John: The CSX #291171 is rock hopper or ballast hopper the FEC had a bunch of
these cars.
Myron
"John A. Swearingen" wrote:
> Last week I was in Manchester, Georgia (CSX territory) and watched a unit
> coal train of standard 100-ton loaded hoppers roll through headed towards
> Waycross. The reporting marks were "NYC". I would be glad to tell you that I
> had gone back in time, but I don't think I did. Will anyone tell us what
> "NYC" refers to these days? One of the car numbers was #508301.
>
> Also, while in Manchester I saw a peculiar car and was wondering if anyone
> could tell me its heritage. The car was CSX #291171, a three-bay 40? hopper.
> What made it peculiar is that it HAD PLATFORMS AT EACH END, as would a
> waycar. It was in a string of regular three-bay coal hoppers. Will anyone
> tell us something about it?
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