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- Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:13 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Typo Contest?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5190
Re: Typo Contest?
About 23 years ago, on a radio station where they were reading typos from newspapers, my favorite one was "Pilot Ejaculates Safely from his Crashing Jet"........ :shock: :shock: Hmmmmmmmm. It was taken from an english language newspaper in Korea. This was way before the computer/Website era. I never...
- Sat Feb 23, 2013 5:52 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Big news. - 611 steam
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2621
Re: Big news. - 611 steam
Hope it happens! Back in the early 90's I was parked at the end of a runway at Detroit's Metro Airport. I was and still am an aviation nut. I saw that there were three times the people that were normally parked there, all with cameras (nope, didn't bring mine that day :( ). Behind us was the old Wab...
- Tue Feb 05, 2013 7:53 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Bye Bye Michigan
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3223
Re: Bye Bye Michigan
All the best to you Dane. I don't know if you remember me - I'm a sub teacher aide who took a quick drive up to Owosso and went to see how 1225 was coming along and you ended up being my guide. It was great fun and we also got to meet your dad and his friend as they were in their GLC locomotive as t...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:11 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: West Michigan RR Abandonment Petition Coming
- Replies: 399
- Views: 275790
Re: West Michigan RR Abandonment Petition Coming
GREAT shots J T!!!! Wish there were more old inactive tracks to explore. I know they get some revenue from taking out the tracks but sometimes, it's more rustic and historic to leave some tracks in. The tracks tell a story that no historic marker could.
Keep up the great photos!!!!
Keep up the great photos!!!!
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:49 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Father and child injured by train.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4650
Re: Woman and child injured by train.
You know, that big bad train appeared out of nowhere with zero warning and attacked that car. If I could steer a train, there isn't a canadian goose alive that I wouldn't try to rid the world of.... And 99.9% of the world would be cheering you on :lol: Amazing those stupid things are protected :rol...
- Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:44 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: Last train to Morenci Mi?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2936
Re: Last train to Morenci Mi?
So is it true that "Last Train To Morenci" was the original title of the Monkees' hit "Last Train To Clarksville"? Sorry, I couldn't resist......
- Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:04 am
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: WHY CHASEING STEAM SUCKS DOT COM
- Replies: 47
- Views: 5324
Re: WHY CHASEING STEAM SUCKS DOT COM
And this also happens at air shows. I sometimes go to a show, not as much to take photos but to actually draw the static planes. Always, I get a bunch of people just sitting right in front of the plane I'm trying to draw but the photographers really get upset. Imagine you're taking a great photo of ...
- Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:32 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: NYC Wolverine equipment 1964
- Replies: 1
- Views: 716
NYC Wolverine equipment 1964
I'd like to know if possible, what kind of equipment (locomotive) was used in 1964 on the NYC Wolverine from Michigan Central station to Grand Central station in NY. My parents and I rode on that train in early June 1964. Ironically, we got as far as Rochester, NY due to a big train wreck and had to...
- Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:26 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Cool discovery while lost
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1739
Re: Cool discovery while lost
The first time I discovered the Clinton/Tecumseh and Lenawee Junction area was in the early/mid 90's and I could swear that the ROW that was along Deerfield Rd. from Lenawee Junction east toward Deerfield still had tracks on it. Quite overgrown but still there. You could see they were not used in ye...
- Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:44 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: Discoverys off the beaten path
- Replies: 58
- Views: 10047
Re: Discoverys off the beaten path
Great pics everyone! Love this thread. Ypsi, so glad you got to explore the Saline tracks and thanks for your pics of the part that I didn't get to explore by the hair salon. I had thought a while back that there were more tracks on the other side of the road. Thanks for posting them!
- Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:53 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: OK. Now I've seen everything...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3281
Re: OK. Now I've seen everything...
You're all so funny! Yes, I like the idea of the flying pig. I just hope they never do this with a dead person. Honestly, this is just the weirdest thing I've ever seen that I don't even know how to react to this. Keep 'em coming guys!
- Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:02 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: OK. Now I've seen everything...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3281
OK. Now I've seen everything...
You've heard some people have their dear departed pets stuffed, this goes way overboard. No wonder people think us artists are "kooks". RIP dear Orville.... :cry: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-06/video-dutch-artist-turns-his-dead-cat-flying-quadcopter Hope this works..... Linda (yes,...
- Wed May 16, 2012 6:32 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Where Is It?
- Replies: 11448
- Views: 2304867
Re: Where am I?
Is it Standish? Sure looks like it!
Linda
Linda
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:36 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: I like planes...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4451
Re: I like planes...
Thanks for the heads up BB. I don't know if our local Kmarts would have the C-5 one here but at least I can check it out. Enjoy your DVDs!
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:08 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: I like planes...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4451
Re: I like planes...
Not in any particular order: B-17, B-25 C-47 P-38 P-51 Lockheed Constellation C-5B Galaxy C-130 And I've been a happy passenger in the C-130, B-17, B-25 and C-47 ('m a long time member of the Yankee Air Museum). Went to my first air show in 1985. But I started liking trains when i was 2 years old. I...
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:01 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: R.I.P. Davy Jones
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1317
Re: R.I.P. Davy Jones
Monkeeing around eh? You guys are too funny! Age ain't nothin' but a number! I'm glad I was old enough to enjoy them. At least they are/were all older than me! Thanks for the smile.
- Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:01 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: R.I.P. Davy Jones
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1317
Re: R.I.P. Davy Jones
I feel like a special part of my childhood has died. I now feel so lucky to have seen all four Monkees perform live in 1967. Yes, at that point, they had already played their own instruments and they were quite good since I'm sure they couldn't hear them selves play with all those girls screaming. R...
- Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:26 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Coe RR (Wixom, Commerce TWP, Walled Lake)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2270
Re: Coe RR (Wixom, Commerce TWP, Walled Lake)
Just went on Haggarty last week and the tracks are gone just east of Haggerty and there is a gate in place that keeps four wheeler traffic out. It's just gravel now. Also the grade signals have also been removed. The Halstead road crossing and tracks are gone too. Sad.....but I knew it was going to ...
- Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:07 pm
- Forum: Paper Railroads
- Topic: Custom Train Paintings/Drawings
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7931
Re: Custom Train Paintings/Drawings
You guys rock! Keep em coming, they are gorgeous!
- Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:42 pm
- Forum: Paper Railroads
- Topic: Custom Train Paintings/Drawings
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7931
Re: Custom Train Paintings/Drawings
The first thing I ever drew where my parents could recognize what I was drawing was a train (locomotive). That had to be when I was around 2 or 3. I do have a four year art degree and was a graphic artist for 20 years. But I never left fine art and that's my preferred method of drawing. But I really...