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Re: Shrouded tank cars: floors?
Thanks so much, Steve. Maybe more than I asked for but just what I wanted to know. I appreciate it.
Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, OR
Thanks so much, Steve. Maybe more than I asked for but just what I wanted to know. I appreciate it.
Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, OR
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Richard Townsend
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#158257
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Bending curved grab irons - Kadee pliers
I use Kadee’s coupler trip pin pliers to create various round shapes in HO, S and O. While the various steps don’t equate to an exact radius, it gets me close so that minor adjustment finishes
I use Kadee’s coupler trip pin pliers to create various round shapes in HO, S and O. While the various steps don’t equate to an exact radius, it gets me close so that minor adjustment finishes
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Jim King
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#158256
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Re: Reefers: Heaters
Nelson,
I was refueling charcoal heaters into 1970.
Lenny Ohrnell
Nelson,
I was refueling charcoal heaters into 1970.
Lenny Ohrnell
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Walter
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#158255
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Re: Bending custom grab irons
John,
Found the last one in the bottom of the caboose stuff drawer
On the waaaay as artillery guys say
Enjoy,
Joe Binish
John,
Found the last one in the bottom of the caboose stuff drawer
On the waaaay as artillery guys say
Enjoy,
Joe Binish
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Joseph
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#158254
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Re: Bending custom grab irons
Jake,
I have a good supply of curved grabs these days, but in the past I have used a dowel (1/2” or less) or coin (quarter) and wrapped a length of wire. Once the wire is curved, even if the
Jake,
I have a good supply of curved grabs these days, but in the past I have used a dowel (1/2” or less) or coin (quarter) and wrapped a length of wire. Once the wire is curved, even if the
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Peter Ness
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#158253
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Re: Bending custom grab irons
Found one of the jigs and instructions, yours if you want it
Joe Binish
Found one of the jigs and instructions, yours if you want it
Joe Binish
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Joseph
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#158252
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Re: glasses for better color perception?
I took the test. Nope, I'm in the 20% that they can't help.
RG7
I took the test. Nope, I'm in the 20% that they can't help.
RG7
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mopacfirst
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#158251
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Re: Icing Reefers In Maine
Jim: Fascinating bit of research on your part. Thank you for sharing.
On the Penobscot and even on Moosehead Lake, log drives continued until the 1970's, and the bark and other debris had long
Jim: Fascinating bit of research on your part. Thank you for sharing.
On the Penobscot and even on Moosehead Lake, log drives continued until the 1970's, and the bark and other debris had long
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richard glueck
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#158250
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Re: Reefers: Heaters
According to Jeff Wilson's book, "Produce Traffic and Trains", charcoal heaters were replaced with alcohol heaters in the 1940. Alcohol heaters were thermostatically controlled and had a pilot light,
According to Jeff Wilson's book, "Produce Traffic and Trains", charcoal heaters were replaced with alcohol heaters in the 1940. Alcohol heaters were thermostatically controlled and had a pilot light,
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Nelson Moyer
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#158249
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Re: Bending custom grab irons
Jake,
Just jig it. ;) By that I mean find something with the radius or near the radius you want and use that as a jig. Oh, and wire is cheap. So what if you throw away every other
Jake,
Just jig it. ;) By that I mean find something with the radius or near the radius you want and use that as a jig. Oh, and wire is cheap. So what if you throw away every other
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Bruce Smith
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#158248
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Re: Shrouded tank cars: floors?
The Monsanto car in St. Louis does not have a floor under its hood. A photo is attached.
It is my belief that such cars, in general, did not have floors. The hood (shroud, etc?) often covered
The Monsanto car in St. Louis does not have a floor under its hood. A photo is attached.
It is my belief that such cars, in general, did not have floors. The hood (shroud, etc?) often covered
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Steve and Barb Hile
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#158247
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Re: Reefers: Heaters
Jim,
What type heaters are you referring to? I would guess during this groups time frame charcoal heaters would have been the norm. FWIW I never ran across a charcoal heater installed the way you
Jim,
What type heaters are you referring to? I would guess during this groups time frame charcoal heaters would have been the norm. FWIW I never ran across a charcoal heater installed the way you
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Walter
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#158246
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Re: Bending custom grab irons
Jake,
Since I have a few (6)of those kits built up, I might have the jig for you. Send me your snail mail off line and I will send one to you
Joe Binish
Jake,
Since I have a few (6)of those kits built up, I might have the jig for you. Send me your snail mail off line and I will send one to you
Joe Binish
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Joseph
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#158245
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Re: Icing in general was: Re: Icing Reefers In Maine
Let’s not forget fish! To my knowledge the New Haven shipped fish daily on BH-1 at least into the early ‘50’s. It was in fact called “The Fish Train”. Fish in Boston were packed in iced
Let’s not forget fish! To my knowledge the New Haven shipped fish daily on BH-1 at least into the early ‘50’s. It was in fact called “The Fish Train”. Fish in Boston were packed in iced
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Peter Ness
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#158244
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Shrouded tank cars: floors?
There were some tank cars with shrouds (for insulation?) that curved across the top of the car and then went down vertically to the cars' running boards. Examples are on p. 18 of Jim Kinkaid's Tank
There were some tank cars with shrouds (for insulation?) that curved across the top of the car and then went down vertically to the cars' running boards. Examples are on p. 18 of Jim Kinkaid's Tank
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Richard Townsend
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#158243
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Re: Icing Reefers In Maine
Richard,
in my research reefers, reefer traffic, and on icing of reefers, and more to the point currently, of ice collection, there were two different types of ice "Potable" and "otherwise".
Richard,
in my research reefers, reefer traffic, and on icing of reefers, and more to the point currently, of ice collection, there were two different types of ice "Potable" and "otherwise".
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np328
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#158242
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Re: Bending custom grab irons
AMB put a jig in their MSTL caboose kit that allows bending perfect curved caboose grabs. It is made of clear acrylic, with a curved piece glued in place for forming the curved hand rail. See the
AMB put a jig in their MSTL caboose kit that allows bending perfect curved caboose grabs. It is made of clear acrylic, with a curved piece glued in place for forming the curved hand rail. See the
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Douglas Harding
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#158241
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Re: Bending custom grab irons
Anyone have tips for bending custom CURVED grab rails akin to that on the side ends of a caboose? My first attempts have been less than ideal. So much so, I've been thinking photo etched brass might
Anyone have tips for bending custom CURVED grab rails akin to that on the side ends of a caboose? My first attempts have been less than ideal. So much so, I've been thinking photo etched brass might
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Jake Schaible
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#158240
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Re: Icing Reefers In Maine
Understand, that was Maine lake or river cut ice. Up until the forties, the winter ice was cut in huge blocks and stored ashore in ice houses. The insulation in those buildings was walls packed with
Understand, that was Maine lake or river cut ice. Up until the forties, the winter ice was cut in huge blocks and stored ashore in ice houses. The insulation in those buildings was walls packed with
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richard glueck
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#158239
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Re: New Tools for the Clearwater Car Shops
I find if I cut the large sprues to either side of the small part, keep the part small part and small connecting sprue on my cutting mat and the large, cut sprue pieces off the cutting mat edge, a
I find if I cut the large sprues to either side of the small part, keep the part small part and small connecting sprue on my cutting mat and the large, cut sprue pieces off the cutting mat edge, a
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Peter Ness
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#158238
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