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HemiAdda2d
August 21st, 2006, 02:19 PM
I nearly swerved off the road coming from a date nail collecting trip north of Great Falls, MT:

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/1017/WFEX_705130.jpg

Yes, before anyone asks, I did obtain permission to be on this guy's property to get pics. Actually struck up a conversation with him--talked for 2 hours! Turns out he;s a contractor that tears out abandoned spurs, etc when the RR scraps a line.
It is AMAZING what he has squirreled away... GN & MILW switchstands, ties, plates, spikes, bricks from RR structures (he's also a used brick re-seller) and I quote, 'Date nails out the yin-yang'!
BoxcabE50
August 21st, 2006, 04:28 PM
That car doesn't seem to be in really bad shape! :omg: Should be in a museum!

:D

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HemiAdda2d
August 21st, 2006, 10:16 PM
Any questions?

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/1017/scenic_route.jpg
BoxcabE50
August 21st, 2006, 10:25 PM
Any questions?

Well, yes. What's he doing with this stuff? I know the bricks are resold. But the freight cars? Has he ever demolished any old depots? Looking for train orders.......

:D

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HemiAdda2d
August 22nd, 2006, 12:42 AM
He uses them as storage sheds. Train orders? Beats me, but with his collection of RRiana, you never know!
BoxcabE50
August 22nd, 2006, 12:59 AM
If you happen to ever stop by there again, could you please ask for me?

:D

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JCater
August 22nd, 2006, 01:09 AM
Yeah...and ask him if he wants to sell that box car ;)
John
BoxcabE50
August 22nd, 2006, 04:45 AM
Yeah...and ask him if he wants to sell that box car ;)
John

:omg: So now you're quitting On30? And moving to 1:1 scale?

:D

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Doug A.
May 14th, 2007, 05:34 PM
Well, not quite as "purty", but quite a shock nonetheless...

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/645/np66127_s.jpg

NP Flat hauling some track panels sitting in BNSF's yard in Wichita Falls, TX on Mother's Day 2007. Virtually untouched except for some apparently repainted reporting data.
BoxcabE50
May 14th, 2007, 06:47 PM
Nice find! I wonder what is tucked away, in various other old yards on their system?

:D

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Kevin M
May 20th, 2007, 04:41 AM
There are several NP flats like the one pictured, but in Spokane with track panals on them.
Kevin
HemiAdda2d
May 20th, 2007, 04:51 AM
There simply cannot be many of those left around in NP paint.. Very nice catch!!!!!!!
Kevin M
May 24th, 2007, 08:15 PM
If you live in the northwest you have proably seen the NP woodchip cars, there are quite a few around altough in the last 6 months BNSF has been selling them to GBRX. There are also lots of GN chip cars up here too.
Kevin
SDP45
May 25th, 2007, 02:45 AM
After a trip to Missoula 2 weeks ago, there were a number of old NP cars hanging around, owned by the MRL. Very nice place to visit!!
Matthew Roberts
May 25th, 2007, 02:57 AM
I've found that out in the Southwest at least, when riding in a car, you can determine what railroad ran through the area by the railroad name on old boxcars used for storage.

For example, along the BNSF Transcon between Encino, NM and Lubbock, TX I remember seeing 10+ old ATSF freight cars out in people's yards. It was a cool sight.
Doug A.
May 25th, 2007, 03:50 AM
That's a good point, Matthew. I've seen similar things around Amarillo.

But, there is also a stockpile of old ICG boxcars north of Fort Worth so that might throw you off a bit.