"Clippings" of interesting news articles found during researches.
First one, a freak accident showing the strengths of one particular all wooden ore car, February, 1903.
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Snippets from the Past
#2
Posted 25 August 2022 - 07:58 AM
I came across another similar occurrence.
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americanengineer72newy_0347.jpg (324.6K)
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#3
Posted 26 August 2022 - 12:58 PM
they sure made strong gondolas back then.
pretty amazing both incidents
Chris
pretty amazing both incidents
Chris
#4
Posted 26 August 2022 - 09:20 PM
CrisGer, on 26 August 2022 - 12:58 PM, said:
they sure made strong gondolas back then.
pretty amazing both incidents
Chris
pretty amazing both incidents
Chris
Yeah, Chris, and those were WOODEN cars!!
Now, here's an interesting and wonderfully weird steel car end on a Monon gondola. I've not seen this style before, but it's similar to a Van Dorn circular patterned end. That spiral pattern is quite odd, eh? Would be a real challenge to make a 3D model of it!
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Here's a Van Dorn round pattern car end, which would not be as difficult to make. A ten-section tube with an appropriate number of sides for a smooth appearance, and the outside points formed into the car body rectangular shape. Hmmm....we could use some Rock Island cars....more research is needed.. ;)
Van Dorn Ends.jpg (2.34MB)
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#5
Posted 26 August 2022 - 09:24 PM
#6
Posted 30 August 2022 - 01:38 PM
timmuir, on 26 August 2022 - 09:20 PM, said:
Yeah, Chris, and those were WOODEN cars!!
Now, here's an interesting and wonderfully weird steel car end on a Monon gondola. I've not seen this style before, but it's similar to a Van Dorn circular patterned end. That spiral pattern is quite odd, eh? Would be a real challenge to make a 3D model of it!
Coil car Ends.jpg
Here's a Van Dorn round pattern car end, which would not be as difficult to make. A ten-section tube with an appropriate number of sides for a smooth appearance, and the outside points formed into the car body rectangular shape. Hmmm....we could use some Rock Island cars....more research is needed.. ;)
Van Dorn Ends.jpg
Now, here's an interesting and wonderfully weird steel car end on a Monon gondola. I've not seen this style before, but it's similar to a Van Dorn circular patterned end. That spiral pattern is quite odd, eh? Would be a real challenge to make a 3D model of it!
Coil car Ends.jpg
Here's a Van Dorn round pattern car end, which would not be as difficult to make. A ten-section tube with an appropriate number of sides for a smooth appearance, and the outside points formed into the car body rectangular shape. Hmmm....we could use some Rock Island cars....more research is needed.. ;)
Van Dorn Ends.jpg
Very Interesting cars, Tim...Be quite a challenge to make those ends. Don't think I've ever seen anything like that before.
#7
Posted 04 January 2023 - 11:41 AM
Just some interesting artwork from a 1928 Cuban movie magazine ad ( Cine-Mundial ). Some lovely pen and ink work!
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Peligro.jpg (1.07MB)
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