Yardstickgozinya Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardstickgozinya Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardstickgozinya Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardstickgozinya Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardstickgozinya Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 The animagraffs youtube channel is awesome. This is the Big Boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Welp, the Matt Campbell era good vibes didn’t last the first taste of big 10 play 14 points in the 4th quarter. The ncaa ravens… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 I suspect PSU/Steelers folk among us are going to find out over the next few months that neither James Franklin nor Mike Tomlin was the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsauss Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 On 9/27/2026 at 3:11 AM, TimB said: I suspect PSU/Steelers folk among us are going to find out over the next few months that neither James Franklin nor Mike Tomlin was the problem. JF was a problem. Yes was an ugly loss. All PSU fans should have tempered their expectations for year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomz Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Speaking of Mike Tomlin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h_pQ1-5iQg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itstrainingtime Posted October 3 Author Share Posted October 3 On 9/26/2026 at 8:35 PM, WxUSAF said: Welp, the Matt Campbell era good vibes didn’t last the first taste of big 10 play 14 points in the 4th quarter. The ncaa ravens… They might give up 500 yards just in rushing yards tonight. I can't believe what I'm watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 1 hour ago, Itstrainingtime said: They might give up 500 yards just in rushing yards tonight. I can't believe what I'm watching. 403 I didn’t think Campbell would be a good but I didn’t expect the defense to be that atrocious. His main guys retired instead of following him though and they were the straws that stirred ISU. Hope they get better fast for all the great, loyal fans like you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 Just awful. Defense and offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahantango#1 Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 8 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said: They might give up 500 yards just in rushing yards tonight. I can't believe what I'm watching. It was awful to say the least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted 14 minutes ago Share Posted 14 minutes ago On 10/23/2026 at 6:50 PM, Itstrainingtime said: I probably respect your thoughts, ideas and opinions on winter weather patterns more than just about anyone on the entire forum. Please consider coming back in here and sharing that. But leave this for the dedicated thread. Thanks. I think everyone who only views the forum on their phones doesn't get why I took issue. He has a HUGE signature ranting about climate change which you have to see every time he makes a post, and then complains when someone responds to it with the passive aggressive "we're not supposed to talk about that here" BS. This is also a tactic not confined to this specific case. I've brought this up before and taken issue with it. That side of the argument is deploying a passive aggressive and very deliberate tactic taking advantage of our forum rules about politics. They find a way to say what they want to say, push it as far as it can go. blur the lines... then when you respond back directly they deploy the "were not supposed to talk about it" and the whole conversation gets shut down. They got to make their point and then the discourse is over. If the mods what to have a no climate change discussion rule I am all for it, but then any reference at all to climate denial (including in a signature) should be deleted immediately. The members who continue to try to circumvent or be cute with these rules should get warned and eventually banned the same way I would get banned if I continue to respond to them. This isn't just an Americanwx issue...I've observed this same exact tactic from the same political ideology across the internet in other online communities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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