sed6 Posted October 27, 2018 These guys got called out for some rail repair and are in wayy over their heads! Any advice for them? But seriously, I wanted to share this gem I picked up on Ebay for $20. It's about 4" long, 5" wide and 5.5" high and weighs 8.5 lbs. It's going to reside on my workbench in my hobby room as a decoration and conversation piece. It's a genuine used section of rail that was rolled in the Colorado Fuel & Iron steel mill in May of 1924, so it's nearly 100 years old! If you look closely at the top, you'll see one edge is rolled over from hard use by the flanges of what could be millions of training wheels over the years. Hope you like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted October 27, 2018 Simply fantastic! The picture is totally cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadmonkeytj Posted October 27, 2018 Nice score... And nice posing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg3 Posted October 27, 2018 Advice? They're going to need a bigger hammer!! Nice little scene - love the little hand car and the piece of old track is a great bit of history! Thanks for sharing!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hod Carrier Posted October 27, 2018 No amount of lifting and packing is going to achieve a smooth ride with that particular length of rail. Good find, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cptkent Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) eBay? What was the postage??? I've got a piece of track about 3' long. It's not going anywhere! Edited October 27, 2018 by cptkent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sed6 Posted October 27, 2018 41 minutes ago, cptkent said: eBay? What was the postage??? I've got a piece of track about 3' long. It's not going anywhere! Free! $20 shipped, no kidding. Came well wrapped in a flat rate envelope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted October 28, 2018 Nice find. I suppose the guys could MOC one of those LORAM rail grinders to put a proper profile back on the rail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laura Beinbrech Posted October 28, 2018 Nice find there, sed6. My dad has two similarly-sized small sections of old rail that he uses as workbench anvils, and they definitely work great for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zephyr1934 Posted October 28, 2018 Nice... but of course now you need to make a 2+ deep mock-up of the real rail at full scale (grin). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feuer Zug Posted October 28, 2018 It's cute. They've got a lot of work ahead of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feichti Posted October 28, 2018 Very funny Photo :) They need more support from the colleagues Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
