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railfanespee4449
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Milk car
Posted by railfanespee4449 on Monday, May 23, 2005 8:29 AM
I got this at a train show.
a 3462 milk car (silver doors)
7 milk cans in the original box
the pllatform.
The platform is pretty beat up,but the car is in vg+ condition. There are no chips on the side (only a few near the ice hatch). Sone of the plastic around the pins broke[censored][banghead][censored] ( my bad) but i will glue it. I paid $65 for it. PS How do you get those [censored] pins out of fastrack?
Call me crazy, but I LIKE Zito yellow. RAILFANESPEE4449
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Dr.Fu-Manchu
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Posted by Dr.Fu-Manchu on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:03 AM
The Doctor is in !!! Not to sound "clueless" RAILFANSPEE4449, Are you asking a question about the milk car ??? Because I can offer some Info if needed about the Milk Car, I have reconditioned a few. It's easy to do. If you have questions,Email Me. As to the deal you got, It sounds very good. Congratulations on your buy !!!
Till My Next Missive,I Remain The Humble, But Strangly Evil Doctor !!![}:)]
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rlplionel
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Posted by rlplionel on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 2:41 PM
Hey Doc, I believe his question (at the end) was how to remove the FasTrack pins. I've never seen FasTrack up close, so I couldn't say. I'm sure someone on the forum has the answer.

Robert
http://home.surewest.net/rlplionel/Robert.htm
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railfanespee4449
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Posted by railfanespee4449 on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:05 PM
Since fastrak doesn't fit in the unloading platform, I need to connect the o gauge ucs track to the fastrack. I don't want to buy the o-gauge conversion piece, and it looks like the o gauge pins will fit in to the hole. All I have to do is get rid of the fastrack pins!!
Call me crazy, but I LIKE Zito yellow. RAILFANESPEE4449
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:29 PM
Originally posted by railfanespee4449

Since fastrak doesn't fit in the unloading platform, I need to connect the o gauge ucs track to the fastrack. I don't want to buy the o-gauge conversion piece, and it looks like the o gauge pins will fit in to the hole. All I have to do is get rid of the fastrack pins!!
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Why don't you want the FasTrack connecter sections? They would make your life a lot easier for about $5. The FasTrack pins are in to stay. Joe
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ben10ben
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Posted by ben10ben on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:40 PM
It's virtually impossible to remove a pin without damaging the track section. Once you do get them out, a regular O gauge pin won't fit without being soldered in place. All said and done, your life would be a lot easier if you bought the adapter section.

Ben TCA 09-63474
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Dr.Fu-Manchu
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Posted by Dr.Fu-Manchu on Thursday, May 26, 2005 3:00 AM
The Doctor is in !!! I humbly stand(sitting at the computer typing this) corrected as to the
question being asked. As I only use old Lionel O gauge tubular track(and starting to test super O track) I don't have info about fastrack. My advice: Stick to the tried and true if you are using older items. Or, try the MTH Milk car platform. It might work with fastrack ! It was made for use with older milk cars and Realtrax. This may solve your problem. Please let me know if that does the trick ! Till My Next Missive, I Remain The Humble, Yet Strangly (and somewhat wiser) Evil Doctor !!![}:)]
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