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car57
 Post subject: Car 57 reveals it freight car past
PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:07 pm 

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We were busy smoothing off and cleaning up the roof panels on the car today, sealing them with a really good brushable silicone ready for painting. What was plainly visible were the mounting bolt holes for ladders and holes for the roof walks installed in the bunk car conversion of 1926. I have attached some photos showing these positions, it would be great to see an artists rendition of how the car looked in its latter days.

Mike
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File comment: The patch covering the lamp chimneys and patches over the four lamp leg mountings
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File comment: position of the roof walk mounting bolts
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File comment: The bolt holes for the side mounted ladders, and in the foreground the roofwalk supports
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Mike Manson
 Post subject: Re: Car 57 reveals it freight car past
PostPosted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:33 am 

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Mike -

What are you using to seal the roof? CP 29 will need the same TLC when we remove the rolled roofing material from its MOW days.


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Dave
 Post subject: Re: Car 57 reveals it freight car past
PostPosted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:45 am 

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Depending on how the car was equipped, you may also find mounting and vent holes for hanging lamps and Pintsch gas equipment roof mounted.

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