The Blue Ridge Chapter, National Rail- way Historical Society presents:
LYNCHBURG RAIL DAY
2013
August 11, 2013 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday,
BOONSBORO RURITAN CLUB, 1065 COFFEE ROAD LYNCHBURG, VA 24503
TRAIN EXHIBITS, SLIDE SHOW, AND OPERA LA
Children 12/under free w/paying adult TING MODEL
YOUTS ON DISPLA Y
DOOR PRIZES AND FRESHLY PREPARED FOOD/BEVERAGES AVAILABLE
BARGAIN MART Model train items & Railroad Memorabilia with Vendors from around the Region. Sales tables available to the general public,
advance registration/payment required. 8 foot tables: $33.00 each, 6 foot tables: $25.00 each, Table Size Subject To Availability
“WHITE ELEPHANT” TABLE Available to train show attendees: The Blue Ridge Chapter N.R.H.S. will sell your model trains and Railroad Memora- bilia for a 20% commission, MAKE MONEY WHILE YOU BROWSE THE SHOW.
RAILROAD MODEL/PHOTOGRAPHY CONTESTS - Open to the Public
Notice: All Email Inquiries Please Write “LRD 2013 Question” In the Email Subject Box
Model & Photo Contest Information: Contact Jean Raas (434-384-0798)
John Tanner (434-525-1318),
flytrains@yahoo.com, Norris Deyerle, (434-237-4912),
railcow@msn.com
P.O. Box 11731, Lynchburg, Va. 24506-1731 Website:
www.blueridgenrhs.org
Blue Ridge Chapter, N.R.H.S.,
Barry Moorefield (434-821-2174-before 9 p.m.),
bmopar@verizon.net,
For more train show information and to rent vendor tables contact:
Admission: $6/person, Family admission: $10.
took (red/white/blue), Maine Central (green/yellow), Canadian National (blue/ white), Nacionales de Mexico (brown/ white), Penn Central (green/white) and the Santa Fe (brown/white). Models decorated in each paint
scheme are available with two road numbers. To determine the accuracy of each decorated model, one would need to compare the model to prototype pho- tos. An undecorated model is also available. The standard retail for the decorated
ready-to-run models is
$27.95, while the undecorated models are $22.95.—JOHN RIDDELL
Pickle car: On3/On30 scales Mfd. by RS Laser, 5145 Gaffin Rd. Salem,
SE., OR 97301; see
www.rslaserkits.com Pickle cars, with either a single hori- zontal or multiple, vertical wooden tanks, were among the most eye-catch- ing and unique type of rolling stock to have regularly operated on North American rails. These privately owned cars were used to pick up cucumbers stored in salt brine from rail side col- lection facilities and transport them to processing plants that finished and packed the pickles for retail distribu- tion. Since salt brine is corrosive to metal, wooden tanks continued to be used well into the mid-twentieth cen- tury in the pickle industry both for transportation, as well as storage. Small fleets of cars seasonally plied the standard gauge rails wherever cu- cumbers were commercially grown, particularly in the southern tier states and midwest.
RS Laser has introduced a four ver- tical tank car dimensioned for opera- tion on On30 and On3 narrow gauge rails. While this reviewer cannot con- firm that pickle cars were ever operated on narrow gauge rails, the model is a nicely executed and plausible represen- tation a car that could have had a nar- row gauge prototype. The model meas- ures 28 scale feet in length with a lading gauge commonly used in narrow gauge operations.
It follows the standard
building practices used by car builders for this type of wood car constructed during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The resulting kit is nicely detailed and will require a medi- um level of skill to assemble. Those who are not familiar with constructing craftsman laser kits should get a couple of simpler projects under their belt be- fore trying the pickle car. The pickle car kit consists of laser- cut wood and cardstock parts in addi- tion to molded plastic and metal de- tails. The laser-cut wood parts should be stained with MinWax® can Stain n’ Seal®
Early Ameri- spray prior to begin-
ning construction. Once the stain is fully dry, several of these pieces as well as the detail parts can receive a coat of flat black paint or oxide red spray primer.
Assembly began by constructing the underframe using the laser-cut inter- locking members. This step went quick- ly with the resulting assembly being square and rigid. The truss rods are as- sembled from two styrene rods and molded turnbuckles which were allowed to dry overnight form a single piece. This makes the turnbuckle opening see- through so it can accept a locking plank through all four to be added later in con- struction. The truss rods mounted on queen posts are the extent of the under- frame detail provided in the kit and are adequate for a non-mechanical brake equipped car common to the 1870’s to 1890’s. For those wishing to add air brakes a Grandt Line or other brand af- ter market O scale K brake set can easi- ly be installed at this point to further detail the car. With the underframe complete, as- sembly of the tanks can be started. These tanks consist of a five piece in- terlocking core that have a thin etched tank wrapper bent around the assembly. My first attempt of applying the wrap- per resulted in the piece cracking along several of the board lines. The manufac- turer recommends soaking the wrap- pers and bending them wet. Since the wrappers on our model had already
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