Re: Question re: upcoming Rapido USRA DS box
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Claus,
Correct. Indeed, I see no footage of the GN car being righted, but that wimpy little derrick was clearly not up to the task of lifting the car and remaining upright. It also looks like they may have been dealing with 2 different GN cars, or that they dragged
the GN car clear of the cut and then rolled the derrick trying to get it back onto the rails.
Note that the PGE and its successor, BCRail, always had serious avalanche/rock fall problems on many of their lines.
Regards,
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Claus Schlund \(HGM\) <claus@...>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 8:57 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Question re: upcoming Rapido USRA DS box Hi List Members,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdtnVk2M3YU&t=2s Thanks Colin for the video link, it was fascinating to watch some of the process involved in fixing things up when a mess like that occurs.
It looked to me like at some point the wreck crane itself tipped over, and they had to right it again, am I interpreting this correctly?
Claus Schlund
From: Kemal Mumcu via groups.io
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 9:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Question re: upcoming Rapido USRA DS box
One thing about these Rapido cars that could be corrected is the incorrect ride height. They ride high on the trucks. This was the same problem with the NP cars. I had to make a jig and sand down the excess bolster material to bring down the car to ride
at the right height.
A possible solution: Make the cars with the correct bolster ride height and add a fitted washer to deliver the cars. The toy train types will be happy and more discerning modelers can remove the washer to bring down the car to the right height. Colin Meikle A video from the Pacific Great Eastern of a GN USRA being righted after a wreck. From the mid-fifties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdtnVk2M3YU&t=2s |
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