Rapido Steam generator car NO MORE?

[MisterBeasley]

markpierce

In actual practice, rumors are shipped in soiled stock cars.  If rumors were sealed air-tight, we'd never know they were there.

Mark

 

Thanks.  I hadn't thought of that aspect.  I suppose most rumors closely resemble the contents of soiled stock cars.

[garr]

markpierce

BATMAN

The car would be a 10,000 Gal. Air Tight Tank car. Such a car would hold many rumours and being air tight it would prevent any rumours from leaking out.

In actual practice, rumors are shipped in soiled stock cars.  If rumors were sealed air-tight, we'd never know they were there.

Mark

 

 

And a gondola or two--maybe even a tender--any car requiring shoveling in and out.

(no offense to the original poster, realize you were sharing what you were told).

 

Jay

[riogrande5761]

cv_acr

riogrande5761

In the 1970's one of the ex Alco PB unit was re-trucked with 2 axle EMD blomberg trucks.  At least one of the SG cars lasted up to about 1990 and after conversion to HEP was used infront of the slap side ex-Canadian ski train cars.

Ironically, that ex-PB generator car, the ex-CN/VIA coaches and ex-Amtrak F40PH locomotives all ended up on the Algoma Central Passenger trains. The generator car was acquired from Ski Train back in 2007.

http://trainweb.org/algoma/Images/Passenger/ac78.jpg

Ironic because the AC purhased passenger cars from the D&RGW back in the late 1960's also?  Indeed!

[cv_acr]

riogrande5761

cv_acr

ironically, that ex-PB generator car, the ex-CN/VIA coaches and ex-Amtrak F40PH locomotives all ended up on the Algoma Central Passenger trains. The generator car was acquired from Ski Train back in 2007.

http://trainweb.org/algoma/Images/Passenger/ac78.jpg

Ironic because the AC purhased passenger cars from the D&RGW back in the late 1960's also?  Indeed!

Actually I was kind of referring to the Ski Train generator and train set being somewhat reunited. The power car was picked up in 2007, and the Ski Train trainset recently sold in 2009.

However it's also true that former DRGW cars have ended up on the AC in more than one occasion in the past as well.

In 1949, the AC bought heavyweight steel coaches from DRGW to replace wooden cars. In 1974 AC got a couple of baggage cars from the DRGW as part of their early 1970s fleet replacement. Since the 1949 fleet replacement, the AC passenger fleet was upgraded or replaced roughly every 20 years. (1949, early 1970s, early 1990s, 2007-09) Let's see if CN is still running the Algoma Central trains in another 20 years and if the equipment gets replaced again.

[Flashwave]

cv_acr

The coach is a demotered former RDC. These rebuilds are often known as "Boise Budds"

it's still got the rounded front roof edge on it, hence how I spotted it.

[cv_acr]

Flashwave: agreed. it's very distinctive.

[DigitalGriffin]

selector

If I know Jason Shron and his strong Rapido reputation, hearing third hand about a toxicity problem with their steam gennie cars and not having a very public announcement are highly incongruous.

It is bogus...surely.

-Crandell

I agree.