Guest mikro137 Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/29319/p/5...96048950_vl.jpg i have seen these cars popping up in metal heads recently , and i was curious to their purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
type R Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 i thought they were part of the old BNSF fleet. i know back in the late 80's/early 90's they carried taconite (iron ore pellets). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikro137 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 hmmm i dunno these things are a curiousity to me. mostly to what an air repeater is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
type R Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 An air repeater is a car that has a diesel engine and an air compressor. They use them in cold weather to maintain proper brake pressure on long lines of trains. The easiest way to tell them apart from others is that yellow revolving safety light that sticks out on the end of each car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob deer Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 nice...as for the taconite pellets...seems like a gondola or open hopper would work better...were they more refined or packaged somehow when transported by box? there's still pellets all over my yard, they're the shit for wrist rockets. the car says do not hump, but she deserves it for what she's wearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
type R Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 yeah, now that i think about it i'm not sure about the taconite either...i now an old BN car used to carry them, but i dont think it was the air repeater car. it would have to be packaged, so who knows...i know they came with a GRS and had the "amtech" transponder, but i cant remember what kind of car it was...oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikro137 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Originally posted by type R An air repeater is a car that has a diesel engine and an air compressor. They use them in cold weather to maintain proper brake pressure on long lines of trains. The easiest way to tell them apart from others is that yellow revolving safety light that sticks out on the end of each car. see thats what i surmised that these cars were used for. thank you for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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