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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] two items
From: "Rupert and Maureen" <gamlenz@i...>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 20:25:56 +1200
References: <20030504212454.93929.qmail@w...>
Thanks John

----- Original Message -----
From: John D. Mitchell, Jr. <cbqrr47@y...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] two items


> A small four wheeled flat car, designed to be pushed
> by hand or pulled behind a track motor car. It is used
> to carry ties, rails, frogs and other heavy track
> equipment and tools. The ones the Q used mostly had a
> capacity of three tons. See picture at top of page 194
> in BB #35.
> John
> --- Rupert and Maureen <gamlenz@i...> wrote:
> > John
> >
> > What's a push car?
> >
> > Rupert
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John D. Mitchell, Jr. <cbqrr47@y...>
> > To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 3:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] two items
> >
> >
> > > Until the 1950's, Q track motor cars were painted
> > > boxcar red, after that MOW orange, which faded to
> > > yellow color. Interestingly, most push cars were
> > > painted boxcar red until the 60's, when a few were
> > > painted MOW orange.
> > > John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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