Modeling and modeling ideas for my 1939 era HO model railroad - the Royal Oak & Southern, plus other things I find of interest. Stan Knotts.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Well flat car
I have a Funaro & Camerlengo PRR Well Hole Flat car kit I bought some years ago. I have not yet built this but it should should be easy as it has a one piece body. I came across some old photos of similar cars which got me interested in finally building the kit.
The photo below shows a perhaps 1930s era version of a well flat lettered for the P&R. What I find interesting is the railing around the well, presumably for the safety of the railroad workers. I will modify my kit to include such a railing.
I am not sure how common that railing was on well cars.
The above photo shows a well car being used to transport a 48 foot length of 14 inch pipe formed into an expansion bend. The wood support framing includes a wood version of a well railing. I am guessing they were not transporting it anywhere where it had to go though a tunnel or under a low bridge. An interesting model of this could be made with a lower pipe bend.
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