| Society News - Rick Stone |
| Coal Piers, Part 2 - Rick Stone |
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Aerial view of Sewall's Point and Virginian Piers #1 & #2. Note Pier #2 with the single loaded car yard in the middle and the duplicate empty cars one for each dumper. (K.C. Mann photo for the Dave Spanagel collection) |
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Photo depicts the coal transfer and storage facility built for the United States Navy at Sewall's Point during the first World War. The traveling transfer crane is very similar to those at ore piers along the southern shore of Lake Erie. (K.C. Mann photo, Dave Spanagel collection) |
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This photo, reportedly taken in 1921, shows the loaded end of the twin coal dumpers for N&W Pier #4. The near side cable barney is pushing Gk gondola #100001 into the dumper (K.C. Mann photo, Dave Spanagel collection) |
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In this photo taken from the top of the conveyor car elevators shows two conveyor cars beneath the twin dumpers. In the distant center can be seen the loaded car yard for Pier #4. The two curved tracks in the foreground lead to the double switchbacks and the empty yard in the far left of the photo (K.C. Mann photo, Dave Spanagel collection) |
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Norfolk & Western Pier #4 at the shore end shows the dual conveyor car lifts to the top of the pier deck. Construction in this photo appears to be incomplete, yet the elevators are in operation (K.C. Mann photo, Dave Spanagel collection) |
| Convention Information - Stephen Rineair |
| Current News - Robert G. Bowers |
| Duplicate Color Slides and Prints / American Railroad Photography - Thomas D. Dressler |
| Powhatan Modeler - Thomas D. Dressler |
| N&W ex-NKP RSD12 / Atlas HO Scale Conversion - John Snidow |
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Handrail stanshion (John Snidow) |
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Headlights and markers (John Snidow) |
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Platforms (John Snidow) |
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N&W RSD12 (ex-NKP (John Snidow) |
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Horn details (John Snidow) |
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This photo of the Atlas RSD12 clearly shows the blanking panel where the dynamic brake grid was removed and the three carbody vents where five vents were originally placed. Also note the added grabs and the unused airhorn mounting platform (John Snidow) |
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Truck details (John Snidow) |
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This photo of the short end of the model shows the many, many grab irons that adorned the short end of these engines. The extra headlamp and pilot detail also show up quite nicely. (John Snidow) |
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Prototype photogarph of RSD12 #253 shows the truck arrangement and the wealth of end detail with the unusual airhorn modification (John Snidow) |
| Model Contest - Dean A. Freytag |
