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afternoon
Ns local was uptown as I left work.Did errands in town.Need to start supper.
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").
Ns had a powder river coal train in the siding waiting to go east.Need to go give hugs.
Ns had a mow truck on one track.They also had a powder river coal train come east.The local also left some cars uptown as well.Ran errnads into town.Doing chores here at home.Getting ready for tomorrow.Hope the barrels and bears are few and far between on I-75.
Had a good "Superheroes and Princesses" train today - even had some guests from Britain.
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...
Greetings from Cincinnati, where we're attending a special conference of the C&O Historical Society. The Society was established (though not incorporated) in 1969, 50 years ago, and I'm considered to be one of the founding members. (My membership number, in fact, is 44.) My health was good enough to allow me to make the trip, but I'm not going to participate in the prime field trip of the conference, a tour of Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops. Instead, we're going to stay close to the hotel, spending much of the day hoping for CSX trains at Glendale, dining at the Cock & Bull, and trying to keep a few fries for myself .
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)
(shucks - gonna miss you two by a week in the old hood. Have a great time in the upper Mill Creek Valley. If you get a chance, go for at least desert at the Grand Finale.(half a mile west on Sharon Rd at 747))
You have the remains of NYC-Sharon Yard and the PRR/N&W Richmond-Muncie lie the other direction.
MC, we ate so well at lunch that there was no room for dessert...not even the "growing boy'! It was great to see Joe, Momma, and Matt again and spend a little time with them. CSX was cooperative, sending plenty of trains north, including a munitions train with lots of TPDX flat cars. I will be kept busy for a while.
Good evening
Home.We made a couple stops on the way home.Even got to see Q 509 at Troy Ohio.(The southbound Carl special).Going to get cleaned up for tomorrow.Carl hope you and Pat enjoyed the trains at the junction.
My week of dog-sitting is drawing to a close. Zoe does love her Papa- of course, I spoil her rotten.
Daughter posted some pictures on-line from their vacation, including a short video of granddaughter playing in the sand and singing (although I don't know what she was singing). Showed it to the dog and she expressed great interest... Shouldn't tease her like that...
The pup goes home tomorrow - she'll be excited.
Meanwhile, packing up for the trip west - Deshler (and dinner with Joe and family), then up to Michigan for "Milford Memories."
Even found a hamfest in Port Huron on Sunday. Railroading, old friends, and ham radio. Should be a fun week.
tree68 My week of dog-sitting is drawing to a close. Zoe does love her Papa- of course, I spoil her rotten.
Of course you do, it's right there in the job description. My granddaughter just finished four days at Lollapalooza, enjoying it immensely. She leaves for Michigan next month for her freshman year at Hope College. Where did the time go??
Ns was sending a westbound after work today.Found a Greenville & Northern boxcar near the end.(SRN 7174) Matt is out exploring on his only day off until Saturday.Chores to do here.
Ns had an eastbound powder river coal train in the siding.They also sent a westbound stack train after work.mother nature sent some rain.Ran errands in town.Matt is off to do dishes.Chores to do here.
CSSHEGEWISCH My granddaughter just finished four days at Lollapalooza, enjoying it immensely. She leaves for Michigan next month for her freshman year at Hope College.
My granddaughter just finished four days at Lollapalooza, enjoying it immensely. She leaves for Michigan next month for her freshman year at Hope College.
Moral of the story: you can party the summer away, but there's still Hope!(That campus has grown quite a bit, and is eminently accessible by Amtrak for us Chicagoans!)
but there's still Hope!
A home improvement store I shop at has a checkout supervisor named Hope.
One day I quipped that if there was a problem and she wasn't there, there was no Hope.
No one got the joke...
evening
Ns had another coal train in the siding after work.Came home to get the truck and headed east.Went to Deshler to talk to "Tree".He was having a good time.Csx has a nice kink in the track on the bridge south of the diamond.Work comes early on the morning.Time to get cleaned up and head for bed.
Ns had an eastbound mixed frieight in the siding when I left work.Came home and mowed.Matt is off to do dishes.One more day.Looks like Mother Nature wants to give us a good weekend.
Larry, as long as you didn't abandon Hope!
blhanel https://youtu.be/YjHen614iAo
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
CShaveRR Larry, as long as you didn't abandon Hope!
Well, she is a nice looking young woman, but I think she's already spoken for...
Just checking to make sure the levels of un-railroady fun in here are in check.
Carry on my wayward sons. For there'll be peace when you are done.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer, any other railroad, company, or person.t fun any
zugmann Just checking to make sure the levels of un-railroady fun in here are in check. Carry on my wayward sons. For there'll be peace when you are done.
Murphy SidingWhat are the two cars directly behind the tender?
I think you are talking about the auxiliary tenders carrying more water, also called canteens. I've never noticed those two "boxes" on top of each one. Does anyone know their purpose?
By the way, I've been wondering what the car near the middle of the train is that has that big "dome" near one end. Is it a power car?
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"A stranger's just a friend you ain't met yet." --- Dave Gardner
No place like home someone once said.Ns had a westbound "Carl Special" in the siding after work.Ran errands up town to get supplies for tomorrow.Also had to replace our mini cooler after years of service.Matt is doing dishes tonight.Tomorrow it's Summerrail in Marion.Everything is out ready to put in the truck in the morning.
Paul of Covington Murphy Siding What are the two cars directly behind the tender? I think you are talking about the auxiliary tenders carrying more water, also called canteens. I've never noticed those two "boxes" on top of each one. Does anyone know their purpose? By the way, I've been wondering what the car near the middle of the train is that has that big "dome" near one end. Is it a power car?
Murphy Siding What are the two cars directly behind the tender?
I believe that is correct re the last question. In other threads/conversations with Jeff, he noted that the diesel unit along for the ride is not even used for HEP, just dynamic braking when needed.
blhanel Paul of Covington Murphy Siding What are the two cars directly behind the tender? I think you are talking about the auxiliary tenders carrying more water, also called canteens. I've never noticed those two "boxes" on top of each one. Does anyone know their purpose? By the way, I've been wondering what the car near the middle of the train is that has that big "dome" near one end. Is it a power car? I believe that is correct re the last question. In other threads/conversations with Jeff, he noted that the diesel unit along for the ride is not even used for HEP, just dynamic braking when needed.
To provide HEP, a locomotive has to have electrical equipment able to generate the required voltages and frequencies. Freight locomotives do not contain that equipment.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
It is indeed a power car. It's a former dynamometer car converted into a power car. (I saw it when it first showed up at the Heritage Park car shop in Council Bluffs for conversion. It plainly said dynamometer on it's side.)
Jeff
good morning
Marion was nice.Csx sent a Western Maryland sticker unit.Ns sent the Illinois Terminal(glowworm) unit. Good presentations at the theatre.Good times at the station and tower as well.
The dust cloud I saw must've been Joe and Carl Bugging out. Headed from Cincy to St. Louis after lunch. (Can Indiana DOT screw up the freeways with shutdowns and lane closures any more than what I saw Friday? Too many cars and not enough road does not work for Hoosiers used to driving in circles at high speed.) High School reunion #45 came and went - Everybody's appearance changed drastically since last time....The three letter A and O words were not allowed.
mudchicken... Headed from Cincy to St. Louis after lunch. (Can Indiana DOT screw up the freeways with shutdowns and lane closures any more than what I saw Friday? Too many cars and not enough road does not work for Hoosiers used to driving in circles at high speed.)
My trip across the state in May had the road surface knocking the fillings out of the teeth I used to have. Shifted the race car on the trailer and shifted the equipment I attach to the trailer with ratchet straps.
mudchickenHigh School reunion #45 came and went - Everybody's appearance changed drastically since last time....The three letter A and O words were not allowed.
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