#9 time this weekend

robertjohndavis · **Posted:** Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:17 am

Hey there UGM/AMR team, any of you around the #9 this weekend?

Dave K. has made arrangements for me to bring my annual after Thanksgiving train guys tour to the #9 on Saturday. We'll have 20 guys who like the anthracite railroads but really don't know that much about mining.

I can't wait to get up there.

Rob

Chris · **Posted:** Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:22 am

what time?

robertjohndavis · **Posted:** Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:19 am

We're getting to the mine around 10:15.

After that, we are heading up to Scranton to see the CPR holiday train.

Rob

robertjohndavis · **Posted:** Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:07 am

We had a nice tour of the #9. Dave K. was our guide.

Along the way, I learned a few things, the most memorable being the chalked message that Mike A is the most awesome tour guide. My #1 suspect denies responsibility.

We had a UGM siting, but the guys were busy with the front end loader.

Coolest new thing... the ghost picture a tourist took this summer of the mystery face by the cages.

From there, it was on to pork and saurkraut at the Beacon diner then up to the Hudson Model RR club. After checing in the yards at Pittston Jct. and Taylor, we went to see the CP Holiday Train in Scranton, a quick stop at the Gerture Hawk candy factory layout, then back to Hazleton to see the great HO scale train club there.

Diner was at the Blue Comet diner. We love Ferdinands' scamutz, but we tried something new. Next time, it is back to Ferds. Then we were on the road back to Joisey.

A great day out with 18 turkeys, including my little one.

Chris · **Posted:** Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:22 am

i have no idea who wrote that............ :wink:

UGMiner Banks · **Posted:** Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:24 am

Hey Rob, I just saw an add for the Hudson model RR clubs open houses... I'll have to get over there one weekend. Mike A told me you guys were gunna be there sat.. typical, i forgot

robertjohndavis · **Posted:** Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:14 pm

Yeah, Mike was hard at work while we were there.

The Hudson club is cool, but even cooler is the 8 foot or so long porcelain ename Hudson Coal sign they just won on eBay. They hadn't hung it yet. Apparently one of their guys is an a-coal sign collector who has some real interesting stuff including a couple of Dickson & Eddy (O&W) signs. Neat!

Rob

cinderella12 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:56 am

Guess that was our chalk writing. LOL

John · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:13 pm

damn! i almost bought that hudson sign a few weeks back. it was at an antique shop in scranton. they told me i could have it, then when i came back 5 minutes later with the money, they wouldn't sell it. i'm still mad about that one!!

Chris · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:59 pm

ha! i remember talking about that with you when we were at the bar right across from the antique store it was in in scranton!

John · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:57 pm

yea, Rob, it said Dreater Coal Co across the bottom, right?

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