I want to install a small ash pit on my layout
I did a fourm search but didn’t find any pictures
Does anyone have a photo of one to share ?
Terry,
Are you looking for model or prototype pictures? Here’s a Walthers one that I have on my layout:
It’s a pretty nice kit. And I added a light pole at one end so that it illuminates that area when I’m running “at night”.
I actually had my mom scoop out a bag of ashes from her fire place so that I could use them in and around my ash pit. She wrote on the outside of the Ziploc bag, “Mom’s ashes”. I’m leaving it on there, just to see if I get any response from others. [(-D]
Tom
Tom
either one will do
Mine will be very small and use one of those little
portable converys on wheels
You did a nice job on that kit !
Now that i’m involved with it Lots of questions come to mind
What did the railroads do with the ashes ?
Terry,
Have you taken a look at Kalmbach’s book on modeling locomotive servicing terminals?
It’s a good reference and has a nice section on different ways to model ash pits. Here’s a link to it on Kalmbach web site, as well as Amazon.com
http://kalmbachcatalog.stores.yahoo.net/12228.html
http://www.amazon.com/Railroaders-Locomotive-Servicing-Terminals-Railroader/dp/0890244146
Hope that helps…
Tom
Many railways used the ash for ballast or fill.
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I remember as a child, locos emptied their ashes over a steel bridge into our main river, winter and summer (who cares about water quality or fish) of course they were the biggest employer in town so who cared, but it also added ash to the river beside a stinking oil refinery that today still leaches barrels of oil into the water. The slime from the bottom of this river must glow at night, and there are beavers living in the river ( they may have 3 heads)
The Life Like coal tower kit, in place below, came (comes?) with a shallow black plastic tray meant to fit below the rails where you would have removed maybe seven or eight ties. I didn’t bother installing mine, but I may go back and do that under the lead to my turntable.
Tom, that is a nice setting you have there. I hope to see the rail and “dirt” added to the yard. I expect that it will look very nice.
Terry,
Crandell reminded of something that I forgot to add. The Walthers Ash pit/conveyor does come with an actual beveled pit that sits underneath the opposite track. I, too, removed a few ties for realism. Unfortunately, you can’t really see it from the picture angle.
Tom
Thanks Tom
I saw this book while at my LHS yesterday
It’s a great book . It did have a picture of 1 ash pit but it was much larger than
the one i’m doing
There have been numerous articles in MR over the years regarding scratchbuilding one.