02-19-2014, 05:54 AM
Now I live in Northern Virginia and I'll see whole trains of boxcars. Full of plywood, paper, and bales of scrap fiber, I suspect.
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My favorite NS train was P39..It haul auto parts in 60' boxcars bound to and from the now closed GM plant in Ontario (Oh).The normal power was 2 GP38-2s.P39 terminated in Bellevue and dropped and picked up cars and returned to the Harding yard(ex Erie/E-L) that is located by the GM plant.It too is closed and used for storage.
Railroads still hauls a lot of general freight in 50,53' and 60' boxcars.
The NS and CSX explains what is haul in various types of freight cars-look under customers-equipment . Its well worth the few minutes and one will fully understand that the reported death of the boxcar is indeed exaggerated and will learn what can be hauled in various car types.
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My favorite NS train was P39..It haul auto parts in 60' boxcars bound to and from the now closed GM plant in Ontario (Oh).The normal power was 2 GP38-2s.P39 terminated in Bellevue and dropped and picked up cars and returned to the Harding yard(ex Erie/E-L) that is located by the GM plant.It too is closed and used for storage.
Railroads still hauls a lot of general freight in 50,53' and 60' boxcars.
The NS and CSX explains what is haul in various types of freight cars-look under customers-equipment . Its well worth the few minutes and one will fully understand that the reported death of the boxcar is indeed exaggerated and will learn what can be hauled in various car types.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!