Al Daumann wrote:

Finally, any idea what a comparable number of cars going on the SP
through Redding would be?

Redding has the complication that although SP moved most
traffic on the Cascade Line, diverging at Black Butte, it did continue
in 1947 to move a fair proportion (maybe a fourth) via the Siskiyou
Line. But I do know that the traffic into Klamath Falls (Cascade Line)
was 84% SP, 16% GN. Thus the likely proportion of GN-WP traffic over
the Cascades vs. SP (both routes) was below 10%.

Tony Thompson

I don't know what RDY is, but CRP is Central of Pennsylvania, which was a
subsidiary of Central of New Jersey for tax purposes. IIRC it was a court
order in 1952(?) that forced CNJ to abolish the CRP.

Frank Valoczy
Vancouver, BC

--- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, "StephenK" <thekays100@> wrote:

Actually there used to be a tool that is ideal for removing molded-on grabs...

Unfortunately, Klein doesn't make them any more...

Were they like the "Premium End Nippers" at the bottom of this page?

http://www.ppe.com/10cat/0152.pdf

I THINK PPE will take credit cards, but they may have a minimum order. If so, check their web site for other shaped nippers (gate cutters) all of which are flush cutting, and also check out their selection of needle files and rifflers.

Dennis

Frank Valoczy wrote:

I don't know what RDY is, but CRP is Central of Pennsylvania, which was a
subsidiary of Central of New Jersey for tax purposes. IIRC it was a court
order in 1952(?) that forced CNJ to abolish the CRP.

Probably means nothing in terms of Frank's abolishment/divestiture, but I photographed a CRP 70-ton flatcar at Colfax, CA, waiting in an eastbound freight in January 1959. The load was one beautiful sailboat, and one disheveled transient who probably had a very cold ride up from Roseville.

Tom Madden

One of my favorite tools is this "seam scraper" from MicroMark.
Actually, I use it as a REAMER. It is very sharp and pointed, and
it can ream out very small holes and cuts through Delrin etc
beautifully. It's probably good for seam scraping too. :-)

http://www.micromark.com/SEAM-SCRAPER,7547.html

Tim O'Connor

At 11/21/2009 03:25 PM Saturday, you wrote:

The flush end-nippers that Klein once made, and that PPE still
supplies are the handiest off all tools for removing the bulk of cast-
on molded detailing. By removing most of the "overburden" with these
flush-cutters, this then allows the use of a sharp chisel blade to
finish the work with minimal chance of collateral damage. My " sharp
chisel blade" is one of several X-acto blades that have been ground to
shape, i.e. to a narrower profile, and have the corners rounded off.

IMHO, the most important issue with the good use of these blades is to
keep them SHARP! My small Arkansas whet stone is out on the bench
along with a piece of scrap leather as a strop, and I will commonly
whet and strop the blade several times during a sitting or session. I
do the same with razor blades, and in this regard, both X-acto and
good razor blades will last an entire season; and they are sharper and
smoother in doing so than when they were first removed from their
packaging. When the blades become nicked or the profiles are no longer
level -and will no longer hold an edge-, only then do they get the
heave-ho.

I have the Micro Mark chisel, and although I do like it, its use has
not yet persuaded me to give up my handy-dandy razor and X-acto blades.

Denny