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August 4, 2018 at 3:51 pm #5672princessclyne69Participant
There’s the item described above, available on eBay now. If you’re looking for a neat little piece of equipment that could reliably show up just about anywhere, this is it. Less than two days remaining.
First time I’ve seen this model or heard of this manufacturer, and it may look slightly nicer than the Hallmark one, but since I already have one of those I’m not bidding on this one. Judging by the name of the seller, I’d guess it’s an SP fan.
And just for grins, you might also check out the ‘extra long boxcar’ also on eBay now, which is actually an old brass model of an REA steel express car. 😆
RG7
August 4, 2018 at 10:58 pm #8926bargetanikaParticipantNo one knows anything about trains any more. On eBay we should also look for coal cars, cattle cars, tankers, and platform cars. Another error that could be made is calling a “shoving platform “ a “caboose “. 😮 😆
August 5, 2018 at 3:19 pm #8928Bud MossParticipantNice model, and as you said Ron, could show up anywhere (such as scales in the Illinois Coal Field mines!). Sunset was around for a very long time. Did a huge number of SP brass locomotives, and the variants of the 2-10-2, including the MP version. Jerry Michels
August 5, 2018 at 3:22 pm #8929Bud MossParticipantPat, the terms used by eBay sellers are often inaccurate, but usually the best a seller can do if they are listing a lot of items they are unfamiliar with. Makes the hunt more interesting! I don’t think it indicates anything about general railroad knowledge, just being unfamiliar with terminology. In regard to shoving platform, you are most likely dealing with a British seller. Jerry Michels
August 5, 2018 at 9:09 pm #8932bargetanikaParticipantOf course, that’s the wife putting everything on eBay the day after the funeral to get her sewing room within the week! 😯
That’s more or less a true story! Heard it from an LHS guy while on the road, except in this case she had the LHS picking up the trains while some carpenters were sawing up the layout to get it out fast. I guess that’s better than throwing the trains in the trash .
August 6, 2018 at 12:54 am #8935princessclyne69ParticipantNot Sunset per se, but Opec/Sunset. I think Sunset did some T&P steam, but I sold off my T&P steam a long time ago.
Other than Hallmark, I think Walthers once did the little scale test car that (at 80,000 lb) was so common in the steam era. Correct me if I’m wrong.
RG7
August 7, 2018 at 3:38 am #8941peggyrothschildParticipantWhile the railroads had their own scale inspectors that used these scale test cars to check MP scales (hump and static). The was a Western Weighing Inspection Bureau that had offices around the Midwest. Their job was to test customer owned scales and the test car would be used for this purpose. The scale car was a rear rider only behind the caboose when being moved to a testing location.
August 8, 2018 at 12:36 am #8944princessclyne69ParticipantThe Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau had an office in Wichita Union Station, upstairs on the way to the space the NRHS chapter had. After the dropped ceiling was installed in the early sixties, the original green and gold wall scheme was still visible above the new ceiling line.
RG7
August 8, 2018 at 3:24 pm #8947peggyrothschildParticipantWWIB main job for the railroads was to establish weight agreements so we didn’t have to weigh railcars. We’d review the waybill files and determine bagged shipments and give the list of shippers to the bureau. They’d weigh the bags or boxes and determine an average weight and the net weight would be determined on the individual bag x how many shipped. Customers liked this as it eliminated a weigh stop thus a faster transit time. On bulk commodities where the shipper had a belt scale they’d certify the belt scale and we’d use those weights as well.
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