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Photo: Tractor Pulling A Cut Of Boxcars
Photo: Tractor Pulling A Cut Of Boxcars A 1948 photo from the Newberry Library: http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/nby_rrlife/id/601/rec/659 This photo can be enlarged a bit. Hopefully there is someone not seen in the photo manning a brake wheel. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Photo: Flat Car Load - Identity Of Items
Photo: Flat Car Load - Identity Of Items A 1948 photo from the Newberry Library: http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/nby_rrlife/id/845/rec/103 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. In addition to the tractors there are some other items on the flat car. Are these generators or some other farm equipment items? Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Photos: Assorted Tank Cars
Photos: Assorted Tank Cars Two 1948 photos from the Newberry Library taken at Casper, Wyoming: http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/nby_rrlife/id/653/rec/108 In this first photo, does the three-compartment tank car on the right look as if it was rebuilt from a single-compartment car? http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/nby_rrlife/id/699/rec/110 These photos can be enlarged a bit. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Photo: Two CB&Q Boxcars (33426 & 31326)
Photo: Two CB&Q Boxcars (33426 & 31326) A 1948 photo from the Newberry Library: http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/nby_rrlife/id/517/rec/549 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Good end detail on 33426. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Re: Jerry Hamsmith kits
Eric Hansmann
Jerry’s kit listing is posted on the Helpful Links page of the Resin Car Works blog.
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The latest update is posted. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
On Jul 2, 2020, at 2:02 AM, nyc3001 . <nyc3001@...> wrote:
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Re: Photo: PRR Flatcar 47068 With Grader Load
gtws00
The Artitec are available Built up and painted or in a resin kit. They are beautiful little models.
Attached is a photo of two without the blade installed that I built from their kits. At least one will be a load on a CB&Q Fm-11 flat. The blade will be mounted to the deck next to the Cat D7 George Toman
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History Blog: 15th C. Painting Conservation Video
Garth Groff and Sally Sanford <mallardlodge1000@...>
Noble Friends, Yesterday's History Blog featured a story about the conservation of a 15th century painting by the Venetian artist Antonio Vivarini. The painting in question is today known as "Saint Monica Converts Her Dying Husband", now in the Detroit Institute of Art. The wood panel painting is one of five known to survive from the footer scenes below an altar in the Venetian Church of Santo Stefano. Saint Monica had a fairly popular cult following in the middle ages. The saint was the mother of the future Saint Augustine. Her husband, Patricius, remained a pagan until his deathbed conversion, as depicted in the panel. Her son Augustine was a trial for Monica (which is one reason why she is described as "long suffering" in the Blog). It took her 17 years and the help of Saint Ambrose to finally end Augustine's reckless and lazy lifestyle. Age has not been kind to the painting, and two large splits had developed as the wood base took on a pronounced dome shape. Accompanying the History Blog story of this painting is a brief professional-quality video showing how the cracks were repaired in the DIA's conservation lab. You can enjoy the story and see the film at http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/58988 . Wikipedia has a very short bio of Antono Vivarini at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivarini . Many paintings associated with this artist and his studio can be viewed at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Antonio_Vivarini . This includes "Nacinta di Sant'agostino" and the "Matrimonio di Santa Monica", two more of the surviving paintings from the Santa Monica set. Finally, a bio of Saint Monica is found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Monica . Yours Aye, Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge 🦆
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Re: t section bettenforf truck plans
passcars
What tonnage? and what is the intended usage?
Steve Peery
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t section bettenforf truck plans
mel perry
does anyone know the source of the t-section bettndorf truck drawings? thanks mel perry
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Re: Photo: Repainted CB&Q Boxcar 11988
passcars
Believe the auxiliary door has been permanently closed as bottom door track brackets have been removed, the main door still functions normally, hence the Single door stencil.
Steve Peery
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Jerry Hamsmith kits
nyc3001 .
Hi guys,
Are Jerry's GS gon and FM-11 flat kits still available? Research seems to indicate that I might be able to use one of each. -Phil
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Re: Photo: CB&Q Hopper Car 189314
passcars
He's pretty talented, can steer that thing without even looking at where he's going.
Steve Peery
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Re: Photos: CCIX Tank Car 342
Eric Shatford
Ron, The Consolidated Chemical plant in the photos was indeed taken on the FWD at a location called Hodge within the Fort Worth switching limits. Ownership passed to Stauffer Chemical, however I am not sure when the change occurred; it was Stauffer when I started with the Denver in 1973. Rhone-Polenec took over from Stauffer, eventually closing the plant. Today, nothing is left on the site. Everything was dismantled or demolished. They shipped out mostly sulfuric acid. CCIX 342 is marked “Sulfuric Acid” above the tank test dates and is spotted at the sulfuric spots in the plant. While the acid went to various destinations, there was always one or two cars of sulfuric for Springhill, Louisiana to the paper mill there routed FWD-Dallas-L&A. Raw material inbound was potash coming to the plant off the ATSF. It came out of New Mexico somewhere. In the pictures, the shed over the track in the distance is where the potash unloaded. Respectfully, Eric Shatford Fort Worth, Texas
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of mopacfirst
Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 3:17 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photos: CCIX Tank Car 342
These are interesting photos. This car has 70-ton trucks, with an 8000 gallon capacity tank, so this must be a heavy acid like sulfuric.
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Re: Photo: Boxed Automobiles On Flatcars
Rupert Gamlen
Dave From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
On Behalf Of David North
This might be a red herring, but Bennett & Woods were the Australian distributor for Kelvinator in the early part of the 20th Century. They were a leading company in the motor trade here in Australia, but more spare parts than new cars. Wasn’t Kelvinator part of the Nash brand? Coincidently, B&W were the Australian distributor for Harley Davison from 1915 and BSA motorbikes. (Nothing to do with Nash, just something I found while researching around this photo)
I must admit, I thought the boxes looked a little small for cars.
Rupert, do you know who the NZ distributors were for Kelvinator before Fisher & Paykell took the line on the late 30s? I wonder if Bennett & Woods had an NZ Division?
Again, I may be way off on this. Cheers Dave North Sydney Australia
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A Day Late & a Dollar Short on Prototype Modeler Plan Service
John Barry
Gents, Going through the last few boxes of miscellaneous stuff I bought from the estate of Robert John Daystrup, I found mimeographed catalog of kits and plans offered by Prototype Modeller, Inc. I was particularly interested in items #50, ATSF Sand Tower, Richmond, CA 1944 17"x22", $1.25; and #59, ATSF Pinole, CA Passenger & Freight Depot, 1944, 12"x24", $0.50. Do any of you have either of those or know what happened to the PM plan collection that Bob Longo was touting in this flier? Both of those structures are very applicable to my era and location and were used by steam era freight cars. John John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box 44736 Washington, DC 20026-4736
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Re: TIDX 1648 GATC tank car
Dave Nelson
David, what's the spotting feature you noticed?
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Not GATC, but an example of the uncommon AC&F Type 26 (the car to the right may be another one). David Thompson -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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Re: Photo: PRR Flatcar 47068 With Grader Load
Richard Townsend
Woodland Scenics has some nice models. Rio Grande Models has a bunch of terrific construction equipment models, but I suspect they are too old for your time period, plus their website has a big CLOSED on the home page. Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, OR
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From: Bill Keene via groups.io <bill41@...> To: main@realstmfc.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Sent: Wed, Jul 1, 2020 11:53 am Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: PRR Flatcar 47068 With Grader Load Nice photo. Good find!
One of the loads into Burlington on my Gridley Branch could be some type of construction or road grading equipment. Considering the time period of 1952-53 a grader would be a good selection for surfacing all of those gravel county roads in east central Kansas.
The question to the group is … does someone have recommendations for post-war to mid-‘50s construction equipment models?
Thanks & Cheers,
Bill Keene
Irvine, CA
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Re: Photo: CB&Q Hopper Car 189314
Brian Termunde
Nice photos Bob! As always, Thanks a lot for sharing.
Regarding that man, it seems like he's keeping the car on track pretty well so far! ; )
Take Care,
Brian R. Termunde
Midvale, Utah
Photo: CB&Q Hopper Car 189314
From: Bob Chaparro Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2020 10:39:10 PDT Photo: CB&Q Hopper Car 189314
A 1948 photo from the Newberry Library:
This photo can be enlarged quite a bit.
I hope the man of the car knows how to steer it.
Bob Chaparro
Hemet, CA
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Re: Photo: PRR Flatcar 47068 With Grader Load
In HO scale …
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Artitech has an excellent Cat D7 dozer in several variations, and nice little gasoline crawler crane. GHQ has a fine Cat D8 in a couple versions Norscott has a Cat-12 road grader Stewart has a Euclid scraper, rather crude, but workable, and just reissued Don Mills has a Euclid bottom-dump Many of the old ROCO Mini-Movers are useable, though the scrapers are oversized for HO The Woodland Scenics dozer is like a Cat D8 but way undersized … with a little work it makes an acceptable HO D6 Classic Construction Models has/had several HO crawlers and dozers … but they are EXPENSIVE First Gear has a decent IH TD-25 crawler/dozer. Unfortunately it’s a bit too modern for your specs (1959), and the working metal tracks are a bit crude. Still, not bad overall and similar to the earlier TD-24. There may be a few others, but most are either out of scale or very crude … some near unrecognizable. There are some nice models of more modern machines, but that’s not what you requested. Dan Mitchell ==========
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TIDX 1648 GATC tank car
David
From what I can tell, the Type 25 had a trapezoidal end sill casting somewhat reminiscent of the old Type 11/17 end sill shape. The Type 26 went without any end sill at all.
David Thompson
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