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Cable Reel Loads
Copperweld is definitely the product to use. Copper coated seven and nine strand steel cable, it was the material of choice for all parts of overhead except the contact wire. Back in the seventies I w
Copperweld is definitely the product to use. Copper coated seven and nine strand steel cable, it was the material of choice for all parts of overhead except the contact wire. Back in the seventies I w
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What activity is going on here?
Most likely a boxcar converted to work service. That's my guess. The truck or wagon just pulled away, and the next to be loaded is not yet in position. The guy with the shovel is cleaning up what lump
Most likely a boxcar converted to work service. That's my guess. The truck or wagon just pulled away, and the next to be loaded is not yet in position. The guy with the shovel is cleaning up what lump
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Dennis Storzek
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USRA and other rebuilt single sheated box cars
Don, You do realize that the USRA double sheathed car has a wood frame, so there was no framing to be saved. YSDCo. just viewed the underframe (which did have steel side sills) as a raft upon which to
Don, You do realize that the USRA double sheathed car has a wood frame, so there was no framing to be saved. YSDCo. just viewed the underframe (which did have steel side sills) as a raft upon which to
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Dennis Storzek
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KITs On E-bay
Just a reminder, I am selling a bunch of KITS on e-bay. Auctions ending this Sunday include Red Caboose Pennsy X29 and Mather Reefer KITS. Sunday afternoon I will be launching actions for early Interm
Just a reminder, I am selling a bunch of KITS on e-bay. Auctions ending this Sunday include Red Caboose Pennsy X29 and Mather Reefer KITS. Sunday afternoon I will be launching actions for early Interm
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Dennis Storzek
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Tankcar Dome Platform Redux
We hadsome discussion a while bach about which side the dome platform belongs on when the car has it on only one side. Looking for something else in the Safety Appliance section of the 1922 Car Builde
We hadsome discussion a while bach about which side the dome platform belongs on when the car has it on only one side. Looking for something else in the Safety Appliance section of the 1922 Car Builde
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Dennis Storzek
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refrigerator car ice hatches
Always a danger when trying to condense the history and progression of freightcar features to two paragraphs, that someone will cite an example that runs counter to the general rule. Obviously, since
Always a danger when trying to condense the history and progression of freightcar features to two paragraphs, that someone will cite an example that runs counter to the general rule. Obviously, since
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Dennis Storzek
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refrigerator car ice hatches
The difference wasn't driven by the hatch covers, although they changed with time. It most certainly was driven by they type of roofing. The early metal roofs were thin sheet metal and were felt to no
The difference wasn't driven by the hatch covers, although they changed with time. It most certainly was driven by they type of roofing. The early metal roofs were thin sheet metal and were felt to no
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Dennis Storzek
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Ore car help
Well, so I finally looked at the drawing of the Erie car for the actual truck centers rather than guessing. They are 11'-2", or 22'-4" over the outer trucks. With a 5" displacement from center line, a
Well, so I finally looked at the drawing of the Erie car for the actual truck centers rather than guessing. They are 11'-2", or 22'-4" over the outer trucks. With a 5" displacement from center line, a
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Dennis Storzek
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Ore car help
It's also likely barely enough for model railroad curves. A quick layout in CAD shows that if the car has twenty foot truck centers between the outer trucks, the center truck needs to displace .053" o
It's also likely barely enough for model railroad curves. A quick layout in CAD shows that if the car has twenty foot truck centers between the outer trucks, the center truck needs to displace .053" o
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Dennis Storzek
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NKP 1944 AAR Boxcar - C&BT Upgrade #3
I agree with Jack. Also, Dreadnaught ends with W section corner posts made use of castings or forgings to terminate the side sills and the Z bar that formed the side plate, and these parts had curvatu
I agree with Jack. Also, Dreadnaught ends with W section corner posts made use of castings or forgings to terminate the side sills and the Z bar that formed the side plate, and these parts had curvatu
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Ore car help
That car was discussed by William Voss in his work on freight car construction, reprinted years ago in the Trainshed Cuclopedia series as "Freightcars 1892". I don't recall the name of Voss' original
That car was discussed by William Voss in his work on freight car construction, reprinted years ago in the Trainshed Cuclopedia series as "Freightcars 1892". I don't recall the name of Voss' original
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Rutland House Car Color
And, since one of our distributors wanted them in multiple road numbers, there are now three times as many individually numbered models as what the prototype had :-) Dennis Storzek
And, since one of our distributors wanted them in multiple road numbers, there are now three times as many individually numbered models as what the prototype had :-) Dennis Storzek
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Dennis Storzek
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Photo: Stenciling Freshly Painted NKP Box Car 27676
That's pretty much what dry transfer lettering is / was; the ink without the decal film. Problem si, they tend to be hard tp position. Does anyone still make dry transfers since CDS left the market? D
That's pretty much what dry transfer lettering is / was; the ink without the decal film. Problem si, they tend to be hard tp position. Does anyone still make dry transfers since CDS left the market? D
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Dennis Storzek
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Rutland House Car Color
That's not the in-service paint... you can see the parts that haven't been repainted are totally devoid of any paint. So, somebody painted it with what they had, no guarantee of a match, and only repa
That's not the in-service paint... you can see the parts that haven't been repainted are totally devoid of any paint. So, somebody painted it with what they had, no guarantee of a match, and only repa
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Photo: Stenciling Freshly Painted NKP Box Car 27676
http://cdm16066.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16066coll27/id/8731/rec/47 Why does everybody keep making this about the coupler? It's an END STRAIGHTENER. The rod back to the knuckle pi
http://cdm16066.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16066coll27/id/8731/rec/47 Why does everybody keep making this about the coupler? It's an END STRAIGHTENER. The rod back to the knuckle pi
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Dennis Storzek
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Distinctive Flat Car Toothpicks Timber Load
So, since the banners are attached to the timbers, they are good to travel that way. Dennis Storzek
So, since the banners are attached to the timbers, they are good to travel that way. Dennis Storzek
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Dennis Storzek
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Photo: Hopper Blooper
You can tell from the high water mark on the pilings that they are working at low tide to make rigging easier. I don't expect those car floats draft very much at all. Dennis Storzek
You can tell from the high water mark on the pilings that they are working at low tide to make rigging easier. I don't expect those car floats draft very much at all. Dennis Storzek
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Dennis Storzek
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10' High by 8' Wide Superior Doors
I just realized we are talking 10' high doors to fit a 10'-6" I.H. boxcar. If that's the case, Accurail #124 might work. http://accurail.com/accurail/Direct/124.jpg Found at the middle of this page: h
I just realized we are talking 10' high doors to fit a 10'-6" I.H. boxcar. If that's the case, Accurail #124 might work. http://accurail.com/accurail/Direct/124.jpg Found at the middle of this page: h
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Dennis Storzek
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Resource about Freight Car Brakes and Braking
I hate picking apart someone else's work, but in the interest of not furthering misinformation: Page nine has a cut-away view of a KC brake having an integral cut-out cock; this may well be an illustr
I hate picking apart someone else's work, but in the interest of not furthering misinformation: Page nine has a cut-away view of a KC brake having an integral cut-out cock; this may well be an illustr
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Resource about Freight Car Brakes and Braking
Bill, Hate to say it, but there are better references around, with fewer errors of both fact and interpretation. Dennis Storzek
Bill, Hate to say it, but there are better references around, with fewer errors of both fact and interpretation. Dennis Storzek
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