Most of the diesel oddballs ran their last miles in Ohio between Cincinnati (Sharonville/ Riverside) and Cleveland (Mingo Jcn) into the PC/CR era. The sharknoses (RF-15 & RF-16's ) weren't bad, they were more a case of a minority make and supposebly were too little-too late in a dying market for passenger power cab units. I thought a couple survive somewhere, collecting dust in Monongahela paint?/ Janesville?...and a B-Unit in a junkyard somewhere being used as a power plant?
Meanwhile, weirdness here. Beware of small planes towing insurance company banners falling out of the sky into houses formerly owned by the pilot.(Garp remake?) Does the annoying pig and gecko outfit have a policy to cover all that? (plane was towing their banner) Or self destructing power plants?
mudchicken Meanwhile, weirdness here. Beware of small planes towing insurance company banners falling out of the sky into houses formerly owned by the pilot.(Garp remake?) Does the annoying pig and gecko outfit have a policy to cover all that? (plane was towing their banner) Or self destructing power plants?
Been following that on some aviation forums.The irony of towing a banner for insurance is not lost on those of us who've been involved in aviation for a long time. Best part is there was no one home and the pilot walked away.
Norm
MC, those two Baldwin freight Sharks are reportedly in Escanaba, Michigan, shielded from railfans by their owner on well-posted private property. They should still be in blue/yellow/gray Delaware & Hudson paint, in a paint job based on ATSF Warbonnets (similar to the D&H PAs), even though they were operated by a couple of railroads after the D&H.I plan to be "volunteering" for the Lombard Town Centre today, helping spruce the place up (on the railroad we'd call this a "Hazel Day"). The neat thing is that my volunteer work will be, by design, along the tracks, where I can work safely and railfan liberally.
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)
Norm48327Been following that on some aviation forums.The irony of towing a banner for insurance is not lost on those of us who've been involved in aviation for a long time. Best part is there was no one home and the pilot walked away.
Not only did he walk away (I believe he bailed out), but he walked to the house the plane hit, searched it, and attempted to fight the fire with what we in the fire service call a "green line" (garden hose). He's a firefighter in the Denver area with an off-duty gig flying the banners.
Edit: He was in the plane when it crashed, but was uninjured and self-extricated. The rest stands.
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...
Carl, or anyone else,
Any idea where the term "Hazel Day" comes from?
James
Early sixties B&W television?
Thanks, MC
We went shoe shopping today. We came home and I drug myself and my shoes up a flight of 15 stairs. I tuned in the forum and while trying to read it from the floor (exhaustion overcame me!) I see a plane crash in Denver.
No one supplied details, so I had to struggle over to Goggle and find out for myself. S'ok - Perfect landing in an empty house. Best news of the day.
Back to the floor.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
MookieS'ok - Perfect landing in an empty house.
The pilot (an off duty firefighter) tried to put the ensuing fire out with a garden hose.
Even better - apparently it was a house he used to own....
And he was towing a banner for an insurance company...
afternoon
busy day for Ns today.saw empty well cars going east and west.Local was dropping off cars uptown.New great nephew has arrived.Everyone is doing good.Need to do some chores and enjoy the sunshine mother nature is giving us.
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").
Joe - new as opposed to....old? Congrats to the Great Uncle!
Mookie We went shoe shopping today. We came home and I drug myself and my shoes up a flight of 15 stairs. I tuned in the forum and while trying to read it from the floor (exhaustion overcame me!) I see a plane crash in Denver. No one supplied details, so I had to struggle over to Goggle and find out for myself. S'ok - Perfect landing in an empty house. Best news of the day. Back to the floor.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Do you ever find yourself channeling Laurel and Hardie? The top pulley on my flagpole froze up, probably from rust. The pole is about 20', and is put together in 4, telescoping sections. That way, you should be able to take the pole down in sections, if something happens- like the pulley on top freezing up. Who would have guessed, that the sections wouldn't come apart, because they were rusted together. So I clamped on a pair of vise grips, and tried to twist the pole enough to loosen the sections. Not being able to get enough leverage, I grabbed the flagpole in my left hand and the vise grips in my right hand, pushing as hard as I could. The force made a difference. The flagpole had rusted off at ground level, and the pole, the vise grips, and I tipped over into the lawn. Not to be outdone, my wife opened a window in our new sun room. She wanted to throw some bread crusts to the birdies. So, she reached down, and simultaneously unlatched the two little wing blades that hold in the screen. Gravity did it's part, and the screen promptly fell 10 feet down onto the concrete patio below.
Murphy - do your neighbors regularly set out lawn chairs facing your house?
No, but I'm fairly certain that they've been hiding rakes in the tall grass.
Murphy Siding No, but I'm fairly certain that they've been hiding rakes in the tall grass.
Tines up, of course...
busy getting Matt ready for his field trip to Chicago.Ns has a train in the siding and cars for the local to pick up.Better get some chores done.
Murphy--are you wandering about in your neighbors' yards?
We are having our May cold spell, with morning temperatures in the low forties; a lot of rain this morning, not much expected tomorrow, and another storm Friday. Katie had the air conditioning running Sunday--but not since then.
Johnny
Been sitting here in my 2nd floor office with the wonderful south window, watching a million dollars fall past my window!
Thunder, lightning, little wind and RAIN! We are still running so dry that even a teacup of water is welcome.
Northern Kansas has been sending us smoke from land burn off, but tonite they sent liquid. Kind of makes up for all the bad air.
95 degrees here (38 degress not much more than a week ago) and Driver wanted to go fishing. Lake was busy and he had to fish on the north side, casting into a 40 mph south wind. I sat in the car and hid behind the morning paper. Life is not only good, it is really funny, too!
I gave a tour of Lilacia Park to five garden-club-type ladies this morning. I said little, learned a little. Four trains went by during the 45 minutes or so we were in the park (two scoots, two stack). This was my first tour; they said I did well. I didn't do enough to do well.We were up near 80 degrees today, and that's supposed to happen for us again tomorrow. If there is no threat of bad weather, I'll bike over and continue my trackside cleanup project. I happened to walk on the side of the tracks opposite where I'd been working, and that was worse, much worse.That side has the cab stand, and I noticed again the "Flat Rate Cab" sitting there. I figure that means that they charge a higher fare when the tires are fully inflated...
well Ns has some cars ready to go in town.Good thing Matt paked shorts for his field trip to Chicago. Have errands to run tonight.Mother nature warmed us up.Mamma said I need to cook so I guess we are eating out.
For the first time in 25 years I'm not a railroad employee..
Randy
Randy Stahl For the first time in 25 years I'm not a railroad employee.. Randy
I dunno yet.. still kinda shocked. There are some advantages..
Randy Stahl I dunno yet.. still kinda shocked. There are some advantages..
If it wasn't intentional, I can understand...
Got home yesterday and discovered a robin has taken a liking to the awning over the side door. Not sure I want a nest there, and mama might get a little protective if she has a brood. So the nesting material gets removed if she brings more.
But, I was planning on closing that area up anyhow, so there's no time like the present.
Randy: So sorry to hear that. Sending good wishes your way. If you decide not to stay in Maine, you know there are people in Texas (and even Nebraska) that can give you information on future employment.
Tree - Beware robins - they are very pushy.
evening
Randy sorry to hear.Want to come to ohio?? Mother nature gave us some rain.Matt is on his way back from his field trip to Chicago.Due to get back about 10 pm.Just heard some thunder.Ns parked a cn-cn bc rail train in the siding.Word is they moved the train down to Swanton and tied it down again.Tomorrow going to help out Grandpa.Happy Mothers day to the mom's out there.
Randy - go to Joe's and get a lawn chair and just direct train traffic. They have enough of it!
Joe, I hope Matt had a great time and saw lots (despite being hampered by a class that probably had no interest at all in railroad hot spots). You'll have to bring him back on a Chicago field trip done right! Randy, good luck. Can't say much more without knowing particulars or your wishes.I had a surprise tour to lead around Lilacia Park today. In just two days we've had a lot of progress on the blooms. It was also a good day for trains going past. After guiding tours around the park, we took the first-ever historic walking tour of downtown Lombard. It was nice to have a lot of thoughts and ideas solidified by this tour, and find others' memories of what's been gone for a time.
Hey, if it helps diagnose the problem, I just made the previous post and the front door closed! Had to come in the back way to do this one.
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