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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2012, 03:30:36 PM »
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Gah, I need the large pipes in green....
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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2012, 04:08:17 PM »
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On no! Direct only. Now its %^$ going hit the fan :D

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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2012, 04:39:28 PM »
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Gah, I need the large pipes in green....

I wasn't going to say anything, but that was my thought too.....   The times I've seen these out west it's usually been the big green pipes.   

But hey, these will do...


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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2012, 07:45:38 PM »
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You guy's beat me to the post...

Anyway, the new Pipe Loads have been announced, and as noted, they're direct only.  This product is different than anything we've produced previously; the banding material is something I sourced here in the US, and it has taken more coordination than expected.  In order to hold our margins on this limited product, it just made sense to sell direct only.  Of course, the rest of our line is still available through dealers, including the upcoming PTTX Pipe Flat Cars.  Enjoy!

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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2012, 12:23:53 AM »
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Those look awesome.  I remember the green ones being shipped west out of Bethlehem Steel's Steelton, PA plant in the late 80's and early 90's on Conrail train ESPI (I think) over the Pittsburgh Line.  IIRC, they were two groups of ~40' pipes on Conrail ex MDT 89' flatcars.  So Craig, how feasable is it to cut down the loads?  Are they banded together well enough to withstand sawing in a miter box?  My preordered F89J's will be hauling trailers, not pipe.  I wanted to put these on some Athearn GSC flats and some Intermountain 60' flats.  Thank you.

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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2012, 12:48:05 PM »
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Probably wouldn't survive sawing without some well placed drops of CA

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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2012, 12:50:25 PM »
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Any chance of the bigger pipes coming in green at some point? 
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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2012, 01:14:39 PM »
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Do you have a photo?

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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2012, 01:27:13 PM »
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Probably wouldn't survive sawing without some well placed drops of CA


Hmm... I'm gonna use
a machete...


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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2012, 03:53:31 PM »
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Do you have a photo?

These are 3 across (not 2 or 4):

http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=24718

Any chance we can mix & match red & green to get the 6-pack price?

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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2012, 04:18:40 PM »
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Honestly, the large pipe load molded in the green of the smaller pipe load would be perfect.  This is the best picture I've found on the net, and I can't locate my own pictures...

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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2012, 05:59:20 PM »
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Any chance we can mix & match red & green to get the 6-pack price?

-gfh


Have to ask Craig on that one... drop him a mail.

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Re: BLMA Announces Pipe Loads
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2012, 06:00:19 PM »
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Hmm... I'm gonna use
a machete...




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