Prototype Railroading
Fate
In one of the other threads there was some discussion of railroads in previous years. So I got out my 1928 Offical Guide to look where some of the early railroads ran. I purchased it used at a train show.
While I was using it, noticed something that made me realize that the book was destined for a model railroader to own:
Railroad Jobs that are Necessary but Suck
Watching one of the feeds from “Virtual Railfan” and see these poor guys at a location sweeping the snow off switches. Should add the location was in Wisconsin and checking the weather channel it was one very cold and windy day.
Obviously the job has to be done but boy it must have sucked being out there!
So got me thinking of all the thankless and hard jobs necessary to keep a railroad running.
Any railroaders out there who want to share what they feel was one of the toughest jobs or environments they had to work in?
Modeling a Steel Mill WAS: Highline for delivering Coke, Iron Ore, and other Raw Materials for Blast Furnace's
Given the reduction of the size of the physical building the Layout is to be housed, has forced me to relocate the Steel Mill (Blast Furnaces, Converters, Rolling & Finishing Mills) to a different location on the Layout. This new space is not long enough to have the three blast furnaces (one older one, with two newer ones that were added much later to expand steel production, perhaps for WWII, though that isn't set in stone) in a row so that the Highline is one continuous straight bridge. I an only find examples where the Blast Furnaces line up in a row, or did they alwa
What are the various "types" of Prototype Yards in the early 1950s???
I have a more specific question, but I would like the answer to that question put in a broader context of what are the various types (i.e. purposes) of/for Prototype Yards.
The specific question I have is were there Yards that did no classification of cars whatsoever. That it's purpose was only for changing of Crews which required the changing of cabooses and locomotives (circa 1953).
unloading grain box cars
As a kid, I visited a large elevator serving the Great Lakes in Chicago. they showed us the tipping mechanism that emptied grain box cars, by rotating it for and aft and side to side.
On much smaller sites, what was the procedure?
open the door, rip out the closure, let it spill, and then shovel and broom?
I'm planning a small soybean crushing plant in the early 50's and will consider making the tipper eventually (just for kicks), but have many other things to do first
German Railway Guns
Just ran across this video, ....pretty well done.
https://youtu.be/jmzFx7cfu7Y
I went to high school in Aberdeen MD, home of Aberdeen Proving Grounds. There was one of these German guns there at the time. I think I may even have a model of one of these some where in my inventory.
What is the wording on this covered hopper?
Does anyone know what the text says that is circled in the photo above?
What is the wording on this covered hopper?
Does anyone know what the text says that is circled in the photo above?
L&N 100T 3 bay hoppers
Does anybody know what the capacity of these hoppers would be? They look to be Bethleham hoppers. Exactrail makes them in 3483,3737, and 4000. Tangent makes one in 3600. Also what would be the correct color of paint for these cars?
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