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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 21, 2008 6:42 AM
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Just checking -- Were they standard gauge? 

 

nope they were narrow gauge, K-28's i think

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Friday, June 20, 2008 7:10 PM

Just checking -- Were they standard gauge? 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 20, 2008 8:10 AM

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I didn't think any of them were runnable. Something about hazardous materials in the transformers or something like that?

you got it right.....Good job

another one

How many D&RGW locomotives made it back from alaska/

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Thursday, June 19, 2008 5:31 PM

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I didn't think any of them were runnable. Something about hazardous materials in the transformers or something like that?

The coolant liquid in the Gee's was chock-full of PCB's, which cause cancer.  They didn't know that in the 1930s. 

If runnability equals TOW-ability, I'd guess at least two:  Strasburg, PA and Union, IL.   I also saw a G at the NYCentral Museum in Elkhart, Indiana (definitely worth a trip!), but while it wasn't beat-up looking, I think it would need more work than just coupling motive power to it. 

 

 

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Posted by CopCarSS on Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:42 PM
I didn't think any of them were runnable. Something about hazardous materials in the transformers or something like that?

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:04 PM

how many runnable GG1'S are left in exsistance?

(trick question maybe)

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Posted by passengerfan on Thursday, June 19, 2008 6:25 AM

We have a winner Mark.

It never made sense to anyone why it was called Black River Junction as it was the Green River that ran by it.

It was actually the Milwaukee Road that named it but have never found any information as to why it was named Black River Jct. The Green River is pretty muddy at that point so maybe Black River fits it. By the way it was only eight miles from there where the first bodies of the Green River Strangler began showing up.  

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Posted by KCSfan on Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:05 AM

Al, was it Black River Jct.?

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Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:38 PM

Sorry guys no cigar yet. It was a very popular photo spot during Milwaukee Bi-polar days and is real close to Tukwila Wa. and where the famous Northwest Long Acres race track once stood. GN and NP only operated locals to Renton the Milwaukee mainline east was here and the junction was where the lines to Tacoma and Seattle were and still are today. The BNSF has there own line and UP operates over the former Milwaukee Road.  

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Posted by chad thomas on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 2:36 PM
Auburn jct. ?
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Posted by rrnut282 on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 2:33 PM
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While Brian thinks about his question How about a quick question to keep the thread going. What was the name of the Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern Junction off the combined mainlines between Seattle and Portland that carried the three roads to Renton, Washington? 

Al - in - Stockton 

Well, Renton is home to many Boeing aircraft factories, so I'm guessing something with an airplane theme??

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Posted by blhanel on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 12:54 PM
Oops, completely forgot about this.  I wasn't coming up with anything anyway, so go ahead and take it away, Al.
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Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:58 AM

While Brian thinks about his question How about a quick question to keep the thread going. What was the name of the Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern Junction off the combined mainlines between Seattle and Portland that carried the three roads to Renton, Washington? 

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Posted by blhanel on Monday, June 16, 2008 8:07 PM
OK, but this will require some thought.
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Posted by al-in-chgo on Monday, June 16, 2008 7:50 PM

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It was a true single-track, Carl.

Why don't you take the next quiz question, Brian.  It was a photo-finish and you knew about the bridge as opposed to my guess...... a.s.

 

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Posted by blhanel on Monday, June 16, 2008 7:11 PM
It was a true single-track, Carl.
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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, June 16, 2008 7:10 PM

Close enough, Al!

It was either single-track or a gantlet bridge--either way, CNW couldn't have put two tracks full of cars on it for any reason in 1993.

UP almost immediately widened the piers after they merged with CNW, and later put in the second track.

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Posted by blhanel on Monday, June 16, 2008 7:08 PM

I know this one.  I'll throw in an obvious hint- it was impossible in 1993 to put TWO strings of cars on the bridge.

EDIT: Alright, Al, you beat me to the punch!

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Monday, June 16, 2008 7:06 PM

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Norris, although that's true, even the CNW couldn't have done it!  The new owners did have something to do with it.

Was the bridge only single-tracked back in 1993?   -  a.s.

 

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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, June 16, 2008 6:58 PM
Norris, although that's true, even the CNW couldn't have done it!  The new owners did have something to do with it.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, June 16, 2008 6:52 PM
     Could it be, that UP didn't own the bridge back then?

Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, June 16, 2008 6:49 PM
Without knowing if anything like that actually transpired (I don't believe the Cedar River was anywhere nearly as rambunctious in 1993), that's not the answer I was after.  I wish I could think of a hint to give that wouldn't answer the question.

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Posted by J. Edgar on Monday, June 16, 2008 5:46 PM
i believe it would have impossible as the tracks leading to the bridge were washed out before the river broke the levees
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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, June 16, 2008 4:43 PM

Oh, all right...

Pullman Standard devised the...

Hello Dolly

...car to compete with the Thrall Car Manufacturing Company's Thrall-Door car.  The door opening in the center of the sides was big enough to open up half the length of the car, and stuff in the other half--the ends of the car--was loaded onto dollies which could be rolled in front of the doors when the center portion was emptied.

There's a photograph at http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,1692146 ; even the thumbnail should enable one to see the car, with name.  Evidently the dolly system worked better in theory than in real life, as only the 40 cars were built.

Next question--an easy one:

UP saved its mainline bridge over the Cedar River this past week by putting two strings of loaded freight cars on the bridge to keep it stable against the river.  In the 1993 flood, this would have been impossible.  Why?

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Monday, June 16, 2008 4:10 PM
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Carl, I think you're gonna have to help us with this one. Seems like nobody has a clue as to the correct answer.

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Posted by KCSfan on Monday, June 16, 2008 4:00 PM

Carl, I think you're gonna have to help us with this one. Seems like nobody has a clue as to the correct answer.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:44 PM

forgive me it was kind of late & I missed the part about Pullman Standard.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Sunday, June 15, 2008 7:02 PM
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Adding a hint:

Wow, wow, wow, fellas;/Won't find these old cars now, fellas!

Al, you're old enough...nobody could sing my hint like Carol Channing!

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:22 PM

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No, the Thrall-door cars (made by Thrall) were the "regular" all-door cars, with four doors per side.  The ones I'm after had only two, centered on the side, taking up half the length of the car. 
 

You sure got me stumped, dude.

 

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Posted by CShaveRR on Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:27 AM
No, the Thrall-door cars (made by Thrall) were the "regular" all-door cars, with four doors per side.  The ones I'm after had only two, centered on the side, taking up half the length of the car. 

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