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Matt,
Thanks for the drawings.  The cinder "stopper" reminds me of what NS has at
the East end of the usable portion of the Peavine near Jaybird road these
days.
Jim

On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 10:58 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <
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> Jim, I checked the N&W standards boon in dad’s collection, but didn’t find
> any steel bumpers. Perhaps because they were purchased from a vendor as
> opposed constructing them themselves?
>
> I did find a drawing for a concrete bumper dated 1917 and a cinder car
> stop dated 1918 - both attached.
>
> Matt Goodman
> Columbus, Ohio
>
> [image: IMG_3070]
>
> [image: IMG_3071]
>
> Sent from my mobile
>
> On Jul 24, 2024, at 11:51 AM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Bill,
> Thanks for the information.  Looks like it is spot on.  I found an
> excellent modeling article on them here:
>
> https://blog.newbritainstation.com/2018/10/hayes-bumping-posts.html
>
> Jim Cochran
>
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 10:23 AM NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>> On 7/24/2024 8:41 AM, NW Modeling List wrote:
>> > Does anyone have or know of other photos/diagrams of what N&W used for
>> > end of track blocks/bumpers?  I have attached one picture that shows
>> > what looks like a fairly simple structure comprising bent rail and a
>> > steel wrap to hold it together.  I would assume N&W had a standard for
>> > this device as they did for almost everything, but there are always
>> > the one offs.  I would like to determine what form was ubiquitous.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Jim Cochran
>>
>> Looks like one of the Hayes bumpers.   A few photos can be seen at . . .
>>
>> https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=hayes+bumping+post&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
>>
>> Take care
>> Bill
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