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Block of cars
Dave Nelson
Anyone know when the term ”Block”, describing a set of cars headed to the same location, came into general use? Or whether that concept is in use outside of North America? Similar question regarding lcomotives, where I recall hearing the term “lashup” to refer to a set of locos. Or are these just railfan/model railroader terms?
Am debating these matters on another list and nobody participating, myself included, knows the answer.
Dave Nelson
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Re: Photo: B&LE Gondola 16331 With Scrap Load (1942)
Richard Townsend
The mention of pulling up rails reminded me that I have several AFEs from the war years in which the C&S authorized removing various tracks to free up rail for scrap drives. Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, OR
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From: Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb@...> To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Sent: Wed, Aug 5, 2020 9:18 am Subject: [RealSTMFC] Photo: B&LE Gondola 16331 With Scrap Load (1942) Photo: B&LE Gondola 16331 With Scrap Load (1942)
A photo from the Ann Arbor District Library
The World War II scrap drive included pulling up rails as well:
Bob Chaparro
Hemet, CA
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Re: Photo: SFRD Stainless Steel Reefer 13000
Here is an O scale model I built of it in 1987.
My only reference at the time was a photo and brief description of it in the 1953 Carbuilder's Cyclopedia. Some hand lettering had to be done for what was not available in an SFRD Champion decal set Ed Bommer
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Photo: B&LE Gondola 16331 With Scrap Load (1942)
Photo: B&LE Gondola 16331 With Scrap Load (1942) A photo from the Ann Arbor District Library https://aadl.org/sites/default/files/photos/N082_0380_006.jpg The World War II scrap drive included pulling up rails as well: https://aadl.org/sites/default/files/photos/N186_0033_001.jpg Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Photo: SFRD Stainless Steel Reefer 13000
Photo: SFRD Stainless Steel Reefer 13000 A photo from the Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society archives: In 1948, Santa Fe had this one-off refrigerator car built in stainless steel by Consolidated Steel Industries. It featured plug doors, convertible bunkers and several other progressive features. Santa Fe used most of these features in rebuilding its aging fleet of wood body reefers that included new steel roofs and sides, but did not repeat the use of stainless steel. This was the sole member of the Rr-41 class and eventually was renumbered 4150. A Keith Jordan article on kit bashing an HO model of SFRD 13000 was published in the Second Quarter 1989 issue of Santa Fe Modeler. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Re: Freight car progress
radiodial868
"Drawer of Disappointments" I like that phrase.
Mine is more like a "Penalty Box" It is a shelf by the bench where I can place "those who do not cooperate" and let the subconscious work on solutions. I try and never let the penalty box exceed 2 cars before buckling down and getting them past their sticking point. ------------------- RJ Dial Mendocino, CA
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Freight car progress
Eric Hansmann
I've summarized a few recent projects in my latest blog post. Most are freight cars, except for a cool model of a 1918 truck. Here's the direct link.
Eric Hansmann
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NYC 19000 series caboose color
Walter Cox
It looks like pink would work and you can ignore my previous post.
In a message dated 8/4/2020 5:05:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, WaltGCox@... writes:
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Re: NYC 19000 series caboose color
Walter Cox
Hi Dave,
I would do a test run of the mixture before using it on a model. Back when Floquil was the "go to" paint I was looking for a way to get a faded appearance on some single sheathed boxcars in grain hauling service and was warned not to add white as it would turn the red to pink but to use a buff color.. I can't say if the white would have turned the red pink as I never tried it.
Good luck, Walt
In a message dated 8/4/2020 11:45:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, davelawler@... writes|
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Re: NYC 19000 series caboose color
Dave Lawler
Thank you Peter, you've laid my fears to rest.
Dave Lawler
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Re: Oscar Mayer Freight Car taken in 1931
Richard Townsend
For example:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ATHEARN-5209-OSCAR-MAYER-REEFER-6871-KIT-HO-SCALE/383641293846?hash=item5952cd9416:g:2BsAAOSwSmJfFcpr Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, OR
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From: G.J. Irwin <groups@...> To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Sent: Tue, Aug 4, 2020 11:47 am Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Oscar Mayer Freight Car taken in 1931 With respect to the Oscar Mayer car, if I recall correctly from my late father's accumulation of HO trains, the folks at Athearn did a car similar to the retouched photo Claus referenced. It had red sides, black ends and roof, white lettering. I don't recall if there were any reporting marks.
A "not a Steam Era Freight Car," perhaps? --George Irwin
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Re: Oscar Mayer Freight Car taken in 1931
G.J. Irwin
With respect to the Oscar Mayer car, if I recall correctly from my late father's accumulation of HO trains, the folks at Athearn did a car similar to the retouched photo Claus referenced. It had red sides, black ends and roof, white lettering. I don't recall if there were any reporting marks.
A "not a Steam Era Freight Car," perhaps? --George Irwin
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DT&I Postwar AAR Boxcar – Front Range Upgrade #2
Bob Chapman
Continuing to clean out the three-decade stash of unbuilt styrene undec kits. Front Range kit #4070 features 10-panel riveted sides, 8-foot door, diagonal panel roof, and R-3-4 ends; a prototype near-match is DT&I's #14300-14549 series (the prototype with early improved dreadnaught ends, the model the similar late version).
As with other circa-1990 kits, the carbody is decent, but the detail parts are well below current standards. Upgrades include Kadee ladders/grabs/Ajax brakewheel, and Kato ASF A-3 trucks. The kit’s deep fishbelly sidesills were modified to match the prototype’s flat bolster-to-bolster profile. The prototype featured a Kerrigan runningboard; I substituted the similar Apex from Yarmouth. Decals are K4.Thanks to Craig Wilson, Tim O’Connor, and John Stanford for their photo and technical help.
Weathering gone wild! -- an attempt to recreate the prototype photo. Craig speculates that the car may have spent a day too many at one of DT&I’s on-line Ohio bagged clay plants.
Regards,
Bob Chapman
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Re: NYC 19000 series caboose color
Peter Weiglin
Those of us who remember the classic wood NYC cabooses remember that they showed up in different shades of red (or even pink), depending on how long it had been since they were painted. For many, it was a looong time since painting.
There was a prototype for any shade, somewhere. Don't get too worked up over the "real" shade.
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Re: NYC 19000 series caboose color
Dave Lawler
Thank you Mark. I have some Floquil Boxcar red and Reefer White in my old paint stash,
more than enough to paint a HO caboose. I guess I'm good to go. Dave Lawler
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Re: NYC 19000 series caboose color
Dave Lawler
Todd,
Thank you for the link to the NYC Historical Society file. In there they describe the color as a "reserved boxcar red". I think that Mark Rossiter's suggestion for Floquil Boxcar red wit a touch of white is the best idea. Dave Lawler
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Re: Oscar Mayer Freight Car taken in 1931
mikefrommontanan
I agree with Mr. Stozrek's assertion that this is a modified image. Perhaps done to show somebody what a proposed scheme would look like on a full size car. It appears that a knock out image (type) was over the print when exposed.
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Re: Photo: Lifting A Flat Car (Undated)
mopacfirst
Dennis' explanation is most likely.
Wherever this crane is, it appears that its purpose is to lift stuff that's between the two crane rails, probably stuff that arrived by motor transport or perhaps offloaded from ships in the nearby harbor, move it between the legs of the crane support on the left and lower it on to freight cars. The test lift was probably run in the opposite direction, picking up that flatcar and moving it across into the area between the crane legs. You have to assume that they'd then put it back, but there would perhaps need to be more than those two men, who look like supervisors, to get it back on the rails. Ron Merrick
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Re: Photo: Lifting A Flat Car (Undated)
Lester Breuer
My opinion, Promotion to sell the crane and show an example of load it can lift. In my opinion, the two men are not under the flat car being lifted. A photo perspective. My guess the person scanning the photo created the caption and it was his impression the men were under the flat car.
Lester Breuer
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Re: Transformers and Runner to Skagit River Railway Powerhouse
Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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Hi Richard and List Members,
I forwarded Richard's original email to a model
railroader friend of mine - this friend worked for GE in the power transformer
product area (in a number of locations but most notably in Pittsfield MA) for
many years, and he is very knowlegable regarding both the transformer end of
things and the rail transport end of things.
I'm tacking on his private reply to me since I
think it might be of interest to folks on the list and will provide additional
insights...
"Thanks for the photos and information about
them.The paint color for the transformers was dark blue-grey, ANSI #24 and the
bushings would be a chocolate brown color. More recent transformers were
painted light grey, ANSI #70 and the bushings were the same color. These
transformers look like single phase units, so there was a third one arriving,
too. I did not have any info on these units, but they were probably 230kV
output to the BPA transmission lines. Generator input was probably
13.8kV. BPA transmitted the power to Seattle. The GE logo on the
side of the transformer was made of cast aluminum (I have one)".
Enjoy!
Claus Schlund
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