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Canadian Railroads > Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines OntarioDate: 10/14/24 08:54 Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines Ontario Author: NiagaraMike Date: 10/14/24 09:14 Re: Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines Ontario Author: sarailfan Looks like a coil steel car of some variety.
Posted from Android Darren Boes Lethbridge, AB Southern Alberta Railfan Date: 10/14/24 10:38 Re: Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines Ontario Author: Trackside_Treasure Apparently coil steel. Some stencilling about Flammable on the cover, though?
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5869641#google_vignette Eric Gagnon Kingston, ON Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/14/24 10:39 by Trackside_Treasure. Date: 10/14/24 11:42 Re: Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines Ontario Author: SP4360 The stencil is ---Flammable Lining, No Hot Work. As to what is under the hood, can't answer that.
Date: 10/14/24 13:59 Re: Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines Ontario Author: PHall SP4360 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The stencil is ---Flammable Lining, No Hot > Work. As to what is under the hood, can't > answer that. The cover is insulated. I guess some types of steel sheet require protection from temperature extremes. Date: 10/14/24 15:44 Re: Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines Ontario Author: feclark PHall Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > SP4360 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The stencil is ---Flammable Lining, No Hot > > Work. As to what is under the hood, can't > > answer that. > > The cover is insulated. I guess some types of > steel sheet require protection from temperature > extremes. Would you carry sheet steel in what appears to be a well-car design? Fred Date: 10/14/24 18:25 Re: Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines Ontario Author: NiagaraMike Thanks for the comments-it is one odd car !
Date: 10/14/24 20:42 Re: Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines Ontario Author: DJ-12 feclark Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > PHall Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > SP4360 Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > Would you carry sheet steel in what appears to be > a well-car design? > Fred Yes. Most modern covered coil gons are similar with the coiled sheet steel resting in the well. Some are longitudinal trough (eye to the end) some are transverse trough (eye to the side). Posted from iPhone Date: 10/14/24 22:30 Re: Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines Ontario Author: feclark DJ-12 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > feclark Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > PHall Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > SP4360 Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > > Would you carry sheet steel in what appears to > be > > a well-car design? > > Fred > > Yes. Most modern covered coil gons are similar > with the coiled sheet steel resting in the well. > Some are longitudinal trough (eye to the end) some > are transverse trough (eye to the side). > > Posted from iPhone Oops, I was thinking plate, which is not sheet, I guess. Fred Date: 10/14/24 23:03 Re: Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines Ontario Author: up833 Insulation would keep the cover inside free of condensation,
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