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Nickel Plate Road - 50'6" Drop End Gondola w/ Tire Load - What Era?
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Wrath of Wotan
Nickel Plate Road - 50'6" Drop End Gondola w/ Tire Load - What Era?
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March 12, 2014, 09:13:58 PM »
Can anyone tell us what era the
Nickel Plate Road - 50'6" Drop End Gondola w/ Tire Load
is dated for? Hoping it will work in the Transition Era. Thanks in advance!
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Some ya win, and some ya lose
some ya just can't tell...
Some they will, and some they won't
some it's just as well... Ron
Joe Satnik
Re: Nickel Plate Road - 50'6" Drop End Gondola w/ Tire Load - What Era?
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March 12, 2014, 10:19:32 PM »
Dear Ron,
I think I see "BLT 1-44" stenciled on the side in the online catalog picture.
NKP historical society says Gondola 66048 built 7-44.
http://nkphts.org/rosters/freight/gondolas.html
Not sure how long a gondola lasts before it is beat up beyond recognition and/or scrapped.
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Joe Satnik
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If your loco is too heavy to lift, you'd better be able to ride in, on or behind it.
richg
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Re: Nickel Plate Road - 50'6" Drop End Gondola w/ Tire Load - What Era?
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March 12, 2014, 10:25:04 PM »
Yep, just found the same in a Google search.
Rich
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Joe Satnik
Re: Nickel Plate Road - 50'6" Drop End Gondola w/ Tire Load - What Era?
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March 12, 2014, 10:35:51 PM »
Rich,
Ha. Beat you to it.
This time, at least.
Joe
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If your loco is too heavy to lift, you'd better be able to ride in, on or behind it.
RAM
Re: Nickel Plate Road - 50'6" Drop End Gondola w/ Tire Load - What Era?
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March 12, 2014, 10:52:52 PM »
BLT 1-44" 30 year life of the car. It could have lasted to 12-73
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richg
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Re: Nickel Plate Road - 50'6" Drop End Gondola w/ Tire Load - What Era?
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Quote from: Joe Satnik on March 12, 2014, 10:35:51 PM
Rich,
Ha. Beat you to it.
This time, at least.
Joe
Lol. I took a lot of time reading about the Nickle Plate. I get easily dis-trackted when searching for info. My brain installs a turnout.
Rich
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Wrath of Wotan
Re: Nickel Plate Road - 50'6" Drop End Gondola w/ Tire Load - What Era?
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Thanks to everybody - much appreciated!
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some ya just can't tell...
Some they will, and some they won't
some it's just as well... Ron
jward
Re: Nickel Plate Road - 50'6" Drop End Gondola w/ Tire Load - What Era?
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March 14, 2014, 12:25:34 AM »
freight cars of that era were permitted in interchange service for up to 40 years. with a built date of 1944, it definitely saw service in the transition era, which pretty much ran from the end of ww2 to about 1958.
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Jeffery S Ward Sr
Pittsburgh, PA
ebtnut
Re: Nickel Plate Road - 50'6" Drop End Gondola w/ Tire Load - What Era?
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March 18, 2014, 12:01:38 PM »
The "transition era" is a bit elastic. While 1958 makes some sense, being as the B&O and PRR were out of the steam business by then, some folks cite May of 1960 when the N&W finally dropped the fires. That point counts for heavy duty main line steam, though a case could also be made that the era goes to 1967 when the D&RGW finally pulled the plug on their narrow gauge operations. Then there is the UP, which has always had at least one steamer on the roster since the beginning in the 1860's.
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