Central PA Banter (Banter Less?) Thread

[Yardstickgozinya]

1 hour ago, Voyager said:

Bumping this thread to ask if anyone on the forum is at all interested in steam trains. If so, I'll post some really cool information!

I'm not sure if you're familiar with Autism and trains.  lol you have to forgive my messy basement but I might like trains just a little bit . I got just a few on my walls. Some of my nicer steam engines are back on the left corner, I also probably have over a hundred  diesels and steam engines that still need restored packed away in my crawl space. I immensely appreciate both real and toy trains and think they are the most beautiful and interesting marvels of engineering humanity will ever create. 

[Yardstickgozinya]

16 minutes ago, Yardstickgozinya said:

I'm not sure if you're familiar with Autism and trains.  lol you have to forgive my messy basement but I might like trains just a little bit . I got just a few on my walls. Some of my nicer steam engines are back on the left corner, I also probably have over a hundred  diesels and steam engines that need work packed away in my crawl space. I immensely appreciate both real and toy trains and think they are the most beautiful and interesting marvels of engineering humanity will ever create. 

It's funny that you mentioned this.

    For years I have wanted to paint and mechanically restore a custom passenger diesel and cars, specifically dedicated do everyone on our thread. I'm going to  start that project this fall and you guys are going to love it when it's done. The cpa weather express is coming this winter.

[Voyager]

1 hour ago, Yardstickgozinya said:

I'm not sure if you're familiar with Autism and trains.  lol you have to forgive my messy basement but I might like trains just a little bit . I got just a few on my walls. Some of my nicer steam engines are back on the left corner, I also probably have over a hundred  diesels and steam engines that still need restored packed away in my crawl space. I immensely appreciate both real and toy trains and think they are the most beautiful and interesting marvels of engineering humanity will ever create. 

I've been a train fan since I was a kid. One of my dreams was to have a basement model railroad, but so far it hasn't happened.

[Voyager]

So, this summer our local Reading and Northern Railroad will be hosting the massive Union Pacific Big Boy steam engine as it makes its way from Scranton to Philly.

A special excursion will run behind the Big Boy from Nesquehoning to Pittston. Meanwhile our own stream engine (the 2102) will also be running in conjunction with it. After that, it appears that the Big Boy will run the rest of the Reading and Northern trackage to Reading and then eventually Philly. If it does this, it'll pass through Tamaqua along the way.

It's going to be one hell of a railroad and steam event.

[Yardstickgozinya]

2 hours ago, Voyager said:

I've been a train fan since I was a kid. One of my dreams was to have a basement model railroad, but so far it hasn't happened.

    I don't think there's probably any better time for you to start that project than now. I had a very nice platform for years, but I took it down so that  I could have room to start building custom fishing rods. I've been trying to devise a way that I can set my platform back up and also have room for building rods. If it's something then you decide to get started  on (depending on gauge)  I have no shortage of extra track, model coal and foliage that I could pack up and send to a p o box. The tracks have built up a little bit of surface corrosion over the years  so they would need some cleaning before they can conduct properly. 

[Yardstickgozinya]

2 hours ago, Voyager said:

So, this summer our local Reading and Northern Railroad will be hosting the massive Union Pacific Big Boy steam engine as it makes its way from Scranton to Philly.

A special excursion will run behind the Big Boy from Nesquehoning to Pittston. Meanwhile our own stream engine (the 2102) will also be running in conjunction with it. After that, it appears that the Big Boy will run the rest of the Reading and Northern trackage to Reading and then eventually Philly. If it does this, it'll pass through Tamaqua along the way.

It's going to be one hell of a railroad and steam event.

For anyone who doesn't know, this articulated 4-8-8-4 is not just the god of all steam engine, but it's the god of all mechanical creations, and everyone, and everything should be bowing to it except for god himself. 

[Yardstickgozinya]

The animagraffs youtube channel is awesome. This is the Big Boy.