MI&S Co.???
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MI&S Co.???
Years ago one of my co-workers bought some property in Sunbury NC. One day he brings me a 3' piece of light rail he dug up out of his yard:
It's 2-1/2" high and has the letters - MI&S Co. embossed on the side.
Only thing I can find on MI&S Co. is the Missouri, Inland & Southern Railway Co., but what would a piece of their track be doing in North Carolina?!?!?!
About the only RR I know of that went thru Sunbury was the Suffolk & Carolina Rwy, which I think was narrow-gauge. Here's a map showing the S&C route, Sunbury is just below Corapeake in the center of the map in Gates County:
The S&C became the Virginia & Carolina Coast Railroad in 1906, which was then absorbed into the Norfolk & Southern, which was then re-organized as the Norfolk Southern Railroad.
I figure it must be at least 100 years old.
Anyway, I was thinking about making some bookends out of a couple of pieces of the rail, maybe even a doorstop with the leftover
It's 2-1/2" high and has the letters - MI&S Co. embossed on the side.
Only thing I can find on MI&S Co. is the Missouri, Inland & Southern Railway Co., but what would a piece of their track be doing in North Carolina?!?!?!
About the only RR I know of that went thru Sunbury was the Suffolk & Carolina Rwy, which I think was narrow-gauge. Here's a map showing the S&C route, Sunbury is just below Corapeake in the center of the map in Gates County:
The S&C became the Virginia & Carolina Coast Railroad in 1906, which was then absorbed into the Norfolk & Southern, which was then re-organized as the Norfolk Southern Railroad.
I figure it must be at least 100 years old.
Anyway, I was thinking about making some bookends out of a couple of pieces of the rail, maybe even a doorstop with the leftover
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Seaboard Air Line Fan wrote:..........but what would a piece of their track be doing in North Carolina?!?!?!
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I suspect that it stands for Mxxxxx Iron & Steel., the folks who rolled the rail.
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J. S. Bach wrote:I suspect that it stands for Mxxxxx Iron & Steel., the folks who rolled the rail.
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I agree with Dave.
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I've been searching all week and found nothing on it other than what I said in my original post, but Dave is most likely right.
Did RRs (other than PRR) make their own rail?
I think this is 30 lb rail. The Suffolk & Carolina was originally a 3'-6" gauge RR, later being converted to standard gauge.
I might make 2 bookends and clean/polish up the rest of the rail for display.
Did RRs (other than PRR) make their own rail?
I think this is 30 lb rail. The Suffolk & Carolina was originally a 3'-6" gauge RR, later being converted to standard gauge.
I might make 2 bookends and clean/polish up the rest of the rail for display.
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Make 2 anvils and blast the second into the air. I think it is called anvil tossing
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robert. wrote: I think it is called anvil tossing
Anvil shooting : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhQ4dE_RGnQ
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Hmmm...not a bad idea, thanks! I've been needing an anvil, had one all along and didn't even know it!!
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LOL! That reminded me of the old JC Whitney catalog with Winky The Cat:
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I would not mind having "Winky". I thought that it was neat but, back then, never had the scratch to get one.
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My first job was a draftsman in a machine shop, we used to sit around at lunch and peruse the latest JC Whitney catalog, always had a few laughs at some of the things they offered.
Remember these, we called them Jughead hats?:
These things popped up all over town for a few years
Remember these, we called them Jughead hats?:
These things popped up all over town for a few years
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I thought about getting one to use in some kind of park monument but it was/is just a little too large. They were about two or so inches in diameter, if I remember; plus, again they were a tad bit pricey.
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