Most of us have not seen the Garland vents up close. Don Thompson was with me a little over a year ago at a local short line that is all Baldwin all the time. Possibly the last place in the world that runs Baldwins for a living every day.
Anyway Eagle Eye Don spotted the vent on a car there. I know a few folks there so I went back about a week later. They would not let me climb on the car but got an employee (actually the owner's son) to go up on the car and take tons of photos and made the sketches I needed. They are very railfan friendly. I had the vent designed an hour later! The vent is designed to redirect air while the train is moving and create a vacuum which vents the car. I had no idea what it looked like until I got my photos. Unfortunately there was no way for me to portray this part of the vent accurately and expect it to get cast. That thin curved wall would have failed to fill every time. The rest of the vent is 100% correct though. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
