroad already (Wisconsin Central). But other than that, he's just a young pup compared to some of us.Have a great day, Dan!
Today's Dan's birthday. I pointed out to him that he's outlived an entire railroad already (Wisconsin Central). But other than that, he's just a young pup compared to some of us.Have a great day, Dan!
Good wishes to you, Dan.
I am, apparently, a man of vision. No problem getting a new license.On the way there, I noticed that the control-point signal bridges for the new crossovers (CP Y024, "Wheaton") are up. The signal masts (two heads for each track) are still covered and turned away from the tracks.The underpass for pedestrians at Chase Street is being worked on. It was finished last year, but now they're digging out the approaches to it (and the bike path has a shoofly until they're done). I presume that when it's completed, they'll be closing the grade crossing at Chase Street...that was the original plan, anyway.
Was it working, Dan, or D.I.T.?
I just saw over on Trainorders.com that there was a VLIX SD18 at Barr Yard, on the move (eventually) to Washington State. The rarest of the rare...Chessie System paint, and riding on Alco trucks! Originally C&O 1811, later 7311...it still carries 7311 as its road number.Thumbing my nose at convention later today...riding my bike over to Wheaton to renew my driver's license (a vision test is all they're asking of me).
I'll start this out by sharing two pictures from Monday We had an ALCo C-420 in the area. Let's say it was one of the more photographed locos yesterday.
VLIX 7222's cab at speed:
SD60 and C-420:
Enjoy.
Good morning and Happy October. Welcome to the next quarter's installment of The Trackside Lounge. Here's a link back to the 3Q Edition:http://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/p/218844/2442193.aspx#2442193
...and off we go!
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