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It’ll be a while. It’s in one of my tubs. You can see it here in this video.I wouldn't mind seeing it, Bob.
Rico’s coal train thread
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They do come up from time to time on ebay. I currently have 16 of them. UP, MP, MoW, RI, SP and CNW.
Goes to show you, there really is a prototype for everything!
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Bruette
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Rico, I love the details and the photos, thanks for sharing!
Alcomotive
Grandson of an ALCO Builder
They do come up from time to time on ebay. I currently have 16 of them. UP, MP, MoW, RI, SP and CNW.
CambriaArea51
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And that's why nobody can fine any.
KriegslokBR52
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After cooking i'll have to watch those films of yours. Coal trains are my favorite. And those SD70MACs amazingly can still be found hauling trains out west:
This is all the same train, which i was chasing across Montana last August. Last pick, it is about to duck in Bozeman Pass tunnel.
This is all the same train, which i was chasing across Montana last August. Last pick, it is about to duck in Bozeman Pass tunnel.
KriegslokBR52
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Either coincidence, or someone had a sense of humor.
migalyto
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It always drove me nuts when manufactures did this,. but I guess it really does happen in the real world.
Goes to show you, there really is a prototype for everything!
Alcomotive
Grandson of an ALCO Builder
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Rico
BN Modeller
Aha, so that’s where they all went!
Rico
BN Modeller
While cleaning out the office recently I came across some paperwork I thought might pertain to the coal thread.
Here’s the printout from the last train I ever worked, one hundred and eleven cars totalling over a mile long.
The list shows one hundred and ten loads and one empty. The reason is that these cars were dedicated to this run and if the prior cars had the required amount of coal the last one or two would just be along for the ride.
Cool thing is that I actually have some of these numbers on the layout!
Here’s the printout from the last train I ever worked, one hundred and eleven cars totalling over a mile long.
The list shows one hundred and ten loads and one empty. The reason is that these cars were dedicated to this run and if the prior cars had the required amount of coal the last one or two would just be along for the ride.
Cool thing is that I actually have some of these numbers on the layout!
Rico
BN Modeller
I also found the schematic for the CNR Pine Falls Subdivision.
When I left Manitoba Hydro I got on with the Central Manitoba Railway which took over the line.
As I recall the first two sidings were passenger stations and the third was the CIL explosives plant.
The Hydro plant comes next and I’ll attach the schematic for that below.
East Selkirk had a grain elevator and a cattle pen, Libau had an elevator which still stands today.
The switch at Beaconia was actually a wye and where the line extended North to Grand Beach, a very popular tourist destination with a grand station and dance pavilion.
This is where the fun started running along Lake Winnipeg and thru swamps then turning East and up hill into the Belair Forest!
The next two spurs were used for log, peat moss, and sod loading.
Boy there were some interesting grades and curves from there on!
The paper mill at Pine Falls is at the end, you’ll see a spur with a loop at the end which ran right into the town and turned the passenger trains at one time.
Unfortunately the union at the mill went on strike which promptly shut it down.
The track has all been torn up from East Selkirk on with only a small section left in Pine Falls where a solitary CNR switcher still resides to this day.
When I left Manitoba Hydro I got on with the Central Manitoba Railway which took over the line.
As I recall the first two sidings were passenger stations and the third was the CIL explosives plant.
The Hydro plant comes next and I’ll attach the schematic for that below.
East Selkirk had a grain elevator and a cattle pen, Libau had an elevator which still stands today.
The switch at Beaconia was actually a wye and where the line extended North to Grand Beach, a very popular tourist destination with a grand station and dance pavilion.
This is where the fun started running along Lake Winnipeg and thru swamps then turning East and up hill into the Belair Forest!
The next two spurs were used for log, peat moss, and sod loading.
Boy there were some interesting grades and curves from there on!
The paper mill at Pine Falls is at the end, you’ll see a spur with a loop at the end which ran right into the town and turned the passenger trains at one time.
Unfortunately the union at the mill went on strike which promptly shut it down.
The track has all been torn up from East Selkirk on with only a small section left in Pine Falls where a solitary CNR switcher still resides to this day.
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KriegslokBR52
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And who says loops are unrealistic on a layoutI also found the schematic for the CNR Pine Falls Subdivision.
When I left Manitoba Hydro I got on with the Central Manitoba Railway which took over the line.
As I recall the first two sidings were passenger stations and the third was the CIL explosives plant.
The Hydro plant comes next and I’ll attach the schematic for that below.
East Selkirk had a grain elevator and a cattle pen, Libau had an elevator which still stands today.
The switch at Beaconia was actually a wye and where the line extended North to Grand Beach, a very popular tourist destination with a grand station and dance pavilion.
This is where the fun started running along Lake Winnipeg and thru swamps then turning East and up into the Belair Forest!
The next two spurs were used for log, peat moss, and sod loading.
Boy there were some interesting grades and curves from there on!
The paper mill at Pine Falls is at the end, you’ll see a spur with a loop at the end which ran right into the town and turned the passenger trains at one time.
Unfortunately the union at the mill went on strike which promptly shut it down.
The track has all been torn up from East Selkirk on with only a small section left in Pine Falls where a solitary CNR switcher still resides to this day.
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Rico
BN Modeller
I didn’t feel like doing anything yesterday so I sorted out some clutter under the layout.
I found some leftover styrofoam scraps and thought maybe they’d fit as a load in a coal car.
Well they actually did so with a little shaping, painting, and dusting with WS fine coal and viola… coal loads!
Another one of those “good enough for now” projects that will no doubt become permanent.
I found some leftover styrofoam scraps and thought maybe they’d fit as a load in a coal car.
Well they actually did so with a little shaping, painting, and dusting with WS fine coal and viola… coal loads!
Another one of those “good enough for now” projects that will no doubt become permanent.
shortwrench
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Looks great!I didn’t feel like doing anything yesterday so I sorted out some clutter under the layout.
I found some leftover styrofoam scraps and thought maybe they’d fit as a load in a coal car.
Well they actually did so with a little shaping, painting, and dusting with WS fine coal and viola… coal loads!
Another one of those “good enough for now” projects that will no doubt become permanent.
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