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What Are These?
What Are These?
A train today and it was a long one. As far as I could see in both directions. The train was pulling nothing but flatcars carrying loads of black steel frameworks of some kind, Four on each car. I've seen these before and I always wonder what they are.
The train was travelling from west to east. It must have come from somewhere it had snowed. There were traces of unmelted snow on the load.
http://london.marknmel.com/albums/Rail/ ... .sized.jpg
The train was travelling from west to east. It must have come from somewhere it had snowed. There were traces of unmelted snow on the load.
http://london.marknmel.com/albums/Rail/ ... .sized.jpg
I don't mean to brag, but I just put a puzzle together in 1 day and the box said 2-4 years.
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Those are frame flats. They carry large stacks of auto frames when loaded.
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So those things are part of the rail care structure? The cars ar empty?
I don't mean to brag, but I just put a puzzle together in 1 day and the box said 2-4 years.
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The cars in the picture are empty, the structures on the cars are what the frames are secured to.
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Thanks. I won't have to wonder anymore.
I don't mean to brag, but I just put a puzzle together in 1 day and the box said 2-4 years.
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I would not have come close to being right. Guess I'll stick to beer...
That's gotta be a lot of finger-tappin' the steering wheel if you're stuck at a RR crossing waiting for one of those.
I had to find a picture to help me visualize empty & loaded... best I could find was from a model RR kit seller...
Other angles of that make-believe HO version are here...
https://itlascalemodels.com/products/au ... cf-flatcar
I also had no idea what an expensive hobby HO RRing must be....
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I was standing on the overpass.
The train wouldn't have been making any money for them hauling an empty load.
I don't mean to brag, but I just put a puzzle together in 1 day and the box said 2-4 years.
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Yeah, but gotta get 'em back for another load. I suppose it's like auto carriers. I'll bet Rate would agree, they're empty half the time.
I used to have a job at a place that made truck frames. We would have to measure to make sure they were straight. Often if it was off, we were told to push down on one corner and measure again. For some reason, that place closed.
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They are empty half the time and the customer doesn’t get the cars (which are usually in a pool) back for free.Mike Oxlong wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:07 amYeah, but gotta get 'em back for another load. I suppose it's like auto carriers. I'll bet Rate would agree, they're empty half the time.
I used to have a job at a place that made truck frames. We would have to measure to make sure they were straight. Often if it was off, we were told to push down on one corner and measure again. For some reason, that place closed.
As for HO railroading... it’s a VERY expensive hobby. I have quite a few myself that I’ve gotten at train shows (just like a gun show except model trains) but new some of the locomotives can run $500 or more depending on what options and realism you want.
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Now, I see why friend chases trains rather than had a model set. Good gosh.Rate This wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:33 amThey are empty half the time and the customer doesn’t get the cars (which are usually in a pool) back for free.Mike Oxlong wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:07 amYeah, but gotta get 'em back for another load. I suppose it's like auto carriers. I'll bet Rate would agree, they're empty half the time.
I used to have a job at a place that made truck frames. We would have to measure to make sure they were straight. Often if it was off, we were told to push down on one corner and measure again. For some reason, that place closed.
As for HO railroading... it’s a VERY expensive hobby. I have quite a few myself that I’ve gotten at train shows (just like a gun show except model trains) but new some of the locomotives can run $500 or more depending on what options and realism you want.
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Remember that “2000 Mules” was concocted by a circus of elephants.
The right needs to stop worry about what’s between people’s legs. Instead, they should focus on what’s between their ears.
Audacity sucks.
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Yeah it’s wild. Chasing trains is a hobby of mine as well. Cheap and you get time to yourself between them.MotorCityRadioFreak wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:17 pmNow, I see why friend chases trains rather than had a model set. Good gosh.Rate This wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:33 amThey are empty half the time and the customer doesn’t get the cars (which are usually in a pool) back for free.Mike Oxlong wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:07 amYeah, but gotta get 'em back for another load. I suppose it's like auto carriers. I'll bet Rate would agree, they're empty half the time.
I used to have a job at a place that made truck frames. We would have to measure to make sure they were straight. Often if it was off, we were told to push down on one corner and measure again. For some reason, that place closed.
As for HO railroading... it’s a VERY expensive hobby. I have quite a few myself that I’ve gotten at train shows (just like a gun show except model trains) but new some of the locomotives can run $500 or more depending on what options and realism you want.
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You're into model RR? Great hobby. How about posting some pics of your layout.
I don't mean to brag, but I just put a puzzle together in 1 day and the box said 2-4 years.
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I wish I had one, I’m pretty good at running the trains and tinkering with the models but layouts are beyond my ability im afraid. I have friends who are very handy with it though and I use theirs.