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| Title: |
In the chips |
| Description: |
This wood chip hopper was eastbound on NS. Chips are relatively light, hence the large dimensions of the car. |
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9/15/2018 Upload Date: 1/2/2019 4:46:24 AM |
| Location: |
Bremen, GA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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179 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
All coiled up |
| Description: |
An open steel coil car rolls north on the H train, 160,000 lbs of steel glinting in the sun. |
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1/27/2019 Upload Date: 2/22/2019 4:54:56 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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62 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Old classic |
| Description: |
This classic open hopper was on an eastbound BNSF train. |
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2/12/2019 Upload Date: 2/22/2019 4:51:28 AM |
| Location: |
Neosho, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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66 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Gon west |
| Description: |
This TILX gon was westbound on the BNSF. |
| Photo Date: |
2/23/2019 Upload Date: 9/18/2019 4:35:01 AM |
| Location: |
Racine, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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71 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Fallen flag |
| Description: |
Any larger road-and quite a few smaller ones-will have cars from predecessors and acquired roads. Such it is with KCS. This Gateway Western gon is spotted for MOW service on the Siloam Springs team track. |
| Photo Date: |
4/12/2019 Upload Date: 9/18/2019 4:33:01 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Roster,RollingStock |
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118 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Hand me down |
| Description: |
This ex CSX car is now working for ATW |
| Photo Date: |
12/12/2019 Upload Date: 12/17/2019 5:36:05 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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108 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Class car |
| Description: |
KCS has a series of coil steel cars in the 720000 series. This is the first one. |
| Photo Date: |
12/12/2019 Upload Date: 12/17/2019 5:40:30 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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105 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Another in a series |
| Description: |
I caught the class car in this series on the same train, heres another of that set. |
| Photo Date: |
12/12/2019 Upload Date: 12/17/2019 5:41:28 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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66 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
720000 series car |
| Description: |
There were a number of these on this southbound H train. |
| Photo Date: |
12/12/2019 Upload Date: 12/17/2019 5:42:57 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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85 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NDYX car |
| Description: |
This coil car was southbound in an H train. Note the TFM cover. |
| Photo Date: |
12/12/2019 Upload Date: 12/17/2019 5:47:29 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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94 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Sometimes gons |
| Description: |
Most often, I see steel in covered coil cars. Occasionally, a load will go out in an open top gon, such as this one on the KCS, headed south at Stilwell. |
| Photo Date: |
12/12/2019 Upload Date: 12/17/2019 5:28:05 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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95 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
WRWK car, once an NS Thoroughbred car. |
| Description: |
A WRWK coil car on the southbound H train. |
| Photo Date: |
12/12/2019 Upload Date: 12/17/2019 5:57:58 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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82 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Open top 3 bay hopper |
| Description: |
This standard 3 bay hopper was northbound on an M train. The car is a classic, but I recall them with time honored road names, like EL and Santa Fe. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/2020 Upload Date: 8/19/2020 5:52:05 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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122 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Cant decide |
| Description: |
This car has a UP shield on it, but KCSM initials. Sounds like its not sure whose camp its in. It would make a good subject for modeling a graffitied car. Northbound M train. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/2020 Upload Date: 8/19/2020 5:58:58 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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116 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
It actually was |
| Description: |
This bulkhead flat with an ominous message was actually truthful. The car was about 15 from the rear of the train. |
| Photo Date: |
11/5/2020 Upload Date: 11/24/2020 5:34:31 AM |
| Location: |
Gentry, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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72 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Interesting mark |
| Description: |
This flat car was on an eastbound BNSF train. The CW reporting mark is from the Colorado & Wyoming RR, which operates about five miles of track inside the ERVAZ steel mill in Pueblo CO. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/6/2021 5:48:33 AM |
| Location: |
Chelsea, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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63 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Structural metals gon |
| Description: |
This car was eastbound on the BNSF. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/6/2021 6:10:20 AM |
| Location: |
Chelsea, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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56 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Trademark car |
| Description: |
UP has painted some of its freight car fleet in merged road schemes to maintain the use of the trademarks. This gon is on a northbound train at Mc Alester on the day UP 4014 was overnighting there during its trip to Fort Worth over the ex MKT. |
| Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/18/2021 6:09:11 AM |
| Location: |
McAlester, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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115 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Coiled up |
| Description: |
An open coil steel car with reporting marks for Atlantic & Western, an eastern short line, rolls north on a Q train |
| Photo Date: |
10/26/2021 Upload Date: 12/14/2021 6:01:42 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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68 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFM gon |
| Description: |
This TFM gon was in a southbound M train at Stilwell |
| Photo Date: |
1/23/2022 Upload Date: 1/27/2022 5:10:41 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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72 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Unusual mark |
| Description: |
One of the many reporting marks UP has acquired of the years is Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer, which was an industrial road on the south side of Chicago, that came to UP via MP. They still use the mark-UP keeps some of the more obscure ones alive for trademark purposes. This car was on a siding in Van Buren Ark, with some others that were not as accessible. |
| Photo Date: |
3/3/2022 Upload Date: 3/18/2022 5:32:26 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Roster,RollingStock |
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55 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Stone hopper |
| Description: |
I caught a southbound stone train at Davidson Rd, which had 62 of these. |
| Photo Date: |
7/14/2022 Upload Date: 7/27/2022 6:02:58 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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54 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Stone car |
| Description: |
Another of the 62 ballast hoppers on the southbound stone train. |
| Photo Date: |
7/14/2022 Upload Date: 7/27/2022 6:04:16 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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41 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ATW coil car |
| Description: |
Interesting shaped cover seen northbound on the M SHKC |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/2023 Upload Date: 2/7/2023 5:15:51 AM |
| Location: |
Gravette, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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44 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
TFM gon |
| Description: |
There still seem to be quite a few of these kicking around with the TFM flag on them, even though quite a few now have KCSM initials on them. This one was one of several on this northbound M train. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/2023 Upload Date: 2/7/2023 5:37:34 AM |
| Location: |
Gravette, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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42 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Sticks |
| Description: |
We used to see a lot more of these-and there was a siding near Neosho, at McElhany-where these were loaded. Pole car northbound on the M train at Gravette |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/2023 Upload Date: 2/7/2023 5:22:20 AM |
| Location: |
Gravette, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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39 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Atlantic & Western car |
| Description: |
The reporting marks belong to a North Carolina short line. Back when I lived in NY, I used to see their box cars on the LIRR frequently. Now, in the middle of the country, I mostly see their coil steel cars. Northbound on the 261 train. As often happens with these cars, the lid doesn't match the car, this one belonging to TFM, now KCSM. |
| Photo Date: |
1/4/2024 Upload Date: 1/7/2024 6:06:34 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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30 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Dump car |
| Description: |
The first of three Herzog cars. Note the dump gates on the bottom of the car, for quick release of ballast. |
| Photo Date: |
1/4/2024 Upload Date: 1/7/2024 6:02:20 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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26 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Dump car |
| Description: |
The second of three on this northbound. |
| Photo Date: |
1/4/2024 Upload Date: 1/7/2024 5:58:25 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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23 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Dump car |
| Description: |
A Herzog ballast car with an "almost" number-almost four nines-rolls north on the 261 train. |
| Photo Date: |
1/4/2024 Upload Date: 1/7/2024 5:55:34 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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33 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Mismatched marks |
| Description: |
This seems to happen with some regularity on coil steel cars-the reporting marks on the lid dont match the mark on the car itself. This one has a lid that shows as Gary Railway, which, if its from Gary, Indiana, makes total sense, given the steel industry there. The NDYX on the car is for Wells Fargo Rail, a leasing arm of the well known bank, which, ironically, got its start as a stagecoach operation. |
| Photo Date: |
1/4/2024 Upload Date: 1/7/2024 5:52:47 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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29 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Omnisource |
| Description: |
This Omnisource gon was in the 261 train, headed north at Watts |
| Photo Date: |
1/4/2024 Upload Date: 1/7/2024 5:43:51 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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34 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
New gon |
| Description: |
This new gondola for DJ Joseph was northbound on the 261 train |
| Photo Date: |
3/3/2024 Upload Date: 3/6/2024 6:27:10 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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23 Comments: 1 |
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