Quote from: Philip on October 21, 2025, 10:34:14 AMMorning all, How does that Tesler closely connected    truck corner? It has to have some radius shaped trailer!
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Philip

Possible, which would likely make the tractors incompatible with standard trailers.  Or a fancy sensor/servo setup to keep the edge of the fairing an inch from the trailer (until something goes wrong).

Good afternoon, all, looking at a forecast of clouds and rain forecast into the weekend here.  If the Fruity Forecast is more optimistic than the actual weather, as it has been today, I'll get everything I brought read with some time to catch up on the writing side of my hobbies.

Good afternoon (in GMT+1), all. It rained off and on all night on SW Portugal, but Fruity Weather on my phone stuck to "Cloudy". Having gotten our thrills driving the speed limit on rather twisty, shoulder-less roads the past few days, we stayed home through this morning's fog/mist. I finished my Selectmen's Minutes and now the sky's brighter so maybe a short trip ending in dinner.  I'll see what my wife thinks.

Tom, I remember those threads, and I'm glad to see the subject reopened.  I only have a half-dozen issues but the magazine is the original source for Don Steffe's (sp?) "speed survey". I've always been proud of the years when the B&M had a dozen or more RDC trains making the 65 MPH Start to Stop listing for the 12 miles between Haverhill MA and Exeter NH (speed limit 70 mph).

Also, I have to ask: Is the "Piggyback" issue really 1929?  The vehicles and the half-dollar price make me think post-1940 at least.

Good evening (in the GMT +1 timezone), all.  Today we only went to a couple of nearby towns to see the "West Route" railroad. It's the slower of two lines from Lisbon north to Coimbra. This part is single track with a passing siding and two platforms at each station we visited.  25 kV overhead wire is in place, but the train we saw I can only describe as the propulsion parts of a Budd RDC distributed across a married pair of carbodies. Photo when I can pry one out of my phone.  This line is broad gauge, interoperable with but not exactly matching the Spanish gauge.

Portugal has broad, standard and three narrow gauges. Here's a starting point but I haven't found a map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian-gauge_railways

Good morning, ACL Tom, Larry, Ron and later arrivals.  It's well past lunchtime in Portugal and I'm looking over the Forum.  Being a sunny Saturday, I'm considering which of the nearby RR stations to visit, so as to see what a Portuguese train looks like. Nearby beach towns were pretty busy during the week and the car we're borrowing is a little large for some of the old streets.

Good morning, all. Dave's weather prevails here, forecast shows no more frost here through the end of next week. But I did get my heat working last night so the youngster won't freeze even if the forecast blows up.  And my 2nd wife was here this morning getting my large animal barn ready for a bunch of cattle she doesn't want to meet the bull till 2026.  Pawpaws are all gone, I thought I'd have some this morning but something at least raccoon size decided it liked them and cleaned up everything that had fallen in the recent storm.

I've got a lot to do before mid-afternoon, time to step away from the computer and finish packing.

Good morning, Curt, Larry, Rick, Mike and later arrivals.  Overcast on the NH seacoast but I can see where the sun is. Probably not later.  Nice bridge, Tom.

Plumber never showed Monday so Tuesday I got parts and replaced the corroded hydronic radiant heat panel with straight tubes.  Repressurized ok, boiler fired up, will do till I can get a replacement panel.  No frost in the 10 day forecast and we would only miss that panel on a night below 20F.

Busy busy busy all day with paperwork, putting the last of the storms on, shipping a package of pawpaws to a family member and packing.

Good morning, Larry, Curt and later arrivals.  It's been raining on the NH seacoast since last night, but my gauge only shows an inch; A lot compared to any storm since May, but only a small dent in our deficit.

Plumber never came yesterday, and SharkBite has increased their PEX tubing's diameter; two stores I tried yesterday didn't have parts to fit my old tubing, this morning I'll see if Amesbury Industrial Supply comes through for me.  Some bills to pay, finish putting on the storms, a few other "Fall has finally arrived" chores.  But still, we're half way through October with only one frosty morning.

Good morning, all. My weather (and Dan's, if he checks in) is the same as Dave's.  I've lit our wood cookstove and taken care of chickens and barn cats.

Jim, I was a member of the HUB Division for 10 years before I joined the NMRA. The HUB was the largest New England NMRA division last I knew, and has had a lot going on over the 35 years I've been a member. To date all my AP certificates are based on building my layout or volunteering for the HUB, plus 5-10% extra effort for paperwork.

Modeling today is unlikely, either I'll be helping the plumber who offered to come today, or patching around the thing I need fixed if he doesn't show.

QuoteBTW, How do YOU say Decal? Dee'-Cal here recently heard it Deck'-ul and was    shocked.

I've head it both ways, but at least among the model railroaders I've heard talk about them, "Dee'-cal" is most common.

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Quote from: jbvb on October 11, 2025, 10:37:24 AMGood morning, Karl, Dave and later arrivals.  I'll put more pawpaws in the bowl on the counter, though my harvest is tapering off and may be done by the middle of next week....

Seen any chestnuts, or did the critters get them?
dave

I've got a handful, the squirrels have been finding them as soon as the burr starts to open.

jbvb

Good morning, Karl, Dave and later arrivals.  I'll put more pawpaws in the bowl on the counter, though my harvest is tapering off and may be done by the middle of next week.

After I've seen this morning's version of the Internet, I'm starting to put storm windows on the house. After lunch visiting a friend south of the Merrimack to run trains. Closing with taking my wife to a dinner party with old friends from MIT's Tech Model RR Club.

Looks good from any human-eye viewing distance.

Good afternoon, all. Rick, yesterday I wasn't any closer to the sea than I normally am, though I crossed bridges over salt water 8 times going to and from Seashore Trolley Museum.  Though Seashore mentions it, the Shore Line Trolley Museum in Branford, CT is the one that actually crosses marsh creeks.

The lower Merrimack valley is long-sleeve weather but I had a number of windows open earlier just the same. No modeling likely today, as I've been working on bills and getting my heat fixed. Hopefully the latter comes true Monday; I have adequate firewood on hand but the teenager hasn't the time away from school to manage heating our house with wood.

Good morning, all. The NH seacoast is about 45F and sunny, headed to the 50s before a likely first frost tonight.  If the car is fixed in time I'll go to Seashore, otherwise plenty to do here.  Maybe even some modeling.

Karl, our power company also acted like PGE for quite a few years: big stock buybacks, big C-suite pay, no tree-trimming.  It didn't matter much to me personally, as my PV/battery/inverter system went on-line in 1994 and paid for itself that June (power outage wasn't even noticed during my daughter's birth at home).  After PGE was found guilty of causing at least one big California wildfire through neglect, ours straightened out its act.  Maybe a letter to yours, Cc'ed to the Public Utility Commission, would shift their thinking.