Running Bear's Coffee Shop XLIX
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Thanks for the link. I did subscribe. Years back I had a subscription, but let it go because I couldn't get any modeling supplies locally and on line retailers weren't around yet. The lay sat dormant for probably about 6 or 7 years.
Got the link last night at the finals for out bowling league. We ended up taking second place which was worth close to $900. I enjoy thr Friday night leagues but it is nice to take a break for the summer. We have a few local tournaments in the next few weeks and than have a national tournament in El Paso, TX coming up. El Paso, YUK. I like Reno a lot better.
I came across an interesting photo. The Milwaukee Road usually used their Bi-Polars in the Cascades and here.s a picture of a couple of them taken in July of 1956 near Ringling, MT, pulling the Hiawatha. The wht flags indicate that it is an extra. I had just started riding the trains with my relatives and I never say a Bi-Polar up here in Montana.
I know that they had been demoted in the west to be used for work trains. I am going to have to check with my uncle and see if he still has his train register and find out what is going on.
Similar to military pilots being assigned their own aircraft with names on them I suppose.
If only we could all get along together a bit better.
It wasn't just at the turn of the century. During the mid 30's, my Dad was the fireman on Southern's 949, a 4-6-0, based out of Selma, Al. He had to be at the roundhouse every morning at 0430, to help the wipers polish the locomotive, before the run. The depot was a good 3 miles or so from the rndhse, so by the time the loco got to the depot, the loco was sooty again.
We have a picture of him leaning out side of the window on his side of the loco, and in gold script, just under the window was, "G W Jenkins". Of course the font was alot fancier.
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kbkchooch
Verified Human
Hiya Gang!
I've been terrible busy of late,,,,but I have been spying on you all via my phone on lunch breaks! So many good pics from you all.
Big E, keep on keepin on! You'll be just fine.
113, Thought of you last weekend at the Brass Expo when I saw a brass Little Joe for an ungodly amount of money!
Garry, love the kitbashed varnish.
Curt, Progress on your layout looks good too. Love the pet skunk idea...my Ex FIL had a pet skunk named Donald........named after his boss!
I'd love to have one for a pet. Or a Fox....
Ken. Ready to go to the mini-Con tomorrow? We can also visit Mainline Hobbies and Tommy Gilbert's in Gettysburg if its OK with you. Remember, if you find a great deal on something you want, you can always store it at my place until you "splain it" to Miss Vicki!
Sunday I have to put the final coat of poly on one of the wedding presents for son #2. Its an antique china closet that belonged to SWMBO's Grandmother. All refinished, it will be ready before the big day. We expect to put it in his house a week before the wedding so that we can install the glass on site. Then there is grass to cut, and other outdoor chores that come with spring.....oh joy!
L8ter gang!
I've been terrible busy of late,,,,but I have been spying on you all via my phone on lunch breaks! So many good pics from you all.
Big E, keep on keepin on! You'll be just fine.
113, Thought of you last weekend at the Brass Expo when I saw a brass Little Joe for an ungodly amount of money!
Garry, love the kitbashed varnish.
Curt, Progress on your layout looks good too. Love the pet skunk idea...my Ex FIL had a pet skunk named Donald........named after his boss!
I'd love to have one for a pet. Or a Fox....Ken. Ready to go to the mini-Con tomorrow? We can also visit Mainline Hobbies and Tommy Gilbert's in Gettysburg if its OK with you. Remember, if you find a great deal on something you want, you can always store it at my place until you "splain it" to Miss Vicki!
Sunday I have to put the final coat of poly on one of the wedding presents for son #2. Its an antique china closet that belonged to SWMBO's Grandmother. All refinished, it will be ready before the big day. We expect to put it in his house a week before the wedding so that we can install the glass on site. Then there is grass to cut, and other outdoor chores that come with spring.....oh joy!
L8ter gang!
kbkchooch
Verified Human
Boris
Beach Bum
Garry and Chet: Your friend Dan wrote a great how to article. His work is fantastic. BTW, you will most likely enjoy the "new" RMC also.
IronBeltKen
Lazy Daydreamer
Good morning. 54*F and calm under clear skies in central MD. Will be heading over to Karl's shortly to ride up to the Blue Ridge Summit mini-con, the grass is getting long but it'll have to wait...
Louis - great picture! The Baltimore skyline looks exactly the way I remember seeing it when my family moved to MD from MI in 1968. Not a whole lot of tall skyscrapers, and yet it was [at the time] the 5th largest city in the U.S.!
Don't have time to type a longer post since I gotta leave pretty soon, enjoy your day!
Louis - great picture! The Baltimore skyline looks exactly the way I remember seeing it when my family moved to MD from MI in 1968. Not a whole lot of tall skyscrapers, and yet it was [at the time] the 5th largest city in the U.S.!
Don't have time to type a longer post since I gotta leave pretty soon, enjoy your day!
Sirfoldalot
Days Gone Bye!
53 degrees at the moment, heading for the mid 80's again.
Saturday 04/18 0% / 0 in
Plentiful sunshine. High 83F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night 04/18 0% / 0 in
Clear skies. Low near 50F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
A little something different to look at this morning from Tuscon:
Saturday 04/18 0% / 0 in
Plentiful sunshine. High 83F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night 04/18 0% / 0 in
Clear skies. Low near 50F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
A little something different to look at this morning from Tuscon:
montanan
Whiskey Merchant
You could always subscribe here, then you could find it in your mailbox!
Thanks for the link. I did subscribe. Years back I had a subscription, but let it go because I couldn't get any modeling supplies locally and on line retailers weren't around yet. The lay sat dormant for probably about 6 or 7 years.
Got the link last night at the finals for out bowling league. We ended up taking second place which was worth close to $900. I enjoy thr Friday night leagues but it is nice to take a break for the summer. We have a few local tournaments in the next few weeks and than have a national tournament in El Paso, TX coming up. El Paso, YUK. I like Reno a lot better.
I came across an interesting photo. The Milwaukee Road usually used their Bi-Polars in the Cascades and here.s a picture of a couple of them taken in July of 1956 near Ringling, MT, pulling the Hiawatha. The wht flags indicate that it is an extra. I had just started riding the trains with my relatives and I never say a Bi-Polar up here in Montana.
I know that they had been demoted in the west to be used for work trains. I am going to have to check with my uncle and see if he still has his train register and find out what is going on.
Milwaukee Road 113
Milwaukee Road addict...
Great pics gentlemen!
Karl, could you buy a real Little Joe for the price?
Busy weekend, have finally read the three books about the Milwaukee Road's cabooses.....didn't know that conductors, used to be assigned their own caboose on the Milwaukee Road, as that unique to them, or?
Anyhoo, in doing so, I can finally start reading the huge, massive, gigantic, HIAWATHA NOTHING FASTER ON RAILS, happy days!
Hope that all of you are doing well!
Karl, could you buy a real Little Joe for the price?
Busy weekend, have finally read the three books about the Milwaukee Road's cabooses.....didn't know that conductors, used to be assigned their own caboose on the Milwaukee Road, as that unique to them, or?
Anyhoo, in doing so, I can finally start reading the huge, massive, gigantic, HIAWATHA NOTHING FASTER ON RAILS, happy days!
Hope that all of you are doing well!
Back in the olden days of yore, the rear end crew was assigned their own caboose, and the engine crew also had their own engine. That is one reason you see photos of really clean steam engines around the turn of the 20th century. They loved their jobs, and the equipment they were responsible for, and it showed.
BigE
Active Member
Similar to military pilots being assigned their own aircraft with names on them I suppose.
Sirfoldalot
Days Gone Bye!
Here's one for all you B&O fans, and it's a beaut!
Credit to Steve Goring for finding this great shot.
Credit to Steve Goring for finding this great shot.
If only we could all get along together a bit better.
IronBeltKen
Lazy Daydreamer
Good evening.
Went to the division mini-con this morning with Karl, had an excellent time; saw a few friends that I hadn't seen for a few years. I also made some interesting finds at the swap meet, including a Walthers Built-Up Interlocking Tower with trackside shanties, and a long out-of-production 1:87 scale GMC TDH-4509 transit bus. I found out when I got home that this model was only the short version of the TDH-5105. What had me fooled was the paired-window configuration, a major spotting feature not found on the Classic Metal Works GMC TDH 3610.
While I was eating breakfast this morning, a temporary dental bridge I have in my mouth broke in the middle. Or should I say shattered: It left a jagged edge that stabs into the underside of my tongue whenever I chew or swallow, and it hurts like **** when I try to eat. So I'm on a liquid-only diet until I can get my dentist to grind-down and smooth out that jagged protrusion - hopefully first thing Monday morning. I'm supposed to get the permanent bridge installed this coming Thursday.
Went to the division mini-con this morning with Karl, had an excellent time; saw a few friends that I hadn't seen for a few years. I also made some interesting finds at the swap meet, including a Walthers Built-Up Interlocking Tower with trackside shanties, and a long out-of-production 1:87 scale GMC TDH-4509 transit bus. I found out when I got home that this model was only the short version of the TDH-5105. What had me fooled was the paired-window configuration, a major spotting feature not found on the Classic Metal Works GMC TDH 3610.
While I was eating breakfast this morning, a temporary dental bridge I have in my mouth broke in the middle. Or should I say shattered: It left a jagged edge that stabs into the underside of my tongue whenever I chew or swallow, and it hurts like **** when I try to eat. So I'm on a liquid-only diet until I can get my dentist to grind-down and smooth out that jagged protrusion - hopefully first thing Monday morning. I'm supposed to get the permanent bridge installed this coming Thursday.
Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
It wasn't just at the turn of the century. During the mid 30's, my Dad was the fireman on Southern's 949, a 4-6-0, based out of Selma, Al. He had to be at the roundhouse every morning at 0430, to help the wipers polish the locomotive, before the run. The depot was a good 3 miles or so from the rndhse, so by the time the loco got to the depot, the loco was sooty again.
We have a picture of him leaning out side of the window on his side of the loco, and in gold script, just under the window was, "G W Jenkins". Of course the font was alot fancier.
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So far, Bill hasn't responded to a PM, so I kicked it up a notch, and sent him a regular email.
If I don't hear back in a couple more days, I'll give him a call. If that doesn't work, I still have a couple more tricks up my sleeve, but they rapidly become drastic, as far as checking up on an internet friend goes.
If I don't hear back in a couple more days, I'll give him a call. If that doesn't work, I still have a couple more tricks up my sleeve, but they rapidly become drastic, as far as checking up on an internet friend goes.
GarryCBQ
Well-Known Member
Good morning.
Carey ... That is interesting about the SOU 4-6-0 .
Sharrel ... I like the B&O photo.
I recall engine-house crews washing and waxing a diesel locomotive. I saw it while I was rail-fanning with friends when I was still in high chool. It was the TP&W RR, and it might have been a GP7.
Carey ... That is interesting about the SOU 4-6-0 .
Sharrel ... I like the B&O photo.
I recall engine-house crews washing and waxing a diesel locomotive. I saw it while I was rail-fanning with friends when I was still in high chool. It was the TP&W RR, and it might have been a GP7.
I remember a short line doing that with their SW1500's. Every year, when business slowed down, they would pull the engines in and wash and wax them. The paint on them was the original from the 1960's, and still looked like new.
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