As determined by Kalmbach, the 2nd “old Thread” has been shut down and the new begins today, 21 Mar 2008.
What’s different [?] Nothing! Same crew, same way of doing things and hopefully the same supporting cast that has kept us afloat all this time.
History: “Our” Place began on April 12th, 2005 on the General Discussion (Classic Trains) Forum.
Concept: An adult bar & grill for all who are interested in and familiar with “Classic Trains.”
The conversations are as they would be in a neighborhood bar, where people know one another and share stories, photos and other information relevant to the idea of the Forum - Classic Trains.
All of this with some humor thrown in and the rest is simple.
Objective: Have fun!
Ground rules: Leave ALL emotional baggage and “attitudes” on the front porch.
Be inclusive with your comments through the acknowledgment of the other guy’s efforts. Hit ‘n run Posts are not welcome.
Greet the bartender upon entering and order a drink or food. Pretty easy, eh [?]
Good afternoon Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please; round for the house and $ for the jukebox. Just a short one today as or computers are due to be shut down for maintenance at any second.
I see that we are into another iteration. Let’s keep it going.
BTW, what’s this about the second Class Boys having an Easter egg hunt with live rounds?
Easter greetings to all and we shall talk bright (ha) and early (that’s probably true) Monday.
Imagine my[:O] when came to the bar early but the door was locked [:(]but TOM as been in and we have a new thread so let me get a round in RUTH.[tup].I think BORIS has done some mods to the pool room.In the photo above the ‘Beware of Trains’ sign there is a photo of a Birmingham Trolley bus, Rob[tup]
ALLAN I think the photo of the class 03 shunter must be in my slides[%-)] so I will have a look there.[yeah]
It would have been great to have seen the railway at the Guinness brewery when it was working with those unique locomotives[wow], I wonder if there was any cine film taken of the railway[?] I guess there would have been some organized visits to the brewery the railway was in operation.
The Royal Train has some fairly new carriages now but those used in the 1950s and 60s were great I thought[^]. I saw the old royal train hauled by steam pass through Rugby after the Queen had opened the new Coventry Cathedral,[tup] I think it was 1962. I think the Queen’s travels by train are not well publicized nowadays due to security. A sad statement how things have changed[:(].
Yes it perhaps would not good to be in the Mr. Gatland’s shoes if the Lions did beat the ABs[:O][B)]. Hopefully the Toon can pick up three points against Fulham.[tup]
Many thanks for the link to the NZ class EF locomotives;[tup] I think that ‘international orange’ suits the electrics well[^]
Good evening Leon,nice to see you survived the transition,bit of a load of you ask me but whatever ( no one asked me [:-^] )Two many days ( daze on top I guess )
As Tom had mentioned I was a tad busy, with Easter being the second Christmas, the easter bunny apparently brings bikes and nintendo systems now,oh well another holiday another sale. I thin Leon another a Gunniess and a round for those wishing one if not put the extra in the box to help fund the 4th anni party on the 12th. [tup]
Tom-Great to hear were on,I haven’t responded to today’s email yet but shall in due time [tup]Good to hear that you ahve survived the worst of the flooding, also good to hear that the wet in the basement isn’t to the catastrophic.
Nice to see the Polar express layout again and nice to see the Quebec bridge article [tup]
I see that you got the homours of hitting number 4000 and being the last member to post fitting [tup] I’m not sure why the Inspector decided to add cameras to the shed,likely to keep tasb on all the explosions comming from within, and to amke sure that nothing there might "harm the tranquility of the mentor villiage"At least that’s the oh-fish-ul party line.[%-)]
**Fergie-**Glad to hear he dodged the storms,and that he’s still with us occationally.I have seen the preliminary info on Ian’s new book,if it’s like the rest it will be a have to have [tup]I ahve one photo that you might find helpfull. I took this in 2005 in Northbay , it’s part of the ONR’s main shop service in North Bay
Okay Leon , some one drank that last Guinness so I think another one is now required.[:-^]Sincewe were talking about what is and isn’t classics ( kind of ) heers a few shots of still operating classics in my back yard. Most should enlarge quite nicley.
CP GP 9R’s at the old TH&B Kineer yard atop the Niagara Escarpment.
CN GP9 RM 4117 Switching the Brantford Yard this past November, always one Geep is assigned to Brantford Yard.
Another GP 9RM at Brantford.
A CN GMD1 # 1431 one of the few left on the roster, this one inbound to Brantford yard with teh steel slab train. Sorry shots a bit blurry it was at night and it was moving.
Leon, a number 5 special would be perfect in this new place! Keith’s!
First I would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter!!![yeah]
Only 55 days to the 3rd Annual Rendezvous!
Tom – Congratulations to posting the 4,000th reply![bow] Allan was only 2 from the 4,000th though. Half of the prizes? Hmmm.
All houses in the old country have a drainage line outside the wall at the floor level of the basement. Goes all the way around the basement. Considering all the rain and snow you have received lately I am not surprised that “they” are very busy.
I think it was Wyatt who caused the WPP!
CM3 – You are right about the Second Class boys. After they heard about Wyatt Earp they decided they wanted to practice, using their guns.[;)]
Pete – Looking forward to hear more about the winters in England in May![:)]
Ahh, there is a secret switch to the security camera![wow] I should have known that. I bet Manager Emeritus Lars had it installed.[:-^]
That bus (Scania) I used to drive was of the most common type in Sweden during the 60’s and 70’s. Very popular.
I’ll look for my Tombstone pictures.[:)]
Rob – I would say the steering wheel was a regular size steering wheel. With power steering there i
Howdy hi there Eric, you made it in a bit earlier than normal which is a good thing.Neat shot of theat train in Germany,diesel or third rail electric [?] interesting looking mosheen,looks a bit like the Kraus Mafffie,diesel hydrolics that were uesd on the SP.
Yes when CN standardized to a basically all EMD roster, they were able to get rid of the expensive pool of parts and speaciallty tools that the minority builders loco’s needed to keep them running/ Also loco’s like the Fairbank’s Morse units that had the oposed piston engines needed more tlc shop time to keep them in their peek form.As it went teh Alco power was serviced out of Pointe Ste Charles in Montreal ( closer to the MLW / BMBR plant ) with the EMD
based in Winnipeg, Edmonton and Toronto.Today the GE’s are servcied in Edmonton with the EMD’s in the Peg and Toronto.
Here’s another couple of classic units still in operations in Ontario.
EX TH&B NW2 #51 still maintained in it’s original paint and number but owned and operated by the OSR in St Thomas Ontario.
A CN SW1200RS leased to Railink working in railinks Hamilton yard that serves the Hamilton steel Plants.
Morning folks. Guess I beat the bossman in so I’ll ut on the coffee pots and fire up the cookers,Boris Copperkettle chop chop ( no Boris it’s a figure of speach put the inflateable and the cleaver down )[:O]
Help yourselves to the pasteries and the "splashed coffee"I’ve just unloaded the wagon from the Mentor bakery,the Grundledinks have outdone themselves again.I imagine that Tom or Cindy will be around shortly so for now Copperkettles your man and Boris will happily spike your orange juice ( the closest we let him get to the bar is the juice fridge,and only then with the greatest amount of trepidation)Ah look the fair Cindy has arrived, back to the kitchen with you Copperkettle.
Cindy of apple of Tom’s eye I would like a number three with all the fixin’s and the high octane BK splash in the extra large thermos. As always a healthy tip for you and some extra for the box for later.A couple more classic photo’s before I’m off to work.
One of OSR’s ex CP rail RS18U’s at St Thomas Ontario
An OSR RS23 switcher ( again ex CP rail ) at Guelph JCT Ontario.
This is ENCORE! Saturday - and - Photo Posting Day!
Remember:“Our” Place is CLOSED on Sundays.
G’day Gents!
Same-ole place, same old-gang, same-ole idea - adults talking Classic Trains ‘n having some fun while doing it! [yeah]
Saturday is upon us ‘n ‘round these parts there are many who have been displaced from their homes due to the flooding. There’s never a good time for something like that . . . I vividly recall my involvement with the 1982 floods when parts of this area were turned into nightmares with all kinds of severe weather followed by horrendous amounts of rising waters . . . not good. Let’s offer some POSITIVE thoughts to those who need ‘em. [tup] [tup] [tup]
Coffee’s freshly ground ‘n brewed, pastries freshly stocked in The Mentor Village Bakery case ‘n our ‘n breakfasts are ready to go! So, what’s stoppin’ ya [?] [swg]
Let us see now…[swg] I’ll have… [:-^] a “Alexander Kieth’s … Traditional Lager”[:D]
You do have it, Don’t ya???
Yes Tom you now have another reason to come to “Good Old Halifax” A new beer in the offing. saying that it’s not bad but it’s not an IPA. Another reason to still come is the old Bud cars will still be in use until June.
So when shall I see ya?
Rob: thank you for the photo. Why I need photos is I am crunched for realestate and the only room I have for sand storage is very limited so I’m looking for ideas as to what the smaller sand bins looked like and their capacity… In other words “I’m getting complicated”.
Anyway must run as the paper pile isn’t getting smaller today. Darn! Captain’s work is never done!
Later All
Fergie
Oh and speaking of “Fergie-Syndrome” Ahemm ahemm… I know it’s been a rotten winter but playing with the dates isn’t going to hurry Summer along there mate!
This is ENCORE! Saturday - and - Photo Posting Day!
Remember:“Our” Place is CLOSED on Sundays.
G’day Gents!
Ahhhhh, I see our part-time irregular-irregular has graced the portals - our Canadian Maritime Mariner! [tup]
Page 1 - Fergie at 10:30 AM:
Of course we stock ALL major brews of the world . Anyway, Keiths is right on top of the list! [yeah]
Wish it were true what you said about VIA Rail 'n those wunnerful Budd cars. Ain’t so, Mate - just ain’t so. Here’s the skinny, as I’ve been able to determine:
(1) There are 3 trainsets traveling the route six days a week .
(2) One consist is Budd equipment, the other two are Renaissance.
(3) Nearly impossible to book a round-trip aboard the Budd cars when trying to arrange for a round-trip. When you try to make a booking on the VIA Rail web site - they do NOT show Budd equipment, just Renaissance.
Anyway, May is a busy, busy, busy month - into June as well. In early May Rob 'n I are traveling to ExpoRail from Br
A bacon sarnie and a cup of your famous coffee [^]please CINDY.[tup]
ROB Thanks for the kind words.[tup]
Yes it was a surprise to see the bar locked[:O] when I called in for a rare early morning visit yesterday. As you say it was good that Tom ‘s was the last post at the old bar and the 4,000th one at that[^]. Real glad you are back in[^][tup] after the very busy time at work, although BORIS has been feeding the Mascots[tup] they and him were getting restless without the management[:O], they know too many secrets about me for me to have any control over them.[:-^][sigh]
Many thanks for the photos they do enlarge well[^][tup]. I do like the SW 1200 RS I think that it has a great front end[yeah]. I would love to know what the Fairbanks Morse locomotives with opposed piston engines sounded like[?]. The English Electric ‘Deltics’ had two opposed piston engines to produce 3,300HP and were the first BR diesels capable of 100MPH. When standing still they made a deep rumbling sound and an indescribable sound when the locos were at speed[wow].
I have been able to enlarge that photo of the Birmingham Corperation Trolley bus a bit.Were there many double deck trolley busses over here[?].
This is ENCORE! Saturday - and - Photo Posting Day!
Remember:“Our” Place is CLOSED on Sundays.
G’day Gents!
I see Pete’s been “in” . . . so may as well get right to it!
Page 1 - Pete at 1:14 PM: Some fine fotos w/descriptions on this Photo Posting Day at the Tavern by the Tracks from our Resident Brit in Mid-Missouri! [yeah] Really enjoyed those “monster” steam locos - ya know, I’m getting “converted” . . . just the awesomeness of those Mo-Sheens with those huge drivers . . . [wow]
If you would, explain to me what a “cavalcade” is . . . also unfamiliar with the term, “lamp headcode.” Thanx!
10 AM at the TrainWreck [?] Not at all sure they’d be opened at that hour . . . but getting there is the most important part of it! [swg] Keep me posted, Mate . . . [tup]
Traveling 40 miles aboard a train to visit a favorite pub is something I’d definitely DO! [yeah] Can’t think of a better or safer way to travel to 'n from . . . [swg] Hmmmmm, let’s see - if we tried something like that with Amtrak, methinks we’d wind up on passing siding or three - be hours late on arrival, 'n probably find the pub closed by the time we got there! [tdn] Gotta DO this is
The usual round of Tuis for all the guys please Leon.[yeah]
“A HAPPY EASTER TO ONE AND ALL”
Tom. Congratulations on making the 4,000th post before Bergie locked the old place up![bow] Good to see you have opened a new chapter for us at our NEW “Our Place” so we can “keep on keeping on” as usual![:)] Hope you and your bride are on the improve healthwise, and it sounds as if you are going to get on top of your basement water problem soon. Enjoyed all the nice colourful selection of covers and RR Heralds you posted.[^][tup][tup]
Nick. Another tasty tempting menu from you once again, do`nt know where to start![;)][tup][tup]
Eric. Could see better that your bus was right hand drive from the interior shot, interesting pics from the 50`s, a nice link to the Wyatt Earp write up, and a nice shot of the DBB Class 221.[^][tup][tup]
Pete. Hooray, the Toon have WON at last, 2-0 against Fulham no less, Kevin Keegan can pass a sigh of relief now![:)] Many thanks for the other set of Rainhill Cavalcade loco`s of 1980 and the Brom trolley bus pic.[^] As you say they will probably not advertise the Royal Train movements these days, too much risk of a terrorist event taking place I suppose, times have certainly changed for the worse over in the UK since we left BITD![:(] Glad you liked that NZ EF electric loco info on Wiki. Thanks for
Hello Leon , I think a Keiths and a nice medium rare steak as well definatly with all the fixin’s
**Tom-**Got the latest email and a response has been dispatched. Great bunch of old roads displayed by you today loved em all, accept did you have to post the pictrue of that barney Purple ACL unit [?][:-^]
To answer your question , theer are quite a few good hotels and B&B’s in North Bay, neat little city. At one point it was a major Norad facility ( closed down a few years ago ) a deep in mountian facilty like Cheyanne. There are several rail type things to see cruises on lake Nipissing all in all a neat little city. I imagine a turn around there wouldn’t be to bad.
I love the OSR paint scheme it is the same colours as the old TH&B’s. I suspect that there are a few ex TH&B people working for them as a lot of their trackage was former CP or TH&B spurs.
What can I say. On one hand the commersialization of the various holiday’s keeps me employed on the other hand it just makes me sick.[V]I’m too much of a traditionalist I suppose.
**Eric-**I see you edited last nights post and asked a question.A lot of CN locomotives did have the striped paint scheme, today most even the GP’s have the simplified CNNA paint scheme minus the map of North America. No units are painted new in the Zebra stripes though I have heard rumours that they may start using it again.
**Fergie-**Isn’t a first mates job to make sure that the captain paper work is finished
An early breakfast, leon, this is the perfect time for some French Toast with powder sugar and syrup and a fat Cheese Danish!
I have spent an hour trying to get a picture to show up, but to no avail. It is there, but it isn’t. I tried all the tricks in the book to make it show, but it refused. Enough said. I have some other photos instead.
Rob – Some classic diesels![tup] I guess Ontario Southland Railway is a shortline. What railroad is the locomotive behind the CP’s loco in your third photo?[?] It has a large G on the side.
Thanks for the info on CN’s paint scheme![tup][tup]
Tom – Chased away three Swedes? Hmmm, I am one of those old, grumpy and very stubborn ones so that won’t be easy.[:-,]
I think the weather will be perfect in May in your area![:)] Sunshine and 80˚F!![yeah]
Hope you will get a dry spring so you can fix the leak.
I hope you noticed that Wyatt Earp indeed was part Irish! [;)]
Interesting books and drumheads.[tup][tup] Streamliners look like a book I would like to have in my bookcase. And Nickel Plate Road, Passenger Service The Postwar Years is also interesting.[:)]
Fergie – Getting complicated? That sounds interesting![;)] Hope you will show us a picture of your sand storage solution when it is done.
It’s SNOWING rather hard right now in mid-continent USA on this Easter Sunday morning. To think that we had 70 (F) temps on Friday - yesterday was in the lo-40s ‘n now we’re getting SNOW. Guess that’s why we have “snow shoe” rabbits, eh [?]
Woe is to those fighting the floods ‘round these parts . . .
Just a few comments to those who stopped by after my last Post . . .
Customer Acknowledgments(since my last narrative):
Saturday - March 22nd:
Page 1 - Allan at 8:25 PM: I’m still in the grasp of the grip, whereas the bride seems to be doing much better - she did have to remain home for 2 days <which Juneau
Good evening just in to clean up the weeks paperwork.Looks as though I’ll have to loose the good inspector to track down those missing films may even use H&H as some back up muscle for him < triple uh oh > Our desert Swede may have to lie low.
**Eric-**Great photo’s. I’ve always liked the C&NW paint scheme and the interesting little details their diesels always had.The GP50’s were bought new which was unique for the C&NW a road known for it’s frugalness and eye for bargin used loco’s.Great bridge, there are lots of bridges like that over what seem to be minor streams in Western Canada, minor accept when the spring thaws swell those little streams into roaring rivers.
That engine with the G is a Guilford transportation engine off the Delaware and Hudson,CP had just bought the D&H from Guilford when I took that photo and it wasn’t all that unusual for Guilford to lease their extra motive power out to other railroads.
**Tom-**A happy bonus of book covers from the bookmobile this morning [tup] I’ll keep an eye out for the email.ONR is a could do so we’ll chat some more [tup]great movie selections as well,bombs an baseball good combination for this week.
Good to hear that you guys are on the mend,amazing how the women in our lives can recharge and heal so much faster than us. The weaker sex indeed[:-^]
I’m glad to hear that the trainroom has survived the onslaught of the spring thaw / floods, the heart goes out to those being more heavily struck by the weather, the new fresh snow isn’t such a good thing on top of it all either.
The voice on the other end said, “I hope I didn’t wake you.” The reply: “Nah, I had to get up to answer the phone anyway.”
<A Yogi-ism!>
G’day Gents!
Monday has rolled ‘round once again ‘n it’s time to jump start the work week with a mugga Joe, a pastry or three from The Mentor Village Bakery case ‘n of course an order for a or breakfast from our Menu Board! [yeah]
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Am rather heartfelt to note the fine turn-out on our Page One of “Our” Place III . . . majority of the “core” came thru ‘n if that continues, we’ll do just fine for as long as we have fair winds ‘n following seas . . . [tup]
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