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| Title: |
More sand |
| Description: |
Another two bay hopper on the same train as the MQRX car is this NKLX car. I dont have an owner listed for those initials, but it appears to be a new car. |
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11/26/2018 Upload Date: 12/28/2018 4:27:34 AM |
| Location: |
Decatur, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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| Title: |
Vera Sun |
| Description: |
This TILX car, owned by Trinity Leasing, is painted for Vera Sun, an ethanol producer. |
| Photo Date: |
1/4/2020 Upload Date: 1/12/2020 4:00:02 AM |
| Location: |
Decatur, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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105 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Oh Canada!! |
| Description: |
One of the Canadian grain hoppers famous for their "Government of Canada" paint rolls north on a long M train. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/2020 Upload Date: 8/15/2020 5:23:47 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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83 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Its not going to Victorias Secret |
| Description: |
Despite the PINX reporting marks, and its not even pink!! The car belongs to Pinnacle Polymers. Northbound on an M train. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/2020 Upload Date: 8/15/2020 5:35:21 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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79 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Alberta hopper |
| Description: |
One of the billboard covered hoppers promoting the province of Alberta was on this southbound Q train. It looks pretty good, aside from the graffiti. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2021 Upload Date: 3/2/2021 5:15:20 AM |
| Location: |
Gentry, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Winter,Action |
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70 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Cartoon critters |
| Description: |
Sometimes graffiti can be fun when its creative. Someone was having a few creative moments, and drew these caricatures on the side of a KCS hopper, seen at the Davidson Rd crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:25:04 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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113 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Dont see many of these any more |
| Description: |
Since N de M was sold off, the fleet has slowly been declining, mostly through attrition, and there are not many cars still lettered for that road. Every once in a while one will show up, such as on this southbound grain train at Davidson Rd. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:29:16 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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142 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Saskatchewan car |
| Description: |
This Canadian grain car, one of the many billboard cars used to assure grain shippers in Canadas bread basket would have car supply, is southbound on the ex MKT. The car now belongs to Mobil Grain Ltd. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:35:44 AM |
| Location: |
Pryor, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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156 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
More Canadian grain |
| Description: |
There were several of these billboard covered hoppers on this train. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:38:47 AM |
| Location: |
Pryor, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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121 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
One more |
| Description: |
Another Saskatchewan grain hopper, southbound on the ex MKT |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:41:46 AM |
| Location: |
Pryor, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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126 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Local pride |
| Description: |
The herald on this car shows its pride in their home town up in Canada. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:47:02 AM |
| Location: |
Pryor, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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155 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Malt |
| Description: |
This car shows as belonging to Prairie Malt. Thats a lot of chocolate shakes!! Southbound on the ex MKT |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:54:51 AM |
| Location: |
Pryor, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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141 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Plain Jane UP hopper |
| Description: |
A lot of cars are just basic transportation-no frills, no fancy paint jobs, just cars to load and get the job done. One of them is southbound on the ex MKT. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 6:02:27 AM |
| Location: |
Pryor, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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120 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Anderson Elevator |
| Description: |
This AEX car, about as plain a car as you'll find anywhere, was in an empty unit train rolling north at Davidson Rd. Anderson Elevator has locations in Kearney Neb, and Mansfield Ill. This was one of 95 on that train. |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/2021 Upload Date: 5/3/2021 5:24:50 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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56 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Ex UP Mexican car |
| Description: |
This KCSM covered hopper looks to be a former UP car, judging by the typeface and car number. It was northbound on and empty train. |
| Photo Date: |
5/23/2021 Upload Date: 5/28/2021 5:30:16 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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80 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Always like to shoot these |
| Description: |
KCS inherited a fleet of former National of Mexico cars when it took over part of that roads operations as part of the privatization of Mexican railroads. I recall seeing these years ago when I lived in NY. Now they are not so common. This one was northbound on an empty grain train. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/2021 Upload Date: 8/18/2021 5:56:29 AM |
| Location: |
Decatur, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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103 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Back in the fold |
| Description: |
The DM&E was a spinoff from the Chicago & Northwestern, and later added some Milwaukee Road lines to fill out its route map. Several years ago, it was acquired by CP, bringing the ex MILW lines back into the CP sphere after 25 years and some corporate changes on the MILW side over the years. You wouldnt know it to look at this hopper on the northbound Q train, which looks for all the world like DME is still a going concern |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/2021 Upload Date: 9/26/2021 4:33:29 AM |
| Location: |
Gravette, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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64 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Don't hammer on the car!! |
| Description: |
Directions for unloading, and for preparing the car for movement, in both English and Spanish, pointing up the international nature of business on the KCS |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/2021 Upload Date: 10/22/2021 4:33:16 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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64 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Clean Belle |
| Description: |
A Southern Belle schemed covered hopper is southbound. Rare to see an untagged car these days. |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/2021 Upload Date: 10/22/2021 4:35:56 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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57 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Sorta clean Belle |
| Description: |
This one had graffiti on it, but it appears there was an attempt to clean it some, as there is faded paint on the car. |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/2021 Upload Date: 10/22/2021 4:41:51 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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56 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rare find |
| Description: |
Every once in a while, in the thousands of freight cars I see on trains all over, an unusual car will pass by. This one is lettered for Ferrocarilles Pacifico, a road that at one time ran on Mexicos west coast. Years later, its rolling past me on a KCS train. |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/2021 Upload Date: 10/22/2021 4:44:17 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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75 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Unidentified |
| Description: |
This car was in a northbound empty grain train. The MULX initials are not showing as belonging to any specific entitiy in my railroad reporting marks page. Any ideas?? |
| Photo Date: |
10/19/2021 Upload Date: 10/22/2021 5:08:39 AM |
| Location: |
Decatur, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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69 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
The Devil made me do it |
| Description: |
The reference is from the old Flip Wilson show, but its apparently still alive and well for this graffiti artist, who has made a KCS covered hopper his canvas. |
| Photo Date: |
2/6/2022 Upload Date: 2/13/2022 5:13:50 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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92 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Three hoppers |
| Description: |
This photo and the two that follow show three different styles of covered hoppers rostered by the KCS. All are used in grain service. These were on the dodger, L 102, at Jefferson St in Siloam Springs. It is one of the Belle schemed hoppers from 2007. These were originally used in solid trains with the then new "Retro Belle" scheme Mike Havery was applying to the motive power after years of monotone colors. |
| Photo Date: |
10/20/2022 Upload Date: 10/27/2022 6:07:25 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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| Title: |
Smooth side |
| Description: |
A smooth side 100 ton hopper on the dodger L 102 at Jefferson St in Siloam Springs |
| Photo Date: |
10/20/2022 Upload Date: 10/27/2022 6:13:48 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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98 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Rib side |
| Description: |
A rib side covered hopper on the dodger at Jefferson St in Siloam Springs |
| Photo Date: |
10/20/2022 Upload Date: 10/27/2022 6:22:01 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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| Title: |
DM&E car |
| Description: |
Though at this point, its technically a CP car, as they bought out DM&E several years ago. This one was southbound on the Q train at Siloam Springs. |
| Photo Date: |
11/2/2022 Upload Date: 11/8/2022 4:33:08 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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59 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Blank side |
| Description: |
This DM&E hopper was southbound on the Q train, with no herald. Did CP paint over it, or did it not have one to begin with?? |
| Photo Date: |
11/2/2022 Upload Date: 11/8/2022 4:43:55 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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70 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Belle Moon |
| Description: |
I followed a northbound empty grain train to a spot where I could get some sun. As I rolled by the 105 cars, I noticed the moon had come up. I was able to get a nicely lit shot of this Belle covered hopper with the moon overhead. Artsy, eh?? |
| Photo Date: |
1/4/2023 Upload Date: 1/11/2023 5:25:09 AM |
| Location: |
Decatur, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Scenic,RollingStock,Winter,Action |
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38 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP Golden Rodent car |
| Description: |
Theyre not actually Golden Rodents on the rolling stock, as they are on the locomotives. But you get the idea. This one is northbound on a 181 train. |
| Photo Date: |
11/8/2023 Upload Date: 11/18/2023 6:40:41 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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33 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Union County |
| Description: |
This UCIR car belongs to the Union County Industrial Railroad, a Pennsylvania short line operating an industrial park near Northumberland PA. Its northbound on a KCS 181 train |
| Photo Date: |
11/8/2023 Upload Date: 11/18/2023 6:45:27 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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33 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Westbound covered hopper |
| Description: |
This ASOX(American Styrenics) hopper was westbound on the Transcon. |
| Photo Date: |
12/10/2023 Upload Date: 1/4/2024 3:29:41 AM |
| Location: |
Belen, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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52 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Vanishing breed |
| Description: |
This DM&E covered hopper is yet another fallen flag in the CPKC empire. There are still quite a few of these cars in service, but they will be disappearing as time goes on and they get repainted or retired. There are some with the DM&E on the car, Im looking for those especially. This relatively clean car was on the 261 train. |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/2024 Upload Date: 8/4/2024 6:17:26 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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24 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Clean hopper |
| Description: |
For once, a relatively clean car thats not covered in graffiti. I grew up in New York in the 60s and 70s, when it was everywhere on the NY subways, and the trains were just covered in spray paint. Now it seems like all the taggers have moved over to the main line. Its good to see a car thats more or less as built. In the yard at Watts. |
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8/8/2024 Upload Date: 8/16/2024 6:38:31 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Roster,RollingStock,Yard |
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32 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Pipsqueak |
| Description: |
Not sure if its a handle, or an insult. Rolling south on a grain train. |
| Photo Date: |
9/29/2024 Upload Date: 10/5/2024 6:39:46 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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24 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Palindrome |
| Description: |
This DM&E car has a number thats a palindrome-the same backward and forward. I like this kind of order. Its on a southbound grain train. |
| Photo Date: |
9/29/2024 Upload Date: 10/5/2024 6:51:31 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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29 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Union County Industrial RR |
| Description: |
This car belongs to the Union County Industrial RR, in Northumberland PA, part of the North Shore family of short lines. Interesting to see it here in Oklahoma |
| Photo Date: |
9/29/2024 Upload Date: 10/5/2024 6:44:14 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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19 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Citigroup car |
| Description: |
This Citigroup car was northbound on the ex MP to Coffeyville |
| Photo Date: |
10/14/2024 Upload Date: 11/12/2024 6:32:32 AM |
| Location: |
Watova, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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23 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Cargill Industries car |
| Description: |
Northbound on the ex MP |
| Photo Date: |
10/14/2024 Upload Date: 11/12/2024 6:35:22 AM |
| Location: |
Watova, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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21 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Cenex |
| Description: |
This car belongs to Cenex Harvest States Cooperative, the most recent of several owners of this mark |
| Photo Date: |
10/14/2024 Upload Date: 11/12/2024 6:38:28 AM |
| Location: |
Watova, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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26 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ADM hopper |
| Description: |
This Archer Daniels Midland car was rolling south on NS |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2024 Upload Date: 1/5/2025 5:30:51 AM |
| Location: |
Dalton, GA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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19 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lease fleet car |
| Description: |
This covered hopper carries CUBX markings. Its not in my list, dont know whose it is. It was rolling north on an NS train |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2024 Upload Date: 1/5/2025 5:33:25 AM |
| Location: |
Dalton, GA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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17 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Classic road |
| Description: |
This car, though now carrying the reporting marks of Everest Rail Services, northbound on a CSX train is lettered for the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, an Iowa short line that served its namesake towns, and was once an interurban. Rare find these days, to be sure, |
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11/24/2024 Upload Date: 1/5/2025 5:53:48 AM |
| Location: |
Dalton, GA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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19 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
North Dakota Milling |
| Description: |
This North Dakota Milling car has GACX marks, a GATX company, and is northbound on the NS. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2024 Upload Date: 1/5/2025 6:18:51 AM |
| Location: |
Dalton, GA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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23 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Better look |
| Description: |
Another GACX marked North Dakota Milling car, this one not as obscured by graffiti. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2024 Upload Date: 1/5/2025 6:21:05 AM |
| Location: |
Dalton, GA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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17 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Another surprise |
| Description: |
As if the CRANDIC hopper wasnt enough, this Midwest Car hopper, still painted for the Rock Island, showed later on an NS train headed north. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2024 Upload Date: 1/5/2025 6:26:37 AM |
| Location: |
Dalton, GA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Signal,Action |
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20 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Two bay hopper |
| Description: |
This N&W two bay hopper was southbound on NS, still lettered for N&W, 40 plus years after the merger. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2024 Upload Date: 1/5/2025 6:31:38 AM |
| Location: |
Dalton, GA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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28 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Potash |
| Description: |
A Potash Corp car rolls north on NS at Sale Creek, Tenn, south of Dayton |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2024 Upload Date: 1/5/2025 6:35:26 AM |
| Location: |
Sale Creek, TN |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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18 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Trinity Industries car |
| Description: |
This TILX car was once leased to Vera Sun Energy, a now bankrupt ethanol producer. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2024 Upload Date: 1/5/2025 6:48:40 AM |
| Location: |
Dalton, GA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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15 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pair of fallen flags |
| Description: |
As the CPKC regime takes over, the DM&E flag falls even farther. There are still quite a few of these covered hoppers around, as we see on this empty grain move just north of Dorsey siding. Consecutive numbers, too!! |
| Photo Date: |
1/16/2025 Upload Date: 1/18/2025 5:41:56 AM |
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Gravette, AR |
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Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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