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Western Railroad Discussion > BN Boxcar Question/Air RepeaterDate: 02/22/17 07:20 BN Boxcar Question/Air Repeater Author: BNModeler I know someone out there can identify the manufacturer of this boxcar.
I know it's a 50' single door but I wouold like to do what BN did and build a Repearter car but need to know where to start. Was it ACF or Gunderson or...... Thanks  Date: 02/22/17 07:54 Re: BN Boxcar Question/Air Repeater Author: bluesman Nolt for sure, but I think it is a PCF RBL originally.
Date: 02/22/17 08:39 Re: BN Boxcar Question/Air Repeater Author: fbe Accurail has a car which is pretty close though the model has fewer ribs. Cannon has a kit which might be closer since theirs are NP and GN prototypes.
Date: 02/22/17 09:51 Re: BN Boxcar Question/Air Repeater Author: PHall Inside is a small diesel engine powering a generator and an air compressor along with the needed plumbing and electrical circuitry needed to do it's job.
There is also a fuel tank for the diesel. Date: 02/22/17 10:09 Re: BN Boxcar Question/Air Repeater Author: spnudge SP tried this but I don't think they were around long. Lots of problems. Maybe some RFE or TMs could comment.
Nudge Date: 02/22/17 13:35 Re: BN Boxcar Question/Air Repeater Author: PHall spnudge Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > SP tried this but I don't think they were around > long. Lots of problems. Maybe some RFE or TMs > could comment. > > > Nudge BN was trying to combat the leakage problems you get in sub-zero cold up in the Dakotas and Montana. Date: 02/22/17 16:21 Re: BN Boxcar Question/Air Repeater Author: 70ACE bluesman Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Nolt for sure, but I think it is a PCF RBL > originally. Yes they were built by PCF for Great Northern seris 138xxx and 319xxx. Fox Valley Models has made this car as part no. 30215 (GN 138717). Date: 02/22/17 16:57 Re: BN Boxcar Question/Air Repeater Author: dh30973 These are CBQ built, XML-14 CBQ 23300-23499 to BN 301256-301440
Date: 02/22/17 19:39 Re: BN Boxcar Question/Air Repeater Author: Diesel-Doctor Here are three more earlier BN prototype air repeater cars, BNH 7, BNH 8, and BNH 11, all three cars were sitting in the BN Superior Wisconsin yard in June 1999 when I took the photos
   Date: 02/24/17 17:37 Re: BN Boxcar Question/Air Repeater Author: TheApostleGreen Didn't BN try idling midtrain loks to do the same thing in the late '70's? Hard to believe that could have been a very viable alternative.
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