Loading Pipe on Flatcars Site

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I am working on building some pipe loads for my bulkhead flat cars. I found this site.

http://www.acipco.com/steel/loading.cfm

It is going to help me a lot. The only thing is that my pipe are going to be 50’ in length rather than what they show. The band placement is going to help me greatly.

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Awesome! One of my favorite things to model/build. This is greatly appreciated!

kyle

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I strongly urge anyone interested in prototype open loads to acquire the just-released volume 20 of the Railroad Prototype Cyclopedia which has a major article with photos and drawings of the accurate ways to brace, support, and ship open loads of all sorts on flatcars, including pipe loads.

http://www.rpcycpub.com/v20.html

I have two 1950 era AAR books on how loads have to be braced and supported for shipment (a very lucky find at a swap meet; I’d been looking for years) but this Cyclopedia has the more modern info and useful photos as well. Even an approximation of the full bracing and support can go a long way to increasing the accuracy of our models.

Dave Nelson

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This is a bit “gimmicky,” but from the video it does seem to work:

http://www.dallasmodelworks.com/products/product_detail_accessories.asp?ItemNumber=DMW-101#

The video link is in the upper right corner.

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Thanks for the link, good info and drawings.

Anyone know of something like this for narrow gauge pipe loading? Specifically D&RGW oil pipe?

I kitbashed some G scale cars to simulate a pipe train. All I have to do now is get some pipe:

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When I worked in power plant construction, most common pipes came in 20 foot random lengths
(20’ +/- 2’).

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Look at this thread.

Wolfgang