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They're both pretty.
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Posted - July 28 2011 : 6:38:16 PM
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July 28 2011
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Excellent stuff Frank! What is the brand of the coal tower?
Gareth
The coal tower is a kitbashed Bachmann.
Frank
With a pair of Hudson engines being refueled.
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Posted - July 28 2011 : 7:07:16 PM
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what do the white car in the background say on it?
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Posted - July 29 2011 : 08:39:09 AM
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It is the Lionel 50 foot Schaffer Beer car Ben.
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Posted - July 29 2011 : 12:31:05 PM
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| Great locos and kitbashed coaling tower Frank! - Thomas
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Posted - August 04 2011 : 12:46:26 PM
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ah thanks, frank Did wonder & need to try that beer someday as I can't get it in my area 
hehe do like the "strangers in the yard" bit you do It funny 
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Posted - August 04 2011 : 3:09:18 PM
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August 4 2011
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Snoopy Photographer
Today while I passed the roundhouse a rare occurrence happened.
The PGW Pacific engine Winston Churchill was there on it.
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Posted - August 09 2011 : 10:47:24 AM
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Really nice photo of the Winston Churchill and the roundhouse, Frank. I enjoy your reports. 
PS. Yes, I'm that engine with the face
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Posted - August 09 2011 : 3:55:29 PM
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Thank you for the kind words. Nice of you to post that.
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Posted - August 27 2011 : 2:38:47 PM
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August 27 2011
Afternoon Edition
Reported by Snoopy Photographer
The daily activities here at the Frankford complex keeps me very busy.
The Pennsylvania Railroad desire for technical information drives them in evaluating all current locomotives.
Their information that is acquired is there and open to all.
This recent partnership between the Pennsylvania Railroad here in the USA.
And the Great Western Railways of Great Britain shows the sharing of technologies can only result in a better way.
Of doing many positive things. May it lead to great progress in the developing of better ways to move us around.
Snoopy Photographer
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Posted - August 27 2011 : 2:59:35 PM
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August 27 2011
The Evening Edition
Reported by Snoopy Photographer
Concerning today's daily operations. The New York Central ran a alternate to its 21st Century Limited today.
The train was made up of British built coaches and other types of cars to see what railfans would think of.
Was different of the change in service provided by this other equipment.
Because of the length of the train I only photographed the front section.
NYC placed one of their Streamlined Hudson locomotives at the head end of this experiment.
Snoopy
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Posted - September 16 2011 : 6:24:22 PM
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September 16 2011
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Snoopy reporting
Toptrain joined me today up here with the pigeons atop the coaling tower.
It is a great place for photos. Right now a CNJ freight train is leaving the yard.
A pair of F3 locomotives lead the smaller train.
It is all flat cars with loads. Some pleasure boats and some airplanes.
I hope it is informative.
Snoopy Photographer.
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October 24 2011
Afternoon Edition
Snoopy reporting
A few different locomotives have shown up today.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad has a camelback Pacific engine on site.
It is number 2004. It came in with the Black Diamond Express.
Power was changed and the train continued on to Jersey City.
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Snoopy here ! The Oriental Limited also arrived today.
Changed power and continued to Jersey City.
Its assigned power is seen here on the turntable.
A Nord built French design Pacific type locomotive of the Chapelon class.
It is number 3-1173.
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Posted - October 24 2011 : 8:28:01 PM
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Why is there a loco on a flatcar in the foreground?
What kind of a loco is it? From your August 27 post.
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Posted - October 25 2011 : 12:55:15 PM
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| Please? I want another or instead send me one of those B&O sound cars
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Posted - October 27 2011 : 4:17:48 PM
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October 27 2011
Afternoon Edition
Snoopy reporting
Two days ago the Camelback Pacific LV 2004 arrived.
Here at Frankford secrets fill the air. Removed from retirement and rebuilt.
The Saylorsburg Roundhouse secretly did this work. What will be next?
What will we see? The PGW with its Lehigh Valley ties has done something extraordinary.
Four old all wood X Pullmans have been restored and brought back to life.
They have spent enough time in the museum.
Big news to come soon.
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October 27 2011
Afternoon Edition
**EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT**
The Return of the Black Diamond Express
Seen here and now on the turntable . Four Pullmans all set to go !
This foursome is to be a everyday runner. Buffalo to Scranton to Jersey City.
Out and back again. Get your tickets !
Ride the History Train !
ALL ABOARD !!!!!!
A link describing the ride in June 1901.
http://books.google.com/books?id=5WEBAAAAYAAJ&dq=Lehigh%20Valley%2C%20Black%20Diamond%20Express&pg=PA23-IA30#v=onepage&q=Lehigh%20Valley,%20Black%20Diamond%20Express&f=false!
The Cafe Car
The Pullman Chair car " Summit "
The Dining car
The Observation car " Lehigh "
The Power is Lehigh Valley number 2004
Very few Pacific Camelbacks made. There were seven made. From numbers 2001 to 2007.
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Posted - October 27 2011 : 5:38:41 PM
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October 27 2011
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Snoopy Reporting
A list of some fast times recorded in 1900 by the Black Diamond Express.
These occured earlier in the 1890s. Take note of train number 9 on July 21 1900.
Alpine to Kendaia. 34 miles in 25 minutes. Average speed 89 MPH.
The Black Diamond had to be doing more than 100mph for most of this run.
Had to top 120 mph for 2 and 3 mile stretches. These times included station stops.
Also a reference in a article about No More Doubleheading .
This refers to the Black Diamond Express and its new Pacific type locomotives.
It says there are 6 of them.
A copy
In the Railway Age Gazette of October 13 1913 page 704.
A record run of a new Pacific type locomotive hauling the Black Diamond Express.
On the Lehigh Valley was described. Six of these locomotives are now running in passenger service.
On the division between Easton and Sayre a distance of 194 miles.
The maximum grade on this division is between Mauch Chunk and Wilkes Barre.
Over the Wilkes Barre mountain. The grade between Mauch Chunk and Glen Summit the top of the mountain is 33 miles long.
It has a maximum rise of 67 feet to the mile westbound.
The grade between Wilkes Barre and Glen Summit is 19 miles long with a maximum of 95 feet to the mile eastbound.
The locomotives were designed to haul unassisted passenger trains weighing 550 tons westbound.
And 360 ton trains eastbound over this division.
It has been necessary to double head trains of these weights.
Using a Pacific type locomotive having a total weight of 241,300 lbs.
With a tractive effort of 31,600 lbs. and a ten wheel helping locomotive having a total weight of 199,500 lbs.
With a tractive effort of 31,400 lbs.
—Railway Age Gazette March 6 1914 page 473.
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Posted - November 02 2011 : 08:09:42 AM
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November 2 2011
Morning Edition
Snoopy Reporting
Today the CNJ passenger locomotive number 577 rode the turntable after a cleaning.
Going in for service. These small ten wheel camelbacks are a mainstay for passenger power on the CNJ.
Every day many of them either stop at or pass through Bergen Point Station.
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Posted - November 02 2011 : 08:14:25 AM
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Handsome Varnish Frank.
What make are the Pulmman's?
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Posted - November 02 2011 : 5:20:05 PM
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| The passenger cars are very elegant looking. Custom paint?
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Posted - November 02 2011 : 5:21:35 PM
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Nice Winston Churchill, Toptrain!
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Posted - November 15 2011 : 12:58:03 PM
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Frank how did i miss these beautiful cars. I love the details to the cars.
Who made them?
ken
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Posted - December 21 2011 : 3:21:53 PM
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| looking good,let me know hows tests work out,spare parcels body on way in new year,for you to modify as you please ken
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Posted - December 22 2011 : 04:14:10 AM
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Handsome Varnish Frank.
What make are the Pullman's?
-Gareth
Originally posted by romcat
The passenger cars are very elegant looking. Custom paint?
-Da cheese
Gareth they are by Roundhouse
Da cheese the color is a brunswick green. Almost black. Pullman green is a lot lighter.
frank
Â
Someone asked about the locomotive and tender on the flatcar.
I am taking a stick at it and guess it is the "Der Adler" 2-2-2.
-Gareth & Eric/ Da Cheeze
The 86 foot Pullman cars are found in Gold covered boxes.
They are Pullman Palace cars. Actual goldleaf rub on window detail.
They can be quite light unless a bit of weight is added.
It may be rare to find them as kits because Roundhouse is now producing them as R-T-R models.
Which means a higher price tag.
Roundhouse is also producing the Harriman cars.
Depending on road names some of them have six axles and three axle trucks.
John
I don't have a one track mind. It depends on the turn-out.
"I love your catenary!"
Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
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Posted - December 22 2011 : 09:20:51 AM
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December 22 2011
toptrain reporting
Good information John.
Those Palace cars are indispensable when you are making a civil war set
Especially a 1910 name passenger train set.
There are only four but where viewed by turning some around the four become seven.
You see each side is different.
If you enclose the open vestibule of the observation car you have a great Pullman chair car.
So now the four become eight different cars when viewed.
About the Harriman cars. They do look nice and are the only ones made.
Just when you visually compare them to the real ones they look short.
Now I have a set of PRR Harrimans and have no problem showing them or running them.
Like I said " They Look Nice".
Frank
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Posted - January 04 2012 : 1:58:51 PM
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January 4 2012
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Snoopy reporting
The Pennsylvania Great Western has never stopped surprising me.
Today at coffee across from the Bergen Point Station an unannounced special pulled in.
A streamlined train set head ended by a Burlington diesel.
I guess it is here to pick up New Year celebrators and take them back home to the Midwest.
The red white and gray of the Burlington Route can bring sunshine on a cloudy day.
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Posted - January 04 2012 : 2:07:31 PM
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January 4 2012
Afternoon Edition
Snoopy reporting
I can not leave without a close up of the locomotive.
Beautiful CNJ A4 Pacific number 810.
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Posted - January 04 2012 : 3:55:14 PM
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 that a nice train
Also whenever you do roundhouse shots with a loco on the turntable I always think the locos in the roundouse facing out are saying "Who's this new guy?"
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Posted - January 09 2012 : 10:20:29 AM
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January 9 2012
Morning Edition
Snoopy reporting
Today New York Central Hudson streamlined engines were seen out in the open.
Seen behind the smaller Bergen Point Station.
Such beauties. They look pretty good.
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Posted - January 09 2012 : 10:25:16 AM
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catfordken reporting
Stop teasing,cant waiting
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Posted - January 12 2012 : 09:48:11 AM
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catfordken reporting
That unit has an Athearn F7 non motored band drive chassis.
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Posted - January 12 2012 : 09:55:21 AM
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Kenny ; With the rubber band drives you get that that sudden stop with the spring forward and back. You have to be easy on the throttle to control that. The snap back causes to many derailments. Nothing like a flywheel drive to eliminate the snap.
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Posted - January 12 2012 : 10:11:55 AM
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frank no motors in these,just checked they are the older dummy chassis,and thought it would be hard to match all motors,so decided to have one powered 2 dummies for now,changing wheels so i can use them for picking up current only ken
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Posted - March 12 2012 : 4:42:54 PM
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catfordken reporting
That RS3 engine has a nice reduced size for better performance.
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Posted - March 12 2012 : 4:47:20 PM
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Shot from the other end would be nice.
Can you say, "Photoshop"! 
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Posted - May 14 2012 : 6:24:15 PM
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catfordken
chief engineer pgw uk
could you please pass your assessment of said items after a full test,they sure look good with the mallard
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Posted - May 14 2012 : 6:45:04 PM
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Chief Engineer Catfordken, The riding public is highly enthused with the level of quality of this train set. It brings back the feel of the original Pullman cars.* As to riding quality the die cast truck frames, metal axels, add to the smooth ride. No derailments !
Chief Engineer toptrain
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Posted - May 17 2012 : 3:47:20 PM
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Glad to see the Overton I traded you has a happy layout and owner! Was suppose to be used in a kitbash for a boxcab engine, but, was too nice at best!
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 6:16:36 PM
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I really like that D&H version of the I10. 
The Tyco Depot
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 6:21:33 PM
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i agree it looks a real powerhouse ken
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 6:34:47 PM
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Ken and Nelson. That is a Bachmann painted loco.
They are not decals. It is one I will not be kitbashing.
I still have 3 other bodies for kitbashing.
Two have that Great Northern paint. Very colorfull green.
Maybe I will try to put two together and make a T-1 4-8-4 like the Reading did.
frank
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Posted - August 13 2012 : 10:20:07 AM
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August 13 2012
Morning Edition
Snoopy reporting
The PGW is reworking its coal water and sanding area here at Bergen Point's Frankford Yards.
Relocation some trackage moving the sanding towers and adding a locomotive wash rack.
I will record in photographs the work being done.
It has been reported to me that the new sanding towers were installed.
Built and installed by the Louis Marx Railway supply company of New York City.
Other bidders for the project were the A.C. Gilbert railroad supply Company of New Haven Connecticut.
Being the builder of the water tower that is along side of the coaling tower.
The Penn Line railroad supply company of Bordentown Pennsylvania is mentioned.
They are master builders of many of the PGW steam locomotives.
Last the Bachmann Railroad Company of Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
The last being the supplier of parts for the twin coaling tower.
Here is the current facilities to be worked on.
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Posted - August 13 2012 : 1:01:34 PM
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reply to Offical interoffice Memo of the PGW.
august 13th 2012,
thanks for update to records,all noted,ken
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Posted - August 27 2012 : 11:01:15 AM
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August 27 2012
Morning Edition
Snoopy reporting
The appearance of PGW 0-6-0 tanker number 78 as a yard switcher is not uncommon.
It is seen here making up a train of empty cars for a westward trip.
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Posted - November 13 2012 : 08:46:42 AM
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November 13 2012
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toptrain reporting
Today completed at the Frankford Roundhouse is the re boilering of Anna Railroad mastodon 4-8-0 number 364.
She sits here in all her glory with her new boiler stack bell and modern high pressure relief valves.
There are two because if one should fail the other will drop the over pressure.
And contain what could be an explosive situation.
Pride in accomplishment is shown here on the faces of all present.
This heavy duty freight locomotive is now returned to service on the Anna Railroad.
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Edited by - wks on August 09 2026 7:33:23 PM
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Posted - December 02 2012 : 09:51:57 AM
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The TF Railroader News
December 2 2012
Morning Edition
Snoopy reporting
Today on a siding near the Frankford yards I recorded this scene.
The engineer told me that this bobber caboose just came out of the Roundhouse.
Her unsightly copula has been removed and the flat roof returned.
These small caboose copulas usually block the view to the engineer when backing up in yard work.
A return to past practices for the sake of safety.
The 0-4-0 number 80's stack lines up exactly with the stack of the 4-6-0 behind it.
It looks like one big long smoke stack.
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Edited by - wks on August 16 2026 09:16:07 AM
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Posted - December 27 2012 : 07:28:57 AM
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The TF Railroader News
December 27 2012
Morning Edition
Snoopy reporting
All the special holiday trains are gone. Pennsy assigned diesels for a time period.
Here is a very old pair of EMD FTA units riding the turntable.
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Edited by - wks on August 16 2026 09:15:15 AM
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Posted - December 27 2012 : 11:09:37 AM
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real cool
What is the Dry Ice Car? who made it? never seen a car like that before
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