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Title: |
Potash |
Description: |
This new Potash Corp car was southbound on CSX |
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9/17/2018 Upload Date: 11/9/2018 6:16:24 AM |
Location: |
Dalton, GA |
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Tom Beckett |
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Midwestern classics |
Description: |
Back in the 70s, the Klemme Coop, in north central Iowa, invested in a fleet of covered hoppers. This assured them of a steady supply of cars, which gave them some predictability in that era when things were rotten and the granger roads werent doing well. They were on grain trains everywhere. The SOO car is one of the famous "wheat stalk" cars, which were also seen nationwide. These two have now found their way into the Interstate Commodities fleet, granting them several more years of useful service. We see them here on a CSX train headed toward Chattanooga. |
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9/18/2018 Upload Date: 11/9/2018 5:50:11 AM |
Location: |
Bridgeport, AL |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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245 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Sand |
Description: |
Hydraulic fracturing has become the big new thing in oil exrtraction, and it uses a lot of sand. This is transported in two bay hoppers due to its density. This one is southbound in Decatur on a unit train, which is typically how then move on the KCS. The MQRX initials are for McQuarie Rail, Inc, but now are owned by Wells Fargo. |
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11/26/2018 Upload Date: 12/28/2018 4:24:28 AM |
Location: |
Decatur, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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49 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
More sand |
Description: |
Another two bay hopper on the same train as the MQRX car is this NKLX car. I dont have an owner listed for those initials, but it appears to be a new car. |
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11/26/2018 Upload Date: 12/28/2018 4:27:34 AM |
Location: |
Decatur, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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62 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Carbon footprint?? |
Description: |
Not really. This Continental Carbon covered hopper is used for carbon black, a component of ink making. Its in your newspaper every day. You don't want to get it on your fingers, though. It's like 150,000 lbs of copier toner. |
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2/23/2019 Upload Date: 9/17/2019 5:01:25 AM |
Location: |
Racine, MO |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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138 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Trinity car |
Description: |
A Trinity Rail Management car, carrying the FINX reporting mark, rolls west on the BNSF. |
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2/23/2019 Upload Date: 9/17/2019 5:05:58 AM |
Location: |
Racine, MO |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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134 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AOK car |
Description: |
Its A-OK!! A covered hopper, not for short line Arkansas Oklahoma, but owned by Greenbrier Management-the "X" is the difference-is in this local on the KCS. |
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9/23/2019 Upload Date: 9/28/2019 5:14:04 AM |
Location: |
Gentry, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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86 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Old mark |
Description: |
This covered hopper on a KCS local has a classic fallen flag reportting mark, that of the Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, commonly known as the Omaha Road. It was merged into the Chicago & Northwestern around 1960, but is still used by UP, successor to the CNW. |
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9/23/2019 Upload Date: 9/28/2019 5:19:14 AM |
Location: |
Gentry, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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82 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer |
Description: |
This CHTT covered hopper was in a southbound grain train on the ex MP. This is one of several fallen flag reporting marks UP uses. |
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11/8/2019 Upload Date: 11/14/2019 4:59:54 AM |
Location: |
Fort Gibson, OK |
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Tom Beckett |
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100 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Omaha Road |
Description: |
A long ago fallen flag in the UP family is the Omaha Road, officially the Chicago, Minneapolis, St Paul & Omaha, and upper midwest carrier that went into the North Western around 1960. Looks like theres still a little flutter left in that fallen flag!! Southbound grain train on the ex MP. |
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11/8/2019 Upload Date: 11/14/2019 5:04:24 AM |
Location: |
Fort Gibson, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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103 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
A little more recent |
Description: |
The fallen flag on this hopper is the Chicago & Northwestern, absorbed by the Yellow Borg in 1995. The reporting marks indicate a road whose flag fell much more recently than the other two cars, but still almost 25 years ago. Southbound on ex MP |
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11/8/2019 Upload Date: 11/14/2019 5:09:44 AM |
Location: |
Fort Gibson, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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140 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Another old warrior |
Description: |
There were 112 cars on this train, probably a dozen of these old soldiers among them. |
Photo Date: |
11/8/2019 Upload Date: 11/14/2019 5:16:15 AM |
Location: |
Fort Gibson, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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129 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Vera Sun |
Description: |
This TILX car, owned by Trinity Leasing, is painted for Vera Sun, an ethanol producer. |
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1/4/2020 Upload Date: 1/12/2020 4:00:02 AM |
Location: |
Decatur, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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99 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Old Mexico |
Description: |
At one time, these Nacionales de Mexico cars were all over. In the years following the privitization of Mexicos railroads, they are becoming more and more unusual, as is the case for most fallen flag equipment. This one, now lettered for TFM, and part of the KCS fleet, was in a southbound grain train at CP Flint Creek. |
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2/7/2020 Upload Date: 2/21/2020 2:55:49 AM |
Location: |
Gentry, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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101 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Oh Canada!! |
Description: |
One of the Canadian grain hoppers famous for their "Government of Canada" paint rolls north on a long M train. |
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8/9/2020 Upload Date: 8/15/2020 5:23:47 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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79 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Its not going to Victorias Secret |
Description: |
Despite the PINX reporting marks, and its not even pink!! The car belongs to Pinnacle Polymers. Northbound on an M train. |
Photo Date: |
8/9/2020 Upload Date: 8/15/2020 5:35:21 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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78 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Alberta hopper |
Description: |
One of the billboard covered hoppers promoting the province of Alberta was on this southbound Q train. It looks pretty good, aside from the graffiti. |
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2/18/2021 Upload Date: 3/2/2021 5:15:20 AM |
Location: |
Gentry, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Winter,Action |
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64 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Cartoon critters |
Description: |
Sometimes graffiti can be fun when its creative. Someone was having a few creative moments, and drew these caricatures on the side of a KCS hopper, seen at the Davidson Rd crossing. |
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3/21/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:25:04 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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107 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Dont see many of these any more |
Description: |
Since N de M was sold off, the fleet has slowly been declining, mostly through attrition, and there are not many cars still lettered for that road. Every once in a while one will show up, such as on this southbound grain train at Davidson Rd. |
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3/21/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:29:16 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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134 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Saskatchewan car |
Description: |
This Canadian grain car, one of the many billboard cars used to assure grain shippers in Canadas bread basket would have car supply, is southbound on the ex MKT. The car now belongs to Mobil Grain Ltd. |
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3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:35:44 AM |
Location: |
Pryor, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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152 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
More Canadian grain |
Description: |
There were several of these billboard covered hoppers on this train. |
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3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:38:47 AM |
Location: |
Pryor, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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117 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
One more |
Description: |
Another Saskatchewan grain hopper, southbound on the ex MKT |
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3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:41:46 AM |
Location: |
Pryor, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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118 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Local pride |
Description: |
The herald on this car shows its pride in their home town up in Canada. |
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3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:47:02 AM |
Location: |
Pryor, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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142 Comments: 4 |
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Title: |
Malt |
Description: |
This car shows as belonging to Prairie Malt. Thats a lot of chocolate shakes!! Southbound on the ex MKT |
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3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 5:54:51 AM |
Location: |
Pryor, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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132 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Plain Jane UP hopper |
Description: |
A lot of cars are just basic transportation-no frills, no fancy paint jobs, just cars to load and get the job done. One of them is southbound on the ex MKT. |
Photo Date: |
3/28/2021 Upload Date: 4/8/2021 6:02:27 AM |
Location: |
Pryor, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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113 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Anderson Elevator |
Description: |
This AEX car, about as plain a car as you'll find anywhere, was in an empty unit train rolling north at Davidson Rd. Anderson Elevator has locations in Kearney Neb, and Mansfield Ill. This was one of 95 on that train. |
Photo Date: |
4/30/2021 Upload Date: 5/3/2021 5:24:50 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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52 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Capital car |
Description: |
Capital Finance, who is the owner of this 100 ton hopper seen on a northbound empty grain train. |
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5/6/2021 Upload Date: 5/7/2021 5:10:38 AM |
Location: |
Westville, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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54 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
100 tons |
Description: |
The cars on this grain train were a good mix of lease fleet equipment, all 100 ton cars. This one belongs to Chicago Freight Car Leasing. |
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5/6/2021 Upload Date: 5/7/2021 5:17:49 AM |
Location: |
Westville, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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47 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Ex UP Mexican car |
Description: |
This KCSM covered hopper looks to be a former UP car, judging by the typeface and car number. It was northbound on and empty train. |
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5/23/2021 Upload Date: 5/28/2021 5:30:16 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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74 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Iowa Interstate hopper |
Description: |
This Iowa Interstate hopper was in a southound grain train, seen at Siloam Springs. For some reason, we dont see many of these here. |
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6/24/2021 Upload Date: 7/23/2021 5:30:35 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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79 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Always like to shoot these |
Description: |
KCS inherited a fleet of former National of Mexico cars when it took over part of that roads operations as part of the privatization of Mexican railroads. I recall seeing these years ago when I lived in NY. Now they are not so common. This one was northbound on an empty grain train. |
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8/7/2021 Upload Date: 8/18/2021 5:56:29 AM |
Location: |
Decatur, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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93 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Back in the fold |
Description: |
The DM&E was a spinoff from the Chicago & Northwestern, and later added some Milwaukee Road lines to fill out its route map. Several years ago, it was acquired by CP, bringing the ex MILW lines back into the CP sphere after 25 years and some corporate changes on the MILW side over the years. You wouldnt know it to look at this hopper on the northbound Q train, which looks for all the world like DME is still a going concern |
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9/22/2021 Upload Date: 9/26/2021 4:33:29 AM |
Location: |
Gravette, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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55 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Don't hammer on the car!! |
Description: |
Directions for unloading, and for preparing the car for movement, in both English and Spanish, pointing up the international nature of business on the KCS |
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10/7/2021 Upload Date: 10/22/2021 4:33:16 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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54 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Clean Belle |
Description: |
A Southern Belle schemed covered hopper is southbound. Rare to see an untagged car these days. |
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10/7/2021 Upload Date: 10/22/2021 4:35:56 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
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Tom Beckett |
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51 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Sorta clean Belle |
Description: |
This one had graffiti on it, but it appears there was an attempt to clean it some, as there is faded paint on the car. |
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10/7/2021 Upload Date: 10/22/2021 4:41:51 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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48 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Rare find |
Description: |
Every once in a while, in the thousands of freight cars I see on trains all over, an unusual car will pass by. This one is lettered for Ferrocarilles Pacifico, a road that at one time ran on Mexicos west coast. Years later, its rolling past me on a KCS train. |
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10/7/2021 Upload Date: 10/22/2021 4:44:17 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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69 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Unidentified |
Description: |
This car was in a northbound empty grain train. The MULX initials are not showing as belonging to any specific entitiy in my railroad reporting marks page. Any ideas?? |
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10/19/2021 Upload Date: 10/22/2021 5:08:39 AM |
Location: |
Decatur, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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64 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Alberta car |
Description: |
CN and CP participated in a marketing plan that painted a fleet of covered hoppers for each of the prairie provinces, This is an Alberta car, seen on an empty northbound train that was, ironically, powered by a CP unit. The ALBX reporting marks go with the Albert City Elevator. |
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10/26/2021 Upload Date: 12/14/2021 4:30:05 AM |
Location: |
Gentry, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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148 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Oh Canada!! |
Description: |
One of the Canadian grain hoppers designed to be a billboaqrd for Canadian wheat rolls north on an empty grain train |
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10/26/2021 Upload Date: 12/14/2021 5:29:47 AM |
Location: |
Gentry, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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91 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CP hopper |
Description: |
A more mundane paint job adorns this workaday car on an empty northbound train |
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10/26/2021 Upload Date: 12/14/2021 5:46:09 AM |
Location: |
Gentry, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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90 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The Devil made me do it |
Description: |
The reference is from the old Flip Wilson show, but its apparently still alive and well for this graffiti artist, who has made a KCS covered hopper his canvas. |
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2/6/2022 Upload Date: 2/13/2022 5:13:50 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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84 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Mexican survivor |
Description: |
This Nacionales de Mexico car was on a northbound empty grain train. |
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2/6/2022 Upload Date: 2/17/2022 3:25:21 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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85 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Three hoppers |
Description: |
This photo and the two that follow show three different styles of covered hoppers rostered by the KCS. All are used in grain service. These were on the dodger, L 102, at Jefferson St in Siloam Springs. It is one of the Belle schemed hoppers from 2007. These were originally used in solid trains with the then new "Retro Belle" scheme Mike Havery was applying to the motive power after years of monotone colors. |
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10/20/2022 Upload Date: 10/27/2022 6:07:25 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
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Tom Beckett |
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99 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Smooth side |
Description: |
A smooth side 100 ton hopper on the dodger L 102 at Jefferson St in Siloam Springs |
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10/20/2022 Upload Date: 10/27/2022 6:13:48 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
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Tom Beckett |
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94 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Rib side |
Description: |
A rib side covered hopper on the dodger at Jefferson St in Siloam Springs |
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10/20/2022 Upload Date: 10/27/2022 6:22:01 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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78 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
DM&E car |
Description: |
Though at this point, its technically a CP car, as they bought out DM&E several years ago. This one was southbound on the Q train at Siloam Springs. |
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11/2/2022 Upload Date: 11/8/2022 4:33:08 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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54 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Blank side |
Description: |
This DM&E hopper was southbound on the Q train, with no herald. Did CP paint over it, or did it not have one to begin with?? |
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11/2/2022 Upload Date: 11/8/2022 4:43:55 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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63 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Belle Moon |
Description: |
I followed a northbound empty grain train to a spot where I could get some sun. As I rolled by the 105 cars, I noticed the moon had come up. I was able to get a nicely lit shot of this Belle covered hopper with the moon overhead. Artsy, eh?? |
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1/4/2023 Upload Date: 1/11/2023 5:25:09 AM |
Location: |
Decatur, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,RollingStock,Winter,Action |
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31 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Whale of a load |
Description: |
This covered hopper with a unique decoration was in the southbound grain trains consist. |
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6/18/2023 Upload Date: 6/25/2023 6:12:31 AM |
Location: |
Gentry, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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53 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
CP Golden Rodent car |
Description: |
Theyre not actually Golden Rodents on the rolling stock, as they are on the locomotives. But you get the idea. This one is northbound on a 181 train. |
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11/8/2023 Upload Date: 11/18/2023 6:40:41 AM |
Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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RollingStock,Action |
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24 Comments: 1 |
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