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Re: Gondola Load
Fred Jansz wrote:
"A Western Pacific car on the B&O! Who would have [thought] that.
Bruce Smith wrote:
"Why? A WP car on the B&O comes as no surprise at all to me. We’ve documented repeatedly on
Fred Jansz wrote:
"A Western Pacific car on the B&O! Who would have [thought] that.
Bruce Smith wrote:
"Why? A WP car on the B&O comes as no surprise at all to me. We’ve documented repeatedly on
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Benjamin Hom
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Re: Gondola Load
My first thought was of a bean separator, such as used for Lima Beans. Not at all uncommon in California. Not many photos, as these were buried inside structures. I have such a bean separator I made
My first thought was of a bean separator, such as used for Lima Beans. Not at all uncommon in California. Not many photos, as these were buried inside structures. I have such a bean separator I made
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Andy Carlson
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#163366
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Re: Gondola Load
Fred,
Why? A WP car on the B&O comes as no surprise at all to me. We’ve documented repeatedly on this list that boxcars traveled the entire country.
Regards
Bruce
Bruce F. Smith
Fred,
Why? A WP car on the B&O comes as no surprise at all to me. We’ve documented repeatedly on this list that boxcars traveled the entire country.
Regards
Bruce
Bruce F. Smith
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Bruce Smith
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#163365
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Re: Gondola Load
Bruce,
Thanks for the more high res view, but it doesn’t really appear to change anything from our January discussion. It appears to either be a penstock, or some similar water piping or part of
Bruce,
Thanks for the more high res view, but it doesn’t really appear to change anything from our January discussion. It appears to either be a penstock, or some similar water piping or part of
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Bruce Smith
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#163364
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Re: WP Boxcar was Gondola Load
Friends,
The WP car is coupled to boxcar GN 47384 (see attached photo) from the same photo sequence. They are on a siding headed to the Doughnut Corporation of America, a plant which milled and mixed
Friends,
The WP car is coupled to boxcar GN 47384 (see attached photo) from the same photo sequence. They are on a siding headed to the Doughnut Corporation of America, a plant which milled and mixed
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Bruce Griffin
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#163363
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view of the trackside unloading equipment for a bulk oil dealership
Hi List Members,
We have a nice view of the trackside unloading equipment for a bulkj oil dealership at the link below...
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM20303
No steam era
Hi List Members,
We have a nice view of the trackside unloading equipment for a bulkj oil dealership at the link below...
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM20303
No steam era
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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#163362
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Re: Gondola Load
Related to air handling, could also be a plenum to conduct flue gasses from a furnace to a smoke stack.
Dennis Storzek
Related to air handling, could also be a plenum to conduct flue gasses from a furnace to a smoke stack.
Dennis Storzek
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Dennis Storzek
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#163361
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Re: Gondola Load
Has look of a large air-handling system. Structure doesn't look heavy enough [i.e, the cross-sections of the sheet metal] to handle water. Nice shot, love gon loads, Thx
Rich Chapin
Basking Ridge, NJ
Has look of a large air-handling system. Structure doesn't look heavy enough [i.e, the cross-sections of the sheet metal] to handle water. Nice shot, love gon loads, Thx
Rich Chapin
Basking Ridge, NJ
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RICH CHAPIN
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#163360
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Re: Gondola Load
As an engineer who has built all kinds of pipework for handling water, and all kinds of ductwork for handling air, I would lean towards the gon loads being the latter. The bracing seems too light for
As an engineer who has built all kinds of pipework for handling water, and all kinds of ductwork for handling air, I would lean towards the gon loads being the latter. The bracing seems too light for
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Paul Woods <paul@...>
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#163359
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Re: a fun glimpse into the Western Union operation
John and Friends,
I wonder if the two cars to the left of the locomotives in this view are Western Union. They appear to be converted passenger or head end cars. This is Roper
John and Friends,
I wonder if the two cars to the left of the locomotives in this view are Western Union. They appear to be converted passenger or head end cars. This is Roper
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Garth Groff <sarahsan@...>
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Re: Gondola Load
Friends,
Very interesting indeed. It is a Mt. Vernon 40', 10'6" IH AAR boxcar with 6' doors, part of series 20201-20550 built in 1945. It would have been painted FCR with
Friends,
Very interesting indeed. It is a Mt. Vernon 40', 10'6" IH AAR boxcar with 6' doors, part of series 20201-20550 built in 1945. It would have been painted FCR with
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Garth Groff <sarahsan@...>
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#163357
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Re: Gondola Load
Tim and others interested,
WP 20243 also caught my eye immediately of course.
A Western Pacific car on the B&O!
Who would have thaught that.
However 20243 is not from the 20001-20200 'shorty' 9'6"
Tim and others interested,
WP 20243 also caught my eye immediately of course.
A Western Pacific car on the B&O!
Who would have thaught that.
However 20243 is not from the 20001-20200 'shorty' 9'6"
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Fred Jansz
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#163356
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Re: Gondola Load
Hi Tim,
Given the size, I suspect a sluiceway or penstock for a dam is more likely.
Pax,
Ralph Brown
Portland, Maine
PRRT&HS No. 3966
NMRA No. L2532
rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com
Hi Tim,
Given the size, I suspect a sluiceway or penstock for a dam is more likely.
Pax,
Ralph Brown
Portland, Maine
PRRT&HS No. 3966
NMRA No. L2532
rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com
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Ralph W. Brown
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Re: Gondola Load
Looks more like a component for an electricity generating water turbine system for a dam somewhere
Brent
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Dr. J. Brent Greer
Looks more like a component for an electricity generating water turbine system for a dam somewhere
Brent
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Dr. J. Brent Greer
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Brent Greer
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Re: Gondola Load
looks like industrial-size duct work... for moving air. lots of it.
WP 20243 is a 9-6 IH version of a 1937 AAR box car (normally 10-0 IH)
Anyone ever make resin kits for the "low
looks like industrial-size duct work... for moving air. lots of it.
WP 20243 is a 9-6 IH version of a 1937 AAR box car (normally 10-0 IH)
Anyone ever make resin kits for the "low
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Tim O'Connor
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#163353
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Re: a fun glimpse into the Western Union operation
Nice find.
Until about 1914, Western Union line forces were often housed in camp cars leased from the railroads they were working along, since Western Union telegraph lines nearly always paralleled
Nice find.
Until about 1914, Western Union line forces were often housed in camp cars leased from the railroads they were working along, since Western Union telegraph lines nearly always paralleled
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mofwcaboose <MOFWCABOOSE@...>
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#163352
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Re: Gondola Load
The WP box car on the siding is interesting.
Tony Thompson
The WP box car on the siding is interesting.
Tony Thompson
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Tony Thompson
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#163351
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Re: Gondola Load
Group,
John King offered a much higher resolution scan for consideration. The load and gon are much clearer than in the scan I shared at first. The load is headed west from Baltimore in 1952 about 14
Group,
John King offered a much higher resolution scan for consideration. The load and gon are much clearer than in the scan I shared at first. The load is headed west from Baltimore in 1952 about 14
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Bruce Griffin
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#163350
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months back, we were discussing cotton bales
Hi List Members,
A while back, months back, we were discussing cotton bales.
Here is a good image of one...
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM48792
Claus Schlund
Hi List Members,
A while back, months back, we were discussing cotton bales.
Here is a good image of one...
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM48792
Claus Schlund
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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#163349
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Free shipping-10 new GN 40' steel box car kits by Intermountain HO
Hello folks-
I have 10 new Great Northern HO box car kits, all 40'cars, and all GN. Mint, new from the Duane Buck collection. they are as follows-
1) IM #41001-26 GN 12 panel as-delivered mineral red
Hello folks-
I have 10 new Great Northern HO box car kits, all 40'cars, and all GN. Mint, new from the Duane Buck collection. they are as follows-
1) IM #41001-26 GN 12 panel as-delivered mineral red
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Andy Carlson
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#163348
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