Hi All,
Since Bob has been kind enough to provide us with some photos we can
all see, let's take a quick tour. Please understand that some of this is
speculation on my part.
Photo 1 shows a former SBD car based on the lettering style. I believe the
large blue-green object is an air tank although its size and location are
unusual. There is an air tank that is a close match for TSC 310-005 The black
shape behind the black air tank appears to be the APWS tank.
Photo 2 shows what appears to be a Budd "slab-side" car. If so, that would
limit it to a few roads that owned cars of that type including MP (My guess
based on the current location of the car, but these things do have wheels!)
What you can see are some pipes related to the heating system. The vertical
pipe with the oval shape at the top is a Vapor 955 Steam Regulator. This part
is not currently available in S, but maybe there is an HO part out there. I
think the long, large, vertical pipes are toilet chutes. Note the APWS tank in
the rear.
Photo 3 shows the other side of the car in Photo 1. Note the stool visible in
both photos. The three piece brake set (BTS 02402) is featured here although I
think it has been repositioned. The APWS tank can be seen behind the brake
cylinder. I think the open box at the end is a battery box.
Photo 4 shows a car from the Texas Special. There are two battery boxes, one
with an open door at the far left. There is a crosswise mounted air tank, then
the distribution valve and brake cylinder (BTS 02402). The APWS tank is
visible behind these.
Photo 5 shows mostly piping, but you can make out the corner of the AC unit and
the end of the APWS tank. I think there is a steam regulator too.
Photo 6 shows a small Safety generator (Note the "S" on the cap.) This unit
was mounted transverse to the center sill where most generators of this era
were mounted parallel to the center sill. This one would have been driven by a
belt. This could be modeled in S with BTS 02411. Next there is some sort of
control box. TSC has a part for this, but I can't find mine to quote a number.
Next is a power receptacle. Then a battery box (TSC 310-010) and an AC unit.
Photo 7 shows a smooth side Pullman that was built with full skirting.
Starting at the left we see an air tank. TSC 310- 005 would work for this
although to my eye the real one looks shorter than 69". The vertical tube
thing looks like a Vapor 960 Wash Water Regulator. The curved sided boxes are
probably battery boxes. These are the key to the former skirting. The covers
were curved to match the skirts. When the skirts were removed, the curved
battery boxes remained. Next is another air tank, and a small control box of
some sort. At the far right is the brake set. (BTS 02402)
Note that "Safety" and "Vapor", as used above, are the names of companies and
are therefore proper nouns. I hope some of you find this somewhat useful.
Still trying to get that Empire State post up. Sorry again Ed.
Jamie Bothwell
Bethlehem, PA
On Sep 5, 2012, at 4:09 PM, Bob Werre wrote:
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> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Passenger Car Underbody Layout
> Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:38:11 -0500
> From: Bob Werre <[email protected]>
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> Thanks Bob,
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> I just remembered that I had made a quick trip to our local RR museum (and
> semi junk yard) for a meeting where I make a few shots of the passenger car
> appliances. The only problem is that these cars are pretty much static and
> some parts of have been removed. Several of the cars have had several
> owners, perhaps updates and various unknown builders. Anyway some of the
> shots might be useful to some degree or add to the degree of confusion!
>
> Bob Werre
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