Bill, Just for the heck of it and because you asked after it, we are researching and designing a set of decals for an MEC clothespin hopper. It should be ready in a few days. We will post the results in our album for all to see. A finished hopper pic. will follow that in our album. Thanks for the idea. If you have time please watch this video on u tube. It is produced by one of our clients that really likes our decals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWjgjk51Y9o People in this group have some of the greatest ideas for decals we have ever seen and are willing to share them with us. Dave LBR Enterprises, llc
--- On Wed, 11/9/11, Bill Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bill Nielsen <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Maine clothespin hoppers (was: 70 ton covered hoppers) To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 10:28 PM Thanks Art, That's good to know and also quite interesting Bill in FL --- In [email protected], "wpscaler" <tiga34@...> wrote: > > > > > > > I have a friend who models the Maine Central, among other N.E. > railroads. Sorry he's not in S. He told me the hoppers did not > really carry clothespins per-say. But, carried the blank or short > pieces of wood the pins were made out of. The clothespin maker > had a factory that prepared the wood into the blank and the > factory that made the finial product, as we know it, was 100 or so > miles away. Rail was the best way to move a large quantity of > the the blanks and the MC offered transport cheaper then shipping > by truck. I understand the cars were used in the 50's and 60's. > The Maine Central did a lot of things to attract business where- > ever they could and this was one of the more unusual ones. > > Art Ferguson > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill Nielsen" <wrangler@> wrote: > > > > Hi Dave, > > > > I have no idea where they shipped the clothespins to, but I suspect they > > were the older, one-piece versions rather than the type with the spring > > clips, which would be likely to clog and come apart during the loading and > > unloading of the car. I lived in South Florida all my life (within 50 miles > > of where I was born), so I don't often get to see many pieces of Maine > > Central equipment. I remembered hearing about the clothespin car somewhere > > (maybe from Don Thompson) many years ago, and it was such an odd commodity > > for a hopper car that it stuck in my mind. When I Googled it that picture > > came up, so I posted it here. I didn't look much at the other links once I > > found the picture, so you might want to Google it yourself. If you discover > > anything, let us know... > > > > Bill in FL > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
