Railfan gift.

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Railfan gift.

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A friend of mine recently gave me a section of rail from the Grand Rapids Holland and Chicago. It was pretty rusty and had been spray painted with silver paint so I took it and had it sandblasted and I must say it came out pretty good. What is really cool about this section of rail is that it has all the builder information on it.
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What does it weigh?

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Erroneous Monk wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 4:42 pm
What does it weigh?
I'm not exactly sure I didn't weigh it but I can tell you it's heavy as hell. I think that it's 60 or maybe 75 pound rail and the section I have is 3'7" long.
I do have a scale but it only weighs out grams and ounces. lol

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GRHC wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 4:32 pm
A friend of mine recently gave me a section of rail from the Grand Rapids Holland and Chicago. It was pretty rusty and had been spray painted with silver paint so I took it and had it sandblasted and I must say it came out pretty good. What is really cool about this section of rail is that it has all the builder information on it.

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Mind if I barrow it for some weightlifting :lol: :lol:
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Stand on a standard scale without and with the rail. The difference is its weight.

It looks beautiful!
GRHC wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 4:49 pm
Erroneous Monk wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 4:42 pm
What does it weigh?
I'm not exactly sure I didn't weigh it but I can tell you it's heavy as hell. I think that it's 60 or maybe 75 pound rail and the section I have is 3'7" long.
I do have a scale but it only weighs out grams and ounces. lol
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AARR wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 5:33 pm
Stand on a standard scale without and with the rail. The difference is its weight.

It looks beautiful!
GRHC wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 4:49 pm
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Thu Oct 24, 2024 4:42 pm
Good idea unfortunately I do not have a standard scale in my house.

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GRHC wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 4:32 pm
A friend of mine recently gave me a section of rail from the Grand Rapids Holland and Chicago. It was pretty rusty and had been spray painted with silver paint so I took it and had it sandblasted and I must say it came out pretty good. What is really cool about this section of rail is that it has all the builder information on it.

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Looks like it was rolled out in June of 1904?

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Very cool GRHC. Also appreciate the Stihl in the background.

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CSXT9040 wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2024 5:33 pm

Mind if I barrow it for some weightlifting :lol: :lol:
As long as your barrow has wheels on it you should be ok. :wink:
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LansingRailFan wrote:
Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:56 am
Very cool GRHC. Also appreciate the Stihl in the background.
Redmax >>> Stihl

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J T wrote:
Fri Oct 25, 2024 5:20 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:56 am
Very cool GRHC. Also appreciate the Stihl in the background.
Redmax >>> Stihl

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Since my last post I sprayed clear coat on the rail to protect it from rust which made it a little bit darker in color. It is now in it's final resting place waiting for a display table. Above the rail is a picture of the Grand Rapids Holland and Chicago interurban car that rolled over this very piece of rail.
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