Attaching a load to a flat car. The PRR FD2 and the Westinghouse Turbogenerator

[Kisatchie]

...Given the perceived mass of the turbine, those straps aren't likely to hold it back for long if it decided to shift:

Hmm... told ya... duct
tape...

[Ed Kapuscinski]

They're not straps, I'm guessing they are rods that are welded.

[Bobster]

All,

I will point you to the gray and yellow Siemens-Westinghouse Turbine in the Thursday Proto-photo 5-7-15.   Sorry I don't remember how to make an active link.

Bobster

[Lemosteam]

I have looked ar all of the prototype photos available and I can see no evidence beyond the rods.  Keep in mind those slots on the side of the car are about 2" wide and the rods fill them.  I think they are steel threaded rods with hooks that go into the slots.  Please reference this page:

http://www.kohs.com/PRR_Flat_Car_Pages/PRR_FD_FW_Prototypes.html

Kohs is hnown for its prototype fidelity.

I'm not worried so much about the fore/aft as I think the rods handle that as they are not all vertical. What surprises me is that there are no sideways stops or rods that I can see in the photos.

I also remember reading that movements with these items were never done in a full train, but a special slow moving train was used.

[eric220]

All,

I will point you to the gray and yellow Siemens-Westinghouse Turbine in the Thursday Proto-photo 5-7-15.   Sorry I don't remember how to make an active link.

Bobster

This one?

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=36083.0

[peteski]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that nice and very clear model photo being used for reference here?  Possibly a brass model?  They migth not have modeled all the hardware used on the 1:1 setup.

[Bobster]

Eric220,

Yes that's the picture.  It is a newer variant of the turbine.  Looking at the pictures now posted I'm left to the conclusion that this particular turbine in the photo does not have the shipping braces I have mentioned.   I would still bet this turbine was bolted to the flatcar.   The flatcar in the picture is also bigger than what I normally see out back of the Siemens / Westinghouse buildings I drive by.

Have a good evening all,
Bobster

[Lemosteam]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that nice and very clear model photo being used for reference here?  Possibly a brass model?  They migth not have modeled all the hardware used on the 1:1 setup.

@peteski these are proto photos:

http://www.kohs.com/PRR_Flat_Car_Pages/PRR_FD_FW_Prototypes.html

[peteski]

@peteski these are proto photos:

http://www.kohs.com/PRR_Flat_Car_Pages/PRR_FD_FW_Prototypes.html

Oh, I see.  I just kept seeing this photo being repeatedly referenced in this thread

and that looked like a model to me (which might not be 100% prototypical).  Thanks for pointing me to the photos of the real car with the turbogenerator.

[chicken45]

Got to clean things up a little bit. Overdid the glue reinforcements. Maybe a new sign, possibly one printed in photo paper and larger.

[tom mann]

Came out pretty nice.

[mmagliaro]

I don't know if you already did it, but I bet if you hit that thing with a shot of Dull Cote, it will disguise those
little glue marks.  The only reason they really show is because they are shiny against a flat-finish car,
and because you are taking a super close-up macro photo  I bet they would be invisible to the human eye,
even close-up, especially if you put some flat finish on there.  Looks good.

[DeltaBravo]

Looks good!

[chicken45]

Thanks guys! I'll have to hit it with some Dullcoat. Stay tuned. 

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Damn, that sign doesn't look great at that size, the printer just didn't do a good job of it.

I think you're right, trying it on a photo printer might help.