Louis- It's good to hear you're running trains and I look forward to seeing your track plan.
Louis, what road is that? I grew up in SE PA, Chester County, so I can't help but wonder if that was nearby....
Louis: Really great picture for me and Garry probably enjoyed it too ! That's my time period and the type of cars I have on my layout. If you look closely, you can even see the extended break rod shaft well above the roof line of the NP Box car. Also note the horizontal inspection door to the Right of the break rod shaft. Also note the very light weight rail the train is on. Possibly code 55 in HO gauge. The Tee Pee and wagon are also interesting.
I love oyseter crackers, I love saltine crackers too. I like to put Cheese Nips in tomato soup. My wife says "you like soup with your crackers". I like to use a lot of crackersBruette - that's exactly what we had yesterday for lunch. Nothin' like a good grilled cheese and some hot tomato soup (with Oyster Crackers)!!
I think, but I'm not sure that is MD route 45, in Maryland we call it York road.Louis, what road is that? I grew up in SE PA, Chester County, so I can't help but wonder if that was nearby....
I think, but I'm not sure that is MD route 45, in Maryland we call it York road.
think, but I'm not sure that is MD route 45, in Maryland we call it York road.
I grew up in SE PA, Chester County, so I can't help but wonder if that was nearby....
It certainly has endeared itself to me over the years.Pennsylvania has a way of endearing themselves to people.
Boris
Believe you are right about York Road. I-83 also had a significant marker for the Mason - Dixon Line as does I -81.
Chester County, bordered Cecil County. That was where PA Tax agents used to stake out parking lots of Liquor stores on the MD side, and arrest unsuspecting Pennsylvanians who purchased discounted (and untaxed by Pennsylvania) Liquor as soon as they crossed into Pennsylvania. Rt.272 was one of the favorite spots.
It got so bad in the 70s, that the Cecil County Sherriff's department arrested the PA revenue agents for criminal trespass and other crimes at the behest of the Liquor Storeowners.
Pennsylvania has a way of endearing themselves to people.
Boris
With the price differential in gas taxes, I'm surprised they aren't staking out the filling stations around here!
Believe you are right about York Road. I-83 also had a significant marker for the Mason - Dixon Line as does I -81.
Chester County, bordered Cecil County. That was where PA Tax agents used to stake out parking lots of Liquor stores on the MD side, and arrest unsuspecting Pennsylvanians who purchased discounted (and untaxed by Pennsylvania) Liquor as soon as they crossed into Pennsylvania. Rt.272 was one of the favorite spots.
It got so bad in the 70s, that the Cecil County Sherriff's department arrested the PA revenue agents for criminal trespass and other crimes at the behest of the Liquor Storeowners.
Pennsylvania has a way of endearing themselves to people.
Boris
That's exactly what my wife says to me. She also says that at a salad bar too. I tend to go overboard with the croutons, and bacon bits. Sometimes I even get the embarrassed look. Hey there's no sign that says 2 scoop limitI love oyseter crackers, I love saltine crackers too. I like to put Cheese Nips in tomato soup. My wife says "you like soup with your crackers". I like to use a lot of crackers
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Good Morning Everyone......a sunny but a frosty morning in Wisconsin.
Early lunch and then down to the train room. Finish some landscaping of the sloped behind the mine and then some ballast work.
Going to look at Willie's idea about using Kadee coupler boxes on the hopper cars.
What about that stock market! I was hoping for a up-tick today after the weekend but no luck so far.
I haven't run any trains for a couple of weeks.
Not much else to report....
Later.
Greg
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Boris, I did not know about the PA tax agents or the Cecil County Sherriff, that is interesting, thank you. They are almost as bad as drug dealers feuding over customers.Believe you are right about York Road. I-83 also had a significant marker for the Mason - Dixon Line as does I -81.
Chester County, bordered Cecil County. That was where PA Tax agents used to stake out parking lots of Liquor stores on the MD side, and arrest unsuspecting Pennsylvanians who purchased discounted (and untaxed by Pennsylvania) Liquor as soon as they crossed into Pennsylvania. Rt.272 was one of the favorite spots.
It got so bad in the 70s, that the Cecil County Sherriff's department arrested the PA revenue agents for criminal trespass and other crimes at the behest of the Liquor Storeowners.
Pennsylvania has a way of endearing themselves to people.
Boris