Re: Flanger 015

Posted by Dave Eggleston on Jun 08, 2024; 3:15pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Flanger-015-tp19711p19786.html

Mike, thanks for the information from Jerry.

I'm most interested in the Leadville Democratic Herald of 1886 which specifically mentions the patent and suggests a connection of it to the South Park flangers. These flangers were built in 1883, two years before the D&RG tested Omerod's patent so I'd argure these first two cars were UP-built and upgraded later with the newer D&RG patent mechanism.

The South Park Journal doesn't give a builder for the two 1887 flangers. Did the UP supply the frame, ironwork and trucks and use the D&RG patent for the flanger mechanism on these two cars or did they simply buy full flangers from the D&RG? Or were these fully built by the UP to some other design and later adapted with the D&RG mechanism?

My gut inclination is the first two cars were UP-built and modified later while the second two were UP-built frames/hardware/trucks and possibly used the D&RG flanger mechanism. But I bet I'm missing something--Jerry might be keeping things close to the vest as Mike Trent suggests!