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Frequent poster 640 posts ferroequinologist1 Frequent poster 640 posts
ferroequinologist1

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To All: Jeff Barker, a fellow member of the First Coast Model Railroad Society, gave me a copy of a Great Northern Historical Society Data Sheet of a GN Water/Fuel/Tool Car. I used a fifty foot flat car I had on hand (the prototype was a 40 foot flat) as the base for my scratch built M of W car. I lettered and weathered the car in the E. St. Louis Rail Group scheme. Photos by Elvin Howlland. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail group Layout.
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Michael Watson Regular poster 497 posts
Michael Watson

Very unique....

Ok Elvin...you have peeked my interest. I am guessing since there is no access door on the wood building side, that it is a container. I see no access hatch or filling fittings, so how was it used ? Since the opposite side is obviously a re-purposed tender, I am guessing it held fuel ? Or is it vice-versa ? I saw the lifting rings...so it was removable ? Really cool car...and now I am going to have to build one also ! Google search only turned up the GN data sheet availability...but nothing on the car itself.

Thanks for sharing !

Michael
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ferroequinologist1 Frequent poster 640 posts
ferroequinologist1

GN M of W Car

Michael Watson: The GN Data Sheet did not state what the car was, unfortunately. The Fuel?Water tank has a filler hatch. The shed end was corrugated steel (old freight car doors)  There is a passage door on the brake end. Yours, E.H.
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UglyK5 Super User 1,125 posts
UglyK5

Very distinctive and

Very distinctive and interesting car, nicely done!

jeff

 
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p51 Super User 3,129 posts
p51

Found some possible info on the car here:

https://www.gnrhs.org/store/product-info-mbr.php?pid372.html
Lee

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My Flickr website with layout photos

https://forum.mrhmag.com/post/etwnc-stoney-creek-branch-12197690?&trail=25

You can never have too much detail or too many trees!
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Deemiorgos Super User 7,332 posts
Deemiorgos

A superb and very interesting

A superb and very interesting model. Thanks for sharing.
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