Recent content by cnw1995

Morning all. Sunny and cool again here - not bad for August. Got class tonight so it will be a long day. I have heard similarly evil rumors of the Clone Wars cartoon...

Morning all. Pretty day here in Chicago. Hope it is slow at work ;)

Morning. It's a beautiful day here in Chicago - cool and sunny - not very August-like. Just realized yesterday I have Japanese beetles eating everything green in the backyard - including some big 'ol trees. I think it's too late to zap 'em with insecticides. Rats.

Morning all. Looks like a beautiful , sunny, cool day here. Hope so as I was jarred awake at 330 this am with a malfunctioning Co2 alarm. . . Think I'll work in the yard later. Sir James, what did you finish - a crossing bell and yard light?

Morning all. Sunny here. I guess much of the area is still cleaning up from Monday's storms - I know our systems were off-line much of the day because of power issues at another campus. N-gauger, I have been tasked to write an article reviewing some recent activity in semi-rigid airship design...

Morning all. Cloudy and grey after last nights storms. The worst missed our particular town. I like that Douglas Adams quote. It sure is the truth. Here's something out-of-the-ordinary - I'm studying how to fly an airship for an article.

OK, think I figured out issues with Z. Dang this app. It doesn't like me. Had fun at the Illinois Railway Museum today. Will post photos later. Happy belated birthday to Don!

Who Zealot looks weird today - I think there is something wrong with the Javascript on this machine. Anyhoo, if this works, I wish everyone a good morning. It is sunny and bright here in Chicago. I noticed ground broken on the last open spot in the former yards (MILW or C&NW I think) that ran...

Morning all. Sunny and warm here in the city. Busy weekend trimming back the jungle that surrounds the house - using neighbor's trimmer I've borrowed. Hope I can have it a bit longer. I have a tendency to cut things back too far and regret it. Listened to 'The Railroad Hour' on my favorite old...

Morning all. Quiet today at work. Hope to go home early. Tried placing figures as I ran a few trains last eve to 'help' with things like switching. It was kinda fun. Slowed me down appropriately. Need more figures too.

Morning all. Sunny and cool here. Laptop keyboard is fixed - someone who will go unnamed dropped it and all the tabs fell out. Other good news includes gas down now 36 cents a gallon and a friend and his bride who separated are working things out. Hope to find some time to run trains this...

Congratulations, Chief! Sunny and cooler here - more like Sept. than July. Long day of meetings. I'm experimenting more with the use of figures in operating the layout.

Morning all. Sunny and cool here in Chicago. Here's an amusing scenario you might've experienced: 7:30 pm last eve, the middle boy who is going out for freshmen football pipes up: I need cleats for tomorrow. Me: Wha? You've been home all day. Your mom has been home all day... but I really...

Morning all. Back online after a lot of offline work this weekend. Humid and spitting rain here in Chicago. Streetlights on its so dark. Chessie, sorry for your loss. Jeffrey, love that 'find' - it'll make a fine model. I like to prowl around old rights of way (legally) to see what's still there.

Morning all. Hot and humid here in Chicago too. Actually went into work instead of taking the day off - just to sit in air conditioning and catch up. Got the latest MR and Trains out of the library last night. No big plans this weekend, except the bride has people visiting every night...