Railroad souvenirs.

[Anonymous]

I SAID, "NO MORE POSTS"!!! THIS TOPIC IS DONE AND ENDED.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

Beyond a railroad spike, I don't think I would want anything else until I have a house with a basement. This way I can convert the basement into the "train room" including the large model railroad.

You'd probably have trouble hanging that FRED on the coupler of the last car on your HO train anyhow...

Yes, your right, we need some sort of "adapter" car...

Anyways, yes, return it ASAP If you kept it for your self thats one thing, but your trying to sell it? Get real, the police we be at your door step in a few weeks...


So, don't randomly pic stuff up! [xx(]

[csxengineer98]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bjk041089

I SAID, "NO MORE POSTS"!!! THIS TOPIC IS DONE AND ENDED.

if you realy wanted to make a profit..you DONT post it on the NET...you go to the loacal foamer hang out... and pop the trunk..and actuion it off to the highest bidder....lol
csx engineer

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bjk041089

I SAID, "NO MORE POSTS"!!! THIS TOPIC IS DONE AND ENDED.

Hmmm. Who died so you could be boss?

You started this thread, now you are reaping what you sowed. I don't hold your inexperience against you, but demanding people stop posting is like yelling "SHUT UP!" to a group of friends ribbing you about something. It doesn't really improve the odds that they will follow your wishes...

LC

[Rustyrex]

Sorry, but I'm going to interject my two cents here as well. As a former conductor, we used to do alot of switch moves at a siding, sometimes riding shoves 50 or so cars back for cuts and so forth. I would usually leave the FRED up by the switch or near the switch lower in the weeds. I will tell you one thing I would have just "you know what" had I come back and it was gone.
I did have one close call with a FRED, on this particular train, we had one of those older style box FREDs that had a long rod that just popped into the knuckle. I had the train shove back so I could walk a set and release. As I neared the rear of the train about 8 cars to go, I see some kid run up and grab the FRED and start to take off. In the process, he of course popped the hose when he pulled on it causing the train to dump and more importantly a very loud BANGGGGGPSHHHHHHHHHHH. The kid looked like he was scared to death as he dropped the FRED after this happened and was running 100 MPH out of there falling about 6 times as he was shaking so bad [:D]. Needless to say I much prefer the newer ones with the twist deal that goes in the side of a knuckle and that you can LOCK [;)].

[eolafan]

WARNING WILL ROBINSON (shows my age, doesn't it?)...PUT IT BACK IN THE DITCH WHERE YOU FOUND IT...RIGHT NOW!...IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO THEY COULD TRACK YOU DOWN BY THE E-MAIL ADDRESS YOU HAVE ALREADY SUPPLIED AND YOU WOULD HAVE A UNWELCOMED KNOCK AT YOUR DOOR SOME DAY SOON...PUT IT BACK, NOW!

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Rustyrex

Sorry, but I'm going to interject my two cents here as well. As a former conductor, we used to do alot of switch moves at a siding, sometimes riding shoves 50 or so cars back for cuts and so forth. I would usually leave the FRED up by the switch or near the switch lower in the weeds. I will tell you one thing I would have just "you know what" had I come back and it was gone.
I did have one close call with a FRED, on this particular train, we had one of those older style box FREDs that had a long rod that just popped into the knuckle. I had the train shove back so I could walk a set and release. As I neared the rear of the train about 8 cars to go, I see some kid run up and grab the FRED and start to take off. In the process, he of course popped the hose when he pulled on it causing the train to dump and more importantly a very loud BANGGGGGPSHHHHHHHHHHH. The kid looked like he was scared to death as he dropped the FRED after this happened and was running 100 MPH out of there falling about 6 times as he was shaking so bad [:D]. Needless to say I much prefer the newer ones with the twist deal that goes in the side of a knuckle and that you can LOCK [;)].

That's funny. I would have paid to see that.[:D][:D][8D]

[eolafan]

With all due respect, when yoiu start something somebody else will want to finish it. And if for some reason you want to suspend discussion on your own topic due to being
"beat up" over what you began, that's fine but don't get upset when others are not willing to let things drop. This is a perfect example of leading with your chin.

[dwRavenstar]

I have a feeling this discussion is far from done and closed. [}:)]

Best bet for bjk is to stop looking. [B)]

I'm still waiting for an update of what happened when he took it back.

Dave (dwRavenstar)

[TheS.P.caboose]

Just remember, it's a misdemeanor to sell stolen property and a felony to buy it!!

[miniwyo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

QUOTE: Originally posted by Rustyrex

Sorry, but I'm going to interject my two cents here as well. As a former conductor, we used to do alot of switch moves at a siding, sometimes riding shoves 50 or so cars back for cuts and so forth. I would usually leave the FRED up by the switch or near the switch lower in the weeds. I will tell you one thing I would have just "you know what" had I come back and it was gone.
I did have one close call with a FRED, on this particular train, we had one of those older style box FREDs that had a long rod that just popped into the knuckle. I had the train shove back so I could walk a set and release. As I neared the rear of the train about 8 cars to go, I see some kid run up and grab the FRED and start to take off. In the process, he of course popped the hose when he pulled on it causing the train to dump and more importantly a very loud BANGGGGGPSHHHHHHHHHHH. The kid looked like he was scared to death as he dropped the FRED after this happened and was running 100 MPH out of there falling about 6 times as he was shaking so bad [:D]. Needless to say I much prefer the newer ones with the twist deal that goes in the side of a knuckle and that you can LOCK [;)].

That's funny. I would have paid to see that.[:D][:D][8D]

So, would I. That would have been great to see!

[coborn35]

Cut him some slack. He said he returned it and i think he gets the fact that he should return it.

[CSXrules4eva]

I happen to be one of those railfans tat collect little railroad artifects at the side of the tracks. I have to tell a story now, of a time when I went railfaning at Abrams Yard in Norristown, PA with a friend of mine David Gramm. After we were done train watching for the day in the central part of the yard, we decided to walk on around the premiter of the yard. On the way back we found a chuck of old rail that was about 4ft in length. So we decided to take it as a soviner (spelling). Let me tell you it weighed a ton! lol So we took turns holding it on our 1 mile walk on abandoned right of way, to the car. By the time we got to the car we were done! Well something good came out of it. Since my friend, David is a metal worker he was able to cut it for me, wire wheel it , and paint it black with my name on it. It took the machine 3 days to cut completely through it!

[CShaveRR]

Not a ton, Sarah, but probably close to 150 pounds! Maybe even 158! [;)]

It sounds impressive, the way Dave fixed it up for you. Hope to see it. AMG

[chad thomas]

Sarah,
You lugged a 4' peice of rail 1 mile ? [bow] You must have really wanted it. Reminds me of the time I went looking for weights for the rear end of my V-8 Vega. I ended up using a peice of rail in place of the bumper. But I sure didn't carry it as far as you !!!

[emd_SD_60]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CSXrules4eva

I happen to be one of those railfans tat collect little railroad artifects at the side of the tracks. I have to tell a story now, of a time when I went railfaning at Abrams Yard in Norristown, PA with a friend of mine David Gramm. After we were done train watching for the day in the central part of the yard, we decided to walk on around the premiter of the yard. On the way back we found a chuck of old rail that was about 4ft in length. So we decided to take it as a soviner (spelling). Let me tell you it weighed a ton! lol So we took turns holding it on our 1 mile walk on abandoned right of way, to the car. By the time we got to the car we were done! Well something good came out of it. Since my friend, David is a metal worker he was able to cut it for me, wire wheel it , and paint it black with my name on it. It took the machine 3 days to cut completely through it!

I found me a foot long section of scrap rail, off the side of the CN ROW, it was a 100 foot trip to my truck, had to set it down every 10 feet! Took it home, it still had wear on the top (must have been removed just recently), though a little rusted, came off with the Brillo Pad treatment. It is now used as a doorstop on my room door![:o)] I see you said you had it painted. I wouldn't even THINK of doing that to mine (would ruin the authenticity), although I found a little chunk off the UP. It's heavily rusted (no brillo pad will work here!), although I have thought about painting it yellow, in honor of the railroad it used to belong to.[:p] Black? You should have had your friend paint it blue, gray and yellow in honor of CSX.[^]

[emd_SD_60]

UPDATE- I finally decided to paint the little 2 inch section of rail silver, because it was the only color laying around. It's as silver as the trucks on a Santa Fe SD45-2! When new, of course.[:o)]

[CSXrules4eva]

Yes I wasn't thinking there I should of had my friend Dave paint it in honor of CSX, that would of been nice. But I found it on NS trackage. Oh hay I just realized something. I do have the rail in NS colors. The background is black and my name is white. But if you want to get the rust off of the rail emd5060 your going to have to wire wheel it for a pretty long time.

Yes Carl you will be able to see my rail :) I don't see why you wouldn't be able to see it that 'll be the first thing you will most likly notice when you come over. hehehe. I think your right about how much the rail weighed. It was about 150 lbs I would say but that's not too much of a problem for me my max bench press is 160 lbs. hehehe

[emd_SD_60]

My footlong rail is about 130 pound (at least I think it is, it's really heavy-duty!), and was rolled in 1948. I think half the rail on the main is dated 1948-1949 in some spots. Kinda cool, it still keeps its shape after seeing billions of trains in a 55 year period![:D]

[Anonymous]

I want one of those (Real) Search Light Signals to put out of my back yard so I can play Choo Choo with my HO Scale Model Trains[:D],Oh baby im talking about the real thing too[:P].
BNSFrailfan.

[arbfbe]

BNSF Railfan

Montana Rail Link has recently removed some semaphores and searchligh signals from along their line. They are for sale at www.montnnarail.com if you poke around the site a bit. The semaphores sell for about $2500 but I have not checked the price for the others. They are located in Missoula, MT and other locations and are heavy and bulky.

[miniwyo]

Alot of guys I know are always looking for bits of old rail, they make great anvils after some modification. I am looking out for a bit of rail and then I want to try to tack on some old spikes that I have found as well as some old misc. rail iron that we have around here. Kinda like a rail iron sculpture! Gotta find the time to do it though! Need to find a forklift to move it when its done though!!!

[MP173]

Is it ok to take a piece of rail but it is not ok to take a end of train device?

What are the standards to use?

As a young railfan in my 20's I would go into abandoned depots or towers and help myself, normally to old tariffs, station records, copies of train orders, etc.

Looking back, not such a good idea.

I think with all of the security issues going on, post 911, it would be best to stay off of railroad property. I even feel strange taking photos anymore.

Of course this is after some kid walked into my garage and rode off with my son's bike!

ed

[edbenton]

I am glad he decided to return the FRED however he should not even pick it up in the first place. He is lucky the railroad is not pressing charges!!!!. I had someone steal part of a load of ladies undegarments from my trailer one time they were for a new store of a company every man likes to look at the catalog. The company found out who took them and next thing I heard about was he was charged with interstate commecre theft and tampering with a sealed load. He made the mistake of having a criminal record already and the police found his fingerprints all over the tape seals. He got 20 years in the federal pen for one case of bras. Quite a trade don't you think.

[spbed]

Go to Daggett CA last Sept when I was there there was plenty for the taking. Also if you are into restoring old cars their is a circa 1920 or 1930 coupe their as well. [:o)][:p][:)][:D]

Originally posted by miniwyo
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