[milwaukee-electric] Re: Devil's Teapot photo update

[Larry Allan]

Don, Attached is a closer view of the workcar in image 001
On 10/18/09, Don L. Leistikow <DLeistikow at webtv.net> wrote:
> Ken and list:   Back in WW 1 days, TMER&L fielded some really odd
> looking work rolling stock.
>
> Historically, they obtained some standard (of the day) flat cars, which
> were converted and revised as time wore on.  Obviously, they added a
> round end to the square end sill, for the purpose of making these cars
> able to acutally train (with flats) through the streets of Milwaukee.
> Remember that the Cold Spring Shops was built in 1913 as, KK was no
> longer able to keep up with street railway expansion.
>
>
> KK had been the original heavy duty shop up to that time.  Whereas CSS
> was only  connected to the street railway lines and to the CM&StP
> railway, the ability to negotiate the system required that all cars be
> able go around the 90* corners.
>
> To view how this was done, find the TMER&L  E 58 flat car which was at
> East Troy and is now at IRM, if my information is correct.  Looking
> underneath the car ends, you will see how TM applied the round ends and
> coupler mountings.  Then again, someone may have photos of this car
> laying on its back at East Troy's Phantom Woods yard.   If so, please
> post same.
>
> Now, the photo of a work car at the Devil's Tea Pot, may well have been
> one of these RR flat cars that had been motorized with a small cab on
> each end.  A careful look at this car impresses me as on of those early
> and cheap conversions.  The original square end with poling sockets
> seems to be in that photo.  That car would have been an early D series
> work motor.
>
> If anyone has a sharp photo image, please enlarge to see if I'm correct
> in my conclusion.
>
>
> Don
>
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