Weekend Update 1/8/17

[up1950s]

[draskouasshat]

Im working on repowering my Key Santa fe northern with a new kato fef mech. Its going to be a beautiful runner!

Adam Draskovich [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

[peteski]

Judging by its location, that looks more like a guardrail than a frog.  As for the car in the background, I think it is normal RR crossing traffic.

[Hamaker]

"....but weight a minute"  ???

[cbroughton67]

"....but weight a minute"  ???

It's a heavy subject... 

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Working on decaling my FGE fleet:

[draskouasshat]

More work in the hotel room. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

[up1950s]

Of course it's a guard rail Pete , why I wrote frog is toad-elly weird . So if that car is normal , not staged , and given how spic N span she is would date the picture within a few years of the cars birth year . Who knows what year it is ? I think around 1928 ish maybe .

As for the WEIGHT , look at what is on the right of the check rail and the left of the running rail . Looks like a pair of 10 LB weights . Why ?

[Chris333]

I think the "weights" are a C shaped clip type-o-thing.

[rochsub]

Trees hiding holes in the wall on the UPRR Geneva Sub.  To see before and after pics go to genevasub.blogspot.com

[nkalanaga]

Chris333: You're right, that's exactly what they are. 

For those who haven't looked at a real turnout lately:  Guardrails, and running rails, can't be spiked on the flangeway side, so they're either bolted to the running rails, or braced by some means, to keep them from turning over.  Many of today's use braces similar to those used in the point area on the outside of the running rails, or use a large casting between the two rails, and bolts through the rails, but  these C-shaped clamps used to be common.  The point area braces can be seen directly below the left worker's face.

Notice the slots for the base of the rails.  These allow the clamp to be put on the running rail, then the guardrail is installed, as you see it here, and is pried into gauge, against the vertical edge of the clamp, as the workers are now doing.  Once pried into place, it's in gauge, and can be fastened there, by whatever means the company chooses.  I never looked closely at the old turnouts in Pasco, so don't know if they used spacer blocks, or bolts with some type of spacer, or what.

[bnsfdash8]

More on my GP59. It'll be NS 4611.

[Dave Schneider]

Working on decaling my FGE fleet:

I seem to recall that you were going to cast these. Is there a post somewhere? I am curious how you dealt with the bottom sill since it isn't flat.
Looks good.

[John]

spent the day lubricating gears, cleaning wheels and speed matching the fleet a

[up1950s]

I think the "weights" are a C shaped clip type-o-thing.

Found this Chris , great call .