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Mystery Railroad object

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Posted by samfp1943 on Monday, April 29, 2019 7:21 PM

mudchicken

Ditto Sad

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Posted by mudchicken on Sunday, April 28, 2019 10:20 PM

Ditto Sad

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Posted by Overmod on Sunday, April 28, 2019 9:16 PM

jeffhergert
Is it yellow? Might be a thingy. (For those that remember.)

I stopped and remembered Jen. 

And then Ed.

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Posted by jeffhergert on Sunday, April 28, 2019 8:50 PM

Is it yellow?  Might be a thingy.

(For those that remember.)

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Posted by zardoz on Sunday, April 28, 2019 4:45 PM

ChuckCobleigh

 

 
RDG467
You sure it's not a curve straightener??

 

Going off on a tangent, are you?

 

Only relatively speaking.

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Friday, April 26, 2019 11:49 AM

RDG467
You sure it's not a curve straightener??

Going off on a tangent, are you?

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Posted by RDG467 on Friday, April 26, 2019 7:23 AM

zugmann

It's a track stretcher.

You sure it's not a curve straightener??

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Posted by zugmann on Thursday, April 25, 2019 5:32 PM

It's a track stretcher.

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by SD70Dude on Thursday, April 25, 2019 5:29 PM

The forum software will not allow you to post a photo that has not already been uploaded to another website.  If you have a Google account of any kind then you will be able to upload photos to Google Drive, and then post the photo or a link to it over here.

In the meantime, since railroads are litterbugs there are too many kinds of 30ish pound junk commonly found on or about the track to even hazard a guess as to what you have.

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Posted by BaltACD on Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:09 PM

tincansailor
Does anyone know what this piece of equipment would be for. My brother found this lying by some RR tracks while walking by. It weighs about 30 pounds. Thank you.

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:04 PM

Looks like another polar bear in a snowstorm, eyes closed, paw over nose.

 

(Either a broken knucle or an IBC?)

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Mystery Railroad object
Posted by tincansailor on Thursday, April 25, 2019 3:52 PM

Does anyone know what this piece of equipment would be for. My brother found this lying by some RR tracks while walking by. It weighs about 30 pounds. Thank you.

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