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DRGW 70 ton Gondolas
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gary laakso
The 70 ton trucks on these 47'-21/4" 1922 Pressed Steel gondolas also had two brake shoes per wheel. The cars were used on the DRGW to Los Angeles run to supply the Pacific fleet with coal until it was converted to burn oil. A few cars were equipped with coal racks to serve the steel mills in Pueblo and the Geneva Works. Of course, they were used in sugar beet service and ended their service on the Monarch branch hauling limestone.
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gary laakso south of Mike Brock vasa0vasa@... ----- Original Message -----
From: To: STMFC@... Sent: 3/17/2012 2:27:25 AM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: GS Gons Richard, I would say that they were an early version of a Buckeye 70-Ton truck. I used to see an updated version of this type of truck beneath Bessemer & Lake Erie triple hoppers when I worked as a PRR operator at Stadium Tower in Greenwich Yard in South Philadelphia in 1967-1968. Greenwich was a destination for coal trains of export coal at the time and a good third of the loaded hoppers were B&LE triples with the later version of the Buckeye truck. Indeed, the horns were the support for the brake beams and outside clasp brakes. Best regards, Tom Olsen 7 Boundary Road, West Branch Newark, Delaware, 19711-7479 (302) 738-4292 tmolsen@... |
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Lee Gautreaux
Gary,
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Which number series are you referring to for these cars? Lee A. Gautreaux - The RailGoat http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/
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Lee
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70000-70699 Interestingly, at least 20 cars were refitted and classified as class GB for the 'bullion trade'. These are the cars W&R imported just over 10 years ago. Tim O' At 3/18/2012 08:46 AM Sunday, you wrote:
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Dave Nelson
They also saw service running across the Western Pacific to Keddie CA. where
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they turned north for delivery up in Washington, via a route thru Klamath Falls. I think they went to Spokane but my recollection is a bit fuzzy on that. As chance would have it I'm in the middle of creating a 3d CAD model of this car (having the original blueprints from the Pressed Steel Car company is handy). If anyone is interested in seeing some screenshots I'd be glad to pop some into the photo library. Dave Nelson -----Original Message-----
From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of RailGoat Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 5:46 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Re: DRGW 70 ton Gondolas Gary, Which number series are you referring to for these cars? Lee A. Gautreaux - The RailGoat http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/ had two brake shoes per wheel. The cars were used on the DRGW to Los Angeles run to supply the Pacific fleet with coal until it was converted to burn oil. A few cars were equipped with coal racks to serve the steel mills in Pueblo and the Geneva Works. Of course, they were used in sugar beet service and ended their service on the Monarch branch hauling limestone.
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Jeff Fry
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I'd be very interested in seeing you CAD work on these cars. Jeff Fry Tennessee Pass fits in the basement! --- In STMFC@..., "Dave Nelson" <Lake_Muskoka@...> wrote:
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Allen Rueter
Dave,
thanks to your database, in Oct 1947 the following passed through Bieber CA 229 DRGW 40000-42500 GS 142 UCR 20000-21999 GS 133 DRGW 70000-70699 GS 115 DRGW 71000-71999 GS 98 DRGW 45000-45499 GS Was this mostly Coal? -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO ________________________________ From: Dave Nelson <Lake_Muskoka@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 1:58 PM Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: DRGW 70 ton Gondolas They also saw service running across the Western Pacific to Keddie CA. where they turned north for delivery up in Washington, via a route thru Klamath Falls. I think they went to Spokane but my recollection is a bit fuzzy on that. As chance would have it I'm in the middle of creating a 3d CAD model of this car (having the original blueprints from the Pressed Steel Car company is handy). If anyone is interested in seeing some screenshots I'd be glad to pop some into the photo library. Dave Nelson 8< |
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Chuck Soule
Dave Nelson wrote:
If they were carrying copper ore or concentrate, there is a very strong possibility they were going to the Asarco smelter in Tacoma. My earliest memories of the flying Rio Grande logo (mid to late 50s?) were on gondolas on the Tacoma waterfront going to and from the smelter. Chuck Soule Gig Harbor, Wa |
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Dave Nelson
I don't know but I'd take a guess that it was all coal.
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Dave Nelson -----Original Message-----
From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Allen Rueter Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 6:43 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: DRGW 70 ton Gondolas Dave, thanks to your database, in Oct 1947 the following passed through Bieber CA 229 DRGW 40000-42500 GS 142 UCR 20000-21999 GS 133 DRGW 70000-70699 GS 115 DRGW 71000-71999 GS 98 DRGW 45000-45499 GS Was this mostly Coal? -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO ________________________________ From: Dave Nelson <Lake_Muskoka@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 1:58 PM Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: DRGW 70 ton Gondolas They also saw service running across the Western Pacific to Keddie CA. where they turned north for delivery up in Washington, via a route thru Klamath Falls. I think they went to Spokane but my recollection is a bit fuzzy on that. As chance would have it I'm in the middle of creating a 3d CAD model of this car (having the original blueprints from the Pressed Steel Car company is handy). If anyone is interested in seeing some screenshots I'd be glad to pop some into the photo library. Dave Nelson 8< ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links |
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Todd Horton
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Todd Horton ________________________________ From: Dave Nelson <Lake_Muskoka@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 1:57 AM Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: DRGW 70 ton Gondolas I don't know but I'd take a guess that it was all coal. Dave Nelson -----Original Message----- From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Allen Rueter Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 6:43 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: DRGW 70 ton Gondolas Dave, thanks to your database, in Oct 1947 the following passed through Bieber CA 229 DRGW 40000-42500 GS 142 UCR 20000-21999 GS 133 DRGW 70000-70699 GS 115 DRGW 71000-71999 GS 98 DRGW 45000-45499 GS Was this mostly Coal? -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO ________________________________ From: Dave Nelson <Lake_Muskoka@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 1:58 PM Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: DRGW 70 ton Gondolas They also saw service running across the Western Pacific to Keddie CA. where they turned north for delivery up in Washington, via a route thru Klamath Falls. I think they went to Spokane but my recollection is a bit fuzzy on that. As chance would have it I'm in the middle of creating a 3d CAD model of this car (having the original blueprints from the Pressed Steel Car company is handy). If anyone is interested in seeing some screenshots I'd be glad to pop some into the photo library. Dave Nelson 8< ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links |
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