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EMD ET800

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EMD ET800
Posted by jrbernier on Thursday, January 22, 2015 9:24 AM

  I have a set of decals and an old AHM ex-PRR flat tail observation car.  Does anyone know what the interior looks like after EMD modified the interior for the test equipment - Pictures or diagrams?

Jim

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, January 22, 2015 11:13 AM

Hi, Jim

I can't help with the interior arrangement but here's a photo showing it with all the shades pulled down! Good excuse for not worrying about the interior...

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2640884

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/emdET800.jpg

There's references to an old EMD promo film,  "Research Rides the Rails" but I have not seen any sources for this on the web.

Good luck with your project, sounds interesting, Ed

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, January 22, 2015 11:29 AM

Maybe this will help...

American Milemaster, Ex S-P (round end chopped off in 1957) the car EMD converted to ET800 was then sold to Conrail as a rail geometry car 22. I found a floorplan here:

http://issuu.com/mr-hobbyist/docs/mrh-2010-sep-oct-ol#download

Navigation is a little goofy but I was able to view the image on page 85 of this issue. It shows the Conrail floorplan but I am guessing CR didn't have to make too many changes to the layout of the car.

As of 2013 the car still exists in Scranton, PA.

http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3432739

Hope this gets you in the ballpark, Ed

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Posted by rrinker on Thursday, January 22, 2015 4:59 PM

 You can directly download that issue of MRH here: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/magazine/back-issues

Then it's just a PDF you can view normally.

                       --Randy

 


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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, January 22, 2015 5:25 PM

rrinker

 You can directly download that issue of MRH here: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/magazine/back-issues

Then it's just a PDF you can view normally.

                       --Randy

 

 

Yeah, but for that 2010 issue I get a 404 error and they are using some kind of mag viewer issuu (?) that's buggy.

I found a mirror here that seems to work:

http://macrodyn.com/assets/files/MRH09/MRH-2010-Sep-Oct.pdf

but still, if you click to enlarge the image of the floorplan I still get a 404 error. Page not found. 

Thanks

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Posted by rrinker on Friday, January 23, 2015 8:07 AM

 I just downloaded it from my link, works fine. Use Non-Flash download. Right click, save as (it tells you that if you try to click, actually) and you get a PDF on your computer. That's why I posted the link I did, so you can get your own PDF instead of use that Issuu viewer thing which seems pretty flakey, to read online. There are several options for that issue - read online (yuck), Flash download, non-flash download, and a printer-friendly version with Flash download. Forget Flash (I'd use a stronger word, but not suitable for posting here) - not just for this, but everywhere it appears.

 Hmm, I guess someone moved a file. Possible downside of all electronic - have to keep all the files in the same place they were at the time of publication. However, you can zoom in 200% and still see the outlones, can't read the fine print though. I even tried the embedded version, which is supposed to include all the media. Nope, still links to a storage section where the file is missing.

                     --Randy


Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's

 

Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.

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