Poultry cars must have been about as rare as helium cars. New England had plenty of chicken processing plants. I still remember going right into the middle of Massachusetts cities where they were next to railyards. They shipped out from there, but I never saw rail deliveries. The ones we didn't do ourselves, my father moved by truck in the 50s. The big feed companies destroyed the local poultry business after that. That's why there are unused chicken barns all over New England. I think I'll rename my train trailer to "The Coop". Great idea Ed! Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine
>________________________________ > From: Ed <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 10:41 AM >Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Father's Day Progress > > > > > >> I assume the "new" standards widened the gauge? >> Ed Kozlowsky > >Yes, that is correct. For the historian, "new" is well over 20 years ago when >the standards were revised. > >Also, older wheelsets had a wide variety of flange thickness, flange depth, >tread width, material (aluminum, brass, steel, etc.) and so forth. While they >all can be made to work well together, it does take a bit of tweaking along >the way to be sure. > >I was wondering if you have a poultry car in that cleaned-out chicken coop >(aka "layout room")? > >Cheers....Ed L. > > > > >
