CAG, Welcome back sir!!!!

Johnny!!!!! Glad to see you are recovering nicely!!!! Can't wait to have you back on deck!!!!

Aaron, those are some splendid pics of the target!!!! That engine looks as big as my car lol!!!!

Frank, can't you just buy a Bic??!!

Oh I'm not feeling well at all!!!!! NURSE!!!!!!!!!

Daywalker wrote:

Oh, those!  But if I begin using them, how then will I keep my nose hair in check?

Eeeewwwww!!!!!

Nice work on the bottom side Frank!!    A lot of work from the sounds of it but you can't argue with the results.

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Dave

Quilted look? I only see flannel. Yes the same flannel shirt you have always on. I am betting if you have more than 1 shirt it is a duplicate or even triplicate of the same!  FRank!!!! Somebody send that feller to  Walmart! Now Cpt Bondo we know why he could not participate in the Miss Hawaii shirt contest! But the optivisor pic with the mower is a great touch!

 Man now I have an idea on how to rid myself of that annoying Nose hair!   Dee will be pleased as most the time I just use her old leg shaving razors!

 The Corsair really looks the part! Gonna have to ask how you mix the paint or how you build it up as to not completely erase that preshading.  On of my banes in that process!

You fellows like the Target pics. Good thing I do a nice safe job now!

http://s303.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid303.photobucket.com/albums/nn135/sfcmac65/410ME%20CHuks/Tornado.flv&fs=1&os=1&ap=1

Now if you think that woulda made you poop yer panties then you must first ask yourself these two questions?

Why is Frank lighting the grill with a can of gasoline?

Why is his fire extinquisher a tiny squirt gun on the porch?

Those brave crew are the real meaning of fear!

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CPT Aaron McNeal

Aaron, I watched the vid and I'm quite sure I would of pooped me pants..

Cheers...

Dang, the sight of that oilcan coming up trailing sparks 'd be with you for a while. At the least, death by corn syrup! What's the 411? It looks like the units that the vid were taken from stopped really quick, and the train just kept a'rolling.

Spike I think it looks great, no worries.

Those food pics set the mood folks.

Frank the grillmeister.

Captain Bondoman; off to work.

 Ah Great looking Engine Spike 190!  Gotta love adding all that wire to those pistons!

 Sorry I got that footage in my E-mail here is the 411 on it.

Train hit by
tornado.  Occurred in Illinois earlier this year -- camera is on rear
locomotive.  Watch, especially to the left -- watch the trees bend, debris
in the air, and you can actually see the tornado pass from right to left.
The trestles was moved out of alignment to the eft 18 inches -- the tank
car was a load of Ethylene Oxide -- nasty stuff ---

 I thought it was kinda interesting as We all thought that the momentum of a moving loaded train really was too heavy for a little thing like a tornado to effect.  See a lot of tornado's tracking cross country but have only seen standing cars pushed along the rails before.

 Well the fact that the engine stopped rather quickly but not the train was probably just physics.  I wish Nam were here as he could break out the chaulk board and explain it better,

 Once the airline ( trainline) was broken the 90lbs of pressure escapes all at once causing all the breaks to emercency apply to maximum stopping force. Since the train was cut apart by the tornado the 2 engines that have more breaking power  dragging just one box car would have stopped within 200ft probably.

 My guess is the cars that flipped were all likely empty box cars which are used to give some cover(distance) between the Crew cab and the Hazardous Material tank car in case of accident. Also probably why the tornado was able to flip them right off the rail.  So the rest of the train even though in Emercency braking still had all the momentum and ker powey!

 Had the cars remained together this momentum would have just meant the train would have pushed the Engines along. During an Emergency break application the procedure actually requires us to release the engine brakes called actuating or the difference in braking power causes an effect similar to being rear ended at a stop sign by a semi truck doing 55 mph.  The wet rail from the rain also would reduce the friction.

 To give some perspective on the forces involved a loaded coal car weighs 120 tons multiply that by a hundred cars give or take and the weight of three engines traveling at 50 mph on flat  dry rail takes every bit of 2 miles  to stop in an emergency sparks flying the whole way.

 Engines alone probably 100 to 200 ft to stop. What a diff a few thousands of tons make.

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CPT Aaron McNeal

No I have had only a one minor derailment while switching in the yard. A part of one of the cars fell off into the track switch mechanism and tossed the front wheels of the Engine I was in right off the rail.  I had 20 gondolas loaded with steel rebar with only Engine brakes to stop with. I was only doing 10mph but still the ride was on.  I can't imagine seeing that thing coming at you like that.  Most of my scares come from people trying to beat the train which happens every day many times over.  I guess they think we can slow down or something?

 I was like great a flippin tornado like there isn't enough to watch out for.

Do you ever check your PM's Guy? You must be busy!

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CPT Aaron McNeal

Ar ye scallywags be dern near the craziest sack o' whaco's I be seeing ever in me life.....no wonder I love this GB

Brian

My favorite saying about that headlight has to do with tunnels.  As in, that's not the light at the end of the tunnel you see, it's a train coming the other way.

Going to start on the Beaufighter next week, gotta go work on the daughter's house the rest of the week.

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John
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