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Post by choochooboy on Jul 31, 2014 12:42:42 GMT -8
ExactRail is at the Union Pacific Historical Society (UPHS) Annual Convention! Blaine Hadfield is the dinner speaker at the convention event, and he will discuss the development of recent ExactRail products. Furthermore, he will introduce an all-new freight car! The UPHS convention dinner is in Ogden, Utah on August 2nd. We wish to thank the Union Pacific Historical Society for the opportunity to present. We are looking forward to it! Best regards, Blaine Hadfield  |
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Post by fr8kar on Jul 31, 2014 12:49:54 GMT -8
The forum member known as fr8kar read this announcement and is looking forward to seeing what new model will be revealed. Regards, fr8kar Just havin' some fun in the third person...  |
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Post by atsfan on Jul 31, 2014 12:56:04 GMT -8
must be a UP prototype.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jul 31, 2014 13:46:13 GMT -8
Maybe we should invite Blaine to the SP&S convention and see what he shows up with.
Ed
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Post by bdhicks on Jul 31, 2014 16:42:49 GMT -8
I hope it's a model specific to the East coast just because I think that would be hilarious.
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Post by mlehman on Jul 31, 2014 16:46:01 GMT -8
I hope it's a model specific to the East coast just because I think that would be hilarious. Doubt that. Blaine seems like he's house-broken. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 16:50:06 GMT -8
I hope it's a model specific to the East coast just because I think that would be hilarious. That would be worth the price of admission to see the looks on the faces of the Big Yellow crowd!  |
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Post by PennCentral on Jul 31, 2014 17:58:21 GMT -8
N&W coal hopper on Sherman Hill?.......................
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Post by atsfan on Aug 1, 2014 5:58:29 GMT -8
The most likely car is another variant of their recent two western coal hoppers.
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Post by dti406 on Aug 1, 2014 6:09:43 GMT -8
A NYC Flexi-Flow Covered Hopper should fit right in with the UP
Rick J
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 6:54:11 GMT -8
> N&W coal hopper on Sherman Hill?.......................
Sherman hill was on the union pacific in wyoming.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 7:09:33 GMT -8
> N&W coal hopper on Sherman Hill?....................... Sherman hill was on the union pacific in wyoming. Someone didn't get the joke. |
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Post by thb401 on Aug 1, 2014 7:28:51 GMT -8
ALCO C855A and C855B.
Thank You Blaine!
A great first choice for a locomotive.
Bill
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Post by chuckc on Aug 1, 2014 8:45:40 GMT -8
The most likely car is another variant of their recent two western coal hoppers. Very possible. But I would think the most likely would be a GSC flat with bulkheads. |
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Post by riogrande on Aug 1, 2014 9:24:16 GMT -8
I hope it's a model specific to the East coast just because I think that would be hilarious. That would be worth the price of admission to see the looks on the faces of the Big Yellow crowd! Everyone is enjoying themselves I see! While there seems to be a crowd who likes to H8 on the UP, being a western modeler I still need a healthy mix of UP rolling stock. The most likely car is another variant of their recent two western coal hoppers. Very possible. But I would think the most likely would be a GSC flat with bulkheads. As Mike pointed out, Blaine is housebroken so there will probably be some tie-in there. I am definitely looking forward to some GSC flats with bulkheads, especially D&RGW since kit versions are kind a hard to find these days and I passed on the back when they were plentiful. Time will tell. |
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Post by wp8thsub on Aug 1, 2014 9:25:18 GMT -8
... I would think the most likely would be a GSC flat with bulkheads. Here ya go, Blaine.  |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Aug 1, 2014 9:48:09 GMT -8
...especially D&RGW since kit versions are kind a hard to find these days and I passed on the back when they were plentiful. If Exactrail doesn't announce them tomorrow, they will pretty soon. I believe. And they will be MUCH better than the old Walthers. I figure mine will likely go in the yard-sale pile. Or maybe be used for weathering practice. I do hope that they offer the several different bulkhead ends. Ed |
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Post by riogrande on Aug 1, 2014 9:58:37 GMT -8
...especially D&RGW since kit versions are kind a hard to find these days and I passed on the back when they were plentiful. If Exactrail doesn't announce them tomorrow, they will pretty soon. I believe. And they will be MUCH better than the old Walthers. I figure mine will likely go in the yard-sale pile. Or maybe be used for weathering practice. I do hope that they offer the several different bulkhead ends. Ed I'm sure you are right. IMO, ExactRail makes the best HO product on the market and I would definitely have/buy more of it if money were no object. That's said, I do buy as much as I can manage and balance types of freight cars in my fleet. I only had two Walthers GSC flat car kits (still un-built) and picked up a couple more recently before ER announced theirs but got them cheap. I may or may not built a couple of those still depending on whether I am feeling frisky but if anything, if ER offers the bulkhead version, I'd get those from ER. I've seen too many of the Walthers GSC built with "wonky" bulkheads! Cheers, Jim |
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Post by carrman on Aug 1, 2014 10:09:21 GMT -8
N&W coal hopper on Sherman Hill?....................... I saw what you did here.......  Dave |
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Post by carrman on Aug 2, 2014 17:38:24 GMT -8
Well, what is it?
Dave
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Post by edwardsutorik on Aug 2, 2014 17:43:32 GMT -8
They have to finish their nut-cups* before Blaine can start his speech. Ed * an obscure Stan Freberg reference |
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Post by SOMECALLMETIM on Aug 3, 2014 0:16:18 GMT -8
A GSC flat with bulkheads would be great to see.  |
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Post by cannon on Aug 3, 2014 8:02:56 GMT -8
Apparently a UP 40 ft Flat Car F-50-15. What ever that is.
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Post by atsfan on Aug 3, 2014 8:07:51 GMT -8
Apparently a UP 40 ft Flat Car F-50-15. What ever that is. An early piggy back flat car. Way before modern era. |
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Post by riogrande on Aug 3, 2014 8:10:07 GMT -8
ah, ok. Interesting. I'm kinda sticking with 50' flat cars and bigger. Sounds a bit early for me too.
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Post by mlehman on Aug 3, 2014 8:11:33 GMT -8
Apparently a UP 40 ft Flat Car F-50-15. What ever that is. I don't know myself, but sounds steam era-ish. That's a good thing in my book. Lots of people who aren't UP modelers could also find a place for it on the layout. |
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Post by riogrande on Aug 3, 2014 8:14:20 GMT -8
Rio Grande standard gauge definitely included a lot of UP freight cars on their bridge route, but I'm guessing by the 1970's 40' flat cars were pretty rare in general, so I'm going to wait and do more research but looks like a low priority freight car for me. If it is intermodal that was seen in the 50's and maybe up to the mid 60's, definitively too early for me.
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Post by atsfan on Aug 3, 2014 8:20:22 GMT -8
Internet searching is not very fruitful.
This will be too early for any intermodal for me.
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Post by wp8thsub on Aug 3, 2014 9:04:34 GMT -8
Apparently a UP 40 ft Flat Car F-50-15. What ever that is. An early piggy back flat car. Way before modern era. The F-50-15 was a 42'6" car, 500 of which were built in UP's Denver shops in 1951. Only a relatively small number (my book from Morning Sun says 85 cars) were converted to piggyback service in 1964/65. These cars, as well as those in original configuration, lasted through the 1970s at least in revenue service and some stuck around for much longer as MOW cars. |
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Post by riogrande on Aug 3, 2014 9:20:37 GMT -8
Rob, thanks for the background info on those flat cars. It helps to have a context to know how they will fit in for the modeler. Sounds like WP and D&RGW can probably use a couple of them in the 70's.
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