Once again it is time to move the Diner to a new location and a new theme. The December Diner was very festive! Thanks to everyone who contributed. We had lots of Christmas trains, both real and modelled. Special thanks to David for all the layout videos and to Ed for all the posters.
As is our custom, we include a list of fallen modelers who have made great contributions to the hobby and the forums:
This month we are going to feature track side structures that are not stations or freight sheds, although there won’t be any complaints if a few of those are thrown in.
Here is an old structure. The source (Pinterest) doesn’t identify where it is but there appears to be a shortage of flat land based on the look of the foundation:
Here is something a little more modern. Signal box maybe?
Good morning Diners. A large coffee please, Janie.
Happy New Year to All.
Yesterday I baked some Cranberry and Sausage Rolls. They ‘disappeared’ faster than I could bake them. My Grandmother would have been furious. Eating hot pastry before it had a chance to cool.
Irton Road Ground Frame on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway.
My Grandmother taught me all I know about baking and cooking in general. From when I was a lad of four years of age she showed me how to bake bread and pastries.
Every Friday she would have a row of 12 breadcakes in front of the fire. There they would sit and rise as they warmed. She would make a small breadcake ‘just for me’.
“Can I have mine now, Grandma?” when she took them away when ready.
“Now you know it has to cool,” would be her reply.
A short while later.
“Has it cooled, Grandma?”
“Not yet.”
After few more requests a small breadcake was placed before my eyes; real butter soaking into the bread.
Happy days!!
As I am typing this, I have been asked to bake some more Cranberry & Sausage Rolls. I guess I shall be busy in the kitchen. [yeah]
Foggy and mid 40’s here. New Years day also brings cleaning of the office which is just about a room with a desk and a path to it right now. Waiting on the remnants of the storm that has wreaked havoc out west to go through here. Lots of rain coming but not the massive snowfall they got in the Sierras and Rockies. I have friends out in the Front Range area - hope they made it through ok.
Little layout progress at home. Still rearranging and getting ready to do the stud walls so I can insulate and seal. New Anderson windows are nearly done and look good. The old slider and windows were top shelf but they did leak air quite well. I’m glad we subbed it out as the crew did a great job and even tidied up so well we can’t see where they were.
Ok so the third has no railroad connection but you must admit it would make a great trackside structure.
All for now cleaning awaits me. Ciao, J.R.
I have no idea what I’m doing wrong but my photos don’t post like they used to and I am following the instructions. Anyone have a clue?
Happy New Year, diners! I hope 2022 is a better year for most of us.
It’s snowing hard right now. By tonight we will have about 6 inches to go along with the -5° temperatures.
Welcome back to the diner, WilmJunc and Jimmy! I hope you come back often in 2022.
New Years Day years ago meant a lot of food and college football games all day. Now, with NIL, the transfer portal, and the playoff games, for me the luster of college football is about over. I probably will watch no games today, and I really don’t have any that I would look forward to seeing. Either I have changed, or college football has changed, or some of both.
This is along the BNSF line through my town. This is right next to the street, so it is easy to watch the coming and going of the junk.
I hope everyone has a good start to the new year.
I’m going back to watching the Twilight Zone marathon on SyFy TV!
Thanks for starting out what looks to be an interesting theme for this month Dave. Photo and 403 frustration started again reciently so I can’t be much of a participant currently.
It’s colder than molasses in January is slow up here[(-D]
Have a great and safe New Year’s Day gentleman[;)]
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Doggie - Unfortunately, like we knew it would, the cancer has cost me Dozer Doggie. [:'(] My good buddie put up a valiant fight, but unfortunately, due to the aggressive nature of the tumor, he lost.
My heartfelt condolences on the passing of Dozer Doggie, Ricky. I still reminisce over all my past four-legged friends.
Many of the PRR interlockings were electro-pneumatic operated thus relied on a good source of dry compressed air plus all the related reservoirs and piping. Here is AR (Allegheny Ridge) tower and the small brick structure in the foreground is the air compressor shed.
