Guest me IS cool Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 What's the newest boxcar you people have hit? I seem to get a lot of new boxcars...freshly made and all.... the date built was 02-02...and I caught wreck all over it. One more question for all you dedicated fr8 heads... If they are really new, does this mean that they will get buffed fast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkosnerd Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 The newest boxcars that Ive seen around here are these awesome new International Paper boxcars.. At least they have the International Paper logo on them.. they are a really nice green.. I saw an entire line of just them rolling last night.. but one weird thing.. while they have the IP logo on them, we see a lot of them layed up at a Tomato Sauce Plant.. guess they could be bringing packaging in with them or something, just seemed odd.. Good to see new rolling stock though.. Real good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mugshot Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 caught a bnsf dated 7/2001, then we did an end to end on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw fish Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 caught one dated 1/02 last night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest me IS cool Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 cool, I've never seen any new green ones... it seems that I get the brown BNSF.... nice to know that that's not the only company making new boxcars.... gotta keep hittin' 'em.... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KRYLON2~ Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 you guy look at the numbers???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another loser Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 hey me is cool, i got a fresh and clean new bnsf brown car in a layup tonight. did a satisfactional peice on it. where can i find the born on dates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw fish Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 its in the black box, usually at the bottom (I think) and listed as "blt xx/xx" it will give you the month and year the car was built... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 Originally posted by Raw fish its in the black box, usually at the bottom (I think) and listed as "blt xx/xx" it will give you the month and year the car was built... RBLT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw fish Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 IHATEU, when its listed as RBLT, thats the date the car was rebuilt, or had a total overhaul, and kind of major work I think. So you could get a car that says blt 3/72 rblt 11/01. The car is older than me, but looks buttery fresh. Rail companies will also list other interesting stuff in or around the black box - like the date a car was repainted, when the door was lubed (although I think they usually print that right on the door) I think I rememeber seeing a car that had a stamp that said new wheels and a date... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another loser Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 thanks. ill look for that next time. i wish someone would post some info on buffing of the newer cars. i mean, i just painted one and left squares around the numbers (didnt have any tape) so if the car was brand new, or even if it had only been repainted, i doubt theyll be buffing so soon after the numbers were put on and all. but then again, another company might have bought the car and is getting ready to do so, so i may be shit out of luck on that one, but i think if they buff, it'll only be over my far left side 3d. oh yea, on the very bottoms of the car, where it says like "lift and jack here". do they buff that or is it a regular thing for workers to know where to "lift and jack" and what not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HAL Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 I don't have any solid information, but I would assume that if you stay away or preserve the information, they would have no reason to repaint or stamp the pieces, given that the car has fresh paint and needs no repair work to perform it's duties, and the workers have no trouble reading what they need to. Heads say it over and over again, but the best way to preserve your work is to not interfere with the railroad's work. I would imagine that if the car is a piece of shit rust bucket, it may get home-shopped for a new paint job, so the walls don't start rusting through. *The bottom line is productivity, and graffiti at worst annoys some workers. (get a job) It really doesn't affect anything unless you blast right over the reports and load info. They need that to properly load the car to the correct tonnage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x317BOMBx Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 Brand new BNSF refer, all white, born on date...2-02, they only made 700 of these cars! BOO-YAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest me IS cool Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 Originally posted by ~KRYLON2~ you guy look at the numbers???? it's not so much that we ARE looking for the numbers it's just and added perk. I'll hit whatever I can get but the majority of what rolls into my yard are new cars and I like to check out the year it was built... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffinCheatr Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 Sloppy Seconds Originally posted by spinkick Brand new BNSF refer, all white, born on date...2-02, they only made 700 of these cars! BOO-YAH! All white? Only on one side. Hope you enjoyed your second hand hit. :crazy: :king: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x317BOMBx Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 well you know what I mean by the car being white, yo coffin cheater hit me up LoganweaponX03@aol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw fish Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 I almost always paint that side of the car, or that end if you will, so the numbers are right there staring me in the face the whole time... I do however make a deliberate effort to remember the reporting marks of each car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another loser Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 well just cary a roll of 2 inch masking tape with you. tape over whatever you think might be vital. just try to keep your detail spots on the metal and not on the tape and peel the tape off after you flick it. but be courteous and dont litter your tape in the yard :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sectorTVA Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 Originally posted by spinkick Brand new BNSF refer, all white, born on date...2-02 this aint beer man...its the BUILT DATE :D...but yeah......i enjoyed painting with you that night........we need to paint more often.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
va_MisFit_01 Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by spinkick Brand new BNSF refer, all white, born on date...2-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- this aint beer man...its the BUILT DATE ...but yeah......i enjoyed painting with you that night........we need to paint more often.... born on date..! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.. :D :D :D that made me laugh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another loser Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 hey, i said born on date first. fr8s are to me like beer is to the rest of you. :king: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted March 24, 2002 Share Posted March 24, 2002 recently got some 2001 and 2002 boxes. im loving those new cp boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Morris Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 hey spinkick..IM me EyeHeartElvis..its one of your boys from Louisville...namely the one with the girlfriend and her friend that you like to ask about..but anyway me and a friend are wanting to come up there one night and hit steel with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest railroadjerk Posted March 26, 2002 Share Posted March 26, 2002 BIG GREEN IBT EXTENDOS. 2/02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaesthebluntedwonder Posted March 26, 2002 Share Posted March 26, 2002 but be courteous and dont litter your tape in the yard or dont litter anything, nothing whatsoever, for that matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another loser Posted March 26, 2002 Share Posted March 26, 2002 Originally posted by kaesthebluntedwonder or dont litter anything, nothing whatsoever, for that matter word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest me IS cool Posted March 26, 2002 Share Posted March 26, 2002 I recently ran into a red canadian northern(I think) It was new and I wanted to hit it. I was surprised that no one had hit it before, but it was all bright red. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkyartist Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 new or old be smart about what youre doing and where you do it. Some railroads want to keep their fleets clean and do oppose the vandalism. You never know" thats the fun thing it could run for years or for days. Love trains for trains and not for newer or older Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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