Thrall Lo-Pac from Shasta

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  • geepster775
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    • Sep 2006
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    #1

    Thrall Lo-Pac from Shasta

    The shape files for the Thrall Lo-Pac 5 unit well car in Shasta are 'different'. They show as uncompressed, between 8 and 12k in file size, but no program that I use regularly is able to compress or decompress them. Tried SFM and Shape Fixer from Conbuilder. No dice.

    They are editable as-is. Both wordpad and textpad opens the .s files, and they can be edited and re-saved. What is the consensus on .s files that no longer need to be de-compressed and re-compressed in order to edit them?

    Was this intentional or just a fluke? Any way to convert them to normal compressible - decompressible files?

    These thrall car .s files are unique in that they are the only version that has 40 foot containers in all 10 well locations. All previously released versions in multiple older equipment packs (SP GP40-2s, ATSF C41-8ws, UP C40-8s, etc) featured 2 20-footers in the B well.








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  • SD40-2
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    • May 2010
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    #2
    For supposedly uncompressable shapes, I've had considerable success with using TK_Utils to compress them.
    Parker B. - A Misplaced Midwesterner.
    Also known as Mr. Two Bits and Mr. Squarewheels.

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    • flanker
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      • Mar 2005
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      #3
      Route Riter. Or Archibald.
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      • SD40-2
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        • May 2010
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        #4
        So, I tried TK_Utils on the shapes in question, and it worked perfectly.
        Last edited by SD40-2; 08-08-2025, 20:58.
        Parker B. - A Misplaced Midwesterner.
        Also known as Mr. Two Bits and Mr. Squarewheels.

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