Elliots Trackside Diner IV, Under New Management!

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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refill, please & thanks!

Geez…had to put down a young pygmy goat today. We banded it several days ago and then it vanished. Today I found it in a pasture in a permanent seizure like condition, obviously near death. Burried it deep, not knowing the exact cause. Haven’t seen that fox in some days now…hmmm!

Still debating using my train funds from selling those vintage articulated locos (and other items) to buy a fancy new Athearn Bigboy. Just can’t seem to justify buying anything right now. Wife thinks I should go ahead and get it. I’m also finding it difficult to get back to the easel as well. Guess I’m just tucker out still. OK, if I whine again, someone just tap my head with a hammer.[D)] We have MUCH to be thankful for.

Hope everyone is doing well tonight. Going to go veg infront of the TV awhile. Nice to have satelite hooked up again. [C):-)] Rob

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Evening Gang: I got the west corral cleaned out. It took 5 trailler loads, about 25 cu yds to do it. I got to the basement for a bit tonight and started cleaning up the layout. It is covered with saw dust, dirt, and stuff from the remodel up stairs. I thought about covering it too late so just let it catch the stuff. Since I don’t have scenery it vacumns up easy.

The kids are coming up to go to bed so I have to get off.

Good Night All

2523

What do y’all think of the track plan?

2524

Looks Good!

I got my Railcamp stuff in the mail today. I get a tour of Amtrak’s Wilmington+Bear Shops in Delaware, 30th St Station in Philly, rides behind steamers out of scranton, a tour of the restoration shops, I get to couple the GP9 to a freight car, and driver the GP9…

I’m a happy camper! Really!

2525

Evening all,

Just another day in the office: http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2131469070029441264ISbFMy?vhost=rides

This and the next 8 or so pictures are what happen when a recreational vessel and a freighter are involved in an accident. I don’t have pictures of the freighter to share, but I hear there was a small scratch on the freighters anchor.

Rob, sometimes you need to have fun, and if I remember right you should always listen to your wife so go buy it, LOL J I hope your FIL is doing better.

Jeff, that was nice of you, not sure why it didn’t clickable when I posted it. You might have to fix this one…

Dick, my insurance company just asks what it’s worth is. I tell them I want the trains insured for $10,000.00 and poof, done. I do have a picture inventory of everything, and I keep the insurance at a replacement level. So far they are really good and don’t ask me many questions when I have a claim. That makes sense to load the bridges like that during a flood.

Railroadnut675 The plan looks good. Have you drawn it at 100% yet? If you like Amtrak FP-40’s email me I have 2 PROTO 1000 sitting on the shelf here I doubt I will use on the steam layout.

Good night all & try to keep dry!

Lee

2526

Good Evening Diners!

It seems that the weather certainly hasn’t been co-operating anywhere this month. Those floods in Iowa, fires in California and it just seems to go on and on. We had a tornado watch here today which is unusual for us. At least it seems the rain has stopped but it certainly is cool with temperatures in the low 60’s. I haven’t been out to the boat once since launching so I guess I’m literally a fair weather sailor.

Rob, we’re all thinking of you and I agree with some of the others who said you should go for that Challenger. We all need a little boost once in a while and I think you could likely use one more than most. Sorry to hear about the goat.

Dick, that was some haul at your LHS! I stopped into mine on Thursday to pick up a new decoder for my PK2 0-6-0. I had put in a Soundtraxx LC unit especially designed for this loco but pulled it out this week. It turns out that it is old technology and while it worked OK, the hum from the motor was terrible. I tried adjusting the CV but it didn’t help much. I have found out that I’m not alone in finding out the hard way about motor hum with that decoder. I’m going to try one of those new Digitrax units with the Soundbug. I also picked up an Intermountain box car kit that looks like will be a good challenge, well it will be for me.

Tom, Hope you have some fun playing tomorrow at that retreat. While I don’t play, my wife is a good pianist and she too hates those electric keyboards. I’ve heard you mention that you have music loving cats. We have 2 dogs(Westies) who are much the same. Whenever my wife plays the piano Jamie runs and lays under it which I find amazing as it is loud under there. He especially likes Chopin.

I’d really like to see some summer heat here soon as our summers are so short, we’ll soon be out of time. Oh well, maybe next week.

Won’t be long until it’s tomorrow so I’d better sign off.

CN Charlie

2527

4 more days of school! Finals! yay! Sarcasm! yay!
New Video-Tribute to the New Haven

2528

Good Morning from Tipton IN ! [:D]

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2529

Good morning all

Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind around 7 mph.

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Good morning.

It’s a pleasant 73 here under a clear sky. Too bad it won’t stay that way. We’re expecting a high in the low 90’s and a better than average chance of thunderstorms later.

Maybe I can get some work done on the layout today. I still have to ballast the two tracks along the back side. Fun, fun.
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Heat Index: 78°F
Humidity: 89%
Dew Point: 70°F

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High: 75°F
Low: 73°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 5mph NNE

Today High: 92 Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning…then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Tonight Low: 72 Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.
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2531

Hello…

The pictures below were forwarded to me from Gus. His friend in Iowa had emailed the pictures to him. The loaded grain cars were placed on the bridge to keep it stable as the high water strikes the bridge with floating logs, etc. The bridge is on the Des Moines River.



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Good morning all,

The weather here south of Boston is absolutely beautifull this morning. Too bad I’ll be spending the day inside.

Thought I’d just stop in quick while taking a break from the mountains of paperwork for that dreadful audit. Thankfully, the schedule C and milage log is the only parts the state is interested in.

Things are going well here, hope to be able to do some catch up on all the goings on with the Diner crew.

Been preoccupied lately, her name is Linda, quite a gal and we have so much in common.

Monday eve, we have an official operations, hope I’m able to run some trains or work the yard.

Hope everyone has a great day.

2533

Good Morning All…Its sunny and pleasant here on Pearl street this morning…I’ll have a sasauge sandwitch and coffee please …Thank You…We just got the RFD channel added to our cable and I have been watching a show about the New Haven railroad…They also have a model railroad show but havn’t caught it yet…they also have some Polka music shows if you like that kinda music …you all have a good one

Ran a coal drag from the truck dump to the Pennsy interchange at Greenup caught a photo of the RS at the Hiway 130 crossing just outside of Greenup…

2534

Mornin, coffee n a couple sweet rolls please Janie.

Luckily we only got .6 of rain yesterday, some of the others around us got 1.5 plus.

TODAY:

Trains are running out back again, still under slow orders, but their moving finally.

We got word on Debs, Uncle and 2 cousins down by Lawrenceville [where the levy broke], they’re ok, no damage, but 2 other cousins there weren’t so lucky. Both families are ok, John had 3 ft of water in his house, Amy got 8 ft in hers. Not what she needed with the way are things going lately? Her 2’nd husband to be, died in a coalmine accident last week [1’st one drown in the Embarras river 3 years ago]

DICK,

If you think painting those electric towers is something. You need to see them cutting trees back from them with helicopters with big buzz saws hanging down, it’s something. Marathon used them to trim trees on the pipelines thru here a couple years ago.

GARRY,

Back in the 20’s [I think it was] the Wabash was washing out the center pier of the NYC bridge at Terre Haute. To save it and divert the flow some, they dumped a steam engine over the side. It saved the bridge and when the rivers down real low, you can still see it from the bridge [with permission of course].

ROB,

You folks have sure had a time of it lately with everything. Keeping ya’ll in our thoughts for better days.

LEE,

Looks like that ship was a bit hard on the boat, hope no one was hurt.

Best get back to chores, I’m having to repot the flowers on the back porch, thanks to a coon that keep digging them out for the 3’rd time [he hit the neighbors last week]. I set the trap Wed night, no coon, but I did a stray cat from

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Garry: That’s a neat trick, loading the bridge like that. Adds a lot of extra weight without having to add to the structure.

2536

Nothing to do with the flood, but Jeff might like the picture. Another one forwarded from Gus’s friend. Do you see many of these sharp looking units in your territory, Jeff? If so, keep your camera with you if you don’t mind.

2537

I see quite a few of those.

2538

in an Undecorated mug, please & thanks!

***Garry, cool photo of that bridge. I’m amazed the weight of the cars makes that much difference with such a mass of water flowing into it.

***Jerry, nice shot. What is the small area with water on the far left hand side of the photo?

***inch, sorry to hear about your cousins who were not so lucky with that flooding.

Wife is on the way to take her mom to the hospital as I type. Her dad called a bit ago (I didn’t know he could still use the phone) and described her condition. Wish my wife wasn’t stuck doing all of this right now. Her sisters both have children so the burden falls on her I guess.

Did morning critter rounds and everything else is OK on the ol’ farm today. [C):-)] <—(forced smile) Rob

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On a train related brite note, the dead & dying shrub that grew all along the carport has a ton of potential trees (I think). I cut off a few samples to share with you and get some oppinions on what type of trees these might make? Could be used for “fill” trees.

Also, N scale bottom row & HO top row OR…???

And here is part of a little metal train I dug out of the ruins. Couldn’t find any of the other cars, but will save these for the wife’s future garden:

I hear thunder. YeeHaw! Rob

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I don’t think I understand what 100% is.