PROTOTYPE Railfan Photos of the Week, 0ctober 6th, 2019

LegomanBill Oct 6, 2019

  1. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

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    Hi everyone, here's this week's selections

    r_i_straw with a schnabel flat
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    BuddyBurton with a KCS pair
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    SP 9811 with SP 8362
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    Hardcoaler with a pair of freights
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    and BNSF FAN with Bay Line 3400
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  2. Charlie

    Charlie TrainBoard Member

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    is that a rider cabin on that Schnabel flat?
     
  3. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    Yes, there was a caboose at either end.
     
  4. fitz

    fitz TrainBoard Member

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    Good work, folks.
     
  5. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    If you were referring to the little enclosures at each end of the car itself, these are where the crew hydraulically adjusts the cars geometry in order to lift the load to clear low obstacles, bridge railings on sharp curves or shift the load side to side to weave around other obstacles. It is amazing all the shifting they can do to get a load through a tight spot. There may be generators in those cabs as well to run the hydraulics.
     
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  6. Doug Gosha

    Doug Gosha TrainBoard Member

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    Psst, wonderful pictures but it's October 6th.

    :D

    Doug
     
  7. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    There are only three months left in this year and Bill has almost used up all his quota of mistakes. It will be touch and go from here on. [​IMG]
    I edited it to Octember then had to edit it again.[​IMG]
     
  8. Charlie

    Charlie TrainBoard Member

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    Thsnk You, that answers my question. The waycar is then the rider car for that maintenance crew.

    Charlie
     

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