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    can you tell me what a flat car like this would be used for? pics inside

    looks like its been sitting there for awhile.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    school had got out at 1:00 hear today.
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    can you tell me what a flat car like this would be used for? pics inside

    how about gas for a torch or portable welder?
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    ok, snow stopped ,,,, now its back to rain
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    well now its snowing hard here now.
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    here is pics of one of our club members scratch built o-scale grain elevator.

    we are expanding the layout, there are plans to move the one with the house out to a new spot and a new modular will go in there. the plans are to double the layout size and make it an L shape.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    ok i got up this morning and looked out and seen that all the snow is gone here, then you just had to tell me this.........lol EDIT: i just heard thunder!
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    today i went rail fanning for the first time,,, pics inside

    i thought about climbing in anyway..... but i decided i did not want yelled at....lol
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    can you tell me what a flat car like this would be used for? pics inside

    the signs are a "warning flammable" the shed thingy's door was wide open, it looked empty. i took the pics from the truck on the street. maybe i will scratch build this car,, use one of my empty flat cars and add the wood structures.
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    can you tell me what a flat car like this would be used for? pics inside

    looks like a old home made something or other.
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    today i went rail fanning for the first time,,, pics inside

    here is pics of a 4-6-4 baldwin steamer, made in 1930. it was the first engine to run through Ottumwa ,IA. it pulled a first class passenger train. its #3001 from the C,B,& Q. its 94 feet long with tender. it is 235 TONS. 3000HP. 100+ mph. it holds 27 TONS of coal and 15,000 gal of water...
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    today i went rail fanning for the first time,,, pics inside

    these was taken in Ottumwa , Iowa. the red engine is a yard engine.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    well i was at train club tonight, i think i really messed up this time. the club is in a mall, in an empty store, we get it rent free, we are open to the public to draw people into the mall, anyway the back door sidewalk had atleast a foot of snow on it. i was the first one there, and we...
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    here is pics of one of our club members scratch built o-scale grain elevator.

    i think he did a great job! but i need work on taking pics....lol
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    you just had to talk about riding ........ didnt you,,,,,,? here i am with snow all over and cant ride ......GRRRRR............lol
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    no worries about him, i have having fun with him,, got to love it when when you use there "logic" against them to prove them wrong, and doing it with out going down to his level (name calling, and what not) for the most part i got what i wanted, that was peoples thoughts on what i posted, if...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    well the canceled school after the boy got on the bus and was over 1/2 way there, this was after the 2 hour delay they had. if the buses had pick up all the kids and was that far alone why not have school? its warm here, snow is melting.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    GEE THANKS!..........................lol the boys school is already on a 2 hour delay tomorrow, and talk of canceling it all together if we get all the ice that we are supposed to get in the night.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    ok this sucks!!!! 2 days ago i looked out into the yard and seen nothing but grass, was even starting to green up, today i looked out and there what looks to be 4 to 6 " of snow on the ground.....