paint trains Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 I'm just wondering if any of you know why right near my house there is a parked coalie... no engine or anything, just about 3 carriages or so and around it is a big fence, and it isnt on any tracks... Any of you know why it is there?:confused: (if you are wondering what a coalie is)> http://perthtrains.nachohat.org/image/2310/ i'm not sure how to post pictures yet... :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
und busboy Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Maybe the freights are sitting there awaiting repair. They were probablly taken off the tracks because they werent safe on them and fenced in so they might be protected against vandalism or any other damage.. As far as posting images, just go to www.imgspot.com and upload your pics on there and copy and paste the url. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paint trains Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 no the train was near no maintainence centers and the coalie was already painted on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
und busboy Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Originally posted by paint trains no the train was near no maintainence centers and the coalie was already painted on. Really?! Doesnt seem to make much sense why they would be there.. I have no idea:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWX1994 Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Originally posted by paint trains (if you are wondering what a coalie is)> if im not mistaken, a coalie is what australian writers call coal cars. there is a small write up on "coalies" in the Spring 96 issue of steel wheels. i dont know about down under but in the us if a cut of cars is chillin somewhere without any tracks it usually means it is scrapped, but i have very rarely seen trains without tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amish son Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 its a coal car who gives a fuck..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paint trains Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 Re: Re: why Originally posted by SWX1994 if im not mistaken, a coalie is what australian writers call coal cars. there is a small write up on "coalies" in the Spring 96 issue of steel wheels. i dont know about down under but in the us if a cut of cars is chillin somewhere without any tracks it usually means it is scrapped, but i have very rarely seen trains without tracks. well i went back there yesterday and it was on a one lane abandoned line, and i walked down it and the track kept going.. im not sure where it would end up :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paint trains Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 Originally posted by amish son its a coal car who gives a fuck..... whats wrong with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRON HEAD Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 It's probably a collectors... who knows and who cares... just dont paint it would be my advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paint trains Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 Nah they wouldnt be able to get a hold of one here.. and why shouldnt i paint on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alabama Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Re: Re: why Originally posted by SWX1994 i have very rarely seen trains without tracks. funny..... i dont know where to start with this thread. my biggest problem is that you say these tracks are by your house, but you dont know where they go.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paint trains Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 Re: Re: Re: why Originally posted by alabama funny..... i dont know where to start with this thread. my biggest problem is that you say these tracks are by your house, but you dont know where they go.....? no.. i said that i have followed these tracks for awhile and i didnt know where it ended so didnt go as far as it went..........;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelACKson Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 if the car has been sitting for along time dont paint it. it probably means it wont be leaving any time soon and people will notice. painting trains that leave the yard the next day is ok because people who work around those cars probably wont notice if theyre painted or not from one day to the next....check the surface of the track, if theres a lot of rust developed on the top it probably means that lines abandoned and so is the car. if the track is shiney on top if may get some service but that still doesnt mean it will be leaving soon. keep an eye on it...and i dont know how it is in austrailia but i wouldnt be sweating a coal car either...unless its all you got....in that case do a fucking wholecar. seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballaboma Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 dude just suss it out ,paint with a diffrent word and get a flick and go home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paint trains Posted July 9, 2004 Author Share Posted July 9, 2004 different word?? why? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EgoManiakal Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 if it sings to you at night, make sweet love to it and then marry it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paint trains Posted July 10, 2004 Author Share Posted July 10, 2004 haha yeah... I just went back to the place and there is something else there. not a coalie but the bottom of a thing a freight sits on.. so there must be something goin on on that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 Your story doesnt make much sense... But heres what you do... ESPECIALLY if its near your house as you say. Grab a six pack(beer), walk up to the freights and follow the line as far as it goes until you hit something like another line or signals or a shed or whatever it goes to. This way you know where it goes! Now sus out where the freights are, in a middle of nowhere or close to houses etc etc... If its "right near your house" as you say... with fuck all effort you should be able to keep an eye on it and know whats going down. And finally,grab a six pack(paintcans)... and have fun :crazy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO DOG Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 FIRST YOU SAID IT WASNT ON TRACKS..THEN YOU SAID IT WAS ON TRACKS...OPEN UP YOUR EYES YOU DUMB FUCK!! AND WE DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT "coalies" IN AUSSIEVILLE...WE WANNA SE GOOD OLD AMERICAN ROLLING STEEL... WE AINT DOWN UNDER BITCH WE ARE UP AND OVER......AMERICA LAND OF THE FREE HOME OF THE FREIGHT....NO DISS TO ALL AUSTRAILIA CAUSE JADE AND DAMET LIVE THERE AND THEY ARE DOPE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paint trains Posted July 25, 2004 Author Share Posted July 25, 2004 Originally posted by TURBO DOG FIRST YOU SAID IT WASNT ON TRACKS..THEN YOU SAID IT WAS ON TRACKS...OPEN UP YOUR EYES YOU DUMB FUCK!! AND WE DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT "coalies" IN AUSSIEVILLE...WE WANNA SE GOOD OLD AMERICAN ROLLING STEEL... WE AINT DOWN UNDER BITCH WE ARE UP AND OVER......AMERICA LAND OF THE FREE HOME OF THE FREIGHT....NO DISS TO ALL AUSTRAILIA CAUSE JADE AND DAMET LIVE THERE AND THEY ARE DOPE! as i dont give a fuck about american rolling steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sneak Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 i think someones found themselves a scrap car. no tracks = its scrap, it doesnt need tracks. fence = to stop tramps living there, discourage general interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracked Ass Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 ...is this thread still open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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