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Bob Bufkin

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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #15 on: December 26, 2010, 11:46:43 AM »
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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #16 on: December 26, 2010, 05:17:24 PM »
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Quote from: sirenwerks on December 26, 2010, 12:36:40 AM
So, what in my original message triggered all the jocularity?

Simple. If you don't have an answer, make one up.

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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #17 on: December 26, 2010, 09:05:10 PM »
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I think I'll join the Yahoo NYC list and try there. I'm sure it won't be as fun but will probably feed my more austere needs for knowledge.
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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #18 on: December 26, 2010, 11:39:16 PM »
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Quote from: sirenwerks on December 26, 2010, 09:05:10 PM
I think I'll join the Yahoo NYC list and try there. I'm sure it won't be as fun but will probably feed my more austere needs for knowledge.

We love the car , but if Bob isn't making it a kit I think not too many will attempt it .
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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #19 on: December 27, 2010, 02:30:00 PM »
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Interesting . . .

It is not a Calcium Carbide container since I did find a photo of them


Whatever it is, it would really have to be done in both brass and resin for the container. Any guesses to the Gon length?

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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #20 on: December 27, 2010, 02:38:00 PM »
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Quote from: TrainCat2 on December 27, 2010, 02:30:00 PM
Any guesses to the Gon length?

To my eye it looks like ~42 feet or thereabouts.
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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #21 on: December 27, 2010, 03:50:28 PM »
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It looks like an old modified flat to me.
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« Reply #22 on: December 27, 2010, 03:58:47 PM »
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Side trip on the calcium carbide - AHM once offered a "Calcium Carbide Container" car in HO:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HO-AHM-Western-Maryland-Calcium-Carbide-Car-NIB-/150520401401?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item230bb70df9&x=60&y=3

Seems the containers are missing from this example. ::)

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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #23 on: December 27, 2010, 04:00:40 PM »
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The Linde Air Products Company

CCBX - (Carbide and Carbon Corp)

Containers for Calcium Carbide

edit: I can find an identical car that list the length as 46'.

re-edit: SHPX container flat (visually the same car) il - 45' 10"; iw - 9' 1 7/8"; ih - 1' 6 1/2";  built by ACF

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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #24 on: December 27, 2010, 04:32:50 PM »
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Quote from: wcfn100 on December 27, 2010, 04:00:40 PM
The Linde Air Products Company

CCBX - (Carbide and Carbon Corp)

Containers for Calcium Carbide

edit: I can find an identical car that list the length as 46'.

re-edit: SHPX container flat (visually the same car) il - 45' 10"; iw - 9' 1 7/8"; ih - 1' 6 1/2";  built by ACF

Jason


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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #25 on: December 27, 2010, 04:33:21 PM »
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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #26 on: December 27, 2010, 04:50:17 PM »
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Ya know I seem to remember seeing a shot of a Pennsy car that looked just like
somewhere just don't know where! ::)

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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #27 on: December 27, 2010, 05:12:55 PM »
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If I recall correctly, calcium carbide was used as the fuel for miners lamps during the early 1900s. It reacts with water to produce acetylene gas. Note sure whether mines went through enough of it to require rail delivery but it maybe it could go in carloads to a distributor. 

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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #28 on: December 27, 2010, 05:32:43 PM »
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Quote from: NandW on December 27, 2010, 03:58:47 PM
Side trip on the calcium carbide - AHM once offered a "Calcium Carbide Container" car in HO:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HO-AHM-Western-Maryland-Calcium-Carbide-Car-NIB-/150520401401?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item230bb70df9&x=60&y=3

Seems the containers are missing from this example. ::)

Appears that containers were not included
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Re: Cement bins?
« Reply #29 on: December 27, 2010, 05:44:08 PM »
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Wow Bob, what a rip-off! The somewhat similar N scale car did have containers of some sort.
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