So boss - What do you want us to do with this old flatcar?

[Loco Vette]

"Just stick it somewhere"

[Loco Vette]

The bridge to an island my parents have leased to protect from development collapsed a while ago. Sometimes it is good to be in the RR business!

[MrPeabody]

There's a few of those in my county being used as bridges on private property. Can't build anything sturdier for the same money.:yesnod:

[Stevedore]

Excellent! I've "repurposed" a few things in my life, but nothing like that. :seasix:

[Mike Mercury]

:cool:

[DAB]

i read an article long ago that CALTRANS (california DOT) had studied and figured out how to replace damaged bridges, like right after an earthquake, using spare flatbed railroad cars. sometimes as shown, other times using several to form A frames that would support ones that would create the temporary road bed. big version of tinker toys.

[FasterTraffic]

There's a few of those in my county being used as bridges on private property. Can't build anything sturdier for the same money.:yesnod:

That was my first thought. It's definitely an elegant solution. Kind of makes me sad I don't have anywhere to make a bridge.

[DAB]

That was my first thought. It's definitely an elegant solution. Kind of makes me sad I don't have anywhere to make a bridge.

i have a spot that would be perfect for one of those! span the arroyo next to the shop. :dance:

[Bill]

That was my first thought. It's definitely an elegant solution. Kind of makes me sad I don't have anywhere to make a bridge.

You'd need a giant backhoe to unload that, so why not just have the backhoe show up early and dig a moat or narrow pond, first, then, bring in the railcar and unload it with that same backhoe?

[MrPeabody]

i have a spot that would be perfect for one of those! span the arroyo next to the shop. :dance:

We anxiously await the thread describing what your local building inspector thinks about that.:lol:

[DAB]

We anxiously await the thread describing what your local building inspector thinks about that.:lol:

:ohnoes:

"oh, hi. that? oh, that. yeah, well, i'm building a railroad, you know, one of my friends, he owns (OWNS!) a railroad, so i thought 'all the cool kids own a railroad, i want to get in on this and be cool too', so being of modest means, i'm just starting with one flatbed car. later, i'll get some track and then a choo-choo!"

:dance::dance:

[Loco Vette]

:ohnoes:

"oh, hi. that? oh, that. yeah, well, i'm building a railroad, you know, one of my friends, he owns (OWNS!) a railroad, so i thought 'all the cool kids own a railroad, i want to get in on this and be cool too', so being of modest means, i'm just starting with one flatbed car. later, i'll get some track and then a choo-choo!"

:dance::dance:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[69camfrk]

The bridge to an island my parents have leased to protect from development collapsed a while ago. Sometimes it is good to be in the RR business!

Hellz yeah. Great way to repurpose. What all did you have to do to get it in place?:seasix:

[OddBall]

i have a spot that would be perfect for one of those! span the arroyo next to the shop. :dance:

I do too. Got two springs on my property. That would span the gully perfectly.

[snide]

:thumbs::thumbs:

:cheers:

[Loco Vette]

Hellz yeah. Great way to repurpose. What all did you have to do to get it in place?:seasix:

Flatbed, crane, and skill

[Dan Dlabay]

That's a good idea to do that.:cert:

[MrPeabody]

Flatbed, crane, and skill

What does one of those things weigh?

[Bill]

What does one of those things weigh?

Skill takes experience, so it's immeasurable. Hope this helps.



:dance:

[MrPeabody]

Skill takes experience, so it's immeasurable. Hope this helps.



:dance:

It doesn't.

[OddBall]

What does one of those things weigh?

I think those things are a few shit-tons apiece.

[JRD77VET]

Flatbed, crane, and skill

A skilled crane operator can make the job much easier :yesnod:

[Loco Vette]

What does one of those things weigh?

If it still had the trucks, wheels, etc and was a "normal" car, somewhere around 70,000 lbs. This is a Department of Defense car (think carrying Abrams tanks) so the part you see was probably about that.

[Dave]

If it still had the trucks, wheels, etc and was a "normal" car, somewhere around 70,000 lbs. This is a Department of Defense car (think carrying Abrams tanks) so the part you see was probably about that.

I reckon that Bobcat is safe then

[99 pewtercoupe]

If it still had the trucks, wheels, etc and was a "normal" car, somewhere around 70,000 lbs. This is a Department of Defense car (think carrying Abrams tanks) so the part you see was probably about that.

I can tell you that the EOC units for those DODX flats were rated for over two times the weight of a typical 89 flat. My previous employer made them and I did a number of field inspections on them with DoD personnel

[VITE1]

Val, Were your favorite books when growing up the "Boxcar Kids" series? :D

[Datawiz]

Val, Were your favorite books when growing up the "Boxcar Kids" series? :D

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[Loco Vette]

Val, Were your favorite books when growing up the "Boxcar Kids" series? :D

Hardy Boys. I'm a geek, remember?

[Lakota]

They also use flatcars trailers from wheeled trucks as bridges.

[VITE1]

Hardy Boys. I'm a geek, remember?

Tom Swift was my favorite. Much geekier. :seasix: