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Running Boards Variety On One Reefer
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thecitrusbelt@...
Notice the refrigerator car at the bottom of the photo. I'm guessing this was a temporary fix to allow the car to be kept in service with a perishable load:
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/240806/
Any other explanations?
Bob Chaparro
Hemet, CA
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Paul Doggett <paul.doggett2472@...>
Bob
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That would make an interesting model thanks for sharing.
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riverman_vt@...
Bob, the URL you provide gets me as far as Railpictures but no further. How does one get to the specific
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photo? I did not see a search link to do that. Thanks, Don Valentine
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Tony Thompson
Bob Chaparro wrote:
The other thing I like in this photo is the gondola load. Many modelers seem to think cars like gondolas were always full when loaded, but of course the car just carried whatever the shipper needed to send. In waybill collections, you can find lots of loads under 10,000 pounds, being carried in 50-ton cars. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history |
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Scott H. Haycock
Don, Try scrolling down to see the picture. Scott Haycock Bob, the URL you provide gets me as far as Railpictures but no further. How does one get to the specific photo? I did not see a search link to do that. Thanks, Don Valentine |
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NHJJ4@...
Just wondering how many people would model that car as is ?
Heck I would.
Jim Evans
In a message dated 12/18/2016 2:24:42 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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Schuyler Larrabee
Don, scroll down quite a bit. It’s there. I was confused by this too.
Schuyler From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2016 4:56 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Running Boards Variety On One Reefer Bob, the URL you provide gets me as far as Railpictures but no further. How does one get to the specific photo? I did not see a search link to do that. Thanks, Don Valentine On Sun, 18 Dec, 2016 at 1:09, thecitrusbelt@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote: Notice the refrigerator car at the bottom of the photo. I'm guessing this was a temporary fix to allow the car to be kept in service with a perishable load: <http://www.railpictures.net/photo/240806/> http://www.railpictures.net/photo/240806/ Any other explanations? Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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rwitt_2000
Speculation:
Could it be a money saving update. The reefer company only placed "safety grid" metal running boards in the areas where workmen would be during ice loading. It seems to neatly done to be just a repair. Bob Witt |
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George Courtney
I think you have to be a member (free) of Railpictures to see the photos. I'm a member and the link worked for me. Join up Railpictures and you should be able to see the link and many other photos.
George Courtney |
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riverman_vt@...
---In STMFC@..., <shhaycock@...> wrote : Don, Try scrolling down to see the picture. Scott Haycock Thanks Scott. That was not the problem but you made me try harder and the solution was found. Can't help but wonder if this was the last of a group of cars getting new running boards when it was found that there was not enough material left to complete the whole car so this was the best that could be done without cobbling things into a mess. Cordially, Don Valentine |
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Jack Mullen
Or perhaps the car was built with wood running boards, and when deteriorated sections were replaced, steel was used ?
Jack Mullen |
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D. Scott Chatfield
Since the reefer has a diagonal panel roof I'm pretty sure it was built with steel running boards. Scott Chatfield |
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Hi,
Since cars having this 'variety' in the running boards are rare perhaps one of the following speculations work ... a) This was some kind of "test car" that was used to compare the longevity or the quality of the footing of the metal version - against the wood part. b) Some other road replaced only the center portion and used wood instead of metal - perhaps they didn't have the correct metal type or something like that. c) Ice reefers had a 'known expiration date' in the 50's. The mech reefers had started to show up. So "don't spend more money on the new tech boards than we have to" (because the metal ones will outlive the expected life of the car). - just speculations on my part ... Jim B. P.S. I use a color pic of a rail yard that looks down on the tops of the cars as the background of my computer desktop. You can pick out a lot of different running boards in it. None of them has this particular variant. And I've never seen another shot of a car like this one. Good Catch! |
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