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 Post subject: source for psgr. car belt rail
PostPosted: Fri Apr 21, 2000 5:35 pm 

anybody have some hanging around or know of a good source for belt rail material for a heavyweight psgr. car? <br>



Wrinnbo@aol.com


  
 
 Post subject: Re: source for psgr. car belt rail
PostPosted: Fri Apr 21, 2000 8:46 pm 

hey Jim;<p>I bet the guys at Steamtown can provide that information. Looked like they were replacing most of that SAL Jim Crow combine.<p>Dave<br>



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 Post subject: Re: Steamtown's SAL Jim Crow Combine?!
PostPosted: Sat Apr 22, 2000 12:16 am 

Steamtown has a Jim Crow combine? Is this a new acquistion? <p>Tom<br>


  
 
 Post subject: Re: Steamtown's SAL Jim Crow Combine?!
PostPosted: Sat Apr 22, 2000 12:45 pm 

A contract restoration for Gold Coast RR Museum in FLA. Very intensive restoration and extremely impressive work in progress to see during the recent ARM conference in Scranton. Ya shoulda gone.<p>Dave<br>



lathro19@idt.net


  
 
 Post subject: Re: Steamtown's SAL Jim Crow Combine?!
PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2000 9:08 am 

Saw out a cross section of your old belt rail with a Sawsall using a metal cutting blade. Then find a sheet metal shop with a C-N-C press break and have it copied in whatever length(s) you need. OERM has done this for belt rails and the Wine Train has done this for vesibule corner posts.<br>


  
 
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