Re: 6200 Flat Car Details Please
| December 27, 2016 07:52PM |
Damn sure don't know who the experts are! The High sides that were rebuilt got cut down Cardwell draft gear. The had cut down "Farlow" draft gear. Here are a couple shots from the rebuilt high side gon draft gear from the Grande's General Arrangement Drawing. The new draft gear lengthened the life of the cars but sure made a a nice fulcrum point that broke the upper center sill on every car I have been under. Both the pipe gons we did were broken right there. I guess for the railroad, it served its purpose.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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