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Post by jerrydebene on Dec 28, 2007 18:24:12 GMT -5
Here's an ex SP sugar beet car thats seen many years of dedicated service.  |
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Post by SP 9811 on Dec 28, 2007 19:28:19 GMT -5
Excellent work Jerry!
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Post by jerrydebene on Dec 30, 2007 22:00:41 GMT -5
Slowly getting the whole 20 cars I have now weathered and loaded. Hope to get about a 30 car train.  |
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Post by thespcaboose on Dec 31, 2007 14:22:36 GMT -5
Fantastic work Jerry!!!! I've seen the beet train operate on the coast from El Centro, California up to Guadelupe on the coastline. For sure it has been one of my favorite trains!!!!
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Post by jerrydebene on Dec 31, 2007 14:59:49 GMT -5
One of my favorites too. I sure miss railroading like that.  |
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Post by jerrydebene on Dec 31, 2007 16:43:58 GMT -5
Dang kids.....  |
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Post by jerrydebene on Dec 31, 2007 21:54:08 GMT -5
Half the Beet Fleet compete.   |
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Post by thespcaboose on Dec 31, 2007 22:09:24 GMT -5
I always have had a speical place in my heart for a unit beet train. This brings back fond memeries of a great, IMHO, unit train. My only other favorite unit train were the oil cans. The Southern Pacific did know how to run the unit trains very well.
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Post by jerrydebene on Dec 31, 2007 22:22:22 GMT -5
I wish someone would do the Tank Train cars in N Scale. That was another awesome train!
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Post by thespcaboose on Dec 31, 2007 23:57:52 GMT -5
Some of the stats for the oil cans are: 78 cars in length, 10,608 tons per train; 1,848,600 gallons of oil per train and operated out of Saco, north of Bakersfield to the refinery in Carson, California in the Los Angeles area.
Awesome numbers for sure.
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Post by jerrydebene on Jan 1, 2008 0:43:17 GMT -5
Very awesome!
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Post by jerrydebene on Jan 1, 2008 22:43:13 GMT -5
16 done and loaded.  |
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Post by thespcaboose on Jan 2, 2008 17:13:18 GMT -5
Excellent shot of the loaded beet train!! Is that an Olympic unit on the point?
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Post by jerrydebene on Jan 2, 2008 17:48:00 GMT -5
Thats her up there! |
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Post by jerrydebene on Jan 2, 2008 17:49:48 GMT -5
A different look on a different day...  |
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