Random Railfan Prototype Photos For All

Hardcoaler Mar 26, 2015

  1. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    67,560
    22,734
    653
    Even without a roof, as seen in the photos it is still close by the tracks. How would adding roofing make a difference? Often there is a fence built for public safety, but I see none here.
     
    badlandnp, Mike VE2TRV and Doug Gosha like this.
  2. Sepp K

    Sepp K TrainBoard Member

    623
    3,904
    49
    NS is concerned about the safety of the workers that close to the tracks.
     
  3. Doug Gosha

    Doug Gosha TrainBoard Member

    3,595
    7,664
    80
    That's what I figured. Even with the roof back in place, it wouldn't be any closer to the tracks but the process of doing it would put workers very close.

    Doug
     
  4. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

    22,210
    49,628
    253
    Saturday in Sulphur/Lake Charles, Louisiana.
    C4B4F462-E040-4DB2-BF06-4EA41FB9C6C5.jpeg
     
    fordy744, Philip H, BNSF FAN and 7 others like this.
  5. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    22,014
    27,407
    253
    A different view of a BNSF ES44:
    _MG_7950.jpg

    I'm told these containers have used septic tanks or something similar in them, going to disposal somewhere. CP trains on the Portal Sub have a few cars of these daily.

    _MG_8017.jpg
     
  6. ddechamp71

    ddechamp71 TrainBoard Member

    2,153
    653
    46
    Is it an optical illusion, or the first gondola bends under its load's weight ?

    Dom
     
  7. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    67,560
    22,734
    653
    It might have a slight sag. I do not recall if that type of car was built with a positive camber. I would believe so. Loads into gondolas are often dumped. Boom! That sort of pounding can take a toll through many years. The load in picture, appearing to be scrap, is very heavy and was likely not gently placed. I would not be at all surprised to even find a few failing welds in the underfame assembly.
     
  8. Kez

    Kez TrainBoard Member

    755
    665
    32
    Looks like a bit of sag, but the effect is enhanced by the fact that it has fishbelly sides.
     
    badlandnp, Mike VE2TRV and ddechamp71 like this.
  9. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member

    2,626
    5,747
    69
    Those flat bottom gons are the Rodney Dangerfield of rail cars, they get beat up, overloaded and slammed around. I had one a few years ago that was loaded with Mill Balls it sagged so bad that the wheels rubbed on the bottom of the car, It was in the middle of the night, maybe 5-7 cars behind the power ,so when the flanges hit metal it made quite a light show, looked like rings of fire, It really slowed us down too. At best on the climb west out of Denver up the Moffat that night we were doing 11-14 mph, when we got into the tight curves it really gave us a show, we only made 6-7 mph. We BO'd the car, set it out.
     
    badlandnp and Mike VE2TRV like this.
  10. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    22,014
    27,407
    253
    Knowing the Moffat, those curves are near continuous, so it must have been a pain! Cliff Siding tends to collect bad orders from time to time. It's beyond the worst curves westbound and where trains used to meet due to its length. Where did you set it out?
     
    badlandnp, Mike VE2TRV and gjslsffan like this.
  11. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member

    2,626
    5,747
    69
    Cliff House track. LOL.
     
    badlandnp and Mike VE2TRV like this.
  12. BuddyBurton

    BuddyBurton TrainBoard Supporter

    2,226
    5,077
    69
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
    CP 474-16 with an EMD consist.
    BNSF 9314, EMDX 7233, elephant style.
    CP Ottumwa Sub.
    St Patrick’s Day 2021

    Top to bottom-
    Muscatine
    Letts
    Washington (2)


    Most people get drunk, others want sex but as for me, I go Railfanning.
     
  13. BNSF FAN

    BNSF FAN TrainBoard Supporter

    9,891
    29,162
    148
    Chattanooga TN - 2004

    DSC02513.JPG
     
  14. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

    22,210
    49,628
    253
    Box car jacked up for repairs at North Proviso yard in Chicago. December 1942. Jack Delano photo, Library of Congress collection.

    [​IMG]
     
  15. badlandnp

    badlandnp TrainBoard Member

    4,587
    16,153
    90


    A spot on the Yellowstone
     
  16. Hardcoaler

    Hardcoaler TrainBoard Member

    10,674
    44,837
    142
    Whoa that's a short tank car! Never seen anything like it.:eek: Almost like someone filled it with hot water and it shrank.
     
  17. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    22,014
    27,407
    253
    This tank car seems so oddly-proportioned, fatter than a typical beer can tank car, but shorter than a normal tank car. Wild!

     
  18. BNSF FAN

    BNSF FAN TrainBoard Supporter

    9,891
    29,162
    148
    One and only one I ever saw like that. Have to admit it looks really cool!
     
  19. logging loco

    logging loco TrainBoard Supporter

    1,200
    2,717
    52
    I can't make out the placard. Looks like maybe tar or asphalt running down the side of the car.
     
    Mike VE2TRV, BNSF FAN and Sepp K like this.
  20. rch

    rch TrainBoard Member

    349
    825
    32
    Looks like 1267 petroleum crude oil.

    That car has 70-ton trucks so it's not intended for a super dense load, just a smaller quantity than would be shipped in a 100-ton car. A small customer might work on that amount of product for a month before needing another load.
     
    digimar52, BNSF FAN and Doug Gosha like this.

Share This Page