tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.comments2024-02-14T03:57:08.734-08:00The Valley LocalChris Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comBlogger1689125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-48950932029585510482023-12-28T13:58:49.425-08:002023-12-28T13:58:49.425-08:00Picked one of those up too at that show.Picked one of those up too at that show.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017222236348925952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-78600807735317124882023-12-19T20:13:13.875-08:002023-12-19T20:13:13.875-08:00Thanks for stopping by Ben! I just got the replace...Thanks for stopping by Ben! I just got the replacement board in the mail from ESU - brand new board, no questions asked. Looking forward to installing it, but now likely won't get to it until after New Years. Happy Holidays and stay tuned!Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-87975185119760611542023-12-19T20:11:51.934-08:002023-12-19T20:11:51.934-08:00Thanks so much Bernie - I know you know whereof yo...Thanks so much Bernie - I know you know whereof you speak! Love seeing your stuff (and have a few on my shelves :^)Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-24826468960730926182023-12-19T20:11:15.469-08:002023-12-19T20:11:15.469-08:00Thanks Bill - I'm just sorry there's no wa...Thanks Bill - I'm just sorry there's no way I can keep up this pace LOLChris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-63432355743509289162023-12-19T20:10:24.044-08:002023-12-19T20:10:24.044-08:00Thanks Ralph! Really appreciate your stopping by a...Thanks Ralph! Really appreciate your stopping by and leaving a comment here!Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-75288055197253886692023-12-19T20:09:14.466-08:002023-12-19T20:09:14.466-08:00I agree Shawn - one of the few regrets I have with...I agree Shawn - one of the few regrets I have with our current house is that there's no front porch. I don't think it's too far-fetched to correlate the decline of front porches with the decline of society - or at least closer-knit communities...Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-38070125766533788782023-12-19T20:08:11.639-08:002023-12-19T20:08:11.639-08:00Thanks! That's exactly the feel I was going fo...Thanks! That's exactly the feel I was going for - just sitting there on a frosty morning, watching the sun come up over the river and the hills across the way (as it happens, the porches do face east :^)Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-81900769616057668842023-12-19T20:06:38.705-08:002023-12-19T20:06:38.705-08:00Thanks! Really appreciate your stopping by :^)Thanks! Really appreciate your stopping by :^)Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-30771339390972862132023-12-19T20:06:21.138-08:002023-12-19T20:06:21.138-08:00Thanks so much Paul! Happy Holidays to you and you...Thanks so much Paul! Happy Holidays to you and yours as well!Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-49365186606632400782023-12-19T13:40:49.777-08:002023-12-19T13:40:49.777-08:00It looks greatIt looks greatDandHColonieMainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665437234296761161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-15187273602707958002023-12-19T05:08:14.697-08:002023-12-19T05:08:14.697-08:00Diner came out very nicely Chris and looks great i...Diner came out very nicely Chris and looks great in its location on the Valley Local ! Happy Holidays, --PaulAtlantic & White Mountain Ryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16270027861643545262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-40504886156732800392023-12-18T08:21:30.630-08:002023-12-18T08:21:30.630-08:00I love the way those cottages are turning out! You...I love the way those cottages are turning out! Your era really needs porches anyway. It's the modern houses of today that leave off a meaningful porchShawn Hogannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-56761550060729096252023-12-18T04:15:30.164-08:002023-12-18T04:15:30.164-08:00Really nice modifications to the cabins Chris !! ...Really nice modifications to the cabins Chris !! The porches add a lot of character and purpose to the camp homes. A great place for a sunrise cup of coffee! Well done and cheersAtlantic & White Mountain Ryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16270027861643545262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-64551995650342084222023-12-11T17:05:14.750-08:002023-12-11T17:05:14.750-08:00Comin along nicely Chris, can't wait to see th...Comin along nicely Chris, can't wait to see them finished, in place and sceniced.<br />Ralph Renzettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16487619185056176681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-12203092666742554822023-12-10T05:58:25.306-08:002023-12-10T05:58:25.306-08:00A real "ooohh, fuuuuuuddggge" moment. I ...A real "ooohh, fuuuuuuddggge" moment. I picked up an Atlas Classic RS1 a while back and went down the rabbit hole trying to outfit, and landed on the build that ScaleSoundSystems did (https://www.scalesoundsystems.com/product-page/atlas-classic-kato-rs1 - dual speakers? Heck yes!). In doing the research, I got the feeling that there were multiple variations of the Classic RS1. I'm not going to try to recount them, but as I compared what I bought to images I found online, I saw a few variations. And I do know there is a Classic and a Master. I wanted the same stay-alive configuration as you so I'm interested to see how this goes. Ben Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298026297741000170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-40851294136760089772023-12-08T07:30:58.899-08:002023-12-08T07:30:58.899-08:00It's always a thrill to get your hobby publish...It's always a thrill to get your hobby published. Congratulations.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041125155303909803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-9680569502708615862023-12-08T07:23:09.999-08:002023-12-08T07:23:09.999-08:00Good goin', Chris. You're on a publication...Good goin', Chris. You're on a publication streak! Bill GillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-91853706460378446322023-12-04T21:36:28.494-08:002023-12-04T21:36:28.494-08:00This is going to be an interesting build challenge...This is going to be an interesting build challenge for sure!<br />Ralph Renzettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16487619185056176681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-62848471302325574632023-12-03T06:49:31.080-08:002023-12-03T06:49:31.080-08:00Chris, thanks for the mention of the RMNE's Ne...Chris, thanks for the mention of the RMNE's New Haven 529 restoration project. 529 was not a stranger to the Valley Line back during the New Haven Railroad era. In 1973 I was given about 15 years worth of train orders, clearance cards and block sheets from the Saybrook Tower. I went through the collection years later (after the RMNE obtained the locomotive) and I found a form 19 order giving # 529 permission to work extra from Saybrook to Essex and return on August 13, 1958. Bill Samplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-10861324775155096742023-12-01T19:47:26.739-08:002023-12-01T19:47:26.739-08:00What a cool story! Love it! And I have a soft spot...What a cool story! Love it! And I have a soft spot in my heart for an Alco RS-3 because I lived in Ohio for 15 years and fell in love with the Erie Lackawanna!!Shawn Hogannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-33941519125465300522023-12-01T18:33:36.730-08:002023-12-01T18:33:36.730-08:00Myself and a buddy of mine went to run 529 on the ...Myself and a buddy of mine went to run 529 on the northern part of the RMNE trackage over 20 years. It was our second time running an engine after we did "Your Hand on the Throttle" running steam on the Valley RR out of Essex. Mike Reddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281283386915470407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-77200180514303130282023-11-25T21:09:14.635-08:002023-11-25T21:09:14.635-08:00I like your approach here. It's something to r...I like your approach here. It's something to realize that our memory doesn't always translate what we've seen correctly. The old B&W photo, if it were all you had to work with(no access to the prototype) could possibly lead one to believe the hill higher than what it actually is!Shawn Hogannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-25013181162669194932023-11-23T09:24:20.925-08:002023-11-23T09:24:20.925-08:00I think we are all, when building a layout, attemp...I think we are all, when building a layout, attempting to recapture experiences we've had. Or sometimes experiences we wish we could have had, if only we'd been born sooner. In effect we are building a time machine, taking us to another time. Sometimes our friends can "get into it," sharing the feeling in their own way. Chris, you've taken me, and others I'm sure to a Connecticut I never was in, and I thank you for that.<br />SchuylerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-87672583464852180682023-11-23T07:51:08.275-08:002023-11-23T07:51:08.275-08:00Happy Thanksgiving. It has certainly been a blessi...Happy Thanksgiving. It has certainly been a blessing to have met you and I enjoy reading your thoughts here a great deal. Hoping you are feeling better and have a great day. <br /><br />Neil Erickson Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-29446820658752136532023-11-23T06:04:58.555-08:002023-11-23T06:04:58.555-08:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We do have a lo...Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We do have a lot to be thankful for! Before Joyce Kilmer was killed in action in France in 1918, he worked in NYC and lived in Bergen County, NJ. He commuted via the Erie Railroad. His poem The Twelve Forty Five describes a late night ride, station by station. <br /><br />Rich WisneskiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com