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STRANGE CAR AT CRESSON ON 6-15-2011 - csiguy68 - 06-16-2011
Caught this car yesterday(6-15-2011) around 11;00am headed East through Cresson,Pennsylvania. i have no idea why the USDA would have this car or what they use it for.
Todd
Re: STRANR CAR AT CRESSON ON 6-15-2011 - LiveSteamer - 06-16-2011
Hey todd you mean this car? LOL I was up there yesterday also. You might have seen me, I was up next to the tracks getting photo's of the RP-E4C that was sitting there. I thought that was you there yesterday but was not sure.
Re: STRANR CAR AT CRESSON ON 6-15-2011 - csiguy68 - 06-16-2011
Yep that is the car and that was me. i was parked over near the Pizza place.
Todd
Re: STRANR CAR AT CRESSON ON 6-15-2011 - LiveSteamer - 06-16-2011
I seen that railcar and was wondering what it was so the wife turned the car around so I could get a picture of it.
Re: STRANE CAR AT CRESSON ON 6-15-2011 - Charlie B - 06-16-2011
It's a scale test car
Charlie
Re: STRANGE CAR AT CRESSON ON 6-15-2011 - Steamtrains - 06-16-2011
Would that be 1:1 scale..??
Seriously...what is the function of those scale cars..?? I've seen them mentioned elsewhere, but have no idea what they do....
Re: STRANGE CAR AT CRESSON ON 6-15-2011 - csiguy68 - 06-16-2011
Do you see those in your neck of the woods Steamtrain? i would think down there is where they would be. just one of the cars that you wonder why they would need it?
Todd
Re: STRANGE CAR AT CRESSON ON 6-15-2011 - LiveSteamer - 06-16-2011
If i am not mistaken the scale cars are used to calibrate the scales in the yards.
Re: STRANGE CAR AT CRESSON ON 6-15-2011 - Charlie B - 06-16-2011
Just a guess on my part but I would bet they use these to test the scales where grain is loaded in order to make sure the farmer is getting a fair shake.
Charlie