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Show Me Something: January, 2020

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, January 12, 2020 2:34 AM

SeeYou190
Show me something else that isn't yours any longer.

Wow!  There's so much from which to choose....how about a few locomotives...

four of these...

...this one...

...two A-units and 2 B-units of these...

...three of these...

...these three...

...and this one...

...four of these, although I got one back...

...this one...

These two...

...and these two...

I could do freight and passenger cars, too, but there's a couple hundred of them.

Wayne

Show us some more of your trains that you no longer have, please.

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, January 12, 2020 4:36 AM

doctorwayne
Show us some more of your trains that you no longer have, please.

I sent this PRR I1sa (the one with the red Keystone) to one of our forum friends as a reward for giving up cigarettes:

 PRR_I1x4c by Edmund, on Flickr

Unfortunately, he has had a run of bad luck with it.

Please show another model you cherish but no longer have.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, January 13, 2020 10:30 AM

Here is a Bowser PRR T-1 I no longer own. When I acquired it, it was a basket case. I purchased replacement parts and detail parts from Bowser. It was a very heavy locomotive, and with two motors, it could pull very long trains. 

Please show a former basket case locomotive that has been restored. 

GARRY

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, January 13, 2020 7:00 PM

Heartland Division CB&Q
Please show a former basket case locomotive that has been restored.

Not quite "basket-case" but a 1962-era LMB model with appliances that, by today's standards, are a bit crude. Take a look at the headlight bulb, for instance.

 IMG_6600_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

I replaced the motor and many of the soldered-on details. Happy with the results Yes

 IMG_8544_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

Show me another restored or before/after look at rolling stock or locomotives.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Monday, January 13, 2020 10:09 PM

gmpullman
...Show me another restored or before/after look at rolling stock or locomotives.

Here's a "before" view...

...and the "after" view...

...and a view of the prototype, from a scan of a page in Mainline Modeler, with photo credit included...

Here's another "before"...

...and its "after" counterpart...

Wayne

Please show us some more restored or before/after photos of locos and rolling stock.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 6:51 AM

24 hours... new subject and bump to the top.

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Show me another railroad crossing sign.

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-Kevin

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Posted by doctorwayne on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 12:01 PM

SeeYou190
Show me another railroad crossing sign.

Here's the crossing at Indian Line...

Wayne

Please show us some more railroad-related signs.

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Posted by HO-Velo on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 1:10 PM

More railroad signs.  Btw Doc Wayne, the Anne Marie is a beauty.  Regards, Peter

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Posted by doctorwayne on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 3:07 PM

Thanks, Peter.  The friend for whom I built it seems pretty happy with it, too.

You forgot to ask for something to be shown, so I'll simply carry on with the railroad-related signs.
Here are a few, including this "Resume Speed" sign with limits for passenger and freight trains...

...a warning sign for plows and flangers to lift the flanger plow and retract wing plow blades.  It also applies to spreaders and weed sprayer cars...

This one signals that the restrictions noted on previous signs have been "Cleared", with no more until another warning sign is seen...

...and this one just lets you know owns the area...

Wayne

Show us some poles, please - power poles, telegraph poles, flag poles, even some actual Poles.

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 4:22 PM

doctorwayne
Show us some poles, please - power poles, telegraph poles, flag poles, even some actual Poles.

A flag pole stands at attention in front of Union Station:

 Union Station by Edmund, on Flickr

Another pole please.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 7:57 PM

gmpullman
Another pole please.

How about a carload of poles...

Wayne

Please show me another loaded open car.

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 9:49 PM

doctorwayne
Please show me another loaded open car.

 Boiler_on_flatcar1 by Edmund, on Flickr

A locomotive boiler has just been placed on its cribbing, ready to be trussed and tied down.

 Boiler_on_flatcar by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show another open-top load.

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Posted by HO-Velo on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 10:54 PM

More open top loads please.  Lovin' that boiler Ed, takes me back to my boilermaker helper days and 'rolling the tubes', took a bad 'greenhorn' spin on the big air motor one night when the roller stuck, hah! Regards, Peter

    

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 11:46 PM

HO-Velo
Lovin' that boiler Ed, takes me back to my boilermaker helper days and 'rolling the tubes', took a bad 'greenhorn' spin on the big air motor one night

That must have been a fun ride, Peter! I've done (helper) a little tube expanding myself. Real bullwork.

Here's a neat look at what makes a locomotive boiler tick:

http://www.sps700.org/gallery/essays/2000BoilerRebuild.shtml

Now—

Back to open-top loads. Cheers, Ed

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, January 16, 2020 10:36 AM

gmpullman
Back to open-top loads. Cheers, Ed

Here's some pipe on a Tichy flatcar...

...and in a Tyco gondola...

...but I still need to add some wedges to the blocking for all of these cars.  There are three such flatcars and two gondolas - all loads are removeable.

Wayne

More cars with visible loads, please.

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Posted by BRVRR on Thursday, January 16, 2020 10:42 AM

"More open top loads please."

How about an auto carrier, please.

Remember its your railroad

Allan

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, January 16, 2020 11:01 AM

BRVRR
How about an auto carrier, please.

This modified Athearn Blue Box car probably isn't what you had in mind, but in the late '30s, it would have been the most common way to transport automobiles....

Wayne

Show us another automobile transporter, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, January 17, 2020 5:23 PM

doctorwayne
Show us another automobile transporter, please.

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This UTAH BELT 40 foot boxcar is equipped for hauling automobiles to a destination.

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Show me another freight car that was designed to haul something.

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Posted by L. Zhou on Friday, January 17, 2020 5:30 PM

This CB&Q flatcar was designed to haul things, in this case, logs.

The flatcar and logs are made by Model Power, being pulled by a Athearn Hustler on my 4 by 8 layout. 

Show me a flatcar, please.

"No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow." -Lin Yutang

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, January 17, 2020 5:36 PM

L. Zhou
Show me a flatcar, please.

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L Zhou, it is great to see a new person participating in Show Me Something, please keep the contributions coming.

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This flatcar is on the store layout in Dana's Railroad Supply in Spring Hill, Florida.

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Show me another flatcar.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Friday, January 17, 2020 8:38 PM

SeeYou190
Show me another flatcar.

Here's a flatcar carrying a load of steel plate...

As on the real cars, threaded rod is welded to a steel plate somewhat larger than the opening in the stakepockets, then the assembly is inserted into the bottom of the stake pocket, with the threaded rod protruding upwards.  With the short plates on the bottom of the piles, the longer sheets are added, then 4"x4" hardwood "hearts", pre-drilled to accept the rods, are layed across the top sheets of plate. Washers and nuts are added to the rods and tightened down, bending the longer plates down over the shorter ones, making the entire load secure.
Copied from a real loaded flatcar at the steel plant where I worked.

Wayne

Show us some more flatcars, please, loaded or not.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, January 17, 2020 10:30 PM

Flat cars with utility poles.

 

More flat cars, please.... (loaded. empty. piggyback. Etc.) 

 

GARRY

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, January 17, 2020 10:59 PM

2 HOn30 SRRL flatcars with loads that I built for Boothbay Railway Village

Show me some more open loads

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by chatanuga on Friday, January 17, 2020 11:25 PM

Cars and vans on their way to dealerships

Show me more open loads.

Kevin

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Posted by doctorwayne on Friday, January 17, 2020 11:33 PM

I've probably posted this one in the past, but hopefully it'll be new to some viewers.

These are the major parts for an overhead crane, on their way to a recent buyer.  The train is moving left-to-right.....

Wayne

More open cars, please, loaded or empty.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, January 18, 2020 9:37 AM

doctorwayne
More open cars, please, loaded or empty.

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Beautiful section of loads Wayne. I hope they were new, and inspirational to many new people.

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Here is a MANCHESTER CENTRAL gondola loaded with short sections of steel pipe.

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Show me another load on the way to a customer.

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-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:57 AM

SeeYou190
Show me another load on the way to a customer.

After three replies here disappeared yesterday, I'll give it one more shot:

An ALco engine block is being loaded for shipment to a rebuilder:

 Big-Lift by Edmund, on Flickr

Show me a scene with a crane, hoist, derrick or boom.

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Posted by BRVRR on Saturday, January 18, 2020 1:13 PM

"Show me a scene with a crane, hoist, derrick or boom."

Working the team track at dusk.

More heavy lifts, please.

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Remember its your railroad

Allan

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Posted by doctorwayne on Saturday, January 18, 2020 1:37 PM

BRVRR
More heavy lifts, please.

Here's the crane behind the locomotive shop in Lowbanks...

It's a composite based on several cranes on which I worked in the steel industry.

Wayne

Show me some more lifting devices, please.

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Posted by HO-Velo on Saturday, January 18, 2020 2:33 PM

Show more lifting devices.  Regards, Peter

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