Random Jabber Jibber thread

[raratt]

Back roads trip on a beautiful day.

Stopped at an old train depot converted to a museum. Still part of the C&O Railway.

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Population 4,000. Stoplights 5.

Current home to the 614. One of the last commercially built steam locomotives in the United States

Chesapeake & Ohio 614 is a 4-8-4 "Greenbrier" (Northern) type steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio, in June 1948 for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) as a member of the J3a class. As one of the last commercially built steam locomotives in the United States, the locomotive was built with the primary purpose of hauling long, heavy, high speed express passenger trains for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway such as the George Washington and the Fast Flying Virginian. Retired from active service in the late 1950s, the 614 was preserved and placed on display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. Between 1979 and 1980, restoration work on the locomotive to operating condition took place, and it was used for extensive mainline excursion service from the early 1980s until the late 1990s. Today the locomotive is on temporary display at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia awaiting a potential return to steam.

Chesapeake and Ohio 614 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I'm fascinated by steam locomotives and radial aircraft engines, just a thing I guess.

 

[cannabineer]

I'm fascinated by steam locomotives and radial aircraft engines, just a thing I guess.

My dad could probably expound on the locomotive.

I had the pleasure of listening to my dad wax poetic about the displays of 18th-to-mid-20th century tech in Vienna’s technical museum, winter 2014.

They used to have a massive mercury rectifier that they kept energized back in the 70s. Amazing sight, dancing mercurial plasma in blue and green.
They’d drained it when I saw it again, sigh.

 

[Singlemalt]

I'm fascinated by steam locomotives and radial aircraft engines, just a thing I guess.

https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/why-the-wasp-is-wonderful-180967115/

 

[sunni]

we have a lovely transportation muesum here, mostly trains, which is really neat, anyways they have some from every stage /age of trains

its really neat you can evenw alk through some of them.

 

[raratt]

we have a lovely transportation muesum here, mostly trains, which is really neat, anyways they have some from every stage /age of trains

its really neat you can evenw alk through some of them.

There is a train museum in Sac. that's pretty cool. They have a passenger car that is very ornate with velvet seats and gold leaf on the woodwork, first class back in the day. They also restore steam engines which I think is great.

 

[lokie]

we have a lovely transportation muesum here, mostly trains, which is really neat, anyways they have some from every stage /age of trains

its really neat you can evenw alk through some of them.

We love to go to the transportation museums when we travel. Trains are most easy to find along the roadways.

One fun stop was at
The Red Caboose Motel
312 Paradise Ln
Ronks, PA 17572

Red Caboose Motel & Restaurant

Red Caboose Motel & Restaurant is an unusual and very quaint motel featuring authentic converted train cabooses for rent

redcaboosemotel.com

Most rooms are old cabooses converted to bare bones accommodations.
Decent for a novelty stay for one or two nights.

The restaurant is in a converted Dining car . There is a soundtrack on a loop that plays while you eat that sounds like you are on a moving train and there is a slight "shake/shimmy" replicating motion or coming to a stop. It is really a cool weekend getaway.

 

[srh88]

We love to go to the transportation museums when we travel. Trains are most easy to find along the roadways.

One fun stop was at
The Red Caboose Motel
312 Paradise Ln
Ronks, PA 17572

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Red Caboose Motel & Restaurant

Red Caboose Motel & Restaurant is an unusual and very quaint motel featuring authentic converted train cabooses for rent

redcaboosemotel.com

Most rooms are old cabooses converted to bare bones accommodations.
Decent for a novelty stay for one or two nights.

The restaurant is in a converted Dining car . There is a soundtrack on a loop that plays while you eat that sounds like you are on a moving train and there is a slight "shake/shimmy" replicating motion or coming to a stop. It is really a cool weekend getaway.

I've stayed at the red caboose a couple times. Place is super cool

 

[Grandpapy]

Back roads trip on a beautiful day.

Stopped at an old train depot converted to a museum. Still part of the C&O Railway.

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Population 4,000. Stoplights 5.

Current home to the 614. One of the last commercially built steam locomotives in the United States

Chesapeake & Ohio 614 is a 4-8-4 "Greenbrier" (Northern) type steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio, in June 1948 for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) as a member of the J3a class. As one of the last commercially built steam locomotives in the United States, the locomotive was built with the primary purpose of hauling long, heavy, high speed express passenger trains for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway such as the George Washington and the Fast Flying Virginian. Retired from active service in the late 1950s, the 614 was preserved and placed on display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. Between 1979 and 1980, restoration work on the locomotive to operating condition took place, and it was used for extensive mainline excursion service from the early 1980s until the late 1990s. Today the locomotive is on temporary display at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia awaiting a potential return to steam.

Chesapeake and Ohio 614 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

5 miles over the next ridge is Craig's Creek with a small wayside park. Next time.

 

[Laughing Grass]

 

[Oakiey]

Morning

 

[cannabineer]

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Morning

Someone in this land who can honestly say “the buck stops here”

 

[sunni]

pot holes.

 

[Laughing Grass]

Onion ring time I think I’m obsessed

 

[Metasynth]

I don't have enough fingers to play a baroque lute, I dunno how this guy does it.

 

[Metasynth]

 

[cannabineer]

The lute

begat, among others, the guitar

and the banjo.

 

[dannyboy602]

I never been inside yet but the old station is pretty cool.

 

[curious2garden]

The lute

begat, among others, the guitar

and the banjo.

Ok I'll ask what does this:

A top Spanish bullfighter was gored to death when he tripped over his own cape

www.businessinsider.com

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Have to do with a guitar, lute or banjo?

Color me mystified.

 

[cannabineer]

Ok I'll ask what does this:

A top Spanish bullfighter was gored to death when he tripped over his own cape

www.businessinsider.com

.

Have to do with a guitar, lute or banjo?

Color me mystified

It was a good “proud bullfighter” photo. The backstory is something else.

 

[Grandpapy]

Ok I'll ask what does this:

A top Spanish bullfighter was gored to death when he tripped over his own cape

www.businessinsider.com

.

Have to do with a guitar, lute or banjo?

Color me mystified

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It's obviously a test to see how high you are, I'm trying another bowl now.