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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 6:48 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Hmmm.. so your about the same age as me eh?
Kevin - you and Silvio or you and Mookie? [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:10 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Hmmm.. so your about the same age as me eh?


Hey Kevin, is your hair now orange too. [:D] [:D] [:D]

Speaking of orange hair, Hey Ed how is your friend who had the acid bath?
Give us an update, please.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:10 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Hmmm.. so your about the same age as me eh?


Hey Kevin, is your hair now orange too. [:D] [:D] [:D]

Speaking of orange hair, Hey Ed how is your friend who had the acid bath?
Give us an update, please.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 7:10 PM
Hmmm.. so your about the same age as me eh?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 7:10 PM
Hmmm.. so your about the same age as me eh?
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Posted by edblysard on Monday, September 22, 2003 5:44 PM
Nor does she lack serious fun!
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Posted by edblysard on Monday, September 22, 2003 5:44 PM
Nor does she lack serious fun!
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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 22, 2003 2:59 PM
Welcome to forums and watch for more Mookie Antics! We never lack for fun and seriousness here!

Da Mook

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 22, 2003 2:59 PM
Welcome to forums and watch for more Mookie Antics! We never lack for fun and seriousness here!

Da Mook

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 2:49 PM
I am a young man, around 40 years younger than you, so you know where my seriousness comes from, and I have no patience, so now you know why I go a but nuts here and there, without me thou it would'nt be all that fun would it. I went ot Nebraska, Omaha in fact this summer with my father on Amtrak, we watched trains here and there and went to the UP museum in COuncil Bluffs. Then Trains decides to post trackside guide, when we get back from the trip, I was pissed, it was very informal, but we just wanted to get out of here, NS is boring some times, they are too strict and not big as BNSF and UP.

Talk to you sometime. I am busy at college so I am only on here in short intermediate bursts.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 2:49 PM
I am a young man, around 40 years younger than you, so you know where my seriousness comes from, and I have no patience, so now you know why I go a but nuts here and there, without me thou it would'nt be all that fun would it. I went ot Nebraska, Omaha in fact this summer with my father on Amtrak, we watched trains here and there and went to the UP museum in COuncil Bluffs. Then Trains decides to post trackside guide, when we get back from the trip, I was pissed, it was very informal, but we just wanted to get out of here, NS is boring some times, they are too strict and not big as BNSF and UP.

Talk to you sometime. I am busy at college so I am only on here in short intermediate bursts.
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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 22, 2003 2:42 PM
ok - since we may just end up being if not friends, at least cordial - I live in LIncoln Nebraska - the true Midwest! I watch the trains coming in and out of our BNSF yard and it has 6 tracks - coming into and out of the east end of the yard. It is a huge hump yard and covers a little over 3 miles from east to west.

I don't take pictures, I don't get in the way - I just sit trackside and drool.

I hate my real name - which is Jenny - so I use my cat's name - Mookie.

I have my 60th birthday coming up this December - so that just about makes me one of the oldest if not the oldest on the forum! I was a railroad brat and loved every minute of it. Now that I am a grandmother 9 times, I can afford the luxury of spending my free time as I please. And I please at trackside. You can go to my profile and see my picture - I am one of the brave souls that will post a picture. Scares off any one that thinks they are getting a hot babe on the forum - which I am, but I am spoken for, so it doesn't matter!

This last Sunday was so busy, the trains were pushing each other out of the way to get in and out of the yard. Looked like last call at the bar! It definitely is never boring at my watching spot!

So now how old are you and do you know where Nebraska is?

Mookster!

PS - I leave this fine forum at 3 pm, but will be back tomorrow at 5:30 am to look for your answer!

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 22, 2003 2:42 PM
ok - since we may just end up being if not friends, at least cordial - I live in LIncoln Nebraska - the true Midwest! I watch the trains coming in and out of our BNSF yard and it has 6 tracks - coming into and out of the east end of the yard. It is a huge hump yard and covers a little over 3 miles from east to west.

I don't take pictures, I don't get in the way - I just sit trackside and drool.

I hate my real name - which is Jenny - so I use my cat's name - Mookie.

I have my 60th birthday coming up this December - so that just about makes me one of the oldest if not the oldest on the forum! I was a railroad brat and loved every minute of it. Now that I am a grandmother 9 times, I can afford the luxury of spending my free time as I please. And I please at trackside. You can go to my profile and see my picture - I am one of the brave souls that will post a picture. Scares off any one that thinks they are getting a hot babe on the forum - which I am, but I am spoken for, so it doesn't matter!

This last Sunday was so busy, the trains were pushing each other out of the way to get in and out of the yard. Looked like last call at the bar! It definitely is never boring at my watching spot!

So now how old are you and do you know where Nebraska is?

Mookster!

PS - I leave this fine forum at 3 pm, but will be back tomorrow at 5:30 am to look for your answer!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 2:29 PM
not real sure how you even get stars on here ? ? ? Where do you see all this action ? ? ? Sounds like alot of action for 2.5 hours. Some times on the NS mainline here in my town (above Gallitzin Tunnels) I see one after another, never ending trains, and sometimes all I see is one or two on hour, it all depends, Conrail had a sweet schedule, and really had a system of getting there freights over this mountain grade. NS just sends em out in the dozens, so when the rails are hot they are hot, when there not......u know. It is still a 3 track mainline with various branches and local service siding around, and also locomotive shops just down the mountain and an engine house up a bit. I guess I can relate to you in a sense, a year ago I could'nt tell you what a Dash 9 even was, or an SD, I would have no idea, I learn from this as well, and I learn the most from watching and reading books. I never did start a log book, I just take pics and film like crazy. how old are you mook ? ? ?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 2:29 PM
not real sure how you even get stars on here ? ? ? Where do you see all this action ? ? ? Sounds like alot of action for 2.5 hours. Some times on the NS mainline here in my town (above Gallitzin Tunnels) I see one after another, never ending trains, and sometimes all I see is one or two on hour, it all depends, Conrail had a sweet schedule, and really had a system of getting there freights over this mountain grade. NS just sends em out in the dozens, so when the rails are hot they are hot, when there not......u know. It is still a 3 track mainline with various branches and local service siding around, and also locomotive shops just down the mountain and an engine house up a bit. I guess I can relate to you in a sense, a year ago I could'nt tell you what a Dash 9 even was, or an SD, I would have no idea, I learn from this as well, and I learn the most from watching and reading books. I never did start a log book, I just take pics and film like crazy. how old are you mook ? ? ?
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This is just for Silvio510!
Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 22, 2003 6:35 AM
[:(!] This is just for you from the pointy-headed Mookie:

I went trackside for 2.5 hours on Sunday. I sit very close to a BNSF yard, so this is the bulk of what I saw in those 2.5 hours!

Excuse my terms - I am a novice AND a female, so what would I know, but I saw 3 GP35's a Dash9 and a slug - all in one grouping.

I saw an incoming mixed consist with 5 new car holders and the rest was pigs.
The headend power was 3 Dash 9's.

I saw a south bound short mixed with #1504 GP28M and #2838 GP39-2.

I saw a mixed going east with a Dash 9 and an SD40-2

I saw an mt (empty) coal going west with BNSF 8956, 9765 and 8838 all SD70MAC

I saw a south bound loaded coal with front end power #9814 and a helper on the end #9756

I saw a mixed consist of #6199 - an SD9-3 marked Remote, lining up cars for a future train.

I saw a Union Pacific 6643 and BNSF 9638 headend power mt coal train and just as soon as it cleared a siding and not even a minute between them, a loaded coal train pulled out onto those same tracks - had headend power of Dash C44 AC - spitting and sparking like mad! The SD70's are so quiet and the GE's spit and sound like a bad cat fight (sorry - don't want to be frivilous).

I saw CSX Dash 9's - #483 and #337 and one lazy buzzard overhead looking for a meal. The CSX had 8 tankers behind it and then mt DEEX coal cars behind that. We never see that on BNSF here, at least I don't.

And before I could get the car parked, there were 3 other freights going by and one other coal train - had to wait for one and missed the headend on the rest.

And an antique SW 10 #3600 pulling only one boxcar - with the most mellow whistle you will hear around these parts.

I was alone and writing like mad to keep up with all the traffic, and I am transcribing from my notes right now, so hope I got it all right.

About 2 years ago I didn't know an SD70 from a gopher. I have learned all this being on the forums and thanx to the patient people who write on here!

So now I am going back to being just Mookie and if I want to act a little silly, then give me your best shot. I think I have earned my 4 stars!

Mook! [xx(]

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This is just for Silvio510!
Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 22, 2003 6:35 AM
[:(!] This is just for you from the pointy-headed Mookie:

I went trackside for 2.5 hours on Sunday. I sit very close to a BNSF yard, so this is the bulk of what I saw in those 2.5 hours!

Excuse my terms - I am a novice AND a female, so what would I know, but I saw 3 GP35's a Dash9 and a slug - all in one grouping.

I saw an incoming mixed consist with 5 new car holders and the rest was pigs.
The headend power was 3 Dash 9's.

I saw a south bound short mixed with #1504 GP28M and #2838 GP39-2.

I saw a mixed going east with a Dash 9 and an SD40-2

I saw an mt (empty) coal going west with BNSF 8956, 9765 and 8838 all SD70MAC

I saw a south bound loaded coal with front end power #9814 and a helper on the end #9756

I saw a mixed consist of #6199 - an SD9-3 marked Remote, lining up cars for a future train.

I saw a Union Pacific 6643 and BNSF 9638 headend power mt coal train and just as soon as it cleared a siding and not even a minute between them, a loaded coal train pulled out onto those same tracks - had headend power of Dash C44 AC - spitting and sparking like mad! The SD70's are so quiet and the GE's spit and sound like a bad cat fight (sorry - don't want to be frivilous).

I saw CSX Dash 9's - #483 and #337 and one lazy buzzard overhead looking for a meal. The CSX had 8 tankers behind it and then mt DEEX coal cars behind that. We never see that on BNSF here, at least I don't.

And before I could get the car parked, there were 3 other freights going by and one other coal train - had to wait for one and missed the headend on the rest.

And an antique SW 10 #3600 pulling only one boxcar - with the most mellow whistle you will hear around these parts.

I was alone and writing like mad to keep up with all the traffic, and I am transcribing from my notes right now, so hope I got it all right.

About 2 years ago I didn't know an SD70 from a gopher. I have learned all this being on the forums and thanx to the patient people who write on here!

So now I am going back to being just Mookie and if I want to act a little silly, then give me your best shot. I think I have earned my 4 stars!

Mook! [xx(]

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