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  • Saturday Holliday

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    Over where the Topeka Subdivision meets the Emporia at the former townsite of Holliday, buisness was fairly active for a Saturday afternoon on the 5th. One observation that I will note is that every train I’ve seen so far has been running “wrong main.” I.e, eastbounds on 1, westbounds on 2 and on the Highline.…

  • Railroad exploits

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    It’s been a while since I went out train watching, so I decided to head out to the BNSF main line south of Baldwin near the town of LeLoup (Ohio Terrace) I arrived at Ohio Terrace around 930. Unfortunately, there was no activity (an eastbound had just passed when I got there) I found out…

  • New radio in the PA

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    Last friday, I purchaed a new Car Stereo for the Park Avenue Today, I had it installed. I had a little bit of time to listen to the new stereo (both the radio and CD). It sounds good. Now, I just neet to find a place for the old unit…

  • Gay Marriage “evil”?`

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    http://reuters.myway.com/article/20050222/2005-02-22T201215Z_01_L22608092_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-POPE-BOOK-DC.html A article from Reuters quotes the Pope as stating that gay marriages are part of “a new ideology of evil.” How does one respond to these remarks? Obviously, the Catholic church, via the Holy See, considers gay marriages to be akin to the acceptance of Homosexuality. Homosexuality, and more generally any form of Sexual…

  • Radio and Model Rails

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    I’m currently working on updating the History of KLWN and KLZR to reflect recent changes, as well as the addition of KKYD into the mix. As for the new locomotives, I found some track defects, but also the presence of a bad wheelset in one of the engines. Once both problems were addressed, the engines…

  • Birthday for a old friend

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    My friend Allison Carson had her birthday yesterday. Amonst the friends I made during my years of spirit squad photography, she was one of the closest.

  • new additions to the model train layout

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    Sunday, there was a small train show in Kansas City, and I found a good deal on a pair of Athearn C44-9Ws, one in Santa Fe Warbonnet red and silver, the other Norfolk Southern “dark horse” black. For some reason, these six-axle locomotives tend to pop an axle going into a curve. The problem appears…

  • New addition to the family.

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    My Family got a new addition, and my little cousin Cyrus is offically a big brother. Carl James McCoy was born at 8:44 pm, January 16, 2005, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He weighed in at 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.

  • Crazy weather

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    On New Year’s eve, it was sunny and hospitiable enough that I took a roadtrip to the BETO Junction/Emporia area. Last Night, we get hit with an ice storm, which also caused power to go out on us for 12 hours (and we’re lucky it only took 12 hours, some houses in southern Kansas are…

  • Radio changes

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    Quite a few changes have been happening at local AM radio station KLWN. Yesterday, they unleashed their new news-talk lineup. One of the things Hank Booth commented on was that “If you don’t like one program, wait a couple hours, you’ll probably enjoy the next one better.” In any case, the linup is anchored by…