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Message 1385981 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 3:07:35 UTC

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Message 1385998 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 3:49:14 UTC - in response to Message 1385773.  

Up too soon for how late I got to sleep, but it should be a winning day.

It was a very winning day.

First, my low fuel light picked a beautiful place to come on, just a few miles from my destination and, even better, so that the first gas station I came to was at $3.309. Last I looked, the cheap places in Naperville were at $3.659, which is down considerably from a couple weeks ago.

Then, I saw lots of cool trains and got to ride some of them. I even managed to get into and back out of the Kiddieland train. If you're ever in the Michigan City area, I highly recommend Hesston Steam Museum. They also have steam tractors and stationary engines. I especially wanted to see the trains I remember from when I was a kid, the ones from Brookfield Zoo. They were running a couple of the zoo cars behind an ugly Czechoslovakian engine.

Then I got back to Chicago just in time to see the 3rd new electric locomotive built for Amtrak to use in the northeast. They're being built in Sacramento and shipped east on the front of regular Amtrak trains. The first two went to the testing center in Pueblo; this one is going to where it will be used.

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Message 1386007 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 4:06:42 UTC - in response to Message 1385998.  

Up too soon for how late I got to sleep, but it should be a winning day.

It was a very winning day.

First, my low fuel light picked a beautiful place to come on, just a few miles from my destination and, even better, so that the first gas station I came to was at $3.309. Last I looked, the cheap places in Naperville were at $3.659, which is down considerably from a couple weeks ago.

Then, I saw lots of cool trains and got to ride some of them. I even managed to get into and back out of the Kiddieland train. If you're ever in the Michigan City area, I highly recommend Hesston Steam Museum. They also have steam tractors and stationary engines. I especially wanted to see the trains I remember from when I was a kid, the ones from Brookfield Zoo. They were running a couple of the zoo cars behind an ugly Czechoslovakian engine.

Then I got back to Chicago just in time to see the 3rd new electric locomotive built for Amtrak to use in the northeast. They're being built in Sacramento and shipped east on the front of regular Amtrak trains. The first two went to the testing center in Pueblo; this one is going to where it will be used.

Here the price of 87 octane gas is $3.799 a gallon and that's the lowest price available for the moment.
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Message 1386014 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 4:25:42 UTC - in response to Message 1386007.  

Up too soon for how late I got to sleep, but it should be a winning day.

It was a very winning day.

First, my low fuel light picked a beautiful place to come on, just a few miles from my destination and, even better, so that the first gas station I came to was at $3.309. Last I looked, the cheap places in Naperville were at $3.659, which is down considerably from a couple weeks ago.

Then, I saw lots of cool trains and got to ride some of them. I even managed to get into and back out of the Kiddieland train. If you're ever in the Michigan City area, I highly recommend Hesston Steam Museum. They also have steam tractors and stationary engines. I especially wanted to see the trains I remember from when I was a kid, the ones from Brookfield Zoo. They were running a couple of the zoo cars behind an ugly Czechoslovakian engine.

Then I got back to Chicago just in time to see the 3rd new electric locomotive built for Amtrak to use in the northeast. They're being built in Sacramento and shipped east on the front of regular Amtrak trains. The first two went to the testing center in Pueblo; this one is going to where it will be used.

Here the price of 87 octane gas is $3.799 a gallon and that's the lowest price available for the moment.

The Texaco mini-mart down the street from me has been at $3.999 cash/ $4.099 credit since the first of the year. The Valero station 3 blocks away is currently at $3.849 cash/$3.999 credit. #%*(%$($#^*(! California special formulation gas and (^*%^(^*&*(! high gas taxes. So NOT winning at the gas pump.
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Message 1386015 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 4:26:38 UTC - in response to Message 1385998.  

Up too soon for how late I got to sleep, but it should be a winning day.

It was a very winning day.

First, my low fuel light picked a beautiful place to come on, just a few miles from my destination and, even better, so that the first gas station I came to was at $3.309. Last I looked, the cheap places in Naperville were at $3.659, which is down considerably from a couple weeks ago.

Then, I saw lots of cool trains and got to ride some of them. I even managed to get into and back out of the Kiddieland train. If you're ever in the Michigan City area, I highly recommend Hesston Steam Museum. They also have steam tractors and stationary engines. I especially wanted to see the trains I remember from when I was a kid, the ones from Brookfield Zoo. They were running a couple of the zoo cars behind an ugly Czechoslovakian engine.

Then I got back to Chicago just in time to see the 3rd new electric locomotive built for Amtrak to use in the northeast. They're being built in Sacramento and shipped east on the front of regular Amtrak trains. The first two went to the testing center in Pueblo; this one is going to where it will be used.

Way cool, Dave.

Way cool.

I was on a train only once, in my youth.
Steam locomotive, as I recall.
The surge of power every breath it took astounded me.

Here is something that might astound you........

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Message 1386059 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 7:48:59 UTC
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Message 1386066 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 8:20:36 UTC

Good morning win.



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Message 1386091 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 11:36:37 UTC

Winning even though it's Sunday afternoon, and I really should get up and see all the glorious summer sunshine.
It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues



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Message 1386097 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 12:12:42 UTC

Good morning all,
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Message 1386113 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 13:32:52 UTC

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Message 1386116 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 13:47:31 UTC

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Message 1386125 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 14:38:42 UTC
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Another kettle gone "phutt"!!!.....post.
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Message 1386127 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 14:57:54 UTC

I had to buy a cheepy USB key board as the
start-up function does not see the
wireless key board.
Win,
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Message 1386128 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 15:24:54 UTC - in response to Message 1386113.  

Posting on a warm morning...

Same here - 82F at 0800, predicted 110F
Already refilled the water buckets, will set a soaker hose near the patio to help keep the kitties comfortable before I leave for Bingo.
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Message 1386134 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 15:36:58 UTC

Just winning.



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Message 1386135 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 15:43:35 UTC - in response to Message 1386015.  

Way cool, Dave.

Way cool.

I was on a train only once, in my youth.
Steam locomotive, as I recall.
The surge of power every breath it took astounded me.

Here is something that might astound you........

Mark, Mark, Mark. Yes, it's nice to listen to a steam engine work, but it's so much better to be there, to see it, to breathe the coal smoke. (Not so much the oil smoke, but UP has a good reason for using oil in its engines. Coal cinders tend to start grass fires in the arid west.) Even diesel exhaust somehow smells better from a train than from a truck or bus. And yes, to feel the surges; more than once, riding steam excursions, I have felt that, especially when we were moving slowly, trying to just move a few more car lengths, applying power without releasing the brakes. You feel the car surge and hear the single chuff every couple of seconds. I miss that feeling.

Get yourself up to Duluth when North Shore Scenic Railroad is running SOO 2719 (Fridays and Saturdays, August 16 to September 14). Keep an eye open for Milwaukee 261 to run a trip somewhere. Ditto for SOO 1003, based in Hartford, WI (I like this engine; an organization I belong to ran a pair of excursions with it on September 22 and 23, 2001, but our ticket sales pretty much stopped cold a week and a half earlier). Donate to Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom so they can get C&NW 1385 running again. Illinois Railway Museum in Union is working hard on getting Frisco 1630 back together and running again.

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Message 1386138 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 15:45:45 UTC

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Message 1386145 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 16:01:25 UTC

Gotta' take LSM shopping, back later.
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Message 1386206 - Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 20:36:54 UTC

A rare weekend post for me.

Got a call today during lunch-my 75 year old Mom went in for Emerg surgery last night @ 2am. She's out & stable but it was bad. She had a Peptic Ulcer that perforated her bowel. They drained 3/4 of a gallon of infected fluid from her belly.

She's already dealing with a weakened immune system due to Myasthenia Gravis treatment so we can't see her until Tuesday at the earliest.

Serious prayers needed for the next few days as she's in a very compromised position. Also for my 85 yr old father who is just exhausted.

All this after Izzy on 6/9, now Suz's Aunt (who survived an aneurysm a month ago) passed Saturday morning & I attended a friend's funeral Friday before work.

Feel like we have a dark cloud hanging over us...


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