3 ton mine car

[Mik]

I came across these photos from the restoration of a 3 ton car from a coal mine in Carbondale, Pa. I think this is the style car I'll use for my mine tramway because the look pretty much dirt simple to build....

As soon as my $6 worth of plastic Lionel wheels arrive I'll start.....

 

[Aljosha]

I like the 'SAVE' on it!

 

[dunnyrail]

Those are the beasties.
Out of interest, what is the purple thing in the pictures with the Greyhound on it?
JonD

 

[trammayo]

Nice interesting set of sequential photos. Looks like you'll have to set up a production line!
Mick

 

[Tony]

Those are the beasties.
Out of interest, what is the purple thing in the pictures with the Greyhound on it?
JonD

Just to jump in it looks like a 1940s GMC Silverside. Ex Greyhound bus converted to an RV
Tony

 

[pugwash]

Just goes to show what can be done with some WD40 and black Hammerite

 

[Miamigo259]

I can't help wondering whether there is scope to produce something like that out of a standard Bachman "OO" scale Iron ore tippler wagon. The main bodywork could certainly be adapted, with simplification of the running gear as well. Something to think about, given I want a mine feeder line on my garden set up!

 

[Mik]

Well, the wheels came today!... enough for 6 cars. So I built 7 ore bodies and a mine flat (used for hauling timbers, rails, etc) -- which just means I need to scrounge some more wheels.... 8D

I didn't have proper journals so I made them out of wood with a plastic bushing.... Four actually came out very free rolling, the other 2 are a bit stiff. Plans call for the dinky to only push two, so the stiff ones will hold the others from fouling the main (Nice how that worked out...)

I need to do the carbody side detail yet before I can paint. The wheels came with some ugly horn and hook things... like overgrown HO couplers. There was enough to do 6 cars, so I used them. They aren't fancy, but then again, they only cost me about $1.50 each to build

 

[Mik]

I couldn't decide whether to paint them black, or yellow, or ???? So they're primer red for now. They might just get oversprayed with flat black to tone them down a bit, and left that way...

 

[Tony]

Cripes you dont hang around do you !!!!!!! Are you free to come to uk and fill in some pot holes

Tony

 

[Mik]

It was raining outside, there was nothing but crap on the telly, and I was bored.

Besides, it took longer to lay out the parts for all 8 cars with a square and permanent marker - than it did to cut them with the scroll saw AND assemble them. I think I spent maybe 5 hours total on them, and it probably shows....

 

[Tony]

on the photos they look great and when you concider they are working trucks and more than likly only looked new for the first 10 minutes of their life they dont need to look perfect
all you need to do now is receate a weatherd paint job !!!!!!!!!!!!
Tony
BTW was i right about the Silverside