Jeffrey's Track Side Diner - August, 2019 - Model Railroader Magazine

Good afternoon all.

Flo - A RBF please. Thanks.

Jimmy - Sorry about your cat. You have my condolences.

Ken - Congrats on the new rescue pup. Rescue dogs make the best dogs in my book. (I’ve had a couple, and currently have one.)

Kevin - Has the news about Dorian slowed now that his (her?) track is taking him a bit further north up the coast?

Brent - Glad to hear both kids are doing well.

Garry - Safe trip.

Lion - How do your little people handle having to use such big tools on repairs?

Sept. Diner - Either one sounds like a good (virtual) trip.

W*^k - The way this week has gone, I’m starting to think that I now w*^k with the same people Ken does! 

Weather - Cool-ish, which is still nice. (78 Fairies High for Lion.) No rain today, but tomorrow might be different.

NWPA - Well, it’s the annual Cornfield 500 weekend, so lots of activity around. For those who are unaware, the Cornfield 500 is a big redneck style party weekend, put on by a family nearby, where they have big mud-trucks, live music, and a race (full of amateurs) in a dirt field turned racetrack. (Hence the name.) Sunday they will conclude with a big fireworks show that would rival almost any Independence Day show.

They also hold two world-record Monster-truck jumps at this event. 

This year, the "headliners" if you will, are two big-name Mud Trucks, and their drivers. 

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First up, is King Sling. Some of you may have heard of this truck before.

Also included is Bog Hog, pictured below.

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Some may have heard of this truck as well.

For those who haven’t, Bog Hog is driven by Weston Anderson. King Sling is the new truck driven by Dennis Anderson, of Grave Digger Monster Truck fame. (Weston is one of Dennis Anderson's son's.) 

Both of these trucks have about 1550HP, and a 540 cubic inch block. King Sling runs a different type of injector than Bog Hog does, so they do run just slightly different then each other.

For the festivities this weekend, Weston has the pleasure of driving both trucks, as Dennis is healing from surgery. (But Dennis did come to do meet & greet, pictures, and sign autographs.)

Most people needed tickets for today for the meet and greet, but I just happen to know where the trucks were being displayed yesterday prior to being moved to the event, and when I was taking my pics of the displayed trucks, I happened to run into Dennis and Weston, and they were kind enough to not only do a meet & greet, and answer my questions on the trucks, but also did a photo with me in front of Weston's truck. I may post that pic later on.

Trains - Still no progress on the new layout to report, but I did manage to catch the newest loco for a local Short line, the WNY&P on a train yesterday, on what may have been her first trip on "home" rails.

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Pretty spiffy looking unit for a short line used to older ALCO and MLW power! This unit, and her sisters to follow, will eventually bump the 6 axle ALCO and MLW power on the line that goes over Keating Summit.

She was a former CSX AC6000, that has been rebuilt to 4400HP, and is now wearing company Black & Yellow. (A few of the other units are red/black instead, but all repainted ones are this same style scheme of Black/yellow. Two of the 4 axle units have stayed in their original colors, one ex Belt RWY unit, still in her Belt paint, and one that is Orange/black. And two are ex M&E in Red.) 

She was in a train with a ALCO C430 #431, a C424m #435, and two other Ex-CSX units not yet repainted, #,’s 6006 & 6007, that may be the two parts extras units. Here, I had grabbed a quick shot with my cell phone, as I was on my way to make a delivery for w*^k. (Otherwise, I would have chased and got better shots!) 

Had I had time, it would have been a very easy chase, as they had to stop and flag a crossing the next block over, as the signals were not functioning at all for some reason. So, in this shot, they were crawling at a brisk walking pace. (Had I been prepared for that, I would have gotten a better shot.)

Wow, I have posted a lot of pictures today!

Guess I better quit before John (TF) calls me a "Post Hog", just to go along with my pic of Bog Hog.

Hope all are well, and all enjoy the day!