"Our" Place <est 12 Apr 2005> Adults talking Classic Trains!

[wanswheel]

Hi Tom and everyone, a round for the house

I’m just going to eat some shoots and leave.

Eric, the map showing Hell Gate is dated 1909 and thanks for asking.

The last 8 known veterans of The Great War as of April 4, 2008:

Henry Allingham of Britain, aged 111. The only survivor to have served from beginning to end of the conflict, he started in the Royal Navy and then ended in the Air Force, seeing action at the Somme.

Harry Patch of Britain, 109. Called up in 1917 and saw action in the trenches of the Belgian front, including during the murderous 3rd Battle of Ypres. Injured by a shell in the same year.

Delfino Borroni of Italy, 109. Joined an elite unit in 1917 and notably fought against Austro-Hungarian forces in the Tyrol.

Francesco Chiarello, also of Italy, 109. Called up in 1918 and saw action in his country’s final battles of the war.

Frank Buckles, United States, 107. Joined up by lying about his age when his country entered the war in 1917 and served as an ambulance driver in England and France.

John Babcock of Canada, aged 107. Was sent to Britain as a junior soldier with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1917, but did not see action because he was too young.

Franz Kuenstler of Germany, aged 107. Joined a Hungarian artillery unit in February 1918, and served in Italy. Only survivor of the Austro-Hungarian forces.

Claude Choules of Britain, aged 106. Joined the Royal Navy in 1916 and served in the North Sea while only a teenager.

[EricX2000]

Good evening Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!

Leon, you must help me! I would like that Welsh Black Steak, or whatever Nick calls it. You know what I am talking about? Can you fix it? Good! A cold Carlsberg, please!

There was something I was going to tell, but right now I am having a very senior moment, so it has to wait until next time.

Tom – I am with you![yeah] I am against the tunnel they are going to build in Stockholm. I know the cost will be much higher than estimated and other problems will occur. It would be much wiser to stay on the surface and add two more tracks. But then they have to nag a little bit out of couple of old buildings (from the 1600’s) and you can’t do that. Oh, no.[sigh]

Well I am not in the position to say no (or yes) so all I can do is to stand by and let things unfold themselves.[X-)]

About the monorail in Seattle, I stayed at a hotel in Seattle and the monorail went through that building. But I never tried it.[:)]

I must have missed when those two consists stopped at “Our” Place for the special buffet! Too bad![censored] I’ll talk to the President of CanAm Railway to see if he will allow any special runs.

You are right about the owner of the yellow shirt.[yeah] He was working hard to wipe up all carbonated soda in his black bag when I took the picture. [;)]

Nice photo of Allan’s friends!![oops] How did you learn to know them?[:-^]

CM3 – I agree 100%, the cost for the tunnel and everything will be much higher than what

[trolleyboy]

Good morning Ruth , let me help you unload the pasteries from the wagon , I get first shot at the danishes for a change [tup][yeah][:8] I’ll ahve a BK blast to go with it as well. Yes I know Boris you don’t usually see me this early in the morning but I just got in from work so it’s actually night [:D]First tinme I’ve seen him speachless.

**Mike-**Nice shots of that Mountain [tup] and thanks for the vet info as well [tup] Hard to believe that there are that few left concidering how many served in that war. Brings it all kind of home.

Eric- Interesting photo’s sir sad to see an interurban in that state but I’m sure it will get a refurb at some point.

So that was stealthy Pete’s best side eh [?] At least he didn’t spill the soda on your camera,yo should see him in the pudding pit though. he’s the only one to actually pin Helga for a three count[:O] She was all smiles at the end of it though,which is a story for another day

Some random VIA shots I think

The international; from Chicago at Komoka Ontario in 1995 ( just outside of London On )

VIA RDC’s at bayview Jct in the early 80’s

VIA FPA4 leading train 94 at Bayview Jct in 1985

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[Fergmiester]

Good Morning Captain Tom and Sundry

Yes top me up please and I’ll have an apple Danish as they are fresh, as always.

Well yet another busy week behind me as I have the flower beds prepped and 3 yards of bark mulch on the driveway to be distributed… Hallway painted, new baseboards nailed in place in both hallway and kitchen. And I’m still slugging away at the garage[:(] Oh the horror!

So… Coalminer, never seen a pair of Fog glasses before, eh? most people haven’t as they only come out in the fog but thanks for asking. For that I’ll buy ya a Kieth’s!

Mike Loved the pics of the CV. I’ve always liked their Steam roster and would dearly love to have one of their 2-10-4’s for the MESS as they were a unique breed of engine with CN accents.

Tom and Nick thanks for sharing pics of the Layout! Tom I’never realized your layout was that big, really looks impressive!

Rob: To be honest with you I’m not completely excited about going up there this time of year as the fog will be a factor that will keep me on my toes as Bergs don’t always show up on the radar all that well. We will definately be running at reduced speeds in restricted visibility.

Anyway gents thanks for the Mug!

Later All

Fergie

[siberianmo]

G’day Gents!

Things are looking up after a late Friday afternoon storm system and front roared thru east-central MO here in mid-continent USA. Temps have dropped to where I feel comfortable <really don’t like it above the 70s - sorry Eric!>. [swg]

Galley crew says everything is ready for our ‘n breakfast selections. Coffee ‘n pastries need only YOU ‘n your appetite! [tup]

Comments from the Proprietor

ENCORE! Saturday ‘n Photo Posting Day discontinued due to lack of interest. “Rule of Six” applies for fotos presented at the bar . . . [tup]

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Customer Acknowledgments

[pwolfe]

Hi Tom and all.

A cup of the coffee and a couple of bacon sarnies please CINDY[tup], before I have to do some more yard work[:O] on this sunny but cooler day in Mid-Mo[^].

TOM We did not get the amount of rain or the severity of the storms they predicted yesterday [tup]I hope it was the same in your area.[yeah]

Yes the attitude of the staff and volunteers at a preserved railway or museum has a great impact on whether a repeat visit is made and on the answer you give when someone asks about the place visited. I have to say though that the folks we talked to at Exporail could not have been better who seemed genuinely pleased to talk to people with more than a passing interest in trains and streetcars[^][tup].

I was thinking those ‘gals’ were the Second Class Saloon’s secret weapon for the next darts contest.[:O][:D]

Thanks for the kind words on the photos[tup]. Sometimes is does seem like yesterday I was at Rocket 150 not 28 years, even worse this year it will be 40 years that the last BR owned standard gauge steam engine ran[^]. I bet the were not many who thought there would be still steam locomotives regularly running specials on the main line today[^].

I did not know about your appearance on TV.I would love to see it one day.[tup]

Enjoyed seeing the route map of the Chaleur[tup], don’t forget to give Sonia my regards if you see her.[swg]

ROB Glad you liked the photos[tup]. Yes, a big week at Molly’s,[^] I know BORIS is a willing worker, but I have never found out

[siberianmo]

G’day Gents!

Something different for me on a Saturday - new material! Well, actually only “new” for “Our” Place III . . .

Here’s a “smattering” of this ‘n that about VIA Rail’s train called the Chaleur <which I’ll be taking in less than a week!>

Personal fotos taken during 2007 Canadian Rail Adventure with Wolfman Pete.

(1) Chaleur Dining Car “Acadian” at Montréal’s Central Station

(2 - 4) Chaleur Bedroom Car "Chateau Laval____" at Montréal’s Central Station

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[siberianmo]

G’day Gents!

Noted that our Bar Chandler came in early today . . . anytime is a good time when Pete’s onboard! [tup]

Another spate of fotos from last year’s trip aboard the Chaleur <with Wolfman Pete!>

(7) Skyline dome car at Matap____édia, Québec____, Canada

(8) Lounge area of Skyline car <sleeping guy is a friend of Pete’s>

(9) Dining area of Skyline car

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[nickinwestwales]

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Well howdy pardners-how are we all-Leon,large saturday type drinks all round if you please-will have a look in the galley in a bit and see what might be done,meanwhile-Am on something of a mission here-promised PETE some pix from the Rhyl Miniature Railway some days ago-Is a pleasure to be able to provide something that one of the guys can connect to directly-in this case,from childhood holidays…Rather than burden you with detail of the technical data provided,I will just paste `em in so that PETE can copy them and provide his own memories-techie stuff can be provided after the fact…



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[siberianmo]

G’day Gents!

Wasn’t going to Post this until one of our REGULARS appeared 'n who did [?] Mighty Man Nick! [yeah]

So, here’s installment 3 'n final for this Saturday from Moi . . .

Continuing on with the finale spate for this day! 2007 Canadian Rail Adventure with Wolfman Pete!

(13) Northbound Chaleur departing Matapédia, Québec____, Canada

(14) Northbound at New Richmond____, Qc

(15) Passing scenery from the dome!

[nickinwestwales]

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Right then Leon-better have another round over here please,and as its saturday lets have a deck of cards -how about a game of Killer Queen ?--1st Q. nominates a drink,2nd Q. pays for it,3rd Q. stumbles up to collect it & 4th Q. drinks it (in one)..........perhaps not then....[:-^]<br><br><br><br>O.K-another six-pack coming up-this time mostly catching up on stuff from last week that may have needed further explanation.....<br><br><br><br>img{![sat1.jpg picture by nickinwestwales|800x490](http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k218/nickinwestwales/sat1.jpg?t=1209252602)}/img<br><br><br><br>Earlier in the week,PETE & I touched on the Ffestiniog & Blaenau narrow gauge line that was taken over by the Great Western,well here is one of the transporter wagons they used to connect Manod quarry with the Festiniog system-They built their own 2 gauge slate hutches for this traffic-as far as I can tell,the wagons were rated at 14 tons load,which fits with 6 hutches at 2 tons load each plus just under 7 cwt each-sounds about right…



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To quote the Beatles “Fixing a hole” from the inimitable “Sgt Pepper” -and when my mind is wandering…there I will go (Lalalalala)…Here we have a variation on a theme ,this time from the 4` gauge Padarn Rly,which ran from Gilfach Ddu-to Pen-Scoins,where the hutches were lowered down an inclined plane to Port Dinorwic-this port was servrd by the London & North Western Railway ( I believe ) as as well as boasting a delightfully minimal

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[EricX2000]

Good evening Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!

Leon, just an icy cold Keith’s, please! I am thirsty after a pretty warm day here in the desert.

A busy day today so my visit is later than planned.

Rob – That interurban is on the list to be refurbed. It still had the original truck at the other end. [yeah]

A bunch of interesting VIA photos![tup] Including one of the RDC’s! I still have to buy a model of a RDC. The only own memory I have of RDC’s is from Union Station in Washington back in 1992. Some RDC’s were parked on track 15 during daytime with their engines idling all day. All the exhaust fumes came across the platform to track 16 and were sucked into the X2000. Terrible.[|(] We finally managed to convince Amtrak that those engines had to be stopped while the RDC’s were sitting on track 15.[:-,]

That FPA4 almost looks brand new![:)]

Fergie – Wow , you have been busy doing all that stuff![:)]

Tom – Almost icy conditions again?[wow] We had 94˚ today. But we haven’t started the air conditioning yet.[:)]

I don’t know if transportation planners are worse than other planners but I have never seen any project being finished to budget.[;)]

What was the problem with that expansion of the light rail in St. Louis?[?] I think you’ve mentioned it once before but my memory…[%-)] Maybe something for the Rendezvous?

I like the photos from Montréal’s Central Station but there is one detail I w

[siberianmo]

Reminder: “Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAYs

G’day Gents!

Yes, we are CLOSED on SUNDAYs - but the mail slots do accept messages ‘n fotos! [swg]

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Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative):

Saturday - April 26^th :

Page 18 - Pete at 11:09 AM____: A rather early appearance from our Bar Chandler on a Saturday. No matter, the support for our Saturday endeavors means a lot. Seriously doubt that anyone, other than Moi, was around to read your inclusive comments though.

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[siberianmo]

“Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAYs

Starting TODAY at the Mentor Village Emporium Theatre!

. . . April 27^th thru May 3^rd: Walk the Line <2005> Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick & Dallas Roberts - and - ENCORE Presentation of Cobb <1994> Starring: Tommy Lee Jones & Robert W

[siberianmo]

A smile to begin the week!

Don’t get me right, I’m just asking…

<A Yogi-ism!>

G’day Gents!

What’s to say other than here we go again - Monday!

Coffee’s hot - pastries fresh - breakfasts ready to order! [tup]

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Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative):

None.

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[siberianmo]

G’day Gents!

Now Arriving on Track #1

Six Pack Special Number Two

RR advertisements from the Classic Era

<Initially Posted on Page 109, “Our” Place II - 11 Sep 2007____>

Atlantic Coast Line

Santa Fe

Union Pacific

[coalminer3]

Good Faternoon Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please, round for the house and $ for the jukebox. Cool with rain today (maybe some snow tonight) .

Lots to took at today:

Pete - I understand what you mean about “progress.” Midland Ry 3 cylinder is truly a mechanics delight. Also liked the Panier tank picture.

Fergie - Had to ask the question - we have lots of stuff in the mines which nobody has seen before. Did yard work yesterday before the temperature dropped close to 35 degrees last evening. Finished juuuust before the rain got here. Your comments on the CV were well taken. The 2-10-4s were the biggest locomotives in New England. They stayed on the upper end of the CV, of course, as they were too big to run on the “banana belt”

Rob - Apple critters - maybe for the refreshment cart for the next darts tournament. Can’t wait to see what Nick dreams up for the “chef’s surprise.” Good VIA pictures - thank you.

Mike was in - Enjoyed the St. Albans pictures - spent lots of time up there over the years. The list of Great War veterans gets shorter. It was truly not Henry’s time if he made it through the Somme. Fred Buckles, IIRC, lives in WV.

Eric stopped by with comments and pictures. Interurban on truck tires followed by a fine looking Brill car, and then the narrow gauge items and the PE steeplecab. If you can’t find something in that collection…Your comment on the RDCs was on target. Used to bet pretty intense at North Station as the B&M only ran Budds for a long time. I will bring some pictures to the rendezvous. John Ericsson is a fascinating story - he was ahead of his time in many respects.

Nick was in with comments and some fine looking exotic beasties. There’s always a prototype for something, you just have to know where to look. Quarryman’s cars

[pwolfe]

Hi Tom and all.

A pint of Bathams please RUTH[tup].

TOM Really great to see the photos from our trip on the Chaleur again[tup][tup][tup]. It really was a great time and those Budd cars look the classic cars they are[^]. Real sure you won’t need the bus this time[yeah]. Looking at the photos I had not realized we had a named bus, ‘Le Gaspesien’ before.

Hopefully you will have a different service manager on the train this time[tup].

Glad you enjoyed the photos on Saturday.[tup]

Good films on at the Emporium this week[^][tup]. I have seen and enjoyed the Walk the Line film on Johnny Cash[^] and would very much like to see Tommy Lee Jones in Cobb[yeah] then, of course, the Stooges[:D].

Many thanks for the Six Pack Special #2.[^][tup] More great artwork[bow]. I think my pick of this selection is the Union Pacific ‘California Calls You’ one.

NICK. Many thanks for the great old photos of Rhyl Miniature Railway with those fine Bassett-Lowke locomotives[tup][tup][tup]. It looks from the first photos that they were taken when the railway was fairly new and possibly in the First World War judging by the some of the men in uniform on the train. In the last but one photo it really brought back the wonderful smell of the steam that hung around the station there[^]. If I recall correctly the tunnel I mentioned is behind the locomotives in the station. The amusement machine would be behind those people to the r

[nickinwestwales]

Well good evening gentlemen all,I trust the longest day of the week has dealt kindly with us all ??.. Ruth my dear-How lovely to see you,step closer that I might bask in your youth & beauty–Well !!-there is no call for that kind of language-ah I see,yes I should have adjusted my dress before leaving the washroom-apologies dear lady [:I] Right then,since PETE is in the chair,I will most certainly join him in a pint (my corner next mate )-a Starop from the back of the fridge and one of the pilsner glasses from the bottom shelf please-ahhhhh-truly a room with a view [:-^]…enough already…WAY [#offtopic] So-to business-have my catch up notes before me-please excuse the random nature of the responses ,I tend to go through name by name ,adding to each as the posts require,rather than strict chronological order CM3-Yes the pic of Enistimon on the West Clare is rather splendid-not so much for the rail specifics as for the view of rural Ireland half a century ago (although crop out the train & buildings and it could be 3000 years )–the boxcar you queried is a P.G.E car-from the Model Power range,I found a U.K supplier of this brand when I first started delving into U.S. H.O-long before we had a `puter,and found they fit all my required criteria-a reasonable range of trains that are of an acceptable standard of near-enough accuracy,they are made in Slovenia (Yugoslavia ) and conform to euro rather than N.M.R.A wheel standards-and thus,will run on my track (back-to-back measurements through turnouts are the problem), and most of all-affordable-cars at $10 a pop,locos (with all wheel drive & can motors) at about $40-50 a time-less than h

[wanswheel]

Hi Tom and everyone, a round for the house

Eric, Fergie, Rob, Pete, CM3, Nick, Tom? Thanks for enjoying the St. Albans pics. Winston Churchill was in that train shed enroute to Quebec with my grandfather at the throttle. The aerial view shows Lake Champlain and the cemetery where my father is buried.

Hard to top Hell Gate but there is one bridge that might

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