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Contact online editor Nabil Shaheen at nabilshaheen@thecourier.com if you are interested in blogging for Findlay Publishing Co.
Interests: yoga,fitness,wellness,holistic health, meditation,nature,hiking,white water rafting
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EnterTRAINMent -- The Transition Era, Part II
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Milepost 712 During the transition era, engine facilities became a large part of railroad operations and there is a working turntable and roundhouse at EnterTRAINMent. One of the many interactive features of the layout allows you to press a button... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Along the Right of Way ...
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EnterTRAINMent -- The Transition Era
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Milepost 711 Leaving the older section of EnterTRAINMent by way of a realistic-looking tunnel portal takes you to the Transition era of the layout set in the 1950s. The trains are longer and diesel engines start to make an appearance.... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Along the Right of Way ...
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George Orwell missed it by 29 years...
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Over the last week we learned the IRS targeted several Conservative groups around the USA for extra special scrutiny as they applied for tax exempt status. Meanwhile liberal groups, applying for the same status, evidently were fast-tracked and sent on their merry way. Several Democrats expressed outrage over the thought... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at The Blue Collar Scholar
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Of Lipstick and Solitude
Dude looks like a lady - Aerosmith What training can prepare a sheriff's deputy for stopping a male driver wearing a corset and makeup? This was the case recently when, according to an account in the newspaper's public record, a... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Schaadt in the Dark
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EnterTRAINMent
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Milepost 710 Located approximately six miles north of the Cincinnati outerbelt just off of Exit 22 on I-75, EnterTRAINMent is indeed fun for the entire family. The complex houses what is billed as the world's largest indoor model train layout,... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Along the Right of Way ...
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NKP 765 Rides Again!
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Milepost 709 I spent several hours today (May 9) with my friend Mike chasing Nickel Plate 765 across northern Hancock County. We first caught her northwest of Findlay about a mile or two west of I-75. After a bit of... Continue reading
Posted May 12, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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A Steel Mill Modeler from Michigan...
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Milepost 708 One of the things that makes writing here the most fun is when I hear from readers just like you who tell me about things that you are modeling, things you are doing or other items that are... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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A Mystery Solved, Maybe
Last week in this space, I mentioned missing channels from my TV lineup. Since then, more channels had vanished. I phoned an alert customer cable representative, and she explained that I was eligible for MORE free channels, on a trial... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Schaadt in the Dark
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Small Layout Design Meet in Findlay
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Milepost 707 Let's face it... houses aren't as big as they used to be. Not all of them have basements. And, with other changing factors, many of us find that we no longer have the luxury of a "train room"... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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Ian Breidenbach ...Jones Building # 22
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Ian Breidenbach at his gallery in the Jones Building (Randy Roberts/The Courier) Story & Video Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at Randy's Seen
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Old Wheeling & Lake Erie Stock Cars
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Milepost 706 Quite some time ago, I got an email with this picture in it from a modeling friend. We had been discussing older cars and in particular, the Wheeling & Lake Erie so he passed it along thinking that... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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Switching Channels
A message came back from the great beyond There's fifty-seven channels and nothin' on - Bruce Springsteen Awoke one day to a startling situation. Seems that, overnight, the TV cable company had switched some of the channels in its lineup.... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at Schaadt in the Dark
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A Few Other Things About Brewster...
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Milepost 705 Before our tour of the Brewster shop, we met at the Wandle House. Later, we returned there for lunch. I was particularly interested in the Wandle House for several reasons, but the biggest two were that I'm almost... Continue reading
Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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A Quick Look Around the Brewster Yard
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Milepost 704 After our shop tour, we had a few minutes to look around the yard provided that we stayed within the designated area where we would be safe. The Wheeling & Lake Erie was kind enough to spot a... Continue reading
Posted Apr 27, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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Days of Caring
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Marathon Petroleum Company's Joanna Thompson paints in the City Mission dining room Wednesday afternoon. She and fellow employees Bob Frey, Courtney Stone, and Paige Chenevey were volunteering for the United Way Days of Caring. (Randy Roberts/The Courier) Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Randy's Seen
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The Bad Seed
I feel the Earth move/ Under my feet - Carole King I don't own a green thumb, but I'm eagerly awaiting the upcoming planting season for my tiny garden. Last year's garden was WEAK because I bought discount packs of... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Schaadt in the Dark
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A Final Look Around Inside the Brewster Shops
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Milepost 703 For this last post about our shop tour, I thought I'd just offer up several photos that didn't really seem to fit anywhere else in the previous offerings. So, here they are in no particular order... I mentioned... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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Car Repairs
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Milepost 702 Being out in the elements and working in rough enviornments, railroad cars take a beating. From the wheel pounding mentioned in a previous post to the often rough & uneven tracks themselves... from the constant banging during switching... Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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Wheel Repairs
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Milepost 701 Have you ever stood next to a moving train and heard that rythmic "clank, clank, clank..." as the train moves by? That is caused by flat spots on the wheels. This was probably the result of a sticking... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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Last Picture Show
I enjoy life and why should I complain? - Roger Ebert I recall watching Siskel and Ebert one evening while they reviewed "Purple Rain" with Prince in 1984. They raved about this film about a young, troubled musician. So I... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Schaadt in the Dark
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Engine Repairs at Brewster
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Milepost 700 When a locomotive is brought to the Wheeling & Lake Erie shops at Brewster, it may be coming for a variety of reasons. Wheel repair, truck repair, electric motors, brakes, prime mover maintenance, fuel system upgrades... even painting... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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A Tour of W&LE Brewster Shops
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Milepost 699 A couple of weeks ago, I was the guest of the Iron Cross Chapter of the NKP Historical Society when they visited the Wheeling & Lake Erie locomotive shops in Brewster, Ohio. We were treated to a first... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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Hot Enough for You?
And in my mind I still need a place to go All my changes were there - Neil Young Still shaking my head after reading an account of a man walking near a parking lot in Findlay earlier this month.... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at Schaadt in the Dark
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Finished my Set of Hoppers
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Milepost 698 You may remember a while ago, I mentioned buying a set of six Wheeling & Lake Erie hoppers from Oregon Rail Supply out in... OREGON! It's run by a fellow Nickel Plater, Dick Yager, and he stocks a... Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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Pennsylvania Railroad Museum
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Milepost 697 A few weeks ago, an email from my friend Hank reminded me of something I already knew about but had never really visited. But a quick glance at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania's web site really brought me... Continue reading
Posted Apr 6, 2013 at Along the Right of Way ...
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