"Freight Cars"

[Chris333]

This site isn't the best. Takes for ever to load and won't load more unless you keep scrolling (what ever happened to thumbnails?) , but still something for everyone:

https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/Ed-Wilkommen-BW-Collection/Freight-Cars/

[svedblen]

What kind of ugly looking duckling is CGW 1004?   

https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/Ed-Wilkommen-BW-Collection/CGW

[Chris333]

Oh wow I didn't know there was more.

Better link:  https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/Ed-Wilkommen-BW-Collection

[pjm20]

What kind of ugly looking duckling is CGW 1004?   

https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/Ed-Wilkommen-BW-Collection/CGW

McKeen Motor Car with trailer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKeen_Motor_Car_Company

[bbussey]

Lots of interesting freight equipment there, plenty of potential kitbashing and scratchbuilding projects. And much more New Haven than I expected.

[wcfn100]

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=52044.0

Certainly a great site.  I spent over a decade looking for a decent photo of a FDDM&S hopper and boom.  A few great Waterloo IA shots for me as well.

As a said in the other thread, make sure to use the search function on the main page. Lot's of stuff mixed in the albums.


Jason

[Ed Kapuscinski]

McKeen Motor Car with trailer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKeen_Motor_Car_Company

The coolest doodlebugs ever constructed!

And there's one restored and operating.

[Philip H]

Wow.Maybe I need a restored steam loco afterall

https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/Ed-Wilkommen-BW-Collection/LN-KCS-MKT/i-vfMRtXL/A

[svedblen]

The coolest doodlebugs ever constructed!

Still not convinced 

[wcfn100]

The coolest doodlebugs ever constructed!

And there's one restored and operating.

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There's parts from CGW #1000 somewhere in there.

Jason

[sirenwerks]

I understand museums are always in need of money, but the cost of un-watermarked image is a bit excessive for the modeler.  The museum should offer a package deal or membership access.  I definitely see some great reference photos I could use, but too many to afford the $10/digital image cost.  It's ironic the photographer's name is Wilkommen, considering the uninviting price.

[wcfn100]

I understand museums are always in need of money, but the cost of un-watermarked image is a bit excessive for the modeler.  The museum should offer a package deal or membership access.  I definitely see some great reference photos I could use, but too many to afford the $10/digital image cost.  It's ironic the photographer's name is Wilkommen, considering the uninviting price.

Some of the images have pretty large sizes (X3 and X4 by smug mug naming).  These are generally good enough for reference even with the watermark.  I'll probably buy a handful of images at some point but due to the price, need to pair down the list.  The rest just get downloaded.


Jason

[thomasjmdavis]

Here's one - imagine that you just ordered a dozen "PROCOR" tank cars, and this is what showed up-
https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/Ed-Wilkommen-BW-Collection/Freight-Cars/i-zdMFVNM/A

Build date 1914, paint date 1941

Works for me, though.  Never occurred to me that I could run a Procor tank car in the mid-50s...just not those other newfangled ones

[learmoia]

I noticed that car too.. I'm just as curious about what is behind it..
Leads me to belive that it is on a museum track?

Was Procor around back then.. or maybe it's a different Procor from the one we are thinking of.

On the McKeen video.. I liked the quote.. "This is exactly how the car looked in the early 1900s... I know that because I know you can't prove otherwise."

[thomasjmdavis]

I noticed that car too.. I'm just as curious about what is behind it..
Leads me to belive that it is on a museum track?

Was Procor around back then.. or maybe it's a different Procor from the one we are thinking of.

On the McKeen video.. I liked the quote.. "This is exactly how the car looked in the early 1900s... I know that because I know you can't prove otherwise."

I took a closer look.  While the service date in the data on the side of the car reads 41, the brake service date on the frame above the trucks appears to read "Procor 75".  Procor was (is?) affiliated with Union Tank in the US, so it would make sense that they might share some equipment for special purposes or to handle peak demand.   Maybe the car was used for storage or some sort of work service on the plant property or some such, as 60 years would seem to be pushing the envelope for a tank car.