Schnitzel Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 4/25/2020 at 11:16 AM, Ko SprueOne said: oh right, then they're probably shipped (trucked, auto carriers) to dealerships and rental agencies? Correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimer Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I always wondered what those were called haha, sick to see that one made it over there.. Bank and Ecks have been hitting haaaaaard lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 4/30/2020 at 3:57 PM, aimer said: I always wondered what those were called haha, sick to see that one made it over there.. Bank and Ecks have been hitting haaaaaard lately HI Aimer, those aren't actually autoracks those are just container cars. sorry didn't mean to mislead you I think australian autpracks looks more like this: Cosign on Bank and ecks saw another one of theirs running the other day - crappy video still below selz is going hard -not great now but is putting in the effort and I reckon he'll start improvo9ng quickly if he can keep it up 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 On 5/19/2020 at 10:08 PM, Schnitzel said: HI Aimer, those aren't actually autoracks those are just container cars. sorry didn't mean to mislead you I think australian autpracks looks more like this: Wow, interesting. They're like rolling display cases. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwifail Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 anyone have a better photo of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 I'm sure I do have joinups where the end isn't cut off @kiwifail dm me an email address 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 Been a while and saw this the other day - oh my god if they do them all like this it's gonna be on like a mofo. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 (edited) At least one confirmed former OOntzer in these posts Edited August 21, 2020 by Schnitzel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 when I first started noticing these frewights they looked like this - you might have seen a couple tiny flea bites on every 10 carraiges now it's just stupid style 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Schnitzel Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 started to see some buffing happen on these Just the odd one or two here and there. sounds shit but I kind of wish they'd biff them all so it's a clean slate again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 If 2020 was a freight train. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 IMG_7599.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kilo_mike_sierra Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 been lurking this thread for a while but made an account finally to say thanks, good work and keep it up! many good catches here. I wish I had the patience/drive to bench more, but I struggle to find reliable times - it seems what one can find online is often far from accurate. peace ✌️ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) On 9/10/2020 at 5:43 PM, kilo_mike_sierra said: I wish I had the patience/drive to bench more, but I struggle to find reliable times - it seems what one can find online is often far from accurate. peace ✌️ I Live close to the track so can generally hear the trains coming. But yeah online info not reliable compared to the old trackers now sadly shut down. Edited October 8, 2020 by Schnitzel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 guest appearance from my us freights that I've seen over the years 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo_mike_sierra Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 3:21 PM, Schnitzel said: But yeah online info not reliable compared to the old trackers now sadly shut down. I've heard about this mysterious tracker on Railpage and other forums. I don't know much about it. It seemed like it was originally designed for the freight companies and their clients to track their cargo? And it fell into the hands of gunzels over the years? Sounds like a writer's wet dream for knowing the times of crossing loops... would save a lot of time/effort lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 I wish I had it. I do the sit and wait method.. I've seen it on the tablet in the hands of a gunzel but he wouldn't even let me take a proper look at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Gunzel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 47 minutes ago, nicklesndimes said: strange. i just googled it myself after seeing your query...it's a name for an aussie foamer lol I thought they just went with trainspotters, but I guess trainspotters= railfan : gunzel= foamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 been a while 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 The freight stock in Australia look like scale model trains. Nothing negative intended by that. Just an observation I find interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo_mike_sierra Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 11/12/2020 at 5:30 AM, Ko SprueOne said: The freight stock in Australia look like scale model trains. Nothing negative intended by that. Just an observation I find interesting Don't be fooled, SCT and Sadleirs boxcars are pretty large carriages. And the double-stacked containers on intermodal wagons are a mighty impressive site when the train is charging through rural/remote outback areas. It's definitely a different look to models overseas though. We do have coal-trains and stuff but just in different parts of the country. The Perth - Adelaide - Melbourne route is a lot of intermodal wagons, box-cars, steel wagons and SCTs. Side note, I'm such a little fangirl slut for the styles WLS, TC, RS dudes rock (And plenty of others of course... won't name individual names). It's sort of a modern twist on OG NYC subway graff, except it's getting a life of it's own with Aussie freights. The SCTs were pretty much untouched like 10 years ago and now we've sorta had our own little secondary 'train revolution' (After our metros decades ago of course), except it's on our freights. I just find those styles so much cooler and flat out fresher than the sub-par 'burner graff' your typical gym-junkie, Monster Energy snapback wearing, peaked-at-20, ice-pipe smoking tradie battlers pump out. You know... the dudes who love talking shit on "HIPSTER GRAFFF" because they're looking to start drama like highschool kids. Could also just be tall-poppy syndrome (In true Aussie fashion), because I think it's reasonable to attribute a lot of this 'freight revolution' (For lack of a better word... trying to not cringe at myself) to the dudes painting those funky public styles. It's clear from these photos, videos online, and benching in real life that it's pretty common now. Personal preference of course... I just find a lot of Australian graffiti a bit stagnate or mediocre. Of course not all graff has to be excellent... but when I see some of the ugly anti-styles, or the funky public styles (Or subway styles whatever the fuck you wanna call it) rolling past, it puts a massive smile on my face and I can't explain why. My preference is always that less is more... so much skillful to burn with simple letters and colours, than to dress up an average straight or burner with 10 colours. No hate to anyone painting whatever style of course... just being an armchair critic. Rant over. Hopefully not derailing the thread too much Schnitzel... been inside a lot lately and just figured this is like the only active Aussie freight thread on here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Thanks for your insight. I web-searched standard rail gauge in Australia and it's also 4'-8.5" so same size carriages especially those Well Cars. They carry the international standard containers. Also mentioned is, 5'-3". What is that guage used for? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 @kilo_mike_sierrathanks for the comments i do have to be a bit more active. I always liked freights because the random spots you see them in like seeing writers from France having tags running through Port Augusta etc. yeah the SCT's were pretty clean when I moved to ADL. you'd see a few random things here and there and now they are fucked beyond belief. gets tiring racing up to catch a line to only catch one or two new panels for 80 wagons ( 40 times both sides) @Ko SprueOneI'm not sure really but I'll ask. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 That SCF container w/ the Eskimo character is fresh as fuck, I'd paint that over the well car it's in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) On 12/16/2020 at 1:16 AM, Schnitzel said: these guys are from perth random find http://wagonfreak.blogspot.com/2020/09/aussie-boxcar-tribute-to-classic-us.html mtwo and cola getting some love from trainspotters Edited February 26, 2021 by Schnitzel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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