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Re: CofG PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hoppers (Revisited)

Dave Sarther
 

Based on Eric's reply, some of these C of G cars might have made it to places like Minneapolis & St Paul.  If that is the case I could model one for a CB&Q train on the C&I branch (Aurora. IL to Twin Cities) of the "Q".  Now if I could only get some good plans I might just be able to scratch build on of these in O-Scale Proto 48!  Oh, yes, where to find decals for these PS-2 two bay covered hoppers in O-Scale?
 
Later,  Dave Sarther

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Gendernalik
To: STMFC
Sent: Mon, Dec 16, 2013 1:15 pm
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: CofG PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hoppers (Revisited)

 
Also, out of Spruce Pine, NC on the Clinchfield.

Frank Gendernalik  Northville, MI


On Monday, December 16, 2013 3:06 PM, Todd Horton <toddchorton@...> wrote:
 
Good point Eric, just because you're not a C of G modeler doesn't mean you can't justify one or more of these cars on your layout.
 
Todd Horton

From: Eric Neubauer <eaneubauer@...>
To: STMFC@...
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: CofG PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hoppers (Revisited)
 

Actually, much of the kaolin for coating paper was used in New Engand and the northern Midwest. The central Georgia region was the primary source.
 
Eric
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: CofG PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hoppers (Revisited)

 
Dave,

In the Southeast, a lot of kaolin was used in papermaking. My understanding is that kaolin is what gives paper that smooth finish, as opposed to newsprint, etc.

Scott Haycock
Modeling Tarheel country in the Land of Enchantment
I am not a C of G modeler but have found this thread most informative.  Since I didn't know what kaolin was, nor what it could be used for, I had to resort to Google as my friend.  http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/kaolin   So now I know it is most commonly found in the US in Georgia and is used most often in the production of white china.
 
Later,  Dave Sarther
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