For sure. Here, it's more or less typical Jersey Shore weather, continually confounding the forecaster. Yesterday's rain started late, and ended early, leaving a nice glaze of ice on untreated surfaces. This afternoon, the temperature hit 40° which restarted the melting process, after a week of mostly sub freezing temperatures. More ice is on tap for tomorrow night into Tuesday, followed by a milder temperatures....or so they say.
I tried to watch the Caps at Pittsburgh, this afternoon, on NBC. Hope someone else gets theNHL TV contract, as the NBC is horrible. I'm willing to ship Pierre Maguire back to TSN except they probably don't want him. I turned it off before the game began, which was probably a good thing, since the caps lost their 4th straight,
, 6-3.
Chet: Sorry to hear the Covid bug bit you. Get well soon.
Willie: Stay warm, this will be over soon.
Wife and I both slept in this morning, then exchanged cards. Later, she baked a nice heart shaped Strawberry cake, and used the remaining batter for cup cakes. We also had a nice Turkey breast dinner, with mashed potatoes and peas.
On the railroad front, The wife came down to see my newest concoction, a PRR local passenger train, hauled by a DCC/Sound Bowser Baldwin RS-12, including a Bachmann PRR PB70 "Hot" baggage/coach combination, and two BLI P70R Ice Air Conditioned coaches. looked (and sounded) pretty good, although I kept finding flaws in the Bachmann. Interesting that the Bachmann has a higher price point. In any event, it appears that my end of line runaround track may accommodate a fourth car, so I have to find one tomorrow and test fit. (I'm never satisfied, I guess)
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Another view of Exchange Place Station, in Jersey City, this one by Rich Taylor on 11/17/1961. That's Harborside Terminal Warehouse to the left background, and the train in the background is most likely the "Broker" for the Jersey Shore, with an older diner as "Refreshment Car". Lower Manhattan's Skyscrapers to the right background. Upright silver poles on the two platforms to the right are probably cab signal test switches, used to test cab signal and Train Control devices on outbound trains. The wooden "rails" between the rails, outline the portion of track coded for cab signal testing. The photo commemorated the very last day of PRR passenger service to Jersey City. (Which may account for the cleaner than usual appearance of the PRR equipment. After 11/17/1961, commuters from lower Manhattan had to make their H&M (now PATH) connection at Newark, Penn Station, and all trains originated in New York Penn station. In 2021, all of this service still operates under the Auspices of NJT and PATH.