The Ford Barn

HillbillyTim · 11-01-2010, 07:40 PM

Nice locomotive. My Dad's currently restoring a 1928 Pullman car. Back in the 1930's both of my Grandfathers worked in a N & W owned coal mine. They were good friends and they worked in different sections back in the handloading days. They had to lay their own track to their section. They could only get 6 inch frog bolts to bolt the track together which was hard to do being so short. Eight inch frog bolts were a luxury. My paternal GF sent my maternal GF a bag of 8" bolts that he had hidden in the mine, thoroughly upsetting his own brother in law and cementing a friendship that lasted a lifetime.

11-01-2010, 07:40 PM	#10
HillbillyTim Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 88	Re: Speedster Project Nice locomotive. My Dad's currently restoring a 1928 Pullman car. Back in the 1930's both of my Grandfathers worked in a N & W owned coal mine. They were good friends and they worked in different sections back in the handloading days. They had to lay their own track to their section. They could only get 6 inch frog bolts to bolt the track together which was hard to do being so short. Eight inch frog bolts were a luxury. My paternal GF sent my maternal GF a bag of 8" bolts that he had hidden in the mine, thoroughly upsetting his own brother in law and cementing a friendship that lasted a lifetime. Last edited by HillbillyTim; 11-01-2010 at 07:42 PM. Reason: Grammar