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Great news, Zack! I hope all are doing well!

Mick

There are three kinds of people in this world:
Those who are good at math, and those who are not.


Mick

That's all good stuff. But we need to encourage and support companies that go above and beyond the minimumn requirements for safety and the environment...even if it means dropping more dinero. Going green means spending green. If we keep buying foreign made stuff because it's cheaper, or buying ener...

If you really want to have an affect against 'big oil', stop (or reduce) using the products that cause the demand for the oil (And petroleum products) in the first place. That's right, no more driving vehichles; unplug from the grid when it is being fed by power produced by oil or natural gas. Does ...

But it's "ART", man! We should encourage and nurture the expression of those inner feelings, mmmm-kay? These individuals need an outlet for their emotions, and what better way to show that than by defacing someone else's property? And if a little trespassing has to be overlooked for the sake of arti...

I doubt if Johnson knew that his spooks in Vietnam were ordering... "Hey, nOw! Don'T bE diSsiN dA bRoS whO faWt oveR in tHe nAM. dEYZ wuZ fiGhTin' riGht aLongz wiFf youZ's. CalLin' em' "SpoOks" iS jiSt roNg, mAN. This time I'm calling security, Tyrone. Now get the hell out of my office! Sorry, guys...

Hey, if the railroads want to keep trespassers---whether benign or malignant---from doing anything that endangers train crews, the rest of the public, or even the most Darwinian of those trespassers themselves, that's fine. It is their property, after all. But I will reserve judgement on the effecti...

I guess the old Michigan Shortlines was the first railfan board I visited. But it was a fellow named TyroNe who turned me on to this site. Yup, he mentioned it late one night while he was roaming around at Durand, mumbling to himself. He was still all cranked-up about some kind of verbal dipute he h...

While I think an 'environmenatlly friendly' approach is valuable, it is my opinion that the environmentalist lobby is not interested in helping to ensure safe mining---they will only be satisfied if this mine is somehow 'banned'. You don't get to choose where mineral deposits are. You have to use al...

Check these out, Winonarail: http://railroadfan.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10132/thumb_4-25_001_%2819%29.jpg http://railroadfan.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10132/thumb_Copy_of_4-25_001_%288%29.jpg http://railroadfan.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10132/thumb_4-25_001_%2814%29.jpg http://railroadfan.co...

Happy birthday, Todd---and welcome to the club! Getting older beats the only alternative! Interesting that you say, " What I wouldn't give to see a westbound GTW out of Battle Creek with 3 GP-9's and about 100 cars coming up the hill... " As a teenager, I remember hearing this from a railroader at t...

Yeah, but even nine seconds...Doesn't leave much margin of error---like a stumble, a slip...or an "I dropped my eye-phone-blue-tooth-pod and I was in the middle of a text to Trevor---I have time to get it..." How long did it take that train to pass, a minute or two? Come on people...none of us is in...

You can only hit what you're pitched...But keep swinging for the bleachers.
Best wishes.


Mick

Does anyone remember Hamms---with the bear in the commercials?
My Dad used to drink Goebels...he always said he knew none of us kids would never nard any of that stuff!
How about Blatz? "The Ex-lax of beers"!


Mick

Speaking of funny....




Mick

"What if".... What if the Mackinac bridge would have been built to carry rail traffic as well as vehicles? It may not even be physically possible, but... What if? ---Perhaps the DSS&A have been a much more lucrative and powerful component of the 'new' SOO. ---The line from Mackinaw City south may co...

Dude---Your scenery and lighting are outstanding!!
Seriously...Nice work! Gotta love the 'physics' of large scale. The sound---actual wheel sound as well as the digital 645---and the motion of the cars is superb!

Mick

I remember when... LS&I Alcos ran between West Yard and downtown Marquette, almost through the back yard of my parent's house. Used to get cab rides, too. Soo Line F-units and Geeps filled the ex-DSS&A roundhouse. One had no other goal on a hot summer's day but to soak up the sounds, smells, and sig...

Okay, pass the eye-bleach, please...

Mick

Well, it does look like there's some 'talent' out there...as well as some folks with a lot of time on their hands. Some even show at least a minimum of courtesy in not covering up reporting marks. That probably takes some of the urgency away from the railroads' need to repaint their equipment, prese...