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 Post WSOR 102/UP 967B E9 project, Posted Sat May 26, 2007 1:40 am 
  
   
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Hello All

I stumbled across this album on the Illinois Railway Museum in regards to the Michigan Northern power car (former UP 967B) and Marc 91 1:1 kitbash (basically taking the guts from the Marc unit and installing them into the MN powercar to rebuild a E9B). It appears they have been busy lately.

It's my understanding from talking to a member of IRM that basically the WSOR gets the E9B for 10 years once it's built, although if I recall correctly, I remember reading that Mr. Gardner said he's going to donate the entire A-B-A set to IRM when he retires.

http://www.irm.org/gallery/MN671

(granted, take my information for what it is worth and what you paid for it...not a thing)
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 Post Decapitated, Posted Sat May 26, 2007 11:15 am 
  
   
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4/30/07 shots


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File comment: Note the roofline of the Marc. Or more specifically - the lack thereof.
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File comment: The donated organs and a couple railfans.
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If I wanted to start an argument, I'd've said "the MP15DC is the better locomotive". You’d say "No, the MP15AC is a far better loco ~ ya don't have to throw all those toggle switches to get it to run around the RR." :rofl: :woohoo:
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 Post Posted Sat May 26, 2007 11:18 am 
  
   
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Ed W wrote:
The donated organs and a couple railfans.
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*GROAN* :lol:

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 Post Posted Sat May 26, 2007 11:58 am 
  
   
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I think the neat thing about the IRM shots is they show alot of the interior shots and components.

I'm also just guessing the B unit would become 10B...considering they have a 10a and a 10c. I could be wrong though :wink:
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 Post Wsor MOW toys, Posted Mon May 28, 2007 1:06 am 
  
   
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As long as we have 104 clearly depicted with its groaning fans - might as well show the other toys spotted 5/13.


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File comment: Appears to be built up to carry a specific piece of equipment or load - even though it does not sport an official MOW repo mark. Didn't take the time to examine the bed - too many colorful locos to shoot.
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File comment: That's right - WSOX - tucked in the yard at Horicon.
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File comment: Hiding bashfully behind the Wisconsin Auto Museum in Hartford.
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If I wanted to start an argument, I'd've said "the MP15DC is the better locomotive". You’d say "No, the MP15AC is a far better loco ~ ya don't have to throw all those toggle switches to get it to run around the RR." :rofl: :woohoo:
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 Post Posted Mon May 28, 2007 7:04 am 
  
   
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Ed, I'm pretty sure that that first flat car is a wheel flat car used for, well, moving wheel sets around. I'll default to one of Fuzzy's photos since I don't have any of mine on the internet:

http://www.fuzzyworld3.com/pictures3/ra ... 11/ad.html

Glad to finally have a sighting of the burro crane too. I hadn't seen or heard anything about it for a year or so, so I wasn't sure if it was still even around....

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I don't think that is a wheel flat. Those have NREX reporting marks, and a little more structure on the deck. I might have to look closer at it. :idea:

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Here is a closer look. Not much of a deck at all...
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Not much left inside the A-unit either.
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Mike, After seeing that you're right, it doesn't look as much like a wheel car after all. It kind of did to me from the ground level view though. Interesting.

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The wheel flats have similar mini-bulkheads on them. May have been built around the same time as the wheel flats.

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MFJ wrote:
Here is a closer look. Not much of a deck at all...


Perhaps used to haul panel track? Or another load that is chained to the car. Maybe MOW equipment?

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The E9A on Blomberg trucks...
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GP-type Blomberg trucks, and a lot of blocking. Might have a slight coupler-height issue. :lol: :roll: :wink: The B-unit has been primered. No portholes in it yet...

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MFJ wrote:
The B-unit has been primered. No portholes in it yet...
Oooo! It's getting portholes!!?? :t-x:

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Now that's something you don't see every day. I had heard from someone at IRM that the Marc unit was possibly supposed to be saved and sold to be used as a stuffed and mounted display unit somewhere, but it makes me wonder if there is enough left to do that.

Mike, you don't happen to have a shot of the B unit in primer, do you?
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