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Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:00 pm**

I drove over to a busy subdivision along the Mississippi today for some railfanning. I was rewarded with plenty of UP action, 6 trains in a little over an hour. Here are a few pics.

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:29 pm**

Glad you got some good action Ike! Nice pics.

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:25 am**

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:00 pm I drove over to a busy subdivision along the Mississippi today for some railfanning. I was rewarded with plenty of UP action, 6 trains in a little over an hour. Here are a few pics.

They just ooze big powerful units.

Posted: **Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:59 am**

"Can you give us some of the basic things that would have been on the menu at the Irondale Cafe?"

As a boy, the only thing Mom ever bought there for me were cheeseburgers and fries. I have no idea what the rest of the menu was like, but probably pretty much like every other small town 1950's cafe.

Now, it's a restaurant and of course, they serve fried green tomatoes. But, really, there are better to be had in town at any one of a number of BBQ restaurants.

Posted: **Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:07 am**

Oh, ya got some nice shots there Ike!

Thanks for sharing them!

I see some water in the background..., I won't ask.

Posted: **Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:14 am**

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:15 pm Traveling a backroad, I interrupted this fellow enjoying his entree of a dead skunk. He didn't move far, just landed on this nearby rail. I kind of liked the look of a Vulture, perched on a lonely stretch of track, and I took his picture.

That's a real cool picture Ike!

I'd hang that one on the wall with some catchy title.

"End of the line!" or "Meals on Wheels" or something.

Posted: **Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:31 am**

RobesonsRme.com wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:59 am "Can you give us some of the basic things that would have been on the menu at the Irondale Cafe?"

As a boy, the only thing Mom ever bought there for me were cheeseburgers and fries. I have no idea what the rest of the menu was like, but probably pretty much like every other small town 1950's cafe.

Now, it's a restaurant and of course, they serve fried green tomatoes. But, really, there are better to be had in town at any one of a number of BBQ restaurants.

Give me the old 1950's cafe menu any day. Good cheap food for the average person/worker. Cheeseburger and fries.

Posted: **Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:32 pm**

TPK wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:14 am
Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:15 pm Traveling a backroad, I interrupted this fellow enjoying his entree of a dead skunk. He didn't move far, just landed on this nearby rail. I kind of liked the look of a Vulture, perched on a lonely stretch of track, and I took his picture.
That's a real cool picture Ike! I'd hang that one on the wall with some catchy title.
"End of the line!" or "Meals on Wheels" or something.

Thanks , Tom, those are a couple of good ones. I kept trying to come up with a good caption, but the only one I thought of using was from the old Linda Ronstadt song......."that train don't run by here no more.......poor poor pitiful me"

Glad you liked my offbeat picture.

Posted: **Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:29 am**

Waukonda wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:32 pm
TPK wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:14 am
Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:15 pm Traveling a backroad, I interrupted this fellow enjoying his entree of a dead skunk. He didn't move far, just landed on this nearby rail. I kind of liked the look of a Vulture, perched on a lonely stretch of track, and I took his picture.
That's a real cool picture Ike! I'd hang that one on the wall with some catchy title.
"End of the line!" or "Meals on Wheels" or something.
Thanks , Tom, those are a couple of good ones. I kept trying to come up with a good caption, but the only one I thought of using was from the old Linda Ronstadt song......."that train don't run by here no more.......poor poor pitiful me"

Glad you liked my offbeat picture.

Did you know? Vultures can actually "track" their next meal.

Posted: **Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:39 pm**

Cool pictures, Ike. And even a Norfolk Southern sighting.

Posted: **Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:42 pm**

I did some more work on the Yards layout this past weekend while at the farm. I still need to get the remote switches working properly but I think I'm happy with the track setup.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:13 am**

Have fun John! Toot-toot!

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:49 am**

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:13 am Have fun John! Toot-toot!

Thanks, Willy, it has been a fun project. Trying to get my nephew interested.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:39 pm**

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:49 am
WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:13 am Have fun John! Toot-toot!

Thanks, Willy, it has been a fun project. Trying to get my nephew interested.

Get him over when yer up 'n running; playing with the setup is the best way to get hooked...

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:32 pm**

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:49 am
WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:13 am Have fun John! Toot-toot!

Thanks, Willy, it has been a fun project. Trying to get my nephew interested.

Would be a good project to do, try some ballasting, ground cover and some landscaping, and maybe some small infra-structure. That may get him interested as he sees progress and looks at it and says " I did that ", with unc's help.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:03 pm**

cudgee wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:32 pm
1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:49 am
WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:13 am Have fun John! Toot-toot!

Thanks, Willy, it has been a fun project. Trying to get my nephew interested.
Would be a good project to do, try some ballasting, ground cover and some landscaping, and maybe some small infra-structure. That may get him interested as he sees progress and looks at it and says " I did that ", with unc's help.

Sounds like a plan, cudgee.

Posted: **Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:42 am**

Nice layout RR

here’s an HO set for my Grandies.

Posted: **Sun Jan 30, 2022 1:02 am**

garddogg56 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:42 am Nice layout RR here’s an HO set for my Grandies.

Posted: **Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:19 am**

garddogg56 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:42 am Nice layout RR here’s an HO set for my Grandies.

Awesome! Love that Erie & Lackawanna

Posted: **Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:23 am**

Nice, gard!

Lots of action going on there!

Posted: **Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:40 am**

BNSF DS

Posted: **Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:57 am**

DM11 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:40 amBNSF DS

Good one, David!

Posted: **Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:20 pm**

Got some action today. Having a hard time getting any decent pics.

Posted: **Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:24 pm**

Nice, David.

Looks like a decent day there.

Posted: **Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:29 pm**

Grain train being loaded at a siding.

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