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Cable Reel Loads
Bruce, There is your answer. Note the wood used inside the reel to protect what was.probably electrical cable. Wire rope needed no such mlm protection. Mont Switzer Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galax
Bruce, There is your answer. Note the wood used inside the reel to protect what was.probably electrical cable. Wire rope needed no such mlm protection. Mont Switzer Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galax
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Cable Reel Loads
Schuyler, I was talking about REELS capable of handling either steel cable or wire like used in communications. Both are quite heavy. Mont Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall C
Schuyler, I was talking about REELS capable of handling either steel cable or wire like used in communications. Both are quite heavy. Mont Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall C
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Cable Reel Loads
Bruce, This isn’t the answer you are looking for but it might start you in the correct direction. Steel cable reels were alive and well in the 1970’s when I hauled them. What I saw ranged from 6,000 t
Bruce, This isn’t the answer you are looking for but it might start you in the correct direction. Steel cable reels were alive and well in the 1970’s when I hauled them. What I saw ranged from 6,000 t
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MWR 1201-1275 series Mather Patent Boxcar help - more info
Todd, Yes, the MWR cars were known for bringing inbound raw materials for glass making. There was a rumor floating around that some cars were equipped with roof hatches for sand loading, but lets not
Todd, Yes, the MWR cars were known for bringing inbound raw materials for glass making. There was a rumor floating around that some cars were equipped with roof hatches for sand loading, but lets not
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MWR 1201-1275 series Mather Patent Boxcar help - correction, sorry
This is correct. The small U channel diagonals are the ones I prefer to remove or copy from the LL Proto model than build them up per the SS instructions. SS wants you to stand either .010 x .020 or .
This is correct. The small U channel diagonals are the ones I prefer to remove or copy from the LL Proto model than build them up per the SS instructions. SS wants you to stand either .010 x .020 or .
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"Z"-CAR FRAMING QUESTION
Bill, Would it help to glue the .020 x .020 stock to the .005 styrene sheet? Then cut the 3 inch side strips? Might make it all easier to handle. Mont Switzer
Bill, Would it help to glue the .020 x .020 stock to the .005 styrene sheet? Then cut the 3 inch side strips? Might make it all easier to handle. Mont Switzer
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MWR 1201-1275 series Mather Patent Boxcar help
John, The Muncie & Western (MWR) is a railroad of local interest to those of use in central Indiana. Because the cars were painted bright yellow and had the Ball canning jar painted on each door so th
John, The Muncie & Western (MWR) is a railroad of local interest to those of use in central Indiana. Because the cars were painted bright yellow and had the Ball canning jar painted on each door so th
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need help finding a photo
Schuyler, They look like 1959 Cadillac's which would date the photo late 1958 or the first half of 1959. Mont Switzer
Schuyler, They look like 1959 Cadillac's which would date the photo late 1958 or the first half of 1959. Mont Switzer
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need help finding a photo
I'm not sure what the notches in the sides of the converted gondola were for, but they were not for releasing the fifth pin from the car mounted hitch. The fifth pin would have been released by a man
I'm not sure what the notches in the sides of the converted gondola were for, but they were not for releasing the fifth pin from the car mounted hitch. The fifth pin would have been released by a man
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Model Railroad 10 Year Archive 201-2019
Didn't RMC just add a person to the staff charged with, among other things. writing for RMC? Didn'tmake sense to me. Mont Switzer
Didn't RMC just add a person to the staff charged with, among other things. writing for RMC? Didn'tmake sense to me. Mont Switzer
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My superglue spouts stick to the caps. - Tool to clean nozzle
Bill is correct, just ask you dentist. I asked my dentist and he gave me a hand full of various picks he no longer used. I was afraid to ask how he managed to break the ends off of a couple of them. Y
Bill is correct, just ask you dentist. I asked my dentist and he gave me a hand full of various picks he no longer used. I was afraid to ask how he managed to break the ends off of a couple of them. Y
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Model Railroad 10 Year Archive 201-2019
Schuyler and all, RMC has some 1950's material, several articles, some even requested by former editor Stephen Priest. It appears to me the magazine has gone in a different direction. That being said
Schuyler and all, RMC has some 1950's material, several articles, some even requested by former editor Stephen Priest. It appears to me the magazine has gone in a different direction. That being said
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Photo: QTX Three-Compartment Tank Car 6106
It appears that the car is being unloaded through that long pipe that extends along the side of the building. I hope it goes to a substantial storage tank or tanks. This is unusual. Most tankage is lo
It appears that the car is being unloaded through that long pipe that extends along the side of the building. I hope it goes to a substantial storage tank or tanks. This is unusual. Most tankage is lo
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nice scene showing a bulk oil dealership
The individuals and/or companies offering tank wagon servcie were typically independent contractors. They owned the chassis as Dennis mentioned. However, where branding was involved (like Standard Oil
The individuals and/or companies offering tank wagon servcie were typically independent contractors. They owned the chassis as Dennis mentioned. However, where branding was involved (like Standard Oil
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Greg Martin
Good morning John Barry, Am I one of those guys who is supposed to tell someone (you?) that I still need the Duryea under frame for this project? I know there was a list about a week ago but with work
Good morning John Barry, Am I one of those guys who is supposed to tell someone (you?) that I still need the Duryea under frame for this project? I know there was a list about a week ago but with work
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Greg Martin
I counted Greg among my friends. Even though we was 2000 miles away we did a little business together and enjoyed the hobby that brought us together. Sad, sad day, Mont Switzer
I counted Greg among my friends. Even though we was 2000 miles away we did a little business together and enjoyed the hobby that brought us together. Sad, sad day, Mont Switzer
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FARMALL TRACTOR loads
And of course there was the issue of the hot sun “warming” the seats on farm tractors without cabs. According to a book I read this is why John Deere wen to the yellow seats; they absorbed less heat.
And of course there was the issue of the hot sun “warming” the seats on farm tractors without cabs. According to a book I read this is why John Deere wen to the yellow seats; they absorbed less heat.
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Photo: CIM Boxcar 8183
Yellow boxcars: Muncie and Western RR (MWR) had a couple of hundred Mather boxcars painted yellow and THE BALL LINE slogan on the sides, Ball canning jar on the doors. Around 1958 they went to cars si
Yellow boxcars: Muncie and Western RR (MWR) had a couple of hundred Mather boxcars painted yellow and THE BALL LINE slogan on the sides, Ball canning jar on the doors. Around 1958 they went to cars si
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Painting brass
Looks like a good plan B for when I get kicked out of the kitchen. Mont Switzer
Looks like a good plan B for when I get kicked out of the kitchen. Mont Switzer
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Painting brass
Before anyone gets any ideas, a friend once tried the following with his microwave oven: 1. baking paint on a brass model---------almost had what seemed like an electrical fire. Lesson: no metal in th
Before anyone gets any ideas, a friend once tried the following with his microwave oven: 1. baking paint on a brass model---------almost had what seemed like an electrical fire. Lesson: no metal in th
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