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Quote from: Hydrostat on January 31, 2014, 11:55:42 AM
Great find, Ray! Do you know anything about the railway's purpose?

It was a lumber company in New Zealand:   Bartholomew Timber Co., Te Whetu

Here's a great collection of photos and info about rail tractors used in NZ:

http://www.trainweb.org/loggingz/tractors.html

Log gas station in Hardy, AR:




That came from a great site which has a long list of photos of vintage gas stations. Some are recent photos and others are period photos:

http://www.ohiobarns.com/othersites/gas/gas.html

Pipe factory

Your not having a lot of luck with pics this morning , are you 

Wow Marc .. that's really interesting. There is a disconnect between the crude buildings and the pipes and track. Neat.

Marc
More like a pipe dream factory ,.....................................................................
Mr. Potato head has thousands of eyes, but he still can't see a pipe factory
Show me the pipe
MPH
Snowy cold wet day here in Spudsville

Not only does this tiny vehicle look like it's incapable of clearing more than an inch of snow, there's also the question of how the heck do you get into it?

Quote from: marc_reusser on February 05, 2014, 01:31:22 AM
Pipe factory

Hi Marc,

unfortunately I could not see and therefore have a different Link

Thanks Helmut, now I can see it as well

I wondered what everyone was looking at as there was no link in Marc's post.   Interesting factory, thanks Helmut.

Quote from: Ray Dunakin on February 05, 2014, 09:10:53 AM
Not only does this tiny vehicle look like it's incapable of clearing more than an inch of snow, there's also the question of how the heck do you get into it?

Duh ... hatchback!  But they really should have taken the sunroof option for easier access!    -- Dallas

Marc,
Do you have any more information on this factory?
Track work is different, looks like the "other side" of the stub would have to move
on the switches based on frog placement.

Ken

Quote from: marc_reusser on February 05, 2014, 01:31:22 AM
Pipe factory

Ken,

Sorry, nothing else. I ran across the image (that I unsuccessfully linked ) during a Google image search for something completely different. Just pulled it from the image results and posted it.

Saw this one last year in Tampa/Fl.

Quote from: marc_reusser on February 06, 2014, 11:46:30 PM
Ken,

Sorry, nothing else. I ran across the image (that I unsuccessfully linked ) during a Google image search for something completely different. Just pulled it from the image results and posted it.

I wouldn't say unsuccessful .. several of us managed to view the image (for myself, right-clicking and selecting 'Open image in new tab' .. finding a page mumbling about a 'Redirect Notice' .. and clicking the link provided) .. just that the image was .. umm .. 'Link Challenged'