A new home for old boxcars and covered hoppers
https://goo.gl/maps/GNkcTfEJDau
I came across a lot of these while traveling across the Midwest in Kansas and elsewhere. This one is located in Colorado near Trinidad. It's great seeing the old road names on them and slogans from the past.There are also some nice wooden ones out there including old work cars, still with couplers attached, and roof racks. I remember seeing some that still had the old brake wheels attached. On some you could see where doors were cut into the sides and steps were added, while others use the existing doors with a ramp or two.
Now this gives me an idea... Take some of the older model boxcars that no longer look good for running, but are quite suitable scenery use like this. If I do this, I will modify the assets into scenery items and then use blocks under the wheel bolsters to support the old boxcars. I've seen those installed and on the DLS and I think our dearly departed friend Ben Dorsey made some of those.
The local communities did the same with small covered hoppers:
https://goo.gl/maps/CKLuqdi8Wpu
https://goo.gl/maps/NyDAdVdJiAJ2 --- a better view. Note the coupler pockets and the old brake wheels.
This one is in Boone CO.
The old station, by the way, behind the camera is now the town hall. Another idea...
https://goo.gl/maps/GNkcTfEJDau
I came across a lot of these while traveling across the Midwest in Kansas and elsewhere. This one is located in Colorado near Trinidad. It's great seeing the old road names on them and slogans from the past.There are also some nice wooden ones out there including old work cars, still with couplers attached, and roof racks. I remember seeing some that still had the old brake wheels attached. On some you could see where doors were cut into the sides and steps were added, while others use the existing doors with a ramp or two.
Now this gives me an idea... Take some of the older model boxcars that no longer look good for running, but are quite suitable scenery use like this. If I do this, I will modify the assets into scenery items and then use blocks under the wheel bolsters to support the old boxcars. I've seen those installed and on the DLS and I think our dearly departed friend Ben Dorsey made some of those.
The local communities did the same with small covered hoppers:
https://goo.gl/maps/CKLuqdi8Wpu
https://goo.gl/maps/NyDAdVdJiAJ2 --- a better view. Note the coupler pockets and the old brake wheels.
This one is in Boone CO.
The old station, by the way, behind the camera is now the town hall. Another idea...
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