Hello all you rail heads out there! It seems the train is a bit behind schedule this morning.
The Diner is in Oregon this month. I’m looking forward to seeing the incredible scenery.
Give me a little time and I will come up with some interesting facts about our host state.
Cheers!!
Dave
This picture says a lot about railroading in Oregon:
There a several scenic railroads in the state:
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/oregon/train-day-trips-or/
This video is worth a look. It is a bit long so feel free to skip through:
The opening of this video will be a real blast for railfans:
More later.
Cheers!!
Dave
Thanks, Dave! Off to a great start!
Cheers, Ed
Good morning
Thanks for moving the Dinner Dave, enjoyed the pics.
A misty morning somewhere in Oregon.
Image courtesy of Alamy
Have a relaxing Sunday everybody.
TF
Mornin’ Diners! Smooth job moving us Dave!
TF, I hope your nephew heals quickly. I hate dirty players.
Sitting at, where else, a soccer game this morning. A playoff game. Fingers crossed!
Dave, Thanks ofr moving the diner… I was just going to do it.
Yesterday I ended up at my niece’s house until 2 AM, and did not have a chance in the middle of the night.
-Kevin
Good morning, everyone. I’ll have an ice cold beer while I watch the football games today. My daughter will be at the Cowboys game later, so I’ll be sure to watch that one. I’m not able to watch the Saints game, so I’ll just check on the score every-so-often.
Have a great Sunday, everyone.
oregon_Old_Train by Ken Jarvis, on Flickr
UP, The Dalles, Oregon, 1977 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
NS 611 will be giving excursion rides starting next weekend. They had a trial run which gave the press a chance to pump the event. The pics are classic.
https://x.com/FifeReports/status/1708537518558204022?s=20
I am looking forward to photographing it.
If we’re talking first computers[%-)], I’ve never forgotten this one. At the time, I was amazed at what it could do.
Neat pictures, Henry. That engineer looks young enough like he just got his first driver’s license. Have fun!
Good morning
A pic added to Dave’s, of the old survivor Rocky over there[:P]
Alamy
Make it a good Monday fellas.
TF
PS Where’s our Canadian friend CN Charlie been hiding out lately eh?
Good Monday morning diners. I used to dislike Mondays. Now it’s just another day. Chloe, I’ll have bacon, eggs, and black coffee.
I was going to start cutting down a big maple tree today, but the dentist just called and can fit me in today. Not sure how I should feel about that. Cutting down a big tree or going to the dentist. Neither choice is really appealing.
We have at least several regular diner customers who we are missing. I hope everything is OK with them.
It looks like some colder weather will be coming later this week. We have been in the 90s for several days. I’m looking forward to winter. I can spend some time on the layout.
For the past weeks, while I painted the house, I had time to think about the layout. Even though this layout is not even a year old, there is a part I really don’t like. I am considering ripping that section out and redoing it. It will be a major undertaking, but I think I will enjoy the project.
Portland, Oregon. I road a train through this station (didn’t get off the train) in the late 1950s. We were back in Portland about five years ago, but we didn’t stop or slow down. The city has changed a lot. [:(]
Portland Union Train Station by Micheal Straus, on Flickr
Looks like they just cut a little notch in the pink foam and set the bridge in place:
BN, Terrebonne, Oregon, 1984 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
—and for a splash of color:
SP, Crale, Oregon, 1984 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
The other end looked like this!
SP, Wocus, Oregon, 1984 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
The World Is A Beautiful Place
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
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Good morning everyone. Chloe, how about one of those pulled pork sandwiches you have on special today?
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I have been very busy the past few days with my daughter and my niece. We have been assembling props for their babies Halloween costumes.
We are building Mario Carts for them.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
It has been a while since “Prop Daddy’s” foam shop has b
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Perhaps they needed a bigger notch. The shadow seems to work though[(-D]
[:P]TF
Here is some of the magnificent modeling that was on display at the convention:
-All Photographs by Kevin Parson
-Kevin
Good (?) Morning Diners. Flo, please bring me a pot of coffee and some coffee grounds to chew on. We’ve had a skunk visiting us throughout the night the last couple nights, spraying at who knows what. Unseasonably warm temperatures, no central air, and window units already put away has meant a box fan in the window at night. What a rude way to be woken up at 1:30 in the morning! Even after spinning the fan around so it is forcing air out of our room and drawing air from the other side of the house where there was no skunk smell it would still become overpowering periodically throughout the rest of the night. I mean brutally strong. I don’t know what or why it was spraying as I never heard any noises associate with it like it was fighting, but man alive. It’s going to be a rough day or two.
On the plus side, my youngest daughter had powder puff football last night as part of the homecoming week festivities. It was a lot of fun and my daughter did amazing. Scored two touchdowns, three extra points, and had easily the most rushing yards out of all the girls playing last night. She even did a spin move on one of her runs that left the defender grasping at air. It was so cool! She also completed the only successful punt of the night (her first and only attempt ever), was the only girl to catch a kick out of the air and then proceeded to return it 45 yards. The only reason she didn’t score on the kick return was an opposing girl grabbed her shirt and shorts going for the flag and pulled hard enough to hold her up until another girl could grab her flag. It was obvious from the stands what happened, but apparently the ref couldn’t see it. No biggie. Her team/grade won the whole thing anyway. It was a lot of fun to watch. One huge bummer is that one of the kids we know who tore her ACL playing soccer a year and a half ago appears to have tore the ACL in her other knee last night.
Good morning, diners. Flo, I’ll have eggs, bacon, and hash browns this morning.
Mike, it sounds like you have a great athletic daughter. It must be a lot of fun watching a game with her playing like that.
Kevin, those Mario cart costumes are going to look great. They will look neat. I wasn’t sure – are they for a granddaughter and a niece’s daughter?
Ed, your photo of the bridge always reminds me of how amazing the engineers are who design and build bridges.
It’s supposed to rain later today, so the farmers have the combines running constantly. Rain won’t hurt the crop, but muddy fields can slow the harvest.
Our new dog continues to wear us out. Two old people with a new puppy – what’s wrong with this picture?
She’s deaf, and was an abandoned Australian Shepherd mix. The local dog rescue thinks some owners were not happy she couldn’t hear and just decided to dump her. We think she was also mistreated – she will cower and move away if we make certain motions. She’s actually very sweet, and is really smart – I think intelligence must be part of her breed.
In the background is Mt. Scott at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. It is a beautiful place, and should be on the bucket list of anyone who visits national parks:
Wargoats at Calimus by Greg Brown, on Flickr
Have a great day today.
Yes, but there was also blue foam involved . . .
