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Model Railroading > Interesting BIG cable reel load CheyenneDate: 07/24/10 21:45 Interesting BIG cable reel load Cheyenne Author: highgreengraphics Today while milling about waiting for 844 to leave Cheyenne, this interesting load of BIG cable reels was at Barnett, WY just east of Cheyenne. I included a closer view for tie-down details.
Reel happy railfanning! === === = === JLH   Date: 07/24/10 21:52 Re: Interesting BIG cable reel load Cheyenne Author: SF3751 Where there DPU's on this guy? I think I was rolling back to the train when I saw 2 DPU's (BNSF of course) just crossing the bridge heading outta town.
Date: 07/24/10 23:02 Re: Interesting BIG cable reel load Cheyenne Author: rminer These reels come through Cheyenne every now and then and they are massive! Good catch!
Date: 07/25/10 02:58 Re: Interesting BIG cable reel load Cheyenne Author: MrMRL Neat! A buddy if mine at my local train club fabricated a similar car based on prototype photos of one of those loads on the W&LE a couple years ago.
Mr. MRL  Date: 07/25/10 07:33 Re: Interesting BIG cable reel load Cheyenne Author: lizzard_45 Nice work, and photo, Mr. MRL. I see those rolling through SLC on occasion.
Paul Liddiard Spanish Fork, UT Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/25/10 07:33 by lizzard_45. Date: 07/25/10 08:58 Re: Interesting BIG cable reel load Cheyenne Author: sandmanre Actually, I believe that is flexible plastic natural gas pipe. Check out the URL below. The blueish/green color is used for gas pipe.
http://www.fiberspar.com/pdfs/2009ppt.pdf Ron Evans Golden Valley, AZ Date: 07/25/10 15:24 Re: Interesting BIG cable reel load Cheyenne Author: highgreengraphics I bet that would be it - There had to be some air in there somewhere - That much metal on those reels would weigh more than that car's capacity,, so guess they're plastic pipe reels, eh? === === = === JLH
Date: 07/25/10 21:37 Re: Interesting BIG cable reel load Cheyenne Author: DrLoco C'mon guys--we all know that in reality, it's Model Power's yearly shipment of bulk wire that they subsequently break down into those little tiny spools for us to buy and use (and get tangled up in) on our layouts!
:) Date: 07/26/10 11:48 Re: Interesting BIG cable reel load Cheyenne Author: jpf94 It is pipe material. There are 4 known other XTTX cars modified to carry these rolls. They are dedicated service for these rolls, I photographed the 4 in St Paul MN last summer. They are a hit and miss load. This sighting makes 5 cars. Thanks for the post.
Joe Date: 07/26/10 12:02 Re: Interesting BIG cable reel load Cheyenne Author: wabash2800 Gosh, you'd think rodents would eat through this stuff. Many like plastic.
Date: 07/26/10 15:00 Re: Interesting BIG cable reel load Cheyenne Author: winchester They could be unrolled and used for the handrails on some Atlas models.
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