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Posted: Sun Dec 17th, 2017 01:44 am |
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Thanks Bob. Lots more to go! We tend to think alike on track, couplers, and scenery. have fun and run a train...I'm fixin' to run one now.
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I do like those buckets Woodie. Do they actually run or are they static?
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I am enthralled with aerial trams. They made mining in some locations practicable. There are many still standing from California to Colorado, empty buckets swinging in the breeze heading nowhere.
Great historical reference in "Riding the High Wire, Aerial Mine Tramways in the West" by Robert A. Trennert ISBN 0-87081-631-4 University of Colorado 2001
It is a quick read and very informative about the basically two different systems used in the west. Love the model!
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Hello Woodie. Sure looks like the move away from Dallas has done the boy good.
The aerial ropeway bullwheels looked very like what you have used, from what I remember as a lad; they used to fascinate me too. Often used in Britain to tip colliery waste spoil onto the 'bing', the conical pit head waste tips a short distance away from the shaft headgear. I'd stick with what you've done, instantly evocative to me.
I think I remember that on some systems the returning empties stayed inverted but on others the loaded & empty skips all hung the same way up. All long gone over here. Replaced by tattoo parlours, hairdressers and welfare cheque cashing outlets. Hey-Ho. I believe it's called "progress".
Regards, Michael
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Posted: Wed Dec 20th, 2017 03:20 pm |
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Michael "Replaced by tattoo parlours, hairdressers and welfare cheque cashing outlets. Hey-Ho. I believe it's called "progress". "
That really sums it up for the U.S. as well. It is sad commentary on the "progress" of our societies. Maybe walking uphill to school in the snow wasn't so bad after all.
WoodieEvery time I see pictures of the ol' Mogollon monorail I find myself studying the picture. Such a great model and scene. Really sets the mind to work.
Last edited on Wed Dec 20th, 2017 03:22 pm by Bob R
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Posted: Wed Dec 20th, 2017 10:06 pm |
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Lookin good, Pard--Real Good!
Now get rid of that TV in the railroad "room". Things like that cause work to get done only during commercials. Nasty!
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