Hopper Cars
Nov 10, 2023 18:01:08 #
Golden hour, on the siding just west of Gilman, Indiana (east of Alexandria).
What is the most interesting to me here is that I don't believe I have ever seen railroad cars with consecutive numbers before. Seen here are two through five, but the entire sequence ran one through ten. I have been watching trains on this track and others for as many of my eighty-one years as I can remember, but this is a first.
This same photo is also posted in the Gallery section.
What is the most interesting to me here is that I don't believe I have ever seen railroad cars with consecutive numbers before. Seen here are two through five, but the entire sequence ran one through ten. I have been watching trains on this track and others for as many of my eighty-one years as I can remember, but this is a first.
This same photo is also posted in the Gallery section.
Nov 10, 2023 18:56:42 #
jaymatt wrote:
Golden hour, on the siding just west of Gilman, Indiana (east of Alexandria).
What is the most interesting to me here is that I don't believe I have ever seen railroad cars with consecutive numbers before. Seen here are two through five, but the entire sequence ran one through ten. I have been watching trains on this track and others for as many of my eighty-one years as I can remember, but this is a first.
This same photo is also posted in the Gallery section.
What is the most interesting to me here is that I don't believe I have ever seen railroad cars with consecutive numbers before. Seen here are two through five, but the entire sequence ran one through ten. I have been watching trains on this track and others for as many of my eighty-one years as I can remember, but this is a first.
This same photo is also posted in the Gallery section.
Yes, odd. Ten of them! I would guess new from the factory on their maiden run.
Nov 10, 2023 19:19:04 #
jaymatt wrote:
Golden hour, on the siding just west of Gilman, Indiana (east of Alexandria).
What is the most interesting to me here is that I don't believe I have ever seen railroad cars with consecutive numbers before. Seen here are two through five, but the entire sequence ran one through ten. I have been watching trains on this track and others for as many of my eighty-one years as I can remember, but this is a first.
This same photo is also posted in the Gallery section.
What is the most interesting to me here is that I don't believe I have ever seen railroad cars with consecutive numbers before. Seen here are two through five, but the entire sequence ran one through ten. I have been watching trains on this track and others for as many of my eighty-one years as I can remember, but this is a first.
This same photo is also posted in the Gallery section.
That is a nice photo!
Nov 11, 2023 00:05:37 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Yes, odd. Ten of them! I would guess new from the factory on their maiden run.
That is what I thought of, too.
Nov 11, 2023 00:05:57 #
Nov 11, 2023 01:13:24 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
jaymatt wrote:
Golden hour, on the siding just west of Gilman, Indiana (east of Alexandria).
What is the most interesting to me here is that I don't believe I have ever seen railroad cars with consecutive numbers before. Seen here are two through five, but the entire sequence ran one through ten. I have been watching trains on this track and others for as many of my eighty-one years as I can remember, but this is a first.
This same photo is also posted in the Gallery section.
What is the most interesting to me here is that I don't believe I have ever seen railroad cars with consecutive numbers before. Seen here are two through five, but the entire sequence ran one through ten. I have been watching trains on this track and others for as many of my eighty-one years as I can remember, but this is a first.
This same photo is also posted in the Gallery section.
Can't tell for sure, but it looks like these cars may be connected together with permanent drawbars, rather than the usual couplers. Note also that the normal placard information is missing...built date, car light weight, capacity, and load limit. My guess is that these 10 units are actually operating as a single "car," always running together as a unit. If you have other photos, you might look and see if the missing placard information is on one of the cars, most likely #1 or #10, and if the weights seem applicable to all 10 units together.
Nov 11, 2023 08:06:45 #
larryepage wrote:
Can't tell for sure, but it looks like these cars ... (show quote)
Sorry, Larry, but this is the only one I have. What you say sounds plausible; they do seem to all be loaded the same. I can't tell the product for sure, but it appears to be slag.
Nov 11, 2023 10:17:54 #
Nov 16, 2023 18:28:03 #
larryepage wrote:
Can't tell for sure, but it looks like these cars ... (show quote)
This reminds me of a Dump Train. Equipped with one conveyer belt system under all hoppers. The belt system would be connected to an "unloader". Check out the below image.
https://swrails.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/grr-9059-up-trn-ogtgt-bellm.jpg
I've seen this Georgetown RR Dump train loading in the quarry.
The dump train would be delivered to a siding and would unload/stockpile the material on the ground next to the track.
Pat
Nov 16, 2023 18:34:34 #
Nov 16, 2023 18:35:17 #
Jay Pat wrote:
This reminds me of a Dump Train. Equipped with one conveyer belt system under all hoppers. The belt system would be connected to an "unloader". Check out the below image.
https://swrails.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/grr-9059-up-trn-ogtgt-bellm.jpg
I've seen this Georgetown RR Dump train loading in the quarry.
The dump train would be delivered to a siding and would unload/stockpile the material on the ground next to the track.
Pat
https://swrails.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/grr-9059-up-trn-ogtgt-bellm.jpg
I've seen this Georgetown RR Dump train loading in the quarry.
The dump train would be delivered to a siding and would unload/stockpile the material on the ground next to the track.
Pat
Interesting, Pat--thanks.
Nov 22, 2023 13:55:25 #
jaymatt wrote:
Golden hour, on the siding just west of Gilman, Indiana (east of Alexandria).
What is the most interesting to me here is that I don't believe I have ever seen railroad cars with consecutive numbers before. Seen here are two through five, but the entire sequence ran one through ten. I have been watching trains on this track and others for as many of my eighty-one years as I can remember, but this is a first.
This same photo is also posted in the Gallery section.
What is the most interesting to me here is that I don't believe I have ever seen railroad cars with consecutive numbers before. Seen here are two through five, but the entire sequence ran one through ten. I have been watching trains on this track and others for as many of my eighty-one years as I can remember, but this is a first.
This same photo is also posted in the Gallery section.
Georgetown Rail Equipment Company (GREX) is now part of Loram Rail Maintenance company.Equipment. Lot of interesting rail equipment from that group.
Nov 22, 2023 17:07:38 #
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