B&SR #34 flat car - Official Work Thread

[Bill Reidy]

The April 2019 Work Reports thread has photos I posted today for the B&SR #34 flat car.

[Jeff Schumaker]

Bill,

Thanks for posting the photos. The flatcar is progressing nicely.

Jeff S.

[Paul Uhland]

Thanks, Bill.

[Ted Miles]

I would like to know what size the four wheel sets are in the #34 trucks?

Are they 26" iron wheels? The flat car looks wonderful; considering what it looked like on New Years Day!

Ted Miles, WW&F Member

[Harold Downey]

All of our wheels are 20".

[Bill Reidy]

A few photos of flat car #34's roll out yesterday afternoon.  As reported elsewhere, the brake truck was rolled under the car yesterday, and the brake rigging connections were completed.  When Dave and I arrived a bit before 3 p.m., the car was ready to be rolled outside.

The roll out from shop bay 2 starts, with car inspector Dave in place for the ride.


A couple of outside views.

[ALAIN DELASSUS]

Some perfect weather for a short stroll out. Well done to those who carried out this restoration steadily through Winter.

[Mike Fox]

I did not notice until I saw the pictures that the roll out was sponsored by Dunkin..

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

More like the roll out was fueled by Dunkin

[Jeff Schumaker]

Good one, Stewart.

Jeff S.

[Bill Baskerville]

Did I miss something?  On our flat cars the brake end truck is at the same end of the car as the break wheel.  It appears that this car either has brakes on both trucks, or the brake wheel is at the opposite end of the brake truck.

On a positive note, that flat car looks great!  Can we put plastic slip covers over it like my mother use to do for the sofa?  That way during the SWW so we won't get it dirty.

[James Patten]

This flatcar has a brake wheel on one end, and the braked truck on the other end.

The car is 6" wider than our cars, so ton-for-ton there's some extra room on the ends for the brakeman to take up comfortable residence.

[John McNamara]

..... there's some extra room on the ends for the brakeman to take up comfortable residence.

Don't let Dave know or he will want a comfy chair with drink holder and sunshade just like he has on the tamper.

[Dave Buczkowski]

It would help me with my three points of contact. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

[Steve Smith]

Alain, I don't know whether Dunkin has invaded France or whether you've seen Dunkin Donuts stores in another country. In the USA, it has many stores where one can get donuts, coffee, coke, etc. Dunkin Donuts is one of the companies here often called "fast food chains." And, as shown by the carton on flatcar 34, at a Dunkin donuts store you can get food to take out in a carton.