Prototype information
Bingham Canyons New Dry Fork Shops.
Bingham Canyons New Dry Fork Shops buried now under tons of waste material.
Torpedo Bottle Car Unloading?
Can someone show me an image of the unloading of a torpedo bottle car at an electric arc furnace?
I've looked at MANY images and not found one. I inquired on the steel mill forums and was told that those bottle cars rotated over to unload their contents, but I have found it difficult to find images.
Did Walthers suppose that those bottle cars could be utilized with their electric arc furnace model?
Wye Not?
CN, CP, BNSF and Skytrain converge at the Wye at Sapperton Channel, New Westminster, BC. Many more photos and details in the thread below. Re-arranged this thread so it's not so long as the opener.
Railcar Truck Set Nomenclature
I have been tuning up my freight cars in accordance with the "Make it Run Like a Dream" series, and got some good information about wheels, trucks, suspension, etc. on the MRH rolling stock forum.
I also found this video clip that does a good job showing the real thing. Possibly overly long and overly simplified for many readers here but it's worth a skim.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMReh0VJ-2Q
Bingham and Garfield Railroad, Ghost Rail.
Once declared “one of the most marvelous little roads in the World.” This was high mountain railroading nothing like it in the world.
Question about state bans of 4-wheel 'bobber' cabooses
I'm looking for information about where and when four-wheeled "bobber" cabooses were outlawed. From what I've read Ohio and Minnesota passed laws in 1913 and 1911 respectively that took effect in 1919, similar regulation took effect in New York in 1924, and I've found a source citing similar legislation in Montana being enacted in 1907 but with no effective date listed.
Looking for info on how to model an additional Electric Furnace, if it's worth the effort?
For a steel mill that existed in the early 1950s in addition to having the switching all of the spurs for the Blast Furnaces, Coke Ovens (and affiliated by-products), Open Hearth and existing Electric Furnaces, and the Rolling/Finishing Mills, I thought it would be interesting to also have under construction a new Electric Furnace IF it provided for additional switching of cars to bring in the materials to build it and take away whatever material needed to be removed.
What color are these covered hoppers
I am thinking of building the following covered hoppers but the only pictures are the following. Does anyone what color of body and paint they had? The Jack Frost looks like blue on white, but old color photos often turn blue or red with age. I want to be sure before building them.
Interesting grain elevator and location plus observations on research
If you are looking for prototypes to model or emulate, Google maps satellite and street views come in handy. As many know, the street view is not necessarily going to give you the same thing as the "satellite" (often flyover) image. In many places, the satellite image is updated every several years. However, the street view may a) not exist at all, or b) be as many as 13 years out of date and very poor quality imagery. If you're following a rail line that parallels a road (highway) you may come upon industries that you're interested in.
>> Posts index
Navigation
Journals/Blogs
Recent Blog posts: