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Photo: Underframe Detail – New Haven Boxcar 22105
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Photo: Underframe Detail – New Haven Boxcar 22105 Photo from the Boston Public Library: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:6682x8044 Click and scroll to enlarge photo. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA |
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steve_wintner
Door looks funny. Reefer rather than Boxcar? Anyone got an ORER handy?
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ROGER HINMAN
Yes, these are refrigerator cars on the New Haven. Some of these got transferred to Fruit Growers after New Haven signed oon
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Roger Hinman
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Dennis Storzek <dennis@...>
One can see the ice bunker drains at the corners of the floor.
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Scott H. Haycock
One can see the ice bunker drains at the corners of the floor.
And the insulation on the open side door.
I also noted how small the diameter of the truck pin is, on the near bolster.
Scott Haycock
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lrkdbn
The Westerfield ACF photo collection has a picture of one of these- look for Lot 4741
Larry King |
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Dennis Storzek <dennis@...>
On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 03:02 PM, Scott H. Haycock wrote:
I also noted how small the diameter of the truck pin is, on the near bolster.The long kingpins were actually a safety measure... which obviously didn't work all the time. Normally the truck pivots on a 12" diameter center plate, as can be seen on the far bolster; the near one has broken off. This center plate, which also supports the weight of the car, only has 1" of engagement, so the long kingpin is supposed to keep everything in place if the truck tips while derailing, but apparently these didn't. Dennis Storzek |
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