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Re: Discarded sign...

The 'reinforcement rail' on concrete is probably one side of a mobile gantry crane setup. This looks to be at a Boston & Maine team track near Lechmere Square. The crossing is not unguarded: there

By Todd Sullivan · #180956 ·

Re: Discarded sign...

That’s a cool little detail for a team track or gantry site. And I like the political billboard in the background as that is an easy way to “vintage date” a scene.

By Richard Townsend · #180955 ·

Discarded sign...

Hi List Members, We sometime see images of large loads on flat cars that are accompanied by signs describing the item and letting the world know who the manufacturer was. Ever wonder what happens

By Claus Schlund $HGM$ · #180954 ·

Re: Photos: NYC Boxcar 256241 (1926)

I stayed silent on the topic of reroofing since the photo on the Westerfield CD is very hazy around the roof line, but on further examination you are correct as the wider seam caps on the replacement

By ROGER HINMAN · #180953 ·

Re: ORER help, please

From the ORER: Quantify of stock cars was given during this blackout period as: 34 cars from January 1927 through July 1936; 40 cars from July 1937 to April 1938; 45 cars from July 1938 through

By Ian Cranstone · #180952 ·

Photo: ATSF Boxcar 148312 (Bx-32)

Photo: ATSF Boxcar 148312 (Bx-32) A photo from the Cornell University Library: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:20864661 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. ATSF 148312 is a

By Bob Chaparro · #180951 ·

ORER help, please

From 1927 - 1952 inclusive, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway listings in the ORER contained only a "Recapitulation of Car Equipment" rather than full number series and dimensions. I have a copy of

By greg kennelly · #180950 ·

BLI tank car trucks, was Workbench Wednesday!

I jinxed myself... Just after I sent the message below, I started reaming the trucks for the 2nd car and SNAP - the truck sideframe snapped in half! %$#@# So, in spite of Brian's comments about what a

By Bruce Smith · #180949 ·

Re: Photos: NYC Boxcar 256241 (1926)

On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 02:37 PM, ROGER HINMAN wrote: This is ACF lot 6421 and there a bunch of builder’s photos on the Westerfield ACF CD. Comparing the photos shows straps added not only around

By Dennis Storzek <destorzek@...> · #180948 ·

Re: Photos: NYC Boxcar 256241 (1926)

This is ACF lot 6421 and there a bunch of builder’s photos on the Westerfield ACF CD. Comparing the photos shows straps added not only around the ends, but also a beefed up siding protector beneath

By ROGER HINMAN · #180947 ·

Re: Photo: UP/OSL Livestock Car 37197 (1943)

Thanks guys. Didn't mean to hijack the UP thread with my WP double deck. Working on the next one (of 11). Will post some more views/info later. ------------------- RJ Dial Mendocino, CA

By radiodial868 · #180946 ·

Re: Photos: NYC Boxcar 256241 (1926)

This is essentially the Accurail 1700 series boxcar showing the extra straps the NYC added to reinforce the ends. Dennis Storzek

By Dennis Storzek <destorzek@...> · #180945 ·

Re: Photo: DL&W Hopper 73453

...as you can plainly see: -------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA --------------------

By Richard Brennan · #180944 ·

Photo: DL&W Hopper 73453

Photo: DL&W Hopper 73453 A photo from the National Parks Service Collection: https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/f94d5e4f-ea66-4748-80cb-002b148ef673 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. This

By Bob Chaparro · #180943 ·

Photos: NYC Boxcar 256241 (1926)

Photos: NYC Boxcar 256241 (1926) Photos from the National Parks Service

By Bob Chaparro · #180942 ·

Shawmut boxcar details

Perry Squier has finished prepping ten Shawmut boxcars for the paint shop. He shares details and techniques in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post.

By Eric Hansmann · #180941 ·

Re: Bull Boards, was Photo: UP/OSL Livestock Car 37197 (1943)

Thank you Guy. I’ll update my notes. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

By Douglas Harding · #180940 ·

Bull Boards, was Photo: UP/OSL Livestock Car 37197 (1943)

Douglas Harding wrote: “Many double deck stockcars had single doors on each side. These cars would have a “bull board” which was a 2x6 that was placed in brackets creating a barrier in

By Guy Wilber · #180939 ·

Re: Photo: UP/OSL Livestock Car 37197 (1943)

RJ Dial showed his Westerfield model: Gorgeous WP stock car!! Tony Thompson tony@...

By Tony Thompson · #180938 ·

Re: Photo: UP/OSL Livestock Car 37197 (1943)

Very nicely built Westerfield stock car! On 1/10/2021 2:55 PM, radiodial868 wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

By Tim O'Connor · #180937 ·

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