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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Evening all! Not a bad day here. Partly cloudy and warming a bit into high 50's. Will continue to warm up a bit until Sun, and then another cold front. Met up with the family at the mall and we did some gift exchanges and then had a bite at TGIFriday's. I like their new "just right"...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Buckeye - if you are referring to the PE sound tender, the sound quality is not very good. Freezing here tonight wiht some fog possible. Some good rain east of here this morning. News said tonight that we have had 50 inches of rain this year. Fith time in recorded weather history to hit 50 "...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    We have Mac & Cheese - - - - at the table reserved for the relatives from SNOHIO:winter1:
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Merry Christmas all! Cool day here. Freezing last night and maybe 50 today. Sunny day for tomorrow and high 50's. For once the weather is seasonal here. We go tonight for our traditional Christmas Eve dinner out (Texas Land and Cattle Co this year - guess what I am having!) and then we will...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Evening all! Weird weather here. 60's this morning and then huge storms like in the spring, lots o' rain, and then cooling off again. Back into 50's by tomorrow. Frank53 - your layout just keeps getting better! I actually found time to clean out under my layout. Now I need to clean the top...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Evening all! Temps went from mid-80's here yesterday evening to mid-30's last night. Temp dropped about 10 degrees an hour. But - it might hit 70 tomorrow! Beautiful clear day today. Same tomorrow. Finished outside Christmas decorations yesterday afternoon. Now have to work on the indoor...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Evening all! Cowboys 27 - Packers 10! (so far) Watching the game on our new 46" LCD TV. What a great picture! This is the family Christmas gift this year - but we had to go ahead and crank it up for the game tonight! Chief - so you got back more than you sent this guy? If so - what a great...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Afternoon all! Just got back from my annual jury duty. When the criminals heard I was in the potential jury pool, they all pleaded out and we got to leave at 10:30 am. Bright and sunny here with a high of 65 predicted. Nice! Have a great afternoon all!
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Tom, Cool shots of the old roundhouse. I like the brick in the pit. May have to try that on a model someday. Did you get any other shots of the steamer that was in the background? Is there a group trying to restore the RH? A bright and sunny day here in N Texas. High to be about 58...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Evening all! Lots o' rain here last night and today. We got over an inch at my house. High about 43. Low tonight about 38. Cleaning up the trainroom this afternoon and evening. A lot of stuff has piled up over the course of several years and an 8x12 island can shield a lot of stuff! Anyway...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Afternoon all (but still morning here)! Had a great Thanksgiving. Ate at the SIL's house and then relaxed to the Cowboys/Jets game. Thursday night is the big showdown between the Boys and the Packers. The NFL network is happy about that matchup, eh!. Only one team walks away with an 11 and 1...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part II

    Evening all! Another warm one here today - but Buckeye is sending us some nice cold weather for Thanksgiving. For once it will be appreciated as the last few Thanksgivings here have been in the 80's and it doesn't seem like the holiday. Dennis - thanks for the compliment. Just think if all...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part II

    Dennis, Sorry about your mom. We will keep her in our prayers. Hey - what is with the clock? 12:37 am? It is 9:37 pm CST. Regards, Roy
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part II

    Hi all! Been a while since I came over here. Had to reregister. Did the Chief post his rabbit pic over here? Dallas hung on over the Redskins. Good game today! Regards, Roy
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    Ouch - it has only gotten to 36 here today. Cloudy, but the rain has left the area.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    Well John - the freight elevators to the loading docks are by Track 15, so I guess it was BY rail sign1
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    Hello all! Been a while since I posted over here. Chief - SNOWHIO don't last long in the south. Sunny and somewhat cold today - 43 at 1 pm. Might rain tonight or tomorrow. Just got back from dismantling, packing, and shipping to storage (in Texas) the Grand Central Terminal MTA Museum...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    Well we finally got some rain here over the last couple of days. The cold front broke our latest string of 19 straight 100+ degree days. Yesterday we had half the day of nice easy soaking rain. A nice day for tomorrow with a high of 90 and starting at 67 in the am! Have a great day tomorrow...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    107 as the official high here today! Com'on down!
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    My mom passed away tonight

    Steve, I am very sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family. Best Regards, Roy