Seriously?! That’s exciting news! I had no idea I could sneak it into a NYC consist plausibly. Do you know if the Central leased from any other railroads?
I’ve always liked that too, but didn’t plan on getting one as my layout is about full up with motive power, but if I could run it with the B&M… 
Thanks Ed!
Good morning, diners. It’s almost noon here – just the right time for bacon, eggs, and coffee.
I have another day with nothing scheduled. That’s become a warning sign. Yesterday I had nothing scheduled, so I was planning a full day working on the layout’s new ethanol/chemical plant. I got nothing done because other things kept coming up. Maybe today will be better.
Bear, I think that used to be the case. However, we sit on an underground ocean of fresh water. The result is we’re surrounded by thousands of square miles of farmland with huge center pivots, all spraying water into the air. The result is this time of year, the humidity shoots sky high.
I know absolutely nothing about planes other than I can walk onto one and get off of it in a different place.
There were some contrails in the sky several weeks ago when the U.S. bombed the nuclear facilities. We were told later those planes from Omaha’s Offutt air base were flying over us and heading north, looking for traces of radiation.
Mostly, the term ‘flyover country’ is true for us. In the evening, the sky is filled with contrails from all the planes flying east and west from the population centers.
Have a great day, everyone!
Fallen flags: I love these old idealized ads for the railroads:
TF, what do they call that concoction? Is it on the drink or food menu?
Regards, Chris
Good afternoon Diners. Black tea and a sausage roll please. (Post begun Monday 21st.)
Thanks for photo of the 0-6-0 #6 Paul.
Justification for running PECO’s version taking tourist traffic on my layout. My avatar photo shows it in passenger service. There is limited choice for N30n rolling stock, so I built the cars on mining car bogies.
While my wife and daughter were shopping and avoiding the heavy downpours in New Glasgow, I was able to make 3 more batches of trees. They have yet to dry and set, so installation is for another day. There are now 4 batches of trees ready to plant…
We have a thunderstorm now, so in case we lose power, I’ll get this posted.
Update, as the Reply function did not work when I tried last night.
Good afternoon Diners, from a sunny day with brisk north-west wind in Pictou, NS.
After some errands, I shall get busy planting trees.
At any rate that was the plan!
Robert Burns in his poem to a mouse has a saying with which I think we can all relate: “The best laid plans of mice and men gan oft agley” I was ready to plant trees, but on looking at the areas to be planted realized that I had not painted the “ground” in which they would grow. It was raw sawdust colour. So, job 1 became taking care of that business, with this result…
Looking good. 
Rich
Just a quick photo of a ‘Fallen Flag’, this North Eastern Rail sign advises the public not to venture onto Railway Property or face a Fine of Forty Shillings (£2.00 GBP = $2.70 USD)
The Secretary is nearly always C.N. Wilkinson, on these cast-iron signs.
The photo is at the east end of ‘Lion Heart’ station near Alnwick (Anick) on the Aln Valley Railway, where the AVR plans to re-connect with the East Coast Mainline at Alnmouth (Almuth)
‘Lion Heart’ is new build, since it is no longer possible to reach the original station in Alnwick.
Alnwick is the ‘Seat of the Duke of Northumberland’ and hence the station was rather OTT for a small market town.
The Duke, who owns a lot of property, has been very helpful in enabling the AVR to reach its achievements to date and its ultimate goals.
Luckily the main station building was privately purchased and re-purposed as a Bookshop, selling second-hand books and is known as ‘Barter Books’.
On 18 June 1966, BR Std Class 9F 92099 – a Tyne Dock based loco hauled the last steam passenger train from Alnmouth to Alnwick, a short two-coach service that marked the end of steam on the branch.
She was one of the Consett – Tyne Dock modified 9Fs, fitted with Westinghouse pumps to operate iron ore hopper wagons.
The Alnwick to Alnmouth branch line officially closed to passengers on 5th January 1968.
Alnwick Castle features in a couple of Harry Potter films, but I think I’ll travel by Train rather than a Broomstick.
Gidday Chloe, I’m not sure what I need tonight, so I’ll quietly sit down the back and let off some steam, a company I’ve been doing business for the last 23 years has changed its business accounts model, which now requires me to open a new account, “Just do it online, it’s easy” I was told. Yeah right! 
Anyhow, a fallen flag.
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them. Kia Kaha.
Cheers, the Bear.
eBay did that a few years ago when it parted ways with PayPal and required users to open an account with a bank.
Rich
Good morning, everyone. I’ll have coffee right now, and breakfast later.
I’ve moved the worst day of the week. Normally I cut the grass on Thursdays, but rain is predicted tomorrow so I’m cutting grass today. I’m just taking a break from the early morning heat.
I hope everyone is having good health and a good summer.
Fallen Flag
Great North of Scotland Railway Became part of London & North Eastern Railway in 1923, but not connected to it.
I hope not.
I like NS just as it is, along side of CSXT and Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO)
I’m not too keen on the thought of Canary Yellow becoming the standard livery.
Just my opinion, Paul.
Agreed. Zero argument from me.
Thanks, Water Level Route.
I’ve only just started to research Conrail in detail, rather than only be aware of how it came into existence and how NS & CSXT emerged from out of it.
I did not realise that Conrail Shared Assets Operations exists as 3 separate Terminal Railroads - I thought CSAO was just an administrative ‘Holding’ Company.
This was purely by chance, when I asked Edge Ai a question about Conrail.
I’ve seen the Morning Sun Book ‘Conrail Shared Assets Operations In Colour’, by Arthur J. Erdman and I’m very tempted to buy a copy from States, even though I can’t really afford it at the moment.
But there seems to be few images from off the web, even asking about Track-routes - I can’t seem to get a straight answer.
Cheers, Paul.
Gidday Chloe, going to be another frost tonight, so time for me to bank the fire and hit the hay.
Another Fallen Flag.
D&H circa 1887 by Bear, on Flickr
D&H Freight Service by Bear, on Flickr :
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them. Kia Kaha.
Cheers, the Bear. 
Good Morning Diners. Zoe, biscuits and gravy with a large coffee please.
@der5997 What do you make your trees out of? Sorry if you mentioned it before and I missed it. Are those Super Trees, or homegrown?
Maybe the straight line track diagrams combined with Google Earth would be a starting point?
I read an article last night regarding the NS UP merger. The author was saying that it is most likely to happen, after which BNSF will then begin steps to acquire CSX in order to stay competitive. Yet another reason to love model railroading. I get to go in my basement and live in a time when railyards were full of cars from dozens and dozens of railroads, not a handful of majors and a bunch of private owner and lease cars. Boring.
Just wonderful to escape daily life a little and run trains in our ‘empire’.
Good afternoon Diners. A warm, cloudy day.
A large coffee on the go please, Janie.
Dawn has just had physiotherapy.
Now to make some lunch
Late start for breakfast this morning.
Until I started a model railroad, I had no interest in the Great Northern railroad. But the more I read about it, it’s becoming one of my favorites.
It even has one of the neatest railroad logos:
York1John mentions the Great Northern Railway. Here this side of the pond there was another Great Northern Railway.
