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I think someone took this photo especially for Dr. Wayne - nachoman - 01-27-2013 ...or anyone else that likes to build steam-era freight car models. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/14504">http://www.shorpy.com/node/14504</a><!-- m --> Look at the variety here! Re: I think someone took this photo especially for Dr. Wayne - Brakie - 01-27-2013 There's lots of modeling information in that photo-including 2 laborers unloading a car. Re: I think someone took this photo especially for Dr. Wayne - Puddlejumper - 01-27-2013 Yeah, this exact photo was posted in my Potomac Line thread, I was talking about manually assisting the loads out of open hoppers. Shorpy has such a wonderful selection of super high resolution images, they are great for 1950's rolling stock. Several nice shots of C&NW yards. In some images you can see guys riding the roofs and such. Re: I think someone took this photo especially for Dr. Wayne - sailormatlac - 01-27-2013 Great example of car loads too! Thanks! Matt Re: I think someone took this photo especially for Dr. Wayne - nachoman - 01-27-2013 I see a huge variety of tank cars, a couple of flat cars with pipes, and some gons with some interesting panel-looking things. I suspect the workers are unloading sand. They appear to be drop-bottom gons, and it looks like they are simply shoveling the sand that remained after the doors were opened. I am assuming this is sand for locomotive traction. Re: I think someone took this photo especially for Dr. Wayne - Puddlejumper - 01-27-2013 sailormatlac Wrote:Great example of car loads too! Yeah! How about that excavator! If it ok, here are some more Shorpy links that may be useful. Proviso, Washington D.C., Chicago, and others. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/893?size=_original#caption">http://www.shorpy.com/node/893?size=_original#caption</a><!-- m --> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/2696?size=_original#caption">http://www.shorpy.com/node/2696?size=_original#caption</a><!-- m --> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/3358?size=_original#caption">http://www.shorpy.com/node/3358?size=_original#caption</a><!-- m --> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/47?size=_original#caption">http://www.shorpy.com/node/47?size=_original#caption</a><!-- m --> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/7941?size=_original#caption">http://www.shorpy.com/node/7941?size=_original#caption</a><!-- m --> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/14279?size=_original#caption">http://www.shorpy.com/node/14279?size=_original#caption</a><!-- m --> Re: I think someone took this photo especially for Dr. Wayne - nkp_174 - 01-27-2013 Gorgeous photo! Re: I think someone took this photo especially for Dr. Wayne - sailormatlac - 01-28-2013 No more excuse to botch steam era freight car weathering! Matt Re: I think someone took this photo especially for Dr. Wayne - doctorwayne - 01-29-2013 Those photos are a great resource for modellers and an indication of what might have been seen in a passing train at one time. I remember how interesting it was to be stuck at a crossing while a train passed. Wayne |