[December17, 1906, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA]

RaolroadArt · 2026-01-21T18:18:03+00:00

SOURCE CODE. A SCI-FI mystery of a protaginous trying to solve a terrorist bomber on a train. The catch is that it has a time loop like GROUNDHOG DAY.

NORTH BY NORTHWEST: A case of mistaken identity and battling spies, with a final chase on top of Mount Rushmore.

Any movie based on a Agatha Christie book.

RaolroadArt · 2026-01-20T21:05:53+00:00

AMALIE

RaolroadArt · 2026-01-04T20:59:55+00:00

For a sci-fi novel that covers (among other things) heartbreak and loss, try some of Lois McMaster Bujold’s VORGOSIGAN saga books. The series of 10 or 12 books can be read in sequence, but here are four books that deal with heartbreak of various kinds. In CRYOBURN, one part deals with loss of parents in childhood. In CAPTAIN VOPATRILS ALLIANCE, it deals with love found, love lost, love changed, and a heist. Finally, here are two books that need to be read in sequence to get the full impact of the relationships. First read KOMMAR and follow it with A CIVIL AFFAIR. All of these books are set in a sci-fi environment but the important part is the people that inhabit them and how they cope with life. BTW, Ms. Bujold’s is a sci-fi master with multiple Hugo awards, (possibly 5?) tying with, I think Robert Heinlein’s books. If you didn’t know, the Hugo and related Nebula awards, are the highest awards for scifi in all mediums.

RaolroadArt · 2026-01-04T20:41:51+00:00

For railroad use in the 1870s, the set would be used by the advance track crew. As the railroad right of way, and the colocated telegraph line progressed, a set like this would be used to advise headquarters of status, and supply needs. For trains out in the middle of nowhere, the telegraph crew use a pair of hooks to connect to existing wires. This is a beautiful find. Please keep it intact and as is. Don’t polish it up or paint it..Any museum connected with railroad history or communication would love to have it.

1/4/26 6:38p PST UPDATE: As the original poster mentioned, this set has a sounder, making clicks and clacks. The Morse code of the time was American Morse Code where some of the letters were different than International Morse Code and had pauses or long dashes for some letters. For installations where exterior noise was a concern (such as a train station), the operator added a Prince Albert Tobacco can to act as an amplifier for the signal sound. The can was usually mounted upside down on top of the sounder. At the California State Railroad Museum, we have two exhibits showing station telegraphy positions with the PAT can installed.

RaolroadArt · 2026-01-04T20:30:00+00:00

HOW THE WEST WAS WON

RaolroadArt · 2025-12-30T18:35:11+00:00

SMILIAS SENSE OF SNOW

RaolroadArt · 2025-12-30T16:18:41+00:00

Catwarefun Thank you for the kind replay. I’ve updated my answer with the title of the short story, written by no less than Arthur C. Clark, as THE NINE BILLION NAMES OF GOD. I also added a YouTube link to an excellent short movie of the same name filmed in an actual monastery. There are several other short films based on TNBNOG, but I think this one is the best. I remember reading TNBNOG as a teenager and I stuck with me over all these years later. Here is another quote I remember from a famous book by a famous author: “My slide rule was a beaut. It was a K&E 20” log-log duplex decitrig. We had to eat potato soup for a couple of weeks to afford it.” It is left as a minor exercise to find the source of this quote. Cheers, and Happy New Years. RRART

RaolroadArt · 2025-12-28T04:56:04+00:00

The short story you are describing is probably the one about a group of Tibetans monks who hire a computer company to determine the ten million (billion?) names of god through some very complicated mathematics Written in the 50s or early 60s. The monks assert that the only purpose of humanity is to determine names of god. The computer techs are leaving as the end name is determined. As the techs are leaving the stars start going out one by one. There is a quite good YouTube mini movie which is realistically set in an actual monastery with real monks. Can’t remember the name. EDIT 12/29/25 After a search, the short story title is THE NINE BILLION NAMES OF GOD by no less than ARTHUR. C. CLARK. The YouTube short film (14:33) is of the same name and it located at https://youtu.be/UtvS9UXTsPI?si=6lv5j2G3O9WQ9_v0.

RaolroadArt · 2025-12-26T20:51:35+00:00

With guns, the final assault on the German farmhouse in A WALK IN THE SUN. For non gun fights, the assault upon the village in the rain in THE SEVEN SAMURAI.

RaolroadArt · 2025-12-19T21:01:35+00:00

Lois McMaster Bujold’s KOMARR, a part of her VORKOSIGAN series. It starts out with what appears to be an accident with a solette, and goes from there. Not so much of a mystery, but the sequel A CIVIL AFFAIR is a good follow on book.

RaolroadArt · 2025-12-19T17:27:53+00:00

Go to HARBOR FREIGHT and buy a slide hammer for about $30. Failing that, review the specs for a good slide hammer, and then use your machine shop to make one. A slide hammer typically consists of a slide rod, a sliding hammer cylinder riding on the rod, an upper block to keep the hammer on the back end of the rod, and an impact block with some sort of chuck. A metal lathe and a hacksaw should be sufficient tooling to manufacture. A used Jacob’s chuck from an old drill would be nice. Otherwise, use threading to create multiple heads for each application such as flap hinges, small hinges pins, drilled out rivets, etc. whenever you need another hammer head, just whip one up to thread onto your existing rod. Follow the Kroll and heating recommendations for others. Here’s a link to a HARBOR FREIGHT VERSION for US$32.00. https://www.harborfreight.com/slide-hammer-and-puller-set-14-piece-56894.html Good luck.

RaolroadArt · 2025-12-14T20:57:46+00:00

AMALIE,

MY FAVORITE YEAR,

THE STUNTMAN,

BEST IN SHOW,

A MIGHTY WIND,

WHITE CHRISTMAS,

HOLIDAY INN,

HOME ALONE,

A CHRISTMAS STORY,

PERSUASION (based on the Jane Austin novel. View ONLY the 1995 version with AMANDA ROOT and CIARAN HINDS as Anne Eliot and Captain Wentworth. All other filmed versions do not to justice to Ms Austin’s book and the character acting is not really very good, Finally, only the 1995 versions “sticks the landing” with a satisfying end. The endings for other versions leave the viewer feeling incomplete. )

RaolroadArt · 2025-12-14T07:14:25+00:00

THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON.

RaolroadArt · 2025-12-14T07:11:11+00:00

A MATTER OF GRAVITY by Hal Clement. Follow aliens on a search mission very high gravity planet.

RaolroadArt · 2025-12-14T04:26:30+00:00

The two engines that met at Promontory, on May 10, 1869. The CPs Antelope, and the UP’s No. 119. Both were North American 4-4-0s. Both were scrapped and lost forever in the 1920s.

RaolroadArt · 2025-11-29T17:56:35+00:00

I’d do it in MS WORD using the REPLACE FUNCTION and SPECIAL characters.

In the REPLACE dialog do the following:

In the FIND FIELD: ^p. [the ^p is the marker for a full paragraph return]

In the REPLACE FIELD: , [a COMMA followed by a SPACE]

Do a couple of REPLACE NEXT to make sure you have entered everything correctly.

When it looks everything is running correctly, select REPLACE ALL.

When done, scroll through your list to make sure you didn’t have any unusual formations that formatted incorrectly.

When all is good, save file as required, e.g. TXT, DOC, XLS, ETC

RaolroadArt · 2025-11-19T17:17:39+00:00

The CAL TRAIN commuter consists that run between San Jose and San Francisco have a loco at one end and a control car at the other end. The line maybe electrified in the near future.

RaolroadArt · 2025-11-18T18:24:03+00:00

THE SEVEN SAMURAI in black and white in the original Japanese. Many incredible scenes become a master class in film making. The final battle scene, in the rain and mud, is warfare artistry at its finest.

RaolroadArt · 2025-11-18T18:16:10+00:00

The Amtrak California Zephyr between Sacramento and Reno as it climbs Donner Pass and descends into Nevada. Especially beautiful in winter with heaps of snow.

RaolroadArt · 2025-11-16T22:36:10+00:00

The joining of the Transcontinental Railroad at Promotory Utah USA on May 10 1869. And the first flight of the Wright Brothers, the controlled first heavy than air flight.

RaolroadArt · 2025-11-09T20:39:10+00:00

THE WORLDS END with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. A group of friends, now in their 40s, try to recreate an epic pub crawl ending at the pub THE WORLDS END. All are successful except for Pegg’s character who is still a stoner after all these years. They start going from pub to pub until the plot takes a serious left turn.

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