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Posted by wanswheel on Friday, February 23, 2018 1:46 PM

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 -43 here

Send some of that to your curling team maybe they'll win the bronze. USA!

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, February 23, 2018 1:52 PM

ChuckCobleigh
Well, the one I used turned out to be under the bed hiding among the dust bunnies.  Crafty little devils, those emoticons.

That's OK, Pilgrim.

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Friday, February 23, 2018 5:34 PM

tree68
That's OK, Pilgrim.

Thanks.  Now you've made me want to pull out "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" for a good watching, though I'll have to wait for the Olympics to get done to get screen time.

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, February 24, 2018 3:17 PM

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Now you've made me want to pull out "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence"...

Actually, you've got to find "Scott Pilgrim vs the World..."

Whodathunk department:

I was watching the Deshler railcam a couple of nights ago when a train made the transfer from northbound to eastbound.  On the train were a number of cars of steel - I beams, other shapes (it was dark).

Fast forward to this morning.  I was enjoying breakfast with a group of amateur radio operators, including a fellow who works for a steel fabrication company.  I asked if he was expecting some steel, and sure enough he was.  Further discussion brought us to the conclusion that what I saw on the railcam was very likely the same steel he'll be seeing in a couple of days at his place of business...

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, February 24, 2018 4:04 PM

Larry

CSX how tomorrow moves..

They were not moving very well around Lima last night.Got word that Ns would be working on putting up the new signals between Wauseon and Archbold tomorrow.Might go look after church.Friend in Cincinnati says the city has closed many flood gates around town.More rain for us here tonight.

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Joe

 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, February 25, 2018 5:30 PM

evening

Watched Ns as they took down the old "NYC" signals.They were going to work on milepost 327 but Mother Nature sent wind today.They were also fixing a broken rail in the crossing in Stryker as well.We then went down to CSX and found some trains too.Back to work tomorrow.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, February 26, 2018 5:26 PM

evening

Work busy.Ns continues to crossover the old "NYC" signals along the line.They did the signal bridge at 327 today.Saw a westbound stack train after work.Cars are ready for the local to pick up as well.Chores to do.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, February 26, 2018 5:29 PM

Looks like you've had a couple of fairly dry days, there, Joe.  Even the "lake" at the park in Deshler seems to be drying up.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 4:33 PM

evening

Ns had trains both ways after work today.Did see an eastbound flatcar with 3 green tractors.Yes Larry it is drying up.Mother nature going to send us rain/snow tomorrow.Off to lenten service tonight.Matt and friends are serving tacos before church.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:26 AM

We're getting another soaking this morning.  There was a chance of snow originally, but it looks like we'll stay on the wet, miserable side of this one.  The wind out there will be brutal.

And, like an idiot (which, by the way, I don't deny being), I'll be out in it, dressed to the nines (or however many inches of rain we get), watching trains in Elmhurst, most of the time safely in the station.  I have a friend coming out, and it's hard to alter schedules.

I'm hoping we can last until lunch.

Last night was an eye-opening time for me.  I figured out a way to get the former numbers from the C&NW car-card files (maintained by the C&NW Historical Society) that moves a lot more quickly than looking up each car one by one. Armed with this trick, I made a table of former P&LE numbers for one series of 90 hoppers acquired by C&NW in 1974, and--the real prize--one for 100 hoppers obtained from the B&O in 1973.  And these cars were originally operated by the Norfolk & Western...some perhaps even by the Virginain Railway!  Not only did I get the tables done (and confirm the N&W origin with a B&O historian through an exchange of emails), but I made the cross-referencing lists in my B&O and P&LE files.

So I deserve this break today, to get out, and get away.  Too bad about the weather...

(Whom did I quote just now?  Wink )

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Thursday, March 1, 2018 11:38 AM

CShaveRR
(Whom did I quote just now?Wink   )

Some guy who recorded a song about "Brandy" just in time to have Looking Glass release their hit "Brandy" in 1972, thus requiring him to rerecord it as "Mandy" and release it a bit later?

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, March 1, 2018 4:11 PM

evening

Yep Mother Nature delivered.Rain/snow/yuk.Ns sent and eastbound when I left work.Had to run errands too.Some people found the ditchfinder buttons on thier vehicles.Matt has tomorrow off for a teacher in service.Maybe he'll have the house clean when we get home.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, March 1, 2018 4:32 PM

Looks like you're getting a little break, but there's more to come if the radar is any indication.

We may see 4-8" of the white stuff here, but with the temps, it's going to be wet and heavy.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, March 1, 2018 4:33 PM

ChuckCobleigh

 

 
CShaveRR
(Whom did I quote just now?Wink   )

 

Some guy who recorded a song about "Brandy" just in time to have Looking Glass release their hit "Brandy" in 1972, thus requiring him to rerecord it as "Mandy" and release it a bit later?



Totally unfamiliar with that one.

The actual words were "You deserve a break today/So get out and get away/To..."

The train-watching today was fantastic!  For my guests I threw in a visit to the old stomping grounds.  They were impressed at the size of what they saw of Proviso (maybe the middle third).  And in three hours at Elmhurst we saw well over a dozen trains, a good variety.


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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Thursday, March 1, 2018 6:15 PM

CShaveRR
Totally unfamiliar with that one.

Before his pop music career took off, Barry Manilow recorded a number of commercials singing, among others, the McDonalds jingle you quoted.  On one of his tours, which made it to a Barry Manilow Live album, he does a medley of his commercial work, which was very impressive.

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Friday, March 2, 2018 7:06 AM

He's probably still collecting royalties from the State Farm jingle ("Like a good neighbor. . .").

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, March 2, 2018 2:27 PM

afternoon

Ns had a sand train go east with a Blue CN(IC),Ns and Regular CN.They also had a tanker train go west with a NS dash 9,BNSF Gevo and a warbonnet Dash 9 when I got off of work.Sunshine is nice.Going to run errands in town.Might see if csx sends anything by.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by mudchicken on Saturday, March 3, 2018 7:30 AM

With the Michigan campus shootings being the lead news headlines, I'm wondering if the shortline people at Great Lakes Central (GLC / TSBY) had any instruction or police contact about moving trains up there?

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, March 3, 2018 7:40 AM

Reports seem to vary between his being seen by someone on a train to his being seen on a train.

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Posted by mudchicken on Saturday, March 3, 2018 8:06 AM

Newsworkers just "have to look good, don't have to be clear" DEPT.

(and there were earlier reports about shedding clothes on the R/W)

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Posted by Randy Stahl on Saturday, March 3, 2018 9:43 AM

mudchicken

Newsworkers just "have to look good, don't have to be clear" DEPT.

(and there were earlier reports about shedding clothes on the R/W)

 

 

I've shedded clothing on the ROW from time to time...

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Posted by Mookie on Saturday, March 3, 2018 11:10 AM

Randy Stahl
I've shedded clothing on the ROW from time to time...

I'm going to hope it was just your gloves...

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Posted by zugmann on Saturday, March 3, 2018 3:37 PM

Mookie
I'm going to hope it was just your gloves...

I think every terminal has a story about the old switchman whose raingear was "boots and a smile".

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, March 4, 2018 3:08 PM

afternoon

Well Ns has a train with CSX power on the point sitting in the siding in Archbold.Crew said Elkhart didn't want them yet.Mr.Mudchicken saw a sign behind an old state(soon to be old city) highway garage.It was in the ROW of csx.It said begin billable maintenance.Wonder who is charging who?

stay safe

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Posted by Deggesty on Monday, March 5, 2018 4:37 PM

Saturday, several big rigs were blown off the road between here and Wendover--and the snow came in Saturday night and Sunday morning.

We had no problems with the electrical supply during all of the bad weather--but the power went off here about ten this morning, and did not come back on until about three this afternoon.

Since there is a generator in the building, the elevators were usable, and there is at least one outlet in each room that is connected to the emergency power system. Some of the overhead lights are also connected to that system. We had pizzas for lunch since the kitchen had no power to cook.

 

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Posted by Electroliner 1935 on Monday, March 5, 2018 5:12 PM

Deggesty
eelctrical

This sounds fishy to me. Did someone forget to feed the electric eels?

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, March 5, 2018 5:33 PM

evening

Work still busy.Ns was clear when I left work.Mother nature sending stuff for tomorrow.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by Deggesty on Monday, March 5, 2018 7:33 PM

Electroliner 1935

 

 
Deggesty
eelctrical

 

This sounds fishy to me. Did someone forget to feed the electric eels?

 

That may have been the cause; I have not yet seen or heard how or how-far spread the problem was.

And I thought I had gone over every line before I sent the message off to you.Sad

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Posted by Deggesty on Monday, March 5, 2018 9:31 PM

Saturday, several big rigs were blown off the road between here and Wendover--and the snow came in Saturday night and Sunday morning.

We had no problems with the electrical supply during all of the bad weather--but the power went off here about ten this morning, and did not come back on until about three this afternoon.

Since there is a generator in the building, the elevators were usable, and there is at least one outlet in each room that is connected to the emergency power system. Some of the overhead lights are also connected to that system. We had pizzas for lunch since the kitchen had no power to cook.

 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 4:54 AM

Had a thunder storm go thru here hour back. Got up to keep border collie from barking at the thunder.  Other wise he will go out to challenge the thunder.  Absolutely nothing scares him !  

Our spring February temperatures are now over with freezing weather ahead that will kill all our peach trees that have started blooming along with other plants.  

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