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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 8:56 PM

mudchicken
Alexis, IL

Can't say as I do - never got over into that neck of the woods.

Except that's where Alexis fire apparatus comes from.  First time I saw an Alexis fire truck was in Davenport, IA.  At the time, I thought they'd named the truck after someone's daughter.  Got that figured out in short order.

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Posted by mudchicken on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 7:15 PM

About to beat brains in again. Last nightmare was doing FtDDM&S at Gowrie and now being shown RIS at Alexis, IL (tree might know a little about that burg)....No maps and no repository of corporate records thatBang HeadBang HeadBang Head matter.

Balt might laugh at what now resides in the driveway as a local runaround used truck for local errands. (A real sheep in wolf's clothing with a wing and a hemi)...Like Joe I'm tring to get it back to a working condition that I'm OK with. - little bites if you can Joe.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 4:31 PM

evening

Mowed the swamp today.Ns had an eastbound waiting when I got off work.Checked out the car.Needs a couple things but nothing major.Just need to do all the paperwork now.Going to get cleaned up.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, April 22, 2019 3:52 PM

afternoon

Ns sent an eastbound when I got off work.We took Matt's(maybe) car to get looked over.Csx sent a westbound oil train.We also saw 4 of the 5 ND&W units in Defiance as well.Nice swamp drying day.Could get the mower back out tomorrow if all goes well.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, April 22, 2019 11:20 AM

tree68
 
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 ...I need to remember that I'm not as good as I think about reading things off fast-moving cars... 

Does that mean your reading is only half fast?  Smile, Wink & Grin

That's a joke, son.  You're supposed to laugh!

I have said for years about my racing - My son if fast; I am only half fast.

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, April 22, 2019 10:45 AM

NorthWest
 ...I need to remember that I'm not as good as I think about reading things off fast-moving cars...

Does that mean your reading is only half fast?  Smile, Wink & Grin

 

 

 

 

 

That's a joke, son.  You're supposed to laugh!

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Posted by NorthWest on Sunday, April 21, 2019 11:25 PM

It was. Thanks, and my apologies for the incorrect reporting mark. I need to remember that I'm not as good as I think about reading things off fast-moving cars, because I think this is the second time I've sent you bad info.

Hopefully the info's useful, though. Not sure how often those cars get to Chicago.

 
 
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Posted by CShaveRR on Sunday, April 21, 2019 8:22 PM

Well, it helped hone my sleuthing skills, because reporting marks HKCX do not exist in Umler.  However, we do have some log cars in HKRX (PNC Equipment Finance) series 160001-160075, built in 2017 and 2018 by the Ebenezer Freight Car Company.  Was the car you saw green, about 70 feet long?

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Posted by NorthWest on Sunday, April 21, 2019 7:54 PM

Carl, just saw a new log car, HKCX 160036. Hope this helps.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Saturday, April 20, 2019 9:22 PM

We had a relatively uneventful trip to Michigan yesterday, and home this afternoon. While we were up there early this afternoon, we had a little party, celebrating my mother's 95th birthday.  My two sisters and I were there with our spouses, five of the eight grandchildren made it (three with spouses), and seven of the ten great-grandchildren were there (no spouses yet, thankfully!).  Some of my cousins, and some of my mother's cousins, also showed up.

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, April 20, 2019 4:26 PM

BS1 - If you've reported it, there probably won't be a problem.  I'm betting someone is watching your mailbox so they can swoop in and get the cards, if any are sent to you...

Kicked off the new railroad season in reasonable manner - pretty good crowds for the Friday Easter trains.  The threat of rain on Saturday might have hurt the attendance, but I wasn't working, so I don't know...

Headed to daughter's for Easter - more time with the grandkids.  Granddaughter is turning into a regular chatterbox.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, April 19, 2019 6:31 PM

good evening

Rainy this morning then the wind turned out of the north.Now it is starting to come back from the southwest.More rain for tomorrow.Watched a 3 way meet on the Deshler cam this morning.Started working on a project.Matt wants his birthday party in Deshler.so I have been going through the cds and flashdrives.I think the cd player in the computer went bad.Going to have it checked out.Hope everyone has a happy Easter.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Thursday, April 18, 2019 7:16 PM

This poster needs to eat humble pie.  Some how my entire e mail addresses got hacked and a bulk e mail was sent to every one on that list.  It was asking for a gift card to be sent to me by US mail.  A mistake since that will be considered mail fraud that has already been reported.  So if any get that e mail and can identify the IP number let me or the post office know !

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, April 18, 2019 6:39 PM

BaltACD

Fired up the lawnmower and gave the grass it's first cutting of the year.

 

No need for that here, yet.  Temperatures did make it into the mid-sixties today, though.  No complaints here...

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Posted by BaltACD on Thursday, April 18, 2019 4:50 PM

Fired up the lawnmower and gave the grass it's first cutting of the year.

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, April 18, 2019 2:28 PM

afternoon

Work done until  Monday.Had passing showers today at work and on the way home.Ns local was uptown shuffling cars.Chores to do here.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 8:11 PM

Quite the thunderbumper rolled though Deshler a little while ago, and flashes and rumbles are still apparent.

OTOH, it was nice and sunny today here.  Not complaining one bit...

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 5:06 PM

evening

Ns sent a westbound when I got off of work.Came home and mowed the swamp. Yard still squishy in the back.Guessers say we might need a boat.Going to get cleaned up.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 8:03 PM

evening

Went to Deshler after work for our first meeting of the year.Found some leaky spots in the museum.Csx did run a few trains during the meeting.Plenty of work to do.Going to publish the meeting notes and get to bed.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, April 15, 2019 5:59 PM

Weekend was spent at VIR outside Danville, VA racing with about 540 other racers.

Rain fell or threatened full time Friday through Sunday.  Had rain tires on an off the car about four times as conditions changed.  As it turned out all my sessions were run on slicks - but it was dull, gray, cool, high humidity weekend that inhibited the track drying when the showers did stop.  Finished both Saturday and Sunday races (Friday was for Practice & Qualifying and alll that got seriously affected by the showers and wasn't completed until Noon on Saturday) and drove the car onto the trailer to come home.  A successful weekend.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, April 15, 2019 4:58 PM

evening

Took off 1/2 day at work.Took old water heater to be recycled.Took Matt to his annual checkup.He is good to go.Csx had some old ballast hoppers at Omni and the extra spine cars were gone fron the yard.Going to go help catch up on laundry.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by jeffhergert on Saturday, April 13, 2019 10:03 PM

Murphy Siding

 

 
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tree68
Got my eyes checked today - I passed. Hearing test tomorrow.

huh?

 

 

WHAT!?

Seriously though, hearing loss is a occupational disease for railroaders, and I suspect many others (the sirens probably do it for Larry). 

I've actually had earplugs vibrate right out of my ears while riding in one of our NS-spec SD70M-2's, better known as "thundercabs".

 

 

 

Being married has the same effect. After so many years, you lose hearing in that range your spouse broadcasts. As of last Sunday we've been married 30 years. I'll swear that all I hear anymore is Charlie Brown's teacher......"Wa-wa, wa, wa-wa wa-wa, wa?".....Yes dearSigh

 

 

Earlier this year I had my vision and hearing checked to recertify for my engineer's license.  I always tell my wife that I have proof that I can hear just fine.

No change since the last check three years ago.  At that last check three years ago, my hearing actually improved since the previous check.  I think changing occupation medical clinics is the reason for the improvement.  It seems the clinic I'm sent to now has headphones that fit better.

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Posted by samfp1943 on Friday, April 12, 2019 5:44 PM

[quote user="Murtree68phy Siding"]

SD70Dude
 zugmann
tree68
Got my eyes checked today - I passed. Hearing test tomorrow.

huh?

 

 

WHAT!?

Seriously though, hearing loss is a occupational disease for railroaders, and I suspect many others (the sirens probably do it for Larry). 

I've actually had earplugs vibrate right out of my ears while riding in one of our NS-spec SD70M-2's, better known as "thundercabs".

 

 

 

Being married has the same effect. After so many years, you lose hearing in that range your spouse broadcasts. As of last Sunday we've been married 30 years. I'll swear that all I hear anymore is Charlie Brown's teacher......"Wa-wa, wa, wa-wa wa-wa, wa?".....Yes dearSigh

[/quote]  HOLY COW! Norris Huh?...I think we're married to sisters! Smile, Wink & Grin 

 

 


 

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Posted by BaltACD on Friday, April 12, 2019 4:33 PM

Moms Nature disrupting racing at VIR today - intermittent shower made tire choice a crap shoot.  Start on slicks and 5 minutes into the session and it rains.  Start on rains and the line dries out, destroying the rains and slowing lap times because they don't have the grip of slicks on the drying surface.

3:45 PM They call it a day account a large T'storm cell lighting up the sky.

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Posted by mudchicken on Friday, April 12, 2019 2:54 PM

Runs on filtered Frymax or french fry oil?  Yikes!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, April 12, 2019 2:49 PM

afternoon

Mother Nature's wind is drying us out from the earlier rain today.Nice outside.Yard is still a swamp.Ns had an eastbound detroit edison train creep up to the signal on track 2 when I left work.Matt is going to look at a car tomorrow.Yes a car not one that rides on rails.Time flies.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, April 12, 2019 6:56 AM

Murphy Siding
Being married has the same effect. After so many years, you lose hearing in that range your spouse broadcasts. As of last Sunday we've been married 30 years. I'll swear that all I hear anymore is Charlie Brown's teacher......"Wa-wa, wa, wa-wa wa-wa, wa?".....Yes dear

FB meme:  My girlfriend yelled at me today saying, "You weren't even listening just now, were you?!"

I thought, "Man, what a weird way to start a conversation."

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, April 11, 2019 3:06 PM

Cold here, but windy off the lake.  We took a business, shopping, and lunch trip into Elmhurst this noon.  Not much in theway of freight action, but the one train we did see gave me about three pages' worth of notes to tackle.  Little research involved; just check, copy, and move on.


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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, April 11, 2019 2:25 PM

afternoon

Ns had some cars uptown after work.Need to go run errands.Seems a semi decided to flip onto CSX overnight along Baltimore road.Hopefully it is all cleaned up by now.

stay safe

Joe

 

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, April 11, 2019 10:28 AM
Your 5/8" to 3/4" drifts must have come with the wind that missed us. (about 4" of blue glop here that Mr. Sun is making short work of) Weatherliars grade for this one was a "D". The explanations of what went wrong kinda sound like a really bad high school or college chemistry lab report after it didn't do what was expected.
Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west

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