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Re: AC&Y 1400-1466 series gondolas
Ray Breyer
The cars appear in the October 1926 ORER (1400-1463, 31 cars). Sadly, I don't have an ORER between 11/1917 and 10/1926. Ray Breyer Elgin, IL
On Friday, July 10, 2020, 08:01:10 AM CDT, Bob Weston via groups.io <oandle@...> wrote:
Forgot to add they appeared sometime between 919 and 1939.
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Re: Apparently, Boston & Maine boxcars made it to Florida
Schuyler Larrabee
Ditto on Dexters. What I really liked was that I could absolutely rely on the size and fit. I bought 10½ D without even bothering to try them on. Once they left Maine, that went to hell in a handbasket.
Schuyler
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Walter Cox via groups.io
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2020 12:46 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Apparently, Boston & Maine boxcars made it to Florida
Were Dexter shoes sold that far west? When they were actually made in Maine they were all I bought. Walt In a message dated 7/8/2020 9:07:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, drpaasch@... writes:
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Re: Coupler Mounting Screws
Wayne Cohen
Thank you Tim, and all who responded. I haven’t snapped heads installing them; rather, they snapped in service. Still, I think Tim is on to something. I’ll try the new ones on one or two cars - ensuring they are only snug rather than tight - and see how they do. The latest iteration of the Kadee has a nice appearance: slightly flatter and wider head, and matte finish as compared to the shiny old ones. Rarely any need to paint them either, of course. Tim O’Connor wrote: I use the Kadee screws for cases (hoppers and flats) where the length of the screw causes it to emerge -- and become visible - or if it interferes with something inside the car, like a weight. I install it, and then cut it off flush. If you're snapping them, you're over tightening them. Use a tiny drop of Loctite if you're worried about them coming out. Wayne Cohen
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Re: AC&Y 1400-1466 series gondolas
Not listed as of Sept 1919 (October ORER). 31 cars listed in series 1400 -1463 in 1925. At least it narrows it a bit.
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bob Weston via groups.io
The Akron, Canton and Youngstown railroad owned 67 gons in the series 1400-1466 These were 40' cars rated for 40 tons. I'm trying to determine when they first appeared on the AC&Y but have no ORERs. Can someone possibly help me here? Thanks! Bob Weston
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Re: NP steel boxcar
Pierre Oliver
It’s also know as pressure treated lumber
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All that green and brown stuff for decks and fences Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com
On Jul 10, 2020, at 9:10 AM, Ray Hutchison <rayhutchison2@...> wrote:
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Re: NP steel boxcar
Ray Hutchison
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On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 7:46 AM Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:
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Re: UNION TEXAS NATURAL GAS tank car and WFE wood ice reefer
Good thing that tank car was empty, or there might not even be a bridge there anymore.
On 7/8/2020 3:32 PM, Tony Thompson wrote:
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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Re: AC&Y 1400-1466 series gondolas
Bob Weston
Forgot to add they appeared sometime between 919 and 1939.
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AC&Y 1400-1466 series gondolas
Bob Weston
The Akron, Canton and Youngstown railroad owned 67 gons in the series 1400-1466 These were 40' cars rated for 40 tons. I'm trying to determine when they first appeared on the AC&Y but have no ORERs. Can someone possibly help me here? Thanks! Bob Weston
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Re: NP steel boxcar
I'd like to know what "Wolmanizing" does to the lumber! :-D
On 7/6/2020 10:41 PM, Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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Re: Coupler Mounting Screws
I use the Kadee screws for cases (hoppers and flats) where the length of the screw causes it to emerge and become visible - or if it interferes with something inside the car, like a weight. I install it, and then cut it off flush. If you're snapping them, you're over tightening them. Use a tiny drop of Loctite if you're worried about them coming out. Tim O'Connor
On 7/8/2020 1:12 PM, Benjamin Hom wrote:
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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Re: Coupler Mounting Screws
Nelson Moyer
I used the Kadee plastic screws when I first started building resin kits, and two negatives soon appeared. The first problem was that occasionally a screw would freeze and trying to remove it would strip the head, which required drilling a new hole, filling it with styrene and starting over. The second problem is that the Phillips head on the Kadee screws is large, requiring a #1 Phillips screwdriver instead of the #0 screwdriver I use for metal screws. That can be a problem in tight clearance situations. It’s really quite easy to strip the plastic head, as it’s not deep enough to properly engage the screwdriver tip. I use 1-56 pan Phillips metal machine screws from FMW Fasteners in ¼ in., 3/16 in., and 5/32 in. lengths. I ordered 500 each online, and they should last a lifetime. These screws have a deep Philips head that perfectly fits a #0 screwdriver, and I’ve ever had one fail.
Nelson Moyer
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Mont Switzer
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2020 6:39 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Coupler Mounting Screws
Tony,
That is how you cut longer bolts and treaded rod in the real world. Always works.
Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek Leasing, LLC. (765) 836-2914
From:
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On Behalf Of Tony Thompson
Mont Switzer wrote:
Works equally well with brass screws, Mont. Just turn a nut onto the screw above the cut, make the cut, then turn the nut back off, cleans up the thread, then file if needed. Almost as quick as with plastic.
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Re: Photo: Flood Damaged PFE Reefers
Tony or anyone -- A question - Did you notice the 'diagonal' brace between the draft gear and the floor stringer? On models these diagonals are always flat against the floor. But this one looks like it goes from the floor (and stringer) to the end sill - not flush against the floor. Tim O'Connor
On 7/4/2020 11:54 AM, Bob Chaparro via groups.io wrote:
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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Re: D&M 1937 AAR Boxcar – IMWX Upgrade #1
James Brewer
Bob,
Another great build! I believe Ted Culotta did offer decals for this group of cars as a "special" set sometime in the past. Keep building! Jim Brewer
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Re: Coupler Mounting Screws
Mont Switzer
Tony,
That is how you cut longer bolts and treaded rod in the real world. Always works.
Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek Leasing, LLC. (765) 836-2914
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Tony Thompson
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2020 12:05 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Coupler Mounting Screws
Mont Switzer wrote:
Works equally well with brass screws, Mont. Just turn a nut onto the screw above the cut, make the cut, then turn the nut back off, cleans up the thread, then file if needed. Almost as quick as with plastic.
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Re: Apparently, Boston & Maine boxcars made it to Florida
Mont Switzer
Cranberries: the folks around Warren, Wisconsin, Cranberry Museum say their state is the largest cranberry producing state in the US.
Idaho: I thought they were growing french fries there.
Mont
Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek Leasing, LLC. (765) 836-2914
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On Behalf Of Walter Cox via groups.io
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2020 12:46 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Apparently, Boston & Maine boxcars made it to Florida
Were Dexter shoes sold that far west? When they were actually made in Maine they were all I bought. Walt In a message dated 7/8/2020 9:07:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, drpaasch@... writes:
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Re: Apparently, Boston & Maine boxcars made it to Florida
Tony Thompson
Dave Parker wrote: One more time guys. Prior to about 1942, there wasn't any such thing as a "free runner" I'm not sure what Dave based this statement on, and have looked into the history of freight car handling to see if I could see what he meant. I already replied that essentially the same Car Service Rules in place through the 1950s had been adopted by the AAR in 1934. But that only reflects some minor modifications at that time in the existing rules. I went back to E.W. Coughlin's book, _Freight Car Distribution and Car Handling in the United States_ of 1956, published by the AAR's Car Service Division, for which Coughlin worked. In discussing the Car Service Rules, he observed that freight car handling between railroads was governed by essentially the same principles and "the same Code of Car Service Rules as adopted in the closing years of the last century" [19th century]. So effectively the first sixty years of the 20th century were governed by those rules, and though they continued in force thereafter, the widening use of Special Car Order 90 directions for direct return homeward of a growing variety of cars certainly began to erode the previous patterns of car movement. Tony Thompson
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Re: Apparently, Boston & Maine boxcars made it to Florida
Walter Cox
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Re: Apparently, Boston & Maine boxcars made it to Florida
Walter Cox
Were Dexter shoes sold that far west? When they were actually made in Maine they were all I bought.
Walt
In a message dated 7/8/2020 9:07:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, drpaasch@... writes:
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Re: Coupler Mounting Screws
Tony Thompson
Mont Switzer wrote: Why I like the Delrin 2-56 screws is I can cut or trim them to the exact length that I want, with ease. I've done this before and after installation with equal success. Works equally well with brass screws, Mont. Just turn a nut onto the screw above the cut, make the cut, then turn the nut back off, cleans up the thread, then file if needed. Almost as quick as with plastic. Tony Thompson
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