01-14-2011, 11:04 AM
I have to agree with Russ. I have posted on here about lost cars before. One was a KCS boxcar on the NEC outside of Washington D.C. The crews knew it was there, the local crew even had to move it a few times when it was in their way. No record of it in CR, NS, CSX, or Amtrak computers. It wasn't until a railfan buddy of mine called KCS marketing dept. that the car was recovered. Another instance, after the CSX/NS split of Conrail, CSX lost a cut of around 30 hoppers. They were lost for some time, eventually CSX placed a paid advertisement in Railway Age and distributed an internal employee memo offering a reward to anyone knowing the whereabouts of the cars. They were located... for some reason I want to say in Queensgate Yard, but not positive.
So, you can see it happens often. If the cars were lost for an extended period it is likely they will not be moved even when found, probably scrapped in place. Where exactly are we talking, I would like to look on Google Earth.
So, you can see it happens often. If the cars were lost for an extended period it is likely they will not be moved even when found, probably scrapped in place. Where exactly are we talking, I would like to look on Google Earth.
-Dave