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FireDragonLightningCharter Member · 699 postsNov 22, 2003 2:50 AM

Just something Interesting I spotted on the tracks today

Jay
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highball5Charter Member · 453 postsNov 22, 2003 4:38 AM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

Interesting... early thursday morning a 4 car Boeing special train crossed over at Balfour,IA with a flat car with a very similar looking tarped load. Suppose it's a helium based transmogrifier hidden under there??

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Gixxer86gCharter Member · 1079 postsNov 22, 2003 11:32 AM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

Considering the size of the load,the number of axles on the car, and the "do not hump" sign,I'd say it's carrying Rosie O'Donnell.The hoppers are the food cars.

"Hold tight,feel the drivers bite,hear the whistle moan.Engine rockin' to the left and right,vibratin' in my bones.Once the locomotive steals your soul,you got a Casey Jones!"---Ian"Lemmy"Kilmister

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CurtCharter Member · 709 postsNov 22, 2003 3:34 PM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

Ouch...

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dti407Member since May-11-03 · 79 postsNov 22, 2003 6:38 PM

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>Considering the size of the load,the number of axles on the
>car, and the "do not hump" sign,I'd say it's carrying Rosie
>O'Donnell.The hoppers are the food cars.
LOL (laughing out loud)!!!Greg
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JonNMember since Apr-9-03 · 832 postsNov 23, 2003 5:36 AM

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>Considering the size of the load,the number of axles on the
>car, and the "do not hump" sign,I'd say it's carrying Rosie
>O'Donnell.The hoppers are the food cars.Hahahah!! I saw that an hour ago, and I'm still laughing!Jonathan Nikiforovs.
Milepost 180, CP Belleville Sub.Repainter for Yonder Locomotive Works. Heavy Duty Flat Car – image 5

"A crictic is a man who creates nothing and thereby feels qualified to judge the work of creative men. There is logic in this; he is unbiased - he hates all creative people equally." - Lazarus Long

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oldrailfanMember since Sep-12-02 · 494 postsNov 30, 2003 5:34 AM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

My wife and I were once asigned to a sleeper that had a "Do not hump" placard on it - talk about disappointed!!

JOhn
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JohnNetzlofMember since Apr-8-03 · 906 postsNov 22, 2003 1:22 PM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

>Suppose it's a helium based
>transmogrifier hidden under there??
Must be nice to know that a word you invented one time has become widely used.Right Bill W.? Records:Stupid errors: 45
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calrCharter Member · 3341 postsNov 22, 2003 3:02 PM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

From Webster: Transmogrify, n., To modify, usually in a horrible fashion.Personally I think it is a nuclear powered chrome-shifted go-faster.Cal Rasmussen
Beaverton, OR
(My email is in my profile)Columbia Gorge Route (Phase 1-- Beta testing in early December)

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Brad 110Member since Aug-31-02 · 489 postsNov 22, 2003 5:43 PM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

>Personally I think it is a nuclear powered chrome-shifted
>go-faster. The Mark III Mod 2a with the sneeze-through vent windows and the rattle-proof muffler bearings.
Brad Meyer

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davereageCharter Member · 833 postsNov 22, 2003 6:33 PM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

Probably a flux-capacitor.

Dave Reage
Halifax, Canada

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FireDragonLightningCharter Member · 699 postsNov 22, 2003 6:52 PM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

LMFAOGreat suggestions!!!!!Maybe it's an elephant or two. Or a nuclear powered submarine that can eat people. And It could be a human-brain-sucking giant earth worm with 1000 legs and 2 1/2 arms. You never know...

Jay
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CPR_9102Member since Apr-6-03 · 495 postsNov 22, 2003 7:22 PM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

A skeliton (lumber-2X4's) and the tarp is really stretched to make everyone wonder :-PCWChris Wilson
MP 63 CP's Heron Bay Sub
Marathon, Ontariowww.greatnorthrails.com
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calrCharter Member · 3341 postsNov 22, 2003 10:40 PM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

Hey, you figured it out. Now, don't tell anybody.Cal Rasmussen
Beaverton, OR
(My email is in my profile)Columbia Gorge Route (Phase 1-- Beta testing in early December)

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smp11512Member since Apr-7-03 · 1707 postsNov 23, 2003 12:59 AM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

I know someone who works with Boeing and I asked them what could be under a trap like that and they said that they send those out so the Terrorists think that we are getting ready to attack and get scared . he said that all that is under there is a few Garbage cans and some old Car parts ( Yes I am just kidding and I have no Idea )
Shane Palus
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oldrailfanMember since Sep-12-02 · 494 postsNov 30, 2003 5:39 AM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

>A skeliton (lumber-2X4's) and the tarp is really stretched
>to make everyone wonder :-P
>
>CW
Don't laugh - I've seen cars like that ...Test loads to confirm clearances with tunnels, bridges, and the like. Sometime they even weigh them down to simulate the weight on a 'super-heavy' car.

JOhn
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heffedMember since Apr-8-03 · 1647 postsNov 26, 2003 3:32 AM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

>>Personally I think it is a nuclear powered chrome-shifted
>>go-faster.
>
>The Mark III Mod 2a with the sneeze-through vent windows and
>the rattle-proof muffler bearings. Yeah, the Mark III Mod 2a does have quiet muffler bearings. It's because they're auto-greasing. Plus they have the larger turn signal fluid reservoirs. The Mark II was always a little lean for your average yard.-Jeff

Union Pacific is my drug.

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robertlearmontMember since Apr-8-03 · 541 postsNov 26, 2003 1:28 AM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

There's only 28 of that kind. I saw a whole train of them, crossing into Canada at Noyes(I saw it in Grand Rapids)with some oil equipment. I forgot where it was going, please tell me if you have some info. (I think it was the second out of 3, but it may have been the first) I guess caboose crews are almost as nice as the cab crew and switchmen)
Robert Learmont
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P42number1Member since Apr-16-03 · 344 postsNov 30, 2003 6:03 AM

RE: Heavy Duty Flat Car

"DO NOT DROP"Oh, yes. Railroads today have such problems with dropping cars
-rolleyes-

Matt Repino
Philadelphia, PA

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